The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-08-22
Local Affairs.


Tomatoes 80 cents per basket.
We print a very interesting piece of
local history this week, entitled "Munster
and Mechlenburg."
Ono weeks work in the Chester county
Court was twenty-five cases tried, and
twelve convictions.
-Westamwell Sunday School, J. Per-
kins, Jr., Superintendent, will hold. their
annual picnic on Saturday next.
The Sabbath School of the Presby-
terian Church will hold their annual pic
mic in Merry's Grove, ON Thursday next,
the 9th instant.
DIR. R. C. Wakeman, of Port Deposit,
lately route mail agent No. 2 on the Bait.
Central Railroad, has received orders from
the Department to assist Levi Crowl, the
present agent on the road.
The Peninsular Agricultural Associa-
ton will hold their first annual Exhibition
at Middletown, New Castle county, Del,
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
September 23rd, Gath and 25th, 1874.
The outside of paper is that portion
on which the name is printed in large let
tsrs. In looking for paper in large
number, if this part is folded out and each
laid straight in a pile, it is much easier to
find. See it, eh9
Mr.. Henry Smith is in town canvassing
for a very fine edition of Family Bible, and
Max Adeler's book, "Out of the Hurry
Burly." Mr.. Smith has been unfortunate
in the loss of a limb, and has strong plea
for encouragement.
1t is not high crimes, such as robbery
and murder, which destroy the peace Of
society. Tho gossip, family quarrels, jeal-
ousies and Chickering's between neighbors,
meddlesomeness and tattling, are the worms
that eat into all social happiness.
The Northern Convocation of the Do
cese of Easton, will assemble in Trinity
Church, Elkton, on Tuesday the Sth of
September. Bishop Lay will preside as
usual, and the session will continue three
days, during which there will be interesting
services and instructions.
The laying of the corner stone of the
Catholic Church about to be erected in
Chesapeake City, will take place on Sun
day, August 30, at p. NJ. The Rt. Rev.
Bishop Becker will officiate, also in the
Catholic Church of Elkton, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. of the same day.
The ladies of Bethesda NJ. P. Church
will hold Festival, in the grove near by,
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sep
TENDER 3rd, 4th and 9Th, for the purpose of
furnishing their building with benches.
Supper will be provided each evening, and
refreshments will be furnished at moderate
prices; while many useful and ornamental
articles will be offered for sale.
-Counterfeits of the new fifty and ten
cent script are now in circulation. The
counterfeit of either note is hardly calcu-
lated to deceive persons who handle much
money. The paper is poor and the green
color is paler than the genuine, and the
engraving very clumsily executed. Alto
gether the counterfeit is easily detected
because of numerous imperfsctions.
The Liberty Grove School, under tho
auspices of Miss Martha Biddle, will begin
Aug. 31st. A high fence being erected in
front of the school room, the hitherto dan
ger of falling over the precipice is remedi-
cd. Miss Biddle had the offer of several
other schools, but there seems to be great
attraction in the neighborhood of Liberty
Grove, this being her third year there.
There is no doubt but that our citizens
will be willing to admit that every horse in
the county is fast; so it is not necessary
for their owners when they come to town
to 60 along the streets as though the Sheriff
were after them 1--WE hope the Bailiff will
be, these dusty times. Common sense, to
say nothing of common Christianity, ought
to prompt people to slow driving in the
present condition of streets and roads.
There will be Celebration by the
Sabbath School of Bethel NJ. P. Church,
in the Grove, near the Church, on Satur-
day, the 9Th of September. Addresses by
one or more clergymen are promised; and
the speaking and singing by the children
will be feature of the occasion. The
whole bids fair to be very interesting and
entertaining affair. leo cream and other
refreshments will be for sale on the ground.
The barn of George Smith, near Zion,
in this county, was destroyed by fire, on
Sunday afternoon last. The entire crops
were also consumed; nothing being saved
but the horses and wagons. There was
we learn, no insurance. By the exertions
of the nsighbors the adjoining buildings
were saved, although in great danger
The fire was kindled by a small colored
boy who lived with Mr.. Smith. He start
ed it in The straw with a match for the
purpose of seeing blaze, having taken a
cup of water with him to e1tinguish it.
Boys and girls if you wish to astonish
any member Of the family or any coming
guests by some day allowing them to dis
cover their initials neatly printed on a
pear, peach, or apple, as it hangs on the
branch, this is the way to carry out the
plan: Just before the fruit ripens, cut the
initials from thin, tough paper, and paste
them to the side of the frui. most exposed
to the sun. When in the course of time,
you remove the paper from the surface,
you will find the letters distinctly marked
upon it. There are other ways of printing
on fruit, but this is the most simple.
We saw this week curiosity brought
35 Mr.. C. F. Weaver from the Indian Ter
ritsry, were he found it on the prairie
while cunning. 1t is somewhat in the
shape of the old Indian stone axes which
used to be found in this region, only much
larger. It is very heavy for the size. En-
cireling it in traverse directions are two
rings Of darker color; the whole bearing
the appearance of having been an instru
ment of wood, wrapped with withe, and
then being petrified, 1t has been the OBJ