The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-10-13

SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRATIoN.-The Oak
Grove Sabbath School celebration, was held
on Saturday last, in the shady grove near the
school house, in the vicinity of Mechanics
Valley The ladies took an active part in
the arrangement, and, as a result, every
thing was gotten up tasty and attractive
was excellent, rejecting deserved credit on
the managers. A social dinner" was
served to the school and friends. Rev. j.
A. B. Wilson and family were present, and
expressed themselves pleased with the af-
fair. Everything passed off quietly and
pleasantly.
This school was organized in the early
Summer, by a few earnest workers, with
Mr.. H. Wildsmith, Superintendent. Under
the efficient management of the officers
and teachers, the interest and attendance
has increased rapidly, and the school is
now in a tlourshing condition. We are
sorry we cannot give a more extended
report of the interesting proceedings, but
say that this celebration was truly de,
cided success. ~
| MIDDLETowN FAIR.-It was thought
that the heavy storm of Thursday, coming
upon the second day of this exhibition lit
having begun on Wednesday,, would very
seriously effect the financial result, if not
really cause great loss to the stockholders.
At one time postponement until Monday
was contemplated-in fact it was SO an
nounced. Friday morning, however, opened
so bright and promising that the managers
determined to continue the fair, and SO an
nounced their determination by telegraph
and otherwise. The result was very salts
factory, the attendance being very large on
the two closing days, exceeding that of
other years. The exhibition was good
one for country fair, and reflects great
credit upon its managers. The various de
partments for exhibits were we'll filled. OF
m achnery there was quite display, mainly
agricultural; farm tools, carriages, stoves,
heaters &c. OF stock, the exhibit was good,
some very fine animals being on exhibition.
The ladies' department was full, and of
course exceedingly interesting to the ladies;
it was not entirely without interest to us.
The preserved fruits, jellies, etc, looked
very tempting. Among the farm machin-
cry, the Westinghouse thresher, the Cute
Bros. farm engine, and the champion
reaper and mower took first premiums.
uplo G. VI Of Ga1o fret
premium for their reaper and horse power
of walnut wood work. Asprl e. Son, Of
Odessa, Del, got first premium for best
display of farm tools. Cox & Bro, of Mid
dletown, were awarded first premium for
carriages, they competing against three
| Wilmington firms. The Singer sewing
machine was victorious; and Eliason &
Benson, of Middletown, were awarded the
first premium for stoves and heaters.
! George w. Lockwoods imported South
down buck, Centennial" was awarded
first premium, as was also his buck under
two years. William Homewood took first
premium on best mixed lambs and mixed
ewes, on Leicester bucks, and on Shorp.
shiredown lambs. James L. Shallcross's
imported ewes, one of which died on the
first day of the fair, took first premium.
The most beautiful sheep were two pens
of Cotswolds. The owner, j. w. Nande-
grift, got first premium on ewes.
The racing was very fine on Friday and
Saturday and was witnessed by from three
to four thousand people, large portion of
whom were ladies and exceedingly hand
some ones at that. Altogether the fair was
the most successful yet held by the associa
ton, and was greatly enjoyed by those at
| tending it.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE STORM DAM
AGE AT HOME AND ABRoAD.-We gave
last week pretty full report of the dam
age done by the unprecedented storm of
Thursday, the 4th instant. We give be-
low few additional items:
Springlawn paper mill dam, on the Lit
tie Elk Creek, was washed away, causing
loss of over So, 900. The Woodward dam,
two miles below Newark, was partly washed
out, and the loss is between $500 and $500.
A correspondent of the Wilmington EDery
Ecening and Commercial says:
"The Pennsylvania IL Delaware is proba-
bly, the worst used up railroad, for it's
length, of any road in the country. The
storm of last Thursday night did great
damage to the line between here and Avon
dale. Bridges and track were washed away,
the latter in three places, for distances of
two hundred, four hundred and five hun
dred yards respectively. 1t will be some
time before the repairs can be made"
The iron bridge completed only few
days prior to the flood over the Little North
East Creek, at McVey's Ford, was washed
away, and has not been heard of. The
| large covered bridge over the same stream
at Mechanics Valley was moved from its
place and can not be found.
In York county, G. w. Ruby's mill was
damaged and several out-houses carried
away. Fred. HELPS tannery and board
sheds we're all flooded. His son had to be
assisted to the shore with ropes. Jared
Stabler's mill was damaged; trees, fences and
lnmber of all kinds were..carried away. Some
places, where the seeding had just been
done, the top soil was carried away for
acres at a stretch No lives were lost as
far as known, but the damage is very
great.
A young lady was drowned at Oak
Hill, Upper Darby, Delaware county, on
the night of the storm. Catharine Maurrel
and Mary O'Hare were going home from
work in the mill. 1t was dark and raining
hard and the girls trudged on, hardly know
ing whether they were going the right way
or not. Over the run at the foot of the
hill there has been for years an old bridge.
The heavy storm had washed this away
before the girls came along. They, not
knowing this, stepped into the stream.
Miss Hare managed to scramble out, but
Miss Maurrel was carried down the stream
out into Darby creek and drowned.
The following schooners were sunk in
Delaware bay: j. H. Young, b. B. Wheaton
and Maggie Mcdonald, of Philadelphia, and
Helen Romuel, of Cape May, N. J. The
schooner Annie Draper, from Lebanon,
Del, with cargo of canned fruit, is disa-
bled. The following sailors are all known
to have lost their lives: Emile Carson, J.
P. Cloud, John Miller, John Thimners,
Carl Carlson and II. Page.
HB- All first-class Sewing Machines re-
duced 30 per cent for cash. All kinds re-
paired. Every thing furnished in connec-
ton with the trade, at reduced rates; also