The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-09-01
Perryville Items.

PERRYvILLE, Aug. %, 1SSS.-Mr. Elmore
Owens is now busy in his canning house.
He put up near 10, 600 cans of tomatoes and
corn last week. Tomatoes have not ripeped
very much at this writing but they look
forward for a big run next week Mr..
| Owens bad not made much calculation on
corn for this season, therefore he has put
| up about as much as he expected. Every
thing is going on nicely. All the help is
from the immediate neighborhood and the
| fruit is being handled as nicely as in any
private family. There is not an Italian or
Bohemian about the place.
Mr.. Thomas Kane has one of his double
dwelling houses enclosed and the founda-
| ton for the other is about finished Mr. ID.
McDonald's house is being rapidly pushed
forward and will soon be completed The
addition to Mr.. Henry Boyds house is about
completed.
Although there are several good horses in
our town it has always been a great trouble
I" get team, especially for strangers, as all
the teams here have been kept for PR.
vate We are glad to state that this
trouble is now over, as Mr.. Joel Craig has
opened a livery stable here which he is
conducting in good style. Mr.. Craig has
some good teams both single and double
Mr. John Murphy, who is in charge of the
teams, is always ready for drive and will
! always be found about the depot on arrival
of trains. Mr.. Craig also talks strongly of
building blacksmith and wheelwright
shop here.
Jim Dustin, the dude, who started har-
ness shop here several weeks ago. was some
thing like the butterfly. His stay was of
short duration. He put on too many airs
to do any business. 1t is said that he painted
and powdered, and wore a high beaver hat
and could not sit near a laboring man le-
cause they always had a peculiar odor.
notwithstanding all mis- airs he skipped in
the night leaving two board bills, three
months house rent, a store bill and we
know not what else. But as there were some
valuable tools, ETC., left in ehe house his
father came and paid off the bills and took
away the things. But Jimmy bad better
steer clear of Perryville or he may get
buggy ride on rail.
We notice among the visitors to our town
this week Mr.. George H. Owens and daugh-
te-, Leona, of Philadelphia, visiting his
father, Capt. III. OVENS Mrs. V. Touch
stone, widow OF the late Jas. Touchstone,
| eX-Deegate to House of Representatives, also
visiting her father Capt. HI. Owens Miss
Rebecca Boyd, of Philad elphia, visiting
Mrs. L. Owens; Mrs. Elmira Owens, of
Philadelphia, visiting her father, Mr.. H.
McMullen; Mrs Tinker, of Baltimore, with
three children, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Heymanck; Mrs. Fannie Owens three chill
dren visiting friends in Lamsdale, Pa.
Mr.. VIM. Gross and family have moved to
Wilmington, Del. Mr.. John Murphy has
rented the house recently occupied by Mr..
Gross and will move in in few days.
There is a special train leaves here every
evening about $50 O'Clock specially for
peaches. They go from here to Columbia
from there all through the west. These
peaches are brought here from down the
Delaware road. We often see the cars and
sometimes look through the Stats or bars in
the car doors.
The Jr. o. U. A. NJ. of this place intends
holding picnic in Mr.. Jno. Stump's woods
on September 4th. There will be refresh
ments on the grounds, but no Intoxicating
| liquors will be allowed. The committee in
charge are using every effort to make the
affair an enjoyable one. The committee in
charge are William Heymanch, Taylor L
Boyd, John Ward Thomas Kelley, George
Watson, Thomas Finnaman, James Baker,
| and Role Cameron.
Watermeons are quite plentiful. They
have been selling as low as one and two
cents each at boats. but seldom less than ten
cents out of the stores. Tomatoes are worth
60 cents per bushel in the stores All other
vegetables in proportion. LITE.