The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-07-05
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played lne GlaSsoW Cluo NcStciuiN 'ilei-
noon. The game was tie-3O to 80.
--Rev. VIM. Schouler may be expected at
Baldwin's Chapel, Elk Mills, on Tuesday
evening next, at s o'clock. y full atten-
dance is desired.
A number of Indian darts or arrow
heads have been picked up on Towards
meadow, east of town, washed there by the
high water of last week.
In a flower garden on Howard street
there is a bed of Flox, the flowers of which
were pure white last year, but this season
they are dark purple in color.
A couple of ElktoE gentlemen swung
their ha.nmocks in Mitcheils grove near
town, on Sunday last, and passed the after
noon, rocked by the summer breeze.
Owing to the temporary failure in he
gas supply, evening service will be held i'll
Trinity Church tomorrow Sunday at
half-past six instead of eight o'clock.
The meadow of Mrs. G. V. Howard,
borlerng:on the creek east OF town, which
was before the flood of last week one of the
llntSJ grazing StOuiuS III thC touhbyy 10 III"
little less than Il field of gravel and stone.
The funeral of Alice Craig, infant
daughter of f. Hanson and Clara V. Knorr
of Town Point in the Second District, takes
place this morning at ten o'clock. The re-
mains will be inferred ut Bethel Cemetery.
Traffic on the Susquehanna and Tide
water Canal is still suspended, owing to
damage done by the late storm. The level
between Lapidum and Havre de Grace is
full of idle boats waiting for damages to be
repaired above so that they can proceed.
The large derrick that was erected on
the wharf just above the iron bridge has
been removed to Scott * Bros wharf be-
low. The reason for removing it was,
mainly, because vessels bringing the stone
it is inteneed to lif., could not pass the
bridge.
Colonel Craighill, Engineer Corps, T..
S. A., in charge of Maryland harbor inn
provements, and Capt. Segar of the same
Corps, were here on Wednesday inspecting
the work on the river. They examined the
old piers at Frenchtown and determined to
remove both of them. The work on the
creek is progressing rapidly.
Three barrels of rosin were left in Cre;-
well Is meadow, east of town, by last weeks
flood. One barrel was also left on Towards
meadow, and barrel of valuable dye
swept away from the weaving mill at Elk
Mills was landed on the farm of Mr.. George
Rickett'S near town, on the meadow II long
distance from the creek.
The prospect of the town being in semi
darkness for two or three weeks to come, is
not 4 very pleasing one, but such will he
the case, rs the retorts at the gas works
were ruined by the flood coming upon them
last week, while they We're red hot. No gas
can be made unit il new ones are put i'll.
This will take from two to three weeks
Ed. Freeman and John Entwhestle, who
INDUCED in Il street fight here on Wednes-
day, Were allowed to remain in Jail until
they sobered mp and were then given
hearing before Squire Scott, who fined them
Que dollar and costs in each case They
We're not in such a combative mood when
they left for the new railroad w here they
work.
The First has earned the title of the
'banner district" OF this county for viola
tions Of the law. Since May last one at
tempt TO rape, one rape and two murders
have been committed there, and the only
man hung in this county within the last
twenty-five years, Me,lford Waters, COM
mitted the crime of murder for which lie
died in that district.
There is 4 curiosity at the Far Creek
near town. in the shape of Il large stump
which had been buried beneath the cause
way leading to the bridge, aud was I'M
covered by the flood of last week Its roots,
which appear to be alive, are all uncovered
also, and one of them-not the longest,
either-measured sixty feet in length. 1t
was Il sycamore tree.
There will be services tomorrow (Sah-
bath) i'll the Presbyterian Church by the
pastor, Rev. Il. w. Beers. The sacrament
of the Lords Supper will be administered
in connection with the morning service
Since it is possable that there will not he
gas sufficient to light the church in the
evening, the evening service will be held at
half past six to continue not over an hour.
The subject will he "Pride," all are invited
Mrs. Elizabeth Fowler, an aged and
highly respected lady, who resided with her
son. Mr.. Howard Fowler, near New Leeds
in this county, died early on Monday morn
ing last, aged II years. Her funeral service
was held at the house on Wednesday after
noon last, Rev. r. w. Beers of the Elkton
Presbyterian Church officiating, and the
remains were taken by railroad to Philadel-
phia and inferred in Cedar Hill cemetery
Frankfort, on Thursday.
An Elkton man recently knit Il very
nice hammock, but when it was completed
was afraid to get in it. He compro missed
the matter by putting his wife in it, and
As soon as her weight came upon it it gave
way and she hunted for the centre of gray
ity, 1t didn't hurt the floor any, but it
gave her the headache. When you get a
new hammock always test its strength be-
fore you get in. that is If your wife is heav-
Ter than you are. If it bears her weight,
you can then use it in safety.
A man by the name of James
Hines, was brought here on last Saturday
evening from the neighborhood of Charles
lestown, in the Fifth district, Il raving
maniac and confined in Jail, where it was
found necessary to lock him in cell.
He tore up his bed and stripped the cloth
ing from his perSOn. He is not wicked and
makes no attempt to injure any one. The
unfortunate man has a wife and five chill
dren who were dependent upon his labor
for support. They occupy tenement
house belonging to Mrs. Gregg, near Char
lestown, and he has been working on the new
Is. u o. railroad. 1t is thought that hard
work in the hot sun caused his misfortune
John Wallace, son of the absconding
contractor on the Is. & o. Railroad, of the
same name, whom it was last week reported
the Italian laborers We're about to lynch,
denies that any threat to hang him was
made, or that he was held ii prisoner by
them, or that he was in the least fear of in
jury ut their hands. Several gentlemen
who were on the ground with the sheriff's
posse which went down to Foy's Hill, sum
moned there to rescue Wallace from the
hands of the workmen, contradict this
fatty and declare that the Italians had a
rope and did threaten to hang Wallace, Our
readers may make what they can out of it.
hang Wallace.