The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-12-13
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The small hoy now shouts hurrah 70
Christmas.
Tuesday and Wednesday last We're a
balmy as spring days.
-Elkton stores are laying in their Christ
mas stocks OF 10Y !, confectionery etc.
A new cooper line between Eihton ans
Port Deposit by the o. 7. & I. Co., ha
just been completed.
Bridge street, north of Main, has beer
improved by a line of Norway maple tree
being planted upon it.
Don't forget to make ample prepare
lions for the fair to begin at the Catholi,
Church of this town on Christmas eve.
The weather has been so fine of lat
that the bees and ants came cut and Wen
to work, and the English sparrows began
nest building.
Miss Margaret McCauley, who hat
been visiting friends here for some time
past, left for her home in New York on
Thursday last.
The large derrick at Davis Il Keys
yards, near the railroad station here, tel
the other day while in use, but fortunately
no one was hurt
Capt. Vim. Wright, with Messrs Scott
& Bros, sloop the Edith, is engaged at this
time in carrying oysters from the lower
Chesapeake to Baltimore.
The profits Of the Elkton band from the
concert on Monday night were tritiing, but
very little over expenses being realized.
The gross receipts footed up about sixty
dollars.
The Court of Appeals, on Friday, the
9TH inst, rendered decision in the case OF
Samuel p. Wood and wife VS.. John Conry,
from the Circuit Court for this county, af.
firming the verdict of the lower court.
The members OF the lodge of knights of
Pythias of 1lkten are talking of getting MP
an entertainment of some kind during the
early winter. l'r the purpose of raising
funds to repll.:i \ the treasury of the or
ganization.
The feed :. e during the storm of last
Elk creek the freshet of last June,
but in the . Elk it was not so bad, still a
good deal mage was done along both
streams.
-Messr-. 9TH K Son, of this town, have
erected a f.. &c house with a capacity of
over four ta" red tons. This with their
former Ian. ouses will enable them to
miss getting ne seasons supply of ice
without nut inconvenience to them.
The Flor Cabinet, published in New
York, is one d the most desirable monthly,
for ladies'. reats of flowers and floral
work in ever lepertmcnt, and is a great
aid to the alr',teur florist. Address Floral
Cabinet Pull ming Company New York.
The lad. # Trinity Church, of this
town, assist, ~ several gentlemen have
been engaged Turing the past week, pre-
pairing ever. ga Christmas trimming, etc,
for the churrn The work is being done al
the armory cuguer North and High.
The traveller visiting Baltimore makes
grand mistake if he does not stop at the
"Maltby House" located in the business
centre of thu Try, convenient to K. Il. de
pots, and steamboat wharfs, and is con.
Quoted on both the European and Ameri-
can plans.
An excellent road bed is being put
down on Bow street, from North street To
the railroad. On a bed of stone is being
placed a covering of earth, ashes etc, which
will make one of the best of roads. The
oyster shells on Main street also make an
excellent road way.
A meeting of young people of this town
was held at the residence of Captain II. p
Leslie, on Bow street, on Tuesday evening
for the purpose of forming a literary and
dramatic association. Qute number were
present and temporary organization was
formed, which will be followed by a per
manent one.
"A large and pleasant evening company
met at the residence of Daniel Harvey, Esq ,
few miles from this town, on Wednesday
evening last. One company went ont from
town in he band wagon, taking horns aud
making things lively. The party was {
surprise COTTON up by young folks of town
All had a splendid time.
One day last week = mas,aa. WAS sen,
from Chesapeake City to Baltimore oyel
the wires of the o T. & r. and b. & O
telephone and telegraph companies, and an
answer received at Chesapeake exchange
within fifteen minutes after the hrSt mes
sage was started. This is probably not til,
quickest time on record, but 1t Is certainly
rapid enough f1F all practical purposes.
The University Jubilee Singers of New
orlaans gave a rnnrert ut OLA F.!inys
Hall on Mordav evening last un,ler tn
,usnices of the F1kton Coruet RarJ Tn
+ronro 10 -, q. ,.Ila,,t ono aud mad. .,r,
very swee, ~ sic. There was much disor
der among til audience, occasioned mainl,
by nun bt / boys who had gained en-
trance to Il hall. They should have beef
arrested.
An ktaa youth who paid a visit +
his best =, last Saturday night, durin
the storm darkness had occasion TO q
out to 10, er his horse, or something q
the kind lost, and for his life could no
D.. locate IL, :. use. He stumbled about for
yh;{e-> ur'7F T,ard hy the family who It
light OH. him. which guided him to III
d"e'lihs' us p'e''S well So"Neo o'
Inc st "I SATURDAY "'sn' was Oh
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