The Cecil Whig., 1882-05-06

an entertaining and forcible speal>s,". and
preacher of more than ordinary G,rr". ou
reader, would DO ", Il to hear he
Preparations are being mad ,"r -
trt Ct ION On the Ftir Grounds -! .tn ;'..o.
tionai exhbltion building 2l0>l1 feet in a
mtn.iuuS, for general exhibits. The altn
those having the matter i'll charge Is
complete lhe buihting during the summ''
and hav. all finished before the rush
preparation for the Fair arrives.
The newly appointed board Of Ffli$fr'
of rh. poor met at the Aims House Oh M"'
day last Tor organization. T. l. h~yn"i"
Esu was Selrctt,, rs President "t IN
board, and Mr.. y. =. Manly as Serietar-
and Treasurer, and pr. John II. Jamar,
Physician. The condition Of the il.''if1
ton is good, and the farm well managed a"'
productive.
Mr. l.. T. 3..nett, of this town, has il
his possession an ear of corn each separ"t'
kernel of which is covered with m Hdivil
ual husll in form the same As the ,ar:5"
husk covering the entire ear. The cob i,
about rive inches in length and cnntain~
ABOUT hall rs many grains As an ordinary
ear of its size. This is certainly Il curiosity
worth seeing.
A. w. Mitchell has an experiment il
progress on the Fair Grounds in the shap"
OF a half acre of the various lawn grasses.
sowu for the double purpose of forming a
srtI nr,r,ul , III huilIipu under
his charge and of testing the seed. 1t now
looks very hourishing Mr. VI. will also
test u variety Of other grasses and grains
during the season.
Tile Sabbath school connected with
Crouchs Chapel organized ior the summer
months ON Sabbath the 22d ul'o. Thomas
c. Crouch, Esq, was elected SuperIntend-
ent: John ~ Terrell, assistant Superin-
tendent; c. c, Wright, Secretary: and
Amos Lewis, Treasurer. The attendance
was large aud the school gives promise Of
a prosperous season.
Quick words and a knock down, took
place at the Railroad station, Cn Saturday
morning last, between :: representative O.:
D., employed by the Adams Express Co, AT
the station. The fight grew out of remark
made by the first named, charging 4 re-
markab,e similarity i'll color between thA
shirt collar and complexion of the latter.
WIN. Rowland, EST, son Of Dr. w. l..
Row land of the Seventh district, IS lying
seriously i'll OF typhoid fever, at his fathers
country seat, cold Bay Farm" near Havre
de Grace Great fears are entertained as to
the result of his illness. Mr.. Rowland is a
lawyer by profession, and recently appeared
before the Court Of Appeals rs one Of the
counsel in the case of Brown as. the p. w.
B. Railroad Go.
--Elkton society is on the qni rice to
catch the announcement of contemplated
marriages as they pass from mouth 10
mouth, or tlutter from the post office in big
envelopes. Two are already announced.
Miss Ida Giles, assistant z. NJ, and Mr.. j..
Bayard Vincent, of Wilmington, for the
18th instant, and Rev. Il. l.. Godsborough
of burlington, Y j., and Mrs. Ann Scott,
kot this town during the month of June.
The enlarged and newly fitted up sew
ing machine and musical instrument store
, of John Wilkinson, on Main street, in this
town, may now be ranked among the best
appointed and largest on the shore, if indeed
it does not take the first place. We recon-
| mend each of our local readers to call and
inspect the establishment personally. The
proprietor is affable and entertaining and
| ALWAYS glad to welcome visitors, whether
! buyers or NOT.
! -Preparations are being made for 4 May
/ fair and festival, for the benefit of st.
| Thomas p +. Church, of Newark, Del, to
be held on the 18th and 18th inst, in the
| Exchange Building, in that town. The en-
terprse is in the hands OF the ladies OF
course, aided by the gentlemen mem berS OF
the congregation, and promises, we are as
! sured to he in every particular an attra:
/ tive aud successful venture. We commend
| it to the patronage OF our readers.
| The aesthetic ElEton girl cannot brave
! both briars and snakes in quest of her Ia
vorite wild tiower-arbutus. She may fight
the former, but when the descendant of the
old Garden of Eden deceiver comes i'll her
way in the shape of a little 9oifer sleeping
on a log. her atfrighted eyes transform
| both snake and log into !. monstrous ser
| pent: and when she RECEIVERS breath after
| 4 race from the wood, the snake story size
| tells is wonderful to hear. At least SO it
! was iii 8 recent instance.
"A fire broke out in Chesapeake City, in
the dwelling house belonging to Mr.. John
! Pryor, on Tuesday last. 1t originated from
! a detective fiue, AMI at one time promised
! TO destroy the building. 1t was, however,
| by prompt and energetic measures exiting
ushei before any great damage was done.
| About an hour after the fire vas supposed
to be extinguished, it broke out afrcsh and
IL second time Threatened the destruction
of the building. This ti.uc it was lought
and extngushed to the last spark. aud tn,
house reinaius safe and sound.