The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-04-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.


until sometime during the coming fall.
Dean & Taylor opened out their new
grocery and provision store on Main street
on Saturday morning last.
The season for clearing up gardens, yards
&c, is upon us, and the air Is ladeh Win
the fumes of burning brush.
A pleasant chidrens party was given at
the residence of w. j. Alrich, Esq, Bow
street, on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Geo. W. Lockwood of the second DIS
trict, has a carp pond 60 by 200 feet IN SIZE
fully stocked with thriving fish
Harry ID. Henry, son of the late r. ..
Henry of this town, left for Chicago on
Tuesday last where he will engage in buSl-
ness.
Jamison on Main street, this week put
in a large bulk window for the display oil
Tinware and other articles in which he
deals.
One of the liveliest balls or sociabes OF the
season took place on Tuesday evening at the
house of Mr. Cozens dealer III paper ma
terra, on Main street r
The Gro ,m Guards, headed by the Elk
ton Cornet Band. made street parade on
Friday evening of lass week. and made
very cre.litable show. L
Quite 4 number of persons went from
this town to Wilmington on Wednesday, to
witness the champion base ball match play
ed there upon that day. II
An Elkton clerk, of tender years, puts the
price on oranges thusely, "one cent piece
or fifteen cents Il dozen and he sticks toit,
claiming that he is right.
Messrs Cahall & Davis, dealers in boots
and shoes on Main street, put up very
pretty and servceable awning this week IN
front of their place of business /
The new addition to the Elkton machine
works of Geo McQuilkin, gives them double
the space they heretofore had. 1his Is one o
the busiest establishments in town.
Elwood f. was taken sick On Tuesday
night and the demand for Vetinary Sur
yeons was astonishing. We are happy TO
say that he recovered notwithstanding the
doctors.
young gentleman of this town, out
for a drive on Sunday last met with an ;ic-
cident while passing through the streets of
Newark, which deprived one Of the wheels
of his vehicle of "a number OF SpokeS
Forpaugh, with his great combination
will exhibit at Wilmington on the 2"d INST,
Round trip passenger tickets, admitting the
buyer to the show also, will be old Ivy the
Railroad Conpany's agent here, for SLID
The contract for building Il new dwell
ling tor Mr. VIM Campbell in the Fourth
district, has been awarded to j. Rambo OF
this town. The new house is to be located
on the road from Miller's Cornertn Newark.
VIM Evans, the colorel lad, who was
tried at the last term of the Circuit Court,
for assault upon a girl, of his own coloi'
was arrested and committed again last Sat
urtay for making threats of violence against
other parties. 4
DR. Justus Dunott claims to own the fin
est mocking bird in this county. He not
only mocks all other birds perfectly, but
calls the dog Il; cat, whistles tunes, &c IN
fact ne can almost talk. The doctor prizes
his pet highly. 4
Mr.. L. Carter Wilson, late compoSitor in
the WING office and who HOW is engaged in
the Public Printing office, at Washington,
ID. C., has determined to remove his family
to that city. They will leave during The
early part of next week. Il
On Tuesday last four gentlemen CAME
to this place from the upper part of the
county in one carriage, whose united ages
aggregated three hundred and nineteen
wears Neither of the four is under seventy
or over eighty years of age
Sheriff Dunbar on Thursday, took the
two girls-recently arrested rs incorrigibie
characteristic the House of Reformation.
The slang name given upon our streets to
these two fast maidens is ".Iumbo and
"Nance" They each go for the same term,
six months.
An exchange from 4 nei ghboring town,
makes great boast of igle patch work
quilt, made by i lady eighty years of age
Our ntighbor should come to Elkton ant
take Il look at Aunty Hewitts great pile o
complicated quilt work, made by herself, {
lady min ETY. one years old.
A new and tasty fence is in process q
erection, around the entire relr portion o.
the Elkton Cemetery. Heretofore this por-
ton of the grounds has been enclosed will
Il rail fence not the most slightly thing i'm
ayinahle and of no use at all AS a gual'
against the depredarions of dogs. The new
,,,. will Laen those animal il off tffectual | Y
The route for new road between Perry
willie and Frenchtown, in this county, re
Gently surveyed and laid out mas heel
abandoned by the County Commissioners
Oh account of the great cost of building
and another route further back from tn
Il lilroad, on the high ground will be sur
veyed.
Some conscienceess fellow, without tn
fear of the law before bis eyes, WAS engage
with pack of dogs on Wednesday evenin
l,st,in running. rabbits in the wo IDS south {
town This is a shameful thing we'll
violation of the law. These animals are mat
ing at this time, aud not in fit conditiu
for eatir.g.
An Elkton youth, ambitious to exec
in oratory, was not aware that he had a
audience, in the woods near town on SUI
day last. He had though, and they wer
highly entertained when he mounted
stump, beat the air with his arms and role
out the oratorical sentences freely. Fl
will De Dougherty some day yet.
The corner of Main aud North street
seems to be an unlucky spot for carriage
Two or three have come to grief there will
in = few days past. On Saturday last IL
axle of one of Mr.. L /. Taylors lively team
broke at this point, letting the whole thin
down. II is really dangerous turn, an
drives should round it slowly and CAREFUL
Mr.. Hamilton Disston, of Philadtiphi
owner of Bay Ridge, poplar resort or W
tering place with baltimore people, Oh Su
day last made visit To thai res TT in h
steam yacht Mischief, accompanied by Sc
eral friends. The party included ex Sher
VIM. T. Leeds and other The "MiSchie
is well known here, frequently bringing gu
ming parties to our waters.
Sheriff Dunbar on tn. Stay sold
public sale the one-ha!f interest in fir
acres of land, located in the Fifth di-trit
for Sl52 John Devinney was the purchase
This was but little over six dollars
o.r. tho lowest prire at which la