The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03
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visiting friends in Dover, Del.
The Democratic Congressional Conven-
tion will meet in this town on August 9th
"A. G.. Tuite planted some fine North
Carolina poplars on the town front of his
farm this week. y
Justice of the Peace Henry H. Gilpin
will open his office in Odd Fellows Hall
for business on Monday next.
On account of the sickness Of the editor,
Mr. w. Fl. Pennington, the Rising san
Journal was not issued last week. ~
DIR. H. H. Mitchell of this town, con-
templates building 4 new dwelling house
upon his farm, short distance south OF
this town.
The hour of evening service at Trinity
Church, beginning with tomorrow (Sun-
day., will be eight o'clock instead of half
past seven, rs heretofore.
The sound of the saw and hammer was
heard on Wing street this week. new
fence was erected around the property or.
cuped by Mr.. w. T. Giles. h
Mr. James Dell, of Port Deposit, has
been appointed mail agent, on the Phlla-
delphia and Baltimore Central Railroad, to
succeed the late Captain Daniel Eanneman
Mr.. William Perkins, of this town, has
engaged in the harness and saddlery bust
mess at ST. Georges Delaware. Mr.. Per
lsins is the Oldest son of Mr.. John Perkins
of this town.
r. c. Thackery, Esq, of the Elkton bar,
left this town on Wednesday of last week,
fer North Carolina, where he goes for the
purpose of settling up an estate. He will
be absent about two weeks.
Byron Widdoes, the popular mail agent
and stage driver, between the railroad stat
ion and the town of Newark, Delaware, is
4 candidate for the nomination for Coroner
of New Castle, county on the Democratic
ticket.
Mr.. VIM H. Elder has opened up an
extensive pit of excellent building sand on
his property on Water street. The brick
work, ,cuisnneys, &C., of building and Il
heavy stone wall had to be removed i'll
opening the pit
Mr. lack Taylor Howard did the
PAL. 1ting upon the enclosing fences of
the Presbyterian Church Of this town;
gnite an extensive piece of painting. Taylor
has am ounced it to be his intention to en-
gage per anently in the painting business.
This is the way they do it in Chester
county, Pa: "A strange dog attacked sheep
t.lra Of
Nottingham last Saturday. The dog would
doubtless have killed some of them had not
Ralph j. Grier of the same township drove
by at the time. Mr.. Grier stopped and
caught the canine and with Il hitching
strap HING it to the limb of a tree" II
"A young lady resident of Rising Sun,
Miss Laura Grason, met with rather an I'M
usual accident one day last week. She at
tempted to walk across room of her resi-
dence where the flooring had been taken up,
on the bare joists. at the same time carrying
som ething or other in her hands, and missed
her footing, falling through to the cellar
beneath. She fortunately escaped without
serious injury, though quite badly bruised.
On Monday last a new order took effect
on the y. & O. and National telegraph lines
and hereafter all night messages will be
chart ed one cent per word, with minimum
of fife en- cents per message, and all mes
sages b tween Maryland and West Virginia
will be charged same rates as messages
within TIN State, that is ten words for %
cents and cents per word for each addi-
hntI ITO ,t.u
The Unit. States Fish Commissioners
have begun sha Matching operations on the
Susquehanna, n. ar Havre de Grace. They
will aim to hatch and distribute from D.
O0O, 900 to so 900, 0OL young shad before the
season is over. If they succeed in these
expectations, and twt young fish out OF
every one hundred grow TO old tish-hood
and return to the waters where they were
placed one million fine shad will be the
result.
On Monday last at the FISHERY OF Messrs.
Stephens & Spencer on the s.usquehanna,
$4,000 herring were caught az one haul
One battery near IIavre de Grace the same
day landed 2O0, 900, and another lSj 900 at
one haul. Shad are not as plenty as the
fishermen would like them 300 to 800 per
night to 4 boat being about the best that
has been done. Shad are selling at from
$40 to So per hundred, and herring 1T 81 30
per thousand.
Oak Hall, on Main street, opposite the
Con TT House, makes splendid show of nice
spr,u,r clothing, this week. 1t is very sell
dom su CHI an array of mems boys and
Youths clothing is made in country es.
tablishmept. Ball is the only clothier in
town who has the facilities of taking adj
vantage of tho fluctuations of the New York
market By this he is enabled to sell goods
st from 90 to 80 per cent. lower than others
and he does it. Try him.
The board walk Oh Howard street, daily
grows more dangerous. Two or three per-
sons have stumbled over projecting planks,
or caught foot in breaks in the boards re-
GENTLY. Tue ends of some Of the planks
are warped aud stand several inches above
the level, and there are breaks all over it. Il
certainly is a dangerous trap, and hundreds
offs. 0l children pass over it daily. The
parervs of these children sI6pld look after
this matter, or they may have 70 mourn the
broken limb of come one of their little ones
The Stockholders of the Oxford agricui.
tural society, a short time ago determined
To refund the debt of the society, amounting
TO ST, 900, at five per cent instead of Sy as
they had been paying. The debt was
divided into bonds of $500 each, and they
were all taken before they could be printed
The debt of this association is secured by
'nasrtgage, the association owning the fail
ground property. The same plan of pro
ceediKg was suggested for our association
short sme since and we are of the opinion
that it would he wise course for the stock
holders to pursue,
We received a pleasant call on Wednes
day from Capt. John GLENN, United States
Artillery, now stationed a. Fort MCfIenry
Baltimore Harbor. Captain GLENN is the
celebrated drummer boy of ChiGGamaugh
noticed by General Grant, and by s.;s di-
lrectiGns commissioned. When only Mas
wears Old he enlistad as a drummer, OF
neined the regiment i'll that capacity, being
determined to go to the war 1t is said
tsae GA one occasion he turned he tide OF
battle. by seizing a musket and sh.cting
down a Confederate Colonel at the head o,
his regiment. His history, "a part now of the
annals of the war, is laost remarkable
one. Some Of the most daring deeds re-
a uiring the most cool headed courage, were
cd INV xpil f,ysf !aI