The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-10-28

Grapes are scarce.
Corn turns out well.
-Ulsters are coming out.
The forest looks like a brilliant chrome
-Broil YOUR sausages. Don't fry them.
Splendid weather for gathering the
corn crop.
There are but twelve more days of the
Centennial.
Some of our store keepers are buying
potatoes abroad
Chronic inertia is what some of oul
young men call it.
A cunning party bagged nineteen
rabbits on Tuesday.
For skeleton leaves use the foliage Of
the beech or poplar.
-Elkton ladies now gather Autumn
leaves on our streets.
The trees on our streets are almost
stripped of their leaves.
Pork is getting cheaper; it is now sell
ing at $G.5OaS7. 90 in our market.
The boys are preparing for Hallow cen.
Every one returning from the Cen,
tennial seems to have purchased cane.
All old relics of course.
A vessel arrived at our wharves this
week with load of fine cabbage. We can
have our sauerkraut now.
1t is contrary to law to work on Sun.
day. One, at least, of our citizens would
do we'll To make note OF this.
Mr.. Aaron P. Shockley is progressing
finely with his new house. 1t is all weather
boarded, and ready for the root.
Local topics are all political nowadays
We shall have to wait until after election
for something interesting to happen.
The Orphans Court, for Cecil county,
met in special session, on Thursday. No
business of public interest was transacted
Our town fathers are still at the good
work of Smelling the streets. We nope
they will keep it up. Shells make splen-
did road bed.
The President has recommended that
the Both of November be observed by the
people of the country as day OF Thank
giving and Prayer.
The p. w. &. B. Railroad Company
tracks are regularly policed at nights
Watchmen are on duty all night at given
points all along the line of the road.
Reuben Haines, Esq, is improving his
property on Bow street, occupied by A. j.
Scott, Esq. A new roof is being put upon
the dwelling and other repairs made.
-Reroofing is becoming general The
confectionery store Of J. E. Brown, Esq,
e ,our hainu attepde6 In The old shin
giles were taken off and new ones substi
stuffed this week.
The Dan5ury Neocs remarks that this
is an age of sudden changes. The girl who
is picking up Autumn leaves this Fall may
be picking up cod fish year hence, FOL
a short. haired man with a wart.
The first meeting of the Teachers
Association of the 9th, 7th and Sth dis
tricts, for the current scholastic year. Will
be held at Port Deposit, on Saturday, Nov
4th, 1876, commencing at O'Clock P. NJ.
Nellie Fountain, (coloredl, a resident
of the "Bull Frog" was before Squire
Foard, on Monday last, charged with steal
ing chickens from Thos. Vail, of the same
locality. She was committed for Court.
Our town seems to have some unusual
attraction for quail. Two or three coveys
have visited us during the week. At this
time one covey is located in the Methodist
and part of another in the Presbyterian
cemetery.
Rev. John S. Inskip, Editor of the
Home Journal, will preach in the NJ E.
Church in this town, tomorrow Sunday
morning, at 10 30 o'clock. In the after
noon. he will conduct the dedicatory service
at the new chapel near town.
The biggest days work among the
corn, that we have heard of this season,
was done by J. Polk Rosne on the farm OF
l. D. Carter, Esq, on Tuesday of last week
On that day he husked ninety shocks. Polk
is entitled to the championship.
About these days bulbs should be taker
up and slowed away for the Winter. They
should be put in the shade for few days
to dry; then the tops, small roots and rough
skin should be removed and the bulbs
placed in bags and properly labeled.
The recent storms developed imperfec
lions in house roofs. Many householders
are compelled to renew their matching
Dir. Benjamin Bowen, near town, among
others, has just completed the reroofng Of
his dwelling. The demand for shingles is
so great. that our dealers were unable tc
supply the demand.
At Bethel NJ E. Church, to morrow
Sunday morning, at 0.30 o'clock. the
Pastor, Rev. Geo. Brstor, will preach
taking as his theme "The Red Horse anc
Rider among the Myrtle Trees. In the
evening. he will preach at Crouch Chapel
at Frenchtown crossroads.
1t is said that hen held up by one
leg will not squawk half as much as when
both legs are grasped. Thanksg day
is only month Off and persons who ART
accustomed to purchasing their poultry a
night few hours after the owner of tn,
fowls has retired, will do we'll to cut this
out and pasteit in their hats.
"A very large Republican meeting wa
held in the Town Hall at Havre de Grace
on Thursday evening of last week, unde
the direction of the Hayes, Wheeler ant
Harris Club of that town. Colonel ]. T
Frieze, President of the Club, presided
and addresses were made by Mr.. Aldridg,
Young, of Baltimore; Hon. JOS b. Pugh
of this county; Hon. J. Morrison Harris
and others.
Now is the time to look out for travel
ing tree peddle.s. One recently sold to ;
party in our county four rose bushes for the
moderate sum of $3.50. Better ones car
be had near home at % cents a piece
They are also selling fruit trees of won
drous sorts at fabulous prices, most o
which are utterly worthless. Look ont fo
them. Buy of no one you do not know, O
who has not a local habitation and name.
A protracted meeting has been in pro
gress this week at the NJ. E. Church, a
Cherry Hill. Extra services are being helt
at Union Grove School House, near Nortl
East, by Rev. J. A. 3. Wilson. The meet
ing, which commenced at the Union severa
weeks ago, continues with considerable sue
cess With the services tomorrow night
at the chapel near Frenchtown cross roads
extra efforts are to begin and continue 70
several nights.
Mr.. l. B. Lort has taken the agenc
for the sale of Wright's steel engraving o
the Centennial Exhibition. AS memoria
of the Centennial, nothing could be NOR
appropriate or acceptable to the people
grouping as it does the five principal Exhi
bition Buildings and surrounding grounds
viz: Main Building, Memorial, Horticul