The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-09-19
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nigh.
And SC does the 9Th annual exhibition
of the Cecil county agricultural society.
To-day is the Hebrew Yom krpoor, or
Day of -Atonement.
Movements in society circles in Ekton
this week have been rather few and far
between.
Miss Annie Wells departed this week
for Philadelphia, where she expects to So
lourn several weeks.
Next Monday, she DIST instant, ushers
in the September terra of the Circuit Court
for this county.
On Tuesday next the Orphans Court,
County Commissioners and School Com
nissioners will all meet in special session.
Miss Kate Reese has been absent from
her home during the last ten days on an
extended "trip to Chesapeake CITY, Middle
town and elsewhere.
Rev. J. p. Otis will preach at John
sons school house tomorrow at ; o'clock.
Sabbath School will be held at the usual
time.
Miss Sophie Lincoln, who has been So
iourning at the residence of Mrs. Jas. Nc
Kinsey in Philadelphia, returned to her
home near Elkton on Tuesday last.
Mr.. c. b. Finley, cashier of She Elkton
bank, has been spending some time at LoG-
isville, Ky.,is expected to return u his post
some time next week.
An additional improvement to much
improved High street was made this week
by the laying of gar mains aud the erection
of two new street Lamps.
Miss Carrie Lrggett has returned to her
position as assistant in the New Leeds pub
lie school. Mr.. j. NJ. Means has been sue
ceetled in the princiralship of this school
by Miss Helen McAulay.
Mr.. George Draper has been engaged
this week in painting the store Of Mr.. VIM
j. Arch The color used on the outside
is red. The Improvement made is quite an
attractive one.
The stockholders tickets to the fair
We're Issued by Secretary ,JohnC Partridge
last Monday. The judges and compliment
tary tickets were printed at the WING office
this week.
Mr.. Edward Titus, son of the late
Howard Titus, Esq, after long absence
in the West, paid EIkton visit this week.
Ned is we'll remembered here by his old
friends, and was given warm welcome.
Mr.. John Lambert, who started some
months ago on u Western tour, arrived back
in Elkton this week. lie went West with
the object of settling in that part of the
country, but for unknown reasons has
given up the idea.
To be contemporaneous with Messrs.
Ward Il Davis in the matter Of improve
ments, Mr.. John Frazer swung to the breeze
this week an attractive new sign. The in
terror of his store las been greatly i'm
proved also.
Miss Lizzie Merritt state; that she lost
plain gold bracelet on Sunday night last
at or near the depot. Amy one who has or
may find the same would be very much
blessed by returning it to its owners resi-
drncc, on Main street, or to this office
Mr.. w. A. herman is erecting for VIM.
NJ Singerly, Esq on the lot iii front of the
pulp mills large and handsome stable for
the accommodation of the great number of
horses and mules used in the business of
the mill. The Dimensions of the new struc-
ture are TO be 30xS0 feet.
One of the finest looking specimen of
Horticulture ever observed here was on eX
hibition at NIitchells drug store this week.
was Il rose ola french variety, measuring
about three inches in diameter. 1t was
grown in the yard adjoining the residence
of Ruebcn lamar, Esq, ut West Eikton.
1T appears to us that the fences sur
rounding the Fair grounds will need the
attention this season of those who have the
repairing Of things in charge. 1t is mat
ter 10 which particular attention should be
given, as nothing so far enhances the ar-
pearance of sach places as neatly ordered
fences.
Mr. Horace Johnson and family now
reside in the Catholic parsonage, on Cattle
drII street. The Rev. Father Lyons has
been compelled to spend much of his time
in New York attending to some legal bust
ness, but will return to Newark every Sat
ur,lay evening and from thence proceed to
EIkton on Sunday morning.
MIR. William Bratton departed on We'd
nrsday morning last for Princeton College,
New Jersey. William viii endeavCr &c
flthom the mysteries of Blackstone and his
contemporaries, and ali the further techni-
calitics of the lawyers art, and we hope ht
NAV, and feel confident that he will sue
ce.Sfully accomplish his undertaking.
Mr. Ebrcw Stern, while employed upon
the new barn being erected on the
ID. Carter farm, on Saturday last fell from
Il II foot overshoot, sustaining many severe
bruises, but no serious bodily injuries. II,
was attended by pr. Whitaker and W,
"a NJ rapidly recovering from the shocl
- !, fall
>The workmrn while engaged upon til,
improvements to the residence of Clinton
Mccullough, Esq, on the Chill" discovered
upon the flor of the garnet an old cooke,
hat evidently the property once of a revolu
tionary soldier. Several hours later
bundle of ancient documents, consisting o
marriage certificate, &c, were found in tn
same place.
Mr.. David Scott, school commissions
OF the Fourth district, while attending tn
funeral of Miss Getty at the Cherry Hill
Methodist church on Friday of last weel
was suddenly stricken with II disease re
senbiing paralysis and moved to his hom
in suffering condition. The physician
pronpunces Mr.. Scott very seriously i'll
This will be painful news to many in thi
community where he is so we'll and favor
ably known.
After long years of vain search and en-
dcavor it remained for Mr.. John VI. Terrell
of this town, to discover and kill the "fatte
calf" which operation was performed a
creature referred TO was one of the man
raised upon the farm of Mr.. Gibson Waller
tine near Poplar Hill, and weighed whe
eight weeks old 22l pounds The customer
who were served with a portion of this al,
mIl stated that the flesh was of the tender
est, sweetest and juicest ever served theI
by an Elkton butcher. We don't know
how much complimented the calf migf
have felt over these remarks, but it wa
certainly gratifying to Mr.. Terrell to kno
that he had been enabled to cater so well {
the tastes of his patrons.