The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-06-27

job this week.
The Elkton Academy closed the Spring
session on Wednesday last.
The frescoers have commenced work
ON the Presbyterian Church of this town.
Moving. THE Democrat moved into its
new quarters across the way, this week.
Mr.. Alexander has resigned his posi-
ton as Principal of the Elkton Academy.
Cherries have made their appearance
in limited quantities at - cents quart.
The Knights of Pythias will hold pic
mic in their Hall at Cherry Hill, on July
4th.
A farmer from the Cecilton district re-
ports the wheat injured in that section by
scab and rust.
Farmers in the First District COM
menced harvesting wheat on Wednesday
and Thursday.
The clatter of moving machines is
heard on all sides, and the hay crop is pro
nouuced universally good.
On Wednesday next, Public Schools
close for the Summer vacation, which will
continue till the first of September.
Fourth of July.-Carhart & Co. will
be closed in the afternoon on Saturday,
July 4th, after the arrival of the mail.
Simon has painted up the front of his
liquor store green to correspond with the
season. Mr. Barroll did the artistic work
on the signs.
The St. Joseph's Beneficial Society of
Port Deposit will celebrate "The Fourth"
by a picnic at Heckart's Pavilion, at
Happy Valley.
The town has been prosecuted with
dust for the last week, and folks are begin
ming to wish for rain. The gardens are
suffering from the drought.
The handsomest yard in town-Mrs.
Young's. Every available inch is occu-
pied with flowers, and the grass plots are
covered with rare pot flowers and plants.
"A new comet, or an old one that has
lately made its appearance, may be seen
about o'clock at point ON the horizon
side, which forms an angle with the North
star and the nearest pointer.
"A pleasant drive-On the new Elk
Neck road, as far as Mr.. Johnson's peach
orchard, which seems to be full of peaches;
which will be an excellent place to tarry,
as well as to stop, later in the season.
"A fight occurred on Back street, on
Wednesday night, between Eliza Ham and
Pervin Wilson, both folks of color. Eliza
proved the better man in the "scrimage,"
and succeeded in cutting Pervin to the fat
with a club.
"A fowl of rare formation is to be seen
in the yard of Mr.. L. T. Roberts, at the
Landing. 1t is a chicken with four perfect
feet. The first honest Democratic official
found lying round loose will be entitled to
this bird as reward.
Our Educational column discusses the
subject of graded schools this week, sub
ject at present receiving considerable at
tention from the school teachers and school
boards. There appears to be great diver
sity of opinion on the subject.
The basis of assessment for Cecil coun-
ty this year is $14,O25, All. The county
tax for roads, courts, peor, SC. is SIS cents
on the 500; for public schools, IS cents;
for State 20 SIG cents in all $1.00 ZIG.
Over 500, 900 has been added to the taxa
BILE property of the county.
Tom Collins has been in Elkton this
week, stopping at the Howard House for a
few days; called down to see the white
California partridge at the store of V. L.
Bennett. The poor fellow got into trouble
before leaving town. But that is Toms
luck. H.
None but farmers are permitted to
become members of the Oranges. Can
the law be so construed that editors who
raise cabbages, potatoes and such sauce in
their gardens, and sit down to rest this hot
weather under their own vine-to say moth
ing of the fig tree-will constitute farmers?
The Oxford Press perhaps can answer.
Parties are negotiating for the pur-
chase of the somewhat noted "match fac
tory" which cut figure among Elkton
enterprises formerly. The purpose is to
convert it into starch mandatory. Mr..
J. P. Cantwell is also about selling his pro-
perty on the corner of Main and Bridge
streets, to an agricultural machinery manu-
featuring firm.
Foul cellars are a prolific source of
disease in cities and country. Thousands
of cases Of fevsrs, dysenteries, and other
malarious diseases, can be traced directly
to unclean cellars. Decaying vegetable
matter in neglected cellars may in few
weeks PROSTATE whole family with ty-
phoid fever, which will battle tho skill of
most experienced physicians.
-Shipwreck on the Elk River.-On We'd
nesday morning, party of Elktonians en-
barked in the yacht Carrie bent on day
Of pleasure andfishing. When off French
town, thS boat upset, compelling the party
to swim and wade in the mud waist deep
for the splatterdocks. The cargo proved
total loss with the exception of large
cherry pie. Moral-Don't pass the Club
House.
-Sanford's ethiopian serenaders per-
formed at the Odd Fellows Hall, on Wed
nesday evening. Their music is really
very fine and they take off the African
character in way that is irresistible.
The Hall was not we'll filled, the extreme
hot weather and other local causes perhaps
contributing to this result. Sanford gen.
orally draws we'll. The troupe promised
to visit us again in the fall or latter part of
the summer.
"A little son of John H. Bowling, of
Westtewn township, has the most brittle
bones we ever heard of. He has had bones
broken nine times, his right arm five times,
the left three times and the right collar
once. The last fracture occurred few
days ago, and was set by Doctor J. r.
AcClurg Of West Chester. The child is a
bright active little fellow, and the frac.
lures are the result of slight falls.