The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-10-25
"A grand meeting is expected at North
East OF Thursday next.

vented valuable carriage attachment, OF
tool, which he is about to have patented.
Our butchers have begun Strengthening
the fat porker, and the festive sausage and
scrapple is once more on the market.
The premium awarded in class 81 on
crocheted spread at the late fair was in error
credited to Miss Harvey. 1t should have
been Miss Eliza Harlan.
There was heavy tide during the early
part of this week, and the gunners were
out in force after rail birds, but the birds
were out, too, and the bags were slim.
Republicans of Cecil, turn out in a
body to the county " ass meeting at North
East on Thursday next.
Cherry Hill now has telephone connec-
tion with the various exchanges throughout
the county. The instrument is located at
Whitaker's drug store.
The telephone wire is to be extended
from New Leeds to Mechanics Valley, from
there to Bay View, Zion, Calvert and finally
to Rising Sun, forming a complete circuit.
Mr.. w. G. Thomas, who since last
spring h as resided on the property of Capt.
j. I. Jones, near this town, will next week
remove to Carbondale, Usage county, Kan
Sas.
Mr.. Frank Kerr, of this town, is about
to erect double dwelling house on Il lot
recently purchased by him in the west
end. Mr.. Kerr already owns some eight or
nine frst-class tenant houses in town.
"A four;een-ye daughter of Mr..
Founders, of Cherry Hill, died on We'd
nesday last of diptheria, and for fear of
contagion the remains were buried the
same day.
Oak Hall is to remain just where it is
This is something that Mr.. Ball wants all
his friends to know. He is not moving,
but he is selling the cheapest clothing ever
offered in town.
Mr.. Isaac z. Ceilings, who was attack
ed by apoplexy a few days ago, we are
pleased to be a BILE to say is improving. At
first the attack appeared to be a serious one,
but the symptoms are now more favorable
Thursday last was the first dark day of
winter weather we have had this season.
AT noon on that day the thermometer, or
rather the mercury in it, showed 81 degrees
above zero, and the atmosphere was chilly
and gloomy.
Miss May McNeal, daughter of Mr..
Jos. H. McNeal, of Bell Hill, who was WIS.,
iting Miss Daisy Scott, on Howard street,
this week, as she was coming down stairs
on Wednesday last slipped and fell some
distance, hurting her head quite severely.
There will be service as usual in the
Presby terrain church tomorrow, Sunday
by the pastor, Rev. Il. w. Beers. The sub
ject In the morning will be "The Fading
Leaves - in the evening, he will deliver
the eighth in his series of sermons on pop
ular topics, the subject being "Profanity''
Neither gate or fagman has yet been
placed at the Red Mill crossing, where three
persons were killed last week, and travellers
are still open to all the dangers of this dan
gerous place. A gentleman driving to-
wards town came very near being caught
there the other day.
Several members of the Groome Guards
visited North East ON Saturday last to at
tend the G. A. X. Fair in progress there.
They went uniformed but not as a company.
Two of the members missed the train and
rode home on foot arriving here after mid
night in positively delapidated condition.
North East cider was too much for them
The Messrs. Carhart & Bro, of Zion,
this county, the largest merchandising firm
in upper Cecil, or, perhaps, in the county,
are not only pushing business men, but en-
terprising citizens in other respects. Mr..
into fine new residence just completed for
him, one of the incest buildings in the
neighborhood.
The wages of laborers on the new b. &
o. railroad, on Warren section near Tur-
keytown, were reduced 25 cents per day on
Thursday last Quite a number of the men
quit work, and came to this town, where
they created considerable disturbance,
many of them becoming intoxicated. The
majority of the men, however, stuck to their
work Notwithstanding the reduction.
The woods of Mr.. Tobias Rudolph near
this town took fire on Sunday evening or
Monday morning last from the remnant of
camp fire left by tramps. 1t burned until
extinguished by the rain of Wednesday
evening, passing over space of more than
mile and destroying good deal of young
| and some old timber. Every thing was so
dry that but for the rain it would be burn
| ing yet.
The tax payers should bear in mind
that liberal discount can still be secured
on their bills for this year. The collectors
| begin their third sitting today and will close
| next Friday. They will allow per cent
| on State and per cent. on county tax paid
to them, while at the next sitting in No
vember the rebate will be on county alone
| and that at only per cent. Pay up now.
The demands must be met once and it will
| be found easier to pay at discount than
| with interest added as will be done after
| January LIST.
The long-delayed answer to the injunc-
| ton proceedings instituted against the
| Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad company by the Baltimore and
Ohio company was filed in the Circuit court
in BALTIC, before Judge Fisher on Tuesday
last by Messrs. 7. hewitt Steele, Bernard
Carte: and John j. Donaldson as counsel
for that company. The case was taken di-
| rect to the Court of Appeals. An appeal
indemnity bond for $3.50, 900, with Messrs.
Benjamin f. Newcomer aud George Small
| as sureties, was given. We presume the
court will take up the case at once and set
tie the matter finally.
A stray pigeon came to the house OF
Mr.. John Miller, living near Woodlawn,
| Cecil county, Md, Oct. 6, about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, with zinc band or brace
| let on one leg, with No. SO stamped on it !;
also, printed on the under side of each
wing, Lewistown, Pa, and No 49, beside a
name that cannot be made out correctly.
This pigeon is supposed to be carrier that
has been let go and got lost on its way or
gave out and stopped to rest. When Mrs
| Miller went into her kitchen at the hour
stated the pigeon was sitting on the pipe of
her cook stove. The bird is quite tame
Cor. Oxford Press.
| We witnessed cruel piece of work,
committed by Elkton boys few days ago,
a couple of lads with an old single barrel
| gun were plundering the country, shooting
everything with feathers upon it. In the
| meadow below the cemetery the Gunner