The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-04-08
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ELKTON, APRIL :, 1876.
Local Affairs.

Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.
Spring tramps are putting forth.
Two funerals in town on Thursday.
Strawberries only three dollars smell.
The blackbird are chattering giddily.
The springs are now literally running
over.
Potato bugs are putting in an appear
ance.
Bad weather has retarded the supply
of shad.
The first "April shower" came on
Monday.
Song of the onion-"Put me in my
little bed"
Now comes arbutus parties. The low
er is in bloom.
-Wednesday-the most Spring like day
of the season.
Eighth of April, and very little gar
dening done yet.
The Little Elk Carpet Factory is run
ming day and night.
Dog cared collars, cut low, are among
the male fashion predictions.
The gray snipe fever prevails; many of
our young men are victims.
Keep your babies out of the street, or
Arthur's alligator will catch them.
The marriage life of Gen. Phil. Sher-
dan has already reached crysis.
"A 4 of the found at the Depot:
There is sur i l. of bi 2 -:W.
-"Not at home" is worn out. What
they now say is, "Gone to the Centennial"
Our report of last Sundays church
services was, at the last moment, crowded
out.
Mr.. Brock Lort drove from Philadel-
phia to Elkton, on Saturday last, in eight
hours.
An Elkton woman says she will never
be buried in the new cemetery as long as
she Tires.
The condition of the fruit crop for the
Centennial year is subject of some anxiety
just now.
Equally apportioned.- snipe for
each gunner, is the state of the case on
our marshes.
The spelling bee is past. This Sum-
mer we are going to have humble bees.
Can you humble?
The annual meeting of the Elkton
Building Society will be held this evening.
A full attendance is desired.
Mr.. w. c. Crow, Merchant Tailor
opens out this week, a full line of carefully
selected goods for gentlemen.
ALI in want of hardware read the ad
vertisement of S. S. Rambo, in another
column. He has full stock, and is selling
cheap.
Pneumonia is prevalent. There is one
kind of pneumonia that people are not
afraid Of; that is nep money lust out of
bank.
Who was it that objected to Capt.
Realey running a schooner to Elkton, on
the grounds that "no man can SERGE taco
nasters?"
1t is said, that twenty cigars a head is
the number annually manufactured in the
United States. Reader, has your head
received its share
"A friend of ours, who is always chock
full of statistics, calculates that about one
half of the babies born this year will be
called George or Martha.
Two funeral professions met at the
Catholic church on Tuesday last and the
unusual sight of two corpses in the church
at one time was witnessed.
Mr. Thos. Bremen has sold portion
Of his lot on Back street, opposite the old
Public School House, and is enclosing the
remaipder with q substantial fenca
On Wednesday next, at 10 A. NJ, at the
Court House Square, Chas. j. McQuaid,
Esq, will sell number of fine horses and
mules. Be on hand, We lovers of good stock.
AT the funeral of Miss O'Rourke, on
Thursday last, there were forty nine carri-
ages in line. Services were held at the
Catholic Church, Rev. Father ballard off
ciating.
Those who want live evening paper,
which they need not be afraid to let ther
children read, will find it in the Wilmington
Commercial sold on the street by Charley
Hinchliffe.
The enthusiastic spectator who visits
around wherever improvements are going
on, and carries away paint, is again on the
street, just as unconscious as ever of the
appearance of his back.
MIR. Frank A. Whitaker, for many
years resident of this county, died in
Philadelphia, at the residence of his SON.
in-law, DR.. c. T. Shippers, on Tuesday,
March 21st, in his 77th year.
Train Delayed.-The engine of the
morning mail, north, broke down at Stem
mer's Run, on Tuesday morning last. In
consequence, the mail due here at 9.03 did
not reach us until nearly half-past ten.
Frank Kerr, Merchant Tailor, presents
his compliments to the gentlemen of Elk
ton, this week. Frank is good cutter
never fails to fit, and puts up clothing
cheap. See his card in another column.
Two flies, the first of the season,
alighted ON the fair locks of one of our
blonde bellies, the other day, singing:
"Come, and trip as we go,
On the light, fantastic tow"
John Bartram, wealthy citizen of
Salem, Mass, in view of the hard times,
recently destroyed $50, 900 worth of mort
cages which he held against poor people.
Those sort of chaps always live away from
this neighborhood.
Improvements T. Miller is paint
ing and otherwise improving his property
on Main street, occupied by Major G. w.
Morris, Jr. VIM. Cosett, ESQ, of North
East, has the contract for painting and
papering.
-Counterfeiters. is a gang of
counterfitters in this town, whose where.