The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-07-04
Local Affairs.


holiday, on which public offices, banks,
stores, and school houses are closed.
THE Sabbath School of the Elkton NJ.
E. Church, will hold it's annual picnic, in
Mr.. Merry's Grove, near the town, to day,
the Fourth. Refreshments will be for sale
on the ground.
Our old townsman, Willis Rutter, now
residing at B. NJ. House, reports through
the Oxford Press prolific hen, which laid
fifty seven eggs in as many consecutive
days.
We had two blows at Elkton on Mon
day night. A thunder gust blew quite
gale and brought some rain which was very
welcome. The band also blew long and
loud and produced a concord of sweet
sounds.''
"A report was current that the p. w.
& B. Railroad Co. would take off the
postal cars on the first of July and run the
mails as in the olden times, in baggage
cars. The postal cars are still running,
however.
Mr.. Nelson Warren, of Wilmington,
Del, has invented a milking machine,
which the Commercial says works like
charm. The machine operates on the sy
phon principle, and strips COW in four or
five minutes.
The hay crop of the county has been
generally secured in the best of order, and
is reported very heavy. The farmers are
in the midst of wheat harvest, which crop
is heavier and of finer quality of grain
than for several years.
We see by the report Of the proceed
ings of the International Typographical
Union, which met at St. Louis, Mo-, on the
LIST of June last, that our former typo
townsman, Mr.. James A. Cantwell was
delegate to that body from Jackson, Miss.
You may see the comet any clear
night with the naked eye. This visitor
appears in the neighborhood of the "dip-
per-" forming a triangle with the star
Dubhe, the pointer nearest the north star
and that star, at the angle nearest the
horizon.
-Personal.-R. R. Vandiver, Jr., Esq,
has returned to Elkton, and proposes to
enter on the practice of the law in earnest.
Bob has a "good head" and if he will
chang and stick" and work untiringly
will eventually develop into a first-class
lawyer.
The unsightly board fence on North
street by the Howard House stable yard
WAS raced on Monday morning before
breakfast. The part remaining will be
whitewashed by the next Board-too ex-
pensive to make so much improvement in
one year.
The expediency or practicability of
establishing reading room and library in
this town is being discussed by the friends
of moral improvement A systematic
effort may succeed, but friends of the en-
terprise will have to be earnest, and I'M
firing in their efforts as we'll as methodi-
cal.
Thomas W. Tyson was committed to
Jail on Saturday last, for thirty days, for
using profane and blasphsmous language
in the streets, in default of paying the
legal fine and costs for such offense. The
Sheriff, however, turned Tom out the next
day, which the Judge considered was a
contempt of Court.
"A young lady about seventeen years of
age, living near Seaford, received severe
and brutal whipping at the hands of her
father, because she encouraged the visits
of young gentleman whom he disliked.
That "young gentleman ought to 60 for
that young lady some dark night, and not
leave without her or the old gentleman's
scalp.
The Denomination of Friends have
established school at Rising Sun, which
our knowledge of the neighborhoed and
those having it under charge, inclines us
to predict for the new institution very
successful future. Such a school should
be encouraged by the neighborhood and
mutual benefit will not fail to prove an
abundant reward, in the future.
There will be bush meeting held at
Ceder Hill, on Sunday, July 9Th. Preach
ing at II o'clock A. NJ. and clock P. NJ.
by the Rev. Mr.. Weston, Pastor of the M.
E. Church, Cherry Hill, and at o'clock
P. N. by the Rev. E. W. Scott.-There will
be sermon delivered to the Order of Light
and Truth, on Tuesday night, July 7th, at
8 O'Clock P NJ, in Providence Church, Elk
ton, by the Pastor, Rev. E. w. SCOTT.
-Immersion.-On Sunday last, two per-
sons were immersed in Little Elk near
Sites Mill, by Rev. s. OFT, Pastor or
Bishop Of the sect styling themselves "The
Christian Church." The membership is
small in th&s section of country, one small
church having been built in Delaware,
within few miles of Elkton, last Winter,
and congregation organized with Mr.. OFT
as Pastor or Bishop. The congregation is
increasing we believe.
Reuben Haines & William T. Warbur-
ton, Attorneys at law, have formed CO.
partnership and publish their professional
card in The Wing to-day. Mr.. Haines has
acquired by his promptness and business
dUllty Oil oAICuoiS0 PAo eeieo einSe ~ ~
Gated in Elkton. Mr.. Warburton read law
in Mr.. Haines' Office and passed highly
complimentary examination, few months
since when he was admitted to the Mary
land Bar. The business material of which
the new firm is composed, cannot fail to
insure it lucrative practice.
Salisbury has negro man no years of
age. who distinctly remembers the revolu-
tionary war, and was owned by general
under Washington. This old patriarch
must be first cousin to the servant of our
illustrious chief, for this is the first one
who has acknowledged that he was not
Washington 8 servant, but no came mighty
near it. Salisbury has woman 70 years
of age, who recently picked 60 quarts of
Strawberries in one day. This is activity,
sure But Seaford has woman SO years
of age who can see to knit without specta-