The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-14

Caroline school girls are said TO be S
modest that they will not work on imprope
fractions dStOn Gazette.
The name of the station on the Baltimor
and Ohio railroad, near Baldwin's Mills
has been changed from Viking to Banks
dale
Mayor George McQuilkin has purchas
ed pony for the nse of his little son Georg
and the boy gallops his horse along on
streets in fine style.
Prof w. NJ. Fonlk, principal of IT,
Elkton Academy, and family returned thi
week from a lengthy visit to relatives il
Port Deposit and Oakland Md.
The Survivors of the 4th Regiment De
Vols with their families will hold a reunion
at Brandywine Springs Del, on Thursday
Aug. 10 1886.
There was a desperate fight in Port
Deposit on Sunday among some Italian
laborers. One of them known as Tom was
seriously, if not fatally beaten and cut.
Frank j. Henry, well known young
man formerly Of Ekuon, is lying seriously
i'll of typhoid fever at the residence of hi:
mother Mrs. Price in this town.
The Young Mems Association of Chesa
peake City has secured the steamer Heller
to take the place of the Nelly White in tax
ing their excursion from Chesapeake City tt
Colchester on next Wednesday, Angus
18th.
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ton gave an excursion 10 Rockaway Beach
on Wednesday, via, the p. w. II b. Rail
road to Havre de Grace and from there tc
Rockaway Beach by steamer. a few Elk
ton colored people went along.
Some of our citizens who are possess ed
of fast horses speed them in the evenings
on the fair grounds. Among the number
are r. T. c. Crouch, o. p. Clemson, F. c.
Collins, Henry Cameron, John S. Writ
Esq r. b. Frazer and B. B. Dunbar
Tile Delarare Frohibitionist, which has
for some time been published monthly in
Wilmington by C. II. Seminar, has changed
hands. The new owners, Messrs. Aexan-
der j. Watson and John c. Otto, will pub
lish the journal weekly.
DIR. George f. Morrow started on vaca-
ton tour on Monday night last. He drove
to Chesapeake City where he embarked
with his team for Baltimore. From there
he went to his parents home in Baltimore
county near Owens Mills. The Doctor will
visit other points before lie returns.
Rev f. w. Scott Pres ident of the
Maryland District of the a L. NJ. p.
church will preach at Elk Neck Camp on
Sunday August 18th. And at Providence
Church Elkton at s p. NJ. Rev. Scott has
just closed his Camp at Towsontown Bait
Co. IL was a success in every way.
1t is with regret that we notice the death
of our Old friend and subscriber Robert
Trimble which occurred recently at his resi-.
dence at Bay View. But shoIt time agt
he was in Elkton looking well and paid Us
a call. He was shortly afterwards taken i'll
of typhoid fever and died after an illness oil
but week or ten days.
The Oxford Press advertises an excur-
sion of from kennett Square to Colchester
Beach over the Baltimore Central road tC
Port Deposit and thence to COLCHESTER Beach
on the steamer Nelly White. 1t appears
that our neighbor has not yet heard that
the Nelly White has gone to pieces in the
Chesapeake Bay.
The Talbot County Fair Association has
about 100 men at work on their grounds in
Easton making the track and erecting
buildings They will be ready by the date
in September fixed for the fair. There has
not been a fair in Talbot for 50 years. Grea
preparations it is stated are being made for
this one and great success is anticipated.
Death on Thursday of last week entered
the family of Rev. James A. Mitchell, rec
tor of tie Episcopal church in Centreville
and son of the late Rev. Mr.. Mitchell VIII,
was rector of the Elkton Episcopal church
His daughter Mollie bright interesting
child OF twelve years died after severa
months illness of lung and heart trouble.
One of the advertising wagons of a pat
ent medi cine called Vandykes Relief reach
ed E,kton on Monday. An entertainment
was given from it that evening which gath
cred a large crowd in front of the cour
house. Unlike most of these affairs no medi
cine was sold from the wagon and it is onl.
to be had at the drug stores.
-" Uncle Toms Cabin was performec
in tent, erected near the Elkton Machine
Works on Friday evening of last week by
travelling company. A couple of bands b.
parading the streets advertising the afai
brought together several hundred peopl
one half of them colored, to hear the parfor
nance. The stage was small and the scene
ry wretched was also most of the acting
able fun and the majority of the audienc
appeared to be pleased.
The town authorities of Port Deposi
have had a number of machinists employee
for some time in repairing the two steamer
of the Water Watch Fire Company. ~
feet of new linen hose have been purchase
for the use of the department. The con
pany when the repairs are finish ed and on
fit completed will be in better conditio
than ever. A large fine bell weighing ahor
IDb, puTCni.Stu ny SDiHt IlUl
since has never been placed in position an
it is stated that the company declare the
intention, of selling it unless the COMM
sioners have it properly hung.
Ainsula paper has the following
man living in this vicinity got HON
mornings ago along toward daybrea
anC order that the family should II,
hear jim he did not use his night-key b1
reached his chamber by climbing over IL
porch roof. He went to bed, feeling that
had done pretty smart trick, and in
short time was called to breakfast. Ores
ing hurriedly he attempted to leave IL
room, hut he couldn't do it. The door ha
been locked from the outside and he was
prisoner. He had to call for some one to l.
him out and this gave him dead away.
MIR. VIM. p. Morgan, first assistant Ell
gineer of the Consolidation Company's co
lier. Frostburg, died on board that vess
alongside the wharf at Hoboken, n. j.. {
Friday morning of last week from the il
halation of steam and from scalds, produ
ed by the bursting of steam pipe in Il
engine-rOom while at work. He died sho
time after the accident occurred. The r
mains were taken to Baltimore where Il
deceased made his home. He leaves a wi
who was out of the city at the time al
who is very i'll. He was a native OF thes
peake City where he resided ndmber
years and where his remains We're taken {
Monday for interment. The deceased h
resided in Baltimore a nu N Der of years al