The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-03

| Mr. Geo Draper and brother have been
painting the store and dwelling of DIR. But
Ter on East Main street this week.
The thanks of the entire staff OF the
WING are hereby unanimously extended to
Mr.. Gilmour and his happy bride for the
delicious treat of wedding cake sent them
on Wednesday morning.
detective Jones and balitf Geo. King
on Wednesday last captured and locked up
in the county Jail the darkeys VIM. Harris
and Harry Salisbury, whom they caught
while engaged in stealing liquor from the
p. w. X Is. Railroad Cos. warehouse.
-Messrs. VIM. T. Warburton and Henry
NJ. Mccullough, as trustees. sold the Ben
nett mansion and wharf property at Elk
landing on Tuesday last to DIR. H. II. Mitch
ell for Sl500.O0. Mr.. John NJ. Terrell cried
the sale from the steps of the Court House.
Tom Harris, a young colored man,
was arrested by Baliff King on Saturday
night last for disturbing the peace of the
community in the eastern portion of town.
He was locked up in the county Jail and
given hearing before Justice Scott ON
Monday morning, who released him with
severe reprimand.
MIR. Il. &. Lewis, of the Glass Front
store, is destined to be the John Wanna
maker of Elkton. The quality and cheap
ness of the goods displayed at his attractive
establishment compete fully with the same
articles offered by the famous merchant of
18th and Market streets, Philadelphia.
Owing to pressure of advertising mat
ter upon our columns this week the depart
ment opened On the editorial page in last
Saturdays issue, entitled Studies in Liter
allure and Biography, does not appear. 1t
will be found in its place next week, how
ever, the subject of the essay being "Robert
Burns
Mrs. Lucy Litzenberg is preparing to
announce to the ladies of Elkton through
an advertisement in these columns next
week that she has decided 20 add to her al
ready large and varied stock of goods full
line of black and colored silk velvets, black
and colored velveteens, and black and COL
ored brocaded velveteens, which she will
sell at the same prices asked for such goods
in the city stores.
The building of the Elk Mills company,
about two miles from this town on the New
ark road was damaged by fire to the extent
of $500 on Thursday morning. Flames were
discovered in the spreader room of the
mill at 8 o'clock. All hands, men,
women, and children worked faithfully and
with great efficiency in eXtinguishing the
fire. The inside of the building, about 2Ox
so, is completely charred and il is surpris-
ing that any part of the building or ma
chinery was saved.
Almost every night this week the mem
bers of the Dramatic Association have been
rehearsing their parts in preparation tor the
performance on next Wednesday evening.
This being the second enactment of Oliver
Twist by them the experience they have
gained in the important movements of the
play will reveal noticeable improvement
upon their former rendition and should be
witnessed by every resident of the town
and county who is DESTROYS of passing away
an evening in delightful and instructive en-
tertainment. Tickets, ranging in price
from fifty to twenty-five cents will be on
be on sale at the drug stores and other prin-
cipal business places in town and at the
door on night of entertainment.