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

formanre "t it on the evening "C o"t"her
eth.
A new granite curbin9 /, Icing laid i'll
front of the Lnrt property, on East Main
street.
MIR. McpuilAIn, of the firm of Allen y
McQuilkin, occupied his cosey new house,
on West High street, this week
Mrs. James p. Merritt has been ser-
ously i'll at her residence this week. We
are happy to learn of her recovery.
The fine new house of DIR. "CuL" Wells
was finished this week, aud will he "c"u-
| pied hy lis owner about Tuesday neXt
Roy. Lewis Wake will hold service in
st. Augustine Church, bohemia Manor, to-
morrow (Sunday) afternoon, ut > o'clock.
-MrssrS Ward & Davis have had their
sign that swings above the heads of pedes-
trians in front of their wnll-stoclIed store,
on Main street, handsomely rrpaintrd.
With the departure of her summer
| guests, Elkton assumes n more stad and
sober garb. But it will be laid aside dur
ing fair week for the cap and bells of the
| reveller.
The academy bell as it pcals forth each
morning now at o'clock ealls together one
of the best ordered, and we hope we are
| justified in saying, the best taught schools
within many miles of Elktna.
The number of rail birds killed by our
| al
indicative of the flct that the tribe is rap
idly dcg"m, rating, as far as On antilles are
! concerned a. least
The residence of Robert G.. Thackcry,
Esq, adj lining the new Prrahl terrain par
sonag", is Sapidly nearing completion, the
carpenters having finished this week their
portion Of the building.
Mr.. Foulk, principal of. the Elkton
Academy, removed with his wife from the
| Howard House this week 20 the house. on
Bow street, lately occupied by Mr.. McQuil-
kin, and owned by W. J. Jones, Esq.
| -Messrs Broadway Il Bro, are putting
fine coat of paint upon the NJ h. church
at Pivot Bridge This is an Improvement
| which has been much needed and lends the
! building i more attractive and heater ap-
pearance.
~ riding party composed of several of
the young folks of Elkton took Il delightful
trip to Newark one evening this week
They pronounce the effect such excursions
have upon them rs 4 hcalthfu and invigo-
rating one.
Mr.. Geo. w. VI. Mccullough, of North
East, offers fol sale two handsome and very
desirable Jersey cows. Mr.. McCullough's
removal to Wilmington shortly is the rea-
son assigned for the sale of these valuable
animals.
'-Messrs. VIM. II. Armstrong of Fair
| Hill and Il. +. Richardson and Alexander
Evans of Elkton, have horses entered for
the trials Of speed at the Kent County Ag-
ricutural Fair, to be held at Worton on
the 22nd, 23rd and 9th instS.
"A large number of the coored citizens
of Elkton attended the camp meeting ser
vices held ut Cecilton last Sunday. Car
ria9es containing the visitors from this
place went early and returned late in large
nu:nberS.
The "McAllistcr's moving mirror" not
iced in another place in our columns this
| week, was in the possession of Mr.. r. II.
MatiueS, representing McAllistcr'S optical
house of Philadelphia, who was making ar
engagements for a display of goods of the
above house ut the coming fair
DIR. Arthur Mitchell mourns this week
the loss of fine young mockins bird which
hungry cat succeeded in slyly capturing
on Tuesday night. The mine lives of the
cat were subsequently brought TO an abrupt
termination from the contents OF a weapon
in tile hands of Mr.. Charles Perkins.
AT Il meeting of the board of church
extension of Wilmington NJ. L. conference
held III A>bury church, Wilmington, last
Wednesday week, with Presiding Elders
Hill, Wilson AMI Ftancr, the Rvs. &. w.
Prettyman, j. Is. Quig- and 7. L. Martin
dale and Captain Alexander X ely and +.
\. Ellis, Esq, present, the board recon-
mended that $500 each be donated to the
churches IL CIpn Charles City ard Plrkin-
to the parent boanl, i'll Philadelphia, on
Wednesday afternoon.
-Gov. Jas. l.. Groone, Mr.. John ). Writ
and Il large number of Elkton politicians
| departed for Baltimore on Tuesday evening
last to attend the Democratic State Con-
vention held in that city on Wednesday.
| The object of the convention was to nomi-
nate candidates for clerk of the court of APP
| peais and comptroller of the treasury, and
new state central committee was named.
Hon. James Il. Groome, John 5. Writ,
Alexander Peoples, and VIM. richards
We're the delegates to the convention from
this county.
| "A dispatch to the Baltimore UcrdM OF
Monday last reads as follows: The annual
meeting of stock holders of Woodlawn Camp
Association was held in the NJ +. church
at Port Deposit on Saturday evening. Hon.
Jacob Tome occupied the chair. The treas
urer's report showed a deficiency for the
| year of S4j.S3. The trustees elected were
Enoch Mccullough, T. J. Nanneman, VIM.
McMulcn, {. \. Abrahams and j. c.
|
| Mccullough president and G. 5. Abrahams
secretary and treasurer. They appointed
as board of managers j. NJ. McClenahan,
j. w. Mccullough, Eli 5. Seminar, Alfred
Ford, j. T. Mccullough, II. c. Nesbtt, w.
w. Carter, James Barnes, Thos Kirk and
| G. w. Wilson. The time for holding the
next camp was fixed for August 10, 1886
In almost every way the matters of the
Fair in the past have been conducted in a
manner to please all; but there is one seri-
Gus fault or mistake the Society make
which we think they will pardon us
forotfcring advice upon. We hear it
stated that they intend this year as
last to sell the programmes of the races
| Not only tothe strangers who visit the cXhi-
bition but to the townspeople themselves
this practice appears truly ridiculous, for
at no other place, so far as cur knowledge
of the matter extends, is this thing done
The races are an entertainment, to which
the spectators pay Il liberal admission fee,
and it is only just that they should be sup
piled with Il programme without charge
paid for the bit of paper to which they OBJ
ject but to the unprogressivc p.Inciple OF
the thing. The advertisements that occupy
space upon the programmes are or should
be enough to cover the expense attendant
, upon their preparation, and they are the