The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-11-15

The loudest and most enthusiastic
Democrats in Elkton, are boys who never
yet voted any ticket.
The boys are making up list of the
size of their craniums, for copper bronze
caps for the grand parade next Thursday.
The demand for his carpets is so great
that Mr.. p. j. McGready, weaver on Main
street, is about putting in an additional
loom.
Some Elkton Republicans appear to be
of the opinion that, the same title applied
to President Hayes by the Democrats, would
fit Mr.. Cleveland exactly.
The fisherman complain that the sea-
son is poor one. Not one, half the guam
tity of pike are being caught in the Elk,
and its tributaries this season as We're caught
last.
Its surely reflection on the dancing
people of the country, when dog is called
| in to lead the German. Yet this thing
happened here recently. The German was
blind.
The boys have all got their places picked
out. If every Cecil county Democratic as
pirant for office should realize his hopes,
there would be no offices left for any one
else in the Middle States.
The boys are ordering their white caps
for the glorfication next Thursday. But
few of them were in this world at the time
of the last Qualification of the kind, which
took place away back in 1856.
Many pike fish of a lot that was brought
| to Giles fish market last Thursday, caught
| the day before, were still alive They hold
| on to life with almost as much tenacity as
catfish.
Mr. Cecil Weaver, L. S. postal clerk, OF
| this town, has been offered an excellent po-
sition with a southern Express Company.
He has hot yet determined whether he will
accept or not.
The Victorious-in a slight degree
Democracy, will parade, show their banners,
and yell themselves horse, in a grand jolt
fication, next Thursday evening. It's
glorious thing it happens only four times in
a century.
L.
who was in charge of the funeral of Mrs
Logan, who was buried at the Elkton Gem
etery on Thursday afternoon, has one of the
handsomest funeral outfits, hearse, &c, in
the county.
1t appears that the bulk of the thieving
going gu about here at this time, is in the
direction of something to eat: pretty good
evidence of hard times. For instance, Mr..
John Lees rabbit; Aaron Blackstone eggs,
Sc, and his neighbours bread and other pro
visions, prove that the thieves were hungry
A Baltimore dealer is here this week
buying up all kinds of old-tme furniture,
fixtures, SC. Anyone owning an old three
legged claw footed dresser or sideboard, old
| time andirons, tenders, candle stands or
any other class of furniture, such as was
| used by our ancestors a hundred years or
| more ago, can find sale and good price for
| them.
The exceedingly dry weather of the
| past summer and fall 50 completely dried
| up the streams, that water is almost an
article of luxury in some sections herea-
bouts just now. In the southeastern part
of town, dry wells, and waterless pumps
are the rule, some families being com
| PEELED 10 carry water long distance. a
| continuous rain for week or ten days,
would be a blessing just now.
Mr. Isaac z. Ceilings of this town, who
was stricken with paralysis some time ago
| was removed to the residence of his son
Rich. f. Ceilings, at Collingswood, Camden
| Co, n. j., last Thursday. He had improved
| but little, if any since stricken, and the loss
| of his wife last week, bore heavily upon his
mind, retarding his recovery. The physi-
clan thought a change of scene might be
beneficial. Collingswood is one of the finest
| places in Camden county. Mr.. Ceilings,
Jr., conducts a large stock and dairy bust
ness there for Z. C. Knight: Esq, of Phil
adelphia.
| Mrs. Nancy Shields, who was regarded
| as the oldest person in the county, died in
North East on Wednesday last. Mrs.
| Shields claimed to be about 104 years of age.
There being no record of her birth, there is
some doubt of her having lived this number
of years. Others who have known her for
long while place her age at "a or So That
her age reached these figures there can be
| little doubt Mrs. Shields claimed to have
nursed Mr. johnson Shippers, an old resi-.
| dent of this town, now i'll his 92d year,
when he was baby. Mr.. Shippers denied
this, but says thsy were children together.
She had always lived about North East.
Her husband was VIM. Shields. He served
in the war of 1912, and died about 30 years
ago.-North East Star.
The american Field, published at Chica
| go, is the best true sportsman's journal in
America, and it is a matter of wonder to
US, that SO few Of our local sporting frater
nifty, are among its subscribers. The Field
contains valuable information for the lovers
of field sports, which cannot be had else
where and each week comes laden with
neutrality-suspicious. of experiencein thetield
and on the water. Its corps of contributors
is made up of the best in the land, in short
| it becomes a necessity to lover of the rod
or gun, as soon as he once gets ho;d of it.
We would suggest to those of our readers
who are fond of field sports to send for a
specimen copy.
Last Thursday evening thieves were
heard in the cabbage patch of Dr. Justis
Dunott, on his farm near this town, and
his grandson, youth Of fifteen or sixteen
picked up gun, one barrel of which only
was loaded, and went out. He saw the
plunderers and thinking to frighien them
away, fired his gun in the air. just as he
fired he saw a flash from about where the
rascals were, and at the same instant felt IA
sharp pain in his arm near the elbow. Sup
posing himself wounded he hurried to the
house, and found that the ball from the
scamps pistol had just grazed his arm, close
enough to cause pain, but without breaking
the skin. The rascal had evidently fired to
kill, for if the ball had gone four or five in.
ches further to the left it would have
struck a vital spot. The new railroad now
building brings crowds of tramps of all de.
scriptions to this vicinity, and among them
may be found the most hardened VILLAINS
A new and novel advertisement of Wanna
maker & Browns, Great Oak Hall Clothing
House, Philadelphia, will appear in the next
issue of the WING, it having reached US too
late for this issue. Oak Hall stands at the
head and front of the clothing business of
this country, and this seaso nther stock is
even greater and better than ever before.