The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-09-19

Elk, Mr.. W. IL. Moss, Is having hu!t Tor
himself a large dwelling house.
Francis the youngest daughter OF the
Rev. VIM Schouler, injured her foot very
severely this week with Il nail. The wound
is healing nicely, however.
"A handsome gothic structure to cost
about 3, 600 will shortly he erected by Mr.
John Walters, of Iron IIill, upon the farm
Of Captain Wash Foster, in Elk Neck.
MR.. nr. Owens, who has been spend
ing a week ar 81 in this town among friends
and relatives returned ON Monday last to
her home in Chicago
y petition i; being circulated in Somer-
act county for the pardon of Irwin Mills,
who was convicted for the murder of Capt.
Davis, near rocomoke City, in July, 1881.
Mr.. Thomas George has been given the
contract for the erection of Il fine house on
the farm III the Neck, lately purchased by
NJ VIM ,Teilries, and wcll-known as the
MG"dy farm.
Tile Sccord lowest bidder for the con-
tract for the erection of Il new bridge over
Elk Creek at the foot of Red Hill has with
drawn his hid, and now the work falls to
the third on the list--Mr Charles Smith.
Mr.. Van Osten, one of t!v competent
Judges appointed by the Fair committee,
states that he will not he able to attend the
races of the opening day, but will surely be
present upon the remaining days. Ii Is not
vet known who will occupy his position
while absent.
-''Who will be appointed chiefof police
at the fairo" is the question that now bothers
several ambitious Elktonans who consider
such position Gust the thing for them"
Whoever he may be we hope he will con
slider the fact that he is intrlsted with the
responsible duty of protecting the innocent
from the viscious.
The Wilmington Erc,y Eccniag states
that "Folger McNinsey, prominent young
Philadelphia journalist, has accepted the
position of local editor of THE CECIL WING,
and entered upon the duties of his office.
He is a native of Elkton, and also manag-
ing editor of the Dehucarc Comfy Mdepcn-
dent, at Darby, Penna."
"A strong appeal, signed By 'many citi-
zens," appears this week in an Easton pa
per calling forth Il county convention for
the purpose of nominating AZ: Independent
ticket. The call states that it is believed
large number of voters in the county have
been using unjust and arbitrary means and
have allowed themselves to succumb to the
80 If ppl;ticnl hbSSas
Annie, a young girl from the Mission
Home near Baltimore, employed by Miss
Mary Mccullough at her home in West
Elkton ran away on Monday last and was
gone for several days. No one is aware of
her whereabouts but it is supposed that she
was il. hiding at the home of her friends in
the vicinity of town. The child is evidently
slightly demented.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Frank Bradbury
will shortly open a meat and provision
store at the stand in the Hollow, now oc-
cupiad by Mr.. S. w. Ceilings. Mr.. Col
lings, we understand, will remove the con-
tents of his store to the shop in the base
ment Of his dwelling, on Partridge Hill.
We hope room may be found among the
large number of stores of chat kind already
in Elkton for Mr.. Bradbury's business to
succeed.
The public school, under the tutorship
of Mr.. George Steel ard his worthy assist
arts, seems much improved this term, and
inclined to be more than ever beneficial to
its scholars. 1t should be gratifying to the
81 of II, Il; -, 1,a
Mr.. Steel is meeting with as an instructor. |
Coming to this town boy and growing up
among its younger population to the years |
of manhood he has now reached, his career
has been a commendable one indeed and |
oac worthy watching with interest.
DR.. Howard Bratton will in the future
be found at his office on North street oppo-
site odd Fellows Hall, at which place he
displayed his shingle this week. The
office, one formerly used by an Elkton
lawyer, has been handsomely painted and
papered by Coroner LitZenberg. DIR. Brat
ton is graduate of the University of Penn
syIvania, and was for some time a student
of the Jefferson Medical College, and as a
capable physician we feel he needs no word
of recommendation. We hope he may
meet with every success in his important
field of labor.
Jim Dorsey and another of the colored
gentry residing in the region of the gas
house made Rome howl in small way on
Tuesday night last. The alteration arose
over diSput in which the wife of one of
H.,
fierce tussle of several minutes duration the
more cowar,ily of the two warriors fled
down Church street emitting yels that
would have aroused the dead if any such
had been rrposing near. Bliiff King
started in pursuit of the escaped one We'd
nesday morning, but gave up the search in
disgust when he heard that no injuries ha,i
been inflicted.
The distressing news reached here on
Sunday last that Thomas McMulleu, aesid-
ing in Zion, Cecil county, had on Friday
afternoon met with an accident which was
supposed would prove fatal. He is a car
penter by trade, and was employed by Mr..
Amos Martindale in erecting a new house
on the premises of the latter, when he fell
from the roof to the ground below, dis
lance of many feet, striking some sharp
stones upon aligh;ing, cutting his head and
BODY badly and injuring his spine. Up to
the present time he still lies in a critical
| condition, but the physicians opinion is
not definite as to whether he will survive
or not. 1t is to be hoped he may recover
"A look of sad disappointment could be
seen upon the faces of the Ekton house
wives on Monday last when the discovery
! was made that the new steam laundry,
owing to severe complication in the mach
inery, would not be in working order or
ready to receive work before the following
week. Again the wash tubs and ironing
| boards had to be resorted to, and blue Mon
| day became bluer than ever. We predict
| that the laundry will be quite an institu-
ton for ElktOn, for the benefit of the dudes,
especially, who will not have to await the
unglosscd labors of the hired girl before
| they can don their solitaire cuffs and frill.
bosomed shirts. The practical advantages
of the laundry to our residents will be
many also. For small families whom it
does not pay to hire some one to do the
work, and who do not care to be bothered
with it themselves, the laundry will be an
economical relief, and it remains to be seen
whether it gives entire satisfaction before
the briliancy of it's future can be foretold.
! But Just so the brillianCy of the gloss its