The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-09
LOCAL BRIEFS.

-iteN. Aired StOlL VIII lFcacn Ill ll'
NJ L. Church Tomorrow.
William b. Writ, of Chicago, is visit;
ing his relatives in Elkt0n.
Our ncighborS in Delaware propose tC
make the State Fair at Dover Il grand sue
cess.
The County Commissioners, Orphans
Court and School Commissioners Will uc,'
on Tuesday next.
-Messrs. Eobt. J. Turner 6; Sons Fal
card will be noticed by oar agricultural
readers, in to-,iayS issue.
Miss Sallic L. Eoicc will preach in Iii,
Elkton Free Methodist Church tomorrow
morning, at 1920 o'clock.
The Japan lilies in Mrs, .Jno L. Alex
ander's yard, on North street, are much al
mred by every one who sees them.
Rev. J. ID. Eigg former pastor, vii
preach in the VI. f. Church, Port Deposit
tomorrow (Sabbath) morning and night.
Rev. C. 7. Cochcll preachc.; at the Icdi
cation of the new church ut Porter; grove
on the 10th inst, at ) o'clock and Rev. ). \
Gayley, ut ~ l.. II.
Charles +. Clayton, who resides Oh iii,
Brick Hill farm, near FAIR Hill, had twelve
baskets of peaches stolen from his wagon
house, on Tuesday night last.
Owing to Il slight mistake OF the com,
positor, we We're made to say last week that
the Pearce flrr, in the 9th district, sold lol
$1,000. 1t was sold for $500.
-Robt W. L. Rasin's card will be read
with interest by our farmers. One Of the
old and reliable Baltimore houses, it keeps
in the van of the fertilizer trade.
The Groome Guards and the Elktcn
Cornet Band contemplate giving an eNcur-
sion from Elllton to Colchester sometime
between the Goth and ioth OF August
Among the Nice--I'reSiIents ut the
Bankers National Convention, in session al
Saratoga this week, we noticed the name OF
our townsman, Hon. j. \. J. CreSwcll.
On Tuesday last, Sheriff Boulden sold 4
house, and lot containing one-fourth Of an
acre, in Warwick, the property Of Nathaniel
johnson, TO John j. Lockwood, for Sll0.
Alexander McNeght has improved his
shop, on Main street, by the addition CT :,
new porch and intends to open IN emporium
for the sale of melons, traits and vegetables
Samuel Miller, Esq, recently showed
us three remarkably large Early Rose pota-
toes, which he raised on his farm near Elk
ton. They weighed nearly 16 ounces each
Our respected friend, Ellis p Passmorc,
one of the most successful farmers in the
county, was in Elkton on Monday last. He
is agent for Thomas Waring & Bro. 5 fer
tiliZers
&C. Il. Cutler, Esq, cx-Reyistcr OF Wills
of this county, is rc;lsseasing the risks for
merly taken by the Chester County Mutual
Fire Insurance Company in the upper part
of this county.
John f. Davis, who lives on the DunOt
farm, not far from Ekton, is the happy
owner of Il female Shanghie that recently
laid two eggs, the united weight of which
was eight ounces.
The Juvenile Base Ball Club of Elktor
played Il much game with the Glasgow CD
Giants, at that place, on Saturday last,
which resulted in a victory for the latter by
score of % to 10.
George y. Blake, Esq, trustee, on We'd
nesday last, sold the plantation of The late
George Davis, on Perch creek, containing
45a4 acres, to Toward Lorraine, for Slj5.
w. j. Smith, auctioneer.
d. W. McVey, of Rock Springs, lost Il
beautiful young colt, Prince Royal, on the
;50th of July. The cause is Il mystery. He
was promising animal and was held il
high estimation by its owner.
An old gentleman from Marley Mill,
who was about breaking up housekeeping,
brought his goods to E!kton and disposed OF
them at public sale, in the yard Of the Tenn
perance Hotel, on Tuesday last.
-Eey. W. NJ. Parry will preach in Boul-
den's grove, near North East, tomorrow
(Sabbath) at 10l2 y. NJ. ana 2ls p. NJ. Ser
vice will be held in the school house, If the
weather should be unfayorable
On Thursday last, Il horse used upon
the horse power of Walter Armstrong, which
was engaged threshing at Robert JaIuctt's,
near Elkton, accidentally spilled ont of the
machine, and was badly injured.
Volcano, a little town in Wood county.
West Virginia, was almost entirely destroy
cd by fire, on the morning OF the lth inst.
1t is reported that Mr.. Edward H. STABLES,
formerly of Elkton, WAS among the suffer
ers by the conilagraton.
The thanks of the printers in Tie WING
office are rendered to Mr.. George Witwortl,
of the North Street Market for a fine water
melon with which they RECALLED thehlaclya.
on Thursday afternoon. He has 4 large
number left and plenty of cant:tloupas.
$. j. Price, who runs r. G. REESE,
new ranch one door east of the Bee Hive
had the largest watermelon of tla season
on exhibition last Wednesday. 1t was part
of Il large lot of fine melons th&t came from
New Jersey that morning and weighed ~
pounds.
The Wilmington paper; say That III,
extensive calls for catalogues of the IVES
leyan Female College Indicate large in.
crease of patronage for the coming year
This is attributed to the reduce, price and
the excellent record the College has mad,
during the past year.
-i;cv. Alfred 7. Scott, OF Wilmington
Del, will preach at C:ouch's Chapel to-nof.
row (Sabbath) afternoon at 81. o'clock
Everybody is invited. Sabbath School Il,
~ o'clock All the members and friend.
of the school are earnestly requested to be
present. Miss Sallic Il. Eoice will preacl
at the same place at o'clock.
The next regular meeting of the IIc,li
cal Society of Cecil county will bc held il
odd Fellows Hall, Elkton, on Tuesday
August 18th, 1879, at 10 o'clorx A. NJ. Sub
jcct for DEMONSTRATING disease of til,
kidneys. DR.. Il. c. Crotlcrs viii read n
essay before the Society, and other business
of Importance will I've Transacted
On Monday last, Sheriff Buulden. VIII,
was about to step on the train Al the .lr,, 1t
observed Il boy lettering around the depot
and ordered his Deputy 10 arrest him. -
From information received, both prior ant
subsequent to tie arrest, the boy, who rive:
the name Of Frank IatronI, is believed t,
be one of the lads who recently escaped from
the House of Refuge.
The veterans of the ith Delaware Vol
unteers, who participated in the war of the
rebellion, propose to hold Il grand rc,uio,
Mi ('.ihl m .I,., Nr;l,.,;,,,t.,,, ,,.J w.