The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-07-03
Local Affairs.

The Managers of the Oxford Agrlcul-
tural Society have decided to hold the FAN
fair ON the 22d, 23d, and cath of September.
w. P. Howard had three fine steers
killed by lightning while standing under
tree near his barn, on Tuesday evening
last.
The Democracy of Elkton had quite a
spree at the primary meeting on Saturday
afternoon. They came to O-'s but not to
blows.
An addition to the National Bank of
Elkton is being constructed, but it is in
tended for the convenience of the cooks
not the money changers.
John R. T. Simpers late of Company
A., Sth Md, will find it to his advantage to
call at the Office of j. E. Wilson, Attorney,
Elkton, Md, without delay.
One Shaver Less.-IIezzie has left us
for the hot season-gone to Saratoga for
the season to tickle the aristocratic boards
of that famous watering place.
The painting of the new public school
house has been awarded to our townsman,
Perry Gutenberg. There are no fears but
the work will be well executed.
Father Dallard's bell runs too fast.
On Monday it was fifteen minutes ahead of
time. Unlike men whose feet are swift
to do evil, the bell calls early to prayer.
The members of the Reading Room
Club are requested to meet at the Room
on Tuesday evening, 9th inst. Business
of the utmost Importance requires atten-
tion.
The Fourth of July falling on Sunday,
Carhart & Co., of Zion, will close their
store after the arrival of the mail on Mon
day, July 9Th, which will remain closed dur
ing the afternoon and evening.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered in the Elkton NJ E.
Church, next Sunday, July 4th, in the even
ing, instead of the morning. No evening
sermon. GEO. A. PHGBUs, Pastor.
-Elkton "and vicinity were blessed
on Tuesday evening and night with fine
rain. The Big Elk was very muddy and
swollen considerably on Wednesday morn
ing, indicating heavy rain at its sources.
Sale of Real Estate.-W. S. Evans,
Esq, Trustee, sold, on Tuesday last, the
McNeal property, situate two miles north
east Of Elkten, and containing 102 acres,
to Mr.. Andrew McGirr of Philadelphia,
for $4,000.
Some traders in our town are selling
without license, SO other traders, who have
procured license, say, and they threaten to
inform the Grand Jury. We thought we
had better mention the fact, SO that nobody
would be taken by surprise.
The editors and publishers of The
Democrat have both returned home, DR..
Mackall from Southern tour, and MIR.
Cruikshank from St. Paul, Minnesota,
whose shrine is famed by the cool breezes
waited down from Lake Superior.
Cherries of superior quality and in
great abundance have been in our market
for week or ten days past, selling at ten
cents for first arrivals. The price fell as
low as seven cents per quart. Raspberres
have made their appearance at twenty cents
quart.
The latter part of last week and the
first of this was a season of torture, with
the mercury ranging high in the nineties,
night and day. Human endurance was
put to its severest test. Oh foret a.eottage
by the sea"' where old ocean comes tufnb-
ling in on the hard shining beach.
George Booth is first in theAmarket
with ripe tomatoes. He exhibited two per-
feet specimens ripened on this seasons
vines, on Thursday. George boasts Of hay
ing distanced all competitors in beets,
beans and cabbage. AS an early vegetable
raiser, George is a decided success.
-Money.-The Elkton Building Society
will have about $1,000 to dispose of at its
next monthly meeting, on Saturday, July
10th. If there are not borrowers enough
to take all the money it will be disposed of
by lot among the non-borrowing stockhold-
ers, under article 0, Sec of the bylaws.
MIR. L. T. Bennett made large haul
of catfish at the head of Elk river on Thurs
day. There were $50 very large and about
100 dozen of small, besides number of
herring, rock and perch. There are more
fish in our river this season than has been
for a number of years, and Bennett knows
how to catch them.
-"Down by the sounding sea" MIR.
w. Fl. Elder and family left for Rehoboth
Camp Meeting Beach, this week, where
they have cottage and design spending
the hot months; next week, w. ]. Jones,
Esq, (who also has cottage there), and
family will repair to the same cool destina-
ton to while away the heated term.
j. Dixon Roman, son of the late Hon.
]. Dixon Roman, died at Hagerstown, Md,
on Thursday morning. He was a,memb Der
of the class of 1876, Harvard University,
and would have graduated next year. The
deceased was member of the Roman
family who formerly owned the Rowlands-
vile Iron Works, and has many relatives
in this county.
The Public Schools of the county
closed on Wednesday last to remain closed,
we understand, till September next, which
is the beginning of the next scholastic
year. On account of the school tax having
been cut down to fifteen cents on the 800
by the last levy, it is probable that the
public schools will only be open seven
months next year, the school fund not
being sufficient to keep the school open
longer.
Those drummer boys visited the pre-
cincts of the splatter-docks," at the head
of the marsh, on Tuesday last, and beat &
long and loud tattoo to the denizens of thai
section-the bull frogs. If they will de
camp from that locality and take camping
quarters at the opposite side of the marsl
their pounding" will be as we'll appre
ciated by the bull frog fraternity, and the.
will confer favor on the citizens whit
have been very much annoyed by this nois!
nuisance.
There will be bush meeting held a