The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-12-15
LOCAL NEWS.
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paper on he Peninsular that issued a sup
plement containing the President message
last week.
Harry Wheedon an employe at sing
erly's new pulp mills had hnger Oh MS
right hand badly crushed on Snturoav last.
He will be unfit for work for some time. !
Mrs. Salie Scott, wife OF Jonathan
Scott. was buried at New Leeds, on Mon
day last, from the residence of her father
r F Peterson. She died the Friday pre-
viou..
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company
has bourht the Eastern Shore railroad, and
will run through trains from Christheia 10
Baltimore, making better time thah 'n'
steam boats.
Look out for fellow claiming to be an
agent of w j. Moore, of New York, VINO
is soliciting subscriptions to a monthly ATT
J,prnal. He is a fraud and a cheat. lie
calls himself Harry Adams.
The question is, will the Legislature
this winter pass law authorizing tne
County commissioners to issue the ne"
Court House bonds. Some think 1t Will.
Others think otherwise, as for us we are
conpelled to admit that we don't know. =
WIN. NJ Knight, Esq, executor OF " m.
KNIGHT deceased, on Tuesday last sold at
hubble sale, at the Court House door, the
Veazy farm, situated in Sassafras Neck,
containing 346 acres, to Mrs. Elizabeth
Groome, for sJ4 30 per acre. A. p. Shock
ley was auctioneer.
AT the National field trials held at
Canton, Missouri, this week, Countess
Iewellin setter, owner by Isaac learsley'
of Lancaster, Pa, and DR.. r. +. Tull, OF
this town, took first prize. DIR. Iuii re-
ceivetl a telegram from Mr.. Yearley to this
effect ON Tuesday.
The funeral of Miss Margaret Bennett,
who died on Wednesday, the 9th INST, look
place last Saturday afternoon at two o'clock.
The weather was dsagreeable, driving
rain falling at the time. Her remains were
Inferred in the Methodist burial ground on
High street.
notwithstanding the great crowds at
Balls and the rapidity with which he is
is room for more. Come one and all, ooth
thin and small and big and tall, and see the
cheapest clothing ever offered in this mar
ket Main street opposite courthouse.
The concert to be given by the choir OF
Trinity Chapel, of Wilmington, Del AT Odd
Fellows Hall, Port Deposit, on "Wednesday
evening next, the l9th inst promises TO oe
a grand affair. The concert Is under the
auspices of the Parish Aid Society OF st.
james Protestant Episcopal Church, and
the proceeds will be devoted to good pur-
pose. Tickets are put at the low figure of
twenty-five cents.
The N. f. Church at Zion, having been
repaired, will be reopened on Sabbath the
10Th inst. Rev. J. O. Sypherd will preach
at lOla A. NJ and Rev. Robert Todd at I p.
NJ. The PRESBYTERIAN Church will be closed
for that dav and the choir of that church
will unite with the Methodist choir IN
furnishing some excellent music for the oc-
casion. Everybody is invited to attend the
reopening.
We last week noticed the fact that Mr..
Wilkinson was, at an early day, to make
radical changes and improvements upon the
property on Main street, recently purchased
by him from Mr. Carl Hoffman. Our notice
was correct, except in the statement that
Mr.. Wilkinson had contracted with Geo.
\. Lee, builder for the work This is not
the case it appears. Mr.. Wilkinson Will
have the work done under his own super
vision, employing the workmen by the day.
Rev. Petroleum V. Nasty 3D. Locke)
will travel through the Southern States dur
ing the fall and winter for the purpose OF
writing series of letters to his paper, the
Toledo Bld,le, his impressions of the great
South. The million readers of the Blade
who have read ''Nasby in Exile" (Nasby' s
letters from Europe,) will appreciate how
the subject will be handled. Everyb ,dy is
invited to send for specimen copy. See
advertisement in another column.
The Wilmington daily Gazette, and
veklv Uela,rae Gazette, have been sold by
the publishers, Messrs. Bell & Taylor,,o the
Ere,y Ereniag Publishing Company, and
they will he consolidated, the first named
with the Erery Erening daily and the
latter with the Delarare State Journal
(weekly) which is issued on Thursdays.
The Gozette is the oldest paper in Delaware
the first number having been issued in 1874.
For number of years Caleb p. johnson,
was editor and proprietor. He sold out in
May. 1882.
William Boulder, the young coloref
man who during the entire time that Mrs
Ann Hewitt who died on Friday, the 1tt
iust.-was confined to her room, a period o
from 6 to years, waited on her, carrying
her meals to her each day, says, that wheI
son his wav to tie house on the morning at
Ter her death, he found that he was little
later than usual and hurried along, think
ing to himself, ! must make haste so as Il
get Aunty Hewitt's breakfast up to her IL
time, falling to realize for the moment, tina
she was dead and would need his service
no more The duty of waiting upon he
had become so much 4 second nature to hin
that it was some time after her death befor
he got entirely out Of the habit Of going t
her room at the usual times to attend he
wants.
-Elkton machinery is now to be ru
largely by wind power. During week pas
two of those useful inventions known a
lcfnd mills have been put up here and other
are likely to follow. On the dairy farm {
Mr.. Aaron lutte, tenanted by James Ster
ing. near town, one has been erected to driI
the pump that furnishes water (not f
dilutinc the milk for the cattle to drinl
and another has been erected at ii
gas works for pumping water into the gas
meter These machines do their work we
and cheaply The wind is free to ever y bod
and in this kind of an engine there is l
consumption OF coai, the only expense
ing the ordinary and tear of the IN
chinery There are hundreds of farmers
this section who would be well repaid f
putting up one of these mills. p G Stric
land of this town, will supply them.
State Senator Levi Il. Mearns and Re
resentative elect Henry Jones were in tow
on Tuesday Senator Mearns, has the draf
of one or more bills already prepared f
them relates to dentists, and provides for
license upon practicing j. ID. SIS with
!. penalty for any one practicing who is not
bona tide graduate of Dental Coileg
Some change in the existing road law is al
contemplated, doing away with the prese
system of selling at public auction, and pI
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