The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-10-25


noon and evening, gives those farmers who
have not already done so an opportunity to
plant their wheat.
The smoke stack at Witworth's foundry
was blown down in the gale of Monday last
bat was replaced and work resumed on the
following day.
The first premium for best fancy butter
at the late fair was awarded to Mrs. Capt
Washington Holt, of Elk Neck. The name
of the person getting this premium was not
given last week, because it was not known.
A pleasant surprise party took place
| at the residence of Mr.. James p. Merritt,
on Wednesday evening last. The surprise
was projected by a number of the friends
| of the young ladies of the house, and proved
a genuine one.
The marriage of Mr. Manly Drennen,
of this town, TO Miss Donnel, OF Newark,
Del, is announced to take place during the
coming month the 10Th, we believe
Mr.. Bremen has taken rooms at the How
ard House.
WIN. Allen, colored, who assaulted
Harvey Gerhauser, at Port Deposit, Oh the
14th inst. seriously injuring him, was ar
rested at Rising San on Tuesday last by
Constable John White, and committed by
Justice Abrahams.
A number of knights, and others not
members Of the order, from this town at
tended the knights of Pythias tournam ent
at Wilmington on Wednesday last. The
fare was reduced to 10 cents for the round
trip tickets good for two days.
Mr. Geo w. Cruickshanks of the Balti-
more evening day, erstwhile also morning
sheet, was in Wilmington on Tuesday last.
He stated to parties there that he would
sell his paper, if he could get, not his price,
but an offer of almost any kind, and so it
goes.
The slaughter of young quail not near
ly able to fly that is going on here now
should be stopped. We have heard of sew
eral instances where men who called them
selves sportsmen shot down in cold blood
birds just able to get off of the ground, but
not able to fly twenty feet. 1t is shame.
Mr. George McQuilkin, proprie-
tor of the Elkton Machine Works, has
bought of George A Lee, the lot on west
High street, which Mr.. Lee purchased from
the Mutual Building Society at its recent
sale of lots. Mr.. Lee sold because of re-
moval to Philadelphia. Mr.. McQuilkin
will erect dwelling house upon the lot.
A bank caved in on an Italian laborer
on the B. & o. railroad near Daniel Har-
vey's, on Thursday morning, covering him
up completely. His cries and prayers for
release could be distinctly heard through
the bank covering him, and but little hope
of resc uing hin was at first entertained,
tn ough he was afterwards taken out un.
hurt.
Rev. Chas. Hill, pastor of Cherry Hill
NJ. E. church, preached at Cedar Hill A.
NJ. p. oh urch last Sunday, the occasion be.
ing what is known as an Al-Day meeting,
that is, the people gather at the church IN
the morning where they remain throughout
the day. Three sermons, morning, noon
and night, are usually preached. The pas
tor, f. w. Scott, preached in tho morning.
A young lad, who has been in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Dennis Maloney near Pivot
bridge in this county, had the end of his
middle finger cut off and one or more of the
others crushed, while cleaning out grain
drill recently. DR.. Mitchell attended to the
young mans hurts and advised him never
to sling the knife of a drill around so rap
idly again, while his digits were in the way
of it.
Many persons were out moon gazing on
Tuesday evening when the bright new
moon in its first quarter showed itself for
the first time in a clear sky to mortal eyes.
1t might have been seen the evening pre-
vious-and possibly was at some points
had it not been for the clouds and the early
hour Of setting, it going down almost with
the sun. However, it was bright and pretty
enough on Tuesday evening to make up for
all of this.
The original driven we'll at Singerys
pulp mills has been abandoned, and new
one was begun week or two ago. The old
pipe remains in the ground, to depth of
three hundred feet or more, whether or not
it will ever be taken out either whole or in
parts is question. The new well is now
about one hundred and fifty feet deep. This
week a drill became disengaged in the well,
ard over two days were spent in trying to
fish it up, which they finally succeeded in
doing.
The ladies of the Catholic church of this
town, of which Rev. Father Lyon is pastor,
will hold fair and festival in the Wigwam
corner of Main and Bow streets, very short
ly after the election. This building will
prove no doubt, very suitable for such a
purpose. 1t is about forty by hundred
feet in dimensions, and during the fair will
be filled to overtlowing with the youth and
beauty of Elkton, something that never
happened to it before, even leaving both
youth and beauty out of the question.
"A chance is open for some strictly hon
est man, to win, the pool on the Ohio cleo
ton, now on deposit at Smiths segar store.
The entries so far amount, at ten cents each
to about six dollars. Now, if some smart
| youhS uihu CouIO ScuU l6ltRTdW lTOI1
Democratic headquarters, get the actua
| figures and go in and win the pool as it
were. How disappointed he would be when
he discovered that Democratic figures were
all off, any way, written under magnify
| ing glass every time.
The Teachers Association of the north
ern districts of the county will meet at Port
Deposit on Saturday next, November 1st,
in the usual place. A very interesting pro.
| gram of the exercises has been prepared,
and in addition to this George A. Blake,
| ESD, of the Elkton bar, will deliver an ad-
dress. These meetings are not intended for
teachers alone, but the public generally is
invited and will be welcomed. The reason
that they are not more generally attended
| is, because The interesting nature of the
exercises are not known to the people. 1t
is hoped that the TT sidents of Port and
vicinity will attend this meeting in num-
bers.
Mr.. j. c. Davis, of this town, is getting
bis cunning sloop, the Gypsey Maid, ready
| for the fall work at duck shooting, and is
| painting up his five hundred or more de-
coys with which to vile the unsuspecting
red head and canvass back within range of
his d eadly batteries. Mr.. Davis has both .
single and double box and one of the best
outfits on the flats. He generally takes out
a party of from three to five gentlemen the
first week or two, and after the weather
| patS cold al ronuh aud he finn olraI