The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22
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ELKTON, OCTOBER -. 1881.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

An EIkfon chicken, one DAY TINS week
captured and devoured IA mouse.
The messenger for an Elkton provision
store delivers his goods on u bicycle.
A two-story addition is being erected t.
the residence of Mrs. +. Frazer, east Mali
street.
Rev. Wm. Schouler will hold service Il
Reeds Hall, Chesapeake City, tomorrow a
So. NJ.
The Senate on Saturday last confirmed
Samuel a. Nannort, rs postmaster at Por
Deposit.
Clinton Mccullough, Esq, has added ;
handsome porch TO his residence, in tn.
west end of town.
There appears to be unusual quantities
OF fish i'll our creeks and river at this time
The angling is good.
David NJ. Taylor, Esq, who has beer
i'll for some time at his residence in this
town is convalescing.
This is the season when the romantic
miss and beau haunt the quiet woods and
gather the faded leaves.
The disgusting spectacle of Il woman i'll
heastly state of intoxication was seen on
our streets on Wednesday.
The chestnut crop, this season, is small
and the fruit DETECTIVES eating them takes
the form of Il diet OF worms.
Booth & Son havea good stock of ice on
hand yet, which they are selling at the SAINT
rate as charged during the Summer.
Senator Groome was in Elkton. this
week, the Senate having adjourned until
yesterday for the Yorktown Centennial.
w. j Jones, Esq, of this town. was
engaged, this week, i'll trying IA case before
the Kent county court, at Chestertown.
A gentleman from neighboring town
says their village is like heaven" they
never marry, nor are given in marriage"
REV. VIM. b. Rose will preach in the
Elkton Free Methodist Church, to- morrow,
at the usual hours, morning and evening
Mr.. Crothers, our States Attorney, this
week, visited the scene of the Noleker muir
der and neighborhood. looking up witnesses.
AT the creamery meeting, on Saturday,
it was decided to locate the concern upon
the farm of Wescott Lowell, Esq, near New
Leeds.
A meeting of the Cecil county medical
society was held in odd Fellows Hall, on
Monday afternoon. DR.. Hanna read an in
teresting essay.
Hartford county people complain of lack
Of enterprise in the management of the
agricultural fairs. The one just closed was
not grand success.
Mr. j. Mason Duncan of Terra Haute,
Ind, son of the late Rev. j. Mckim Dun
can, former pastor of the Elkton Presbyt er-
ian church, was in town on Thursday.
The new and tasty dwelling house being
erected by Mr.. J. l.. Wells, on Howard
street, is RAPIDLY progressing towards com
pletion. He anticipates occupying it before
Christmas.
The report current that the Railroad
Company has discontinued the sale of the
90 cent excursion tickets between this sta
ton and Wilmington, is incorrect. They
are still OH sale here.
The lecture room of North East NJ. l..
Church will be reopened with appropriate
religious service next Sabbath. Service at
Boulden's Chapel postponed one week on
account of the reopening
Tuesday, November Sth. is the regular
meeting day of the Orphans Court, but in
consequence of the election falling on this
day this season, the court ut its last meet
ing adjourned until the 9th.
Some handsome Wolf robes, Buffalo
robes, Lap spreads, Horse blankets, &c.
may be seen at Witworth's, corner of Main
and Bridge streets. They are excellent
goods and are offered at low prices.
Mr.. Samuel Simon, formerly proprietor
of the Exchange Hotel, on Main street, and
who removed to Baltimore in March last
contemplates returning to the Exchange on
March 25th, so says Madam Rumor.
Mr.. Chas. II. Boulder, who has for a
year past been employed by the Govern
ment in the operations in our harbor, a few
days ago received notice from Col Craighill
that his services would be no longer needed.
We understand that a suit has been
entered by a property owner. on the creek
abrove the iron bridge, against the County
Commissioners for the obstruction of navi-
cation, in failing to erect q draw bridge at
that point
The water is very low in al! our streams
a,,l Of |; H.
great part of the time. We understand
that Mr.. Ninsinser contemplates putting in
an eng inc at the Red mill, hereafter running
by steam when water is scarce
On Tuesday last, at Trinity Church,
Rev. Mr.. Schouler officiating, Rev Samuel
Davis, a colored divine. was joined in mat
rimony to Aunt Betsy Craig, a colored lady
of about seventy-tive years of age. The
groom is probably not past sixty.
BY an accidental collision with wagon
last week, " Louis f" one of the favorite
horses at our late fair, so badly fractured
the bone of his leg as to make it necessary
TO kill him. The accident occurred near
Aberdeen Hartford county, where he was at
tending the fair.
A small pet terrier belonging to Mr.. W.
Il. Nelson, of this town, was the subject of
an operation under the hands of DR.. lamar
recently. The object of the operation was
the removal of large tumor that had form
ed upon the dogs neck. The patient seems
to be recovering
Joseph T.. Maule, minister OF the re-
ligious society of Friends, of Philadelphia.
intends holding meeting for divine wor-
ship, at the Methodist meeting house. in
Port Deposit, on first day evening, next.
the 23rd inst, at I O'Clock General inyi
tation is respectfully extended. +
M. John NJ Bowen for some time =
compostor in the office Of the frcI DcD,c-
crdt and of late foreman of the Ners office
left for Savannah, Ga, on Monday, where
he has secured place on the staff of the
Morning Nsms, the same journal upon
which Mr.. +. NJ. johnson, of this town, is
engaged.
The attention of our readers is called to
the advertisement of personal property. con-
sistins of stock, farming implements and
household furniture to be offered at public
auction, by Mr.. j. Fred Woolley, on the
premises, located between North East and
CharIestown, on Thursday, October 9th, at
o'clock Z. NJ.
candidates were in town in force Oh
Thursday; among them we noticed Duncan
Neazey, Esq, of the First district, Demo
cratic candidate for House of Delegates
,IethrO Il. McCullouph of Hisinn Sun L.