The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-11-01
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al Perryville.
"A number of members of the society
of friends, resident in this county attended
the yearly meeting of that society in Balti-
more this week.
A sewing machine agent, over seven
feet in height, was in this town a few days
ago. He was little the tallest young man
ever seen about these parts.
A pool on the result of Tuesdays cleo
ton in New York is being made up at
Smiths cigar store. For ten cents the best
guesser will take the pot.
The autumn leaf enthusiast is abroad,
and the parti-colored leaf is eagerly sought
after. There is plenty of them. All can
be literally supplied. The non-aesthetic
farmer uses them for compost.
Walter NJ Berry, well-known mer-
chant of Baltimore, died on Monday last
aged 81 years. He was the father of w. A.
Berry who married the youngest daughter
of Mr.. Geo. Harbert of this town.
The pool on the Ohio election at Smiths
segar store was opened on Saturday even
ing last. The nearest guess to the actual
Republican majority G1,32D was 1850,
the guess of Mr. Smith himself and he car
ried away the money.
Another member of the erratic opossom
family mentioned in these columns last
week, was found in the chicken coop of
Mrs. H. A Nicols on Maine street, last
Monday morning. They are family of
plunderers.
The recent decisions in the United
States Circuit Courts now make it tolerably
certain that the Baltimore and Ohio cars
after the I'd inst, will no longer be run
over the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltim ore and Pennsylvania roads.
While at the Calverton cattle yards,
Baltimore, one day last week, Mr.. VIM. w.
Moore, of the Sixth district, near Rising
Sun, was stricken with paralysis His son
fortunately was with him, who had him
removed to his home. Mr. Moore is sixty
six years of age.
The remains of the late Lambert G.
Ford, who died about ten years ago, and
those of little son of his, who was drown
ed at Elk Landing seventeen years ago,
were this week removed from the old Meth
odist Episcopal burial grounds on High
street to the family lot in the Elkton Gem e.
terry.
While the dredging machine was re-
moving the old pier at Frenchtowu recent
ly, an axe aud a silver teaspoon We're found
among the debris by Inspector Chas. Boul-
den. The axe was a peculiar one, evidently
very old, lost there probably at the time
the pier was built. The spoon, no doubt,
was lost by some fishing party.
james T. Yates, of Lynchburg, Va,
who recently paid a visit to friands in Cecil
has returned to the old dominion. Mr..
Yates was at one time engaged in business
here, and is now doing a successful bust
ness in Lynchburg. He married a daugh-
ter of Judge James McCauley of the or
phaus court of this county.
The closing services of Pierson Grove
Sabbath school will take place tomorrow
Sunday-afternoon The exercises will
consist of recitations by the pupils and an
address by Rev. r. w. Beers, and the read
ing of the annual report by Mr.. r. f. ia
mar, the superintendent of the school. The
public are cordially invited to attend.
The marriage of Mr.. Thomas y. Lewis
to Miss Mary Turner, took place at the res
idence of Mr.. Geo. Turner, an uncle of the
bride at Little Elk, ON Wednesday evening
last at o'clock. The groom isin the EN-
ploy of the p. w. & b. railroad company
They will reside on Main street, west of the
Landing lane, in new dwelling recently
erected by Mr.. Turner.
The Ecening Day of Baltimore, edited
by Geo. w. Cruikshank, formerly of the
Cecil Democrat, suspended publication on
Saturday last, on account of want of pat
ronage. The morning edition was suspend,
Ell last spring after life of a month or so
The Day was built upon the remains of the
Gazette in 1882, and has never been pay.
ing publication. Mr.. Cruikshanks, it is
sand, loses considerable amount ofmouey
Mr. W. Hodge Bennett, of the firm o
Ruth, Bennett y Co., wholesale dealers in
china and glassware, Philadelphia, was
married ON Wednesday last to a Philadel
phia lady, aud they are now on a wedding
trip South. 1t was arranged that they
should top her. on their way north, bu,
we unt lst@pd that this portion of the pro-
obj
is a OF ne late Rudolph Bennett, OF
this town. The bride was Mrs. Howell, a
young widow lady, daughter of Cashier
Shannon Of the Norristown National Bank
said to be a very striking and attractive
blond of only about twenty four or fiv,
Norristown, where very hands ,me hon
is awaiting them.
The sale of their superior and popula
brands of fertilizers by Messrs D. Scott s
Bro, of this town, this season, have simp!
been enormous. The growth of the bust
ness of this firm has indeed been phenom
email. From Il beginning of less than hal
.Sirei tons season few years ago,
Ny INTO the thousands, a growt
~ eSfrin may well feel gratified with
Messrs. Scott & Bro. are liberal and Judi,
ious advertisers. Nothing hashy or scnss
tional about them. They advertise soil
facts in Il common sense way, knowing tha
if they can once succeed in getting the fa
mer to try their products, the article itse
will insure his continued custom, and
does it in ninaty-nine eases ont of hun
bred, and the onc-hundreith man don
know a good thing when he has it.
We last week mentioned the fact thu
several member of the Groome GnarCis vi
tied North East to attend the grand arm
fair the Saturday previous, and were to
late at the station for the night train HON
being in consequence compelled to walk
remain in North East over Sunday The
was nothing unusual or strange in this, 4
many person has missed train, but som
how or other the impression has gor
abroad, from our reference to North Ea.
cider we presume, that this beverage wa
at the bottom of it. This however was II,
the case The fair was attractive and lii
gering, 10th to leave the fair ones Their
they were left by the train. All the beve
ages sold at that place were of a light n
ture, sweet cider being the strongest, ar
no intention of intmating that any of ii
party were under the influence of drink w;
entertained by us SOP
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