The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-07-15
LOCAL BRIEFS.


The annual run Of crabs has made its
appearance in the Elk river.
The thermometer here averaged 9lo for
three days during thepast week.
A large cat fish is now Jumbo" in
the vernacular of the Elkton boy.
Farmers with hands full of samples OF
BIG grain were numerous this week
-Elkton can boast If fewer mosquitoes
and more dust than the average town.
Wood Lawn will ,e the only camp
meeting in this neishbolhood this year.
-Raspherries seem scarce this season and
prices are high, eighteencents per box being
asked.
A valuable setter dog belonging to Mr..
VIM. Shivery was poisoned one night last
week
atmosphere and freshened things wonder
fully.
"Middletown, near Elkto1,' is the way
in which Baltimore paper locates our
neighbor.
Several summer cruises, upQ the CheSa-
peake, by young men Of this twn are in
contemplation.
Some of our farmers We're caught in
their field threshing operations b,the heavy
rain of Wednesday.
Sheriff Dunbar was indispose and I'M
able to attend regularly to busir.ss for a
day or two this week.
"A pair of Tumbler pigeons hlongiEs
to a Howard street youth, give daif exhibit
lions of their lofty tumbling. !
Bishop Levi Scott, of the Mthodist
Episcopal Church, the senior bishp, died
at his home at Odessa, Del, on Thursday.
The Jail boasts of an attractivehower
yard in trent. There is another var in the
rear not so attractive but harder to ct out
Of
w. j. Jones, ESD, spent Tuesda and
Wednesday in town. He returned , his
summer home at Rehoboth Beach ON lurs-
day.
MI NCo. ~. -hSNuilouoh, vi 'Atu
district, threshed out his wheat crop.his
week. The yield averaged 81 bushel to
the acre.
Mr.. Egbert Handy, of the Newrk
Ledger, accompanied by George Il. Nom,
Esq, of Delaware City, made us call N
Tuesday. J
Mr.. Geo. T. King it is rulnored, is abut
to withdraw from the Baltimore police for>,
and again embark in the manufacture :
bricks here.
Cape May is beyond doubt the mos
choice of all the near watering places. The
do not suffer there SO much with the ex
cursion trouble.
Rev. VIM. SchouIer will hold service i
st. Augustine Church, Bohemia Manor, tt
School at half past two.
A cheap excursion from here to Wood
land Beach and return is now offered eac
Friday. Round trip tickets via Delawar
City are sold for % cents.
A remarkable absence of thunder an
lightning has SO far marked this seaso
here. We have had but two regular storm
of that character up to this time.
The two objective points for excursion
are now Atlantic City and Tolcheste
Esach, with very little advantage in favo
ofdther. The cost, too, is about the sam,
z. f. May, Esq, of Helena, Montan:
formerly i merchant of this town, arrive
here yesterday on a visit to his friends Eas
Mr.. May is extensively engaged in busine.
in Montana.
The Little Elk Tribe OF Red Men, {
Ckerry Hill, will give an excursion to TO
chester, on Wednesday, July 10Th, on Ii
steamer Chester" Tickets, 80 cents: chi
dren, - cents.
-Messrs 4. l.. Duyckinck & Co.. Of Ri
ing Sun have contracted for the erection ,
four White Bronze Monuments, in We
Nottingham Friends burying grounds, an
one in the grounds of Houses NJ. +. Ch,,rc]
Don Craig, one of the participants
the riot on Saturday night, the LIST inst
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff johnson
and arranged before Squire Lewis, Q
Thursday, ahd fined 81 and costs. He pal
his tiue.
Mr.. Il. f. Crawford, ex-County Con
missioner, who received fracture of IL
bone of the thigh by fall from a load
hay last week, is now doing well. His il
juries, however, will confiue him to IL
house for long time
Up to noon yesterday (Friday) He.i
ter Frazer of this (the Third district ha
enrolled the names of 800 voters; of the
- only were colored persons. This is IL
last day of the present si.ting-the ne,
taking place in August.
Providence permitting Rev. r. snawde
Thomas will preach at Goodwill Ctaps
near North East tomorrow Sunday at
A.. NJ. At the quarterly meeting service ;
mart $ Chapel, Elk Neck, Rev c. f. She
pard will preach at :; +. NJ
The atiing skiff regatta upon the FL
aNa2d0need tsr Saturday last, did not con
off accor&ins to programme. A Member
boats were upon tLe ground ready for Il
race, but on account Of disputes of measu
ment they failed TO make start.
Mr.. VIM. Tyson, commonly known ;
"'Cl.;ie Billey," who lives near this tow
hJet agility years, worked in the harve
field his season, making the time of a fl,
hand. Fog four days and half he swur
the cradle ti-~S4 morning until night
Mrs. Susan t. KILLER, (colore,D wife
John Miller, The arfAttz attendant at Wei
< l,notl. provision store, cis4-i .r.ldenly G
Friday ev. uing, 9TH inst, in tie .,n,n ,e;
of her age :. he funeral service took plat
On Monday - + r"vidence NJ. p. Church
"A Whining tor tf,;ycleist, accompanie
by his son a youth nj fourteen. passe
through this place on Sutia.,. morning, e
route for Charlestown. They ias- home
about o'clock A. NJ, and arrived hs-k
II NJ. and after dinuer proceeded on the
Journey
"A i42Gch of Il fir tree. which hold
almost rs much water as a Spehxe Of til
same size, tips the heads of tall people ,
Main street near the bank The experienc
Of passing under it just after rain is said I
be 10 \ tall man much after the fashion of
shower bath.
--Messrs. Wells & Booth, at the east en-
provision store gov offer one of the mo.
attic active stocks In town. Their refriseri
to.s aas always supplied ;yith choice co
lection ~ Reats, and they k--V a full SUI
ply of PROFESSIONS, vegetables, &C., Lo'
prices reign here.
As an cyilrnce II The wealth of oil