The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-10
1os'I department.

The office of DR. l. l.. Devon will in the
future be found at the northeast corner of
Bow and Cathedral streets
Several large engine head lights are in
use at the fair to light up the grounds at
night for the purposes of tile policeman.
Rev j. =. Otis attended the dedication
of a new church organ at odessa on We'd
nesday last. He participated in the eXer
cises.
We were glad to learn this week of the
success Mr.. Jas. :. Crawford, late suparin-
tendent of foreign mails, is meeting in the
commission business in Washington.
-Messrs. Il. a. Woodbridge Il Co., of
Baltimore, importers of that most excellent
article "orchilla guano" had fine display
of their materials at the fair
A great deal of pride is felt by L kton
in the possession OF her cornet band. The
music they have furnished lately has sell
dom been equaled by local org lniZ alton
of musicians.
The judges begin their task of award
ing premiums upon the exhibits ut the fair
on Wednesday afternoon last. Th" full Off
cial list of awards will be published in the
WING next week.
Mrs. j. William Perkins, Hce Miss Lena
Hnchlitfe, has been visiting at the home of
her parents in this town for several days
past. She will return next week to her
home at st. Georges.
Divine services will be held in Wesley
Chapel, Elk Neck, tomorrow (Sunday) at
3 Z. NJ. The presiding elder Rev. Charles
Hill will otiiciate. The public is invited to
attend
THE WING feels its youthful days
come back again with 50 much mirth and
jolity in town and devotes a large amount
of its space this week to the issues of the
fair.
The Baltimore .Scul, Herdld, and .IDtorj-
can, and Wilmington Ererg EreniaJ, have
contained throughout the week interesting
and graphic accounts of the proceeding, at
the fair grounds.
The September term of the Circuit
Court for Cecil county adjourned on Friday
afternoon of last week, having etiectually
cleared the docket of the great amount OF
business with which it was burlened
The special trains from Wilmington and
Port Deposit over TIE p. w. & b. railroad
during the progress of the fair have been
full to the briIn with passengers going from
and coming o the great eXhihtion.
I'm the matter of Il county fair Elkton
stands in the foremost rank, and this years
exhibition has established forever the su-
periority of the agricultural society's cxh-
billions over those of other places.
MIR. Charles q. Wells, manager Of the
Il. Il o. telegraph office on Main street. has
the agency for one of the best burglar
alarms we have seen. It's mechanism is
practical and its cost is reasonable compar-
ell with its value.
The report widely circulated here last
week that Mr.. Harhert had been seriously
injured in Il railroad accident is entirely
untrue. The whole amount of Mr.. lIar-
bert's injuries are a few bruises on the knee
received from slight fall.
The costume worn by Mr.. II. c. Turu
Hall on last Wednesday evening was the
same one used, in its pal:ny days, by the
great f. l.. Davenport during the days of
his brilliant triumphs at Booths theatre.
We suppose all are familiar with the
fact that on account of the rainy weather
of Tuesday the fair has been continued
through today. Fridays races will be held
today, and all the intensely interesting
features connected with the closing day
will be present.
Miss Ida NJ Crawford of Washington,
who has an exhibit of crayon work at the
fair, is visiting at the residence of Mr. Jas
Scott, of this town. Miss Crawford is anx-
ions to secure orders for cray on portraits
Her execution is mastery aud all that
could be desired in such work
Mr.. Howard Wood, of Elk Neck, who
has several specimens Of taxtdermy on exhi-
bition at the fair, met with painful acct
dent while out hunting for specimens of
rare birds on Saturday last. He WAS sitting
under tree preparing to load his gun when
the weapon accidently discharged, tellin.
the flesh from the bones of his cheek and
wounding the left side of his face badly.
The Elkton merchants state that the
fair has the effect of causing the business
portion of town during the day to present
the appearance of deserted village They
used to suppose that farmers visiting the
far would purchase Il bill of goods before
they went home, but have found ont that
the farmer comes to See the fair and moth
ing else whatever.
The improvements lately made in Elk
tons sidewalks is quite notice. BILE Elkton
for long time has had the reputation of
having the most miserable pavements of
any town on the Peninsula, but we hope
she has now decided TO throw off such n
yoke. 1t should not be fault of her citi-
zens that her pavements are not the best
ordered, most level aud clcanest in the
State.
The Press Association of Delaware Col
lege, Newark, have secured Miss Helen
Fotter the greatest American reader and
impersonater, for an entertainment in the
college oratory on Wednesday evening, Oc-
tober 14th The admission will be 30 cts
The entertainment will commence at s
o'clock p. NJ. sharp. Parties from Elkton
can return home the same evening, pleas
ant accommodations being provided them
until train time by the entertainment com
mittee.
Capt. John Seiclken's Soop, the Can
ME, of Annapolis, will arrive weekly at
at SCOTS wharf during the season with
fresh supplies Of prime oysters. Captain
Srjelken's oysters are sold at a very low
price and are always of the best Particular
attention will will be given to the supply
ing of families with large hivalves for fry
ing, scalloping, &c. They will be served
nicely opened at short notice to private
parties or restaurants.
Mrs. Mary G,la, a wcll-known and
trict, died at her home on Saturday the 10Th
of September last. Mrs Gale endured
many years of severe suffering with great
patience and fOrtitude. She became "A con-
vert in the NJ. f. church III early life and
remained throughout faithful and earnest
member; she was ever ready to extend a
helping hand to the needy, and her kind
ness and sympathetic traits were ever mp
year. Her funeral took place on Wednes-
day, the 23rd inst. Services were held at
the house. Addresses were made by Rev