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


Beware of too muchee gooseberry.
Much hay has been injured by the
rains.
Look out for aeorums while eating rasp-
berries.
Flies increase in numbers during har-
vest time.
An exchange says, "to prevent cob
webs, kill the cobs.''
Instead of sun umbrellas, Elkton men
wear blue glass goggles.
Hail stones, as large as pullet's egg
fell on Sunday evening.
The rabbit crop in the Neck promises
to be tremendous this season.
Tomatoes will soon be abundant
They are beginning to ripen.
New wheat was quoted in Philadelphia
market yesterday at So to $40.
Many of our farmers are threshing out
their wheat and putting it in market.
MIR. Geo. Witworth is building an
addition to his store house on North street.
Ten cent cOunterfeits are in crcula-
ton. They are useless, except for church
collection.
Not much powder was burned in Elk
ton, on the Fourth; nevertheless everybody
was happy.
The clerk of the weather on the water
question is an intlationist. The streams
are all flush.
-Bailiff Shockley has, this week, made
some needed Improvements to the roadway
on Main street.
Such a delightful fourth, so far as
weather was concerned, is not remembered
by the oldest inhabitants.
When man tells you "too tall tale, :"
yell something which sounds like the name
of this month at him and run.
Mr.. S. J. Price, our popular auction
Ger, has been laid up for a week past. We
trust he may be able to pull through.
The concrete (of brick bats on Main
street, offers special inducements for free
fight. The chunks are just the right size.
Judge Evans, of this town, picked up
round lump of ice, which fell during the
storm of Sunday, that measured five inches
in circumference.
Jacob Carr, blind man, resident of
the Aims house, walked to town alone on
Wednesday. He said he came down to
see the Fourth of July.
Ball matches, walking matches, row.
ing matches, cricket matches and lucifer
matches all did their share towards cele-
bratng the glorious Fourth.
They claim to have had shower of
small toads, near East Nottingham, Pa.
From the Maryland line to that point mil
lions of these little jumpers cover the
ground.
"A party of Philadelphia gentlemen
have leased Lort's Point, on the Elk and
erected club house upon it. They spent
the Fourth there and christened their new
quarters.
When you 60 to Wilmington, don't
fail to stop in and see Mr.. A. c. Thackery,
at No. 2 West Second street. He can fit
you out with foot covering better than any
man in that city.
Rev. W. w. Heberton will preach
sermon to young men, Sabbath evening, in
the Presby terian Church. All the young
men who are not otherwise engaged are
cordially invited to come.
Elk river was alive with all sorts of
crafts on Wednesday. The breeze was
just stiff enough to make sailing a little
exciting. One or two capsizes occurred,
which will be found noted elsewhere.
"A horse, driven by Mr.. E. Collins, took
fit of kicking, on Wednesday, on the
plank road near the picnic. For time
it looked like general destruction, but he
was finally tanned before much damage was
done.
Rev. Mr.. Ridgway, Pastor of the NJ.
E. Church of this place, delivered Fourth
of July Grafton, at Delmar on Wednesday,
before an assembly of members of the
Order of Red Men, of which Order he is
member.
The foundrymen at LARS foundry pro-
vided themselves with small cannon (of
their own manufacture, we understand
and pelted away on the morning of the
Fourth. They kicked up quite a racket
for a while.
There remains but about dozen men,
bers in the old or first Building Association
of this town. Its affairs are expected to
no llu
Another association of the same character
is projected.
The fronts of the stores occupied re-
spectively by T. c. Crouch and Frank Kerr,
on Main street, which were injured by the
fire, are being reprinted, the former by Mr.
George Wells, the latter by Perry Litzen-
berg, Esq
Mr.. A. G. Tuite is building a new
blacksmith shop on the site of the old one
destroyed at the time of the burning of
Witworth Bros carriage shop, in the Hol-
low. MIR. Jas. P. Marrett is doing the
work. The new shop will be occupied by
Howard Titus, Esq.
"A much needed improvement in the
shape OF new granary, has been made at
Bohemia Ferry by ]. H. Steele s. Co.
Heretofore the grain hauled there had to be
taken on board the boat Immediately; now
it can be deposited in the new warehouse
This is, of course, great convenience.
Disease and mortality among horses
has been quite considerable in this section
recently. Mr.. James B. Marrett lost fine
mare on Monday night, and a few days ago
valuable colt belonging to Mr.. Palmer c.
Strickland, died. All of Mr.. John E.
Alexander's horses and cattle are too sick
for service.
An evidence of the tendency of the
average Elkton mind, a stranger arriving
in town the other day, having business
with the town commissioners, asked a gen