The Cecil Whig., 1882-06-24

VI. T.. tHufch, OF Fort deposit, Will NV
The first grand excursion of the season, tt
L leicester Beach. on Wednesday, the 4htl
inst, on the steamer, Pilot Bay The Rec,
Band will accompany it. Boat will ieav
Port Deposit at a. NJ sharp, and return Il
9P. NJ. Fare 10 and 40 cents round trip.
The strawberry festival of Pierson'
was very pleasant affair. Owing to tn
cool state of the atmosphere, the quantit,
of cream disposed of was not so great a
was expected, yet the returns will compare
favorably with other years. About S45 wa:
realized rs profit.
How the girls may know them "lf;
young man whom you meet for the tirs
time continues to glance at you from tim'
to time. the chances are in your favor. i'
is Interested If he averts his look whel
you catch his eye, tho chances are that he'
Il gentleman. If he stares at you and smiles
you may know that he's only masher.
MIR. Wm. b. Smith, postal mail clerk
between New York and Washington, 4 res
itent of this district, has been promoted tt
the position of Special Agent of the Pos
Office Department, with salary of abou
$4,000. The many friends of Mr.. Smitl
here will hear of his good fortune Will
pleasure The promotion was meritet
one.
"A strange worm has made its appear
ance upon the wheat in this neighborhood
In shape and colo. it closely resembles the
cut worm, though evidently of another
species. Upon the Tuite place, north OF
town, farmed by Mr.. Jas. Sterling, grea,
numbers of these parasites may be seen
What damage they can do has not yet been
developed.
A specimen of wheat attacked by the
s'wheat louise" was exhibited at Mitch
ellis drug store, this week. The parasite
is 4 small green and brown bug resembling
the rose tree louise in form and of about
the same size. Though very small they
make rapid work of the grain, several OF
the heads in the lot showing more than
half the kernels destroyed.
The trial trots which take place almost
every afternoon upon the Fair Grounds
track attract great many lovers OF horses.
Some very fine PAGES We're shown on Thurs
day afternoon. Mr.. Polk Steele, Of Chesa-
peake City, among others, drove hand
some animal upon that occasion. Mr.. Alfred
Wetherill, of this town, also exhibited fine
young goer; but "Willowswitch, Mr..
Falls lightning mover, took the shine out
of them all.
The sidewalk on the east side of South
street soems to be entirely overlooked by
our town authorities. 1t is now overgrown
with crop of rank weeds through which
a narrow beaten pathway winds, too mar
row entirely for the accommodation of a
lady After nightfall damp garments and
loss of polish to the shoes is the penalty for
taking that side of the street. =. $. since
the above was in type the weeds have all
been slaughtered.
The Judgment against the p, w. & B.
Il. L. Co., recently obtained in the Hartford
w. Mahoney for injuries received by being
elected from Il train, was settled by the
Company on Saturday last. The amount of
the two judgments was $1,000, and the
money was paid to Messrs. Hiram McCul-
Tough and r. C. Thackery, the plaintiffs
attorneys, in Baltimore on the day named.
DIR. John IL. lamar, on Monday last,
received from the Garfield Monument AS
sociation a package of handsomely engrav
ed membership certificates for presentation
to contributors to that fund. Accompany
ing these was n statement of the financial
condition of the association by which it ap-
pears that S1O6,0OO has already been con-
tributed and that there is no abatement of
interest manifested upon the part of the
people. The monument when completed
will be the finest in the world.
Mr. Isaac Hammond, who lives on the
border of Wood Lawn Camp Meeting
ground, who was SO seriously injured last
week by kick from his horse, is thought
by his physician to be in a fair way to re-
covery, unless blood poisoning should set
in. Mr.. Hammond was struck on the right
side of his face, the jaw being broken and
crushed severely. Falling senseless, he was
dragged out of the way of his horse by his
brother-in-law, and Doctors Brommell and
Brown Immediately summonce.
The choir of the NJ. f. Church is about
to undergo complete transformation. Mrs.
James H. Scott has resigned the leadership,
much to the disappointment of all lovers of
good music. Fortunately, however, an able
has been secured in the person of
Miss Eva Perkins, a young lady of univer-
sal musical talent and administrative ca
IT the music rendered is anticipated. Quite
| change has also been made in the person.
mel of the body, numerous additions hav-
ng been made, and no doubt but that the
new organization will prove even more
effective than the old. OF the latter, we
have nothing but words of communication.
The few who composed it stood bravely by
their colors through difficulties, and it was
Is effective an organization of its size as
could be found anywhere. For this, the
congregation of the church owe to its retr-
ng leader many thanks.
Upon the information OF citizens of
Chesapeake City, Squire Lewis, on Mon
lay last, issued warrant for the arrest of
one john Proctor, charged with selling liq-
lor in the vicinity of that town. Sheriff
Dunbar proceeded at once to make the ar
rest, but upon arriving at Chesapeake found
that the bird had flown. 1t seems that
Proctor came up Back creek in a small
sloop, about a week or ten days ago, and
just below the town. Soon his
mission was known, which was to furnish
any one with supply of the ardent who
might desire it. 1t is said his sloop was
fitted up for this purpose and that he made
a business of visiting the waters of coun-
ties where Local Option prevails and carry
ing on his contraband trade Quite a num-
Der of Chesapeakeans purchased the bev-
erage of him. 1t is thought he was inform
ed of the coming of the Sheriff and thus
avoided arrest. Proctor is the same indi-
vidual who recently sold liquor from his
sloop while anchored in Sassatras river.
Osborne's Self-BElder.
Mr.. 2. c. Strickland sold, this week, to
Mr.. Fletcher Wilson, of Turkey Point, one
of Osborne's seven-foot cut self-bnders. It
WAS nut into heavy wheat nl, Thurslay and