The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-10-20

railroad, shout prevent such foolish feats in
the future.
The Autumn foliage upon the trees of
the woods are very pretty just now.
The sidewalk in front of the county Jail
is being curbed and paved.
-Messrs. Mackall * Bratton put up over
200, 900 cans of fruit and vegetables at their
Elk landing cannery this season.
The National Bank building received
its touching up on wood work and final
coat of paint upon the body of the building
this week.
| Quite an industry now exists in the
fishing-worm line. gang of youngsters
| almost always in attendance at the bridge
| wharves will furnish would be fishermen
with any quantity OF bait worm, from a
two cent to a ten cent can. +
| The new addition to the store house of
| Mr.. Henry Bell, on High street corner of
| Collins alley, is far advanced towards
| completion. 1t is three stories, the same
as the front building and will be a great
| Improvement when completed.
"A large evening party was given at the
residence of Mr.. Marks Lieberman, on
| Main street on Wednesday evening last.
Quite large company was present. The
main feature of the occasion was the dance
which was kept up until late hour.
The new building of Mr.. Geo. Howard
on Howard street, (the street was named
for one of his ancestors), is going up rap
idly, under tho push of Mr.. Geo. \. Lee,
the contractor. The building will contain
two dwellings, and each will be roomy, and
have pleasant frontage.
Capt NJ. l.. Realley, on the fast sloop,
Geo. w. Faunce, came up this week with
load of Eastern Bay oysters, sold out on
sight, and is about off for another of the
same kind. Capt Eealley brings nothing
but the best oysters. He will return about
the FIRST of next week with Il full cargo
of choice Eastern Bay salts, the very prim
est of oysters.
A great revival meeting is in progress
at the North East Methodist Episcopal
Church, Rev. Il. w. Todd, pastor. Great
interest is manifested by the community
generally, and the services are largely at
tended. Rev. T. l.. Poulson of Alexandria,
Va, preached on Tuesday evening and led
the meeting on Wednesday. Rev. Mr.. Rob
inson of Rising Sun, preached on the latter
evening. A number of persons have pre-
sented themselves for prayer.
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Court House in this town, is again being
agitated by some of our prominent citizens.
This agitation should be kept up until the
new building is secured. There is no doubt
but that we need a new Court House and
offices for the several court officials. There
is scarcely county in the State but can
boast of a better building than Cecil. 1t is
old and dilapidated, inconvenient, almost
impossible to heat in cold weather, and the
jury rooms are disgrace to the community.
The oyster trade is quite brisk here just
now. Fairs and festivals combined with
the ordinary demand keeps the sales lively.
Capt. Really arrived with and sold ont
cargo of fine salts this week. Giles receives
the finest salt waters fresh every day or two
from Cristield. Clayton Manly also gets his
supply from that point, and Messrs. Shock
ley, Marrett and others send their orders to
Philadelphia There are probably as many
oysters sold in Elkton as in any town of its
size (away from the points on the Chesa-
peake where they are taken) in the state.
The clothing that Hiram Ball, Main
street, Elkton, has in his large stock, for
quality and low prices would be hard to
beat anywhere. There is no doubt but that
larger number of persons have purchased
satisfactory clothing at fair prices from him,
in the short time he has been here, than any
other establishment has sold of all sorts
and kinds in the same time. The writer of
this wears suit of clothing purchased from
him last fall, and it is almost as good as
new now, although it was worn all last
Call and see him when in town. His store
is nearly opposite the Court House.
The remains of Harry Bddle, eighteen
years of age, son of Mr.. Edward Biidle of
North East, in this county, were inferred
| in the Elkton cemetry on Sunday afternoon
laSG dDoib " CloCh L he funeral services
were held at the home of :he parents of the
deceased in North East at II o'clock A. NJ
The cause of death was pneumonia. Ed
ward Biddie. father of deceased is well
known in this neighborhood, where he has
| a large family connection. The deceased
was promising young man, just entering
upon life and his death is a great atllction
to his family.
While the butcher wagon with horse
attached belonging TO Mr.. Scott, of Cherry
Hill, was standing at the usual hitching
place, at the station of the p, w. & b.
Railroad, in this town, on Saturday night
last, some one or more young men, who
thought the thing to be joke, cut the lines
close up to the briddle, and when the cwner
came to drive off, he found his horse I'M
manageable. This joke might have ended
seriously, though fortunately it did not.
To derange, or what is worse, to cut the har-
ness of Il team at night is no joke, and the
sooner these young men find this ont the
better for all concerned.
"A farmer residing within a short dis
lance of this town, tells the following le-
cidedly fishy story: He says that one even
ing during the Summer he had occasion to
visit his potato patch, and while qui city
standing therein, he heard SOUNDS very
much resembling human voices, coming
apparently from the ground. Listening more
attentively he finally discovered that the
sound came from the potato hills, and
STOPPING down he heard distinctly the
words clay over" give me more room, ut
tered, and he firmly believes that it was
the potatoes asking one another to lay over
aud give room, just as children in bed will
| do. We think however that the farmer is
joking.
Some very fine and heavy work was
done at the Elkton Machine Shops this
week. One job was n pair of immense screws
and nuts for operating the sheet rollers of
one of the mills of the Mccullough Iron Co.
| The screws which were of polished iron or
steel, were as large as an ordinary stove
pipe, with thread upon them nearly an inch
wide. This was all cut here, and is a mas
ter piece of work. The nuts were cast by
George Witworth at the Elkton Foundry.
and the thread inside of them cut at the
machine shops. They were as large as nail
kegs and would weigh many hundred lbs.
Several other pieces of difficult work were
completed there this week In fact almost
any work that can be done in any shops can
be made there with their present facilities,