The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-06-13
Local Affairs.
Last Sunday was a sccrcher'

plenty.
With some people cremation is only
question of time. If it don't come in this
world it will in the next.
Mr. John E. Alexander is having a
new barn erected on his premises, on North
street, near the railroad.
Mr.. Francis E. Bradbury, baker and
cenfectioner of this town, lost fine horse
on Sunday night. Cause, supposed to be
cholic
"A Piqua girl WHO had quarrel with
her lover, remarked to friend that =" she
wasn't on squeezing terms with that fraud
any more"
This Saturday afternoon and even
ing, Strawberry Festival will be held at
Wesley Chapel, in Elk Neck, for the bene-
fit of the church.
June term of Circuit Court of this
county will commence on Monday next.
The June term is = no-jury term and lasts
but few days.
There will be special meeting of the
Cherry Hill Building Association, on Fri
day evening next, to take measures to
close up business.
The ladies of Cherry Hill will hold a
Strawberry Festival at Knights Hall, on
Friday and Saturday, the 10Th and Goth
instant. Proceeds for the benefit Of the
NJ. E. Church Of that place.
Buy the Labor-Saving Sewing Machine
from ]. Wilkinson. Call at the office any
Saturday at Elkton, as the most Of his
time is spent in the country the other days
of the week. Letters at all times prompt
ly answered, and orders filled.
The Oxford Press says, that in that
neighborhood the apple crop will not be as
large as was promised at poisoning time.
The young fruit has fallen off to great
extent The cherries, peach and pear
trees arc generally full of fruit.
The excessive hot weather which COM
menced on Friday of last week, continued
up till Wednesday morning, when re-
freshing breeze came out Of the west, and
the mercury fell from its perch among the
nineties till it reached point at which life
was more enjoyable.
Ice Cream, &c.-Mr. p. J. Sauter, of
Port Deposit, publishes his card this week
i n The Wing. Mr.. S. is a wholesale baker
and confectioner, and has the reputation
of being one of the most enterprising
young men of that line in town. All such
L. -
are.
The Deer Creek, Hartford county Farm
ers' Club, have appointed committee to
introduce black bass and salmon if practi-
cable into Deer Creek. The Oxford Farm
ers' Club might initiate their example by
introducing these fish into the Octoraro.
The streams are very similar in size and
character.
-"Dad, if were to see a duck on the
wing, and were to shoot it, would you lick
me? p 80, no, my son; it would show
that you were good marksman, and
would be proud of you" "Well, then,
dad, peppered our old Muscovy duck as
he was flynn over the fence to- day, and it
would have done you good to see him
drop"
Fixed up.-The floor of the office of
the School Commissioners has been patch
ed up, and, as Burns says of tho good
wife, who VII sheers and needle makes ould
clothes most as good as new, the room has
been made as good as new, the floor scrub
bed, the tattered paper cleaned off the
walls and coat of whitewash put in its
place.
The storm of Monday evening was in
some parts Of the county the severest ex-
wind blow almost hurricane, laying the
wheat as fiat as if it had been rolled, up
roofing trees and scattering fences. The
storm passed over North East and Chssa-
peake City with much violence, increasing
in fury as it travelled southwark.
"A Strawberry and Ice Cream Festival
Win be held at the Hopewsll NJ. E. Church,
on the afternoons and evenings of the 18th
and 10Th Of June, for the benefit of the
Sunday School library. A correspondent
Suggests that everybody would be cordial
ly received and we'll piled with both these
delcacies; if they would but drop in,
which they are invited to do.
Mr.. Benz .>min Wells ticket agent for
the P, w. & B. R. R. Co., at the Elkton
depot, has been in the employ Of the COM
.pany at this place for 43 years, SO years Of
that time he has been ticket agent. Mr..
Wells is doubtless entitled to the honers
of being the oldest ticket agent on the
road, if not tho oldest man; and that the
Company has not more trusty and faithful
agent in their employ, will readily be con-
ceded. u
Strawberries were plenty in town this
week. The price started on Monday morn
ing at 25 cents and run down gradually to
-, AZ the berries began to come in from
all quarters. The fruit is generally quite
fine in appearance and we'll favored. Mrs.
Hall lost 20 quarts on Saturday last, on
account of the hot weather, of box con-
tanning 60 quarts, which she received from
Baltimore.
The Groome Guard have enlisted 70
: men, who are ready to defend their homes
and firesides The company will meet on
Wednesday evening next to elect officers
and perfect its organization. A body COM
posed of such gallant material should be
occupied and armed with the latest i'm
proved breech loading or repeating rifles,
and no doubt the Governor will see that
they are furnished with the best of every
thing needfui in the military line.
Timothy White and w. G. Purnell have
h, ven appointed special police of Elkton, at
a s, Iary of 500 each for the year, to keep
the iranken men in order. This is one
visible east to the taxpayers of the town
for main taaeing invislate the glorious priv
ilege of g .ttd4g drunk, and all the facilities
of doing So. The town does not receive
one cent fro.u tks license fund. The cor
l., anor to 1;oapca oxhih;t;npo