The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-10-04

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An EIkton dog sits up on his hind
quarters and eats grapes, holding them in
his paws, as a squirrel holds an acorn.
Customers of Oak Hall Clothing House
will receive handsome and valuable chro-
mo with each purchase next week.
-Theincubators, turning out little chicks,
faster than score of old hens, will be
feature of the fair.
One of the best places in Baltimore to
buy clothing is at X. katz 4 Co.'S lo5 w.
Baltimore street. Give them call and you
will be well treated.
A plant bearing most enormous leaves,
some of them almost As large as bed
quilt for small bed, may be seen i'll the
side yard at the residence of the Misses
Ash on North street
A well equipped Gypsy train passed
through this town on Thursday, the women
of the company carrying on the usual for
tune telling, &c. These people are ON their
annual journey south.
- ne Nc" lplh IiOlhllEs ApuS' No. "hN
1S4 w. Baltimore street, Baltimore, has just
filled up with fine clothing at eXtraordin-
airy low prices. Stop in while stock Is
fresh. Read their card in another column.
Mr. Robert Ewing of Louisville, Pa,
will show three live Florida alligators, just
from their native swamps, also the head OF
a monster capable of taking in it, jaws
sheep, calf, or a young Floridian, on the
half shell.
In noticing the fact of a new wheel
wright shop, on Main streetin the hollow, last
week, the christian name of Mr.. King, who
is to carry on the new business was given
as Simon 1t should have been Samuel
the same name as that of his father, who
carried on the brick business here for years.
Mr. Cecil Weaver of this town, left the
mail car that was wrecked in the late acci-
dent on the Is. & O, railroad, Chicago
branch, short distance beyond Grafton,
Va, at that station, and the two clerks,
Messrs. S. C. Sapp and j. +. Adams who
relieved him. were killed in the smash up,
a few minutes later.
A gentleman from the first district who
was stopping at the Howard House, few
d lys ago, sailed and peppered his napkin. and
was saving at it with his knife preparatory
to eating, when he was apprised of his
mistake. He took it for griddle cake we
presume. Afterwards he made threat to
paint the house red, but was cooled down.
There will be services tomorrow in the
Presbyterian church as usual by the pastor,
Rev. Il. w. Beers. His subject in the
morning will be "a View ofthe Redeemer."
The Sacrement of the Lords Supper will be
administered in connection with the morn
ing service. In the evening, the pastor
will deliver the sixth sermon in his course
of sermons on popular topics, the subject
being "Gambling." All are cordially in
vited.
The teachers of the various schools,
throughout the county should notify the
secretary of the agricultural society at once,
how many tickets they will require for
children's day, (Friday l0th,) at the fair.
Every school child. old or young, white or
black, is entitled to an admission ticket to
thu fair, and wherever there are % or more
to go from one station the railroad company
rate. For further particulars see Fair
Notes in another column.
Mr.. Harry Lazalere, a man by the name of
T viorlJ -ala a Iolofo IMAM were injured, by
| rho fo h,p Il r1,-so
on Friday, the Goth, each one receiving
slight fracture of one of the bones of tn
arm, and each hurt exactly alike, the same
arm, and same bone in each being frac
tured i'll the same place. Good deal o
sameness about this. Croley was twice ar
rested and once gave himself up, being sus
pected of the Clugston murder at Valley
Forge, Pa. sometime ago, but finally proved
his innocence
Two young gentlemen from this town,
Nessrs. Nelson Warner and VIM. Bowen
while at the Dover fair on Thursday last
being thirsty drank some mead, as the sci
Ter called it, from a fountain upon the
grounds, and We're Immediately taken will
| SeNeIe pdluS anu CRAMPS III tnt stomach, &C
companied with vomiting When they col
IS far as Wilmington on their way home
Mr.. Bowen could go no further, and wa.
placed under care of physician, where he
remained up to time of our going to press
Ths physician pronounced it case OF
poisoning, probably from the metal of the
fountain.
--Caspar Lang, a middle-aged man, a
brother of the late John Lang was arrested
by Bailiff King on Sunday last in Barroll'.
woods, half a mile from town, where he
had been for several days without food
The writ was issued by Squire Scott, or
the oath of Mrs. David Lockard mother.
in-law of Caspar's dead brother, John, who
made oath that she has reason to fear harm
from him, either to her person or property
She also suspects him of being the author oil
the threatening letter sent Mr.. Thos Green
her neighbor, som e time ago, and that he is
the party who endeavored to burn hel
house. Squire Scott committed him to the
| House of Correction at Jessup's Cut, fol
twelve months, the full extent of the law
When arrested, though he had been without
food for several days, he declared he was
not hungry. He must be a Chameleon and
feed on air.