The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-05-20

The work of the potato bug is already
visible.
There is not bunting flag on sale in
Elkton.
Chicken cholera is raging in this neigh
borhood.
Keep out of the woods while the trees
are shooting.
Wanted by our gardeners, cure for
the potato bug.
-Elkton girls sell calamus and mint to
get candy money.
The Spring bonnets are like the season
very backward.
Garry your lunch with you when you
go to the Centennial.
The cut worm is playing havoc with
the corn and tomatoes.
Children ought to be admitted to the
Centennial for half fare.
The forest trees are putting forth their
leaves. Better late than never
"A share in the Elkton library is an ex-
cellent investment for your family.
The gypsies are about; their camp was
pitched at the foot of Red Hill this week.
An Elkton man carries flying SPUR
rel in one pocket and peanuts in the other.
-First-class table board can be obtained
at Mrs. Morris's, opposite the Presbyterian
Church.
You can't eat enough in a week to last
year, and you can't advertise on that
principle either.
A glass of sparkling cold water from
Bob Frazer's cold oaken bucket" is delight
full. Try it.
The viper snake on exhibition at the
Wig office, committed suicide by biting
itself on Monday last.
Those young men around town, who
desire lght-paying position, should rent
themselves out for lamp-posts.
Our live and popular gardener, R. II.
Bell, has full stock of all kinds of plants.
Read his card in another column.
THE Cecil Wig can always be found at
the news store of Hinchliffe, Elkton, and
D. NJ. McClenahan, Port Deposit.
e. S. Quigley, late Principal of the
Public School at Port Deposit, is now teach
ing at Liberty Grove, with good school.
When you visit the Centennial, carry
dictionary with you, so that if you find
yourself spsH-bound, you can look into it.
The ladies of the Chesapeake City
Presbyterian Church will hold strawberry
festival as soon as berries become plentiful
The Sabbath School, at Liberty Grove,
is under the superintendent of Madison
Rowland, and is in prosperous condition
Our tasty gardener, Mr.. Lockley, has
just given the finishing touch to a very
pretty flower garden for w. j. Jones, Esq.
Shipment Of Strawberries from the
Peninsula has begun. Sales were made in
New York this week as high as one dollar
per quart.
Benjamin Wells, Jr., son of our popu-
lar agent, has been rendered a position
on train running between Wilmington
and Philadelphia.
Farmers should give especial attention
to the advertisement of agricultural imple-
ments by Messrs. p C.. Strickland and ].
B. Ash, in another column.
An Elkton man had to cut through two
shells to get the pith of the egg at break
fast the other morning. A lesser egg had
formed inside of the larger.
Geo. W. Cruikshank, ESQ.,, has pur-
chased of Mr.. w. J. Jones, the lot adioin-
ing his residence on North street. which he
intends to convert into flower garden.
Here is the latest:
''Oh, where are you going my pretty maid?'
ITO Philadelphia, SIR" she said.
The "bee-hive" shoe store, in the
hollow, Mr.. J. P. Alexander, hangs out a
handsome new sign this week. Jim will
renew your soles well and cheaply. Go see
him.
The through freight train at half past
seven, Thursday morning, struck and killed
a fine COW belonging to Mr.. Geo. Wallace,
of this town. No damage was done the
train.
"A moving scene was witnessed on North
street, on Thursday last. The large stable
belonging to Mr.. Jones was moved bodily
about one hundred feet from one lot to
another.
Some unknown disease is carrying off
the swine. A number have died in town
within a week or two. They are attacked
first with paralysis of the limbs. Can any
one explain it?
The communion services at West Not
attended on last Sabbath, the 14th Some
fifteen or more were taken into the church
on profession and by certificate.
"A tramp, who had evidently been hid
ing "crooked whisky" slept on the flower
bed in an uptown yard, on Monday night,
during the rain. He was a restless sleeper
and disordered the bed very much.
Lightning struck the hotel of J. T..
Burkins, Rising Sun, on Friday afternoon,
: knocking out windows and the weather.
boarding of the southwest gable end, doing
considerable damage to the building.
The fifty cent rule, at the Centennial
gates, has been greatly relaxed, though not
rescinded, as has been reported. There is
very little trouble now in passing on the
even fifty cents, whatever shape it may be
in.
"A mammoth rock fish was on exhibi-
ton at the store of Messrs. McCrery &
Boulder, on Saturday evening last. 1t was
captured in the seine of w. T. Boulder,
at Locust Point fishery, and weighed 311
pounds.
For the accommodation of the public,
our enterprising market gardener, Joseph
Booth, has established market on Court
House square for the sale of plants. Frank
Shockley is in charge. Here you may sup
ply yourself with all kinds of vegetable
plants, thus saving both time and travel.
-Thos. Major was arrested on Wednes,
day evening by Bailiff White, charged with
drunkenness and disorderly conduct. The
prisoner was obstreperous, and it required
he combined strength of three officers to
axe him. On Thursday morning he was
arraigned before Squire Howard and bound
,ver for Court. The Squire gave him some
good advice before liberating him.
We have had an unusual amount OF
drunkenness in town this week. On We'd
nesday, couple Of strangers hired horse
and carriage from Mr.. W. G. Carter, and
after imbibing freely of crooked" began
driving around the suburbs of town in a
furious manner, abusing the horse dread
fully. MIR. c. had considerable trouble in
getting the team out of their possession.
They were not arrested.