The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-09-26
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sion of the house lately occupied by DIR. II.
c. Wells on Church street.
-Chinquepins made their appearance
this week and were for sale at the stores of
the confectioners.
Bringing with it dashes of wind and
rain and tokens of frost and snow came the
Autumnal Equinox on Wednesday last.
A new pavement was laid this week
from the property of Mr.. Henry Spittle at
West Elkton to the residence of A. Grant.
A new brick pavement is to be laid
where curbing was placed in position last
week in front of the Lort homestead on
Main street.
MIR. VIM. II. Emerson, of Earlville,
this county, desires to sell or rent a fine
farm owned by him and situated at Liberty
Grove.
"A new granite curbing is being laid
from the property of the late Col. Howard
to the bridge that crosses Bens Gut at Lit
tie Elk.
"A dwelling will shortly be erected for
ton street, lately purchased from Dr.
Mitchell.
The patents issued for the Stateof Mary
land the past week were: p. Polster, Balti-
Baltimore, canopy.
One of the best signs Elkton can show
of court being in session is the great num-
Der of vehicles of all kinds that collect daily
in the yard of the Howard House.
The young son of Mr.. Thos. Cleaver, of
Chesapeake City, has been compelled to
leave college owing to an affection of the
eyes. He returned home this week.
their young son arrived home this week
from their vacation tours to Green wich, \.
j., and Louisville, Ky, respectively.
MIR. Joseph Booth is supplying his GUS
toners with Eastern ice, shipped to him by
vessel from Maine. 1t averages in thick
ness from six to ten inches and is clean and
clear as glass.
Mr. Robert Crouch's trotter or. Il. :"
tiotlCu III Gut --fV CLASS IdCt Juc fNtut
county fair on Tuesday last. Although the
horse did excellent work we are sorry that
we are not able to state that it won.
A committee of the Seminole Lodge, X
of p, of this town, visited the Fellows hip
lodge of North East, on Monday last. After
the business upon which they went was
transacted they were kindly entertained by
the mem bers of the latter lodge.
The branches of the trees are beginning
to lose their draperes of green -and tint
of crimson attaches itself to the leaves. The
aspect of the forestry about Elkton at this
season is one of wonderful beauty and
should be deeply appreciated.
The Elkton merchants who are always
complaining of dull times generally look
for a revival in business during the present
term of court. Their expectations have been
realized to some extent this season and, fol
a short while, their he ,rts are cheerier.
MIR. Harry A. Drake and w. r. Hum
phrey passed through here on hycirles last
Friday on their way to Wilmington. They
made the run from Dover to this point in
five hours, and seemed happy and healthy
from the exercise.
DR.. III. Cutler Wells occupies, his ne W
house on East Main street Monday LAST.
Everything about the handsome lit.ie home
has been completed with the exception of
the erection of fence arougi the lawn aud
some few finishing touches of the painters
Prof. d. P. Wyatt, well-known here, is
busily engaged at Centreville in preparing
company of singers for the rendition OF
the oreratic cantata of the Haymakers,
which will he rendered at that place on the
evening of the 2Sth and Doth of Septem her,
Herbert Noble, one of the applicants
who recently passed successful examina-
ton before the board of school commits.
sioners, has been appointed by State Sena,
tor Levi Il. Mearns, to the vacant scholar.
ship which this county owns in st. Johns
College at Annapolis.
Miss Carrie Brady, who resides in Ches-
apeake City but who has many friends and
is well known in Elkton, is now attending
Miss Mary Bonney's school for girls, situat-
ell at Jay Cookies former summer home,
Ogontz, about nine miles north of the CITY
of Philadelphia.
- Jacob Rambo has begun the cree
ton of new dwelling for Mr.. Joseph Ter
rell on West n orth street. There have been
many Improvements made during the sum-
mer in that portion of tow n but among them
all this will be the most noticeable and we
hope will excite an interest in the welfare
of that neighborhood.
-Elkton butchers seem to be wing with
one another, as they always should, in the
matter of sweet and tender beef. Mr.. John
Cantwell, not wishing to be outdone by his
uptown brother-in the-trade in the small
matter of fine calf, killed this week COW
whose flesh was pronounced by those who
purchased of it to be of an extremely fine
quality.
WIN. Green, alias "Blly the Joker, -
after sojourn of sixty days in the Elkton
Jail, to which institution he was committed
on charge OF illegal rum-selling, was re
leased on Tuesday last and retu med to his
home at Chesapeake City. Billy is the in
dividual who was called up from his slum
bers one night during his imprisonment tt
tell the fortunes of several of the fair sex
who had called at the untmely hour when
Oh 'sts walk forth and grave yards yawn.
Today is market day in Elkton as well
as elsewhere, and the dligent housewife in
her search for table delicacies and substan-
tials need seek no further than the neatly
kept establishment of Mr.. VIM Giles, or
North street. From perusal of his new
advertisement in this issue may be learned
about all that he has for sale, but a visit tc
his shop Will reveal temptations in the wa y
of fresh vegetables, fruit, fish and oysters
that few who go to purchase will be able to
resist. He receives the famous Morris rive,
cove oysters fresh three times a week from
the cool waters Of Delaware bay.
"A time comes in the lives of all things
when changes of a curions nature occur. II
has long been habit among the boys oil
villages like Elkton to take their city visi
tors out on "bee hunt" The character OF
this sport is too well known in this neigh
ooiuoou ~ heeu description mere, out tht
Snow Hill youths have invented an i'm
'rovement upon the old game that appears
Der unique. Its called 'Money Hunt
I and their victims are rendered about
sne tortures as are imposed upon the
honey seeker with the exception
q to fume and sweat fol