The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-03

neighhorhood Of Glasgow, and nnnlbrrln.
about one hundred, spent a pleasant day a
W irc Hail. last Thursday. There We're H.
less than nine pie ME and pleasure partie:
between White Hall and Welsh Point 81
that day.
Justice Lewis heard tine evidence, las
week, in the case of Simpson IS the admin
istrator Of Vim. Detioes, deceased. SimP
son claimed pay for work done the deceas-t
and the administrator claimed that the debt
had been paid After hearing the evidence
on both sides, the Justice gave judGmen
for Simpson.
Miss Mary Hodgson. daughter of thu
late Rev. Francis Hodgson, formerly vt 81
Paul's Methodist Church, Wilmington. ant
well. known in Elkton. died, after very
sudden illness, at Ocean Grove. last week
The youn. lady was attacked with bran
fever shortly after bathing. and just as the
sun went down she died.
David Russell lad fourteen years Old
was brought before Justice Lewis, ON Thurs
day. charged on the oath of his mother
Mrs. Amelia Smith, with being All 'ncor'
ricihle boy and beyond her control. NeVera
other witnesses Suhstautiated the charge.
The Justice sentenced him to The House OF
Correction for six months.
Miss Addie Matiit, formerly If Elilt"n,
is living quite i'll at the residence OF hei
mother, in Philadelphia. y private letter
to a friend here states that her condition is
yery critical. DIR. Ellis was sen; for Il itIH
DAYS ago. Miss Addie Is the daughter oi
the late Col. 5. s. Matfitt, formerly Comp
troller of the State Treasury.
A destructive fire occurred al Princess
Anne, in Somerset county, on Tuesday
morning, consuming, among other huld-
iues, the Somerset Hotel, which belonged
10 Mr.. Thomas j. Dixon. and WAS insured
in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company OF
this county for 81 30. The fire is supposed
TO have been the work of an incendiary.
DR.. JuStus Dunot, formerly of Elkton,
now in charge Of the Hospital and Insane
Asylum near Frederick, Md, was i'll town
for few days this week. The Doctor is
looking we'll and has paid several visits to
his farm where he is about to make extern
sive improvements. 1t is rumored that the
Doctor will again make Cecil his home. We
hone the rumor may be correct.
One of the large and heavily loaded
teams hauling for Singerley's mills broke
through the flooring of the iron bridge, near
Scott's wharf, ON Tuesday, and had not the
driver whipped up his horses the wagon
might have gone through. 1t was soon
fixed, but broke again on Friday, when a
large force was put on and the travel Will
only be temporarily suspended
Rev. VIM. NJ. Parry, who has lahoretl
very acceptably for some months past in
the Free Methodist Church of this town,
will close his pastoral labors there to-mor-
row, by preaching morning and evening,
and will start for conference on Monday.
This old gentleman. who has spent the
greater part of his life in the ministry, is
very much beloved throughout this section,
will accompany him wherever he may go.
AS we predicted, the Elkton Band have
improved to such an extent that they now
rank as an excellent institution and are
capable Of filling iirst-class engagements.
As an instance of this, they have been en-
gagged to furnish the music for our fair, and
.,l, l,ai,
new instruments will shortly arrive and
they wil'go into practice for an attractive
open air programme concert. They also
expect to furnish music for the Midilctown
fair
1t needs not a Nennorite to foretcll the
success of the Delaware State Fair. The
extensive preparations making by stock
rnisers. manufacturers and fruit and grain
growers forbodes 4 grand exhibit and dis
play: while the Efforts OF the managers OF
the Association are of themselves sure pre-
sages that the Fall meeting will this year
least in the shade" ali former fairs held
on the Peninsula. Prepare your exhibits
and have them entered at once. See adver-
tisement.
The eighth annual exhibition Of the
Peninsular Agricultural and Pomologica1
Association will be held ut Nfdtiletown
Del, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, Sept. 10th, 2lst, and 22nd. Every tail
this association has held has been success
and there is every reason to believe that the
exhibition of this year will in the way o
attractions, surpass any that has yet beer
held at Middletown. Premiums aggregat
ing 1000 are offered for exhibits, and NJ
entry fee is charged.
-Nevll, the ice cream peddler, cam,
singing into town, last Thursday afternoon
and stopped at The Wig office, where Ii,
RECALLED all the printers and the reporters
with IA very excellent quality of choice ic,
cream He sold out before leaving tow
and went home nging us gaily az he enter
ed. By manufacturing a first class articl
he has secured q wide reputation in the up
per part Of the county, and for eleven year
has supplied Wood Lawn camp with al
average Of about 300 gallons per year
The Baltimore Hcrnh of Tuesday las
says: - 1t is proposed by Baltimore capital
lists to build an Eastern Shore Railroad from
Snow Hill to Elkton. via Salisbury, Cam
bridge. Easton, Centreville, Chestertown
and on to the new road To be built between
baltimore and Philadelphia by the Bait
more and Ohio Railroad. If this intento
il; carried out it will assure to baltimore til
whole trade of the Eastern Shore of Mary
land This trade is becoming every year o
diverted to Philadelphia.
Thomas Francis, colored, living wit
Dr. lamar, came very near poisoning hin
self thi, week He had been mixing som
rat poison, using his knife to spread it, an
after wiping it, As he thought clean, he pr
it in his pocket. Some time after this, L
! was passing through the garden and pickle
up IL pear, using his knife to cut il, an
| hardly had he swallowed a portion of Il
! fruit when he became deathly sick. ri
| Doctor happened to he at home, and gay
! him an emetic which relieved the poisone
man.
! The tug Craighill left on Tuesday la
| for Baltimore, having in tow three lar4
dump S.ows. she returned On Thursda
/ with :wo large deck scows, which will
used hereafter 20 eXpsdite the work. I'll
contractor Mr.. G.. II. Ferris, i,uisRed his o
contract on Thursday, and on Friday beg;
on the new one which embraces the Ia
$1,000 appropriation. Col. Craighill l.. :
! Engineer. will visit Elkton shortly to gene
ally inspect the work already done and $.
for him self what is yet needed to make Il
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