The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
LOCAL BRIEFS.


morning, the wind and tide being favorable
MFR. Benjamin Campbell, of this town
is about to embark in general merchandis
ing at Rock Springs in this county.
The first (and we hope the last for
time at least) frost of the season was seer
on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
The Friends yearly meeting took place
at Brick Meeting House on Friday last,
large number of the members being present
Thursday last was simon pure au-
tumn day, the atmosphere being cool enough
to make light overcoat matter of COM
fort.
! Repairs to the cornice and new spout
ing, Sc, were put upon the residence OF
James T. Mccullough, Esq, on Main street
this week.
The collectors of taxes will begin their
next sitting on the oath inst, when dis
count of four per cent will be allowed on
all payments. !
Mr. S. W. Passrnore has purchased a
lot from DIR. Dare in Rising Sun, this
county upon which he is about to erect a
new dwelling.
-Otho, son of Mr. Samuel johnson, Of
North East, badly injured his hand by
being caught in q crane in his fathers can
merry one day last week.
The remains of an infant child of John
and Sarah McKinsey who reside near North
East, were buried at the Elkton Cemetery
on Sunday afternoon last.
The new street lamp on Howard street
which was recently put up, is already made
the victim of the despoiler. Some festive
hoy scooted a stone through it.
West Amwell Sabbath School, John
Perkins superintendent, picnicked in Nc
Cullough's grove near Bell Hill, on Satur-
day last, and had pleasant time.
A very handsome yearling stallion was
shown to lovers of horse flesh, by Mr.. Oliver
Jones, of this town, on Tuesday, an animal
of home raising that will be hard to beat
anywhere.
Services in the Free Methodist grove
near North East, tomorrow Sunday at
1890, and at the residence of Mr.. Croft,
near New Leeds, at 7.3o in the evening, con-
Quoted by Mr.. J. T. Logan. II
The trotting stallion, Gilt Edge, be-
longing to Messrs. Clemson s. Hess of this
place, beat a horse of some reputation as
trotter, belonging to James Wilson, at
Homewood driving park last week.
The Elkton National Bank building
will be painted as soon as the necessary
painters can he secured. The color will he
red with black lining, the prevailing style.
When this is done :he building will be quite
handsome.
A festival for the benefit of New Leeds
Sunday School, will he held in Mr.. Daniel
Harvey's woods, on Wednesday, evening
Sept. -, beginning at o'clock. Should
Wednesday be unfavorable the festival will
be held on the following evening II
The corner stone of the New Octoraro
NJ f. Church, West Nottingham, will be
laid with appropriate ceremonies to NOR
row Sunday at 8 o'clock p. NJ. The pas
tor will be assisted by neighboring clergy
men. Rev. Il. Kaines will preach the SER
mon.
MIR. John T. Lee, who for several years
past has tenanted the Gilpin farm near
town, will surrender his lease next spring
and remove to his farm in Elk Neck, now
in the occupancy of his son William, who
will remove to the n. +. johnson farm,
near by. Il
The old desks and seats in the Elkton
Academy were taken out last week and new
ones substituted for them, and the building
was papered and painted in the interior,
previous to the opening of the school. The
old furniture was worthless, and great
deal of it was broken up for the old iron it
contained.
A pitched battle took place at Sinsler-
ly's new buildings, in this town, last Tues
day between a colored man and an Irish
man, both laborers They pulled and hauled
and tore each other like a pair of kilkenny
cats, but were finally separated. This
pheasant" little episode tended to while
away the tedious hours
On Saturday last, the lst inst, the new
rules in equity, III the Circuit Court went
into operation. The old Commissioners,
Messrs. F. A. Ellis and James I. McCul-
lough have been appointed examiners. Un-
der the new rules the testimony must be
written out at the time of taking it, and
must be signed by the witness.
Edward johnson, colored, of Sassafras
Neck, was arrested and placed in Jail on
Saturday morning last, violently insane.
When the officers succeeded in getting him
into The CELL they found it necessary to
hand him, to prevent him from break
ing up things generally. He will be kept
there until disposed of by the court.
About rs cool a transaction as we have
Witnessed lately, was two farmers, who the
other day upon meeting on the road, stop
ped their heavy teams to have u chat, there
by blocking the road way completely forc-
ing passing carriages either to stop until
their chat was ont, or to drive down into
the deep gully upon the road side to pass
A bunch of ten fine ripe tomatoes grown
by Booth & Son, of this place, are on exhi-
bition at Mtchell's. The fruit weighs eigh,
ounces each, and all come from one shoot
rs closely punched as cluster of grapes
The whole weight is little over ii We pounds
They also show large; long squash cante
loupe, pleasing to look upon and of fine
odor. They recommend them as of high fla
vor, hut they look more like walking
stick than canteloupe. =
-Gardner Crawford, baggage master OF
the Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad
made good shot while cunning at Perry
willie on Monday. He saw large bird sit
ting, on a log seventy yards distant and
just as it was rising banged away. Th,
shot killed the bird and it proved to be
large bald eagle, measuring seven feet tn ret
inches from tip to tip of wings. Mr.. Craw
ford intends to have his big bird stuffed
and set up in his baggage car -6ytor,
Press.
"A glance into the warehouse of Messrs
Mackall & Bratton, at their cannery at Ell
Landing, is startling. A sight of the i'm
mense stacks of tin cans, filled with peache
corn, tomatoes, Nc, leads one TO woude
how these goods, in such quantities, can b.
disposed of. Thousands upon thousands o
cans are in these piles, new, bright and shin
ing and still the work goes on and tn
mountains of tin and vegetables grow larger
They have been running this week mainl,
on tomatoes.
"A patent guard gate was this week pu
up at the Bow street crossing of the p w