The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-05-09
Local Affairs.

Local Affairs.
-Wanted.-A Public School House in
Elkton.
We have had some splendid May
weather this week as we'll as some not SO
splendid.
Recruiting. store box brigade,
preparatory to entering on the summer
campaign.
The Lady Washin gton Tea Party last
week realized $3.50, in place of $50 as
published in our last issue.
There will be vocal and instrumental
Concert in the new Hall at Cherry Hill, on
Saturday evening, 30th inst.
The Board of School Commissioners
will meet on Wednesday next, instead of
Tuesday, their regular meeting day.
We hope to hear from Rambler" in
the manner he suggests in his private note,
as often as he finds it convenient.
The Mccullough Iron Co. advertise
their "Bell Hill'' farm, near Elkton, at
private sale, in to-day's Whtg.
Green's are now the fashionable dish
with all classes of people. The upper
crust designate the dish as salads.
DIR. II. c. Registers Collutorium is
one of the pleasantest and best dentritices
manufactured. Sold by the druggists of
this town.
Rev. VIM. Kershaw will preach in the
Elkton NJ. E. Church, tomorrow Sunday
morning, at the usual hour. The pastor,
Rev. E. Miller, will preach at Cherry Hill.
The bright days we have had this week
have made a pleasant change in the trees
The tender buds are gradully expanding,
clothing the branches in tender spray and
fragrant bloom.
MIR. John Lang, baker, has erected an
oven at his place of residence on the Plank
road known as the "old toll house," and
will furnish the "staff of life" to all who
hunger, if they apply in the proper manner.
The Right Rev. H. c. Lay, Bishop of
this Diocese, will preach Sunday, 10th
inst, at St. Mary's Church, North East,
at 1O1 o'clock A. NJ; and at St. Marks,
near Perryville, at 81 P. NJ; also at Port
Deposit at night.
Quarterly Meeting at Cedar Hill, on
Sunday, the 10th inst; Love Feast at
A. NJ; preaching at II A. NJ. and p P. NJ.
The Holy Sacrament will be administered
in hu bo ipic fo in oh
Rev. E. W. SCOTT.
R. L. Dashiell D. D., will lecture on
Tuesday evening next, at Bethel M. E.
Church, near Chesapeake City, for the
benefit of the Ladies' Mite Society. The
DR.. is an eminent lecturer and all who can
attend will be well repaid.
Changed hands-Messrs. Hamilton
Lloyd and Harry Boulder have bought out
the grocery business of Mr.. Joseph P.
Cantwell at corner of Main and Bridge
streets. The business will be conducted
hereafter as the firm of Lloyd & Boulder,
both young men.
The old Elkton Building Society will
hold its May meeting tonight. The stock
holders adopted at their special meeting
on Saturday evening last the plan for
future Withdrawals recommended by the
committee appointed to report on the sub
ject of Withdrawals.
The Oxford Republican says: Through
out lower, or more properly, Southern
Lancaster County, there has not been a
more favorable prospect for wheat, within
the last fifteen years, than there is at the
present time. The fields never looked
more green and luxuriant.
-Messrs. W. B. Hackett and Joseph
Hecket, of Lancaster county, both resid-
ing within the district of the Elkton Agen-
cy, each purchased an eighth section of
land Of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fee Railroad Co., in the month of March,
at $3.50 an acre, on the eleven years
credit terms.
misunderstanding by Mr.. Robert B.
almost daily additions to his stock will not
fail to be noticed by wide awake people
Yesterday on his porch were displayed
numberless kegs, cans and crates contain
ing oils, paints, etc. To-day dray load
of drugs and chemicals is deposited at his
store, and the next will be another of oils,
paints, &c. F. is a goahead man.
The Delaware Republican has the fol-
lowing:
BRokE.-The dam breast and causeway
at Murphy's mill, near Middletown, were
broken down by the freshet on Sunday
morning, causing a loss of two or three
thousand dollars. We would suggest the
employment of Francis Green, of Cherry
Hill, to erect new one, or make the
repairs, if the owner wishes to avoid an
nual breaks.
We are now in the midst of the fishing
season. Owing to the cold weather and
high river the season opened very unfavor-
ably, and but few Of our fisheries paid
expenses within the past few days. The
run of shad and herring is now very good,
and our fishermen are reaping their harvest
Notwithstanding the poor opening, the sea-
son will prove successful one. The shad
are very fine and fat. They are selling
from $40 to SIS per hundred, and retailing
at from 30 to 40 cents per pair.
Haure Republican.
"A First of May party or ball was held
IN Mr.. J. W. Abrahams' Hall, at Port
Deposit, on the evening of that day, for
which divers Cotillion Band discoursed
music. The affair went off very pleasant
ly. A correspondent kindly furnishes the
initials of the beauties who took part in
the soiree, but when all are so lovely
loveable and gallant it might seem like
drawing invidious distinctions to particu-