The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-07-31
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- he gentlOWerS OF wednesday a.
Thursday haven of incalcuable bene
to vegetation.
Carriage ing in the evenings is qui
the rage nowong many of our citizen
Healthy recrion.
A party young people went to Gi
pins Falls Thursday last, in lare
hack, whicbas imported from Newark.
There u be services in the Catholi
Church in IS town, on Sunday next, a
SAM; atat Chesapeake City at 10 A. N
-Crabse reported to promise poo
run this son. The run of sturgeon
very goo and large quantities of it ar
being us
-Blaoerries have been quite freel,
offered town this week. GThe crop pro
misses tie very abundant, if not cut short
by the weather.
-A'w immature peaches have been
offeretn our market, this week. Green
applehave also been in the market at
"infed prices
here will be preaching at the A. NJ.
Z. (urch, on Bridge Street, on Sabbath,
at O'Clock A. NJ, 3 and O'Clock p. NJ,
byte new pastor, Rev. J. F. Lane.
Messrs. Stubs & Brother, Rising Sun,
slcessors to Geo. B. Passmore & Co., are
ppared to supply the wants of farmers
al others. See their advertisement.
1t is said there is live shark prowl-
ig about in the waters of Elk river. It
quite certain there are several of that
species prowling about on the land here
away.
Capt. Jones gives notice in our adyer-
Using columns that he is prepared to &C
commodate our peach growers with facili-
ties for conveying their fruit to the Balti
more market
On Monday last large barn belonging
to Robert Holland, near Bel Air, was burned
together with its contents, consisting of all
DIS crops, several wagons, and all his farm
ing implements. Loss about So, 900; insured
for So, 900.
Il. M. Haines, as Trustee, sold at pub t
lie sale, on Monday last, on the premises.
near Battle Swamp, two parcels of land,
OF twenty-five acres, wherein James Baird
resides, for 81, $500. Charles P. Barnes, O
purchaser g.
j. NJ. Williams, Principal of the Will II
mington District Academy, has been ap-
pointed to- the Presiding Eldership of the II
Dover District made vacant by the death 8
OF DIR. kenney. The appointment is for a,
the remainder of this year only. CO
-Woodlawn camp will commence ON
Tuesday next. The prospects are that it w
Will be large meeting. A number of our m
citizens will have tents there. Red Lion
Tor Moores woods) will begin on Wednes- 90
DAY next. 1t is said there is promise of an -,
unusually large encampment there this =,
year. 80
The water is at present very low in sn
our streams. 1t is predicted now that in
lew years more the Elks will be scarcely g,
worth anything as motive powers, if the f.,
,.nd o us along their courses continue to On.
cut the timb ses2m n their banks and s,-~cIear
up along all the springs which feed these
streams.
Mr.. B. F. May Commission Merchant
of Baltimore, informs our fruit growers
that on and after Tuesday, August the
10th, a regular freight line will leave Elk
+ Landing touching at various points on the
/ Elk river. He also gives the form of an
envelope or manifest which he will furnish
to all who may desire to ship peaches by
this line.
0pr 10
1t is said to be an importation from our
neighboring city of Wilmington, and may
have been invented by some of the enter
prising policemen there while on one of
their periodical DRINKS. 1t is exceedingly
silly; and it may be as we'll for parents to
investigate the propriety of its becoming
the future language of their children.
Thomas B. and Jonathan B. McCon-
aughey, of Newark, who were committed
to Kirkbrides some weeks ago in an insane
condition, are now in fair way of recov-
cry. They are both more rational and
quiet, and the belief is expressed that at
the expiration of the thirteen weeks for
which they were entered there they will be
fit for dismissal The sister remains at
home in a hopelessly insane condition, we
understand Commercial.
We clip the following paragraph from
the Cresset published at Denison, Texas,
of tie 25th instant. We congratulate the
"Major" on his fortunate escape:
"The NJ, X. & T. mail train due here
yesterday at o'clock was wrecked yester-
day morning between 7 and O'Clock about
ten miles south of Chetopa, Kansas. The
recent rains had washed the foundation
from beneath the track, at a blind culvert,
leaving the track, to every appearance, in
good condition. The engine and mail car
passed over safely, but were dragged from
the track and overturned by the cars fol-
lowing, and all went into the ditch bottom
upwards. Col. q. A. Woodward and Maj.
c. F. Weaver were in the mail car, but
fortunately came ont unhurt."
The "Hollow" was the scene of
little onpleasantness," on Saturday night
last, between one of or white citizens and
lad of color, answering to the name of
"Jacko." The difficult. began in bar
room, from which they we're elected into
the street, where, after short scuffie, they
were separated. Later in the evening,
"Jacko" got noisy on tie street, and was
arrested by officer White and put in jail
In the meantime having herd of the other
affair, that officer had boil parties before
Justice Brown, on Monday morning, but
they were permitted to deprt-" Jacko"
getting a short lecture, Which he will
doubtless remember til-he trgets it.
From the Havre de Grao Republican
of yesterday we take the following: Two
of the wooden spans, Nos. nd 8, of the
great railroad bridge over the Ssquehanna
here, are to be replaced with i'm this sea-
son. The piles have been drive, and the
trestling,-to carry the iron the new
spans during erection, and the'assage of
trains while the old spans are bng taken