The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-09-04
Local Affairs.

Call at The Wing office and get Dlot-
ter.
j. Tome & Co. advertise the celebrated
Lister Bones; also Coal, etc.
Grabs have been unusually plenty and
of a large, fine quality, in Elk river this
season.
The sixth annual exhibition of the
Oxford Agricultural Society is advertised
to take place on the 22nd, 23rd and oath
inst.
Persons going west will find it to their
advantage to consult the advertisement for
B. & o. R. r. tickets, published in the
Wig.
The hot weather this week made re-
turned Summer mountainers and sea-shore
loungers long for the cool breezes they left
behind.
The Fall session of the Elkton Acad-
envy will commence on Monday next, Prof.
R. K. Winbrough, Principal, assisted by
Miss Pindle.
Some Of our boys are rigid progress
sionists. Now it is the silk of corn wrap.
ped in paper as a substitute for cigars.
Fine boys, these.
Warnings advertise new make of ma
nure, this week, composed of /, 900 lbs. of
fine bone and 400 lbs. Peruvian Guano, an
excellent preparation to drill in with wheat
"A special correspondent of the Wig
has furnished US with report of the pro-
ceedings of the State Teachers Associa-
ton, which will be published in our next
issue.
Mr.. Joshua Ash, while engaged at work
in the Big Elk Mills, in the eastern part of
this town, fell from ladder, yesterday,
spraining his ankle and severely injuring
his leg.
The Oxford Press has changed proprie-
tors, Mr.. E. II. Rawling, the retiring part
ner, having disposed of his interest in the
paper to Messrs. j. J. Moore and r. F.
Cochran, of Oxford.
"A Singular Business Fact.-A mechanic
who has his hands always full of work can
always find time to do job with despatch;
but one who has little or nothing to do
never has time to do anything.
Until now we have not noticed the
improvement made at the Elkton Foundry,
Mr.. John Lair, proprietor. new end has
been built and new engine put in. This is
quite an addition, and speaks we'll for the
proprietor.
Remedy for the Sting of a Bee.-Press
the barrel of small key firmly over the
wound for the space of minute. The
key acts as a cupping tube, stops the Cir
culation and draws from the wound drop
of blood containing the poison.
-Mallon has returned from New York
and his stock is now complete with the
choicest novelties of the season. He has
the exclusive control of the celebrated
Arctic Brands of double-warp pure Mo-
hairs, Brillianteeps and Lustre Alpacas.
Reuben Alexander, of Pilot Town,
Eighth District of this county, had a fine
cow killed by lightning on Sunday after
noon last, while feeding in the pasture in
Joseph A. Romans field. The lightning
struck tree three hundred yards distant
from the COW at the same moment.
The teachers of Cecil county are cor
daily invited to attend meeting to be
held at the Brick School House, in Port
Deposit, on Saturday, Sept. 18th, 1875.
Object of said meeting to be explained then
and there. MATE L. ROBERTS,
Secretary.
Mrs. Todd, who was so badly hurt
some four weeks ago by the upsetting Of
her dearborn on the Newport pike is slowly
improving, as she is now able to talk, has
the use of her limbs, and her ultimate
recovery is hoped for. She will be removed
to her home, near Fair Hill, in few days.
Tho dwelling of Edwin Haines, at
Rising Sun, was entered by burglars, on
Saturday night, 21st ult., and robbed of
various articles, among which were pair
of gold spectacles and watch. The value
of the articles stolen did not amount to a
great deal. The thieves have not been ap-
pretended.
"A son of John Mears, aged about eleven
years, living near Chesapeake City, was
drowned in the basin of the canal at that
place, on Monday last. He with two other
children were in boat, and while in the
act of reaching for an oar which had drop
ped overheard, lost his balance and fell
into the water. His body was recovered
and buried on Wednesday last.
We have received number of cam
pagn subscribers this week, for which we
thank our friends who have interested
themselves in the good work. Send on the
names. we have enough for all. Let the
facts be as widely spread as possible among
the people, that the party they have been
steadily supporting for years has degener-
:ated into the tools of corrupt ring.
"A correspondent of the Oxford Press
has visited Gilpin's Rocks, and in the &C
count of the trip he says: "There is a
cave on the opposite side of the stream
from the MILL in which, tradition says,
once lived robber by the name of Gilpin,
hence the name Gilpin's Rocks" 1t is
astonishing how legends grow. 1t is the
first time we ever heard of any of the Gill
pins who owned the property being rob-
Der.
The business assets of the Farmers
Fire Insurance Company of York, Pa,
gradually increase year by year. The
Company was incorporated in 1858, and
has paid for losses since that time 1885,
5S3.S7. The Company held cash assets on
July LIST, 1875, amounting to 1923, 92O. So,
and deposit notes in force aggregating
$623, 1857, making the total assets liable
for losses $947, 073.S5. Policies issued
either on the cash or mutual plan. E. E.
Ewing, at Elkton, is agent for the Com
pany.
Wickersham Institute.-The teachers
of this Association will please rally at
Chesapeake City, on the next regular day
of meeting, Saturday, Sept. 18th, 1875.
AS it is proposed to discuss the question Of