The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-06-17
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ELKTON, JUNE II, 1876.
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.

Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE. CECIL WING.
Court meets on Monday next.
Peas are plenty at % cents per peck.
Pay as you GO, but don't go too slow.
The storm leveled much of the wheat
Potato bugs seem to be rapidly on the
increase.
All kinds of vegetables are becoming
abundant.
Strawberries not very plentiful-ter
cents per quart.
Wood Lawn camp meeting begins OF
the 18th of August.
Mr. Stockton has opened grocery
store on Main street.
The lightning struck tree on Bow
street, on Tuesday last.
Our New York mail was thrown off at
Newark on Wednesday.
The rains on Monday evening and
Tuesday morning We're delightful.
The corn is not so badly in ured by the
worm as was supposed a week ago.
Captain Davidson supplies Elkton with
wood, from drifts at the head of the bay.
-Elkton chickens are being killed off by
eating Paris Green from the potato vines.
The new railroad bridge is being pushed
forward rapidly. 1t is worth walking out
to see.
MIR. Joseph Wells has for sale three
first-class road horses. See his advertise
ment.
S. Kennard Miller will sell another
large lot of cattle, at the FELTON, House, on
Thursday next.
An Elkton lady has lived under the
administration of every President, begin
ming with Washington.
MIR. VIM r. Nelson is manufacturing
to order his improved refrigerators. He
makes first-class article.
The roads were so badly washed in the
lower districts by Tuesdays flood, that
travelling is difficult at some points.
The net profits of the strawberry fes-
tival for the Persons Grove Sunday school,
held at Collins Grove, last week, was SIG
Mr. John w. Shippers will sell at public
sale, fifteen acres of growing grass, on his
farm near North East, on Wednesday, 21st
instant.
Mr.. C. W. Maxwell has improved his
store house on the corner of North 4 High
street, by an additional porch on the North
street side.
The ladies of Cherry Hill NJ. E. Church
will hold strawberry festival in the grove
adjoining the church, this Saturday after
noon and evening.
MIR. W. C. Crow, merchant tailor, has
secured the services of Mr.. Elijah Shaw, of
New Orleans, as cutter. Clothing cut by
him gives entire satisfaction.
Reuben Haines, ESD, of this town,
will deliver a lecture before the Irving Lit
erary Society of West Nottingham Acad
envy, on Thursday, June 22d.
The trains were delayed several hours,
on Tuesday morning, by the washing out
of part of the railroad track, between
Havre de Grace and Aberdeen.
All patriotic citizens should take part
in the celebration of the coming Fourth of
July. Attend the meeting in the Commits
sioners' room, on Monday night next.
Bull frog shooting is popular with
some of our sportsmen. These "fresh
water Chickens as they are sometimes
called, are reported to be very abundant.
-Gertie, infant daughter of Rev. w.
w. Heberton, Pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of this town, died, on Thursday
afternoon, after a short illness, of diptheria.
VIM. S. Evans, Esq, is improving his
hv
Mr.. Cruikshanks, on the opposite side of
the street, has put up tasty new fence
around his yard.
Land Sale.-On Tuesday last, Samuel
Price, auctioneer, sold for Clinton McCul-
Tough, Esq, trustee, 46 acres of land, two
miles west of town, for 81, 7G0. Anthony
Rue, Esq, of Bucks CO., Pa, purchaser.
Our sportsmen are banging away at the
woodcock The birds appear to be more
plentiful than usual. Several good bags
have been reported ranging from twelve to
twenty for an afternoons hunt.
The Quarterly Meeting for Providence
NJ. P. Church, Elkton, will be held on the
25th inst, and the friends and congrega.
ton are respectfully invited to attend.
Expect to have strange minister to preach
for u.s. T. E. B. HAZARD, Pastor.
Nervousness and drowsiness.- These
sad Affections so destructive both to bust
ness and pleasure, arise from that morbid
condition of the body which is relieved by
an occasional dose of DR.. Bulls Vegetable
Pills. Try them, they will do you good.
Why go to the city and pay double
price for clothing, when Frazer can put it
up for you equal to any one? His cutter,
Mr.. johnson, is an expert at the business,
and if he can't fit you it would be hard to
tell who can. Give him trial; our word
for it you will be pleased.
On Wednesday evening, June a1st, at
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church, in this town,
special service will be held in memory of
Thomas Jarrett, deceased, late Secretary
Of the Young Mems Christian Association
of this place. Addresses will be delivered
by Charles II. Boulder. Prest, and others.
Competition between the two plant
markets. on Court House square, was so
lively, that the price of sweet potato plants
was reduced to ten cents per hundred.
They both sold out at that. They are now
in demand at twenty-fi five cents. Messrs.
Bell and Booth will both have more in a
day or two.
-btNdIc vi Iue - L1nT IFOtS TFeTBS fIFO
Cenceaur" restaurant when you visit the
Centennial. An Elkton young man was
taxed seventy-tive cents for a wine glass
full of poor ice cream, and plate of cake
at that place, on Saturday last This is
the most extravagent establishment on the
grounds; all the others are very reasonable
in their charges
AT the recent exhibition of the Oxford
Agricultural Society, the following prizes
were taken by Cecil exhibits: For the
second best colt between one and two years
old, John McCleary, Fair Hill; best wreath
of cut flowers, Miss Nellie Oldham; best
cross of cut flowers, Miss Nellie Oldham;
best collection of indigenous flowers, Miss
NJ. B. Oldham; Wilson's seeding straw
berries, LIST premium, Amos Martindale,
Zion.
The Presbyterian Sabbath School In.
stitute, which met at White Clay Creek
Church, on June Sth and 9th, passed off
well. The topics discussed covered a wide
range, embracing most of the essential
matters of good Sabbath school. The
attendance was large, and the spirit mani,
tested was enthusiastic and growing. A