The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-11-18


=" How's lection ," is the general salu
tation.
1t has been trying time on newspa
per people.
1t comes but once in four years; We
are glad of it.
Haul out your manure now, while thu
ground is solid.
DO not cry fraud merely because the
election is close.
The centennial year will soon be {
thing of the past
More than eight millions of people Wis
tied the Centennial
The fly is damaging the early sowr
wheat in some localities.
This is a splendid time for practical
manifestation of good nature.
The Cherry Hill postotfice has been
improved by a new mansard roof.
Railroad travel has fallen off wonder
fully since the close of the Centennial.
The inc weather of the past two weeks
has enabled the majority Of our farmers to
finish their corn husking.
The West Amwell rolling mill, which
has been stopped for some weeks, will re-
sumo work on next Monday.
Mr.. Jacob Towards hen house, on
Friday night last, was broken into and two
fine chickens stolen there from.
Joshua T. Riae, Esq, has purchased
of Mr.. VIM. Mccullough, farm of 151
acres, situated near Pennington, in this
county. Price, $4,000.
WHATS the matter with our lamp
lighter. The lamps at the upper end OF
Back street are out of order, and haven't
been lighted for some time.
-Messrs. Lake, Gritfng and Stevenson,
of Philadelphia, who recently surveyed this
county, are now engaged in making an
atlas map for Queen Anne's county.
Charles r. Martindale, Esq, has pur-
chased the stock of Rittenhouse White
lock, at Brick Meeting House. He will
continue the business at the old stand.
-Messrs. Keaveny, Tosh & Co. have
suspended work for the season in their
granite uuarries at Port Deposit. A num-
Der of hands are thus thrown out of en-
ployment.
Art Mitchell is about to add another
curiosity to his collection. This time it is
large white owl, shot by Captain Nick
Manly. It has already been placed i'll the
taxidermist's hands.
-Corbin Cooley, near Rowlandsville,
recently husked the corn grown upon a
measured acre in his field aud had there
from sixty -nne flour barrels of cern-a
yield of 1887 bushels per acre.
AS we predicted, tramps have become
as numerous as ever. The election is over
and these pests are again swarming to the
country. They all pretend to be going
South, hunting a warmer climate, we sup
pose.
Long overcoats have had their day.
and are now ruled out. They were never
in good taste or Stylish and suggested
merely night gown of heavier material
than that ordinarily used. The prevailing
garment reaches Just below the knees.
An evidence of the progressive spirit
of Elkton boys may be found in the fact
that they never "cry over split milk" On
the contrary, one of these hopefuls laughed
fit to kill himself when he kicked over a
whole can full at the Depot the other day
On Sunday, November Goth, the Ri.
Rev. Bishop Becker, of Wilmington, Del,
will officiate at the Catholic Church in this
town: preaching and administering the
Sacrament of Confirmation in the morning
at 10 o'clock, and preaching in the evening
at = o'clock.
The Phila, Will & Bait. Railroad
Company, in consideration of the extra
labor of its employees on passenger trains
during the Centennial Exhibition, has pre-
sented to each conductor in its service $50;
to each baggage master $50; and to-each
brakeman $40. Not very muniticent gifts,
to be sure, but in these hard times the
motto must be s'small favors thankfully
received
The Sunday School Institute of the
Northern Division of the Presbytery of
New Castle, will hold its eighth regular
meeting in the Port Deposit Presbyterian
Church, on Thursday and FRIDAY, y ovem-
Der 23rd and Gath, 1876. The first session
will begin at = O'Clock P. NJ, Thursday,
the 23rd. VIM. II. Purnell, LIN D., Presi-
dent of Delaware College, will preside.
Popular Sunday School speakers will be
present and take part in the exercises. All
friends of the Sunday School are cordially
invited to attend, and each Presbyterian
School in the district is requested to send
two regularly appointed delegates.
An editor who wrote an amusing
sketch of the manner in which woman
particular. 1t is a remarkable fact that if
an item happens to have been clipped out
of paper, the woman loses all interest in
every thing else that is in that paper,
and concentrates her attention on the item
that ism t. there. She will exhaust herself
in efforts to guess what could have occupied
that empty space. Then she will wonder
who cut it out and why it was cut out, and
ten to one its absence will engender some
horrible suspicion concerning her husband.
Finally she will throw down the sheet with
the declaration that she can't take any
interest in a newspaper when the only
thing she wanted to read has been cut out.
sE-The New Hat at Mrs. NELSON'S.
THE CENTENNIAL ANNEX AT Zion
The ladies of the Zion Presbyterian Church
will have Centennial Tea Party, on the
afternoon and evening of Wednesday, No
vember 22nd, beginning at p. NJ, for the
benefit of the church. Supper, % cents
refreshments cheap; exhibition free; and il
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