The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-06-16

row, Sunday June 18th, at Cedar Hill
Colored NJ. 2. Church. Love Feast at 0
o'clock A. NJ; preaching at II A. NJ, 5 and
SP. NJ. The pulpit will be filled by minis
tiers from abroad
A gentleman residing a few miles
| above this town possesses remarkably
prolific cat During six or seven years
past, she has by actual count. given birth
to los kittens, and they were not good
years for cats either.
! -George Backman (white) was arrested,
on Thursday night, for breaking into the
store of Elliot Brown, at Port Deposit
Dailiif Gwinn, of that town, brought him
over on Friday and allowed him to break
into the county Jail.
A bank bill was received at the Ma
tional Bank the other day, on the back of
which some temperance crusader had writ
| ten statement that it (the " bill" not the
statement " was the last of large for
| tune squandered in drink.
The tent meetings, announced last
week, began last evening. The tent is
pitched on a vacant lot on West High
street. Meetings three services daily at
1890 A NJ, $50 and s p. NJ. to day, Sun
day. Monday and Tuesday.
val.-There will be an Ice Cream
and Strawberry Festival, at Bay View ON
Saturday, 10th of June, at . o'clock p. NJ,
the proceeds of which 60 towards a library
for the Sabbath School. A general invita-
ton is extended.
An exchange, in want of local items,
makes the following appeal: "The hum
blest can do something towards making the
local paper interesting. If you cannot be
defaulting bank clerk, you can, at least,
step on an orange peel and sprain your ear"
w. o. Gilmour, Esq, of this town,
injured his hand quite severely, on Tuesday
evening. He was attempting to free the
wheel of carriage that had become locked
when the horse started ahead and caught
his hand between the wheel and carriage
body.
We were this week shown specimen
Vi thO SoosSoSiiys
but half ripe was equal in size to pigeons
egg. They are said to be nearly double
that size when ripe. They were from the
farm of Judge Lewis, of the Orphans
Court.
MIR. Simon, proprietor of the Exchange
Hotel, in accordance with his card of last
week, kept open house on Wednesday
morning last. \ splendid lunch was spread
in the dining room, and all who called upon
him were freely invited to partake, which
was generally done with will.
One day this week we were shown
(but didn't get to taste) some magnificent
looking Strawberries raised by Harry Clever,
of this place. They certainly were fine in
appearance, but for aught we know to the
contrary, may have been as sour as vinegar.
We are sorry we can't speak as to their
flavor.
An Elkton literary man, while fishing |
in the creek the other day, found that his |
fish disappeared as fast as he threw them
upon the bank. Examination revealed the |
presence of huge bull frog, who compla-
Gently reposed among the grass with the |
tail of the last fish protruding from his
mouth.
"A step more in the direction of COM
mon sense has been made by the fashion
able custom. The following item is floating
around: " Gentlemen. it is no longer the |
correct thing, in tp-top society, to take off |
your hat to ladies in the street. \ simple |
York. '.-Er.
Mr.. James r. Trimble, formerly of |
Port Deposit, has purchased Il farm of
Isl acres, situated at Dorseys Station,
Washington Branch railroad, in Howard |
county. This is one OF the finest farms in
the county, and was for many years owned |
by the late Theodore Tubman. Mr.. Trim
BILE paid $1,000 for the place.
An Elkton Good man received spitz
dog one day this week. His friends talked |
hydrophobia to him to such an extent that
he sent the animal to friend in the coun-
try for safe keeping. On the way out, the
dog was taken with fits, supposed to be by
those who saw him, genuine rabies. He
was shot. A'narrow escape, Phil.
Rev. Mr. Cullis, who was announced
to lecture at Chesapeake City, on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings, did not arrive
until Thursday. The lectures, in conse-
quence, were delivered on Thursday and
Friday evenings. We believe the Elkton
public would be pleased to have an oppor-
tunity to hear Mr.. C. on his European
travels.
The ladies of Hebron NJ. E. Sabbath
School will hold a Strawberry and Ice
Cream Festival, in the grove at Give
Points," one mile from North East, on
Saturday afternoon and evening next, e3rd
instant. Proceeds for the benefit of the
Sabbath School. The North East Cornet
Band will be in attendance. The public is
cordially invited. A rich treat is promised.
The Commissioners, at their session
this week, allowed to the collectors of the
Second and Third districts, for the years
1919, insolvencies on account of dog taxes
to the amount of 1924. Our dog law is
miserable abortion. Not one owner in six
pays tax. Let us have a registry law, such
as was recently passed in New York; and
them and only then. will we get rid of the
swarm of worthless ours by which our town
is infested
old Bob," DR.. Mitchell's blind dog,
died on Monday afternoon. Bob has been
an institution in Elkton for nearly dozen
years. Though totally blind from the time
he was one year old, yet he could make his
way around the streets apparently with as
much ease as though he had his sight. He
was a great favorite of the Doctors, and
for many years was his almost constant
companion in his drives through the coun-
try looking after his patients.
"A correspondent desires to know how
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