The Cecil Whig., 1878-07-06
'mnhe Cecil -; Chg
ELKTON, JULY 6, 1878.
Local Affairs.


better carry shabby cotton umbrella
than get sun struck.
School commandments arc about over.
For this much, thanks.
The first watermelons of the season
were for sale at Witworth's, this week.
Mrs. C. F. Lewis has opened fruit
and confectionery store, in her residence
on North street.
The County Commissioners Orphans
Court and School Commissioners will meet
on Tuesday next.
Another cross cur, whose master lives
on or:Ifear High street, had narrow es-
cape from transportation to Delaware, this
week.
Rev. DR.. Matlack will preach in the
M. E. Church, at North East, to morrow
(Sabbath) morning and evening, and also
at Boulden's Chapel, at O'Clock III the
afternoon ID. W
The locomotives on the F., w. " b.
Railroad are draped in morning, as trl-
butte of respect to the memory OF the engl-
neer and fireman who were killed last Sat
urday.
We have in our office few stalks OF
timothy, from the farm of l.. L. Roberts,
near Marley mill, that are five feet eight
inches long. The field from which they
were taken will produce from two and
lo)f m three tons Der acre.
Quarterly meeting, at Providence NJ. p.
Church, Sabbath next. Love Feast in the
morning, doors open at o'clock; services
by E. Thomas. Preaching, 104 o'clock by
Rev. c. II. Williams. At 3 O'Clock Rev.
r. B. CLANCY; o'clock, S. +. Scarf
1t was expected that the past week
would finish the budding with Mr. Bar
nard he having budded over oO,000; but
owing to the very liberal patronage on the
part of his customers, he will increase his
stock this week to -, 000 which will close
the work for Fall planting.
Saturday last was examination day IN
Elkton and the school marms from the
southern and eastern parts OF the county
were out in force attending the examina-
ton. The scholastic year closed last week,
and they will have a vacation until Septem-
ber.
Quite large excursion from Lancas-
ter and Columbia visited Port Deposit on
the forth, and spent the day at Happy
Valley. Some of the Port regulators, with
good supply of whisky on board, went
down there and kicked up lively muss for
time with some Of the strangers.
Sarah Guy, a colored woman from Del
aware, was arrested in Elkton, on Wednes-
day, charged with stealing pair Of shoes
from Thomas Drennen and two pairs from
r. c. Reese. Her counsel waived hear
ing and she was held under $50 bail in each
case to answer at September term of court.
Calvin Shippers, lad aged about iif-
teen years, who has been living with Geo.
Crow, in Elk Neck, was arrested, On last
Monday morning, charged with stealing 81
from John Crow. He had hearing before
Squire Foard, who held him under $50
bail to await the action Of the Grand jury
at the September term of Court.
This life is full of ills and disappoint-
ments, and it sometimes looks as though
there was nothing worth living for, and
thoughts of suicide come into ones mind.
The pistol, poison and the river all suggest
themselves as the best means Of putting
an end to this miserable existence and it's
while endeavoring to make UP our minds
which road to death to take we fall across
such an item as this in some fashion col
umn: Gentlemen will wear three button
thread gloves this Summer" Then all
thoughts of self destruction are laid aside,
and we come to the conclusion that there
is something to live for still, and cheat the
coroner out of his fee.