The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-09-07
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.


on Tuesday next.
Rev. Mr.. Heberton will preach in the
school house at Persons grove, to. NOR
row, at 3 o'clock T. NJ.
-Elkton was visited, on Monday last,
by needle peddler, who tiled TO dispose
of needles with gold eyes.
The excursionists on the Port Royal,
on Thursday last, had nice time and
reached home about 10 o'clock +. NJ.
The westamwell NJ. L. Mission Sab.
bath school will hold their annual basket
picnic, on Saturday next, September nth.
The congregation of the Elkton NJ. Z.
Church contributed SOS, last Sunday, FOR
the benefit of the sufferers from the yellow
fever.
The granary of Jas. T. Mccullough,
ESD, on his farm in Elk Neck, was struck
and badly shattered by lightning, on SUM-
day last.
We are panied to say that Mrs. Jane
Jackson, the estimabe wife Of Joshua
jackson, Esq, died yesterday afternoon,
after a lingering illness.
There will he a colored camp meeting
held in JohnsOn's Woods, near North East,
beginning on Sunday, the sth inst, and
continuing until the 10th.
Tho absorption of knowledge by the
school children, and of oysters by the adults
began on Monday last. Oysters :" go down
more easily than knowledge.
The new portico in front of tine Acad
envy building is nearly finished, and when
completed will add much to the appearance
G. the venerable old building.
Tao African VI. Z. Church, of Elkton,
will have an excursion to Georgetown, on
the Sassafras river, on the steamer Port
Royal, on Thursday next, the 18th inst.
w. p. Howard, on the Randalia farm,
lost a valuable mule last week. 1t is said
to have been the largest mule in the county.
Mr.. Howard had recently purchased it for
$500.
The tribe Of the improved Order of
Red Men, that meet at Cherry Hill, con-
template engaging the steamboat Chester
for an excursion from Elkton to Tolches-
ter Reach, on or about the 18th instant.
MIR. Harrison Clark will preach at
Crouch's Chapel tomorrow Sunday even
ing, at quarter before eight o'clock. The
public are invited. Sunday school half past
two /; experience meeting, halEpast three
o'clock Pm.
vino formerly lived in the South, who spent
some weeks in Elkton last Winter, was in
town this week. He is engaged in selling
books and will canvass the town in a week
or two.
He was a faithful "dorg," and wher
the would-be joker gcbbled the money in
the drawer, he went for him with vim
that did credit to his sagaci,y, and con-
WINGED the funny fellow that his canine
friend was in earnest.
There is Sunday school superintendent
in Elkton who has held mis- Office for A con-
secutive years. During this time he has
never embezzled any funds, but has always
led moral life. The geuileman's photo
graph ought to be taken and sent all over
the country.-Somerset Herald
Some of the excursionists from the
rural districts, who came to Elkton early
last Tuesday morning, are said to have mis-
taken Jack Davis scow for the steamer
Pope CatiiH, that was said to have taken
the place Of the Port Royal.
The Elkton Academy, under the care
OF Prof. T. L. Graham, opened last Mon
day, and there have been 80 pupils in at.
tendance this week, which is just double
the number that attended the first week of
the Fall session a year ago.
The numerous friends ct Auntie Hewitt
will be pleased to learn that she has so far
recovered from the effect of the injuries
she received by falling on the ice, year
ago last February, rs to be able to attend
the NJ. E. Church, which she did last sun
day evening.
Nervous people who saw that big load
of gun powder that arrived at the store
house of our obliging and enterprising
merchant, X. g. Reese, need De under no
apprehensions of an explosion, for Richard
has carefully stored it some two hundred
yards in the rear of his store house
Rev. w. NJ. yorland, missionary and
colporteur of the Presbyterian Board Of
Publication, has been spending the past
week in Elkton. He contemplates visiting
the other Presbyterian congregations in
the county, and will supply them with the
publications Of the board he represents.
The cylinder head of engine No Sc,
attached to train No. %, which passes Elk
ton at l:53, A. NJ, blew out, near Broad
creek, n short distance east of Charlestown.
on Thursday last, and the train was forced
to lay over at Elkton till the Limited, express
passed, when it proceeded to Wilmington
The sabbath school of Wesley Chapel
Elk Neck, will hold a basket picnic, in
Win. Spry Alridge's yard, on Saturday
nth inst This is a pretty retreat on Elk
river, and will afford splendid opportunity
to spend pleasant day. Refreshments
for sale on the grounds. Proceeds for the
benefit of the church.
MIR. Pogue, of the village of Rising
Sun, has been making the same experiment
that one of our Elkton boys did few
weeks ago. He unbridled his horse to feed
it, while harnessed TO carriage, and as
might have been expected, it ran away.
People should not forget that horses are
much easier managed when the bits are in
their mouths.
The pavement on the north side of
Gay street, in the east end of the town, is
badly in need of repair, the roots of the
maple trees having made it very irregular
SO much so that the water after a rain fall
remains in puddles upon it. II this is not
remedied before Winter sets in the side
walk will be almost impossible.