The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-08-04

Much of the oat crop still remains il
the fields.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Compan,
meets to-day.
-Messrs. Waring & Bro advertise theil
packing House Bone" this week.
"A pretty sight-the hedge of althes
trees around the lawn at Holly Hall.
The railroad has terrible dirrhoea o.
tramps since the peach crop begun to ripen
sunk at the Landing wharf, one day this
week.
The Kanses school, near Fair Hill
will hold their annual basket picnic this
afternoon.
Many of the sparrows that occupy the
houses among the trees are now rearing
their second brood.
Harry Lazalere has the contract fol
the brick work on the new store houses
that are now being built in Elkton.
Services at the church Oh High street,
tomorrow, Sunday evening, at s o'clock.
Preaching by NJ. D. McDougall, of Phila,
delpha.
Captain Jack Davidson has boat load
of large watermelons at the bridge. They
are from Anne Arundel county and said to
b, very fine.
The oat crop turns out well. Mr.. 3.
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some that produced more than two bushels
to the dozen.
Joseph E. johnson, of Elk Neck, has
contracted to do the brick work of large
dwelling house in Newark, which will take
nearly two hundred thousand bricks.
We have no disposition to joke upon
serious subjects, but the only strike there
has been on the p, w. & B. Railroad was
when the train struck the cow last Monday.
Our friend Morris Dunbar showed us a
curious kind of squash the other day. 1t
looked for all the world like an Indian war
club, and would have made meal for a
dozen men.
"A piano, the property of Rosa Cams,
that was attached short time ago by a
firm in Philadelphia for debt, was sold on
Wednesday last for $50; Joseph Hinchliffe,
purchaser.
There is cholera morbus in the air
Keep clear of cucumbers, lest the old fell
low with the hour-glass and scythe should
think you have Gu. Gu numbered the earth
long enough.
The New Leeds Sabbath School will
hold festival in Mr.. Daniel Harvey's
woods, on Tuesday evening, August 9th.
Supper tickets, % cents. A large attend
ance is desired.
The gentlemen, who have the club
house near Charlestown, have imported
several swine from Spain. They are like
Joseph's coat-of many colors-and are
quite a curiosity.
MIR. St. Clair, the temperance orator,
will address the Sunday School, at Crouch's
Chapel, on Sunday afternoon at O'clock,
and hold a temperance meeting there on
Monday evening at o'clock.
Eleven thousand young shad from
Havre de Grace were recently set free in
the Sacramento river. They are "far, far
from home," but as they were Matched by
machinery, perhaps they won't mind it.
Lizzie, little daughter of John and
Margaret Moore, living in the rear of Alex
ander's hardware store, was badly scalded,
on Sunday morning last, by pan of hot
water being accidentally spilled upon her.
Rev. Mr.. Heberton, DR.. Tuft, and his
Honor, Judge Stump, were on the train
that met with the disaster on last Monday
evening, near Wilmington, but were fortu-
nately not in the cars that jumped the track
and we're not injured.
The birds that attract the attention of
our sportsmen will soon be here-the rail,
reed, and black birds. There is an excel.
dent crop of reeds which furnish food for
these birds while they are on our marshes,
and ere long the bang Of many guns may
he heard
Mrs. Sarah Moore, widow of the late
Rev. Gabriel Moore, died on Wednesday
last. Her death was caused by hernia,
which was the result of an accident. She
died a triumphant Christian death. Her
remains were inferred at Moore's Chapel,
on Friday afternoon.
"A party of Barrenites were in town
last Monday afternoon and were making
things lively for awhile in the vicinity of
our office. Our efficient bailitf went for
them, and was about to arrest the whole
party, but they promised to leave the town,
which they did very quickly.
oh, the flies! No wonder Pharaoh
qualed under the fourth plague and agreed
to liberate the Israelites. The wonder is
that the king backed out. Just now the
torments every living creature, except him
self. What is a fly good for, anyhow?
Mrs Mary T. Scott, of the Fourth dis
trict, in this county. recently gave birth
day party to all her descendants. The din
ner was given at Kimbleville, Pa, and a
large number we're present. Mrs Scott is
in her nth year. Samuel Maxwell, her
only living brother, aged 81 years was
vas among those present.
-Tramps have been for some time past
in the habit or boarding trains on the Della
ware railroad. At Middletown, on Tues
day morning, about one hundred of them
got on the South bound freight train, and
when ordered off, threatened to destroy the
railroad property. The authorities of Della
ware haze been asked to assist in putting
down these roughs.
The evening after the accident on the
railroad, near Wilmington, Del, caused
10y the train coming in collision with
cow, Bailiff Shockley empounded three
cows found at large upon the depot lot in
violation Of tue town ordinance. They
were released upon payment of the usual
fine, which is one dollar for each animal so