The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Everybody talks Fair.

Are yon making anything for the fair.
The Sun is about crossing the Penob-
breakfast menu at present. reed birds,
or rail.
The Elkton boys talk nothing but horse
and tournament.
Summer is gone and the melancholy
days, etc, have arrived.
MIR. \. W. Mitchell has been confined
to his home by sickness.
The cool weather on Friday caused the
large tlockS of reed birds to migrate further
south
-Rev. Wm. Schouler will hold service at
Haldwin's Chapel, Elk Mills, tomorrow, at
l.. NJ.
j. T. Simcoe, North East, offers fine
lot of frui; and shade trees, elsewhere in
this issue.
The tworival coal merchants in Elkton,
have succeeded in knocking coal down to
bottom prices.
Misses Hylie and Molie bremen left
on Tuesday, for Bordentown, n. j., where
they will attend school.
Mr. BENZ. Wells, the ticket agent at the
Elkton depot, who has been i'll for the past
two weeks, is now convalescent.
Mr.. Geo. Johnston announces that his
new book, the history of Cecil county will
be delivered to subscribers next week.
al II.
sign and hoisted one for oysters. He,
however, still keeps on with the ice cream
trade.
A dog fight in the Hollow, on Monday.
between two bull dogs, drew quite crowd.
and some difficulty was had in separating
them.
1t is reported that DIR. Il. II. Tuft will
discontinue farming and move back to Elk
ton i'll the Spring, where he will once more
hang out his single.
Albert Constable, Esq, is convalescent
but will not be able to attend to any bust
ness during the court, and he is generally
on one side or the other in most of the trial
eases.
The Rev. James Mccoy will preach at
Crouchs Chapel, tomorrow afternoon, at
81. o'clock. Everybody invited. Sabbath
school at 81. o'clock. \ full attendance is
desired.
-Railbirds sold in Elkton, on Saturday,
as high as Sl.25 pc: dozen; but the glut in
the market soon put the price down, AMI
late in the afternoon they sold for 50 cents
per dozen.
Marks Lieberman received a few days
since, a letter containing intelligence of the
death of his father, Loeb Lieberman. who
died August 23rd, 1881, in his SIND year at
Bamburg Bavaria.
A fine basket of choice picked peaches,
was sent, by friend who declined allowing
the name to be given, to President Garfield,
at Long Branch, last Monday. Mr.. Nicholas
L. johnson grew them.
The attention of farmers and others is
directed to the advertisement of the public
sale of live stock and farming implements
of Vim. J. Arrants, in Elk Neck, by Thos
bremen, on Monday next.
establishment, in the Hollow, to Mr. Samuel
w. Ceilings, who will hereafter conduct the
the business. Mr.. Lee will work at his trade
(carpentering) in this vicinity.
Mr.. Tucker, the former polite telegraph
operator of this place, now stationed at At
iantic City, was in town last Monday and
Tuesday, looking well and was warmly
greeted by his numerous friends.
1t is currently and automatically report
ed that there are to be no less than seven
weddings in Elkton and vicinity before
christmas, and society circles will now
please put on their guessing caps
The boys at the stores in town were
earnestly discussing the question, on the
drug store porch, last Sunday, as to who is
the first one to open out in the morning?
and up town seemed to be "chic" on the
subject.
The committee in charge of the tourna-
ment are also perfecting their arrangements
for a ball at the Hall, on the night of the
tournay. This party, it is understood, will
E,e one of unusual brilliancy, and will I've a
full dress affair.
The corn in the neighborhood is now all
cut up, and contrary to the expectations of
most of the farmers, will generally turn out
Il fair crop. Mr.. Ely Wright, on the White
Hall farm, says he expects from II to 20
bushels per acre.
The river is full of sturgeon. One day
last week a large one leaped out of the
water and fell on the floor of the mud ma
chine, where it was captured by the deck
hands and served as a leading dish in the
menu for their next dinner.
several couples of our Elkton beaux
and bellies have accepted invitations to at
tend the grand hop at Middletown, during
their fair next week. One young lady has
already three invitations from gentlemen
who wish to perform escort duty in her
company.
BY a typographical error, Mr. Arnsthal
last week was made to write go instead OF
SO words on one side of a postal card. This
week he has left at this office a posta! con.
tanning 600 words on one side: and this tim,
he used the finest make of Gillotts' peu
We would like to hear of some one trying
TO beat this
A woods meeting will be held in Mr.
Samuel j. England's grove, on Sunday
Sept. 18th. Service will be held morning
afternoon. and evening. All are invited
Distinguished preachers will be present
and ample accommodations will he fnr
nished on the ground.
A protracted meeting will commence il
Zion NJ. +. Church tomorrow. Preachn.
at 1870 a. NJ, by Rev. r. t. Astral. and al
80 in the evening by the pastor, Rev 4
-. Davis. The pastor will be assisted mex
week by Rev +. j. Cochran, of Chesapeake,
City. Preaching each evening at 81
O'Clock, to be followed by revival efforts
The public are invited.
The Tvanhoe Archery Club met, on Fri
day evening, 9th inst, at the resident o
john Stump, Esq. The following prize
Were awarded: First prize, w. L. Couden
lady's prize, Miss Allie NJ. Stump: gentle
men visitors, Mr.. Stephen Archer: lady
visitors, Miss Martha Couden. After spend
ing pleasant social evening, the club al
journed to meet at the residence of j. l.
Mcdaniel, EST.
d. Scott 4 Bro are now running thei
bone mill night and day. They have ty
engineers employed-Willam Groves ant
Henry Lloyd, with two sets of hands. A
O'Clock p NJ. the whistle sounds, and tn