The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-21

anceS Will be at the IrtSOyt terrain cnurcn al
half past twelve to carry scholars who have
no other means of getting to the grounds.
Sealed proposals for carrying the mail
from EIkton via Bank (Baldwins Mills)
and Cowentown TO Appleton, distance OF
seven miles, six times week each way by
a schedule Off hours running time each
way from Sept. 9TH 1886 to June 30th 1887
will be received by the postmaster at Elk
ton until August 18th
| MIR. Chas. q. Wells, who for several
years past has been in charge of the Is. Il O..
telegraph office in Elkton has been appoint
ed station agent and day operator at Sim
gerly, the most important station on the b.
4 o. railroad, in Cecil county. Mr.. Wells
has shown himself to be an obliging and
efficient official and will doubtless be sue
cessful in his new field of labor.
In these days of sharp competition be
tween manufacturers of rival fertilizers
farmers are often perplexed as to which to
use. The only practical method to decide
| the quality and value of any artificial ma
nure is 10y actual use on your land. In other
words experience is the only teacher. Read
what well known farmers in this vicinity
have to say about Tygert's Star Bone Phos-
phate, which p. G. Strickland sells 1t
brings the results in the biggest crops.
The managers of the Philadelphia, Will
mington Il b lltimore railroad are negotiat-
ing with the heirs of the Stout estate at
North East for the purchase of a lot of land
north of the railroad at that place for the
purpose of erecting handsome new depot
thereon this fall. Ii is highly probable that
the negotiations will be concluded success
fully. 1t has heen decided objection by
the farmers living north of the depot that
they were compelled to cross the railroad to
reach it. The present depot at North East
| is disgrace to so hourishing a town.
| On Thursday six coiored men of Elk
ton, five of them mem bers of the Elkton
colored band, together with member of
the ST. Augustine band left this place for
New York. They have contracted TO travel
with Washburne's Uncle Toms Cabin COM
pany for the next 40 weeks. They will
parade the streets of the towns and cities
that the company visits and sing choruses
in the play. The party was composed of
Amos j. Bradley, Frank Miller, Haywood
| Hogan, Charles Daniels, Arthur Allen
Charles Bowser and William Kennedy
Million Dorsey, a prominent citizen of
| Rowlandville, died at his residence there on
Tuesday morning last of consumption. Mr.
| Dorsey was for years engaged in the dry
goods and grocery trade at Rowlandville
being one of the firm of Dorsey & Frank
His health having become impaired last
spring, thinking change would prove
beneficial he accepted travelling agency
This proved of little avail and he had been
confined to his bed for several weeks pre-
vious to his death. He was 81 years of age
and leaves widow but no children.
-Messrs. William S. Evans, Dr. George.
S. Dare and William Ward, composing the
Democratic State Central Com; nittee for
Cecil county met GU Tuesday last in Ekton
They decided to hold the primary meetings
in the several districts on Saturday August
2Sth To elect delegates to the county conven-
ton to be held in Elkton on the Tuesday
! following, which in turn will name delega-
ties to the congressional convention to meet
in Belair. There is no aspirant from this
county. Both congressman Shaw and Tai
bolt have friends but the Cecil delegation
will likely go unpledg: !.
Tine premium list of the Cecil county
fair shows evidence of prosperity, and al
though there is certainly too greata proper
ton of their fair taken up with racing, still
| the premiums offered on cattle are nearly
double the numbe and much larger value
than the Delaware fair. So too although
Cecil is not counted among our fruit grow
ing counties at all, the list of premiums of
fered on fruits is much larger than that of
its Dover competitor. Taken altogether it
| is an admirable contrast in its matter and
| arrangement to the Delaware Premium
List, and is very nice specimen of the art
| topographic too Peninsula Farmer
A person who has she two opposite oc-
| equations of farmer and lawyer brought
| a long cared mule to town the other day
and, thinking he would surprise the genial
Register of Wills, led the mule into the
Orphans Court room. The occupants were
somewhat surprised and steered clear of the
doEkey's heels while he stood with his head
out the door gaping at the passers by. The
| joking lawyer-farmer found the JOKE the
| other way when a town officer who, hap
penei to be by, told him to appear before
the magistrate for having the animal on
the sidewalk. In the end, however, the
| matter was not prosecuted.
| The Postmaster General has issued a
| circular of Information and instruction to
| postmasters concerning and preparatory to
putting into operation on October the act of
August 1886, authorizing the extension of
the special delivery system to all pnstotfices
and all maiable matter. Any article with
a special delivery stamp addressed to a per-
son living within mile of any postotfice
must be delivered Immediately Oh receipt.
The hours within which special delivery is
to be made is between I a. NJ. and p NJ
The compensation of the postmaster for the
work will be 50 per cent of the value of the
special delivery stamps.
On Sunday night LIST the residence of
|
n broken into and several articles of lewelry
and quite sum of money stolen. The
house was entered from IA window in the
rear which had been left open to admit the
air while the family were at church or
while they were sitting on the front
porch. Mrs. Hopkins engagement ring
with diamond setting and her gold watch
We're taken as well $50 in money. A gold
watch and chain and so in money belong
ing to Miss Emma Loag were also stolen.
The coloIed servant, Jane Little lost about
81 in silver which she had concealed in the
pantry. The residence of Lyman Mauldin
was also entered, it is supposed, by the
same parties but they were frightened away
by the servant girl before they secured any
thing of value.
One day last week four men who had
Elkton ice cream saloon and inquired the
cost of ice cream by the gallon. They were
informed and SAID they would take IA gal.
Ion if the proprietor would put it into four
quart boxes. They were told that there
were two scales of prices, one for re-
failing aud the other for wholesaling, and
if they wished the cream in small packages
they would have to pay the retail price
After leaving the place and inquiriDg else
where they returned and each got Il quart
box full and paid for il. They re
quested four spoons and then each pro