The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-12-06

-Ex-States Attorney c. c. Crothers, of
| this town, has been made an honorary mem
Der OF the Crescent Club, a political organiza-
ton of Baltimore.
There are at this time fourteen dwell
! ing houses, and one large warehouse in
course of construction in this town. Who
says Ekton is not growing.
James p Merritt, builder of this town,
las contracted with TIE mutual building
society for the erection of half 4 dozen or
SO dwelling houses on the lot recently pur-
chased by the society on west Main street.
The Elkton correspondent of the Will
ming:on, Del, Ecery Erening Of Thursday
last says 1t is rumored that one of Elk
tons four weekly papers will soon suspend
publication.
The work of roofing Sngeriey's new
warehouse on the railroad near the freight
depot, is being done by workmen from Ches-
ter Pennsylvania, the same who rooted his
pulp mills. The roof is Of heavy tin.
The masonry of the arch over Principle
creek, on the line of the b. & O. railroad
/ compauy's new Philadelphia line is COM
/ pleted and ready to receive the filling. This
will require but short time when the
structure will be ready for USE
/ -Messrs. McClrnnahan n Bro, of Port
/ Deposit, ON account Of dull times, are reduc-
ing their working force in their extensive
| granite quaries. On SATURDAY last they
| discharged the first lot of fifty men and may
make further reductions in the near future.
| Felix Einzo, the Italian who has seen
! in Jail here for some time for assault and
/ rubb sry of a comrlde, was taken to Balti-
more on Thursday last, on a writ OF Habeus
| Corpus, and taken before Judge Duffy, of
/ the city court. The assaulted party would
| not appear against him, and he was dis
/ charged for want Of evidence.
The topmast OF the iiagpoe on the fair
/ grounds Was taken down on Wednesday,
under the supervision of Capt. II. p. Leslie.
! The captain is an old salt, having fitted out
many a ship, and in raising and lowering
| this top stick he makes use Of simple labor
| saving devices that IA land-lubber would
| never think of, making this otherwise diff
| cult job as easy as rolling off a log"
| The original University Jubilee Singers
of New Orleans, will give concert at Odd
! Fellows Hall, on Monday night next, Dec.
| Sth, under the auspices Of the Ekton Cor
nc5 Band. This is undoubtedly the best
| troupe of Jubilee singers in thecountrv, and
are we'll worth hearing Make it a point
! to be present, and not only pass a pleasant
evening, but also give the band a lift.
| An accident occurred to orr worthy
/ F. NJ, on Monday last. Seeing person
whom he desired to speak to passing the
office, he hurried to the window, and being
! somewhat near-sighted failed to notice that
the sash was down. The consequence was
that he struck his head against the large
glass of the window, SCATTERING 1t (the
| glass; into bits. He was not injured be-
yond few slight scratches on the fore
| head.
One of She most remark able specimens
| of the genus, tramp, ever seen i'll this lati-
| tuhe arrived in town on Thursday last.
| His clothing presented the appearance,
credited to ,Joseph's coat His face was
marked with abrasons and bruises, and
! looked as though lie had just come out of
| smuggling match Upon his back he carried
an Immense bundle big enough to have
contained n feather bed and numerous
other articles He was followed, it appear
ed by all the boys in town. They kept at
| respectful distance, however, and the mo-
ment he would turn towards them they
would scamper away at their best speed.
| Yesterday morning he made his appearance
! upon the street at an early hour minus his
/ bundle, and with more bruises upon his
| face than before, who he was or where he
! came from no one hereabout knew, but he
was Il had specimen of humanity and no
mistake.
The methods of doing business in the
! Circuit Court for this County, were very
severely criticised, and commented upon
! by court and counsel, in the City Court
! of Baltimore City, On Thursday last at
the hearing OF Felix Ranzo the Italian
| who has been III Jail here for some time,
charged with assault Upon a companion
The fact of no grand jury docket being
kept, and Of this man being confined in
| Jail for considerable time on the verbal
order of tie grand jury, without form or
warrant created much remark. We
regret We cannot give the matter entire,
ut we will say that Cecil's court affairs
do not show up well, when the light is
let in on them abroad. We do not mean
to say that these are any new thingss,
the presentoilicals are only following the
course of their predecessors.