The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-09

We have large supply OF coal, embrac-
ing all the sizes, Furnace, Egg, Stove,
small Stove and Nut. This coal is of choice
quality, and is unusually clean and free OF
late. IL is MI stored on plank floor, aad
supplies can he delivered promptly in good
order.
If THE SCorr FERTILIZER COMPANY
The Elkton foot ball team played that
of West Nottingham on Saturday last on
the grounds of the latter. The game resulted
in IA draw, neither side scoring. 1t was ar
ranged to play two innings of but fifteen
minutes each Ram brought the game to a
close after one inning had been played and
eleven minutes of another.
-Shockley & Smith, auctioneers, for
Sheriff johnson on Thursday sold The prop
erty of Matthew q. Scarborough, consisting
of two acres of land improved by frame
store and dwelling house, frame barn and
other outbuildings. 1t was purchased by
Mrs. Caroline Pritchard for $3.50. The prop
erty was subject to mortgage of 5000.
A novelty for November comes To us
from Cecil County, Md. William X Grif-
fifth, residing near Lombard. has two plum
trees which are full of second crop fruit and
some twigs from the trees have been brought
us b, Conductor Robert Griffith of Fourth
street, Oxford. The plumS are half to nearly
full grown aud among them are three per-
feet doubles. The trees are still blossomlng.
Ortord Press.
Wash II. Bennett the fat and jovial
agent of tue well-6nown queensware firm OF
Bennett, Bruce & Co., left Eikton on cleo
ton day after casting his ballot, for six
weeks tour of the peninsula in the interest
of his firm "Wash" has as fine a line of
samples as he ever showed aud large stock
of brand new jokes which he disposes of
free of charge to the curious natives down
the shore who with the merchants are al
ways pleased to receive a visit from him.
"Wash" is good fellow and we wish him
a successful trip.
The mad dog scare prevails in the
Fourth District. A yellow dog, which is sup
posed to have been mad bit a fine shepherd
dog belonging to Mr.. George Ewing, near
Providence Paper Mills and then attempted
to bite Mr.. Ewing who frightened it away
by throwing bucket at it. Mr.. Ewing
procured gun anu chased the animal but
dog which atterward showed evidences of
rallies entered t. e schoolhouse at X .nsas,
and was petted by some of the children. II
afterwards disappeared after biting a dog
belong ing to John Underwood.
Mrs. Ruth Kennard, widow of the late
Rev. Edward Kennard, a venerable and
highly respected lady OF this town and who
resides with her daughter Mrs. Edmund
Brown, celebrated her eighty SIKH birth
day on Thursday. Although so advanced
in years, time has dealt kindly with her,
and the little family group which gathered
around her in compliment of the occasion,
contained no one more sprightly in social
conversation than she. Mrs. Martha Hun
ter her sister, of Wilmington, Mrs. Nellie
Gooding and Mrs. Mary Lock, nieces of
Mrs. kennard also of Wilmington, and
Mrs. Jacob Cazier and daughter of Mount
Vernon, Delaware, spent the day with her.
We wish the venerable lady many happy
returns of this pleasant occasion.
w D. Ricard writes is Pennsylvania
exchange as follows concerning horse
which won purses at the Elkton Fair: ''The
bay mare Sisal, with record OF 2.234, is
owned by Mr.. Henry liner, near Avon
dale, Chester counly, Pa. Ia all her races
this season she has heen entered from Avon
dale Stock Farm Co U'd.,) aud in each
entry the owners full name WAS given. In
the program for the races 10 take place on
the Oxford track on Nov. 9Th, she is named
to heat the latest time ever trotted on that
track, which is 2.2S, and on the bills is said
to ne owned bv he Avondale Stock Farm
Co, CLsd } l must exonerate the Stock
Farm Company, for they knew nothing of
it until they saw it on the bills. | regret
very much that | did not correct it at the
time whon the first bills were printed