The Cecil Whig., 1879-07-19
LOCAL BRIEFS.

iole piiCe
"A connnd:um for Elktonians yisiti,
Rehooeth. Does least your bread upon RI
waters and it will return after many DAYS
refer to he rolls of the surfo
we publish an interesting article TN
week upon Iron Hill, which will richly r,
pay perusal. The old relies mentioned in
may be seen at Mitchcll's drug store, wher
they are upon exhibition.
The Masonic Lodges of Elktoo am
Newark have i'll contemplation the finest ey
cursion of the season, about the 1tb n
August. When the arrangements are rom
plete the pubic will be advised.
William Bowen, who is engaged i,
operating steam thresher is Sassafro
Neck, had his arm slightly scal,led by til,
escaping steam from an exploded Stem
cock on the boiler in the early part of tb,
week.
-lhe members of the Societies of Lipb,
and Truth, Good Samartans, and Ameri.
can l mon, will be addressed bv ,,itt;.re,t
colored clergymen, to morrow (S,bb,th,
t.Nf | nin
firSt Coiored Methodist Protestant Church
in Elkton.
-hecollect that the Presbyterian Sunday
School excursion from Elktop to Tol.be.ter
VIII be given on Wednesday next and -.
usual good time may be expected. Every
one enJoysa trip to Tolchcster. and we know
OF no pleasanter place to spend a sutrv
Summer day.
-One day this week we heard =, s;,,,u
larly mournful sound on north street ,,.ri,,
we were at Il loss to understand. Next
morning a tramping printer called ,t tbs
once anu gave us satisfactory expIana-
tlon. He said it meant umbrellas to mend
and paraSols to repair.
The brick store house in Little Elk.
the property of George V. Bacon w,s
offered for sale, on Tuesday last, bv VIM. !
Jones, trustee, and after being bid to 81 900
was Withdrawn. a. p. Shockley, auction
eer. We understand this property will he
offered for sale again at an early dav
Bethel A. NJ. +. Church, of Chesapeake
City, will hold her first quartly meetinp IN
tomorrow (Sunday,) at which time the
Rev. X. II. Cain, ex-Congressman of Soutb
Carolina, will be present and will preach ,t
II A. NJ; Rev. j. II. sprisgs, at r. NJ, and
Rev James A. Handy, p f., at srM.
We call the attention of orr ra,, lar, >,
inc advertisement of Colchester Beach.
which we publish to day This delightful
resort Is deservedly one of the most popular
places on the Eastern Shore, and those in
charse OF it spare no pains to minister to the
enjoyment and qualification of visitors
"A select party of gentlemen had 4 de-
lShtful Grabbing excursion down the river.
asst " ednesday They caught an abundance
u crapS and had fine feast ut Rau,lalia
lie residence of W. =. Howard wbi1a
.oihins up the river in the eveing they made
ne fe'ii'rkably fast time of four mile, in ,
4 minutes.
III Is wonderful what great interest is
akeh In Sunday School excursions vban
he fare is only % cents for Sunday S.boo,
'n'i'rs' n correspondent informs lis that
our ooys, sons of a local preacher, and who
'uht and fish all day Sunday, avail them.
elves OF the reduced rates offered to su,-
lay School scholars.
shortly after u o'clock, Thursday, the .
oo' Oh foger Witworths blacksmith shon .
'"S discovered to be,on fire by a gentleman
'.''s ;t1n:, IuI -. comrIetion o, n io,, !
OF smith work, while the smiths were ot
dinner. The alarm was given and the fire
was quickly extinguished, which no doubt
prevented 4 disasterous contiagration.
An old friend and former employer of
John w. Jones, who recently committed
suicide at Chesapeake City, and whose re-
mains were buried in the woods near that
place, came to Elkton oil Saturday last and
proceeded TO Chesapeake City and had the
remains of Mr.. Jones diSinterred and buried
III the grave yard belonging to the Metho-
uiSt Episcopal church at that place.
benjamin Taylor (colored) was brought
to Jail, on Monday last, by Constable Pax
ton, OF the 1th district, having been COM
mltted to Jail by Justice Abrahanls. of Port
Deposit. He is charged with burglary in
breaking into the house Of William Walker,
who is treasurer of q colored church In Port
Deposit, and stealing therefrom about $50
the property of the church aforesaid, and
sundry other articles
Miss Elizabeth Leibesberger of Rich |,
mond township Berks county Pa, although
ninety-two years old, recently appeared in |
the bayfield,, rake in hand, and suitably at
tired for the occasion. She informed her
1arin hands that she was going to show
them now to work, a remark that was greet /
ed with loud cheers and much clappinr of
hands. But Miss Leibesberger Went TO
work III good earnest, tossed the hay over
and over, raked it into rows from one end
Of the field to the other, and then helped TO
rake 1t Oh piles, and finally assisted in load
ing ana raklng after the wagon. She owns
several farms, and is probably the richest
maiden lady i'll her country She has silver
gray hair, and is very neat and trim in ap-
pearance.-B"cks County Intelligence.
The I"te'igencer need not brag about this
Old lady; we have lady in Elk Neck that
drove her fathers reaper this harvest. while
it cut large crop of wheat.
Polly Short and her alleged husband.
one Murry, We're arrested last Thursday.
charged by Anne Cooper (colored) with
being drunk and disorderly at the house of
Cyrus Gordon, herstep father, Anne charged
Folly with bringing liquor to Cyrus house
ana making her mother drunk, and also
with breaking dishes belonging to her and
raising Old Nick generally. The offender
paid for the dishes destroyed and the
drunken couple promised to leave the TOWN.
upon which Justice Foar,l DISCHARGED them.
and told them to go and never return:
whereupon the twain repaired to the house
OF Mrs. Cyrus Gordon who accused Polly
Short Of stealing dress belonging to her.
After some alteration, one of the twain
seized Mrs. q. and the other one pro luce,l a
razor and was about to derapitate that
ancient lady, when a lad appeared with Il
pistol and Polly and her loving swain fled
TO the forests OF the Diamond State
The scene was hereaboutS; the charac-
TER rising young merchant apd pretty
GIRL He had an affection for her. she a lil-
Ing for him; so they became betrothed. After
atime she found out that she didn't love him
well enough to marry him, and the match
was broken off. 1t was a severe blow. and
ne staggered under it; but he fought well
Tor himself, protested that his life was ruin
ed asked if she could not learn to love him.
aha ~ all ways did the proper thing She
was ilinveable. hnweyer. and he sadly and
relllrflntlv Il