The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-10

good prices were obtained.
Several young men of THE town, who
witnessed the injury of Mrs. Colonel Taylor,
of Pennsylvania, at Eighth and Jayne
streets in Philadelphia, during the Bi-Cen-
tennial celebration last Fall. from which in
juries she afterwards died. Will be sum
moned to testify in a case for dam ages
brought by the husband Of deceased, against
the street railroad company upon whose
line the accident happened.
DR. Thomas j. Dunott, of Harrisburg,
Pa, son of our esteemed citizen, DIR. Justus
Dun.tt, arrived home, gu Monday, from
trip to the Island of Cuba. DIR. Dunott
went ont with a company of business gen
tlemen Interested i'll certain interests there
and the party made a tour of the entire
island, spending five weeks in this manner.
The doctor visited our town, yesterday, and
reports having had a most delightful trip.
An Elkton Gentleman who visited
PHILADELPHIA on Saturday last, was refused
passage on his excursion ticket from Phila-
delphia to Wilmington, Oh his return on
Sunday evening, Ly the conductor of the
accommodation train between these points,
and was compelled to pay fare and ten cents
fine besides. The gentleman has demanded
restitution of the company and in the event
of refusal will take the matter to court.
Mr.. Charles Wells, son of BENZ amin
Wells, Esq who has for Il consia-r .bl- time
been in the employ of the p, w. Il Is. Rail-
road company, Al telegraph operator, and
who has lately been stationed At the Block
Station near our depot, az day operator, has
removed to Trenton New Jersey, where a
more lucretive place was rendered him in
the same line Of business. Mr.. Ell. Mahan
has succeeded Mr.. Wells at the Block Sta
ton.
Cards have been received by friends
here, of the family of Mr.. II. NJ. "almsley,
of New Orleans, for the wedding Of his
daughter, Miss Caroline R.becct Walmsl.y
and Mr.. Harry Allen, of that city, on We'd
nesday evening lith inst, at eight O'Clock
The ceremony will take place in Ctronhelct
street ~ f. Church South. After which a
reception will b. held nj the r. sid. nee OF the
brid, $ parents corner of Camp and First
streets.
A Wilmington paper Of saturday last,
announced that a pigeon match between
representatives of Delaware against selected
shots belonging in this county, WAS to come
off at this place, on Tuesday. Much in
uuiry was made in regard 10 the matter but
the only grounds for the ramor that could
be disco, cred was that a challange had
been issued by certain Delaware parties,
On this alone the match that didn't come
off was announced.
On the first evening of an Eikton color
ed mans return from the Penitentiary,
where he had been for nearly year, he WAS
found rumma.ing the unoccupied part OF
old Exchange Hotel. When questioned As
to what lie was doing there, he said he WAS
looking tor IA room, wherein to carry on the
business of furnishing metals. which he
learned in the penitentiary. A dark even
ing and without Il light, seems like strange
time and circumstances under which to ex
anime apartments.
Mr. Julius Clayton who removed from
Baltimore to Brainert. Mimi, and VIII.
uIon the first night of his stay there mar
rowly escaped injury, by the burning OF
the hotel belonging to his brother Theodor.
Clayton. Ed. has just made another escape
from fire. He had apartments in new
block of buildings, in the basement o
which fire was discovered the oth her night ~
a late hour. The fire WAS in the oil room
and but for it's timely discovery would have
destroyed the building.
srhe "I.mck" brand Gilling Irvine i.
4 dangerous thing for fish To fool with.
REESE sells it.
An Elkton man has been eng tge,l for
week past, looking mp aud purchasing pis
tolls of any and all kinds and patterns, uuti
it is said he has secured a whole armory o
such deadly weapons. From what We hear
of the individual however, no one need b'
afraid as it is pretty certain lie could no
hit the side of barn, at twenty PAGES
Troubled with cats" WAS tn. reason sivel
for purchasing the shooters. We shoot cat
with boot jacks, bricks AMI old sh,es. No"
the fur will fly.
DIR. Hardcastle the physician i'll ehars
of the small pox cases in Sassatras Neck, il
letter of a recent date, addressed 10 tn
County Commissioners speaks in the 'iighes
terms of their efforts to aid him in the sup
preston of the disease and care of the sick
| The people of Sassafras Neck raised all tn
money necessary to defray expenses am
the county appropriation was not needed
but the spirit which prompted it and tn
prompt action of the Commissioners wa
fully appreciated. The sick are all near
red.
Giles at his North street market ma
made unusual preparations for serving on
citizens with freeh fish and fine oysters, dul
ing the Lenten season. He will receiv
oysters three or four times "a week, fresh Go
rather salt) from their beds in the Ches:
peake, and fresh fish from Philadelphia
daily if necessary. He keeps all the be.
ISL, o"SS pihr,
sciscoe, white fish, fresh herring, fresh cot
mackerel, s:ne,t, pe-ch haidock, besid,
all of our native fish. Send him your ord,
and he will fill them at lowest prices.
The new Pulp mills, of Mr.. Sngerly
the Philadelphia Record, will BE- built 8
soon as possible. The beginning of wor
will depend very much upon the wea:he
~ soon AZ the latter allows gr.und will |
= broken These new mills which will be J.
Gated upon the lot known AZ Walnut 10
on west Main street, at one time the prope
ty of the lat- Samuel Holinsswnrth, wi
supply the wood pulp needed at Providen'
Mills, thus avoiding the large haul Of Il
wood itself from the wharf to the last nan
ed mills. Mr.. Singerly is able and ente
; prising and no doubt will erect here fir
class factory Of the kind
A Philadelphia Sunday paper gives
amusing account of the All ventures, IN tn
city, of an old gentleman, who resides fol-
or five miles west of this town, who upon
recent visit to the city, determined to take
e look at the elephant. He was escort
r around by friendly young man, and
8 the course of his rambles managed to allo
!, himself to he robbed of some fifty or six
) dollars, and other valuAbles. The scene
ono of the establishments visited by hi
n WAS described most amuSiugly, in the JOY
= nal referred to, and according to that 4
f thority his whole trip was one succession
t. comcal Incidents We are informed til
> the old gent now VOWS he will not visit t