The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-10-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.
-Chestnuts are ripening.

-Chestnuts are ripening.
The leaves are beginning to fall.
A teachers institute will be held in
Elkton sometime in December.
Capt. VIM. Fowler, will reach Elkton
on Monday next, with choice lot of East
ern Bay oysters.
An exchange says: " Bangs on girl,
give her an unruly look, like COW with a
board over her face
Rev. VIM. Schouler will hold service
in Baldwih's Chapel, Elk Mills, to morrow
afternoon, at o'clock.
WIN. Taylor, Esq, the genial editor of
the Woodstown, \. j., Register, paid :.
friendly call last week
Rev. VIM. B. Rose will preach in the
Bank church, North East, tomorrow (SuL-
day. msrning, at 1880 o'clock. =
A street lamp is very much needed about
the middle of church street. VIII our town
authorities please make note of this. Il
A landslide on the Columbia and Port
Deposit Railroad, near Bald Friar, last We'd
nesday, detained the trains for several
hours "
The first daily paper ever Published in
this county, was issued from TIE Wing Of
fee in 1867, during the progress of the Odd
Fellows fair. n
Some sharpers at the fair, procured a
lot of axle greese, whch they put in small
boxes aud sold as patent corr. ,tlve. OF
course it sold like hot cakes,
Special service will he held. in tEe North
East NJ. E. Church next Sabbath, 10Th inst.
Rev. John II. Dashiell, d. D., OF Baltimore
} Conference, will preach at 1O.:50 A. a., and
p. NJ.
A bar of soap, cnt into small pieces and
sold as prize packages, under the sklltul
manipulation Of some polished shaver at
the fair, returned its owner in the ncighbo
hood OF five dollars. Il
Mr. John s. Crossnore, who carried on
the butchering business in this town, for
some years, and recently resident of tie
Fourth district, died, on Saturday evening
last, from rheumatism of the heart j
Mr.. John w. Draper, who for several
years past has been the faithful sexton of
] the NJ. f. Church Of this town, having re-
signed his position, the trustees, on We'd |
nesday afternoon, selected Mr.. \. Brown as
his successor.
Two new trains have been put on the |
p. w & B. road, one moving north stops
here at sos A. NJ, and the ether going south
at 1884 A. NJ. The former runs from Perry
vile to Philadelphia, and the latter from
Wilmington to Baltimore w
Mr. l. u. Ceilings has in the yard, of his
dwelling in this town, quite a curiosity in
the shape of lilac bush in full bloom. We
were shown blossom from the bush on
Tuesday last, and it was fully developed |
as those blooming in the Spring. Can any
OF our horculturists explain this phenome-
non?
"A train now leaves Broad Street Station |
Philadelphia, for Baltimore at H. so \. NJ,
with Z parlor car attached, which runs 10 |
Baltimore in % hours. The distance is 9S |
miles. The fastest Baltimore Central train |
consumes hours and minutes in running
frem Philadelphia to Oxford, distance of |
. 80 mies-Press.
The Rev. w. E. Avery will preach at
Crouch's Chapel, tomorrow afternoon, at
! 81 o'clock. Sabbath School at 21l o'clock
Every body cordially invited. The extra
meetings will commence the same evening. |
I Preaching at ~ o'clock by Mr. VIM X |
Wright. Public services every night dur
ing the week except Saturday.
-Messrs. Rice & Wliite of Wilmington,
who had fine display of carriages at the |
fair, sold one of their best buggies to Will |
liam Moore, who resides Cherry Hill. |
Their agent started to deliver it, on Satur-
day last, and after entering the lane on that
gentleman's farm, the horse took fright at
some guano bags, ran away damaging the
vehicle yery badly.
The Rev. Thomas Guard, pastor of Mt |
Vernon NJ. Z. Church, on Wednesday, I'M
l derwent a painful operation for the extrac-
b ton of stone from the bladder The opera
zion was performed at his residence bv Prof |
q Alan Smith, assisted by Drs. Henry NJ
q Wilson, n l.. GOrter, and other physicians
4 1t was very successful, and at night the |
Il reverend gentleman was doing as we'll as
ssypuld be expected under the circumstances.
3 Dis numerous friends will be pleased to
3 learn of his favorable condition.
They were a love sick pair, and us they
s promenaded through the fair grounds, last
week, their eyes feastel on display of jew
elry there. After leaving the ardent youth
proposed shat he procure the engagement
"a circlet without further delay, and obtaining
"a the consent of his adorable, he strolled back
IS and purchased large broad and giifterng
treasure, which he slipped upon the finger
s%of til. delicate hand of the fair one. A
Friend OF the damsel, however, upon inquir-
Eng discovered that the ring cost the euor-
Enous sum of twenty-five cents.
=. On Wednesday afternoon, of last week,
E;bil, number of clerks were buSly en-
Eagel in the vaults at the custom house,
Baltimore, piling silver dollars which We're
Enclosed in silver bags, containing $1,000
aaci, and when the mass had reached il
eavy and fell over, very nearly burying
a. clerks beneath it. The portion which
81 weighed in the aggregate about thirty
Eve tons. Had the clerks been any slower
making their exit there is scarcely
spubt but that some of them would have
Zen killed.
Bold Burglary. y
MIR John L. Fosters house, North East,
.s entered last Monday night bet ween