The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-03
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.

Fine bathing at Colchester.
There were forty tramps in Elkton, on
last Monday.
The sun was totally eclpsed At Elkton,
last Monday.
Sirius, the dog star, rises and sets
with the sun. Thus we are in the dog
days.
Nothing tells so much in favor of 4
town as keeping the streets, alleys and back
yards clean.
The undertaken looks with 4 beaming
eye on the small boy with pocket full OF
green apples.
There will be no services at Trinity
Church tomorrow Sunday. Sunday
school as usual.
-Ex- Sheriff W. w. Scott has sold his
horse, "Tankerville, to DIR. Nebbinger,
of Philadelphia, for $3.50.
"A horse and buggy belonging to John
Hall were stolen from the colored camp
meeting, on Iron Hill, on Sunday evening
last.
Rev. Robert p. Dubois, OF New Lon
don, Pa, will preach in the Presbyterian
Church, in Elkton, Tomorrow, at the usual
hours.
The Marley road is said to be in very
bad condition. owing to the large quantity
of loose stones that are lying upon its
surface.
The copious fall of rain in the early
part of the week was Of great benefit TO
the growing coru. which was just in the
condition to be most benefited by it.
The new residence of Hiram McCul-
Tough, ESQ, is rapidly approaching com
pleton, and adds much to the appearance
of that part of the town in which it is
located.
We call the attention of those wishing
to compete for the free scholarship in the
Western Maryland and st. Johns Colleges
to the advertisement, which we publish in
another column.
The traInps that infest Elkion have
suddenly taken literary turn of mind,
and every day during the past week one or
J more of them have stopped at this office to
beg some of our exchanges.
A. r. Shockley sold che house and lo',
late the property of Frank Kerr, for Sheriff
Boulder, on Saturday last, for 5000 sub.
ject to a mortgage of S432. The property
was purchased by the plain.iiis in the case.
William Harvey, who lives near Marley
mills, is the fortunate owner of peach
orchard of about 100 trees that have pro.
duced. on an average, basket full OF
fruit apiece.
The teacher of the New Leeds public
school wishes us to say that she inadvcr-
tently omitted the names of Jane Seabold
aud Catharine Money from the list of the
pupils who have attained proficiency in
drawing.
The steamboat Port Royal arrived at
SCOTS wharf from Baltimore, on Thurs
day evening. This morning she started
down the bay upon the excursion to Toll
chester Beach, and on Monday will com
mence her regular trips between Elkton
and Baltimore
-~--Can any CT Dur readers tell why the
red headed wood peckers have become So
scarce? Sixty or seventy years ago they
were as plenty as robins, and quite destruc-
tive upon cherries Now they are rarely
seen, but appear to be prolific when they
do stop with us as birds usually are.
Samuel II Grant the ocSirraa Of
5. Hays, sold at Warwick, on Wednesday
last, the real estate of the last named per
son, consisting of three lots, in the village
of Warwick. Number one, containing .
acres and l4j perches, sold for $3.50;
two other lots, containing acre and 30l
perches, sold for $500, cash.
-Thos. Drennen, Ward Henderson and
Townsend Poole, Esqs., shipped their re-
spectve crops of wheat, amounting to
1000 bushels, to Baltimore, last week, on
Capt. Cozzens' scow. 1t was sold for 81 OS
per bushel. The wheat at Carpenters
Point was unusually fine this year, and
brought Sl.l3 per bushel in Baltimore.
MIR. Clayton Thackery brought an
apple tree bunch, about two feet long, to
our office, last Saturday, that had twenty
one fully developed apples on it. We failed
to learn the name of the variety to which
they belonged, but presume they were Win
ter fruit. The tree from which the branch
was taken is also remarkably full of fruit.
The Maryland & Delaware railroad has
pasuaA hands he, H..
10y ex-Gov- GToome, as trustee, to parties
from Boston, who have organized a new
company, under the name Of The Delaware
and Chesapeake Railway, with W. I. Hart,
of Boston, President. Among the direc-
tors elected is Hon. Jas. b. Groome, of this
town.
The body of T. Z. woollens, son of T.
T. Woollens, of Oxford, Pa, who was
drowned while bathing in the Missouri
river, at Iankton, Dakota, on the 18th
ultimo, arrived at Oxford, on Friday last
and was inferred in the cemetery at that
place. Mr.. woollens was about nineteen
years Of age, and worked on the DaHy
Press, published by cousins of his, named
Taylor.
"A beautiful sight is to be seen at Mr.
Barnards. Fifteen acres in peach nursery,
averaging two feet; clear of grass, or
weeds; thoroughly cultivated, growing rap
idly, healthy, vigorous, and from Smock
seed. Pay him a visit and see the sys
tematic process of budding, and If you
wish to plant, leave your orders for the
varieties You need, and they will be care.
fully budded.
"A horse attached to the vehicle Of
Richard ii. Lodge was left standing near
the depot, last Saturday, aud taking fright
at the approach of one OF the evening
trains, ran of in the direction of the plank
road, down which it proceeded at a rapid
rate, till near the old foundry, when the
vehicle capsized, and the frightened animal