The Cecil Whig., 1881-09-10
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ELKTON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1881.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

At
Creek y was begun this week.
Mr.. Joseph II. McNeal still supplies our
citizens with clear ice at low rates
If the rail shooters will give actual
count, Il correct record will be kept
Hail fell in the vicinity of Newark last
Saturday and cooled the weather for Sun
day.
Mr.. Joseph l.. Wells is about to erect 4
new residence for himself on Howard ave
nue..
LEY. VIM. Schouler will hold service ut
st. Augustine church, tomorrow, at $50
l.. NJ
There will be no preaching at Persons
Grove tomorrow, as had been previously
announced
An exchange says: THE best Indians
and eats are the dsod ones" So say we,
especially Us 10 the cats.
Sheriff logan's little grandson. men,
toned last week, is getting somewhat bet
ter, and can now stand up Il little
DR. John F.. Owens, of Chicago, is visit
ing relatives in Elkton. The Doctoris look
ing well and will remain here about two
weeks.
The two vacant Scholarships in the Elk
ton Academy have been filled hy the ap-
pointment of Nettie Mcfarland and Julian
Chick.
"A fire broke out III the rag room at the
Providence paper mill last Monday: but for
the timely discovery, the result might have
been serious.
AS nearly all our summer ramblers have
now returned, our society column of ar
rivals and departures will be discontinued
after this week.
--l'ev. Mr.. Heberton was in his pulpit
both morning and evening last Sunday.
looking much improved in health from his
summer wanderings.
From the number of parties who daily
90 Grabbing down the river, it would seem
us though the supply would be exhausted:
but the cry is still they come
The Elkton boys are anxousy watch
ing their pigeons, to select the prettiest pair
for exhibit at the fair. They must read
what the fair pamphlet says about pigeons.
On Wednesday the thermometer. here
stood 1O1 degrees in the shade, at haltpast
three in the afternoon at six o'clock. il
stood at 95o. 1t was the hottest day of the
year.
Miss Tabitha Jones, has in bloom a
beautiful plant called the Star Cactus a very
rare and beautiful plant-the bloom being
complete tive-pointed star, Handsomely
varigated
See advertisement of p. O. Vickarv for
Agents in another column Mr.. Vickery is
Mayor Of the city of Augusta, Maine, which
Is a sure guarantee that all will be fairly
dealt with.
Some malicious parties. who were zeal.
Gus of the Elkton peach syndicate b,y.
VISITED the orchard and wantonly knocked
oil the SIN green peaches that have been
watched with such hopeful expectations.
"A large number of sympathetic peoplk
We're at the depot, last Tuesday morninp to
see the special train pass by bearing our
wounded President from Washingtop to
Long Branch. The train passed at o.,s
o'clock.
Mr.. A. e. Arnsthal, Il young clerk II
lLeberman'S wrote, last Wednesday ~,
one side Of postal card, 2GO words. and he
says if he had a elliott Den. No ao2 b.
could easily write fifty more on the same
card. The writing is perfectly legble
The Pleasant Hill Sabbath School will
hold their annual celebration ON Saturday
next, l7th instant, in a grove near the schoo,
house. Addresses will be delivered bv :,
number OF speakers, and cordial invita-
lion is extended to the public TO attend
The Kissing Sun Journm dominates NJ
Charles B. Finley as candidate for Sta+e
senator, and the court house row law club
nave nominated Thomas Bond Brown for
sherin. The latter has bought new pluc
nat to wear when he goes out canvassing
Rev. f. X. Miller, of St. Marv's Parish
Nor'h hast' Is absent for few days There
Will not he any service held in the Parish
Ihurch, next Sunday, i'll consequence. The
heV- Mr Schouler, of Trinity Parish Eli
ton will attend to any necessary calls dur-
ing the Rector's absence.
Alter you have tasted Mrs Caroline
Ai"'i l'each Ice cream you will understand
why there Is such a demand for il The
lact Is, that 1t has become so popular no,
only IN Elkton but in the towns adi,cen.
that 1t is with difficulty that she can pro.
cure the cream to supply her customers.
W
we have been informed that the Rev!
l. l. Cochel, of Bay View, has received 2
call 10 serve the First NJ. p. church, in 4 lle
Sheny City, Pa. 1t has also been mentioned
10 MN the general agency of the VI. F. Pub
iishing house of Baltimore. w. b,roro,
learned as ye: whether the Rev. gentleman
has accepted of either.
The committee appointed at the cream
cry meeting, held a short time since. wer,
authorized 10 call a meetinr when the,
Aad got through their canyassiug, and the,
nave Called one for this Saturday after
hooh' al 0clock, in the Hall, where all in
terested will attend to hear their report an,
lake whatever action in the matter they
may deem proper
-HtiS opokS Tor exhibits at the Eight
Annual Fair OF the PeninSular Agricultural
ana genealogical Association, beginning nj
Middietown. Del, on Tuesday 10Th inst.
are now open, $1,000 in premiums are offer
"t This association always paws its pre-
fhinms promptly, Exhibits are solicite,
from Maryland, Delaware. Virginia. Penn
sylvania, or elsewhere.
-Jeft Davis, one of the itlktnn i.arters
owns dog that regularly awaits the arri
val OF any Of the boats containing crabbin,
parties to partake of u square meal of tn
"ties. He has been known to swallow bait
siARer line and all, and Jeff says he nov
pas SO much iron in him that he thinks G
's'Es Ane OF the half swallowed lines (,
Ills boat and thro&, the dog overheard. usin
him for crab bait.
lion Hiram Mccullough Hon. A1eS
Evans, Clinton Mccullough, Esq. DIR. job
l.. owens, DIR. John Fl. lamar and Messr
E0Gt Z. Lewis, Reuben T. lamar, Chas. |
fin;eg aEd Wm. H. May, left Elkton, o
Thursday, ,.'.iA f2r Betterton, on a fishin
trip for two days. They ctaf.esed the yacl
Adntho for the purpose. The yacht ais
takAs ont sailing party of ladies and gel
fleIpnn carly next week.
--Nr. =. ~ Fllsneii, IF this town, ha