The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-08

The Hollow, on tay Street, the ORR
ginal. not to say legitimate name of the
principal business thorOughfare of Elk
ton. now known aS Main Street. always
has been principal centre of the towns
activity.
This name. from il period to which the
memory of the Oldest inhahitant runncth
not to the contrary. has always been APP
piled to that portion of the town located
between the old Washington Hotel ON
the north side of the street. ut the corner
of North Street. and Partridge'S Hill.
For very many years. the old Washing
ton Hotel, on the site of which the pre-
sent Howard House was erected by
Jacob {. Howard and DIR. Henry II.
Mitchell in the year 1854. was known aS
the Ocean House.. because the roof of
the old frame structure leaked 50 badly.
that during heavy rains the dodgers were
generally washed in. and sometimes tit
is SaidD were washed out of their beds.
This house had been the early rrndez-
vous of the Wings of ElktOn. 1t was il
part Of the original Rudulph Estate. and
during the thirticS had been maintained
as Il public house hy Rowland Ellis. the
father Of Francis A. Ellis. and grand
father of Dir. Charles NJ. Ellis. In the
fortieS Josiah Foard WAS its proprietor,
while James Gebhart. Samuel II. Miller.
Smiley King. Jacob johnson and others
were its successive proprirtorS.
The Hollow" was particularly live
ly not TO say interesting section of the
town in 1910. the memorable Harrison
campaign. In that year. the old Log
Cabin had been erected on the site of
the store house now occupied by Victor
II. Bennett. The late Joseph Wells WAS
one of the active Wings who helped to
haul the logs of which it was built. the
Clouds. COL Enorh and Joseph G. Cloud,
the Bennett boys" IL they were then
called. Henry. John T.. Ruduph. and
possibly Victor. the Youngest of the sons
of Captain Henry Bennett, the Cart we'll
boys Robert H.. John A.. and Joseph
L. Cnntwell. were all active Wings and
made the welkn ring with the same old
coon songs of that memorable cam
paign.
DIR. Amos Alexander Evans was the
sturdy pillar upon whose ample shoulders
the Wing structure of the town. indeed
of the county rested. Three times his
gifted son Alexander was honorrtl by
them with seat in Congress. Col. John
{. Groome and James Henry JAmar were
influential coadiutorS of Dir. Evans. the
latter being unusually talented rs an
orator. Mr.. lamar was afterwards sent
to the Legislature Of Maryland ut Anna
polls to use his persuasive cloqucncc in
opposition to the construction of Rail
road Bridge across the SuSquchanna at
Pcrryvillr. and for which service the citi-
nf "a ,I
costly gold watch suitably inscribed.
and Il massive gold neck chain. which he
afterwards wore rs Il souvenir of his
service to the local opponents of II bridge
at Pcrryvillc. which they then urged.
would he IL serious obstruction to the
navigation of the SuSqurhanna River
Mr.. lamar had his office in the Log
Cabin" in the Hollow. Francis \. Ellis,
Henry II. Gilpn, father of Magistrate
Henry II. Gilpin. james Thomas McCul-
Tough, father of State Senator Henry NJ.
Mccullough We're other active Wings of
the town associated with the campaign
of 1910.
Mr.. Ellis mt that time. lived in the
dwelling on Main Street. now occupied
by Mr.. James f. Dean as store When
he vacated it. it was occupied by DR..
William l.. C0wan, II dentist from Balti-
more.
As these are "Ramhing Recollectons."
the writer feels at perfect liberty to make
any depression the vagrant bent of his
will suggests, and he recalls the advent
of the first regular Dentist in the town,
by the advertisement in which he pre-
Sented his professional services to the
people of Elkton, particularly the female
portion Of it. DR.. Evans and the Rev.
James Mclntire We're the public vouchers
for DR.. tOwnn's personal rcSprctability
and professional attninmentS From the
language of the card evidently false
teeth were regarded in those days as
more ornamental than useful. They were
looked upon suSpiciOuSly. or as merely
supplementary to Il woman'S good looks,
but when 1t came to actual use could not
be relied upon. An old soldiers opinion
of General Mcclellan during the war
exactly expresses the idra-''Superb on
dress parade, but when it comes to actual
service not worth pickayune."
With this knowledge of the times the
language in which the Doctor commends
himself III II letter accredited to these
gentlemen is 1T once unique and original
HE put III Il new set of teeth for
female friend Of mine. which not only
look as natural as if they were natures
own gift, hut with which she can actually
mastcate the hardest food without the
least difficulty"
That settled it.-Doctor Cowan's for
tune was made. for his card appealed
not only to the vanity of the fair sex. but
to their gastronomc tastes as well, and
from 1910 until to-day. Elkton has been
the paradise Of mechanical dentistry.
Seven years before the old Log Cabin
was built, an event occurred in Elkton,
that for once mt least put every citizen of
the town on his or her knees. 1t was the
only time, so far at least as any record