The Cecil Whig., 1881-06-04
LOCAL BRIEFS.

w oodcock season opens next " edneS
day week, The 18th.
--Creswell Post. g. A t.. will excursion
TO Atlantic City, about July 23rd.
One hundred thousand good sweet po-
tato plants, cheap, for sale by Joseph Booth
Fifty liquor license applications were
refused by the court in Wilmington last
week.
A Cherry Hill carriage builder will turn
ont next week Il handsome new milk wagon
for one of our dairymen.
-George NJ. Senderling is building new
barn on his farm in this county, near Elk
Mills, Chester county, Pa
Cecil Lodge No. 81, Il of F., of Port
. Deposit, will excursion to Rochester, on the
steamer Pt!"t boy, July 9TH.
We are indebted to Miss Bessie Miller
fer handsome commencement cards of
Western Maryland College
The annual commencement OF West
Nottingham Academy will take place on
Friday evening, 10th instant ~
Inc enlargement 9I the NJ. l.. Church,
at North East, has been contracted for with
Mr.. \. NJ. Carroll, of Baltimore
Strawberries are selling in our market
two boxes for 4 quarter, and are becoming
plentiful. The price should come down.
Some OF our sports will learn with sor-
row that Madame ''Zazel." the human
cannon ball, had her back broken last week,
j. Heister Hess, son OF Henry Hessy
Esq, of the Fourth district. recently adj
mttet to the bar, will practice in Cincin-
natl. n
Mr. Tucker, late telegraph operator
here, has been rendered Il position at Allan
tic City, y. j. He left for that point. ON
Thursday.
A strawberry festival will he held in
Wesley Chapel, on Saturday, fth instant
Proceeds for the benefit of the Chapel. The
public is invited.
An Eikton man. on Saturday last. went
to Newark and returned with half . dozen
bottles OF beer in fifteen minutes. Query:
Where is Newark" n
Mr.. \. Eingland, successor 10 Mr..
Tucker, telegraph operator at our depot, is
II native of this county. His father owns
property near North East
Mrs. Litzenherg has on hand the lar
gest stock of fine millinery, &c, ever offer
ell in Eikton. Call and examine. no need
IN going to the city for low prices.
The " French measles" Il new CON-
plant, is prevalent here. 1t attacks the
subject with a breaking out of red blotche<
on the skin. IT is not dangerous /
Good Hope Gotten mills. near Kimble-
vile, were entirely destroyed bv fire, on
Wednesday night last. The loss is heavy.
The cause OF the fire is unknown. n
&C. c. Caldwell has sold ont his store ana
other business at Conowingo, this county.
to MIR. Mcdowell, of Eowiandsvile, who
Will take possession about July Ist.
The plan of grinding instead of burn;na
oyster shells for fertilizing purposes. is heinz
adopted. The product of this process is
sal d to be superior to that of the old. n
The Rev. William Schouler. RectJr of
Trinity p. +. Church, of this town. has
been attending the Convention of the bio
cese OF Easton, ut Salisbury, this week.
a bright young Elkton man in sewing
machine shop mistook 4 patent drawer han
die for new style machine tension fix
tnre, and wouldn't believe ANYTHING else
The NJ. F. Sabbath school contemplates
an excursion TO the Philadelphia Zoo. Just
the most sensible thing in the world fora
day recreation, coupled with information.
MIR. j. T. Alexander, one day this Week,
picked up, in the rear of his DWELLING an
old Spanish coin dated I72l. 1t was the
Kind some time ago known as the Quarter,
piece N
1t is expected that DIR. I.oring, the re-
Gently appointed Commissioner of Ag-icul-
ture, will deliver the address at the Fall
meeting of the Cecil County Agricultural
Society.
The ladies of Hopewell VI. f. Church
Will hold a festival at Wood Lawn Camn
"round, on the afternoon and evening of
June 'th. Proceeds for the benefit of their
Sabbath school
"A new culvert has been put in where
the race crosses the street OF North East fon
the Charlestown road crcuarin form. built
OF brick, laid in cement, and thought TO Ia
tirst-class job
line adjourned term of the Circuit Ceurt
eSpectedto to have been held early this month
Will not occur. Judge Stump writes that
he Will be unable to be present until tbe
regular June term.
--Ihe ladies of the Presbyterian church
contemplate giving 4 musical and literary
entertainment in Elkton at an early dav
Miss Helen Gilingham' $ popular rectations
VIII constitute feature of the occasion.
The ladies of Cherry Hill Church and
vicinity will hold their annual ice cream
and strawberry festival at the Hall nm
saturday afternoon and evening, June 11th
lhe pubic are cordially invited to attend
The Oxford Press says The best field of
corn IN Ceci. county, it is said, is that of
Edwin Hunt, near Rising Sun. 1t is ten
inches high all over and has already beep
cultivated twice. Mr. Hunt has fine
farm
MI }. l.. Wells, this week, bought of y
farmer near town, a splendid pair of show
beereS, which will soon be offered to orr
io'ers OF COED beef. They are first-class
and will weigh about one Thousand no,,,,
each, dressed. Look out for them. /
Mr. +. Albert Bordey, of the rscz
county Ae"S, was married to Miss +. Lillian
Roberts, of Middletown, Del, on Monday
last The ceremony took place in ST
Anne +. +. Church. Rev. Mr. Lewis of.
hciating. \ large company was present
we near some complaints about the
failure of the Directors of the Cecil Aori-
cultural Society 20 pay certain money nre-
mlums and deliver diplomas awarded ,t the
last exhibition. IF such is the case wctbipk
all such matters should be settled at onc.
--on Wednesday morning early trians on
the Phila., vii. K Bait Railroad were de-
'ained considerable length of time nv :,
washont at Lewis crossing, below Havre
oe Grace BY $40 o'clock the trouble had
been repa, red and trains began again to run
on time
lillian Dean, Esq, of Newark. well
known IN our community, is to sail for En-
rope, on Wednesday next, in company With
MS daughter, Mrs. Lawson, 4 resident of
England. He goes out in the American
Line from Philadelphi, and will lie absent