The Cecil Whig., 1878-07-13
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL wHIG.

Since the heated term began every one
predicts that the soda water season will end
in grand .fzzle.
"A man must expect to feel "gummy" !"
when the thermometer is "stuck' up !"
among the nineties.
Monday was the hottest day of the
season. The thermometer registered 96o
in hall, not reached by reflected heat.
Vegetable venders and hucksters will
please walk around through alleys and not
annoy servants by opening front doors.
-"This is hard day for the race" said
he. "What race?" said by stander.
"The human race" was the reply. He
was an Elkton wit.
These are the days that postage stamps
grow atfectionate. If a mans friends would
stick to him like them, what world this
would be to live in.
"A maiden lady, of Church avenue, has
recently begun to wear bangs" to attract
the attention of some of the beaus from
the reignipg bellies of the street.
Rev Harrison Clark will preach at
Crouch's Chapel tomorrow Sunday after
noon, at 81 O'Clock. Subject: Suffering,
the Parent of all Good" The public are
cordially invited.
The store house of J. T. Mccullough.
at Cherry Hill, was broken open, on the
night of the 4th inst, and goods and
money to the amount of twelve or fifteen
dollars stolen therefrom.
There will be bush meeting at Red
Point, on Sunday, 14th inst. Rev. C. II.
Williams will preach at II o'clock A. NJ. :;
Miss S. R. Boice, of Philadelphia, will also
preach at and : o'clock P. NJ.
The State Comptroller has made the
annual distribution of the free school funds.
OF this fund, and which is entirely distinct
from the State school tax Cecil receives
this year the distributive share of 81 ,S99. 50.
The sufferers by the heat may get
some comfort by rejecting on what fine
weather we are having for corn. But it is
not necessary to get "corned " in order to
appreciate the blessings of the heat.
The business of the late firm of Arm
strong & Co., will be continued at their old
stand, at Port Deposit, by VIM. Arm
strong, the surviving partner, in accord
ance with the request of his deceased
brothers.
The usual afternoon service at Pier
sons Grove will not be held next Sunday,
owing to the absence of the Rev. w. W.
Heberton, who expects to administer the
communion to the Presbyterian congrega-
at Chesapeake City.
Engineer George Babe, who with his
son was killed in the train wrecking dis
aster on the P. w. & r. R., on the night
of the Goth ult., resided at Rising Sun,
Md, some seven or eight years ago while
lie ran train on the Baltimore Central
railroad.
Rev. Chas. w. Biddle, formerly of this
county, is now visiting Europe. Mr.. Bid
die has been stationed sixteen years over
the First Universalist Society, Lynn, Mass
This society as mark Of esteem presented
him with one thousand dollars, continues
his salary and supplies his pulpit in his
absence.
-" What is your chief consolation in
life ?" asked a popular Elkton pastor of
one of the most attractive young ladies of
his congregation. A rosy blush suffused
her peachy cheek, but she mustered cour-
age to reply, Il don't like to tell you his
name, but will tell you where he lives"
Next.
The juvenile base ball clubs of Elkten
and Chesapeake City played a game. on
the grounds of the former, in this town,
on Thursday, it being understood that the
losing club should present the winning one
with two balls and two bats. The contest
resulted in favor of the Elkton club by
score of 81 to2.
The cattle sale of S. X. Miller, on Sat-
urday last, at the FELTON, House, was rather
poorly attended and prices were low
Oxen sold from $45 to 800 per pair; fresh
cows and springers from $25 to $50; dry
cows from $40 to $25. Mr.. Miller intends
to have another sale at the FELTON, House
the first week in August.
We learn that Mr.. Barnard finished his
June budding some ten days ago, amount
ing to $4,000 trees which, with 10000
budded last Fall, forms total of 100, 900
trees for this Falls sales, of as choice col
lection of canning fruit as ever was offered
The buds were nearly all taken from bear
ing trees, which insures the varieties true
to name.
-Adjutant- General Bond came to Elk.
ton, on Thursday last, and paid the Groome
Guards for their service during the cam
paign at the depot about year ago. The
money was divided as follows: Captain,
$3.50; 1st Lieutenant, 1925; End ditto,
SIG; Orderly Sergeant, $22; Sergeant, SIT;
Corporals, s14; privates, S13, amounting,
we have been informed, in the aggregate,
to $1,024.
The residents of Water street, in the
NiSihipy vi tuC Olu CuutCu, WeT6 STARTLED,
last Thursday morning, by the cry of
fire! fireH' which was caused by the dis
covery that shanty in the occupancy of
colored person named Brown in some
mysterious way had ignited and was in
flames. The timely use of a few buckets
of water extinguished the conflagraton,
not, however, till the roof was burned con-
siderable.
There will be sincere response, on
the part of thousands of the naturally
tired" to this profound remark of the
philosopher of the Philadelphia Times
sit is not sign of laziness to avoid exer-
tion in this weather; OH the contrary, it is
every persons duty to avoid every exertion
that can be avoided, and to conduct him
self as though he were sojourning tempo
rarily in a strange climate, for that is, in
effect, precisely what we are doing now."
Edward Simpson, from Cat Swamp"
was arrested last Saturday for heating his