The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-17
LOCAL NEWS,
RreYitieS.

MIR. ). Z. kOWiauu, Vi L oie ieP'''''
has placed a new planning machine IN his
flooring mills, at a cost of over fifteen hum
bred dollars.
Garden seeds trcm the Department OF
Agriculture, franked with the name of
Senator Groome, were received by mail by
a number of persons here this week Just IN
time to plant.
Daniel Bratton, Esq, OF this town, Is
having the dwelling house upon his farm
(the old Foard place. on the Chesapeake
CITY road painted throughout. Mr.. George
A. Brown is doing the work.
The light seen from town in the direc
ton of Elk Neck, on Thursday evening OF
last week, was from the burning of small
frame dwelling erected several years ago
by Mr.. Oscar Fowler in the Upper Neck.
James Brooks, of Port Deposit, in this
county, at one time member OF the 3th
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers lnfan-
try. has been granted pension OF 50 per
month. His arrears amounted to nearly
$1,000.
In our notice last week of the doings
of the Board of Trustees of the Poor at their
last meeting, we failed to note the fact that
DIR. G. NJ. Ellis had been appointed physi-
clan to the Almshouse, vice DR.. John H.
lamar.
The Rev James Mccoy will preach at
Crouch Chapel to-morrow (Sabbath) after
noon, at $50 o'clock. The public are cor
daily invited. The Sabbath School Will
meet as usual at go o'clock. \ full at
tendance is requested.
Don't forget the sale of cattle by Mr..
Henry Wood at the FELTON, House yard, this
afternoon. Some forty head of fine cattle
will be disposed of, afording an excellent
opportunity to any one desiring to purchase
The sale begins ut one o'clock. -
Mr.. William H. Knock, a prominent
citizen of Sassasfras Neck, in the First dis
trict, has been confined to the house by
sickness since November last, and does not
now show any sign of improvement. He
suffers from disease of the heart.
-Singerly's pulp mills have been silent
the greater part of this week, IN conse-
ouence of the burning out of the fire bricks
in the furnaces of the black ash pans, which
were being renewed. The work is now
about completed and operations resumed.
-Messrs. Spencer & Co., Pennington y
Co, William Ewing and several others of
the Susquehanna fishery owners, cut out
their seines on Tuesday and quit fishing for
the season. The herring have been so small
and prices in consequence so low, that the
season has not been paying one with them.
Work on the P, w. & Il. Railroad
Company's flower plots at the station in
this town has been inaugnrated under
charge Of Superintendent Hayes, of that
department, and it is sail will be continued
until the extensive grounds around the sta
ton are transformed into an attractive spot
On last Sunday morning trio Of Elk
ton young gents amused themselves by
shooting frogs with a pistol, in the ponds
and creeks near the iron railroad bridge
north east of town. A number Of birds
were captured, and a small hoy acted us
game carrier, marching along with the
game dangling to a string,
"A walk out to the new b. Il q. Railroad
Is the thing for Elkton athletes now-a-
DAYS. Messrs. Reuben Haines, Harry
Cleaver and others made this pilgrimage on
Wednesday evening, and expressed great
satisfaction at what they saw. Operations
are carried on at night by the help of strong
lights, and it is said to be something worth
seeing:
.-uu tuesday last auciioneer a. p.
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sonai property of the Mackey Bros, of the
Fourth district, of this county. The prop
erty was in the hands of a receiver and ad
veriised for sale by him. but before the sale
began compromise was affected, and it
gas sold as the property OF the Messrs.
Mackey. The sale vas a large one, was
we'll attended and good prices We're realized.
Some of the new road scrapers purchas-
ell by the County Commissioners recently
were tested at actual work, between Holly
Hall and Knights corner Of the Chesa-
peake City road this week, and proved to
be all that was claimed for them. The
work was done under the supervision of
Road Commissioners, John Jockey aL,i
John s1iiburn, aud good smoot h roads were
made where rough uneven places existed
previously.
Mr. David Scott, of the Fourth dis
triat, this weei: cut rye fopr aud half feet
~ height, apd aS tlicAly set as it could
stand. lie cuts 1t for fOou for stock and
prefers it to the best timothy. An acre in
rye will yield as many tons of good hay as
l e., Gxaa Of Nv
snl it is just az nourishing and stock like
u as well as timothy, why our farmers
10 not more generally grow it, We cannot
understand.
From present indications there will he
larger number of contestants. for the
pumpkin prize at the county fair next fall
than there ever has been before, judy
ing from the number applying to Air. A
~. Mitchell for seed. The more contest
ants there is the livelier the fight will be,
aud ali who desire to enter the list should
apply at once for seed. Send address and
penny stamp, or n penny coin to Mr.
Mitchell, Elkton, and the seed will be for
warded.
DR.. K. F. Tull. of this town, has mum.
pei OF G@ine-> ~sarLs, presumed 10 hlm by
), .enSHmap N Pennsylvania. They are
very handsome birds, and among the swift.
est of flyers. Since he received them they
have produced young, and his fqfb ; ic,.,.l
qult Hsz fssl'eo'ao 'ary and giving the birds
their liberty. AFTER thoy have heoomt
thoroughly ACCUSTOMED to tue Place. 1t i;
10 he hoped that the hogs who are in the
naLit of shooting into the Hooks of pigeonl
about town, will let these alone. Thei
flesh is no use as food.
"A sign upon the front Of bu3ines:
place on the Main street of Delaware City
delaware, taken down few days ago We
latin, % OR teportef, rsaIs as follows
i'hlams," "Oistyrs," Tri Hires Reir'
Another sign hung up inside Of a store, il
the same State, but lower down the PENN
sula. reads as follows: "Gentlemen vii
not smoke pipes, as it is offensive to thu
ladies', and cigars, too" The meaning o
the latter IL to prohibit the smokng of ho:i
apes ana cigars. bat it does not itlgminata
he idea very brilliantly.
Hon. John W. Davis, Of the H. x q
railroad company was before the board o.
County Commissioners on Tuesday last
and asked that on all land purchased hy
.hs company IN Cecil county. u, rate o.
,axatiap should remain me sage wien
80, hands Of ipIj ,,iluoIs ,rbiI. ,,,,.