The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-12

4. NJ. and stopping at all stations. The
fare is 81 for the round trip from all sta
tions between Penn and Port Deposit,
inclusive.
AT the camp meeting of the A. NJ. f.
Church of Elkton. in Mitchell's woods, the
following is the order of exercises for to-
morrow, Sunday, the 18th instant: Prayers
at 6 A. NJ, preaching at Q A. NJ, also at II
A. NJ. by Rev. Charles Williams, of North
East; at p. NJ. Rev. j. f. Lane, of Cecil
ton, will preach; at > p. NJ. the Rev II. J.
/ Young, of Port Deposit, will preach -
Others are expected. Visiting chors will
report to Mr. George A. Caldwell, choris-
ter of the A. NJ. E. Church at Elkton.
/ What would our readers. who are ac
customed to close connection and rapid
transit, think of such wait as is men
toned in the following from the Cambridge
/ Chronicle ? "a gentleman, whom we met
at Harrington just the j. Il b. train
was starting, told US that he had been wait
ing there twenty-five hours for a train to
/ Georgetown, having come up on the 215
p. NJ train the day before" They are
tri daily trains on those roads-hy to 90 up
one day and try to 90 dozen tie merit
The supper for the benefit of New
/ Leeds Church, which was held in Harvey's
/ pIO'e, vi Neuuesudy eNcHIuS iasl, "'S
very successful. The attendance was large
and everything passed off pleasantly. The
profits amounted to about 500. An at
| tempt was made during the evening, by
some of the young ladies, to rope in unsus
pecting visitors, by entangling their num-
Der tens in cord skillfully concealed in
the grass. Several of the lords Of creation,
who were never perhaps tripped up before,
were thus brought to their knees. One of
the victims said "i it might be fun for the
girls but it was tremendous hard on man
just after square meal"
SB- Hair Mattresses, as good as new, will
be sold at E. E. Ewing's vendue, on next
Wednesday.
BEwITCHED.-A little colored boy by the
name of Taylor, seven or eight years old,
grandson of Frisby Evans of this town,
died on Saturday night, as is alleged by his
friends, from the effects of spell or charm
put upon him by neighbor, woman who
is supposed to hold grudge against the
boys mother. The grandfather says that
she induced the boy to drink a charmed
mixture, and from the time he drank it he
began to fail, until he finally, as above
stated, died.
ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-Paul Bland, a col
ored man living short distance from town,
on the Delaware line, met with an accident,
on Tuesday last, the result of careless
handling of firearms. He was standing
with his hand upon the muzzle of his gun,
which was loaded and cooked, when it by
some means or other was discharged, the
load passing through the center of his
hand. DR.. Ellis was sent for and dressed
the wound. The shot cut a clean round
hole, half an inch in diameter, through
the hand. The doctor thinks he can not
only save the hand, but that after the
wound is healed, he will have full use of it.
A SLAP IN THE DARK.-Qnite an anus
ing little incident occurred on Main street,
the other evening. As lady well known
in town society was passing down the
street, in the dusk of the evening, she met
another lady, whom she mistook for an
intimate friend Of hers. AS she had FIRE.
quently done before, she playfully tapped
her on the cheek as she passed her. To
her amazement, the supposed intimate
friend became greatly alarmed and took to
flight, not stopping until she reached a
friends house, when she breathlessly told
them that she had been attacked and chased
by a crazy woman. Inquiry being made,
the mistake was discovered, amends made,
and all once more became serene.
THE NEWARK YACHT CLUB.-A CORE
spondent of the Baltimore Sun, writing
from Annapolis, says in that paper of Tues
day: "The yacht Dauntless, Captain Gun
bingham, from Newark, Del, with the
Newark yacht club on board, numbering
about half dozen, arrived in the harbor
on Saturday afternoon. They have been
visiting interesting places in the South"
The Dauntless is an open boat, twenty feet
long, and was formerly the Jac05 Clay.
1t was purchased about month ago by
the Newark club from Mr.. Solomon Clay,
of this town. They started on their trip
two weeks ago from White Hail." the
residence of Peter X. Wright, Esq, near
town.
LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF THE New
BETHEL AND SUMMIT CHURCH.-The cor
ner stone of the new Methodist church at
Summit Bridge was laid on Friday, the 4th
instant. Bishop Scott assisted at the cere-
mony, and many prominent ministers were
present. Rev. ]. H. Caldwell, of Dover,
delivered the address. The church, which
is frame, will be thirty-one by forty feet,
and eighty feet to the top of the steeple,
and is purely gothic in style. 1t will cost,
when completed, about $4,000, and will
probably be furnished with seats similar
in build but much handsomer in design to
the slat seats SO frequently seen in our rail |
way stations The church is now nearly |
completed, the formal laying of the corner
stone having been postponed for reasons.
The Riverview Dramatic Association,
consisting of ladies and gentlemen, of |
this neighborhood, gave their third enter
tainment, at the residence of Mr.. Alfred |
Wetherill, on Monday evening last. AL |
though the entertainment had been once
postponed, fair audience was present, and
gave unmistakeable evidence of their APP
probation of the acting. We will attempt
no criticism of the different players, but |
will candidly say that they, one and all, |
satisfied the expectations of the most san
guine of their friends. The plays were
farces, the first entitled "More Blunders |
than One;" the second, "One two Many
for Him." After the plays were concluded,
a short dance wound up the evenings en-
tertainment to the satisfaction of all.
rs Don't forget the sale OF Furniture at
E. f. Ewing's, on next Wednesday.
MORE CoNFIDENC MEN.-TrampS, |
scamps and loafers seem to be the curse of
our community. The latest was on Thurs
day. He gave the name of VIM. Wood, |
of Belvidere, New Jersey, and stated that
he had been visiting the Centennial and
had there been so unfortunate as to fall |
among thieves and have his pocket picked |
of his watch and money. He said he had
a son in Havre de Grace and wanted to get |
there. On this statement he secured small
sums from one or two persons
The meanest transaction that he was
guilty of, however, was the robbing of
poor mechanic OF his tools. He called at
the shop of Mr.. w. X. Nelson, cabinet
maker, and inquired for Mr. Rambo, who
occupies the second story of the building.
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