The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-07-28

Peaches and cream.
Berry dumplings now.
boating parties are popular.
The festive fly is exhlerated.
Mosquitoes bite venomously.
The sun is about to join the strikers.
oh that mosquitoes loved green apples.
The heart of the peach begins to soften.
Everything is lovely in the weather
line.
The man who says "isn't it hot?" is
about.
The street lamps have at last been
cleaned.
A military company is being formed at
Port Deposit.
Don't be too proud to put cabbage
leaf in your hat.
Local affairs are as dull as dish water
and twice as dry.
Rowing on the creek in the cool of the
evening is popular.
Half dozen pic MICS on Wednesday.
This don't look like war.
Rev. Mr.. Ridgway and wife, of this
town, spent this week at Rehoboth.
The moon is all smiles, and for dead
planet looks remarkably intelligent.
The safest way is to boil your ice water
and drink it before it gets quite cool.
Traffic is entirely suspended on the
New Castle and Frenchtown railroad.
is it mockery to tell man, who is out
of work, to /" mind his own business?"
Grabs are becoming plentiful. They
are now caught as far up as Cedar Point.
A trot between fast horses is to take
place on the track at six o'clock this
evening.
Down Shore papers are discussing
you please.
-Elkton has little life in it yet. Messrs
Scott & Bro. are running their bone mill
on full time.
Mr. j. E. Barroll, who has been exceed
ingly ill for some time past, is now rapidly
convalescing.
Forty tramps passed through town, in
body, on Tuesday. They were heading
for Baltimore.
There is not a rail left on the Eastern
Shore railroad, from Ellston south for five
miles or more.
The booming of heavy guns were heard
in the direction of Fort Delaware, yester-
day afternoon.
Cats are worth $40 apiece in the Black
Hilla. Here's fortune for an enterpris-
ing Elkton man.
-Grosh's mule, that was SO well known
to the people of this town, is dead. May
he rest in peace.
James T. Mccullough will address the
Persons Grove Sunday School o-morrow
Sunday afternoon.
The new buildings on the burnt district
are progressing rapidly. The foundations
are nearly completed.
Mitchell and Litzenberg's block on
.~ront street, have been freshened up by
coat OF paint LnlS week.
This county is overrun with tramps.
Encampments of them may be seen on the
roadside in all directions.
"A valuable canary bird was stolen
from its cage at the residence of Mr. S.
Hoehheimer, on Howard street, on Tuesday.
"A corporals guard was necessary to
oe ,l>aro So a.
Guards to report at the armory, on Sunday
evening.
Rev. Mr.. Rogers, of Glasgow, will
preach in the Presbyterian Church of this
town to- morrow Sunday morning at the
usual hour.
Our bold soldier boys were congregated
in the armory this week, ready on a mo-
ment's notice to leave for scenes of blood
and pillage.
The European war has been almost
forgotten this week. Everybody has been
intent upon learning the news from the
seat of war at home.
-Thos. Kennard. administrator of VIM.
Shroff, deceased, will sell the personal es-
tate of deceased, at Vinegar Hill, on Sat
urday, August 4th.
The Strike has reached Elkton. Three
men amused themselves by striking each
other on Monday night. The result was
three bunged up eyes.
Excursion tickets to Chester Heights
Camp meeting are being sold by the Rail
road Company, at $3.50 for the round trip
good until August 4th.
The colored people of Port Deposit
will have grand excursion to Annapolis,
on the steamer Sarah j. Taggart, on We'd
nesday next, August LIST.
ALI is quiet on the Elkton and Mas
sey's, the Elkton and Oxford, and the Elk
ton and Middletown railroads. Fully as
many trains are moving as ever.
We congratulate our friend A. W.
Mitchell, Esq, upon being the happy
father of fine boy. The little stranger
arrived on Wednesday afternoon.
1t is reported that DR.. "Cut" Wells
will be commissioned surgeon of the Groome
Guards, if they are called into active SER
vice by the Governor of this State
p. An ice cream festival will be held at
''berty Grove, on Thursday, August End,
.ternoon and evening. Proceeds for the
III. benefit of the Sunday School library
az
"a Parties wishing to picnic upon Elk
Yftver can procure large comfortable boats
with crews to manage them, by applying
to Charles II. Bennett at the Landing.
E-The Goth annual meeting of the Mutual
y Insurance Company of this county
IN be held at the Office of the company,
in this town, on Saturday next, August 4th.
"A member of the Groom Guards was
seen OIL Sunday night to tenderly kiss his
sweetheart good-by, and tell her not to cry,
that he would return again, " bve and bye"