The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-09-20
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The sweet potato crop will be short thi,
= season on account of the drouth
Fer two weeks or more everything ont
doors has been covered with dust, and :
good deal finds its way inside too.
~. orn cutting is now engaging the atten
tim of the farmers. Some of them have
finished
The number of persons in attendance
at court this week was greater than during
the first week of any term for a long time
past.
A rear building or Office was this week
added to Cantwells provision store on Main
street.
The stock of ice of both Booth & Son
and Mrs. Howard gave out this week, anc
they are now supplying their customers
with Susquehanua river ice, which they
bring from Havre tie Grace.
contractor Cameron finished the new
txhibitiJp building ON the fair grounds
and this week cleared up the chips, &r.
about it. He gave away to various parties
several cart loads of blocks and Chips, en-
cei;ent for kindling wood.
Fishing is excellent at the mouth of the
, Sassafras river now, both off Grove Point
on the north and Retterton on the south
, side of the mouth of the river. As many
as two hundred dozen perch have been
caught by one party on tide.
BENZ. p. Hanson. c. W. Shippers, S. j
Jenness and Charles c. Crothers represent
ed Cecil county in the Democratic congress
sional nominating convention which met at
Towsantown, Baltimore county, on We'd
nesday last.
john Rhinehart, of Rock Springs, this
county, was fined $50 and costs by Squire
James Cummings, of the Eighth district
last week for violating the local option law
George A. Blake, Esq, of this town, APP
peared as prosecutor on behalf OF the state
On Friday evening, 18th inst, Hon
JacobT Tome left a package containing 500
in bank notes upon the seat of car from
which he had aligIted at Port Deposit
The package was found by Conductor c. II
Bhhy and returned to Mr.. Tome.
At Oak Hall Clothing House, Ball, the
proprietor, has laid in this week full new
line Of fall and early winter clothing, and
is now ready to tit ont his customers Will
any thing new and nobby in this line. &,
and see him and you will be sure TO fine
something to please you.
The cool wave which struck this part o
the country yesterday a week ago, held it!
own until Wednesday morning last, wher
it began showing signs of weakening, anC
by the afternoon Of that day, the old feve
heat was back again. Since that time w
have enjoyed some touches Of the origina
hot wave.
The past week has been the best 70
rail bird shooting of the season. The tide
have been good every day beginning Will
Monday, and great many birds have beer
killed. Seventy-tive to hundred anC
twenty five has been the average bag, and
in one Instance the highest figure has beer
beaten. The birds are in prime condition.
The station house Of the =. w. x +
railroad company here has been neatly re
painted throughout this week, and tn
premises now present a new and fresh up
pearance. The flowers in the circular gar
den, notwithstanding the not dry weather
look fresh and vigorous. This condition
of aff.lirs is due to the close attention give
it by the gardeners in charge, who are ey
perts i'll the business.
For four weeks or therelb0uts, mel
chants on Main street have suffered untol
discomfort from the red dust put upon tn
street by the town authorities. Merchan
disc put ont for exhibition in the mornin
by night is covered with a thick coat of re-
dust, which grinds into the fibre, seriousl
iniuring the goods. y force Of men wit
scrapers and brooms should be put to wor
at once to take the trouble away.
One Of the NEST healthy localities i
Cecil county is or the high lands about II
town OF Port Deposit. This is not an id
assertion, but one Tat can be subStantiate
by the facts, There are two gentlemen no
living in that locality, both Of them pa
eighty years OF age, neither of whom hay
within the last twenty-five years paid te
dollars TO doctors or druggists. This is
record of health that very few localities ca
come up to.
Pr G. VI. Ellis and VIM. H. MAJ, VIII
started from this place on Saturday, ct
inst, for GAINESVILLE, Texas, to bring mort
+. G Ellis, a brother of the Doctor wi
was lying i'll there, arrived home on Satu
day evening last bringing the sick ma
with them. Mr. Ellis is suffering fro
malaral typhoid fever, and was III a vei
exhausted condition upon arrival here aft
his long travel. \ week of rest and goo
nursing h :, however, made great chan;
in his condition and he is now rapidly co
valescing. About foGr days We're conSum,
in the journey east, a long time for sit
man to suffer the discomforts of travel.
"A printer, giving the name of McAIft
WHO had been employed at the WHtG Off
for a week or so previous, decamped
Saturday evening last, taking clothing |
= longing to his room mate with him al
q leaving a board bill unpaid. The worst
! it is that compassion in the same Off
ltFii4iE thiIS t't iil4il lEA MS
-. Gus condition voucheI for his board bin al
ill lave to pay it. Look out for Il
S,a-rH. He is a man of about thirty yea
of as. medium height and looks the rrai
ali over. He is minus a front tooth, a
may be recognized by this. When he
riveG here his toes were peeping throu
, his shoes and his pantaloons were op
work all over but as he stole a pair
shoes ind "A pair of trouserloons here,
could not be recognized by these peculia
ties.
Excursion tick cts are now on sale by I
p. W. q Il. railroad company from this ;
ton TO Philadelphia and return, with {
mission to either the Pennsylvania ST.
Fair or the Electrical Exhibition for s.
good for three days. Persons going to Phi
alelphia with the intention of visit
either of these exhibitions can either b
this ticket, or if they have any doubt abo
being able to attend either exhibition, til
can buy the regular excursion ticket TO
aud come at 81. so, without the admiSsi
ticket, and then if they find they have tn
to visit either show the ticket can be bong
for fifty cents, making the cost exactly t
same. Quite Il number OF persons la
visited these two exhibitions from this
cality recently. the hot term was agai,
it, but since it closed, the tide Of travel
wards Philadelphia has been quite large
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