The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-04-21

the parish church and in the chapel Mt
Galena. The attendance was very large and
much interest was manifested. The rite of
Continuation was administered by the
bishop in both chur, hes.
"A numbe: of papers i'll various portion 8
of the State have named Hon. Jacob Tome,
of this county, as the Republican candidate
for Governor, this fall.
One of the workmen at Sirg 'rly 5
wharf lives and sleeps in the shanty used
for storing the bones of dead men taken
from the bank.
Black, one of the three men arrested IN
in Baltimore, on Tuesday, for house break
ing and robbery, gave his place of residence,
as North East. in this county.
Miss Fanny Jones, daughter of w. j.
Jones, Esq of this town, arrived home on
Thursday, from visit to her sister, Mrs.
Walter f. Avery, at Asbury, Somerset
county.
In building the new bridge across the
Susquehanna, for the b. Il O. Railroad Com
pany, three thousand piles, some of them
ninety feet long, will be driven. Work will
begin within a fortnight.
The two large schoonerS here this week
went out yesterday. They winded around
in the channel opposite the wharf with ease,
having number of feet of room to spare
One of them was an unusually large vessel
for these waters.
If the managers of the cemetery would
put fence AROUND the Howard street side
of the grounds. such as is now being put in
the rear part, and remove the high and I'M
slightly one now there, it would be some
thing of an improvement.
On Thursday, at the excavation for
wharf at a point where several
skulls We're found a number of old copper
pennies Were also found. These Were
the dead, as was the custom in former
times.
Geo. j. Meekins, Esq, Treasurer of
DorceSter county, was in town, on Wednes-
day. Mr.. Meekins is said to be a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for State
Controller, standing upon his record as
financier in the management of the affairs
of Dorchester.
The remains of George NJ. Gray and his
grandchild We're taken up from the GENE
terry here, on Thursday, and removed to
Baltimore. On the same day the remains
of several children of Joseph ii. McNeal
were removed from the old NJ. T.. burial
ground to the cemetery.
Last Thursday, April 70, was the ami.
the United States and Great Britain On
A prl 10, l17J. the first blood was shed in
the Revolutionary war, at Lexington. On
he 10Th of April, 1851 the first blood i'm the
late war was shed in Baltimore. Quite a
strange coincidence.
Mitchell, druggist, Of this town, this
week, received the largest stock of paints
ever brought here. He has every variety,
color and quality, by the pound, pint, quart
or barrel His paint room is model of its
kind. This department of the business is
entirely in charge of DIR. Cut. Wells, who
will receive all customers affably, and sup
ply any want.
We endorse the following from an eX-
change: Those who write for a sample copy
of our paper will please encloae postage
stamp, not for publication, but as an evil
headed philanthropiSt, with gold headed
cane and an income Of 500, 600 year, who
is printing paper for amusement and pay
ing the postage for fun.
An interesting clse was tried before
Justice James A. Lewis, this week. 4
party bought Il horse at a public sale, Civ
ing note for the purchase money. When
the note came due, he refused to meet it,
claiming tina; the animal was not sound, as
represented at the sale The magistrate
gave judgment in favor of the seller The
case will probably lie appealed.
Reports from the various districts of the
county We're, this week, received at the
office of the Commissioners, showing that
quite number of dogs, upon which the
tax was not forthcoming have been shot.
One gentleman refused to pay this tax, de
claring the law unconstitutional, and the
collector went to his house and levied upon
his horse This summary proceeding brought
him to terms and he planked down the cash
The en- terprising firm of ID. Scott 4
Bro, Who leave nothing urdone to facili-
tate the business of their extensive manu-
factory. finding that they We're numbered
by the immense number of carboyS, neces-
sary for the transportation of he sulphuric
acid used in their business, determined to
rid themselves OF them. With this end in
view they are constructing a large tank,
work of the tank is Il modelo of strength ard
ingenuity of construction. 1t was built by
Captain WIN. Purnell aud Mr.. Amos Pier
son, and has "A capacity OF eighty tons of
vtriol. 1t is built of two and a-half inch
planking, with Immense mbers, and will
be lined with heavy lead sheeting, soldered
water-tight. The acid will be brought here
in tank boats, and pumped into their tank,
and it Twill conveyed be into the factory
by means of a syphon. This tank, from the
outside, looks much like IA small shed build
ing, and would not b, likely to attract
much attention, but when the visitor is told
that it cost well on to a thousand dollars to
build il, it puts quite an interesting feature
n
aid them in the reduction of South Carolina
rock.