The Cecil Whig., 1882-06-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

about every third man is now building
pigeonry.
The stone masons are at work on th.
foundation of the new wing to the residence
of Hon. J. \. j. Creswell.
A few of our farmers commenced te
harvest their wheat this week. All hands
will be at work next week.
Several Elkton parties are preparing
for one of the "Stork Summer Excursions, .
which have become popular.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of this town lost 81 800 by fire in Sum-
erset county, few days ago.
Rev Wm Schouler will hold services in
Baldwin's Chapel, Elk Mills, tomorrow
Sunday afternoon, at 5 z. NJ.
Mr. Davis new soop Gipsey is under
going alterations which will add much to
her qualities as pleasure boat.
Rev. Walter f. Avery, of the Elkton
NJ. f. Church, has been suffering from a
malarial attack for week past.
"A Baltimore steamboat has been char
tered for the excursion of Crouch's Chapel
Sabbath School, to take place July 10th.
james T. Mccullough, Esq, of this
town, has been elected President of the
Alumni Association OF Delaware College.
Rev. DR.. Frost who recently figured
prominently i'll certain church trou bles in
Wilmington, Del, was in town on Tues
day last.
To put new steel pen in good writing
order hold it in a flame for an instant The
ink will then flow from it like i. does from
an old pen. II
Reuben Haines, Esq, left yesterday for
Easton, Pa, where he will attend the COM
mencement exercises Of Lafayette College,
his alma mater. II
F. A. Ellis, Esq, Of this town, is in at
tendance upon the commencement exercises
at the Wilmington Conference Academy,
located at Dover, Del. Il
Mr. Thomas Drenneu is erecting a fine
large barn, with all modern conyeniences,
upon his Bohemia Manor farm. Mr.. Jacob
Rambo is doing the work
A heavy hail storm visited the neigh
borhsod of Conowingo last Monday eve
ming. Considerable domage is said to have
been done in some localities. II
R. c. Thackery and Henry NJ. McCul-
Tough, Esqs., attended the commencement
exercises at Princeton this week. They are
both graduates of that college.
"A champion game of quoits between
Messrs. Rawlings, Thackery, White, and
Janney is to come off soon on the grounds
of the club in rear of the court house.
There will be public installation of
officer sof Harmony Lodge, No IS X of p,
at their Castle Hail. at Zion, this county on
Saturday night, July 1st. All are invited
The handsomest and fastest open yacht
now on our waters is owned by Mr.. Benja-
min Dubois. This craft may be secured by
pleasure parties desiring sail on the Elk. l.
Mr.. r. H. Bell, our enterprising gard
ener, has just received an order for large
lot of Egg Plants, from D. Landreth &
Sons, of Philadelphia, of whom Mr.. Bell
purchased seed last year. u
Mrs. Rebecca Young and her daughter.
Mrs. Susan Currier, of this place, left for
Atlantic City on Thursday, where they will
spend the summer. They will be the guests
OF Mrs. Casper Morris, at her cottage.
-" Willowswitch, Mr.. William Falls
famous trotter, how holds first. place among
our fast nags. Meme of them can do apy
thing with him ON the track, as he gives
them all the distance with but little effort. /
Mr.. S. b. Foard, on Wednesday, re-
celved by Adams Express, Il handsome
young Blue Bolton setter dog. He purchas
ed him of Connecticut parties, through Mr.
Isaac Hearsley, of Lancaster, the breeder
of the stock.
The strawberry festival held on Friday
of last week by the Montgomery Union
Sabbath school in the grove near the resi-
dence of II. D. Miller, Esq, was quite
successful, between forty and fifty dollars
being realized.
"A break down of the now crusher at
SCOTS mill caused delay of day or two
this week in the operations of that busy
firm. The damage will be promptly re-
paired: meanwhile the rock is reduced in
the bone crusher II
Cards are out for the wedding. ON
Thursday, the 10Th inst. of Rev. Robert
Lloyd Goldsborough, of Burlington, New
Jersey, and Mrs. Ann Scott, of this town.
The ceremony will take place at Trinity
Church, at 10Y o'clock A. NJ.
The June term of the Circuit Court for
this county met on Monday last, Judge
Stump on the bench. AS this was a no in.
ry term the only business transacted was
the passing of orders, and etc.. in chancerv
of no interest to the general reader. N
1t is rumored that Mr.. John E. Alexan-
der, OF this town, at an early day, will
make radical improvements upon his resi-
dence on North street, including, among
other things, that of moving the front wing
OF the building so as to make it face North
street.
Prof Pollard seems to be in demand
just now. An organ dealer from Wilmino-
ton was here in search Of the gentleman,
on Monday. The Prof. it seems, has for
gotten to return An organ borrowed for use
at his concerts (Which failed to come Off
in that city.
On Monday evening, during the storm
which. prevailed here, the lightning
struck aud killed one of number of fat
beef steers, owned by Mr.. John Lee, OH the
Gilpin farm, north of town. The cattle
were grazing in the meadow at the time.
this one only having been struck.
An emigrant train, consisting of seven
car loads of Germans, just from the Faith
erland, passed over the p. w. & r. on
Tuesday, bound south. While at this s,,-
ton, the spectators were entertained and
amused by the odd dress and ways and nm
intelligible chatter of these strangers.
The handsome little engine now in use
in the office of this paper by which all the
presses and other machinery is driven, has
attracted much attention during the past
week. 1t is a model of its kind and works
to perfection. 1t has been in constant use
ever since its fitting was completed ON Sat
urday last.
About score of the members of Cres-
body on Tuesday night, at eleven o'clock,
to take part in the grand parade of We'd
nesday. The cause of the slnallness of the
turnout was the busy state of the farmers
at this time, many of whom are members
of the Post.