The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-08-29

Captain VIM. Wright, is building a
| dwelling house ON West High street.
| MIR. Benz. Drew, has moved into his
fine new house just completed on West
High street.
Joe Bradbury, caught carrier pigeon
in his stable last Thursday. The pigeon
had ring on it's leg with the number 81,
on it.
"A large number of people from this
town and vicinity took advantage of the
Gouley excursion by rail and water, to Toll
chester Beach last Tuesday.
The Friends select school at Calvert.
Cecil county, will reopen next Monday
August 3lst under charge of the former
teacher Miss Florence N. Dance.
H. +. Kenny, acting for the owners of
the steamboat S. NJ. FELTON,, offers a reward
of 81 900 for the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who caused the explosion
on that steamboat on the morning of the
18th instant.
We hear that a steam laundry is short
ly TO Db SuttTItu Ill DuC ike JIG
water works and similar reported improve
Eents including the street sprinkler, we
will wait for something definite before men
tioning it as an esta blished fact.
The picnic held in Gilpin's woods, East
of Eikton under the auspices of the colored
cornet band of Elkton was a success, and a
large number of visitors were present. The
delegation from the neighborhood of st.
Augustine, was very large and they were
accompanied by the cornet band from that
place, who with the Elkton band, paraded
the principal streets of Eikton before pro-
ceeding to the picnic grounds. The pic
nickers all seemed to en- Joy themselves.
Mr.. John Futty, of Elk Neck, was in
Ekton this week, and spoke in glowing
terms of the farming prospect and advan-
tages of that section. The crops already
harvested have been very satisfactory, and
the corn crop is already made, and will
produce on an average about from so to 60
bushels to the acre. He says, however,
that there are very few peaches in his sec
destroyed by fire a few months since, and
belonging to tie Ericsson steamboat COM
pany has been thoroughly rebuilt and re-
paired.
-Messrs. McQuilkin and Allen, machin-
lists of this town have completed beautiful
little steam yacht which they put into the
water this week. The yacht, which they
have named the Lillian" CATER sister of
one of the builders is about 80 feet long,
and is covered the entire length with
heavy canvass awning. She has seating
capacity for about twenty-five people, and
is intended for a summer pleasure boat. The
Gillian is perfect model, and reflects
credit on the workmanship and enterprise
of the builders. We understand that
pleasure trip will! shortly be taken on her
and that her speed will be tested.
"A petition in lunacy has been filed in
the case of Charles p. Barnes, confined in
Jail here and awaiting trial for the murder
of his brother-in-law and son, by Edwin
Barnes brother of the prisoner. With the
petition was filled the affidavit of DR.. John
H. lamar, which is as follows: "Ths is to
certify that have this day carefully ex-
amined into the mental condition of Cha s.
P. Barnes, prisoner in the Elkton Jail and
under my professional care, and l am pre-
pared to say that in my opinion he is men,
tally incompetent to have the care and gov
eminent of himself or to be instructed with
the manapemant of his estate"