The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-07-15


was on the condemnation of certain land.
near Port Deposit, The original judgmen
being in favor of the railroad company.
We We're the other day shown 4 speci
men of cheese, manufactured at the Cecil
wood Creamery near this town. 1t posses
sed every appearance of a prime article il
the first place, and its flavor is even NOR,
satisfactory than it looks. All that WA.
needed Ivy the specimen we saw, 4 lit
tie age to rival the best grades of the article
- Dispatch was received from the Off
GERS of the railroad company this week
stating that the excursion 10 Atlantic
City, announced for the 9th inst, could moi
he accommodated, the road being entirely
taken up for that day. Negotiations will
therefore have TO be made for another day,
the result of which will be announced here
after.
The Exodus Jubilee Singers of Georgia,
gave two concerts here this week at the \
NJ. p. Church The troupe travels under
the auspices of the Educational Society OF
the Presbyterian Church, its object being
TO raise funds for the education of the
freedmen of the State of Georgia. They
sing well, fully up 10 the standard of the
best companies.
If the town hasn't the money Oh hand
to pave Howard street, where it is now
boarded with sprimgy plank unpleasant to
walk UPON let them borrow it. Then de-
post in a sinking fund annualy,a amount
equal to the yearly cost of repairs to the
board walk, and they may not only pay the
interest on the loan therefrom but in ten
years it will pay Off the principal debt.
| "A Western Sanitarian asserts that the
strawberry is a hurttul article of diet, ca,is-
| ing i'll consequence of its sharp burrowing
seed, various intestinal disorders, and re-
commends for use only the Juice, and there
| upon an Eastern paper calls the Saritarian
4 fool. OF course it is not for common
mortals to judge between them but we can
not but feel an inclination to side with the
Eastern paper, and still take IL strawberry
! in ours.
The case of Welde Is Scotch, decided
| III ItN VI VI TIC ldbttf III LIE SlTtulb IOuTI,
Yin Chancery, here, sometime since, was this
week adjudicated in the Court of Appeals,
resulting in Il reversal OF the Judgment of
the court below, and dismissng the case
without another trial. The Judgment Of
| Welde against Scarborough (the ground of
fhe case) amounting to about $500, will
have to be made good from the property in
question.
"A Masonic excursion is being arranged
for August 2I or the day nearest TO that
date available, to start from Port Deposit at
an early hour, stopping at North East, this
ystation and Newark, reaching Delaware
City via the new railroad about s o'clock
From there the excursionists will be taken
on the steamer Thomas Clyde to Cape May,
| to return in the evening by the same route.
Ut is thought the trip can he arranged so as
to cost not more than Sl.50 for each person.
The matter is in the hands of the Elkton
Lodge
We have recently met number of
merchants from adjacent towns, who speak
VI iuO DUsiItSS VI lLtii itSIcCtiNt places stS
unusually good for the season. Some of our
Elkton merchants do not speak 50 cheer
fully of matters here. We notice further,
| that in tie columns OF the local papers of
the ''neishboring towns referred to, the
name of each Of its business men appear in
an advertisement Of their goods, wares, sc.
How many of Elkton's business men do
: likewise" Echo answers "not many" All
the moral of this story lies in the echo.
Don forget that Crouch's Chapel Sab
: bath School will give their fourth annual
excursion to Colchester Beach, on the fav
trite steamer Chester, on Wednesday,, the
9TH inst. The steamer will leave SCOTS
a harf at So'clock A. NJ Stopping at French
e wn, Town Point, Merreys and Hyland's
lndings. Returning; will leave Tolches-
, at $50 +. NJ. Colchester Beach has been
, ii1roved and beauliied since last season,
9 bIhe erection of additional means of plea
sub and amusement. The committee will
sp'e no pains to make this seasons excur-
sic more pleasureable than ever. Tickets
cable had of the committee and on the
Whit on the morning of the excursion.
NTho c. Crouch w. H. kealey, j. NJ. Ter
/, reli,. c. Wright and Amos Il. Lewis, COM
4 mitt.
. lie Sewall family vault at Holly Hall,
= Just the suburbs of town, wherein lies
the realms Of the late General Sewall and
f wife Nth q number of their descendants,
l. | IL ,,,1a Il
e the clients had rendered it necessary and
+ Ithc grtntls surrounding it were cleared of
u underswth and weeds, and the original
y roadwa and walks as laid out by the
# builder, General Sewall, reopened and
It made paable. Some necessary work was
d also donwithin the vanlt, such as putting
/. the ventitor in order, &c. The work was
;, I done und the supervision of Mr.. Geo w.
Wells of Is town, acting for Mr.. {. X.
Oliver, OF baltimore, 4 grandson of General
n Sewall, anwas very thorough, the vault
4 and snrrotdings being now in better con-
n dition tham has been for many years
l. -Elkton III boast of many dogs, and
e many VARIES of dogs, from the eur Of low
|
l. to the high tied house pet, cared for and
e carressed byhs amiable mistress. We
have settlers al pointers, fox hound and
: beagle, bull d. and terrier, and many that
Il cannot be clasd. Among the latter is one
"a which SO far ashe knowledge of his owner
q extended up to aturday last, belonged to
4 no special classud possessed no virtues at
ALL or i'll sther >rds, was good for nothing
but upon the Ganamed an incident occur
red which gave i'm both a name and y
:, title and an occmtion, entirely new and
original in conneion with dogs. 1t was
- then discavered at the animal is what
may he terta.d. sturtle catcher" he hav-
ing upon that day Ia,,lis an indisputa-
BILE right to the Inc, By' Gyins to the
e marshes and bringg home to his master a
u large fat turtle. IA owner now contem-
e plates embarking 1.-THE turtle trade, EN-
playing the dog in kping up stock
IS Eeanty COMMISSIONERS.
It The County Fnnl1l ,tonerS we're in ses-
lyr It.... lnN