The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-07-01
Local Affairs.

The tomato crop will be immense.
-Raspberries are becoming plentiful.
Art has three young hooking birds.
Rising Sun will celebrate the Fourth.
The Oxford fair came out 5000 behind.
A brown blight is killing the pear tree
leaves.
Many farmers are "stuck" with old
potatoes.
Tuesday. July 4th, 1916; Tuesday,
July 4th, 1876.
-Ye who have undershirts, prepare to
shed them now.
The thermometer has gone so high we
cannot follow it.
Our Democratic friends are not so con-
.ldent as they were.
Camp meetings will not be so numer-
Gus as usual this year.
Our celebration. on Tuesday next, pro-
misses to be fine affair.
Mr. Dunbar Morgan is improving his
property on High street.
One of Arts birds can't sing-he's a
woodcock made of bronze.
Book agents are still about; the hot
weather hasn't killed them.
Rev. George r. Bristor, of Bethel, will
deliver the Grafton on the 4th.
The Centennial has swallowed up all
the travelling shows this season.
The young birds are learning to fly,
and the cats are consequently fat.
Straw hats, trimmed with blue, are
quite popular with the gentlemen.
Arts alligator is becoming vicious.
II snaps at intruders like mad dog.
The stand will be erected on the Acad-
envy grounds-a nice cool, shady spot.
Albert Constable. Esq, has removed
his law office from North to Bow street.
Bob Frazer has the champion garden
of Elkton. He will soon have roasting
ears.
ALI of our citizens should hear the
historical sketch, by Hon. Jas. McCauley,
ON the 4th.
Goldsmith Maid trotted three heats at
Belmont Park, on the 23rd ult., in 2.17a,
PA and 2.115.
An Elkton man says he has seen
three or four of these Centennials and they
all brought hard times.
The army worm is at work in the timo-
thy fields. Considerable damage has been
lone in some localities.
DIR. N. B. Morrison, formerly of North
East, has located at No 331 East Fourth
street, Wilmington, Del.
Now is the time to get your hair cut
so that your head may closely resembleI an
egg plant peeled and vanished.
Burglars opened blacksmith shop in
Chesapeake City, on Wednesday night. A
queer place to hunt for plumber.
The heavy storm of Wednesday even
ing last did considerable damage; in many
sections the corn was blown flat.
There will be great many trains run
ming on the 4th. Look out for them when
you go to look at the fireworks.
West amwell Iron Mills will shut down
to day for fifteen days; necessary repairs
will be made during the stoppage.
-Carhart & Co. store. at Zion, Md,
will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th, except
The display of fire works on depot lot,
on the evening of the 4th, will be under
the management of a skilled pyrotechnist.
Since the machine trial on Saturday
last, Mr. P. c. Strickland, agent for the
champion, has made a number of sales.
Lend your aid and influence to fit
ting celebration of this fourth. You will
never see another Centennial Fourth of
July.
Knight Templars must be heavy
The P. NJ. train, on Wednesday, was an
hour behind time in consequence Of their
presence.
Mrs. Hall says that if this hot weather
continues she will have to enlarge her sa-
loon. The demand for ice cream has been
immense.
MIR. John Lambert, residing near town,
was overcome by the heat, on Tuesday.
The physician says that he barely escaped
sunstroke.
job Wharton, the old driver of the
Elkton and Galena stage, steps down and
out. Samuel p. Woods, of Chesapeake
City, takes his place.
"A family, on the move, passed through
town, on Tuesday, enroute for the Black
Hills. The hills probably look green in
the distance to them.
MIR. Frank Bradbury, of this town, has
taken a stall in one Of the Philadelphia
markets, where he will dispense vegetables
to hungry centennials.
Mrs. Henry's ice -cream rooms, next
door to the post office, are convenient, cool
and attractive. She has beside full stock
of fireworks and toys.
Mr.. Joseph Booth had on exhibition,
on Thursday last, tomatoes perfectly ripe,
gathered from his truck garden. Fully
two weeks earlier than usual.
The post-office at Earleville, in this
county, has been rel established, and Rob,
ert Duhamel appointed postmaster; it will
be supplied by special service.
New potatoes have lost their novelty.
They are becoming quite plentiful. Mr..
Lowman, on High street, had some in mar
ket yesterday weighing half pound each.
! The popular foreman of the Demo,
crat office wears handkerchief round his
head. What's the matter with him? Did
the St. Louis nomination hit him thusly?
"A pitched battle took place in the
Howard House yard, on Wednesday, be-
tween the martins and Mr.. Falls pet crow
Jim" The martins came off victorious.
Our farmers are through with their
harvest. This season is fully ten days
earlier than any season for ten years past.
The crops are large, and soon the cry of
hard times should cease.
Mr.. George W. Cruikshank, editor of
Tile Cecil Democrat treated himself and
family to a trip to old Point Comfort this
week. Mr. c. doesn't think the point the
coolest place in the world.
Reform is the order of the day
Messrs. Jones Il Haines are giving their
office on North street centennial fixing
up-new paper, new paint, etc. Mr.. Geo.
Wells is doing the work.
"A frnit and ice cream festival will be
held in Elisha Ewing's grove, near Fair
view school house, this Saturday afternoon
and evening, for the benefit of Moore's
Chapel of M. p. Sabbath School.
"A band of itinerant musicians, one o.
whom-a female possessed voice of more