The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-07-01
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Hugh Cameron is building new store
at Zion, to be27 by 40 feet. The walls are now
y going up.
-Workmen yesterday painted an i'm
h mense sign of Lucas's paint upon the bill
fence ut the Howard House.
A match game of quoits between Cherry
Hill and Elkton took place on Wednesday
The Hill came cut ahead.
An Atlanthus tree on East Main street
perfumes the neighborhood with odor
more pungent than pleasant.
The ladies outnumbered the gentlemen
three to one at the wedding at Trinity
Church on Thursday morning. J.
Mr.. b. +. Chambers has purchased a
selfbinding harvester, and now has it in
operation on his farm below town.
The A. NJ. Z. Church, of Chesapeake
] City, will have an excursion to Annapolis
and return, on Saturday, July 18th.
- -Elkton Nymphs de Pave, revel in pet
l names-two of them bear the title OF
"Pigeon " and Dove" respectively.
The concert given by the Elkton colored
Ministries, Prof. George Gordon, leader, at
Cherry Hill, last week, was fairly success
tul
Mr. +. VI. Purnell and family, of this
town, left on Tuesday for n two months
visit to the sea shore of the lower PENN
sula.
Mr.. Jos l.. Wells, of this town, an EN-.
= ploye in the Baltimore Custom House, was
presented by his wife with Il fine daughter,
this week.
Rev. William Kyle, will fill Rev. c. f.
D Sheppards appointment, at Boulden's NJ.
f. Chapel, on next Sabbath, Tomorrow
at $50 p. NJ.
Mrs. Thos. Garvine, of Rising sun, en-
ebratea her s5rd birthday, on the 10th inst.
A large number of the defendants of the
old lady were present.
Rev. Mr.. Schouler will hold service in
st. Augustine Church. Bohemia Manor,
tomorrow (sunday) at $50 p. m Sunday
School at halfpast two
In the neighborhood of 100, 600 bricks
are being furnished by John Gilpin, maker
OF this town, for the improvements ut the
residence of the Hon. j. A. j. Creswell.
The Fourth " TUESDAY next will be
81 observed here i'll quiet. The Bank will be
closed, and notes maturing upon that dav
must be attended to On the day previous. i
The condition of DIR. Il. G. Carter. who
IS lying seriously i'll at his home at Cherry
Hill, has not improved during the past
week, and very great fears are felt bv his
friends that the disease may prove fatal.
Belle Oakley, the celebrated .trottiun
mare, who was greatly admired at our Fair.
last Fall, has been sold, by her owner tn
parties who will take her to Rome, Italy.
8 "A pleasant party under the MANAGE
ment OF the employees of the Elkton Post
once lndulged in sail upon the Elk in
q capt. fswler's fast sailor on Tuesday even
= ing.
The hall building, at Rising SIM, re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. c. Birtlsell Pass
8 more, will be converted into a carriaoe
factory. The Friends Normal School will
remove to other quarters
MIR. H. Jeffries is operating a selfbind-
ing harvester in this section, cutting grain
at about the rate of seventy-tve cents ne,
3 acre. This is convenient way for farmers
8 TO get their harvesting done.
Il DIR. Il. +. Tull, of this town. and Mr.
Isaac Hearsley, of Lancaster, Pa, have to-
gether purchased the celebrated brood doc
Armeda. She is noted us being the dam
OF a number of fine field dogs
For fear that some of our readers ma,
think otherwise, we would state that X ar
Hoffman, the swindler, recently convicted
at Vienna, Austria, is not Carl Hoffman. 4,
one time a resident of this town.
"A number of the hands belonging on
coal and wood barges, discharging at on
wharves, i'll view of the high price Offered
harvest hands, deserted their vessels Thu
week, and took to the harvest field.
Wheat harvest has been in full bias
this week. Hands have been very scarce
and some farmers labored under great diff
a culties. The yield in this neishborhood i
thought to be about an average one.
A destructive worm now inf;.,ts tn
pear trees in this neighborhood. they de
YOUR leaf In an incredibly short time
The worm is snail like in form, about a,
inch i'll length, and of green color.
1t is said by those who are supposed t.
know, that Mr.. Singerly, of Providenc
Mills, will in very short time begin tn
erection OF an extensive wharf south of tn
wharves OF the Messrs. Scott 4 Bro
Only the rich can stay at home ar,
enjoy the quiet GOODNESS of pleasant room.
at this season. The poor must IN ,v,
and swelter in an eight by ten hotel crib n
} people will think they haven't any money
Mrs. Aunie Z. Taggart, accompanied b
her sister, Miss Daisy Scott, left here O
Monday to rejon her husband in Sout
Western Maryland, Prince Georges county
where he is engaged in the construction of
new railroad
-MesSrs. John and Henry GOldsboronpl
(Sons OF the Rev. X. l.. Goltlsborough) a
tended the wedding of their father here O
Thursday. The former is engaged in bus
ness In Philadelphia, tie latter in Burlin.
ton, New Jersey.
-DenlZens of some portions of Howar
street complain of the odor, more stalwal
than pleasant, from the conglomeration q
pig styes and outhouseS in the neigh borhoo
of the gas works, when the win blow
from that quarter.
Robert II. Cameron, of Zion District, i
this c"unty, has been appointed by Collie
tor Webster to an lnspectorship in the Ba
tmore Custom House John w Morti,
of Port Deposit, has also been appointed
Il Night lnspectorship. +
Mr.. VIM. Archibald, of Battle Swan,
who was thrown from wagon and hatll
hurt, last week, has since died His son-i,
law who was injured at the same time.
getting well. The running away of b
horses was the cause of the accident
The accident to the new South Caroir
Eoek machinery at Scott Il Bros Mills, la
week. ,yas readily and quickly repaire
aud it is now in successful operation turin
out mauy tons of the prepared materi
daily.
Times don't seem to be any better in |
caIites where liquor is is s.old than it
where local option prevails VIM. Gallagh
propriety of the Oxford (pa.) Hotel. h
made an assignment Eoc the benefit of h
creditors.
Mr. Samuel H. Miller is the ouly O
chard owner in tIsis section whose emit