The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-07-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Joshua Ash, an old resident of Elkton
has removed to Chester
A Chicago preacher says that the Lore
never prospers minister who wears a mus
tache.
The money spent for tobacco in thi.
country exceeds in amount the expenditur,
for bread
Some sneak thief stole ham from q
vehicle in front of the Bee Hive, on Monday
evening last.
-One night last week, some person stole
some nine or ten dozen sheaves of oats from
the field of Jacob Dean, near the Red Mill.
The Fall term of that popular home
seminary, Evandale School, will begin on
September 14th. Notice the advertisement
in another column.
The long wished-for rain came on Tues.
day morning last, and the water was higher
next day in the creek near town than it has
been for the last three months.
The Elkton Grange have chartered the
steamer Report and will give an excursion
from Elkton to Colchester and Annapolis.
on Thursday, the 10Th of August.
-Ihe floor of the bridge at the causeway
Is badly out of repair. Somebody had bet
ter have it repaired Immediately or PERHAPS
there will be another Grice case on hand.
-Rehoboth cottagers have had an analv-
SIS made of the drinking water of the place.
The chemist found it to be pure. natural
water, very soft. The hardness is de-
grees
Captain Anthony Hanigan was killed
by lightning on the barge Mary Z. Haaiqan
whiie passing through the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal during the thunder storm
on Tuesday morning.
"A special meeting of Creswell Post, No,
10, q. a. r., will be held on Thursday
July Nth, at P. NJ, sharp. A full attend
anee IS requested to make final arrange
ments for the excursion.
Al Il recent meeting of the Town Com
mlssloners they instructed their secretary
to request the officers of the railroad com-
pany to place watchmen at the several rail-
roal crossings in the town.
We call the attention of our readers 70
the advertisement of the Paragon WASHING
Machine, which may be seen in another
coiumn' 1t is all that its name implies.
For sale by 2. c. Strickland.
MIR. Stephen Pluck, oyerseer of tho,
Aims House farm informs us that he ras.d
TINS season upwards of 81 bushels of wheat
per acre, which is quite good yield consid-
erlng the quality of the land.
Tho Railroad Company have placed =
Waterman at the plank road crossing +,
prevent accidents from passing trains He
mime Is James Butler. He has but one arm
and has been in the employ of the Companv
for some years.
The colored people of Chesane,ke C;+r
ma Il large woods meeting, near that place.
on sunday last. They are also holdinp a
least in the wilderness, for the purnose If
raising the money wherewith to lioudate
their church debt.
On Thursday last n tramp called at
Judge Lewis's, and on being refused food
because they had none cooked, cursed them
roundly. The bailitf was informed of his
conduct and went after the fellow but ,a
had made his escape.
Inc directors of the Cecil County Agri-'
cultural Society will meet ON Tuesday newt
"hen, II Is reported, they will select y NOR.
manent lot, on which the annual exbibitio,S
VIII be held, and make arrangements for an
exhibition in October.
-Ihe steamer Chester left Elk LANDING
yesterday morning at O'Clock A. NJ with
'oout 'oo eXcursionists for Colchester, I'M
oer Tie auspices of the Elkton and Newark
siasohic lodges. All the indications pointed
to 4 pleasant excursion.
That portion of the Pomerov and Nal,
ware City Railroad between Pencader june
'lon and Landenburg is being repaired nv
Inc pennsylvania Railroad Comnanv who
''ie virtually the owners of it, and the cars
VIII soon be running upon it again.
The friends of Captain \. l.. Wilmer
VIII De panied to learn that he broke one of
MS toes while bathing at Cape May. an
Monday last. An accident like this must
DC "oubiy painful to the young and ardent
soldier, and no doubt he objects TO il in toto
The excursion from Port Deposit TO Toll
chester on the 10th instant was n grand suc-
cess in every way and one of the LARGEST
that ever left the shore of the noble Susuue-
hanna. The same parties have it in contem-
piation to give another one sometime in
August
Interest is being manifested throughout
the county, i'll the Local Option Convention
oil August 3rd, at Elkton. Prominent
speakers from abroad (names to be an
hounced next week, will be present, and
the occasion will he enlivened by uood
music.
-lhe excursion TO colchester for the ben
eht OF Crouch's Chapel, Melted the mana
gers 500 over and above all expenses-
linus lar ouiy three tickets held by those
VINO were left on the wharf by the prema,
ture departure of the boat have been pre-
sented for redemption.
On Friday of last week, Mr.. Robert
Steel, OF the Fourth district, met with a
serious accident, by being caught between
Il gate post and the hub of an OK cart while
trying to stop an unruly yoke Of oxen. He
was rendered insensiJle, and, though badly
bruised, is likely TO recover.
Tile Democratic primaries are to be
held this afternoon, and if the activity of
the friends of rival candidates be any indi-
cation OF the interest the pearty takes in
the result, they will he fully attended hv
the faithful. We prefer awaiting the result
rather than risking any prophecy as TO the
outcome Of this local contest
John Brewster, Esq, the proprietor of
Brewster's Cotton Factory, on the Big Elk
creek, was stricken with paralysis, on Sat
urday last, and has since been lying in a