The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-26

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ELKTON, AUGUST 26, 1876.
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WIG.
-Bracing weather.
Grapes are ripenng.
Fans are at a discount.
@-Fall opening-the oysters.
Mosquitoes are more quiet.
The heated term is routed.
Bring out your Fall overcoats.
--"Good mornings, for walking.
Reed birds are reported to be plenty.
"A good time to visit the Centennial.
Apples are very plentiful and of good
quality.
Foul drains and typhoid fever are
ouSinS.
cad Frank Kerr's new advertisement
oft thereby.
boys and girls are looking up
hool books.
IN NJ. Terrell has opened pi DIVISION
Main street.
thrifty housewife is now laying in
of fruit to preserve.
ne Any man now longs for a machine
lsh The fuzZ off of peaches.
hot Summer has cut short the
rop and burnt up the cabbage.
e great coal combination has been
rokeu and we may now hope for cheaper
lel.
The Australian dog never banks
Would that all Elkton dogs were of that
breed.
Squire Foard is having his office newly
ainted. 1t now presents pure, cool ap-
earance.
The arrangement of trains by the ac-
dent this week, has nterfered with our
'upply.
Cheap Beef, Now.-Wells has put
i his prices and is now selling choice
It's at 10 cents.
- Arts" white rats have arrived safely
Geological Gardens, in Philadelphia
e- lew York.
Messrs. Scott & Bro S bone mill is now
running, making flour of bones from the
Western pra,iries.
Oysters will be eatable in couple of
eeks. The dredgers are anticipating an
tive Fall business.
Rev. T. B. Miller, NJ. D., will preach
/ the NJ. E. Church, at North East, to-
morrow Sunday morning.
MIR. o. D. Foulks, of Town Point,
will exhibit some fine bred dogs at the
great international dog show.
Walking on some of our town pave
ments is dangerous pastime at present.
They should be repaired Immediately.
We have become almost a community
Of fishermen and crabbers. Nearly every
body INDUCES in the pastime Of the season.
beautiful evenings these, for leaning
,ver gates and exchanging remarks as to
he probability of its being rainy next
week.
Mrs. J. B. Marretts new house. on
ain street, is nearly finished. Mr.. Lit
enberg finished the outside painting this
eek.
Secretary Morrill,, on Wednesday, con-
ned the denomination of A. p. McCombs
be Deputy Collector of the Port of
.:avre de Grace.
go. Thos. Grubb, ESQ.,, of the Sth district
= Ewing's steam thresher, last week,
ned, ready for market, 100 bushels of
1 $ in fifteen hours.
The Elkton NJ. p. Church will hold
four days meeting, in DR.. Mitchell's
woods, one mile from Elkton, commencing
Saturday, Sept. End.
Blue fish of two seasons growth are
being caught in large numbers in our river,
as far up as Cedar Point, something that
was never known before.
On Tuesday evening, the engine of the
p. NJ. train, SOUTH gave out at the depot.
The train was delayed about one hour,
waiting for another locomotive.
A celebration, for the benefit of the Big
Elk Sabbath school, will be held in Jesse
Taylor's woods on Thursday, Aug. 31st.
The public are invited to attend.
Grabbing and fishing parties are the
rage now. About one half the population
of the town go down the creek each day
and come home sunburned, grabbed and
fishy.
Our fishermen this season do not emu
merate their catch of crabs by the dozen
as formerly, but by the bushel. One, two,
and three bushels is the average quantity
for tide.
"A party of ladies and gentlemen, from
Cherry Hill, headed by VIM. Grant, Esq,
visited Frenchtown, on Wednesday, on a
fishing excursion. They almost cleaned
out Elkton's stock of fishing apparatus.
Quarterly meeting will be held in the
Cherry Hill NJ. E. Church, on next Sabbath,
he eth inst 1t is expected that the Rev.
Mr.. Tomkinson will preach in the morn
ing, and the Rev. J. Weaver, of West Vir-
ginia, in the evening.
The members of Cecil County Grange,
10, are requested to meet at the Hall,
Ekton, on Saturday next, the end day
September, for the transaction of i'm
RANT business. All 4th degree members
invited to be present.
"A large company of ladies and gentle
en- from Newark Del, passed through
'wn, on Wednesday last, enroute for Lo-
ust Point, and the fish and crabs. We
oticed among the company, President
'urnell, of Delaware College, accompanied
y his wife.
-Messrs. Bennett & Boulder, our West
nd butchers, have purchased of Drs.
lackall and lamar fifteen head of superb
took, which they will butcher for our mar
<et. They are also negotiating for another
arge lot of the same quality of stock.
Read their advertisement, in another COL
umn, for prices.
We received, yesterday, from our old
friend, w. Z. Howard, Esq, basket of
delicious peaches. We cannot name the
variety" not being sufficiently acquaint-
ed with fruit, but for size. beauty and deli.
cacy of flavor, they are unsurpassed. Long
may his trees bud, blossom and yield such
delicious fruit.
Some boys killed large water moe
asin, on Water street, the other day, from
7hich thirty four young snakes went kissing
and squirming in all directions. These,
too, were all despatched. The net result
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