The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-11-24
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| south DOlIu In anu lt.to a. VI. dHi T.
Pm.
Set your watches and clocks to conform
to the new time standard.
The Elkton boys now find diversion il
firing the dry grass of the marsh south 9
: town.
We will publish on our first page n Y
week, another interesting Naval article, b,
Capt. II. 7. Leslie, OF this town.
Three white shad were caught a
Elites Eddy, on the Susquehanna, few
days ago. \ very unusual thing.
= Rev. l.. f. Coyle, of Bridgeton, \. j.
4 will fill the pulpit of the rresbyteria,
= Church of this town tomorrow (Sund -
-Singerly's new pulp mills will be in op
Grafton in three weeks from this time, unles
some unforeseen accident occurs to prevent
Commander John Burke requests full
attendance of members at the meeting o
Post No TO- G.. y. r., on saturday night
December LIST.
Rev. II. A. Skinner, formerly Rector o
Trinity Church, of this town, has accepted
call from the Protestant Episcopal Churcl
of Marshall, Texas.
A few days more than one week ago
the thermometer marked $50 the creek wa:
frozen over and boys We're skating on the
ice upon the margin.
Mr. James p. Merritt, of this town, who
was injured at Singerly's NV mills, SOME
time ago, is now going about on one crutch
and hopes soon to discard that.
The revival meeting in progress at the
NJ E. Church of this town, is attracting
much attention. number of persons have
presented themselves for prayer.
DR. c. NJ. Ellis took permanent posses
sion of his newly fitted up residence corner
of Main and Bridge streets this week. 1t is
one of the finest residence in town
The first suspension bridge ever erected
in Cecil county was recently put up by Mr..
Daniel Harvey across the Big Elk near his
residence a few miles northwest of town.
For the best and cheapest fall clothing,
go 20 Herman Ball on Main street, and he
will fit you ont in anything iii the line of
mems and boys wear you want. Try him.
I A festival will be held in Warwick this
county, beginning on Tuesday next and
continuing over the three following days,
for the benefit of st. Francis Xavier Church.
The bright light seen upon the eastern
horizon on Monday evening last, was caused
by the burning of a large barn upon the
I premises of Mr.. Stuckart, near st. Georges,
| Del.
Hartford county Insurance companies
and local agencies of other outside compa-
MES, have determined to refuse to insure
canning establishments after January 1St'
1891.
| -Caspar Lang, the man no WAS found
sick in an out house on Bow street a week
or two ago, was taken to the House of Cor
rection at Jessup'S Cut by Sheriff Dunbar
on Wednesday.
The new pulp mills of Mr.. Singrrly's
have done more towards giving Eikton 4
boom than anything that has taken place
here for number of years, the building of
! the Far Creek bridge not excepted.
Mr.. Geo. Howard has already rented
one of his two new houses now in course
of erection on Howard street, although they
will not be in a condition for occupancy for
some time yet. Houses nv" in demand here
just now.
An interesting revival meeting is in
progress at the Chesapeake City Presby-
terrain Church, Rev. Mr.. Cation pastor.
Clergymen from several distant points, are
in attendance and the service attracts
much attention.
Archie Re-, a prisoner in the county
Jail here, is charged by n travelling dealer in
notions, Sc, who took lodgings there re-
Gently, with robhing him of IA portion Of his
stock. Some of the goods We're found upon
Arches person.
The town authorities have this week
been engaged in the endeavor to solve diff
| ficult problem in hydraulics, viz, making
water run up hill. They have not yet sue
ceeded, as glance at the new gutter near
the FELTON, House will prove.
An aged lady by the name Of Pierce,
the wife of a tailor who works in Baltimore
| or. Washington, was found dead at her
(home in Ceciiton, in the First district on
Saturday last. 1t is supposed that she had
been dead over twenty-four hours when
found
WIN. NJ. Knight, attorney for Mrs. FL
len Writ, widow of the late Henry r. Writ
! of this town. sold AT public sale ut the c5nrt
| Inc wool of
! acres, situated in SaSSafras neck, to Mr.
VIM Lindsay of Chesapeake City, for Sl1 30
1 per acre.
A rumor was atloat during n day or so
past, that 4 murder was "nmmittod during
row between Italian, Irish and c"lorra
laborers on the new l.. x q. Railroad, a:
Roseville, near Newark, Del, on We'inrs-
day, but we tailed to trace it to any au,hen-
tic source.
The head stone and curbing placed
| around the grave Of the late Daniel Brat
ton, in the Elkton Cemetery, this week, by
| ID. Sloan, adds another ornament Gf the
term is properly applicable to any thing in
a burial place. to these grounds The stone
cost nearly two hundred dollars.
A specimen of mari brought from Dor
chester county by Mr.. w. a. Mitchell of
this place is on exhibition at MitcEcll's drug
store. 1t is composed of nnmbcriess shells
of various kinds i'll various stages of deconl-
Lposition, ana is taken ont III blocks or
LAMPS Reduced to dust or flour il is said
to be an excellent manure.
| Some time 400 MrssrS Dlyis KEYS &
Co., lumber dealers o! this town, laid 4 me-
chanics' lein upon n huilding upon the prop
erty of Westcott Lowell, Esq formerly used
as Il creamery. On Wednesday last tes,i
mony was taken in the case before i. y.
Ellis, ESD, examiner III Chancery.
A Bow street merchant, after an inter
val of twenty years went ont cunning on
Friday of last week The first game found
was lark, that jumped up before him
-. The gunner threw up his piece, shut both
eyes, banged away, and killed the bird a,
dead as a salt herring. This was glory
enough for one day and lie did not try Iii.
luck again.
Mr.. S. b. Foard of the Howard House
this week visited Talbot county on gun
ming expedition. The only misshaps tina
befel him were that he went away withou
his trunk containing his ammunition, an,
after he got there found that his new ham
merless would not explode n cap. He, how
ever borrowed an old muzzlc-loader from
native and had a good time. lie got bacl
on Thursday with forty-five birds.