The Cecil Whig., 1881-08-27
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ELKTON, AUGUST -, 1881.
LOCAL BRIEFS.


The marshes are alive with rail.
Oysters are nearly fat enough to kill.
-Nennor didn't keep his cold wave her.
long.
Reed birds arc unusually scarce in thi,
section this Fall.
Only one more week for Summer hol
day, and then OFF to school
Sheriff Logan took lot Of seven tramp.
to the House of Correction, last Friday
livery afternoon now the river swarm.
with boats with gunners after blackbir,ls.
Tile g barge party are anxiously look
ing forward for the next moon for pleasur,
parties.
The schooner LIios i. Bngd. arrived a,
the wharf, on Thursday. with fertilizers fol
ID. Scott X Bro
Miss Martha Biltlle and Miss Hammer
sley will take charge of the Charlestowr
public school next term.
The Sloop Tycoon, Capt Realey, arrived
from Baltimore, on W edneSday, with lum
"er LOT l'aFlS, Keys " 90.
The tug CrdjghW is now making thre.
tows day, and this is the best weeks work
the mud digger has made
a refreshing shower Of rain ar Newark
last Friday, but none for Elkton, " here the
dust is almost ankle deep
The managers of the Cecil County Agri,
cultural Society will meet at their office. on
Tuesday next. at II O'Clock
boating parties with ladies at the oars
are now all the rage, and some of the fair
ones are really quite expert
MIR. Giles presented our boy, with Il
nice watermelon, the other day. and they
extend thanks for the favor
There were ninety-eight new arrivals
registered at the Howard House up to
Thursday night of this week.
Albert Constable, ESP. who has been
very i'll at his residence here for the past
three weeks, is now recovering
The two bronze front doors in Wander
bilt's new residence will cost S25. 900. This
would build 4 row of houses in Elkton.
-Eail shooting begins September 10th.
Everybody is getting ready and boats with
pushers are already numerously engaged.
Montgomery Union Sunday School will
hold its picnic in the woods of Mr.. H. ID.
Miller to-day, both afternoon and evening.
Carriers paper mills will now be run bv
new titty-horse power engine made by the
Supple Engine Company, of Columbia, Pa,
Clerk Rossell is thoroughly cleansing
and whitewashing the offices of the Com
mlssioIers and School Board. Both are
undergoing complete overhauling.
MIR. +. j. Torbert, son of Vim. Torbert
and formerly Of Elkton, was in town visit
ing his parents this week He is looking
well and met many of his old friends.
Mr.. Wescott Lowell, near New Leeds.
threshed over 5ti bushels Of wheat from an
eleven acre lot-an average of over 81 !.
bushels per acre this season.-Cecd Ne,rs.
ALL the public schools in the county
will reopen on Thursday, September 1st.
They generally open on the first Monday in
September, and the boys call it blue Mon
day"
Peaches in Sassatras Neck are bringing
from S2.20 to s.; per basket Mr.. Arrants
on the Noelker farm in Elk Neck brought
some fine ones to town last Tuesday, and he
disposed of the most Of them at 81 a peck.
---MpsSrs Hor / 4
cipio Furnace, give notice to the farmers in
their vicinity that they are prepared to SUP
ply them with various brands of fertilizers
&c.
A neat and handsome signal tower has
been erected at the block station on the
railroad, at the plank road crossing. From
it the colored signals can be seen for a long
distance.
The new comet is now a prominent OBJ
lect in the northwestern sky. 1t can be
found directly under the constellation of
trsa Major, or as it is commonly called
1.-The Dipper.''
The Episcopal Sunday school will hold
their annual pic mic at White Hall, on We'd
next. The children will be taken down in
'roueh's large wagon and on the awning
barge towed by the tug CraightU.
The adjourned annual meeting OF the
Mutual Building Society of Cecil county
Will be held ut their room in the Hall. on
Monday evening next, at which time officer,
Tor the ensuing year will be chosen
Mrs. F. l.. Bordley will be prepared to
give lessons in crayon drawing by Septem-
her lst. Her charges are mo dcrate. For
ln1ormatlen as regards terms, call and see
her ut Mrs. Cameron's. near the new ceme-
try, Elkton.
-Naturalists say that there are eighty
two thousand different kinds of plants.
This does not include the two legged variety
that plant themselves on the street corners
and at church doors to leer at every female
that passes. l.
Mr.. George Ricketts, reports that a run
which flowed through his lawn and is SUD-
piled by twelve springs is now drv. This
IS the first time in thirty wears it has been
dry and shows what drought we are now
suffering from.
Next week we will publish the rules
and regulations for the tournament to be
held during the fair. Those desiring to en-
ter should send in their names at once to
the conmittee, ID. Bratton, ,Ir. and Henry
Mccullough. Esqs.
MIR. w. Fl. Mackall of wilma Mills,
now has his mill in complete running order
and can produce the highest and finest
grades OF flour, the latest improved ma
chinery for the manufacture of patent flour
having been put in
DR.. Il. II. Tuft has left at Mitchell S
arug store some splendid samples of choice
varieties of pears, grapes and Siberian crab
apples. The pears are la bonnie tie .Jersie
anu the Bartlett; the grapes are the Eebecca
lie has the fruit in abundance
-lhc managers of the Tournament ear
nestly desire all parties in Cecil county. in
tendending to take part us riders TO make
their application for entry As soon as possi-
IL there are enough entries from this county
none will be accepted from elsewhere. ,
WIN. B. Heatzig has Just finished for
Dr. [. VI. Ellis very handsome open book
ease, made Of walnut, handsomely orna-
mented in carving, with polished yellow
pine shelving and facing, the workmanship
OF which is credit to our town mechanics.
-Capt. VIM. Eealey, of the sioop Tycoon,
is to take another party of pleasure seekers
on weeks trip down the bay. The party
are to number eighteen, and it is proposed
to visit Tolchester, Annapolis, Bay Ridge,
baltimore and ot bar ,>1,..o NJ