The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-02
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prompt sercire and obligi"g dj%PoSifio".
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-Woodlawn camp meeting begins on
Tuesday, August 18th.
The Mccullough. Company will rebuild
their iron works at Howandsville.
The Democratic primaries take place
this afternoon from ; to DEL EEK.
DO not lose sight of the Elllton Grange
excursion to Colchester on Thursday, 18th
of August.
An Elkton lady visited Newark, Del,
last week, the first time she has been away
from Elkton in thirty years. Il
Mr.. Joseph 7. Cantwell, formerly of the
L. S. railroad postal service has been APP
pointed post master at Cherry Hin to fill the
vacancy caused by the recent death of Mr.
Frank Moore.
A special session of the New Castle
Presbytery has been called 10 meet at 5 dis
bury, Wicomico county, on August 4th, for
the purpose of examining and receiving a
candidate for the ministry.
The coloreti base ball club of EIk ton
played game with II Wilmington, Del,
cuh in thlt city on Saturday last, the game
resulting in victory for the Eikton club
10y score of to s.
The drug store of the late Frank Moore
at Cherry Hill, has been purchased by Or.
Whitaker, of Fair Hill, who will conduct
the business and also practice his profession
there. He has already taken possession.
Two bands of music will accompany
the Young Peoples Excursion on Thursday
next. There will be dancing GA board and
daLcing at Colchester. Grabbing is at its
best now, and the crabs are very fine. Get
your tickets. Il
"A contract to rebuild the demolished
mill dam of Philip Rudolph on the upper
Zig Elk has been entered into by Mr.. VIM.
Spratt of Andora. Mr.. Rudolph has Tut
in steam power, which he will use until, The
dam is rebuilt
A camp meeting of Ehrnaezer y. VI. i.
church will be held in the grove adjoining
the church. near St. Augustine, Bohemia
Manner, commencing today aud contiuu-
ing over two Sundays. The meeting is in
charge of Rev. 7. \. V. Henry.
Seventy acres of land on the farm of
Ellis Z. PAss.nore, near Bay View, in this
county, yielded 1,S70 bushels of wheat.
which sold for nearly many dollars
ninety-two cents per bushel being the price
received. 1t was sold to Messrs \. L.
Duyckinck x Co, of Rising Sun.
A funny and interesting writing to read
is the "Diary of Village Gossip by Al
media NJ. Brown. The first part is now
out, aud the remaining four vii. follow at
L.iri intervals The price is ten cents per
ptrt or DOC. for the whole series. Published
10y j. :. Ogevie x Co.. 81 Rose street, New
York.
Nancy Hall and Katie Lnckar,l, two of
Elktons fair demi-monde, were sentenced
to the House of Correction for u months
last week by Squire Gilpin, and escorted
down to that institution at JeSSup's Cut by
the Constable on Monday last. The
charge on which they were committed was
1ha, they We're inccrrigibIy bad.
The Changers excursion boom is boom
ing. Chickens are being fattened and sup
plies laid in, from which to make the good
dies TO fill the baskets, TO he ernptied by the
Changers and their friends. They are bound
To have good time. Remember the date
Thursday, August 14th, and if you want
to be certain of going get your ticket early,
AS the number is limited.
The Il. & o. railroad company has an
nuled LGaif contract with Messrs. Hannum
x McIIush, who refused to pay the wages
due the men of the defdultiug contractor,
John Wallace and given it TO MeSsrS. Cot
tenburg y joy, both of whom are Italians.
We will now have an opportunity of seeing
how much better they get along with their
fellow countrymen, the laborers than con-
tractors of other naIionaities do.
MIR. Joel Carter, of Lyle, Pa, put in
his pond, on the 10Th of May last, lot of
young Leather Carp, averaging from Z To
~. inches in length. Gu the DIST of July,
just II days afterward he caught four of
he fish, the largest measuring eleven inches
III length and the others only an inch OF two
less. This was remarkable growth, and
it is no fish story either, but an actual fact,
Mr.. Carter having himself caught and
measured the carp.
The number Of tickets for the moonlight
excursion next Thursday is limited, and all
who want to 90 should apply early for a
paSteboard. This is the first and only eX-
cnrsion the season devoted to the Trrpsi-
chorean Goddess; or, III other words, it is
the only one upon which tie light fantastic
will be INDUCED in, and all who love the
merry dance should be on board There is
ample space on the Pilot Boys broad decks
Ia accommodate all inclined to dance So
get your tickets for grand time generally.
Clinton McCullou n, Esq. trustee, sold
at puh!ic SALE aJ the court house door in
this town on Tuesday last, the estate of the
late Thomas Nandylle, of the First district.
The property was sold in three separate
parcels. No /, the home farm OF 2IG acres
was knocked down to Capt. Andrew Wood
all, of Georgetown, Kent county, Md, for
$4,000, who also purchased No. 3, which
consisted of life estate in 81 acres, for Sl:iS
No . was bought by Dr. s. L. Wills, of
Etrlville, in this county, for s., 5S3, or S6i
per acre, the parcel containing II acres.
-An error or miSprint in the advertise
Inrut of the Annual Meeting OF The Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Cecil County
on August =, (today) makes it appear that
a payment of certain percentage on the
deposit notes will he due the policy holders,
when the fact is that a payment of chat
same percentage is due from and must hr
paid by the policy holders. The whole
mistake occurred by the dropping Of the
word 'from,' which made it read will he
due each policy holder" instead of twill
he due from each policy holder A small
word sometimes makes big difference.
Robert Mackey,a bl nd man who for two
years resided on Main street in the Hollow
in this town, i'll the dwelling adjoining
what is now Queck's bakery, died suddenly
at Lutton's Corner, near Cherry Hill, where
he removed last spring, on Friday evening,
2jih inst. Mr.. Mack-y, who was Il large,
muscular man. over six feet in hcigth per-
fectly hearty i'll all ether respects, a few
Years age was stricken with blindness, and
since tIat time has been. regards any
Kind of labor, helpless. 1t is thought he
di d of heart disease, though far as is