The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-05-29

MIR. Thomas Bremen has on exhibition
at his store photographs of all the Presi-
dents, and promises that they will Seymour
next year.
On Monday afternoon Deputy-Sheriff
Logan, at the Jail, killed six large rats at
one shot. 1t wasn't a good afternoon for
rats, either. \
A moonlight musical and dancing eX-
cursion down the Bay has been decieed upon
by party of gentlemen, and due notice
will shortly be given.
The fine rain last Saturday night and
Sunday morning did much good to the
crops, but it has nearly all evaporated and
more is badly needed.
-"Man's a fool.
When it's hot, he wants it cool:
When it's cool, he wants it hot
Never contented with his lot
hanging in his drug store, where it has not
exceeded 900 in the last twenty years. on
Wednesday last stood at 900.
The Catholic congregation of this town
will hold an ice-cream and strawberry fes-
tival in the church yard next Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday evenings.
Lewis Fowler and his hired man deliv-
cred $50 bushels of corn at an Elkton ware
house, one day last week, with tive teams,
travelling distance of forty miles each.
"A pair of English mocking birds have
built their nest and are Matching brood of
young ones in pear tree in the lawn of our
friend George W. Boulder, of Welsh Point.
art had small specimen of fhe
Octopus or devil-fish ON exhibition at his
drug store, this week. 1t was caught in
Pensacola Bay and presented to a lady re-
siding near Chesapeake City.
Andrew Holt, son of Capt. Washing
ton Holt, of Elk Neck, lost last week,
colt of very remarkable PROMISE and for
which, although but two years old, he has
refused an offer of three hundred dollars
The Goth annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars met in New York
ON Tuesday. Maryland is represented by
Rev. Thomas L. Poulson, Samuel T. Fisher,
Thomas G. Deford, and William f. Stone
The Cherry Hill NJ. E. Sabbath school
will hold their annual strawberry festival
on Saturday afternoon and night Of June
9th, in the X. of p Hall, Cherry Hill. The
proceeds are to benefit the Sunday school.
eff there is any thing hate, said he,
hurting the objectin his hand to the ground,
it is an empty whisky botte"' "Then,
my FRIEND" calmly remarked stranger at
hand, "why do you make so many of them"
The Big Elk Sunday school will hold Il
strawberry festival in the grove near the
chapel on Thursday afternoon and evening,
June 3rd. Kimble's Brass Band will be
present to furnish music. Proceeds to be
used in refittins the chapel.
The coolest thing we have heard of in
this warm weather was the remark of a
lady to one of her neighbors who was
sprinkling his potato vines with Paris
green, and who very politely intimated that
the pizen would kill all her chickens
EARLY last Saturday morning respect
able looking, well dressed man, except that
he was in his shirt sleeves while passing up
Main street, threw away nearly new pat
ent leather satchel. The plate on the
satchel had the name "Sutro" scratched
upon it, Was he crazy?
One day last week barrack on the
farm of David Rocine, in Elk Neck, was
discovered TO be on fire by the wife of his
tenant, who gave the alarm, and Mr. Ro-
cine, who was embarrassing his barn, hay
ing good supply of water on hand to slack
the lime, extinguished the fire.
Mr.. Joseph Booth & Son have opened
an ice-cream saloon in the May building.
The superior reputation of Mr.. Booth
cream, together with the fact that it will be
dispensed by two Of the most atfable and
polite young ladies in town, will no doubt
make this saloon a popular resort
A strange thing in the egg line was pro.
duced by an Elkton hen one day this week
1t was larger than sparrow's egg, very
dark brown in color, and with a rough and
unusually thick shell. 1t was deposited by
her as her regular daily lay, and she cackled
as lively over it rs though she had laid 4
real egg
We call the attention of our readers t.
the card of MIR. Joseph Wells, who has pur
chased the candy mandatory of +. NJ
Gray Il Bro, and in connection therewitl
will keep constantly on hand a large suppl,
of foreign and domestic fruits, &c, which
he will dispose of on such terms as will
make it advantageous for the public to pat
roniZe him.
The Cherry Hill, Carter's Bank, Bald
wins and Big Elk Sabbath schools will Gel
citrate the Robert Raike's centennial ami
yersary at Cherry Hill, tomorrow, the 3Otl
instant. Appropriate services, in whicl
the children will participate, will be hel,
in the church at Cherry Hill, in the morn
ing at 1917 o'clock and in the afternoon a
~ o'clock.
On account of the busy season and tn
prospects of an early harvest, it has beel
deemed best to delay holding the Count,
Local Option Convention until after harvest
The object of this convention is to thorough
ly organize the county forces for an aggres
sive compaign. a call for it will in du
oiiho pc ISSUED through tne papers. Slgne'
by citizens from all parts of the county.
We learn that the Hon. Jacob Tome
one of Cecil county's Z" solid men and ais
delegate to Chicago, has built and presente
10 the Methodist congregation at Port DE
post one Of the most beautiful churches i
the State. 1t is also understood that Ii
proposes to afford the Episcopal Church, Q
the same neighborhood, some substantial
AID upon certain conditions.
Prince Georgian.
The Spring session of the public school
closed on the 24,h inst The Elkton publ
school, which has been under the manage
ment of f. w. NAPLES, EST. assisted b
Miss Bertha Thorpe and Miss Hattie I.ort
and numbered one hundred and twepty-si
pupils, celebrated the close of the term by
picnic in Merrey's grove, Mr.. Waples lief
for his home in Kent county, Del, on Wed
nesday.
The Ortord Press says that some idea q
the extent of the wool cIia of this section O
country is given in he amount purchase
by j. ID. and Fl. j. Miller of Russelvillt
who are now engaged in shipping it t
Philadelphia and New York. They hay
for several days been receiving and balm
the wool at the Oxford DEPOT. The amour