The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-01

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! We're, This week, closed by Sheris; :. ian
! by virtue IT an injunction Issued on ~ The
circuit court for Cecil county, at STU al aux
( Wicker>ham, Of Philadelphia. Il, his !
! number Of hands are thrown ont of "tn:,ioy
/ ment. among them one or two ttk;u:r par
/ ties.
| Some k!n, Of ,tIanGe fish appeared II
large hunters in Elk river, on Thursday
! They swan in schools, and as they moved
up and down the river they threw sheets OF
water several feet high. There is Il variet y
| OF opinions as to the class Of fish these
schools consist Of Some think them salt
| water mackerel. None have been ght.
Orlando Rose, Of Fair Hill, in this coun-
ty, who mortally wounded Peter Galloway
of Wilmington, Del. in 4 quarrel, on the
4th of July last, pleaded guilty in the New
Castle County Court, on Thursday, to a
| charge of mauslaushter, which was suhsti-
tuted for that Of murder. Rose WAS sen
| tened to three years in prison and $4,000
fine
One of the fancy visited town the other
day, and waiting upon the committee hav-
ing the Fair in charge, offered two hundred
and fifty dollars for the privilege of running
Il wheel, or Il roulette table, on the grounds
during the Fair, he agreeing TO take all
risks of the law. The committee, however,
would not, nor could not, for moment
listen to the proposition.
"A witness summoned to testify in the
local option violation cases on Tuesday, be
came very indignant when he discovered
the purpose for which he was summoned.
He refused to be sworn as witness, and
loudly protested that he had drank nothing
bat cider since the law Went into force.
The court gave him his choice between
swearing and going to Jail, and he sworc.
We never before heard of Il reapinS ma
chine being transformed into summer re-
sort But it seems sHch Il thing has been
done, according to one OF the counsel in the
machine case tried in court this week. He
stated, in proof, that the machine was salts
factory to the defendant: that the wife of
said defendant was SO pleased with the ma
chine That she actually made a summer re-
sort of it. He failed, however, to state how
she accomplished this transformation.
Railroad fares will be reduced during
the Fair from al. points on the p, W. 4 Il.
railroad to hali-rateS, with the price of adj
mission to the Fair added, and the ticket
admits bearer to the grounds. For instance,
the regular fare from Wilmington to Elkton
is - cents each way. During the Fair
tickets will be sold for one dollar and n
quarter round trip, admitting the bearer to
the Fair This is charging seventy-five
cents for the round trip on the road, the
price of admission to the Fair being fifty
cents. Tickets will be sold at the same rate
from all stations.
Mr. George Witworth has taken pos
session of the foundry, on Bridge street.
recently purchased from Mr.. Lair and has
entered with his usual energy into the work
of putting it into complete order, introduce
ing new machinery, sc. y whole train of
cars loaded with material for the new enter
prise arrived this week and the work of
making the establishment complete in every
respect is going on rapidly. The business
will be greatly extended, many articles
being added to the list of its products. \
busy scene is now presented in all parts of
the establishment, and our citizens need no
longer leave home 10 get any article usually
made in a tirst-class foundry. Repairs Of
all kinds will be done. Mr.. w. is Il live
man and we predict Il successful and extern
sive business in the new line entered upon.