The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-11-21
Local Affairs.

Mr.. Amos E. Pierson is now prepared
to manufacture broom corn into brooms, al
his place on High street.
The meeting at the NJ. E. Church, in
Chesapeake City, is still in progress, and
numbers are converted nightly.
Mining chrome at the d" Line Fit has
been abandoned, the yield not being sutfici
ent to Justify further operations.
A few flakes of snow are reported by
some persons, to have visited this neighbor
hood on Sunday. They didn't come te
town.
The trial of Joseph II. Taylor for the
murder of James A. Mackey was set down
for yesterday by the Circuit Court of New
Castle county, Del.
There will be preaching at the A. NJ.
f. Church, Bridge street, Elkton, to-mor-
row Sunday at II o'clock A. NJ. and and
73P.M. D. RIDEoUT, Pastor
Thanksgiving services will be held on
Thursday next, in the Presbyterian Church,
in Elkton, the congregations of that church
and the NJ. E. Church uniting. Rev. Mr..
Heberton will preach the sermon.
We hear of ripe strawberries having
been plucked by number of persons
within the last fortnight, the product OF
Fall Towering. This is an effort to pro-
duce two crops in the year, on the part OF
that berry.
MIR. S. r. Carson, formerly OF Port
Deposit, has removed to Baltimore, and
gone into the commission business. We
publish his card in The Wing to-day. He
also wants 500 bales of timothy hay imme-
diately.
Five thousand Fruit Trees, of excel
lent quality, will be sold at Auction, with
ont reserve, at the FELTON, House, on Tues
day. Nov. gath, at 1 o'clock. Every tree
warranted; they being raised near home.
Terms made known on day Of sale.
]. B. ASH, Auctioneer.
AS we have now had good rain, there
is no longer an excuse that fox hounds
cannot get the scent and follow the trail.
This was the sole cause of the delay, and
at noon Oh Thanksgiving day the fox will
be let loose if there are only three dogs to
run it. 1t shall also have good half hour
start. Is.
The welcome and long looked for rain
came on Friday morning, and when the
dissatisfied denizens Of this dry and dusty
sphere we're compelled to gather up the
long neglected umbrella and abandoned
gum overshoes, they Immediately COM
menced to grumble and make wry faces at
the wet streets.
Indications of better times.-We have
been informed by one of our business firms
that they have collected $4,000 within the
last ten days from customers, which is
better collection than they have before
made within fifteen years. To pay up and
deal on the square is what makes and keeps
"good times"
MIR. Adam Meisel issues his call for
customers through The Wing this week,
the best medium to be found, for calling on
the public if you desire to be heard. Mr..
the old brick store building on Main street,
occupied at present by William r. Nelson,
as cabinet shop.
Since the LIST of November, all the
mails received at the Depot, going north
or south, are weighed, by order of the Off
Gals of the Railroad Company. 1t is I'M
derstood that this is done in order to come
to some arrangement with the Government
relative to the transportation of the mails,
about which there was a recent misunder-
standing.
The streets are being scraped up and
put in tip top condition before Winter sets
in. The fallen leaves, which choke the
cutters when left on the streets, together
with the Autumn dust and Winter mud,
are all being carted off, leaving the fine
turnpike to receive the Winter rains, which
seem backward, however, about putting in
an appearance.
The Christian Chapel on the Ash
road, near Chestnut Hill, will be dedicated
or set apart for religious services, on the
22nd of this month. Services by DIR. J. B.
Crane at 101 o'clock A. NJ, and the dedica-
tional services at p o'clock p. NJ, and also
at in the evening. All are invited to par
ticipate. The DR.. is Western man and "a
very able speaker. The services are ex-
pected to continue the week out.
The Oxford Press reports vein of
r
minerals, has lately been discovered at
Dunlap & Martins serpentine quarry,
West Nottingham township. The same
paper has also been presented with
bouquet of Autumn apple blossoms, the
product Of that enterprising neighborhood.
Even the trees and plants seem to be catch
ing the go-ahead spirit of the place.
A Temperance Meeting will be held in
the Lecture Room of the NJ. f. Church, of
Port Deposit, on Tuesday evening, Nov.
gath, at y o'clock. Addresses may be e1-
pected from Rev. Orr Lawson and Rev
VIM. R. Bingham, of Oxford, who will
present for our benefit the working of Local
Option in Chester county, Pa. Let there
be grand rally of the friends of Temper
ance on Tuesday night. BY order of Ex-
ecutive Committee.
-George Hardy, the lad who few days
ago was struck in the forehead with brick
thrown by Simon Washington, colored
man, at Second and Market streets, is grad
ually recovering from his severe injury.
Washinton, who threw the brick, and who
had been sent to New Castle to answer
was yesterday discharged. The Grand
Jury failed to find a bill against him, the
brick having been thrown at another per-
son who was teasing him and accidentally
struck the boy Wilmington Commercial.
Good Intent Grange No. SO, of the
Patrons of Husbandry, propose giving an
Oyster Supper, on Thursday evening, the
Goth instant, at Mrs. J. Higgins, near the
Fox Chase, in 4th District. This is NOV.
ing in the right track. Social intercourse
and business cooperation among farmers,
is the solution to "hard times" and plod.