The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-05
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PORT DEPOSIT ITEMS
TIMBER RATS COMING nour

: ''hhER RATS COMING DOWN
1t "ui river is in good raftin" order =,
VI number OF timber RATS have come dow,
ana are IN readiness to be lowed to CbeS,
peake City as soon as the weather ne,-
Philadelphia. ''i' '''y o'
, NoMMENCED OPERATION AGAIN
our planning mill commenced operation
Oh thursday and has all the business i,
can "o. Its popular and Accommodation
owner, Samuel c. Rowland. ESQ iutand>
~ pace IN very short time, another
p'aher III the building. to supply the in.
m.,tnr;'i eii'io Tor llooring and other
NET WITH A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
kaufman hatz, Esq, our large clotbier
ana dealer in horses and cattle. mot with
Il painful accident by falling up stairs on
inesday night and spraining his riubt
!:es pa,ly' but he is too active to remain /
III 'i'e mouse, and is out again.
LAYING FOUNDATION FOR 4 STORE.
hessrs. Stront & Todd are laving =
,"'naat'on for meat and provision store
i'A9a ieet on west side of Main street
JaSt north OF the culvert. in Rum Sou,re
N W name OF this square should, newt
gay; De chansed,) where. after Marcel
~ they will supply their customers with
S11' meat and provision as usual. may
;'da That Mr.. Geo. c. Oldham. our otha,
uu'eher' Is displaying some fine beef !,
COLLECTION FOR THE POOR
AS is customary, a collection b,s b.o
''''toe In our village for the relief of the ,
poor ana the funds are being judiciouslv \
'''''eo oy a committee of citizens.
BEING LOADED WITH STONE. Ii
lhe schooner Ben Taa6i,ey arrived - b
'"r "harves and is being loaded with q
af|e stone anchors by Messrs. McCleu,- " "
IAN " bro. for the Light House Board
. NC used IN anchoring buoys down the
'"t M, un,at We're carried away by the ice
SELLING THE PUBLIC ROADS. vi
The County Commissioners were !, az
own on Thursday, selling the roads tn
bout tho s, VIC 'o''aS. lif
''ouI Tile same interest WAS taken in II,
ne sale as IN former years. 1t is to he
'Pe' mat the purchaser Of the middle
'aa 10 Battle Swamp will take as much
i'e III keeping 1t i'll good condition AS at
IL former purchaser. Frank knew how lbs
III oia take good care of it. With an nc
sPee1or VINO does his duty, the present wi
au system IS fair one. With an in
VINO shirks from duty and can ,,o
" say no. the system is a failure. and 'le
e sooner it is abolished til, bottar .,mi an,
netting else substituted. Gentlemen cit.
the Board of County COMMISSIONER
ok well to the interest of the trov,.I;r,,
and give us good insnectorS I
good roads are altogether DEPENDING we
them. ,r,
ouk REGULAR TOWN ELECTION.
LAST Monday was the day appointed by l
TO hold our regular town election for Sol"
nmlssloners. and we had little moro AVA
:itemeu, than ,sr., o'o and
hpany deemed it to their best interest te a.,
iefeat two of the old board and elect nun
II PRESIDENT and another good citizen fife
place OF the two. One of our towns.
=, nav hS an eye to the position of
I'M joined forces and had opposition ii
'etS printed containing part OF the old this
~ ana the Two new names. Tomake noIit
h''ie more interesting. our culorcd win
sens, or at least some of them. tb,u.,ht nn,.,
ought t" be represented in the town tn'
nell. They had their tickets with hrt
nund Vance as their representative .c,.
afternoon and evening the passage to
voting place in Odd Fellows Han
crowded with ticket holders and the
IDS OF the different candidates vii
=, OF the old board, said. while he did
care Tor the office he wis not roiu., II, u,
beaten, and with friends labored '''
estiy for the coveted prize, and am comm
TO say was successful. Mr.. John Notw
Malone was perfectly Indifferent and chang
FRED to attend his business. The OF GU
wing is the board elected for tbis orally
with the number votes received bv
John NJ. McClenahan. s16: w w
!lns: FOG; W. w. NickIe. 2lO: vii. ohr
i. Way. 1870; Adam Peoples. al7: L eron,
'urlin. 1874; and John Keaveny. 141 ed by
next highest was Geo. C.. Oldham who "
Edmund Vance (colored) A. If I ness.
be permitted to give little advice
say that the fire company, nor any ,
association, should make a ticket j. Is
'ir own for town election. and pr
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