The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-02
JACKSON
E1OF1ES STEAD.
By J. POLK RACINE.

The Jackson homestead, known as Flint
Hill. And what delightful view one gets
Of ELTON aud its beautiful surroundings,
from the splendid old grange on the hill.
There is no lovelier or more romantic
homestead in Cecil, than that of the Jack
sons ct Flint Hill, browning the green hill
shat slopes from the Big Elk, on the east
side and the public highway on the south
side, stands the venerable grange Of Flint
Hill The plantation is about two miles
from Elkton and adjacent to the Big Elk,
and iii lonantio old streamlet in its name
carries US back to the days when the noble
Red man trod its either bank, babbles
aon" HE forefront of the landscape, while
beyond It's laughing waters stretch the mag
nifcient farms of Westamwell, owned by
Mr.. Dawson, Col |. d. Davis, Morris DIM
bar and others.
LoaIu% south from the grange ones
eyes sweep grand OLD Elkton from centre
20 circumference, its cleaning spires and
smoke stacks, and over all the dome Of the
oourc house looms up against the Southern
sky like a glory in the air.
The Grand old farm house, seems to have
once held out domestic comfort with a
haic,,a ,iarm that ever fingers with the
thought Of nome, sweet home. Looking
to the southwest, as IA as the eye will
carr, one catches sweet viStas Of the spark
Ing waters If che Ell. river, a. she sweeps
majeF .-r,'y oil TO the great faI beyond
IT, farm embraces about three hundred
acre; Owe two hundred acres are in a state
Of CT, NATION and ale lcltile, and no better
PROOF o.. this is necessary than to view,
every part Of the old grange The planta-
tion is tenanted by Mr.. James Koelig, for
merly IF Red Lion, Delaware and when |
say that everything in and about the old
grange gTaces domestic comfort with a
classic air, it goes without the telling that
Mr.. koelig is a splendid farmer. 1t is
very amusing, to 90 out with Mr.. koelig
among his stock and hear him call each Of
his pet3 by name, and see them trot up to
sheit Owed master to ne fondled for a few
minutes. For instance, we climbed to Il e
pasture field, and Mr.. Koelig called come
baby, and beautiful two year old FLY
trottef fro u the herd some distance away
and osme no to him, and ruhhing ita pretty
Roual uu3e on lis arm, then permitting
him 30 4ntangle some bricrs from its lovely
tail. Then we walked over to where the
cattle were peacefully grazing and re
called Bob, and directly u magnificent
young iostein bull walked up to it9
owner. when he Rugged its GLOSSY neck,
then p h-d up its hind foot anT patted it
for sou. time. Then we passed through
the aciA and he called them each by name
and ,uui.ed several Of them, and they all
seemed 4;.ad to see their master. Then we
askyA vi. kaelie il he had named all of
his stuck, he said all but the poultry.
Whc. We were nearing the apple orchard
our host said we will 90 look at the hogs,
and we a-Hci hlm j! they were all named,
and ~ said wait and see. When we had
reached tnr orchard Mr.. KoeIig called,
CON. .i!4ah, " aud huge black hog came
waddlins up, the while grunting with
delight at the sight of her master.
But no" things do change in this wooden
county OF ours, for see, we miss something
down youder just a little north of east
from the Did grange. All we know now
what it Is. 1t is Harvey's old rolling mill
dam, hut instead we see huge piles OF corn
fodder covering the same ground which
the g.,ag body of water did few short
years ago, where we were won't to angle
for the festive catfish and eel in the days
Of yCre.
Bat during freshet few years ago,
this onca great body of water broke its con.
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