The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-03
PORT DEPOSIT BRANCH.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Elkton youth calls doing nothing.
Mr. Chas. Richie, well known citizen
of the Eighth district, is lying i'll at his
home in that locality.
Richard Crothers, Esq, Familiarity
known as Uncle Dick, is quite i'll at his
home in the Eighth district.
Justice Deford, of North East, is CON
yalescing, and will be at his office on Mon-
day to attend to pension papers.
Giles received a large lot Of magnificent
pike, fish this week. They were caught by
Cap. Sol Clay in the lower Elk,
-Jethro T. Mccullough has sold his tarm
of rs acres at Rowlandsville, to VIM. Giles
Die of Hartford county, Md. Price, 81, 800.
Mr. Dunbar Morgan is building new
storehouse on the south side OF East High
street, nearly opposite his present place OF
business.
-Messrs. Cahill and Davis will open in
the Hurn Block, Main street next week,
large new stock of boots and shoes of every
description.
commenced on the creek around town.
Oftimes large numbers of herring are caught
in these nets. The principal fish now caught
is the mullet.
John Miller, on the Bower farm near
Newark has a nine months old, three-quar-
ter Guernsey Bull, which he offers for sale
Farmers wanting good stock would do well
to see Mr.. Miller.
We are sorry to have to announce an
accident to our esteem d friend Mr.. Frank
Greene He fell from a hay NOW, on We'd
nesdas last, injaring himself severely,
though not seriously.
j. Ross Conoly of this county, has leas-
ed the store at Hiaman's Corner, Chester
county, and will engage in the mercantile
business. He has sold his farm and will
have a sale ON the 18th of March.
The Jones house and store, in the Hol-
low are being reprinted, by Coroner Litzen-
burgh, and will be occupied by Captain
WIN. Really. Miss Minnie Really will
open fancy store in the store house.
Mr.. Clarence Cameron at present resi-
dent in Philadelphia, will on March 18th
mex. remove to the mill at The west of town.
He will be accompanied and assisted by his
brother Harry in managing the mill.
The Bucks Co., Pa, Agricultural Society
is dead. 1t was forty years Old at the time
of its decease. 1t died interstate. The es-
tate wa: small, amounting in all to but
1892. which will be distributed among its
heirs. u
Mr.. Patrick McCatferty, on Thursday
last while eng .gei usinga brier hook, gave
himself an ugly wound upon the back of
the hand with that instrument. The injury
will prevent the use of the hand for some
time.
Samuel Clifford has sold his farm near
Zion, containing 102 acres, to Jonathan
Pickering of Little Britain township, Ian
caster county, for $50 per acre. Mr. Pick
ering does not intend to move from his
present home. y
Squire James Lewis is suffering TO such
an extent from indisposition, cold and its
accompanying troubles, rs TO find it necess
day and retire to his home. He is at this
time no worse, though yet far from we'll.
-Bailiff Smith arrested n young man on
Main street. on Wednesday evening, SO full
of benZine that he was crazy drunk, and
di not seem to have the least idea of what
he was about He created Il great hubbut
before his arrest was effected. We with
hold his name out of regard for his family.
DR. j. r. Butler, who purchased a por
ton of the Register estate at the sale OF
Tuesday, and who has heretofore thought
of settling in Charlestown to practice hi.
profession, has bought of the Bratton estate
a lot on the corner of Main and Mill streets
where he will erect lie 'dence and locat,
here.
The board Of County Commissioners
has been in session the greater portion o
the past week, listening to complaints 0
property holders in relation to the assess
ment of their properties. Quite a numbe
of changes, reductions, *, have beer
made The board transacted no other buis
ness.
Captain Co7ztns h; : sold his farm OF
tn. Elk, to the Otter Point Club, who will
fit up the dwelling for club purposes. They
will also build new house for their over
seer, Mr.. d. Short. Captain Cozzens viii
resume business as waterman, and will
reside either in this town or Havre d
Grace.
Woodward Abrahams, Esq, of Balti
more owner of extensive ice houses upol
the Suseqnebanua at Perryville, was il
town on Wednesday. Mr.. Abrahams az
peared before the County Commissioners
asking a rebate in the taxation of his pre-
petty We understand the petition wa
not granted.
We are pleased to be able 10 state tia
Thos. Denny, Esd, of Dover, Del, WE
known in this Community and a former re
silent, is now in fair way to recover fror
an attack of pneumonia from which he ha
been suffering for two weeks past At on
time his recovery was considered Yer
doubtful by his physicians. v
Jos n. Tosh, Esq, will occupy the fin
new store of II. II. Haines at the Risin
Sun, where he will open out at as early
day as possible, large stock of genera
merchandise Mr.. Tnsh has been drawn q
the jury for the next term of Court. Tt.
will not be pleasing intelligence ut all e
him, we're sure, just at this time.
-Messrs. John w. Davis and Rser
Steward, representing the interests ofth'
Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road, appeared be
fore the County Commissioners on Tuelay
in reference to the assessment and taNtior
of the telegraph property of the Colpan
located in this County. The interviw w,
understand was satisfactory to all arties
Considerable improvement i bein!
made to the old Exchange Hotel MAR
street. for the purpose of renderineit hahi
table. 1t will be occupied on h 9TH inst
by Mr.. Jacob Il ,mbo, Mr.. R,mbemploys
a large number of hands in his hsiness-
carpenter and builder-and hasaken thi.
house on account of tie ample r,m it con
tans
A patron writes: The Pblic Schoo
of Charlestown is in a very tiofishng con
dition. Miss Martha B;ddle, dncipal, has
been very successful in the Advancement OF
her scholars. The school u progressed
rapidly through her efforts. We appreciate
the interest she has taken Jour children
The examination of her siool was held
this week, in which MUCH Iterrst WAS dis
played