The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-08-13

ID. S. Lacy, of Atlantic City. is now Wis
iting Mr.. T. VI. Tyson. Mr.. j. b. and
Col. Ellsworth Shippers. who have been
hVln" III W llmlngton, are now visiting
home and friends. and Illuminating over
enuearing "reminiscences of hvgone Years
Miss Mary L. Hanna, OF Wilmington is
visiting at the alley and vicinity. Rev.
j. &. Weaver. of New Jersey. is visiting
his father on the plains.
THE RECENT EXCURSION
to the geological Garden was honored
with quite number of our citizens.
FESTIVAL.
The | Mon Sunday school held their
annual festival ON Wednesday of last
week, being well patronized. The even
ing being beautifully serene. everybody
and his two girls seemed to be present.
1t was Il grand success, both in Il social
and financial point of view. The re-
freshments We're dispensed by bevy of
attractive young ladies. assisted by a
number of gentlemen experienced in ca
tering To the public taste. The net re-
ceipts amounted to over 500, which add
ed to the balance in the hands of the
treasurer makes the snug sum of nearly
$50
IMPROVEMENT.
The lumber we mentioned as being
ready for an addition to Mr. Kline's
house has been used in erecting Il porch
and kitchen. which add much to the ap-
pearance of the house, as well as to the
comfort of the jewellers therein
THE RAIN.
The late welcome showers have re-
freshed the dry and whitening vegetation
and revived the dropping hopes of the
farmers who are engaged in threshing
their grain. and are preparing.
upon the Word that endures regardless
of the clouds and the croakers. and the
forebodings relative to the effect of the
approaching comet upon Snblunary
things. to SOW their seed in the morn
ing and withhold not their hand in the
evening.
LOSSES.
Our neighbor. J. T. Holt lost a yalrl-
able young mare, the other day. She
died suddenly, and it was not known that
i anything allied her. \ short time ago,
S. B. Shippers lost a good horse from an
affection of the throat. and u. NJ. Hanna
lost a fine brood SOW from supposed hog
cholera. The cold wet spell in early
Summer was quite disastrous to the in
; tereSts of poultry raiserS. Some reckon
ed their loss in young chicks and turks
as high as fifty or sixty dollars.
CAMP MEETINGS.
The Wood Lawn camp fever that has
prevailed for some years past is some
what abating. The presumed agents of
Z Old Nicholas and some members of reli-
eious bodies are insinuating that it is
degenerating into Il pleasure and financial
rather than Il spiritual enterprise. The
old adage that money makes the mare
go will apply to every enterprise, reli-
wious and otherwise. Cut down high
ministerial salaries and you will find
many of them gravitating toward Wash
ngton to seek appointments as govern.
ment ambassadors to Europe, or a seat
in Congress. non-committed on the sal.
airy grab question. The Free Methodist
camp meeting prospectus seems to meet
the views of the more humble walkers
in the Christian pathway.
NEW rHEESHER.
Robert Mearns, the veteran thresher
has purchased new two-horse thresh
ING machine, of the Peerless pattern
and is doing excellent work, being pa
tronized by many farmers in preference
to the dangerous steamers.
MIR !. T, RIDDLE,
the market man. having gathered in hi
harvest and finished threshing, has re
sumed his trips to Wilmington market.
RI MORED COLLISION.
As W. \. Miller was returning from
Elkton. the other day. with a load o
lumber. "A carriage in the rear, driver
rapidly by Miss Buena Vista Boulder, il
attempting to pass collded with light
ming force, No damage was done luckil,
other than creating slight ripple in TIL