The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-01
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ELKTON, SEPTEMBER I, 1877.
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR TIE CECIL WING.

REPORTED FOR TIE CECIL WING.
Oyster vacation has ended.
Now bring on your icebergs.
oh how that red dust does fly.
Splendid fishing at Betterton now.
Fine Perch fishing in Elk river now.
The public school opens on Monday.
-Thermometer go this week; hot, aint
Our millers are busy, but want little
more water.
This weather takes the polish off OF
paper collars.
Fifty persons were converted at Wood
lawn camp meeting.
Fan, brothers, fan with care, and cause
vibration of the air.
Corn cutting has commenced in some
portions of the county.
Prices, Farmers Hotel, in the Hollow,
is being improved by new porch.
The festival of Fair View Lodge of
Good Templars netted them about 500.
-Watermelons are too plenty and cheap
for dealers to make anything on them.
There is no excuse for not eating lots
of fruit this season; it is plenty and cheap.
DIR. James H. Frazer left town yester-
day for a week trip on the lower Peninsula.
.l.l Al.
very painful fact that Monday ends vaca-
ton.
Just the day to sit in a tubful of cold
water and read work on arctic explora-
tions.
"A change in the system of purchasing
supplies for the aims house is imperitively
demanded.
There is positively no skating in this
neighborhood, all reports to the contrary
notwithstanding.
This hot weather gives sinner some
idea of what is in store for him-uness he
changes his ways.
The picnic of the Sabbath school of
Trinity Church was held on Wednesday,
in McCulloughs grove.
Reform is recommended by the visiting
physician of our aims house, in the man
agement of that institution.
Fifty dozen and ten crabs were caught
in two hours and half, by two persons,
at Cedar Point, on Saturday.
An interesting temperance meeting was
held at Carter's Bank, on Wednesday eve
ming, at which Mr.. Lee was present.
Bow street is being curbed, and will
probably be paved from Main to High
streets. A much needed improvement.
"A County Temperance Convention will
assemble at Odd Fellows Hall, in this town,
on Tuesday next. See notice elsewhere.
-Blackbird shooting is popular now.
Large quantities are slaughtered each eve
ming as they cross the creek from marsh to
marsh.
What is the use, Old Prob, of varying
your indications" from day to day p
Just say, "Hot as blazes until the middle
of September"
Awful! The Democrats man has actu-
ally put conundrum. We cannot
weckomember of such thing ever
occurring before, by Jove!
Ellis, six year old, son of Mr.. George
Davis, of this town, fell from a swing, on
Friday evening of last week and fractured
the bone of his leg.
John B. Abrahams has been appointed
Register of voters for the Seventh district;
vice, D. M. McClenhan, whose health
would not permit him to serve
The wheelwright, coach and smith
SHOPS of Mr.. Jos. Brown, at Rowlandsville,
were buraed, together with all his tools, on
Tuesday last. They were not insured.
A bush meeting of the colored people,
is ia progress in Mitchell's woods, on the
old plank road. Rev. D. c. Ridgway will
preach there on Monday evening next.
MIR. H. L. St. Clair is holding temper
ance meetings in the upper part of this
county and in Chester county, Pa. He held
meeting at Brick Meeting House last week.
There is a real picture of life when
delicate young lady eats green corn from
the cob, especially the siXteen-row kind,
when the ear is as big as her arm. 1t isn't
poetical, however.
The tent was erected on the lot on
High street, yesterday morning. Services
commenced in the evening, in charge of
Rev. Mr.. Gould, and will continue through
out the coming week.
IT. L. Graham, Esq, of Norristown,
Pa, has been elected Principal of the Elk
ton Academy. The school will be opened
under his supervision on Wednesday next.
See card in another column
"A valuable horse belonging to Mr..
Clemson, proprietor of the FELTON, House,
seit on Tuesday night, in the stable yard,
cutting himself very severely. DR.. Tuft
sewed up and dressed the wounds
The bridge over the race near the far
creek is in dangerous condition. Some
body would do we'll to repair it, or perhaps
somebody may have to pay damages for
loss of life or limbs, caused by it's present
condition.
WIN. Winter, of Delaware county, Pa,
this season raised twenty bushels of Early
Rose potatoes from half a bush of seed.
The largest potato measured seven and a
quarter inches in length and two inches in
diameter.
The registers of voters of this county
begin the work of revising the registration
lists on Monday next and continue in ses-
sion five consecutive days. All who are
not registered should avail themselves of
this opportunity.
The New Leeds Public School will
begin on Monday next, under the charge of
iIiss Martha Biddle and Miss Helen S.
MeCauley. Parents will see to their chill
dreI entering the first day, as good begin
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