The Cecil Whig., 1876-11-04

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Election day-next Tuesday.
This is the season for corn huskine
parties.
Quite fleet of vessels is lying al
our wharves.
A little haze this week, great
deal more next.
Peanuts are at discount. Chest
nuts rule the hour.
Farmers with prolific potato patch
es will do well this year
But FIVE more weekdays of the
great centennial exhibition.
Next Tuesday-election days
women's day at the centennial.
A more important election never
claimed the attention of business men.
Republicans, the best work you
can do on Tuesday is to get out full
vote
There that fellow that was fool
ing with that wheelbarrow has got it on
his toes
1t will be thousands of dollars in
the taxpayers pockets if we can reform
Cecil county.
w. j. Jones, Esq, is making ex-
tensive repairs to his residence, on
North street.
Several places on Main street,
where the bricks have become loose,
need attention.
The residence of A. j. Scott, Esq,
on Bow street, is being enclosed with a
very tasty new fence.
Mr. VIM. Campbell, near town, is
about erecting a fine new barn. New
Roasting pigs are cheap now, and
potatoes are high. Put the potatoes
inside the pig and the matter will be
equalized.
Samuel Lammie, near Fair Hill,
was severely injured last week, while
cunning. His companion fired at "a
flock of birds and the load took effect in
Mr.. Lammie's shoulder
"A vote was taken on the six p. NJ
train south, on Thursday evening, by
Cecil county man. There were ll3
passengers; of these 10 expressed a
preference for Hayes and Wheeler, and
60 for Tilden and Hendricks.
A series of sermons on Religion
will be preached by Rev. j. A. B Will
son, pastor of the NJ f. Church, at
North East. The subject of the first
of the series will be "Old-Time Re-
ligion. NAL 3: 1911. The evening
discourse for next Sabbath will be the
Conversion of Saul of Tarsus.
The extra services at Persons
School House, conducted by Rev Mr..
Heberton during the week, have shown
good results. Wonderful interest is
manifested by the people of the neigh
borhood, the house being crowded
nightly 1t is probable that these
meetings will be continued for another
week.
1T is rumored that the p, W. &
B. r. R. Co intend devoting one dav to
the people before the close of the Cen
tennial Exhibition Rumor fixes the
fare from here on that occasion at one
dollar for the round trip, including adj
mission to the grounds. Mr.. Wells, our
agent, has not yet received notice of
this arrangement
The coal trade of Elkton is much
larger than most persons suppose
There is constantly at the wbarves of
Messrs. Scott 4 Bro one or more barges
discharging. The Pennsylvania Coal
Companies steam barge, No. 1871, with
two others in tow, carrying in all 375
tons, arrived and discharged within
the past three DAYS.
Thos. Drennen, Esq, of this town, on
Sunday last paid visit to a number of
his relatives in Chester county, Pa
Among those visited were four aunts,
one on the side of his father and three
on that of his mother, whose aggregate
ages amounted to three hundred and
fifteen years; the youngest being sew
enty and the eldest ninety years old.
The committee having charge of
the the tournament to take place on the
Oxford, Pa) Fair Grounds, on the
18th inst, under the auspices of the
Oxford Guards, are using every effort
to make it success. The fitting will
be done by Knights from Maryland,
Delaware and Pennsylvania. Col. F.
A Tencate, of Phenixville, Pa, will
be marshal.--Press
Our reporter says that in the num-
Der of cigar stumps lying around the
Depot, may be found the best evidence
in the world that the tramps are all
colonized in the cities for use on election
day. While these vagrants are on the
tramp, secondhand cigars are eagerly
sought after by them. The present
plentifulness of stumps is indicative of
a scarcity of tramps
The frequenters of Court House
square, and all who happened in that
vicinity, on Monday morning were en-
tertained by the contortions and body
twistings of street gymnast He was
German gentleman, short, stout and
muscular. He had muscle plenty, but
whether or not he was gifted with bone
is a matter of doubt. At any rate, in
consideration of the few nckels and
pennies tossed him by the would-be
amused Elktonians, be tied himself up
into almost every conceivable shape
Some time ago, an Individual to
all appearances genuine tramp, ap-
piled for admission to the aims house,
having been taken i'll while upon the
road. He was admitted and taken care
of by Mr.. Pluck, the overseer. On
Saturday last, two gentlemen from
Canada, James and George Calcott.
father and son, visited the aims house
having previously been informed of the
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