The Cecil Whig., 1881-06-04
MECHANICS WILEY ITEMS.
THINGS IN THE VALLEY,

days. We take our zen to chronicle few
passing events i'll this vicinity. Our
me. chairman appears to be doing good
business. together with our mechanics.
whose busy strokes are head from the
rising of the sun to the going down of
the same. Work for men and men for
the work are the means that aid III build
ing up community.
AS the people of our elittle bur.h are
civil, sober and Industrious, Il months
work ing of Local Option has wrought no
perceptlbie change in our social status.
Unlike the good people of ElEton, our
peaceful SlumberS have never been dis
turbed 10y the orgies of midnight revel-
ers. Our sympathies mingle with the
friends of temperance, and it is with
pride and more than ordinary pleasure
We make this record, believing that pro
hibition is the dawn u: Il better day for
Cecil and the harbinscr of good things
to come. We hear of one little fracaS.
however, simply an act OF coercion. not
attributed to ardent spirits or alcoholic
bitters, simply Il lord of creation exer-
cising his Legitimate prerogative i'll the
enforcement Of his mandates.
RELIGIOUS.
On last Sabbath, Rev. John ID. Kemp
preached at the Union, selecting his text
from Zech. 3:1,5. The house was well
filled and he receited that respectful at
tention that IA Mon audience knows how
to accord to a representative religious
teacher Mr.. h. personal appearance
is too well known to need any description
from us. The nobility of his bearing and
characteristic magnetism of his manner
ut once enlist the interest of his audi
ence, which he holds undiminiShed until
the close of his discourse. His sermon
WAS altogether an unfcportable one: even
Il stenograph!c report could convey but
an imperfect conception OF the niasterly
presentation OF ideas as they Welc mar
shalled i'll review before his hearers
The reverend gentleman spoke nearly an
hour, the incarnation of thoughts that
breathe and words that burn. AT the
close he appealed to the congregation to
aid i'll relic\ ing the church debt at Rising
sun.
The weekly social prayer meeting. held
at the house OF Mrs. Sarah Ramsey, still
continues. The meetings are conducted
alterlatel: hv Mc>srs. Croft. Miller and
Ds.yeS.
IMrRoN EMENTS.
Mr.. \. Ringland, 4 telegraph operator.
has nearly completed an addition to his
residence. ". \. Miller and son are the
mechanics employed. Matthew McNey
has his new dwelling SO lar advanced aS
to have the plasterers ut work. J. I.
Holt. the owner of IA fertile plat of land
III the Valley, has incloscd it with Il sub
stantia hen proof fence where he can
cultivate his vegetables unmolcsted by
scratching hens.
THE FARMERS
arc busy cultivatiny and replantin@ their
corn The lavages of the insect are Civ
ing quite an amount Of extra labor. vt
present the growing wheat indicates an
average crop. The potato bugs are quite
numerous and appear as hungry rs i'll
former wears. If the bloom upon fruit
trees (peaches cxcepted) is an indication
of full crops. we may look forward for
cherry bounce and cider.
ACCIDENTS
Mr.. Jesse Cole, an elderly gentleman,
in returning from the iishin. shore. and
in passing the North East iron W orks,
the night being pitchy dark, left his
team and went to search for the race
bridge. In SO doing in the darkness. he
stepped off into the race below. Fortu-
nateIy, Il neighbor was with him. WHO
assisted him out. without sustaining in
jury other than a thorough soaking.
On Saturday evening, Eddie. a little
son of +. 5. Miller. while playing about
thn hnrI vi, n at l,nr CHI l,lrnn ,n,rhnI
himself upon one of the timbers, from
which he fell, distance Of about four
teen feet. receiving a severe cut upon the
scalp. DR.. Carter skiiifuiiy cinSGd and
dressed the wounu. At last accounts
the little fellow was doing we'll
J. VI. Moore in smoking herring i'll an
ont house not adapted to the purpose,
placed sods of turf upon the board floor,
upon which he made his smoke fire and
went his way, and while he was yet gone
Mrs. NJ. pareeiving more smoke than
was neediul, proceeded to investigate. !
and at Il glance took in the situation and
called Justify for help. which soon ar
rived in the person of Elmer +. Shippers,
who, aided by the efforts of Mrs. NJ, !
soon subdned the devouring element,
winch mad cc:silTel the turf and taken /
hold OF the building.
On the following day Mr.. Moore put
his team in charge of his hired boy and |
set him to narrowing ground, and went
his way. and while he was yet gone, one !
of the singletrees became detached and |
smote against the horses heels, when a I
regular stampede ensued, the little boy /
holding Gu manfully and crying nightly |
for help, which soan arrived in numbers. !
W. a. Miller rendered the little fellog |
good service, speaking words of comfort |
and cheer.
THIEVES
are stil| around, Quite recently thay