The Cecil Whig., 1876-05-27
Local Affairs.


Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WIG
Plenty Of water.
The trade in pot plants is brisk,
Now plant yonr croquet wickets.
Cut the dead branches OFT your trees.
Almost corner in fractional currency.
The country looks like flower garden
Strawberry festivals will soon be in
order.
-Dippers-the boys swimming in the
creek.
Most of the fishermen lost money this
Spring.
Spring chickens sell for 20 cents to 81
per pair.
Base ball seems to he at a discount in
Elkton.
The sun gets up now-a -a-days at half
past four.
The season for shad catching closes
June 10TH
Look out for Lichtenstein's grand open
ing to-day.
The prospect for strawberries is very
encouraging.
The young black birds and robins are
learning to fly.
Song of the cook-Hold the fork, fry
ham coming.
;ply 10 fbo hast for fbo
wheels of business.
chesapeake oyster canoes are on exhi-
bition at the Centennial.
Potato bugs are coming up finely. A
good crop is anticipated.
The best sign you can hang out is an
advertisement in The Hhig
Mr. Dunbar Morgan has opened a
green grocery on High street.
The Fourth of July is in sight, the
boys are exploding fire crackers.
Mr. G. W. Cruikshank is building an
annex to his stable on North street.
Captain Cousins was at our wharf with
load of prime potatoes this week.
-Wanted-an outlet for the water at the
corner of Main and Howard streets.
Oceans of electricity Gust almost
every day. Very unusual for the month of
May.
The season for yachting has arrived,
and our river is dotted with white winged
crafts
The first strawberries of the season
were received by Mrs. Hall, on Wednesday
morning.
The Feast Of the Ascension was cele-
brated in the Catholic Church in this town,
on Thursday last.
Orphans Court met in special session,
on Tuesday last. The business of the ses-
sion was unimportant.
The soaking rain has given impulse to
vegetation, and the hearts of the farmers
and gardeners are gladdened.
Take down your curtains put your old
tarletan dresses over the picture frames and
chandelier, for the early fly has arrived
The Board of Directors of the Mutual
Insurance Company met on Tuesday last.
No business of public interest was trans
acted.
Last Sunday was not calculated to
improve the market for underclothing but
the trade frightened up considerably on
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Jas. Smith. the popular miller, is
turning out splendid family flour, at the
Red Mill Lovers of sweet, white bread,
make a note of this.
Purchasers of plants can now enjoy
the benefit of lively competition. Messrs.
Booth and Bell having both established
markets on Court House square.
Tuesday next. 30th instant, will be
decoration day. No move has yet been
made, by our citizens, looking to it's observ-
ance. Don't forget the soldier dead.
It's rumored that the potato bugs
have held a convention and denounced Bob
Frazer as their most nveterate foe, he
having just received large lot of Paris
Green.
"A little child of Mrs. Wallace Davis,
of this town, was the subject of an opera
tion by the doctors, on Monday last in
consequence of having swallowed pin
sharp end foremost.
Always keep on hand, as delay increases
suffering. If you feel sickness coming
upon you, take dose of DIR. Bulls Eege
table Pills. They can do you no harm and
may save you from the sick room. Price
% cts.
We have received from Messrs. A. B.
Fleming & Co., of Glasgow, Scotland, a
polyglot advertisement of their printing
inks. 1t is on large sheet and printed in
seUenty.four languages. We enjoyed the
reading Of it hugely.
The attention of farmers is called to the
advertisement of the Eagle" Hay Press
by Messrs. Kirk l. Haines, of Rising Sun. in
tltprr 70 ,1,,,
its character and sold at such low price.
that no farmer should be without one. 1t
will soon pay for itself.
On Sunday tomorrow morning, the
Rev. Mr. Newman will preach in the Meth
odst Episcopal Church, at Chesapeake
City, to the members of the Order of Amer
lean Mechanics by special request The
public is invited to attend; very inter eresting
services are anticipated.
Two horses, belonging to Mr. S. S.
Rambo had race with the locomotive one
day this week. They broke out of their
pasture and got upon the track; by fast
running they managed to keep ahead of
the train until the engineer could slow up.
Watch your stock and keep it off the track
Why can't we have a rowing club in
Elkton? There is not a town in the coun-
try better supplied with material to make
up such club than our own. We have
water in abundance and will not be found
lacking in muscle. Come, boys, stir your
selves, and let us have a first-class club be-
fore the Summer is over.
Three young men, who had been pay
ing a friendly visit to an acquaintance in
the Neck, three miles below town, on Sun
day afternoon, made the quickest time
(afoot) on record in these parts. In view
of the approaching thunder storm. they
did the entire distance-on the walk and
run-in less than thirty minutes.
The pic mic fever is raging; Gilpin' S
Rocks, Merrey's Grove, Elk river shores
are in demand. A merry party of young
Coll ha fret