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

-"Nasby" is around in quantity looking
up postotfices.
While Democrats are now settling
down, Republicans are settling up.
The Sewing Circle of North East A NJ
P. Church, is preparing for a fair and festi
val to open ON the eth inst.
The annual meeting of the Maryland
State Grange will be held i'll Baltimore, be,
ginning Tuesday, December 9th.
There are only twenty-siX applicant.
for the Elkton postofce under President
alleged Cleveland The town is full o
"Nasbys.''
Rev. INV. Hall of the A. NJ. 2. Church
of Wilmington Del, preached to +. w
Scott lodge No Is order of Light and Truth
of North East on Sunday last.
A supper will be given in Masonic Hall
Chesapeake City, by the Ladies' Mite Socie
ty of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Oh
Thursday and Friday evenings, Nov. 9th
and 2Sth. Tickets, 50 cts. The public are
cordially invited.
A novel arrangement for holding a saw
blade While sharpening 1t, is shown by
Roger Witworth at his hardware establish
ment Ma in and Bridge streets. 1t Is jointe
like human arm, and can be placed in al.
most any desired position.
The Rev. l.. Peterson the famous eel
ored preacher of the west, will preach at
the all day meeting at Cedar Hill a. NJ. p.
Church, tomorrow afternoon. Rev. L. w.
Scott the pastor will preach in the morning
at eleven o'clock.
Mr.. Charles Blake father of George A.
Blake, Esq, of the Elkton bar, died at his
home near Allentown, New Jersey on
Thursday the 9th inst, of heart disease.
| Mr.. Blake visited EIkton several times in
years past, and was highly respected by all
with whom he became acquainted.
-Messrs. Chas f. Beatty, John H. Nc
Cracker and Geo. o. Carey, were in Phila-
delphia last Wednesday and purchased the
| furniture, etc, for he X. of p. Lodge room
in the new G. \. Hall. When fitted up
| this room will be one of the handsomest
| Pythian rooms in the State.-Star.
AT Giles fish market on North street.
on Monday and Tuesday last fine lot of
carp were offered for sale and eagerly taken.
These fish were caught in the North East
river, being no doubt, run away fish from
private ponds and their progeny. Some of
them were quite large weighing from three
| to four pounds.
The thieves who recently stole half a
hog from Mr.. Burns, who resides on the
line of the new b. Il o. railroad, a few
miles north of this town, are requested to
come back and get the remainder of the
animal. Mr.. Burns assures them of a
warm reception, and the balance of the pork
if they can get it.
Mrs. Sarah Ritter, of Baltimore, is
visiting friends in Elkton. Mrs. Ritter be-
fore her second marriage was the widow of
John Rowan, formerly of the Elkton bar,
who commanded battery in the confeder-
ate army, and was killed during the war.
Mr.. Rowan was well-known to many of
| our readers.
Mr.. George Hendricksen who died at
his home near Rising Sun, in this county,
on Friday the 9TH inst, not many years
ago. purchased the fine farm of John W.
Caldwell, and had added much to it since
he came in possession. Mr.. Hendrickson
was looked upon as one of the most active
and valued citizens of that section.
Rev. r. w. Beers, pastor of the Pres
| byterian Church, of this town, preached an
able sermon last Sunday evening" upon the
! topic, proper and Improper Literature.
| This was the last of his course of ten lee
lures OF more properly sermons, upon pop
lar subjects. The course of sermons has
been POPULAR and we trust they may be
followed by others.
The Persons Grove Lyceum, which
| attracted so much attention last winter,
has been re-organized for this season. The
| first meeting for the season of 1891 and 1885
took place last Tuesday evening. A good
| audience was present, and the debate was
| spirited so far as it went. The meetings
| every young man and woman in the
| neighborhood should take part in these dis
cussions. They are the best of schools.
| A certain Elkton gentleman received a
telegram from Philadelphia the other day,
calling him to that city at once, it being as
| the message read, a case of life and death
Instead of complying with the request
| however, he became SO badly frightened
that he actually cried, saying that he was
afraid if he event up there they would pu,
| him in n dungeon A few minutes later
he was making tracks out of town, and did
not return until night. 1t was strange
case, no one having any ilea of the cause
of so great fear on the genteman's part
| save himself.
| -"knock back and span," is the --latest
game of marbles played by the boys. The
stakes are placed upon the ground about
ten feet from a block of stone, stone step
or in the absence of either of these, the
curbstone will answer. The player throws
| his playing marble against the stone aim
ing to bring it by its rebound as near the
stakes as possible. From the spot where it
lands, or rather stops, he is entitled to one
spans length, and if in this distance he car
reach any of the stakes, they are his, ant
SO on until all are gone.
During this pleasant fall weather man.
persons avail themselves of the opportunity
to ramble about the country, and enjoy the
many beautiful sights now presented b,
nature. The woods are in their most pleas
ing form. The air of the Indian summe
is bal:ny and pleasant, and the ramble
feels it privilege to live and enjoy it. TIL,
youngster now abounds in the vicinity 0
the chestnut tree, and takes more comfor
from one full bur than his elder does from
all else, but both are happy, and so both
wants are filled. Surely the Autumn is
pleasant portion of the year.
MIR. Jacob \. Howard, who was some
mittee of the Cecil Agricultural Society, t.
clean out the stables and cattle shedding
spread the manure upon the grounds ant
clean up generally, is rapidly completin,
his contract. The long line Of stables an,
cattle sheep and swine pens, are in goo,
condition The manure from them ha
been hauled upon the grounds, and is bein
spread. The grounds will! then be put il
seeded, we suppose, with grass seed
and a good crop ought to be harvested, and
a solid sod should cover the entire territor
by the time of the next fair.
of the seven or eight persons, who Of
fered and claimed a right to vote at the lat
| election in this il strict hut whnSe name