The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-06-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
Many Elktonians attended the Oxford
Fair.
delaware college commencement takes
place next week.
Some of the farmers in Sassafras Neck
commenced harvesting wheat on Thursday.
Mrs. Maria L. Smith has opened ladies
hair dressing establishment ON Howard
street.
Choice sweet potato sprouts and cab
bage plants, at one dollar per thousand, at
Joseph Booths. Don't forget it.
If you want a first-class organ or piano,
you would do well to see j. Wilkinson,
Elkton, Md, before buying elsewhere.
Judge Lewis has removed his office to
the room lately occupied by Albert Consta-
BILE, Esq. opposite Odd Fellows Hall.
The Elkton NJ. E. Sunday school have
chartered the steamer Chester for an excur<s
sion to Colchester, Oh Friday, 25th instant.
porary Geographic operator at Magnolia, in
place of the railroad agent who will be alb
sent for some weeks.
On Saturday morning last, the horse
attached to Booths ice-cream wagon fright
ened at an ice-cream can, and running away,
broke the wagon to pieces.
Carriers Bank Sabbath school will hold
their annual festival, on Saturday next, the
18th instant, for the benefit of the school.
Ice-cream, etc, III abundance.
The conference committee of the Senate
and House of Representatives, have agreed I
to report an appropriation of ten thousand
dollars for the Improvement of Elk river.
The hour of Sunday school at Trinity
Church, beginning with next Sunday (June
18TH will be - o'clock Immediately fol-
lowing morning service) instead of $50 p.
NJ, as heretofore.
Somebody's dogs made raid upon Mr..
James Sterling's flock OF turkeys, one day
this week, and killed nine of them. He
shot at the dogs, but failed to kill them,
and hopes to be more lucky in the future
The commencement exercises of West
Nottingham Academy will be held in the
Lower West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church, on Thursday evening, June 18th,
1880, at O'Clock. Come one: come ALL
Last Wednesday evening a number of
little lads were playing " Blindman's Buff
On the Depot lot, when Eddie Perkins, whs
was blndfoded, ran against n tree and in
tiicted quite severe wound upon his fore
head.
Tony Hagan and George Shippers, two
colored lads, engaged in free fight on last
Monday, in which Hagan received bite or
two i'll the back and a few blows on the
head. His antagonist was held to bail by
Justice Foard for his appearance at court.
We are pleased to be able to announce
that VIM. H. Rutter Esq, who has been
quite i'll at his home, in Baltimore, for some
time past, is rapidly recovery, and expects
to be in Eikton to-day Saturday. when
those having business with him can meet
him.
Thomas NJ. Keenan, the stencil cutter,
an account of whose exploits was published
in Tie Wing sometime ago, was again ar
rested, on Tuesday last, for drunkenness.
He had a hearing next day before Justice
Lewis, who fined him S. and costs, amount
ing to S247.
Many of the Elkton sportsmen engaged
in woodcock shooting, on Thursday, and to
use a common expression, "the marsh was
full of them" The birds are quite numer-
Gus, and the hunters were quite successful,
several of them bagging from fifteen to
twenty birds each.
Mr.. John I. Foster of North East. and
Miss Lena Brown, of Wilmington, Del
were married at the residence of the brides
parents in that city, on Wednesday evening
last, by Rev. G. w. Miller, pastor of Grace
NJ. L. church. The wedding was large and
brilliant.
The army worm, at last accounts, pre-
vailed to some extent in nearly all parts of
the county, except, perhaps, ia the sth dis
trict; but most of the wheat is so far matur-
ed as to be beyond the danger of injury.
They are reported to have attacked the grow
ing corn in the upper part of Kent county.
On Monday evening last the members
of the choir of the Elkton NJ. T. Church met
at the residence of John Perkins, Esq, to
celebrate the birth day of his daughter, Miss
Eva, and in consideration of her services IS
orsanist for some years past, made her Il
handsome and appropriate present.
The annual jubilee of the Elk Neck
Sunday School No. 9, will be held in the
grove near the school house. tomorrow after
noon and evening. The school will he adj
dressed in the afternoon by Rev. Vaughan
Smith, and l.. ". Laytield, and in the even
ing by Rev. Mr. Conway and &. A. Blake
Esq,
-Creswell Post No 10, G. A, r., was this
week presented with handsome morocco
bound Bible, by Geo W. ChiidS, Esq. The
Post will soon number 100 members, who
are from all parts of the county y large
meeting and muster will he had on Thurs
day, June 18th. All are requested to ap-
pear in uniform.
The Delaware Game Protective .\ssocia-
top, cooperating with the Maryland Asso
citation, recently ordered 3Ol Me>sina quai.
which arrived at Wilmington, on Wednes-
Say last and have been distributed on the
peninsula. They are said TO be migratory
in their liahifs ard viii be u valuable addi-
iiap u the game birds Qf the peninsula.
Miss i[a,e Leslie, who has been absent
for over six months, visiting her BROTHER in
Texas, returned TO i.lktqn OF Tuesday last
E,uch plsased with the hospitality extended
10 her by the people of Texas generally, but
more especially to the family OF Col. Stew
grt, Of Austin, sen Of Judge Stewart, of
Cambridge, Nd. Miss leslie has travelled
ever .,OC9! miles by railroad, visiting mos
# the eastern and nGrthern portions Of Il .
Lone Star State,
One dry recently a family in Elkton
obtained the services of a new house m aid