The Cecil Whig., 1880-06-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

on Tuesday next.
Rev. A. w. Parry will preach at the
bank church, North East, tomorrow, at
l0ls \, NJ and 3 Z. NJ.
"A heifer, thirteen months old, belong
ing to Mr.. Fenton, tenant of Hon. Mr.. Cres-
well, recently gave birth to a fine calf.
The ladies of the Head of Christiana
church will hold Il fair and festival for its
benefit, on Tuesday next, the 9th instant.
The ladies' of Wesley Chapel will hold
Strawberry festival at Plum Point, this
afternoon aud evening for the benefit of the
church.
About two score of male and female
teachers attended the examination in the
public school building, in this town, on
Tuesday last.
The town commissioners are having
substantial wall erected on the east side of
Bow street, near its junction with High
street, to prevent the encroachment of the
ditch upon the former.
Mrs. Kate NJ. Spence has opened an ice
cream saloon and confectionery at Cherry
Hill, next door to the post office, and will
have supply of ice-cream on hand on
Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
Messrs. Pennock & Andrews, of Oxford
put in an appearance, this week, and paid
the cash for three thousand pounds of wool
recently purchased by them in the vicinity
of Elkton before the decline in the price Of
that article.
The first quarterly meeting for Zion
Circuit will be held at the Union to-day and
tomorrow, June 9TH and 9th. Love feast,
tomorrow, at A. NJ, and preaching by
Presiding Elder Matlack, at 1870. The
public invited.
A strawberry festival will be held by
Montgomery Union Sunday School, on the
afternoon and evening of Wednesday, June
9th, in Harry d. Miller's woods. Should
the weather prove unfavorable it will be
held on the following day, 10th.
The census of Elkton and vicinity is
being taken by E. w. Janney Esq, the
Enumerator, at the rate of about two hun
dred names daily. Wes. is an old hand at
the business and is received with politeness
and kindly treated by all classes.
The black fertilizer, which has been
extensively used by the Grangers this
Spring is a sure remedy for the striped bugs
that infest cucumber and other vines. \
small quantity sprinkled over the vines
will cause them to leave instantly. !
The Rev. j. d. c. Hanna, who has for
the past several years had charge of the
public schools, at Port Deposit, and is well
known in this town, has resigned the same
and accepted the appointment as pastor of
the NJ f. Church at Pocomoke City,
Grand opening of Summer Bonnets
and Hats on Monday, Tuesday, and We'd
nesday next in Mrs. LITZENBERG's show
rooms. All the novelties in trimmed work,
French and American. Ladies, select your
Summer bonnets from this grand display.
Charles E. Clayton, of the Brick Hill
farm, near Lewisville, is the owner of a
flock of four ducks, one of which for some
days past has laid two eggs daily. AT least
Mr.. c. found five eggs in the pen in which
they were confined each OF several sue
ceSsive mornings.
Last Monday morning, as David Hart
net, residing near Cowantown was attempt
ing to hobble 4 COW, which he intended to
drive to Elkton, the animal hooked him in
the face, her horn entering his cheek near
the lower jaw and passing upwards knock
ed \ tooth from the upper jaw and fractured
it in a painful manner.
The spring fair of the Oxford Agricul-
tural Society at Oxford Chester county, Pa,
on June 9th, 10th, and 18th, promises to be
the largest ever held. a full field of noted
trotters are entered. All the space has been
engaged for flowers, vegetables, and ma
chinery. Several Cecil county horses will
trot in the races on Thursday the 10th. !
Willie B. Bratten, son of Daniel Brat
ton, Esq, one day recently, met with hat
may prove to be serious accident. He had
pure hased q pack of shooting crackers and
lit one, which did not explode, and which
he supposed had died out, but W hile looking
at it, it suddenly fzzled out, striking him in
the eye and burning it badly. Boys, take
warning.
On Thursday last, Mrs. Lavinia Crudon,
of the Fourth district, executed power of
attorney, before Justice Foard, of this town,
authorizing the attorney of the heirs of
Peter Springer to act in her behalf in estab-
fishing her claim to the vast estate of Mr..
Springer, which includes much property in
Wilmington, and q great deal more in
Europe, said to aggregate ninety millions of
dollars.
The trustees of the Elkton Academy,
in accordance with the law upon the sub
ject which makes it obligatory upon them
to teach one poor child for each hundred
dollars received from the State, have ap-
pointed Clara Mccoy and Jennie T. Bell to
fill the two vacant scholarships for the next
were made without special reference to the
scholastic attainments of the eleven other
competitors.
Henry Drummond, formerly in the EN-
ploy of the Mccullough Iron Company, at
North East, but recently employed in roll
ing sheet iron at Conshohocken, Pa, on
Tuesday last became overpowered by the
heat, which affected his brain, in conse-
quence of which he wandered away, and
was found dead at some distance from his
home the aext morning. His remains will
be inferred at Cherry Hill. this Saturday }
morning, at II o'clock.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti
more Railroad Company have formally
taken possession of the West Chester &
Philadelphia Railroad and elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing year; Pres
dent, Henry Wood; Directors, Samuel NJ
FELTON,, William Sellers, David Wnlpper
II. f. Kenney, Robert Craven, Charles p
Bowditch, Robert H. Stevenson, Isaac
Hinckley. Afterwards the road was thor
oughy inspected. 1t is understood that Mr.
Henry Wood will be superintendent.
-On Sunday night last, two young men
Lewis Boulden and George Rhoads, eacl
driving a horse attached to buggy, raj
into each others teams on the road between
Long creek and Chesapeake City with sucl
force that the shaft of Rhoads' carriage pene
trated the breast of Boulden's horse for SOM
distance. killing it instantly. The shaft o
Boulden's carriage struck the breast stral
of Rhoads' horse, and gacing off, inflicted
serious wound on the animals shoulder.
The eastern part Of the town is infested
with a colony of large, soft snails. abou
two inches long and thick rs a mans finger