The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-10
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| RrfWrmcr. which wills printed at the
office of The Wing. 1t waS devoted to
the interest of the Know-Iothing PARTY,
and WAS published anonymously for Il
time. owing to which the postmaster re
fused to transmit it through the mails :;
but this difficulty WAITS Sns%n obviatrd by
placing the tune of the imaginary firm
| of Smith 4 Co.. at the head of it's col
unm.> After The WIZ L,cam' fully
committed to the Klow-lRsthims party,
the Union Rrformrr WAS discontinued.
| Early in the fall of 1886 John Il.
Rowan commenced the publication of Il
small weekly campaign paper. called the
Jackson Picket Guard. Ii WAS devoted
to the iWtcrut uf tine Democratic Party.
| anvil i,lvo,. :cl the ,,rcton of James
Buchanan to the Presidency. It was
"ftta.l with Considerable. ability. and WAS
plimt, | at the office of The Cecil Dtsnn-
e. t.
After the death of Mr.. Ricketts,. the
Cecil Wing PASSED intn tine editorial
nllI :grmrnt Of james :. Crawford. who
r.'.tul !: far Il l,I.ol of eleven mOrth>.
lIiOr to April. 1851. VIXEN it WAS pur-
,.a>,s; by Edwin L. Ewing. who in
1876 disposed Of it To its present owner.
l.rWly K. Tol,,w Esq. The Che Il
Peak" Cnc>"pik,. or the iigl'iiEg fish Of
the Chc.apnlkr Bay. vs. founded in
Chesapeake CITY. in 1876. ly II&dly
Me : vino ,tnIt. to the Centennial Inter-
-. ,.l, e. -
she NickshuIg l,lHli. 1t was purchGl>-
"a by DR.. II. II. b. Brewer. in the Win
ter of 1878. lr. Erowyr changed it,
rumr to the ca, sap. IKE Record ANA con-
tiLurd tH publish il until December.
1879. whrn he removed to Moth East
and started the North Elst Record.
which is LOW published in tEIt town by
his son WiM.Am G. Rrowrr lnr lti>-
iwg sun Journal was fouulul by W. IL.
lem.,Hgtun X Bro. i'm 1879. 1t is Il
lively little sheet a:%l gives evidence of
atrailing good Uid age.
The latest Joanna ,i>tic venture in this
county. is the Cecil County News. which
wH> started in Elkt~n in September,
1850. by Dr James H. Frazer. and
which though yet in its infancy gives
PROMISE of vigorous mHllmrt
The fisheries of this county have long
been one of its. most important sources
rf wealth. There can be no Gouht that
the INDIAN tribes that Calta;n Smith
found residing It the head If the Bay.
when he eNI,vrrd it, were attracted
lthrIr. HS their air, aiui> hll To Goul t
been. from time imm,morial. by tn, arg,
quantities of fish they roupl in the
waters Df th. Bay and its tributaries.
amH the facilities that the lumtlouS
hr19yhcS nf tn" streams ,ml tying il;" il
afforded fur the easy capture If the
members Of III" tinay tribe.
The rr&.'pr WIN I,coNr,t th@t when
thc w&glke SuSuurh&m ,ckS made tn,
tr' rty with the Ergli>h on Severn River
in lG12. they H.trv.A tine cnn.try be.
tween the North East al Su>lut hamal
liivcIS. Their ru:,tn for Goir" -. wa.
~ doubt, to secure til, night # way I,
the rich fishing grouL,l> ut the head III
TIN. Bay. ami .:nr the rultEllu >i'lr "a
tine NoIth Ea.t ltiv,r. In these day>
and until t.yir passage Was pr,vrHtu,
lbr the erection of mi.!-l.,m$. tn. mi~rI
tory fish Were Accustomed to H>c,iI tn,
streams as far ~, they fu,ll It >uilirirrt
drlth of W.tCr to enable them to swim
| The Sril.,. used Il '..ury age wee
nlIG, of hrmp or flax twiuc. which WAS
spun on the r,l-fH>h:yIyd >prrg.u.
wheels thea in use. They we're grgvr
ally Hu more thUn tworty ur Thirty yard,
long. Owing to the ahunrnNco of >haD
and hCll'i : c,.tuly ago. the drnrup0
fer them cnull easily he Supplied by
seine. of moderate. length. Lo~gtr seine
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