The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-06-17

that one can almost hear him bark and u
gentleman recently patted it on TIA" head
remarking what pretty dog. Sop i'll
and see him, and while there you can try
some of Taylors fine segars for which he is;
| famous.
! Mr. Philip Goodman, clothier of this
town, has been admitted as member OF
and manufacturers of sentlemens furnish
| ing goods, of No. %, North Third street,
Philadelphia. Mr.. Goodman will enter up
on his new field of business, on August LIST,
when the firms name will be changed to
Wolf, Reinheimer " Co. Mr.. 4. Neumire,
will succeed Mr.. Goodman in business here
In our notice last week, of the coudi-
ton of the county roads, we are not surf
| that we made the matter in some ui
its aspects, perfectly clear to oar readers.
| All bridges upon the roads of more than
! four feet in width are in charge of the in
spectors, and those officials are responsible
! for their condition. Bridges of four feet in
width and less, are in charge of the super
! visers, who are anSwerable for their condi-
ton. With this explanation we are conf
dent that where censure may be due it will
fall upon the proper official.
The always enjoyable and admirably
managed annual festival of the Pierson
Grove Sabbath School, r. L. lamar, Esq,
! 4
grove, adjoining the school house, on Tues
day next, commencing ut two o'clock p. NJ.
The festivals of this school hold high
place for every feature conducive to comfort
and enjoyment, and are always attended by
large gatherings. Refreshments of evey va
riety, music and flowers will be provided
in abundance Should the weather prove
unpropitious, the festival will be held upon
the next fine day.
AS a specimen OF the exaggerative tend
ency of the times, we give the following:
On Friday last the printers in this office had
the misfortune to pie about three columns
OF matter chiefly advertisements. The
rumor was soon upon the street that the
Wigs entire form had gone to pie, and ere
an hour elapsed parties were burrying in
this direction having been informed that in
lifting our new boiler and engine to place, the
building had given away, and that the
whole establishment was one mess of pie.
How many dead and wounded were report
ed we could not ascertain.
Mr.. Henry Bell, the Elkton plant grow
er, in consequence of the unfayorable sea-
son, has been unable to supply the demand
for sweet potato plants, and has bought of
New Jersey parties. a large lot of these
plants in the ground. Mr.. Bell left for
Pennsgrove via New Castle yesterday. He
will pluck the plants and transport them to
this place by wagon, crossing the Delaware
from Pennsgrove to New Castle. Mr.. Bell
is an energetic and enthusiastic grower of
plants of all kinds. He last week made IA
large sale of egg plant sets, to the Messrs
Landreth of Philadelphia.
The largest and heaviest road roller
ever brought to this section, arrived at the
railroad station, last Saturday. 1t was con-
signed to Mr.. Sngerly. of Providence mills
and will be used upon the improvements on
the old plank road. The roller is huge
cylinder of cast iron, standing about six
feet in height or diameter, with a shell
nearly twelve inches in thickness, and
weighing many tons 1t is said that eight
pair of mules will be necessary to draw it.
Considerable difficulty was experienced in
unloading this huge machine from the truck
upon which it was transported.
-Apropos of the cold and backward ma
ture of the present season, we give the fol-
lowing facts in relation to the weather of
the year 1916, known as "the year without
summer" Frost occurred in every month
of the year 1916. Ice formed half an inch
thick in May; snow fell to the depth of ten
inches in Vermont, seven in Maine, threein
the interior of New York, aud also in Mass
achusetts, in June; ice was formed of the
thickness of common window glass, through
out New England, New York, and some
parts of Pennsylvania, on the 9TH of July;
Indian corn was so frozen that the greater
part was cut down ard dried for fodder in
August, and farmers supplied themselves
from the corn produced in 1915 for the seed
of the Spring of 1917.
In our notice of The condition of the
roads last week, we did not intend to
convey the impression that the Bell Hill
road was in bad order, as, on the con-
trary, it is one of the few kept by the
supervisor in charge i'll perfect condition.
Henry Warner, Esq, has charge of this
road.
The strawberry festival by the ladies
of the Presbyteria Church, of this town,
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
was quite success. Including the con-
tents of the jugs broken ON Thursday
evening, the gross receipts amounted to
s144.
Mrs. VIM. Torbert, of this town, has
] piece of China, a plate, a portion of
Ytea set brought to this country by her
great grand father pratt" from Edin-
burg, Scotland, in 1881.
"A small black and tan terrier, an
swering to the name of Mack" has
been missing from Rev. w. w. Hcber-
tons this week. Any one securing him
will be rewarded.
The Elkton Base Ball nine will play
the third match game of the season with
the Fair Hill nine, on the grounds of the
former, this Saturday afternoon.
-Creswell Post, G. A. r., of this town.
will be the special guest of Wilson Post,
of Baltimore, during the coming encamp-
ment in that city.
Y Rev. William Schouler will hold ser
vice in Reeds Hall, Chesapeake City, to-
morrow Sunday afternoon, at $50 PM.
The Elkton Cornet Band will be pres
ent at the festival of Persons Grove
Sabbath School.
An Omission Corrected.