The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-12-13

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-Delaplaine Mcdaniel, Esq, presiden
of the Mccullough Iron Company, is lyin
dangerously i'll at his residence in Phiade
phia
MIR. Herman Ball clothier of this town
recently received the announcement of tn
death of his mother, in Europe, on NOV
DIST
Religious meetings were continued thi
week, in the Presbyterian, Methodist Epis
| copal aud Free Methodist churches, mus
interest being manifested in each.
Rev. Walter e. Avery and wife q
Christield Md are visiting friends in Elk
ton. Mr. Avery will fill the pulpit of tn
NJ. E. Church tomorrow Sunday morning
| A poor person was the other day re
fused the privilege of picking the bits of I'M
burnt coal from among the cinders being
| spread on Bow street, near the railroad
Surely the town authorities could afford t.
| grant such small favor as this.
a nice stew fry or pan, of fine fat cove
| plant oysters is not to be despised as a luncl
| these sharp frosty days. This can be hat
| in all the perfection of excellent cookery
an important pooint-at Clayton Manly.
north basement of Odd Fellows Hall. Try
them once and you'll be sure to so again.
-Martinets new map Of Maryland, is omt
of the finest pieces of map work ever pub
lishcd in Maryland, and will compare fay
orably with any map work anywhere. 1t
is faithful map of the state, giving all
new roads, railroads, etc. a specimen can
be seen at THE WING office.
An Elkton youth was terribly morfi-
fed the other day, when n rag baby dropped
from his pocket while lie was rompiug with
some companions. 1t had been slipped in
to his pocket by some practical joker. He
now declares if he can find the joker he
will make HIM eat the baby.
The storm of Saturday night did all
kinds of damage, both great and slight. 1t
beat into houses through absolutely invisi-
BILE crevices, and dampened walls aud cell
ings. In one newly built dwelling it came
down the chimney in such torrents that it
carried otfa large piece ofthe ceiling plaster.
Engineer Latrobe, of Baltimore, who
has charge of the rebuilding of bridges in
this county, which were washed away by
the freshet of the early summer, and Presi
dent Potter, of the County Commissioners,
made tour of inspection of all those now
III process of construction on Thursday last
Mr.. Malvern Jones, tenant upon the
Mackall farm at Elk Landing, we under
stand proposes to engage in the dairy bust
ness next spring. This would make an ex
cellent dairy farm, and as Mr.. Jones is an
enterprising and thorough going business
man, he would no doubt succeed i'll the en-
terprise.
AT the sale OF the personal property Of
the late W. j. Preston, near Rock Springs
in this county. on Tuesday last. Stock
brought excellent prices. Oxen sold for
$500 per pair, horses $50 to 1915, mules
S2+0 cows $40 to $40, heifer l year old $40.
J. c. Hindman was auctioueer, and lie al
ways get out of an article all there is in it.
A cave in of masonry work occurred at
singerly's pulp mills, in this town, during
the storm of last Saturday night, by which
operations were interfered with for a time.
This mill stands upon springy grounds, and
this is not the first time that a cave in has
occurred, though none of very serious
nature have yet taken place.
Tile country is teeming with sneak
thieves, and almost nightly depredations
are committed On Wednesday night a
thief entered the residence of John S. Writ,
Esq, on Bridge street, and appropriated
his 0yercoat. The same night Mr.. Howard
Johnson, of Little Elk was robbed of
twenty dollars in cash, and so it goes, and
promises to increase.
-Elktnn contains one dishonest person
at any rate. An employe of THE WIG
office lost two silver dollars through hole
in his pocket the other evening, and though
lie Immediately walked back over the route
he came, a distance of only a block or two,
not five minutes after he lost his money,
the sinners were gone. Some careful per-
son had picked them up as soon as they
fell.
The grand jury on Wednesday pre-
scented the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for
obstructing the public road from Northeast
to Mechanics Valley. The charges are that
the company in building their new road
commenced the erection of bridges at the
two points where the public roads We're to
cross the rail Dad above grade, but for some
reason the work has been stopped for long
time seriously interrupting public travel.
The oyster supper al Rock Presbyterian
Church on Thursday the 4th inst, adver-
tised previously in the WING, was most
decided success, returning to the committee
having it in charge a heavier profit than
was realized from any.previOus one. The net
profits foot up SIP, n neat sum indeed from
such an enterprise. The ladies having the
matter in charge are entitled to congratula-
lions upon such good monetary showing.
-ElktOn society is in a stir just now, in
consequence Of the announcement Of the
marriage here on THURSDAY afternoon next.
18th inst, Of a sister of a prominent So
ciety lady of this community to an Easton,
Md, gentleman. The ceremony will take
place at Trinity Church, and afterwards Il
reception will be held at the residence of
The brides sister, on east Main street. The
bride and groome will leave by railroad the
same evening tor an extended wedding
tour.
Water street, in this town. might as
well be outside of the corporate limits, for
all the attention it receives from the town
authorities. 1t is now u succession OF
quagmires, varying in length from ten to
thirty feet, and none more than fifty feet
apart, renderl1.,r it almost impossible for
teams. Into these pools the denizens Of
this auriferous thorOuGhfare, turn all their
waste water, and tone it up with an occasi-
onal bucket of Stops and a dead chicken or
cat. 1t would be in warm weather, a good
hoiera nest.
The storm of last Saturday night caused
several serious wash outs on the line of the
Is. & O. K. Il. Company's new PhilaGel-
phia Extension, some of them very large.
One on the section under contract TO the
Messrs. Warren, about three miles from
this place, Is quite extensive, aad Will cost
something to repair. The contractors on
this road have been unfortunate in this rar.
ticular Last June they suffered severely
by the unprecedented food of that moath
from the effects OF which they had but jus,
recovered.
Mr. VIM. .IetirieS, who tenants the