The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-06-02
Local A fairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.

Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.
Now 60 fishing.
Strawberries are cheapening.
Straw hats now have settled look.
To avoid sun stroke, stay in the celia
all day.
The shad season ends on the 10th inst
Wheat all around gives promise of
full crop.
Booth received his new ice wagon, o
Thursday.
Strawberries, 10 cents per box now
and plenty.
Select watering place. 1t costs moth
ing to select one.
Young birds may now be seen learnin!
to fly on our lawns.
-Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting
begins August 18th.
The Orphans Court was in special SEES
sion, on Wednesday.
The fire engines are being put in order
by the town authorities.
"A valuable COW belonging to Mr.. Jacot
Rambo died on Saturday.
-Woodcock shooting is in order on and
after the 10th of this month.
The air at the east end Of town is per.
fumed by the locust blossoms.
fart" Mitchell is now the champion
gardener of Elkton. He leads all his neigh
bors.
The Usage orange seed, for sale at
Mitchelrs, is the best ever offered in the
county.
The ice cream business, which sufferer
a relapse during the cold snap, is looking
up again.
Mr.. George V. Bacon, of this town,
turned out very handsome tandem team
this week.
DIR. r. H. Tuft has been promoted
from second to first lieutenant of the
Groome Guards.
An Elkton man, one day this week,
caught a bushel of catfish in an hour with
a single hook and line.
We are threatened with another pro-
vision store, the flatness of the confectio-
nary business is doing it.
Elk neck was treated to hail storm,
on Sunday afternoon. 1t was not heavy
enough to do any damage.
A sneak theft pilfered several punches
of artificial flowers from the millinery store
of Miss Eliza Leech, recently.
Tramp hogs devastated an Elkton
mans poultry yard this week. They de-
vonred seventeen ducks at one meal.
MIR. Geo. w. Wells is putting the
Spring coat (of paint upon the residence
of w. ]. Jones, Esq, on North street.
The men had their yearly Decoration
Day on Wednesday. With the other sex,
every day in the year is decoration day.
The flooring of the Howard House
stable gave way on Thursday. No damage
was done. A new floor is being put in.
The office of VIM. s. Evans, Esq, on
North street, received a new tin roof this
week. Alexander & Bro. did the work.
F. A. Ellis, Esq, of this town, has
been attending the District Conference
in session at St. Georges, Del, this week.
Mr.. John E. Alexander, of this town,
has COW that gives six gallons of good
rich milk per day-a regular milk fountain
The LAZY Club" has organized for
the season. A president to fill the place of
the late Judge Brown hasn't yet been
chosen.
An Elkton jeweler. some time ago,
sent valuable finger ring to a Philadel-
phia house by mail. 1t hasn't since been
heard of.
The Young Peoples Association meets
next Friday evening in the lecture room of
the NJ. f. Church. The programme is very
interesting.
Carriers First Mission Sabbath School,
will hold their Strawberry Festival, on
June the 9th, afternoon and evening, at
Carriers bank.
On Wednesday and Thursday next, the
Coiored Public School, of this town, will
give al exhibition, under charge of James
Manly, Principal.
"A strawberry festival will be held at
Cherry Hill, on Friday and Saturday, the
18th and 18th instant, for the benefit Of
the NJ. E. Church.
Under the influence of Mr.. Moody's
preaching, man out west has restored
$13, 900 that he stole ten years ago. Will
Brother Moody favor Elkton with visit.
An uptown six .year-old, when he dis
covered that the engine was without hose,
at the fire on Wednesday, ran home and
brought piece of garden hose to supply
the want.
George w. Childs Esq, proprietor of
the Philadelphia Ledger, and A. J. Drexel,
banker of Philadelphia, were in town on
Wednesday. They were on visit to Mar
ley paper mills.
-Bailff Shockley has been after the
vagrant hogs and cattle this week. Owners
demur very greatly at having to- pay the
fine, but the officer is memorable, and they
have to fork over.
MIR. Litzenberg and A. W. Mitchell
are Jointly erecting large cstern at their
places of business, on Main street. 1t will
hold about 1000 gallons. N. F. johnson
is doing the work.
Mr.. David Lockard, of this town,
while assisting in the removal of building
for Geo. Witworth. Esq, on Tuesday last,
received severe injuries of both feet, by a
timber falling upon them.
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