The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-22

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the School Commissioners last week, a
slight error occurred. The subject of re-
pairs to school house No s was referred to
5. J. England, Esq and not to Mr.. Bid
die, as stated therein.
Prof. f. G. Collins class in plain and
ornamental penmanship, for ladies and
gentlemen, will open in the Academy build
ing, on Tuesday evening next, at > o'clock.
All who wish to become elegant writers
should join this class.
MIR. Doggy of Bell Hill, has begun the
erection of a new dwelling on the site of
the Mccullough residence some time since
&c troyed by fire The dimensions of the
new building will be ;3x33 feet, three
stories high. 1t will be of frame.
The annual exhibition of the Oxford,
Chester County, Agricultural Society will
begin on the Goth instant. In addition to
the trials of speed there will be blowing
match, &c, and one of the attractions will
be musical concert Friday afternoon.
A Philadelphia sportsman, while gun
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made misshot, and instead of hitting his
bird, blew a hole through the bottom of the
boat. He happened to be near the shore
at the time, and thus escaped ducking.
Mrs. c. w. Morris contemplates for
ming class for instruction in French
under the direction of Miss Goodman
teacher of the "Home School," The
tuition fee will be regulated by the size of
the class. Application for admission may
be made at once.
We acknowledge the receipt of compli-
mentary tickets for the Fall fair of the Ok.
ford Agricultural Society, commencing on
the Goth instant; and also for the PENN
sular Agricultural Associations Fall meet
ing at Mddletown, Del, to be held Octo-
Der 3rd, 4th and 9Th.
BY inviting the attention of the ladies
to our Millinery Novelties, as well as
Notions and Fancy goods, we take pleasure
in saying our stock will excel any ever
offered to the public, in quality and price,
and our efforts to please will give satisfac-
tion.-MRs. NELSON.
"A public temperance meeting will be
held this evening, at half-p seven clock,
at Christian Chapel, near Chestnut Hill;
also at Newark, in the Academy yard, on
Sunday morrow afternoon, at two and
half o clock Both meetings will be ad-
dressed by Nelson j. Lee, of Wilmington,
and others.
The steamer Cyrus p Smith on We'd
nesday night was burned at the mouth of
the Patapsco, while coming up loaded with
fruit and produce. She had no passengers.
The captain and crew took to the boats, and
reached the shore in safety. She was
valued at $40, 900; Insurance, Sc, 200. The
SIN III at one time ran between this town
and Baltimore.
The steam yacht Diamond, of Phila-
delphia, carrying pleasure party of about
a dozen gentlemen, visited our town yes
terday. The company had been fishing at
the head of the bay and ran up here for the
purpose of a days rail shooting. They
were, however, disappointed in this, as d
suitable tide was prevented by the north
ernly wind prevailing.
Francis B. Crookshank of Sassafras
Neck, father of the editor of the Cecil
Democrat, died suddenly at his residence,
on Wednesday evening, of paralysis. He |
was % years of age. His funeral will take
place this afternoon. Mr.. Crookshank was
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a gentleman widely known and respected.
His death will be a great loss to the com
munity.
The committee, appointed by the
County Temperance Convention, met on
Monday last, the following members being
present: First district, Thomas P. Jones;
Second, II. H. Brady; Third, James r.
McCullough; Fifth, VIM. Scotch; Sixth,
NJ. E. Kirk; Seventh, John McClenahan;
and Ninth, James A. Riae. The commit
tee organized by appointing H. H. Brady,
President, and James T. Mccullough, Sec
rotary.
"A singular accident, whereby a venera
bic hen lost her life, occurred in Little Elk,
on Wednesday. On the porch of a
dwelling bag containing about two bush
els of wheat was sitting, leaning against
" biddy =" was pecking and scratching,
when it toppled over, falling upon her,
crushing out her life. The misery of
the thing was, that she was too old even
for pot pie.
We take special pleasure in calling
attention to the concert by the Willard
Club, at the Hall, on Tuesday evening next
This Club is composed of gentlemen of
Wilmington, well known musicians, who
are under the directions of distinguished
musical gentleman, Prof E. B. Rhodes
If anything new will fill the Hail. this Con
cert should. The Club of twenty members
with many friends, will arrive by speci, n
car by the afternoon train. and return at
mi might. When gentlemen give them
selves SO much trouble to amuse and enter
tain us, it would be very ungracious not to
overflow the house.
An Elkton gentleman went out rail
shooting the other morning at daylight
The morning being dark and foggy, he
either got the cork of his ammunition bottle |
wrong edge up, or altogether QUIT is not
known which. The consequence was the
discharge of quite large portion of its
contents, wounding him in the neck. He
at first thought, and indeed for some time
strongly maintained, that he had been shot
by brother gunner, and located the |
wound in the back of his head. This,
however, proved to be a mistake, as it was
evident beyond doubt that the charge
struck him between the lips and passed
into bis throat. The latest medical opinion
is, that it lodged in his stomach. He isn't
seriously injured.
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