The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-12
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ELKTON, AUGUST IL, 1876.
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING

Snow four inches deep-last Winter.
Look out for shooting stars tonight.
Everybody will go to camp tomorrow.
-Watermelons are crowding our market
The Katydid now MARBLES it's evening
serenade.
Hot, moist and disagreeable is now the
salutation.
The thermometer is again in the neigh
borhood of 90.
Coal is low nova good time to lay in
your Winter supply.
Iced tea is pleasant and healthy bev-
erage for the dog days.
An Elkton carter has horse that is
too thin to make shadow.
-Woodlawn camp meeting begins on
Tuesday next, the 10Th inst.
Our citizens seem determined to keep
out, and wear out, their flags.
Summer duck shooting has common.
ced. A little too early we think.
An Elkton epicure complains that the
tramps gather up all the mushrooms.
A valuable coat was stolen from the
rack in the hall of the residence of John
Partridge, Esq, one evening this week.
Feeding cattle pays better than any
thing farmer can do. S. X. Miller will
sell large lot on the 18th at the FELTON,
House.
-Messrs Scott & Bro. are still receiving
coal at their wharves. They now have
1f +I,a in
their yard.
Mr.. Chas. H. Sparks, of this town,
has taken the agency for the Little Giant
Futng and Polishing Irons, and will can
vass the county.
The race course has just received a
thorough overhauling, under the supervi-
sion of VIM. Falls, Esq. Now look out
for fast trotting.
The pulpit of the Presbyterian Church,
day. by the Rev. A. y. Moore, of Bloom
ington, Indiana.
The camp meeting of the Bethel Church
(colored), of this place, began in Mitchell s
woods, on Thursday. 1t will hold over
tomorrow Sunday.
MIR. John NJ. Terrell has leased the
store house, corner of Main and Groome
streets, where he is about to open grocery
and provision store.
"A young man, who attended Red Lion
camp meeting on Sunday last, says it sug-
gested to his mind the combination Of a
bar.room, horse race and picnic.
A large drove of fine cattle, belonging
to Mr.. S. Kennard Miller passed through
town. on Tuesday. They will be sold at
the FELTON, House, on the 18th inst
A new clothing store is about to be
opened in the store room adjoining Alrich' 5
iewelry store, basement of the Howard
House, by Mr.. Simons, of Baltimore.
When the railroad company are laying
in their stock of coal, you may be sure
that that article is at it's lowest price. The
p, w. & B. Company bought last week.
Mr. JOS II. McNeal is now serving our
citizens with an excellent quality of Bos-
ton ice the home made article having been
exhausted in the houses of our ice dealers.
Our telegraph operator need no longer
fear the lightning-a protective arrange
ment of the most approved character has
been affixed to the wires leading to his
office.
AT the NJ. f. Church. of this town, to-
morrow Sunday, Rev. J. B. Quigg, Pre-
siding Elder of this district, will preach.
The usual quarterly meeting services will
be held.
Ladies will be sorry to know that the
silk crop is an entire failure, and that the
indications are that there will be a rise of
fifty per cent in silk goods within few
months.
Red Lion camp meeting closes on
Tuesday next The attendance has been
good, though the encampment is small,
there being but about thirty tents on the
ground.
Horace H. Duychinck, Esq, of the
Ninth district, having failed to qualify
within the prescribed time as register Of
voters, has been reappointed by Governor
Carroll.
"A tramp who had been refused permits
sion to sleep in the barn of a farmer near
town. the other night, threatened to burn
the building. Such characters as this should
be arrested on sight.
The Marley picnic came off on Tuesday
evening last. Several Elkton gentlemen
took part and expressed themselves as very
much pleased. About one hundred and
fifty persons were present.
The st. Thomas A. U. NJ. p. Church,
near Glasgow, Del, will hold bush meet
ing in Mclntire's grove, adjoining the
church, commencing Thursday next, Aug.
18th and continuing over Sunday.
Rev. George R. Bristor, of Bethel,
preached one of his characteristic sermons
,t nal,
day morning last, to a very large congrega-
ton. The sermon has been much admired.
The demand for Head of Elk Mills
flour is so great that Messrs. Campbell &
Vinsinger are taxed to their utmost to meet
it. Their flour is first class and always of
an uniform quality. Hence its popularity
with consumers.
Next Sabbath and Monday, august
18th and 14th,) will be Quarterly Meeting
at North East Sabbath morning the Pas
tor will hold the Love Feast and preach,
and in the evening the Presiding Elder,
Rev. j. B. Quigg, will preach.
Out of about four hundred tramps who
have 1oitered about and passed through
Elkton during the past week, but four
could be found willing to work. Mr..
Samuel Miller succeeded in hiring two, and
MIR. Clemson, at the FELTON, House, two.
Grab apples at twenty five cents each
are rather expensive, but that's what Bob
Frazer pays for them. At any rate, that's
what he paid the express agent for one with
big liable on it, addressed to him, on
Tuesday. Bob wants to know the rest of
the joke.
AT the annual meeting Of the Farmers
& Mechanics Mutual Insurance Association,
held at Fox Chase, on Saturday, Goth ult.,
the old Board was partly reelected, to-
gether with |. ID. Carter and Alfred Kirk,
for Directors, and VIM, Richards, addi-
.tional Surveyor.
"A company Of Elkton gentleman, con-
sisting of DR.. John II. lamar, Reuben
Haines, r. F. Mcfarland. r. C. Thackery,
and Reuben E. lamar, Esqs., visited Bet
terton, at the mouth of Sassafras river, on
wednesday last, to enjoy the perch fishing
lhey report fish very plenty.
A gentleman approached crowd of
vagabond tramps at the depot the other
day and offered to hire some of them, and
them SD nd hoard