The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-06-19
LOCAL BRIEFS.
A Shocking affair-harvesting.

A Shocking atfair-harvesting.
Harry Shannon-at the hall-Wednesday
evening next
Rev. William Schouler will hold SER
vice at St. Augustine, on Sunday next, ut
so Pm.
The farmers throughout the county have
, been busily engaged harvesting their wheat
during the week.
A wandering acrobat held forth in the
Hail. last Friday and Saturday evenings,
to 4 very slim audience.
The books of subscription for the CAPT
tai stock of the Elkton and Middletown
railrood will be opened in Baltimore, some
time in the month of July.
Mr.. VIM. Campbell, near Miller's Cor
ner, this week, lost valuable mare from
lockjaw. He recently purchased the ami
NAL for $500, in Washington City.
On Tuesday last, J. Z. Wilson, Esq,
mortgage, sold the house and lot, on High
street, belonging to Araminta Stevenson, to
Joseph L. Wells, for S6I5. A. p. Shockley
auctioneer.
Harvest hands are so scarce on Bohe-
mia Manor and Sassafras Neck that the
farmers in those parts of the county have
been compelled to hire 4 large number in
Baltimore.
The Presbyterian Sunday school at Pier
sons grove have chartered the steamer Ctes-
ter and will give their second annual eXcur-
sion from Elk Landing to Colchester, on
Thursday, July list.
The Groome Guards and Elkton Cornet
Band, at the invitation of Mr.. Booth, par
took of some of his ice cream, on Friday
night of last week, and under the inspira-
ton of the fragrant vanilla, performed some
of their choicest music.
The Rehoboth camp meeting will begin
on July 9th, and continue four weeks. Two
story tents for two weeks, $40: for whole
time, SIS; one-story tents for two weeks, Sc;
for the whole time, So Apply to Rev. c.
w. Prettyman, Lewes, Del.
The Elkton NJ Z. Sunday school will
give their third annual excursion from Elk
Landing to Colchester on steamer Chester,
on Friday, June 25th, leaving the Landing
at o'clock in the morning and the beach
on the return trip at 81. in the evening.
Tickets, 10 cents.
One evening last week, rs some of our
townsmen We're taking Il stroll on the road
beyond the causeway, they We're surprised
to find the ground covered by an innumer-
able multitude of small frogs. Whence
they came, or whittier they were going, no
fellow could find out.
Last Sunday night, a vicious bull be-
longing to the estate of w. w. Boulder,
deceased, near Chesapeake City, gored a
horse, valued at 5000, so badly that it died
Immediately. This is said to he the sixth
horse that has met with 4 violent death on
this plantation within the last year.
And now we are to have Il juvenile
military company, rugged ont in all the tog
gerry of war, except the guns. If the
parents and guardians Of the lads who are
to compose it would encourage them to de-
vote their spare time to something more
useful, it might perhaps be more creditable
and profitable to all concerned.
The jubilee of the Elk Neck Sunday
school, held in the grove near johnson S
school house, last Sunday, was largely at
tended, and, although the pleasure of the
afternoon meeting was marrcd by 4 thun-
der gust that blew down the awning and
otherwise interfered with the meeting,
there was an increased attendance in the
evening
Last Saturday Mr.. I. F. Vanarsdale,
who for six years past has acted rs clerk to
the Board of County Commissioners, and
since the selection of the present clerk has
acted as his deputy, vacated the subterra-
mean chamber known as the Hole in the
Wall, and returned to the shades of private
life. He was succeeded by Mr. John s.
RoSsell, of The Democrat
--Wingate Post, No. ., G.. \. r., will
give grand excursion from North East to
Colchester on the steamer Chester, on Satur-
day, June Goth, leaving North East at y
A. NJ; returning, leaving Colchester at II
p. n. y brass and string band will be in
attendance. The boat will stop at Charles
town, Carpenters Point, and Bulls Noun
tain. Tickets, - cents; children, 40.
We call the attention of our readers,
particularly those having grain and farm
products to sell, to the card of Messrs.
Barnes & Trim bic. Both of them are Cecil
county men, long and favorably known in
Of he. L..
have established a very enviablc reputation
in Baltimore. and by promptness and nteg-
rity have built up Il large business. We be-
speak for them the patronage Of Cecil farm
frs.
On Monday night last, the family OF
Mr.. George A. Lee had Il narrow escape
from fire, caused by Il coal oil lamp falling
from narrow shelf in the room, where il
had been left, to the floor, and breaking to
pieces. OF course the OFF ran over the floor
and took fire, and had it not been for tho
timely assistance of gentleman who heard
the alarm of the aflriglted ladies of the
house, it would 10 doubt have resulted dis.
astrously.
''i'''''S .sbbbtt Az !: tlOIN,
some Viciously disposed person entered the
dwelling of L. Magrutler in Little Elk, fol
the purpose, Us is supposed, of committing
a larceny. Mr.. Magruder, who is employed
up town, was absent from home, and his
wife heard the noise of tie burglar irving
to enter the back door, which he failed to
do; but soon afterwards effected al entrance
at back win,iow; whereupon Mrs. NJ.
jumped ont upon a Shed roof and gave the
alarm, and the thief, who assembled to the
second story, made his escape by jumping
t. the ground.
Some of Our local amateur waterlnen
had rough experience on the Elk River
during the thunder storms of last Satur-
day and Sunday afternoons. Two of them
being caught in the squall, on Saturday,
lffered the loss Of their sails, and narrowly