The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-09-11
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Take air of your health.

The first cargo of oysters were brough
into port last week by Capt. Jack Davidson
The County Commissioners, Orphans
Court and School Commissioners will NEE
on Tuesday next.
The rail- bird season began yesteI
day. Owing, however, to unfavorabl
winds, no tide made
Rev. T. Snowden Thomas will preach il
Principle NJ. +. Church, tomorrow, at 10l
A. M, and at CharleStown at d. p. NJ.
The corner stone of the new y. NJ. L
Church, Elkton, will be laid Sunday, Sep
TENDER 18TH with appropriate ceremonies.
Tickets for Antietam SIS, for ALL from
Elkton. Creswell Post will meet on Mon
day, 18th inst, to make final arrangements
Our efficient, obliging and popular post
mistress, Miss Ida Giles, has been ill th
week, suffering from the effects OF malaria
fever.
-Parched and dried-up Elkton receive,
gracious supply of refreshing rain OF
Thursday, for which grateful thanks SHOULD
be given.
MIR. w. C. McMullin, of Rock Springs
raised 3OS bushels of wheat on eight acres
an average of 3sl. bushels to the acre
Pretty good for Cecil, isn't it?
MIR. VIM. X. Wright, foreman of this
office, and Rev. \. w. Parry, pastor of the
Elkton church, are attending the Free Meth
odist Annual Conference at Brooklyn.
John Finn will sell at Elkton, on Sep.
TENDER 14th and 18th, % head of superior
Durham calves and 200 Western ewes, OF
fine quality. Notice his advertisement.
The two important events in. the life OF
man are when he examines his upper lip and
sees the hair coming, and when he examines
the top of his head and sees the hair going.
Attention, Groome Guards Full at
tendance is requested next Wednesday
night, at =. O'Clock. Inspection and drill
on Friday night at same hour. Lieutenant
d. L. Sloan.
An artistic painter, named Mitchell,
from Philadelphia, painted handsome signs
for George Booth, confectioner, and John
Wilkinson, our popular sewing machine
man, this week.
A colored lad, a late attache of Stick
ney's circus, gave an acrobatic performance
on the court house yard, on Wednesday, and
succeeded in raising enough money to take
him to Baltimore.
The number of pupils entered at the
Elkton Academy at the beginning of the
Fall term, this week. was 80, as against IG
for the corresponding week of 1879; IS for
1873, and 10 tor 1877.
Mrs. Hannah G. Kerr, wife of Andrew
G. Kerr, Esq, died on Friday of last week,
at noon after a lingering illness. She was
about 50 years of age. Interment at Head
of Christiana cemetery, on Tuesday morn
ing
Rail bird shooting began yesterday.
They are said to be very plentiful. a mem
Der of the River Police has been watching
for some time to prevent the violation of the
law relating to the shooting Of these birds.
The annual picnic of the Sabbath school
attached to Wesley chapel. (which William
Lee is superintendent, will be held in the
grove adjoining the chapel, on this (Satur-
day. afternoon. Refreshments and cream
will be sold to adults for the benefit of the
chapel. All are invited.
The fair and entertainment, conducted
by Mrs. Hunt and ladies of North East, to
oiI in nayipn fla ,laht fba hal
promises to be a complete success. 1t takes
place this Saturday afternoon and even
ing. If the weather should prove unpleas-
ant, it will be held on Monday next.
MIR. Samuel D. Ward: son of the late
David 7. Ward, residing on Frenchtown
turnpike, near Elkton, died OH Sunday
evening last. He was in his 29th year, and
has been suffering some time from hemor-
rhage of the lungs, which caused his death.
His funeral took place on Wednesday. In
terment at Bethel cemetery.
Mr.. Frank Green, the well-known dam
builder, has sold his farm of 80 acres, near
Cherry HILL to Mr. John O'Neill, of Phila-
delphia, Pa. The price has not transpired.
Mr. Green did not sell his stock, crops, or
farming utensils, but contemplates offering
the same at public sale some time before the
18th of March next, at which date he gives
possession to the purchaser.
Mr.. Emanuel f. Schulz, an aged gentle
man, residing with his son-in-law, Mr..
Joseph Booth, near this town, died on
Friday of last week at the advanced are Of
"a years. He emigrated to this country in
early life from Germany. He was remark
able for his thorough knowledge of botani-
cal subjects. His funeral took place on
Sunday last, Revs W. W. Heberton and
James McIntire presiding. Interment at
the Presbyterian cemetery.
The seventh annual Peninsular Fair
will open at Middletown, Del, on Tuesday,
September 2lst, and continue four days
Premiums are offered to the amount of
81, 800 and exhibits are specially solicited
from all sections of the Peninsula. The
Board of Managers have started out this
season, with the full determination of hay
ing a rousing exhibition. Entries for trials
of speed close September 9Th. The Secretary
will be pleased to send premium lists to all
who apply.
Our esteemed fellow townsman, Mr.. r.,
Z. Lewis, returned, last week, from his
yachting cruise on the Chesapeake Bay,
more bronzed than bruised by his a,lyen-
lures by sea and flood. Saving a slight
mishap to their vessel, during a storm, the
cruise was delightful one. Betterton,
COLCHESTER, Annapolis, the Choptank and
the Wicomico were in turn visited the last
named river atfording most excellent fish,
ing. Dr. II. &. Register, and Messrs. Geo.
Bartol and Randolph Harvey, Of Philade.-
phia, constituted the party.
At an early hour on Sabbath morning
Thomas b. Wyre, wiry individual from
Philadelphia, disturbed the peaceful slum-
beers of some of our citizens as he passed
through town indulging in all sorts of bac-
chanalian yells and screeches He finally
took the plank road, and disrobing himself
of his entire stock of clothing, astonished
the early risers in the vicinity of Cherry
HILL where he was scooped up by Consta
bic Grant, and lodged in Elkton Jail. Toe
much whisky was the direct cause of hi.
queer capers.
AS proof of our oft-repeatcd advice tc
farmers to always keep good stock, we cal
their attention to a lot of nine SouthdowI
ewes now owned by Mr.. VIM. Armstrong
OF the 4th district. Their increase last win
ter was fourteen lambs, for which he OBJ
tanned x 10 each aud H.. a..... Of III,