The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-23
LOCAL BRIEFS.

was in Elkton on Tuesday last.
There will he no service at Bethel OF
Sabbath, August 9th, The pastor being al
Wood Lawn.
BY all means let us not only visit, but
exhibit at the State Fair ut rore., the last
week in September
The Fall term of the Friends Normal
Institute, of Rising sun, will commence on
the LIST of September
Five bay craft were lying in the river
below the bridge, on Thursday, which is =
rather rare occurrence.
Nineteen dogs have been killed in Elk
ton, during the past week, each of which is
believed to have been bitten by y ra5id dog.
Two OF our sportSmen visited George
shore, on Wednesday evening last, and
killed about 4 hundred black birds in The
course of half an hour.
Two stalks Of corn may be seen grow
ing near Mr. Ma1weil's store, in this town,
containing fifteen ears. They are of the
variety known as pop corn.
Tho sloop Tycoon arrived at SCOTS wharf. on
Thursday last. with load of Dissolved South
Carolina Rock, which Messrs. Scott Bro. will
use in Il e manufacture of fertilizers.
Archibald McCleary, familiarity called 'Old
Archie" fell from bridge, near Wood Lawn
camp ground. on Sunday last. and was badly hurt.
He was taken TO Chester county aims house.
Potato bugs have appeared in innumcrable
myriads at Elk Landing. since the late heavy
rains. They supposed to have been washed
into the Elk creeks and to have floatcd down.
Mr.. G.. 5. Griffith, President of the
Maryland Prisoners Aid Society, visited
the Jail and aims house, on Friday last, for
the purpose of inspecting their condition.
-WatermelonS have been passing through
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal for the
last two weeks at the rate of about Il, 1000 a
day.
Tho Juveniles of this place were de-
feated here by the Brown Stockings, of
Glasgow, on Saturday last, by a score of
to s.
A band of rowing Gypsies, under the
leadership of Billy Wilkney, have been in
camped for some days past in Everest
woods, near Wood Lawn camp ground.
The members of the African NJ. +.
Church, at Chesapeake City and vicinity
are holding an old fashioned camp meeting
i'll Bayard's woods, just south of the village
&C. W. Ma1wsll's setter dog, Dash, ;"
was attacked with hydrophobia last Wedncs-
day night. His owner priced him highly,
but very promptly shot him the next morn
ing.
Young Arthur Mitchell has been sup
plying our citizens with peaches this week,
raised on his farm, near Frenchtown. They
are fine, largo ones and sell ut sixty cents Il
bushel.
Quarterly Meeting services will be held
IN the Elkton Free Methodist Church. be-
ginning on Thursday evening next, and con
tinuing over tho Sabbath. Preaching each
evening at o'clock.
Two large canoes arrived at Scott,
wharf, on Thursday, from Somerset county,
on the Eastern Shore, with 1,SOo water
melons on board. Melons are selling at
from S. to $40 hundred.
The Charles 4. Boyd arrived at SCOTS
wharf, OH Tuesday last, with twenty tons of
potash for tho firm of d. Scott x Bro,
which are largely engaged at present in the
manufacture of fertilizers
Captain Augustus W. Smith. who, many years
ago. was connected with tho Frenchtown and New
Castle Railroad and Steamboat Company. died at
his residence near Hickory Hill. Chester county
on Thursday last at an advanced age.
Two of our citizens visited Bettcrton,
this week, in order to enjoy the perch fishing,
which is very fine i'll the bay near that
place. large party contemplate having
an excursion there for the same purpose
next week.
-IIczekiah Caldwell has procured the services
of Henry Talbot. formerly OF Canada but recently
from Washington, ID. c.. a iir.t-class woraman
and will be glad to receive. ny heretofore. the
patronage of the public. Bath tickets WILL \, Tor
mery, be received in trade at par
Last Wednesday, Baiilf Shockley en-
pounded six head of cattle belonging to "A
farmer, living near town, which were pas-
turing on the lot near the depot They were
subsequently released upon the payment of
tho fine, amounting to six dollars.
Mr.. Robert Whitehead, the defendant
in the case tried last week before Justice
Foard, and which was fully reported i'll The
Wig last week, has informed the justice of
his intention to take the case to the Circuit
Court, upon appeal from his Judgment.
James Britton and Samuel johnson.
the proprietorS of 4 new fashioned machine
for the purpose, are boring a well OH the
Wood Lawn camp ground. At last accounts
the WELL which is about eighteen inches in
diameter, had reached the depth Of So feet.
The Fall term of the Home School will
commence on Monday, Sept 1st. Miss
Fisher, the popular and efficient teacher,
under whom the school was first opened,
Will take charge of the scholastic depart
ment. A limited mum Der only will be re-
ceived.
The public sale Of the property of Hugh
steel, Will take place at his late residence,
near Port Deposit, on September 5rd. The
locality of the place of sale was inalyert
emily omitted III the copy furnished the
printers. See advertisement in another
column.
-One of our venerable citizens, WHO re-
sides on North street, above the railroad
accidentally fell into Il ditch, near the iail
on Saturday night last, and concentrates
suing the Town Commissioners. bcrause tl,c
lamp by the railroad crossing was NOT
lighted.
AT meeting Of the Town Commission
ers, on Monday last, it was ordered that all
persons paying their town tax ON or before
the first Of September, be entitled To 4 dis
count of . per cent. After that time inter-
est will be charged at the rate of & Der cent
per annum.
We are informed that the new road in
Elk Neck, leading from the cau>ewav. near
Elk Landing, To Plumb creek, has ban,
washed so badly in many place, by the r,,-
cent heavy rain that it is in an unsafe con
dition. The supervisor will do well to give
it Immediate attention.
Last Wednesday evening a daughter OF
the colored man, Familiarity called Sprouts
wasaccidentallyc cut with kniein the hand,
Of younger sister The wound blcd pro
fu'ely, but was finally staunched by the
united efforts of the physicians, who Were
called in for the purpose.
A horse belonging to a gentleman, whose
name we failed to learn, broke loose from,
where it was mitchell in Little Elk, Thurs
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