The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-05-16
Rising SUN Items.
l. o. Of G. T-CentenniaZ Tea Party-
To,on Election Weather-Death-
ing and Loan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The following officers were installed for
Cecil Lodge, No. 46, l. o. of G. T., on
May 9th, to serve the ensuing term: w.
C. T., W. w. Carter; w. V. T., Lizzie c.
Kirk; W. R. S., E. X. Brown; w. A. S.,
NJ. E. Kirk; w. F. s., Cecil G. Stubs;
W. T., Jos. c. Bird; W. c., Rev. J. ID.
Kemp; w. Editress, Jennie Buckley. The
Lodge is reported to be in flourishing
condition.
Our Centennial Tea Party was quite
success; realized about s75; had good
time; old folks looked we'll; will be long
remembered for the antiquity of their
dress and the strength of the tea.
On Monday last our Borough election
was held for five victims to serve as Com
missioners for the ensuing year. Four of
the old Board were caught, and the fifth
one tied, necessitating new election for
one and giving him another chance for
municipal honors.
The present good spell of weather has
started farming, and it is thought more
corn has been planted the first of this
week than in as many days for years.
The prospect for fruit is said to be very
good in this vicinity by all who have ex-
amined the matter.
Mary Krauss, wife of Thomas Krauss,
at Harrisville, departed this life ON Mon
day morning, the 4th instant
At the last meeting of the Building and
Loan Association money sold at and 8
per cent premium. The proposition to
pay interest to withdrawing members was
voted down, having only one vote in its
favor.
At the late Sunday School Exhibition,
Miss Emma Garvine received the premium
Bible, she having disposed of fifty tickets.
The affair was quite creditabe and cleared
| about $40.
We clip the following from The Harre
Republican,:
For several days during the past week,
immense schools of shad and herring came
up the Bay and the Susquehanna from
Spesutia to Port Deposit was literally alive
with them. The consequence was, our
| fisherman had to slacken up and make
fewer lauls than usual or they would have
taken more than they had capacity to han
die, as it was, the Baltimore and Philadel-
phia markets were glutted with fresh shad,
and everything here available for striking
herring was utilized, and the stock of salt
and barrels exhausted in putting them up.
This excessive catch had the effect to
demoralize the market fearfully, and on
| last Tuesday, dealers refused to pay even
five dollars for prime shad.
On Monday last Messrs Sadler & Co., at
their two floats, caught over 10000 shad.
The OILERS too have done we'll The run is
now falling off and the season pretty we'll
over; some are already cutting out. The
season though short may be considered
successful; more so than the last three or
four years. The most of the firms have
made considerable money, but the amount
depends somewhat upon the price they real
| ize for their sailed stock.
| The losses of the first two weeks of the
season will very materially cut down the
profits.
The river continues in good rafting
order.
The trade on the canal continues brisk.
Our fruit packing establishments are
now busy making cans. Messrs. W. r.
Young & Co., have already some $4,000
three pound cans made up.
MIR. John w. Hedden, has leased Wat
sons island for the purpose of raising veg
etables thereon. He expects to plant about
one hundred acres this year.
| If you are to use Wine or Liquor for
| medicinal OurDOSeS. or otherwise 90 TO
SIMoN's Liquor Store and get it pure. 3