The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-12

Soi katncIers viii soou uio W 'no
forest.
The small boy now gathereth the brown
chestnuts.
Preaching at Griffith Chapel. Cedar
I'LL, tomorrow, at II A. N. and !! =. NJ.
MIR. Jacob Rambo is building an addi-
ton to Mr.. John Perkins house, on High
street.
Rain is much needed in tine vicinity of
Elkton, and the early wheat is suffering for
the want Of it.
Quite fine shower Of rain is said to
have fallen in the upper part Of the county
last Wednesday night.
Rev. w. w. Heberton will preach at
Persons Grove school house, to- morrow
afternoon, at 3 O'Clock.
Black bass are very plentiful in the
SusqueEanna river and large quantities of
them have been caught.
"A protracted meeting is in progress in
the Chapel, near Baldwin's Factory, and
several have been converted.
MIR. Harrison Clark will preach at
Crouch's Chapel, to morrow Sunday after
noon, at 81 o'clock. The public invited.
st. Johns NJ. Z. Church, at Lewis
willie, Pa, will be dedicated on the eth
inst. Further notice of the matter will be
given hereafter.
Geo Z. Gallsher died at his residence,
in Elkton, on Monday last, in the 33rd
year CT his age. He was a respectable and
industrious man and a good citizen.
1t is said that the woods near town,
on Sunday last, were teeming with chest
nut gatherers. A reform among Sabbath
breakers is sadly needed in these parts.
Some of the farmers hereabouts are
huskiug their corn. The crop, owing TO
the unfavorableness of the weather in the
early part Of the season, is not as large as
usual.
Rev. w. NJ. Parry. pastor of the Free
Methodist Church, arrived here on Satur-
day last, and has entered upon his duties.
Preaching at 1ot A. NJ. and u p. NJ, to-
morrow.
"A son Of VIM. Mackey, who formerly
lived near Kansas, in the Fourth district,
fell from chestnut tree, near that place.
on last Saturday, and broke one of his
arms and otherwise injured himself.
DIR. X. F. Tull, our accomplished den-
tist, has moved to the house formerly oc-
cupied by Mrs. Finley, on the north side Of
east Main street. where he may be found at
all times by those who require his services.
The sportsmen OF Elkton, having
slaughtered nearly all the rail birds in the
marshes along the river, have turned
their attention to the ducks for the last
week or two, and are making sad havoc
among those long -necked, web footed water
fowls.
The Jewish clothing merchants of Elk
ton, and others of the same faith, cele-
brated their New Year g, 639) on Saturday,
asth ultimo. They also observed the day
Of atoncment by closing their places OF
business aud fasting from Sunday till Mon
Jay evening last
Notwithstanding the cool nights and
the unfavorable state of the weather, some
Of our citizens still continue to frequent
the quiet Elk and indulge in piscatory en-
terprise. They usually return well lad.
s.ened with the scaly monsters of the rag.
odesY.-(
MIR. Jas. b. Price, has at his hotel,
four pears in bunch. They grew on the
farm owned by Vim. Husfelt adjoining the
Cassiday Peach Blossom Farm, and are OF
the variety called the View of Wakefield.
Mr.. Husfelt's orchard produced this year
about l25 bushels Of these pears.
The trustees of the Elkton Presbyter-
ian Church have had two walks constructed
from the street to the doors Of the church
edifice. They intend to enclose the church
yard at an early day with neat and sub
stan,ial iron fence, all of which will add
much to the appearance of the church.
On Saturday last, A. p. Shockley, auc-
toner, sold, for Clinton Mccullough, Esq,
trustee, at the hotel Of Samuel Gillespie,
in Warwick, the real estate Of Jacob s.
dwelling and two acres of land, in the vii.
lage aforesaid, to X. B. Merritt, for q, 900.
Godfrey Hartenstein, the old German,
whose house was burned in August last,
has nearly flushed . new one, which
he built on the site of the other. This
time lac uses stone, " So dot doose boobies
dot burn his odder house, may have some
more troubles do burn dis new house,
The Rev. John Miller, the Oldest mem.
Der of the Baltimore Conference, who was
well known and highly esteemed through.
out the State, died at Westminster, on
Thursday last, in the S4th year OF his age,
the last fifty years of which he spent in
the ministry.
The widow of the late John McCauley,
who formerly lived near Andora, in the
Fourth district, died on Thursday last, at
her residence, near Milford X roads, in
New Castle county. Her remains will be
inferred in the Elkton Presbyterian grave
yard on Monday.
Mr.. VIM. Giles has resumed his old oc.
cupation Of opening and selling oysters at
his place on North street, where he intends
to keep supply Of fresh fish during the
Winter. William understands all branches
Of this business, and keeps nothing but the
best quality Of bivalves.
Prof. Harry Sanders, the accom- plished
musician, will preside at one Of the new
and magnificent Estey organs, the cele.
brated No. 81, which is distinguished above
all other instruments for it's perfect voic:ng
and purity of tone, on Tuesday, the 22nd
instant, at the concert at Odd Fellows
Hall.
There is a great dearth of news this
week, and the Z" Local" has had hard
old time to lind anything for the local
column. Won't some kind-hearted soul
get up baby show, or a dog fight, or or.
paDiZe an erhihition IN cantnre III. m,