The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-29

Local MiscelIany.-Cooler-the weather
Generally speaking-Wom
We had a fine rain on Tuesday afternoon
and night.
There was heavy rain storm at Elkton
On Thursday night.
Watermelons are selling for 124 cents IN
our market. Catalogues are here, Also
1t is reported that the Chestnut crop
will be an abundant one in this locality.
Young chickens were selling at ~ cents
per pound, in the Elkton market, last week.
A New York Editor says" Fashlona-
BILE earters are now made of velvet, mounted
with gold and silver"
Several children about town were over
come with the heat last week. They all
recovered.
"He always was that way" is the now
popular slang phraze. How du know%'
is the thin Doctors faverite.
There is considerable talk about town, of
the Red Lion Camp Meeting, which COM
mences on the 10th proximo.
Look well to the contents of huckleberry
pies. The dark little berries and defunct
flies bear striking resemblance.
One of the most contemplate habits is
making low remarks about women passing
along the street. 1t is sure index of low
breeding.
The blackberry season is nearly over and
the crop was said to be large, but the ber-
ries were not as fine as last year. The
whortleberry crop will also be large.
Blackbirds are beginning to fly in fiocks,
and the gunners about town are preparing
for them, to see who will kill the most birds
at one shot, or capture ''white blackbird. .
A most excellent old lady up town is
much exercised in mind to know chow is
it that little quicksilver in glass tube
can make such awful hot weather by just
rising in it an inch or two
Two colored men were arrested on Friday
night of last week, and committed to Jail,
for fighting and disorderly conduct in the
street. Too much Jersey lightning"
the cause.
The boys about town are now indulging
very freely in bathing and fishing. BE
careful, boys, local is scarce, but we don't
want to record any cases of drowning this
season.
Summer has made decided change in
arranging the hair, and there is now a pos
sibility of obtaining some idea of the shape
of alady's head. The deforming chignons
arc doomed and already begin to disappear.
A young lady in town who has been
studying Latin, was asked by her beau
what sic transit gloria mundi meant. She
translated it:-"Come and see me on Mon
day."
Jerry King, of Philadelphia, we'll known
to the sporting fraternity of Elkton and
vicinity, died in Philadelphia on Monday.
His death was very sudden. He was
El1ton this week.
Gentlemen having hip pockets in their
breeches Should be careful not to use them
for their handkerchief. 1t looks rather
suspicious when the tip of white hand
kerchief protrudes from beneath the coat
tail.
While passing along North street, on
Sunday afternoon last, we heard several of
the prisoners confined in the old jail, sing
ing "Shall we know each other there ?'-
Where do they mean? When they move
to the new jail?
The Mutual Building Association Of
Elkton meets tonight, and the first install
ment on the new series of stock will be
paid in. Persons wishing to take stock in
the new series, mu st be on hand OF send
their money this evening. No better
investment can be found.
A Schenectady editor complains that
parents are in the habit of locking
young people out of the house after nine
o'clock. The editor saw couple thus
locked out, the other night, and they were
hanging on the gate. They being SO mad
they kept biting at each other-one being
a young man and the other young lady.
Such cases of hydrophbia are common
about Elkton.