The Cecil Whig., 1875-08-28
Local Affairs.

Local Affairs.
Republicans, 60 to the Primary Meet
ings this afternoon.
The Mutual Building Association will
meet on Monday night next, 3Oth instant.
The Oxford Press was sold by the Demo
Gratis "wonderful invent ion ~ of last week.
Peaches are improving in quality and
fine fruit is on sale from wagons at 20@25
cents a basket.
Sack races, it is thought, will super
sede croquet, as an amusement, among the
ladies' when the new Fall costumes come
out.
Mr.. S. X. Miller has arrived with sixty
head of fine Cattle, which he will sell on
August 91st. See advertisement in another
column.
The Riverview Dramatic Association
in private theatricals is a success. But
failure is impossible where beauty and
talent combine to please.
We are informed that the peach grow
ers about Middletown, Del, having become
disgusted with Hale's Early, have COM
menced cutting down the trees of that
variety.
The Jefferson School, under the care
of Miss Martha Biddle and Clara Gay, will
begin Wednesday next, Sept. 1st. All pu-
pills will please enter on the first day.
Good beginning will make a good ending.
Mr.. Andrew S. Mason has returned to
Elkton and resumed the boot and shoe
business, in the shop lately occupied by J.
NJ. Ash, on Main street, where he will be
pleased to see his old friends and customers.
The principal of Elkton school requests
patrons to bear in mind that unless the
Trustees object, and make some other ar
rangement, he will strictly adhere to the
law requiring book-fees to be paid or per-
mits presented, before pupils are admitted.
-Rain.-The weather had great run
for three weeks, and on Monday and Tues
day last closed this successful engagement
by grand burst which brought-if not
exactly the houses down, the floods came
down in such manner as to threaten the
former with destruction.
The teachers of the 9th, 7th and Sth
Districts are earnestly requested to attend
the next regular meeting of The Normal
Association" to be held in the Brick School
House, Port Deposit, Sept 4th, 1875. All
the teachers are requested to be present.
By order of the PRESIDENT.
The P, w. & B. Railroad Company
have completed the double track on their
road between Philadelphia and Baltimore,
by closing the fourteen mile cape between
Aberdeen and Chase's Station. 1t is re-
ported that the Company will lay twelve
miles of track on the Columbia and Port
Deposit Railroad next month, commenc-
ing at Rowlandsville.
-Elkton Academy.-Mr. r. X. VIM
brough, late principal Of the High School
at Newtown, Wicomico county, Md, has
been elected Principal of the Elkton Acad-
emy. The Fall term of the Academy is
expected to commence on Monday, Sept.
9th. There are several vacant scholarships
in the Academy, which will be filled by
the Board of Trustees at their next meet
ing.
The August quarterly meeting of Prov
idence Church, Elkton, will be held in said
Colored NJ. P. Church, on Sunday Goth.
Love feast at 81 o'clock A. M; preaching
at 10 clock A. NJ, 2 and y o'clock P. M.
N. E. Collins, of Delaware, and A. Smith,
of Philadelphia, will be present on the
nations to come and help US.
E. W. SCOTT, Pastor.
The notice of travellers is invited to
the advertisement offering for sale railroad
tickets via B. s o. R. R. to ST. Louis and
Chicago. The Bait. & Ohio railroad runs
through one of. the grandest countries for
natural scenery of any road east of the
Rocky Mountains, and is one of the best
managed roads in the country. For pleas
ant and polite officials and comfort to pas
sengers the B. & o. R. R. stands in the
front rank.
The next session of the American Po-
mological Society, and the exhibition Of
fruit in connection Herewith, will be held
at Chicago, on September Sth, 9th and 10th.
George Balderston, our nurseryman of
Colora, is expecting to attend the session,
and will take charge of any lots of fruit
that may be sent him to exhibit there, if
sent to him prepaid, prior to September
4th. We should like to know of our county
being represented by its fruits there.
MIR. Jas. r. c. Oldham, of large mer-
camille firm, in Philadelphia, and who is
we'll known to our merchants and other
citizens, met with an accident at Middle
town, Del, couple Of weeks since, which
might have proved very serious, but which
resulted in but slight personal injuries and
the destruction of his carriage. The Tran
script says that Mr.. o., accompanied by
his son, was driving pair of iron grey
horses along Main street, and when oppo.
site the post-office, the tongue yoke acci,
dentally came off, and the horses, being
very high spirited, started in a run and
leaving Mr.. Oldham and his young friend
at their mercy. They ran on the pave.
ment in front of Barr's drug store, struck
a fence near by and threw the occupants
out of the carriage violently to the ground
causing however, no damage but few
bruised limbs.
On Thursday night of last week ne
gro named Bill Ferguson, of Wilmington
was deliberately shot in the right side be-
low the ribs, in low groggery at Middle
town, Del, by the son of the keeper of the
den. A company of negroes had got pretty
drunk and were showing their delight by
dancing, which seemed to annoy White
lock, the proprietor, who ordered his son tc
shoot them down if they didn't cease
Without further words, John Whitelocl
raised revolver and pointing it at Fergu
son, exclaimed, 81 will shootr' fired, the
ball taking effect as above stated. The
Middletown Transcript says: "This saloor
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