The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-11-17

"A Juvenile band of serenaders rollicket
about our streets on Tuesday night.
The financial affairs of the late county
fair have been about fixed up, and show 6
balance of from six to seven hundred dol
lars after all expenses are paid.
will in short time, remove from his farm
in the First distrit, to his new house just
completed, in Middletown, Delaware.
The ELIZA Jane Singerly's scow, has
not yet been raised from her position in the
creek whtre she sank month or more ago
An attempt was to have been made this
week, but the cold and blusty weather pre-
vented it.
-MesSrS. Brown & Scott, are improving
their store room on North street by taking
down the centre partition and throwing the
whole lower floor into one room. The con-
stantly growing business of the firm de-
mandS more room.
The managers ofthe Cecil County Agri-
cultural Society, met at their office in this
town on Tuesday last, and fixed the date
of the next fair, for Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, of the first week in
October next, same dates as this year.
Thirteen lap robes and six whips, were
stolen from carriages at Union Church, near
Middletown, Del, one night this week. a
revival meeting was in progress there
Such a neghborhood as that, it seems to us
ought TO have half dozen revivals.
Miss Mamie Shermer, daughter of Rev.
ID. a. Sheriner, was married on Tuesday
last, about T. o'clock noon to Mr.. Atkins.
in the Bay View NJ. 2. Church, of which
Rev. DIR. Shermer is pastor.
The music of the Elkton Bend at II
o'clock last Monday night, after the sere-
made, reminded one of an O'Leary so as
you please walking match. The boys
marched out as far as Gilpiu's creek to
cool down, but the further they went the
hotter they got.
-Fredus Robinson, of Camden. n. j.
(son of the late Captain VIM. Robinson,
of this county, engineer of one of the En-
ricsou steamers, between Philadelphia and
Baltimore, visited friends in this town dur
ing the past week. Mr.. Robinson is a
brother of Mrs. John f. Alexander, of this
place.
The protracted meeting at Moore's
Chapel attracts persons from all portions of
the county. One evening last week, as many
as one hundred and thirteen separate con-
veyances We're counted htched in the neigh
borhood of the church, and it is said that
on several evenings since that number has
been exceeded.
The first real attempt at winter. was
made on Monday, when three distinct snow
drops came down quite lively for time
but not one of them succeeded in getting a
foothold upon the ground. They met with
too warm a reception, and We're melted to
water Immediately.
On one of the streets of Elkton there
are but three finished occupied houses. In
one of them resides member of Ne last
Legislature, in another dwells a memb be-
elect of the next Legislature, and in the
third lives the newly elected sheriff of
Cecil county. An appropriate name for
this street would be office row.
A stray wild goose ipassed over town
about seven o'clock Oh last Monday morn
ing He had evidently been separated from
the rest of the flock and acted as though he
was very much confused. Perhaps he had
been wounded. He flew owe: town Just a
few feet above the house tops, and went in
the direction Of inlingsworth woods.
Two bargel of South Carolina rock un-
loaded at Scott & Bros wharf this week.
This was & portion of the cargo of a large
vessel that came up the Chesapeake, con-
signed to this firm, but which OF account
of its deep draft of water could not come
up here, but was compelled to run into
Baltimore and Shift her load to smaller
craft
There has been more canvass back ducks
killed upon the Susquehanna fats, up to
this time this season, than in the same time
for many years past, though at the same
time the number of other ducks killed
has been less. The canvass seemed incline.:
in the early days of the season to feed well
up on the fats. They have gotten we'll over
that now.
DR. w. 4. II. Sellman and wife, formerly
Miss Mary Oliver. of Baltimore, well known
here, met with a severe accident on Tues
day of last week. While driving on the
Frederick road the horse frightened, and
ran, up>etting the carriage and throwing
them both out. They We're both more or less
severely hurt about the head but neither
dangerously injured.
The cold weather does not seem to affect
the ice cream trade nnfavorably, but on the
other hand, Mrs Halls saloon is each nigh,
well patronized, more than it was oftimes
during the warm weather. Mrs. Henry
sells nearly as much now as she did month
So that Eiktons appetite for ices cannot be
guaged by the temperature.
Owners of the various ice ponds in this
vicinity are preparing them for receiving
their annual coat of ice. The ice from these
ponds last winter had in i: a large quantity
of grass, in consequence of the water moi
being turned in long enough before freezing
If it is let in thirty days before it freezes
the grass by that time rots off and sinks II
the bottom, and the result is clean ice We
trust the pond owners will look to this mat
ter this season.
The chief business "fthe Orphans Cour
at its session on Tuesday, was hearing argu
ments By counsel in the case of the estate o
Richard Semans deceased. The question
was as to " neither wheat in the ground at til,
time of the death of ceased, belongs Il
| the devise of the real estate under the vii
or should be administered by the execute
| as personal property. The court held tn
| case under advi>ement and will render thei
decision at a special session, on Tuesda,
next Constable for devise, Writ for tn
executor.
The manner in which they handl
| liquor agents at Rowlandsville, is affectiv
i'll getting rid of them, if not pleasant to tn
agent. y correspondent of the Oxfor,
Press, writes as follows upon that subject
GA whisky agent hailng from Baltimore
put in appearance at Rowlandville, one da
last week. trying his hand at soliciting or
ders for his double distilled copper brandy
Sc, Mr.. Enoch Mccullough hearing of hi
| lordship beng in or about the rolling mil
hunted him up and gave him a polite invi
tation to leave, with the assurance that
| he ever returned on the same errand that h
would throw him in.the race. The agent &c