The Cecil Whig., 1881-06-04

with little children ;ln"ns them >."Ging
like birds.
considerable agitation was aronsed
among he commercial travellers an drum
mers here this week. \ very small pr"por,
tion Of these statesmen take out tn license
required by law, and one or twu "f this
class were on the point of being arrested
The law will hereafter be enforced. Drum
lners. take notice
The agitation OF the read question dur-
ing the past four months has born fruit in
some parts oT the country, at any rate. Uu
the twelve miles at road from Bay View 10
+ PENNSYLVANIA line, via College Green and
Colora. much work has been and still is be-
first rate order. The Supervisor OF this
road deserves notice.
The strawberry festival given by the
ladies of the Presbyterian church of this
town on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, of This week, failed tn meet the
expectations of its Orisnators, on account
of the exceedingly stormy weather OF each
/ evening. One hundred and three dollars
was the entire amount taken, about thirty
of which is profit.
The new residence of Mr. j. w. NcCul-
loueh of the Mccullough Iron Company,
near West Nottingham, is one of the most
complete country residences III Maryland. 1t
is provided with gas, water and all modern
conveniences within, and without presents
strikingly handsome appearance. No eX-
pense was spared in its erection, and = per-
feet house is the result.
Miss Helen dillingham;, of rhiiadel-
plIia, the popular young amateur elocu-
zionist, has consented to aid in the enter
tainment 10 be given by Creswell Post. G..
A. L., at Cherry Hill Hall, on Friday even
ing. June 10th, when she will read and
recte a number of her most choice Sclcc-
tions This will be Il great addition to the
eutertainmen,, and everybody should hear
Lller
1t is said in proof Of the intelii-
leence Of the elephant that recently, in CON
sileration of the chilly weather, Barnum
treated his drove to horn of two gallons
Of whisky each. They liked it well, a"d
next day though the weather was very
warm. the elephants We're shivering as if
the thermometer was at zero. Their trick
wouldn't work, however, and they soon
quit shivering
A pair of hens reared on the Egnor
f,rr, pa,r t'herry i'm h1r. ok tho
shine off all others of the feathered tribe
for egg making. They began on the 18th
of September last and every day since have
laid either TWO or three eggs each. The rule
is two eggs apiece each day, but every third
or fourth day they lay three for good meas
ure, averaging twentythree eggs :. week
each or torty-siX to the pair. Now this is
hard to beat.
An unusually heavy storm, acconpa
MED with terrific thunder and lightning,
passed over This section on Tuesday night.
1t seems to have been uniform over this and
the upper districts. The lightning struck
the chimney of the dwelling Of Mrs. Ward.
on Cathedral street, damaging it slightly.
On the Neck road, below North East n
large tree was struck and shivered to spint-
ers \ tree III the rear of odd Fellows
Hall was also struck and splintered.
Samuel Hambeton, of Brick Meeting
House, last week received from Ohio i port
able steam engine for threshing grain. 1t
was shipped 10 Gap Station, whence he
hauled it home with Il team of six horses.
1t is said it takes more force to draw this
ponderous thing down hill than up. When
fred and steamed up it will draw itself
along besides all the paraphernalia of the
threshing business. Mr.. Hambleton ex-
poets to make grain fly around loose i'll
ieci county in his after-harvest campaign.
OIfufd Press.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
Aid Society of the NJ. l.. Church OF Port
Deposit, will DE held in odd Fellows
Hall, in that town, on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, June eth and Sth,
commencing at : o'clock. In addition to
the sale of refreshments, select readings
will be given by Miss Mary Sauter, and
music by the band. All articles not dis
posed of will be sold at auction, on We'd
nesday evening. All are cordially invited.
Admission, ten cents Tickets redeemed in
coufectioneries.