The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-15
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ELKTON, OCTOBER -, 1881.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Up go the stoves.
A graceful Star, oh.

-Chapred lips have been numerous since
the cold day of the fair. Almost everybody
is mplainng.
lost n valuable carriage horse Archie. ;
He died of collie.
Mrs. Fl. H.. Shippers. of Philadelphia
formerly Miss Mary Elder, is visiting her
friends in Elkton.
Daniel Bratton, Esq, is still confined
to the house. He is suffering from neural
gia of the stomach
Machinery of various kinds for work
ing metals has been introduced by Wit
worth, at his foundry.
A postponed meeting of the Cecil coun-
ty Medical Society will be held in this
town, on Tuesday next.
AT the Howard House as many as one
hundred guests per night We're Accommodated
during part of the time of the Fair.
Great numbers of English SparrowS
have collected ON our streets during the
past week Come to take up Winter quar-
Iers.
A Wilmington mechanic was looking,
this week, for Il suitable location here, with
:; view TO establishing a smithery on large
scale.
AT Persons Grove Sabbath school to-
morrow-Sunday--at three o'clock, Rev.
Mr. Heberton will conduct the service and
preach.
A number Of small articles (not ex.
hibits) We're stolen from one of the Depart
ments in the grand stand building during
the late fair
At his kennel, in this town, Samuel
James Stewart has a dog of the breed known
as the Wall dog" Il variety rare in this
neighborhood.
Mr.. Litzenburgh, painter of this town
is at work on a contract for painting a
dwelling on the farm of g. W. Cruikshanl'
near Cecilton.
Rev. James. Mccoy will preach at
Cronch's chapel, tomorrow (Sabbath) af.
ternoon, at 81 o'clock. Sunday school at
20 o'clock.
But few persons attended the Baltimore
oriole from this neghborhood. Our citi-
zens had seen enough of crowds last week
during our fair.
The abutments and wing walls of the
new bridge at 90 Far Creek" fording are
finished, and the centre pier is we'll on
towards completion.
II " oil
of this town, were married on Tuesday
evening last. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Mr. McIntire
Mr.. Hugh Cook, of Beers Corner, cut
his foot badly with an AK while chopping
wood on Thursday. DIR. Tuft was called
and dressed the injury.
"A gent with the toilsome title of John
Schrachhard registered at the Howard
House the other day and it wasn't 4 good
day for hard names either ;
Mrs. Graham, widow of the late John
Graham, of Smyrna, Del, and \ former cit
izen of Elkton, was in town, this week,
visiting old acquaintance.
When Justice Lewis came to have his
stove put up in his office this week. the
chimney was found to be nearly entirely
stopped up with swallows nests.
1t is rumored that an Elkton lady, resi-
dent of east Main street, is about to fall
heir to quite fortune at the death of an
aged relative, now lying quite i'll.
A night school for colored people is held
nightly by the teacher of the public school.
1t is largely attended both by young and
old, and all seem anxious to learn
Joseph E. Maule, minister of the
Orthodox Friends, from Philadelphia. will
preach in the Elkton Presbyterian church,
on secondary evening (Monday next) at
~ o'clock.
-Messrs. McCrery & Boulder were taxed
to their utmost to supply the demand for
gentlemen's hats during the fair The run
was the result of their handsome exhibit OF
these articles.
The revival meeting being held in the
Zion NJ f. Church has resulted thus far in
five conversions and accessions to the
church and others auxiously seeking the
salvation of their souls II
"A fine specimen of the genuine barn
owl is on exhibition at NIitchellss. II is the
property of Mr.. Geo. Witworth, who had it
set up by Philadelphia taxaderrnist, 1,
is Il most ferocious bird
The iron bridge over the creek at Scott ;
wharf, will be closed to public travel on
Monday next, in consequence of repairs be,
ing made to that structure.
The confectionery store of John Lang
was closed on Monday and Tuesday on ac.
count OF the sickness of the proprietor. He
has not removed rs reported
An Elkton boarding house keeper
boards persons for the low sum of two dol
lars and half 4 week, so as to prevent
them ftoin'gettng very deeply into his debt
as Che says "they never pay anyhow
Almost every business in town wa.
benefited to a greater or less degree by thu
fair a number of our business men, no
directly connected with the exhibition, sa,
that their business was doubled during it.
progress.
A very singular species of the So,o o.
Rail bird was killed on the marsh, by DR.
Tull, Of this place, on Thursday 1t favores
both rail and reed bird and from its appear
ance might be a hybrid from these birds. L
has been preserved us a curiosity.
Yesterday another of the empIoy.s n
the proprietors of the mud machine suet
them for wages claimed. He said he wa
hired by the month, that they discharge,
HIN after working thirteen days, and III
claimed pay for the whole month.
The NJ. +. church of this town havin.
been closed for some time past while under
going repairs and refrescoing will be reopen
ed on tomorrow week, Oct. 30 The Yer,
popular pulpit orator the Rev. Jonathan S
Willis will be present and conduct the ser
vices.
John +. Wilson, Esq, purchased fin
EXtension-top carriage from Messrs. Nc
Lear * Kendall Gone of their exhibits dur
ing the fair tits rumored that he has sine
bought of Mr. II. r. c. Crouch his larg
sorrel carriage horse. He now drives one L
the best turnouts in town.
WIN. Church, (nnorthodox) has bee
discovered in making counterfeit silver do
lars, at Backbird, Del He was n strange
in the neighborhood, having ali9lted ther
during the Summer. His iniquites wer
uncovered by Il citizen whom he attempte
to se1iuGe to his mode of life
-Gre1t preparafinu is beino p,,de Nv
number of gentlemen to participate in til