The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-19
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.

The editors of the Oxford Press not
only grunt, but squeal.
Prof Sanders will use one Of Esteys
largest organs at the concert, ON next Tues
day night.
Mrs. F. Wood, of New Leeds, raised
in her garden, this year, 4 sweet potato
weighing u lbs.
The long wished for and much needed
rain came in copious showers on Thursday
night and Friday.
There has been percepti3le diminu
tion of the number of dogs along Main
street since the raid of the rabid one.
The protracted meeting at the Union
VI. +. Church, Zion Circuit, has been we'll
attended and will be continued next week.
Prof. John q. Robinson, the well.
known clarionetist, will render several of
his finest selections, on Tuesday evening
next, at Odd Fellows Hall.
Rev. Mr.. Sypherd, discoursed Sunday
night at the Union, tn a crowded house.
subject the :" Terrors OF The Law" after
which the altar was crowded.
The pupils of New Leeds school take
newspaper, the Youths Companion. which
is read by them on Friday Afternoons
Other schools should do likewise.
Just as we go to press, the beautiful
stereotype plate of Waramaker x Brown,
Oak Hall Clothing House, was .raced hors
de combat. 1t will appear next week.
A. W. Mitchel's pet alliea tor has gone
into Winter quarters, where it will remain
till the hot siroccos Of next Summer WOO it
from the second story Of the drug store.
Our local neghbor Of The Democrat has
betaken himself TO the railroad. and is fast
earning a reputation as a traveller that bids
fair to eclipse that OF Livingstone or Mungo
Park.
Professor Harry Sanders will introduce,
at the concert, on Tuesday evening, one of
the new Estey organs No. So. 1t is the
very perfection of Instruments, both in vol
ume and voice.
Rev. W. NJ. Parry, pastor of the Free
Methodist Church of Eikton, will preach
at the house of Mr.. Thomas Phillips, Il
miles northwest of North East, on Wed
nesday evening next.
ALI teachers of either public or private
schools are requested to send their address
for valuable professional information to
Pref. E. NJ. Wilmer, A. NJ, 307 Druid Hill
avenue Baltimore, Md
The City Fathers have been repairing
the east side of North street aud removing
the dead trees from the side walk. Now
let us Lave the crossing at the post Office,
and everybody will be happy.
The melancholy days are here;
And the birds have ceased to sing,
Aud the butcher gobbles up the curs,
And makes them into sIusencsrs'
And the urchin cracks the chestnut burs
And is happy rs king.
The Synod of Baltimore. with which
the Presbyterian ministers of this county
are connected, and of which Rev. ). A.
Gayley was moderator, has been in session
in the Westminster Church, in that city,
during part of this week.
MIR. Perry Litzenberg has been en-
ployed by the Harlan * IoliIngsworth Co,
of Wilmington, Del, to paint their house in
Grove Neck, near the junction of the Sassa-
fras r;sier and the Chesapeake bay, now in
the occupancy of William Rowan.
The Sunday Item, of Philadelphia,
asks, ''Wbo is the dun gelding Lyman,
formerly Yellow Cloudo" We take plea
sure in informing the lem that he is a
Cecil county horse, formerly of the Fourth
district. The woods are full of them.
Captain VIM. Realey has commenced to
supply the citizens Of Elkion with first
class quality of oysters from far down the
Chesapeake bay, where the luscious bi-
valves only grow to perfection. He ex
poets to he engaged in this business rs long
as navigation permits.
Our young friend and fellow town s.
man, Casper w. Norris, Jr., has become
one Of Uncle Sans prospective s-amen on
beard the training ship Saratoga at Phila-
delphia. The school and discipline are
most excellent, and We wish Casper the
greatest success. and the earliest promotion
The American citizens of African de-
scent who live in Elkton aud vicinity, being
precluded by law from hunting rabbits be-
fore the first of November, devote much of
their time to hunting chestnuts, and GO for
them with a spirit and vim that would have
done credit to the courage of Napoleon 5
"oald guard F" at the battle of Waterloo.
We were recently shown a large sweet
potato that was grown on the farm of ".
ii. Eier, near Mechanics Valley, by Fill
more Bouchell, that weighed 3. lbs This
potato looked much like a cautaoupe. Its
appearance indicated that it was composed
of six ordinary tubers that in some strange
manner had united into one
MIR. \. J. Bowen, whom it will be rec
objected, was in Elkton early last Spring.
lecturng upon temperance, recently started
daily paper in Annapolis, called the
Erening Star, which terminated it's ephem.
eral existence IN the short space Of nine
days; consequently it no longer eliminates
the dark places Of the Ancient City, at the
mouth of the Severn.
Justice James Spence, of Cherry Hill.
while in Wilmington, on business, lost his
pocket book, containing nearly hundred
dollars. II was found by a little girl.
whose parents informed him of the fact.
and he hastsned to Wilmington the next
day and got it. The worthy Justice think
ing that honesty should lie rewarded pre-.
seuted the little girl who found i; with ten
dollars.
The Kent County Md. Mutual Fire
Insurance Company offers to contribute
$1,000 toward the purchase Of hand fire
engine for Chestertown, provided the au.
thorities or somebody else will make M
the balance. Perhaps it would be paying
investment if the insurerce companies who
have risks III Elktou would contribute
something for the purchase ~ steam fire
engine for the use OF this .Own.
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