The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-08-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The account or the Elkton Nach
Club" cruise was unavoiIably crowded
out
The Friends Normal Institute, at Eis-
ing Sun, will open for the term on the 9th
of September.
DR.. c. NJ. Ellis and Mr.. Il. T. c. Croucht
of this town, started for Saratoga Springs,
on Monday last.
Rev. C. f. Sheppard will preach op>
Sunday, in the NJ E. Church, Port Deposit,
morning and evening.
We have received the annual catalogue
of Delaware College for 1880. The next
term begins September lst
MIR. David Scott will stock his fish pond
with German carp, which he expects to OBJ
tain from Druid Hill, Baltimore.
John H. Ward, on the Nottingham
road brought cantaloupe to town on Sat
urday last, that weighed - pounds.
There is tremendous excitement in Della
ware over frog found there foot long
The explanation is, that the thing is three
feet short.
The attention of builders is called to the
advertisement of the Cecil County Agricul
tueal Society, asking proposals for their
grand stand.
The Johnson's Sunday school, of which,
Mr.. Hal Nicols is Superintendent, held
their annual picnic in Wetherll's grove, on
Thursday last.
The Free Methodist camp near North
East, which closed on Wednesday evening,
was a complete success. y report OF it will
be given next week.
John j. Williams, of the Second dis
trict, at st. Augustine, has been appointed
surveyor for the Farmers and Mechanics
Fire Company, of this county.
Street Market, will please accept the
thanks of the printers of the Wing office
for a large and luscious watermelon.
An amateur farmer, just from the city,
writes to the Secretary of the \ gricultural
Society thus: "Dear Sir, please put me
down on your list of cattle for a calf
"A gentleman named Farlamb, residing
at Upper Principle, boasts the possession Of
a lot of big tobacco plants, the leaves of
some of which measure tifty-six inches in
length.
The fruit drying establishment of Mr.
John Anthony, at Clayton, took fire one
night last week from a defective tiue and
was entirely consumed, together with a
large quantity of dried fruit.
The Charlestown school, under the care
of Miss Martha Biddle and Miss S. White,
will begin September 1st Parents should
see that their children enter the first day,
SO that the school may be the sooner organ
lied
While Stickney's circus was giving its
evening performance on Tuesday, one of the
female performers, in attempting to jump a
banner in one of the equestrian acts, tripped
and fell to the ground, injury herself but
slightly.
Some miscreant set fire to 4 straw stack
belonging to Samuel Logan, on the farm of
Henry B. Corties, near North East, on
Tuesday night last, which was quickly con-
somed. 1t is supposed that the fire origi-
mated in a cider barrel.
About forty persons from Elkton AMI
vicinity joined the excursion for Atlantic
City, which left the depot at ~ A. NJ, on
Monday. The eXcursionsts generally en-
joyed the trip, about halfof whom remained
over until Tuesday evening
"A four days meeting will be held in
Mr. Lewis Abrams woods, in the rear of
Howard Chapel, NJ. E. Church, commencing
September 9th. Revs. Christopher Jones,
James ii. Manley, Vim. F. Butler d. D.,
and others will be present during the meet
ing.
Montgomery Union Sabbath school will
hold an all-day and evening picnic in II.
ID. Miller's woods, on Saturday, September
4th. Prof Kimble's Band will be present.
Refreshments for sale on the ground. If
the weather be unfavorable, the picnic will
be held on the following Wednesday.
The Episcopal Sabbath school held their
annual picnic, on Wednesday last, at White
Hall, near Frenchtown. Nothing occurred
to mar the pleasure of the day, with the
exception of the thunder storm late in the
afternoon, which drove the party into the
house, where they We're entertained by the
aff;,ble tenant, Mr.. Ellie Wright.
We were recently shown some fine
specimens of German millet and Hunga-
rian grass, which were raised by our friend,
NTr
grasses are Of quick growth, and are usual
ly cut and cured for hay, and are valuable
auXiliaries to the farmer when the ordinary
hay crop proves to be a partial failure, as it
was this season.
Mr.. J. Reeder, one of the North East eX-
cursionists to Atlantic City, got beyond his,
depth i'll the surf on Tuesday, and, not be-
ing made of Cork, would have sunk, had
not timely assistance been rendered. He
was rescued, however, by the life boat as
full of 'smiles - when emerging from as
when entering the breakers. His rescue
made quite n sensation.
Our Elkton excursionists to Atlantic
City, on Monday, had the pleasure of meet
ing g Hezzie," our former tonsorial artist,
who is now waiting" at Dehaven's Hotel
at that popular seaside resort. Hezzie well
coined his former friends with his usual
urbanity, and gave each parting brush -
When asked how he was getting along, he
replied Elegantly, only he couldn't tax
much. Mr.. Dehaven corroborated Mr.
Caldwell's statement
-Workmen are now replacing with iron
the last wooden span of the F., w. Il Bi
Railroad bridge over the Susquehanna
River at Havre lie Grace, and when this is
completed the whole bridge will be of iron.
The change from wood to iron has been
going on for six years. The bridge is one
of the greatest structures in the country,
With its approaches it is mile and a quar-
ter long, and the water in the channel is -
feet deep. The total cost of the bridge has
been s., 900 600