The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-02

The first home raised tomatoes, il TIM,
market We're from the t.,rm ut l!ic MrssrS.
Booth, near town, aud We're on sal" al Wells
Il Booth last Monday morning. They sold
at about the same price per Ealfp"riia a, they
will hiring per hushel ten davs hence.
The picnic of the Elkton colorel band
will not he held in What is known Is "Mer-
rvs Grove " This property now belongs t."
Mr.. VIM. Kitchens, and is used for reiig-
iouS meetings on Sundays and sometimes
ON week days and they therefore do not
think it proper to use it for dancing pirmirS
In making the excavations for the curb
stone on John street, the stone BENZ thick,a
| large excavation was necessary, and in nat-
| ing these the roots of several shade trees
were cut away, which if it does not kali,
viii! very much ininre them. IL would be
much better to leave an open space at each
tree or put down curb of brick, than to
I'M ure the shade trees
County Commissioner Potter and Road
Commissioner Harlan met Engineer silly
man of the b. & @. Railroad, Monday, to in
quire into the propriety of allowing the rail
road company to alter the course of III"
Marley road. The committee decided to
permit it, provided the company construct
bridge over the creek 80 feet wide over
said creek, with appropriate approaches.
A crowd Of youngsters stood around
the show window at the Glass Front on
Wednesday last, wondering what the hand
some young lady, who was stnndIug in the
window, was doing there. They watched
her for a -ong time, anal, althpl 5h they
failed to See her move 4 muscle, they We're
for a long time unwilling 10 believe that the
handsome figure, face and all, was Il drlus-
ion and a snare, and only set up model
upon which to show dress goods and dresses.
The board walk on John street, from
Main street to the cemetery gates, he's been
taken mp and curling is being put down tor
"A pavement The board walk on Howard
street from John street 10 the public school
building has been repaired rs we'll rs cir
cumStances would admit. The town treas
ury is in such Il collapsed condition, the
Treasurer informs us, that after paying for
will not be money enough left To buy anoth-
ter brick.
The \. NJ p. camp meeting, neac North
East, began on the 25rh ult. and has been
in progress since. The weather has been
unfavorable, but the rleeting has ncrerthe-
less been IA good one. Sunday WAS wet
day, but there was n good congregation
present. Rev. l.. IL. Daniels, president of
the district, preached i'll the morning, and
Rev. +. w. Scott in the afternoon. \ col
lection WAS taken mp and about Si1 raised.
The camp will continue over the second
Sunday in August.
The remains of Rev. G. T. Cochel, of the
NJ. p. Church, who died at Washington last
Saturday We're brought on and inferred III
Bay View, in this county, on Monday. The
deceased was formerly pastor of Bay View
circuit, comprising Bay View, New Leeds,
Moore's Chapel and Noun Olivet Churches.
Three years ago he was assigned to a church
at the capital. Mr.. C1chel was highly re-
spected by the members of his old charges
his ministry among them having been Il
successful one.
John Glhan, who was at one time a
resident of this town, but now engaged as
Waterman at the Locust Point station l.. X
o. railroad, Baltimore, came up on the big
steam tug on Wednesday evening On
Thursday morning he went around among
his old acquaintances, and became So en-
crossed in renewing old ties that he called
to hear the Shril whistle of the tug, 81 after
blowing for him half Il dozen times they
lost patience and steamed away without
him. He went down on the afternoon train.
Mrs. Richards wife of Joshua Rirha rdS.
who resides on the Bratton farm, known as
Brick House farm, Il lew miles from this
town, died suddenly on Thursday last She
went into the garden to gather some vege-
tables, aud while there stricken by
apopleNy and fell TO the ground. She was
carried into the house in an insensible con-
dition, and gradually sank, dying the same
night. Mrs. Richards WIS about - wears
of age, large and tl-shy, hut with all she
was active end full of spirit. Her sudden
de tth will be a great a,ction 10 her family
AT the annual meeting of the Farmers
\ Mechanics Mutual Insurance Company,
held at Calvert, on Saturday last, A. H.
Magraw, at his earnest solicitation was re-
luctan'ly permitted to Withdraw from re-
election, and ii. II. Duyckinck was elected
President for the coming year Job iainos
and ID. q. Waring directors, having re-
signed, their places were filled by the cleo
ton of -ilr-n.I j. Kitchener and George H.
HeudrickSon' The last years surveyors
We're all re elected except j. n. Black re-
signed, whose place was filled by the elrc-
tion of ID. G. Waring. This company has
had eight assessments in nine years, avcrag-
ing about Sl.l0 on the $1,000 per year on
farming property. The amount OF property
insured is between 2Ils and %. million dol
lars.
The following from the PHILADELPHIA
Sunday Hein shows that the writer is y
little OFF on his geography of Chesapeake
Bay and its tributaries unless a distance of
twenty miles is considered 'Ueoi" by hi:>l a.
that is about us close to E!lton as it will b..
possible for the Knights of Il st to be mi lie
| Camping upon the banks of the Chesapeake.
1t says: The knights of Rest will take
their annual emcampmeut on the banks Of
the Chesapeake, near Elkton, Cecil county,
Md, on Aug. 18th, for one week. This or
ganiZation is composed of some of the most
genial gentlemen of Philadelphia +. Pow
ers, j. Barnes, y. Hartman and ii. Stewart
are on the committee of arrangements
which is Il guarantee of the success of the
enterprise. Mr.. \. Ashentcltcr, caterer
| with his corps of tirSt-class cooks, will cater
for the party. The following are some of
the members: +. Powers, j. Barnes, \
Hartman, NJ. Ryan, y. AShenfelLer, a
Hetsnyder, j. Blst, w. wilkins, J. Il. Al
bert, II. Stewart. The club will take about
sixty members. and Il good time is lookeI
for
| On Monday afternoon last, a farm hand
| II tmcd James Grary, on the farm of Mr.
| WIN. Morrison near the town of Newark
Del. was killed by falling beneath il heavy
! roller. The exact circumstances of his
dea:h, will never be known. Several men
Were at work in the SAME field but So lnc.lt =
| that portion of it where he was found a rise.
III the land intervening Their attention was
called to him from the fact that it took him
so long to make the round of the field and
to see what had become of him. The oxen