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

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North East last week, Melted the lodge some
thing over 500.
Mr.. Il. T. c. Crouch, of this town. is
suffering from the kick of horse received
few days ago.
John S. Writ, Esq of this town, has
been appointed one of the Trustees of St.
Johns College, at Annapolis.
Mrs. Carter, the evangelist, closed her
labors at the Free Methodist Church, ofthis
town, on Sunday evening last
The first excursion of the season to
Colchester, will be given by Crouch's Chapel
Sabbath School, during the early part of
July.
Mr. Washington H. Bennett, of Phil
adelphia, son of the late Rudolph Bennett,
of this place, visited friends here this
week
The largest wheat so far heard of may
be seen upon the Ellis lot east end Of Main
street. We weuld be afraid to say how
many feet high it is.
MIR. Thos. H. Ricketts,, son of George
Ricketts,, Esq, Of this town, has been ap-
pointed to $1,000 clerkship in the Balti-
more Custom House.
MIR. j. ID. Brown, who has been absent
in the West for several years, returned east
last week. He is now visiting his mother,
Mrs. d. NJ. Taylor, of this town. /,
James Lewis, driver of an eight-mule
team, was severely injured on Friday last,
by the team passing over the lower limbs.
The accident occurred at Fox Chase.
There will be a large sale of threshing
machines at the Casho Machine Works,
near Newark, Del, on Thursday next. The
advertisement will be seen elsewhere.
The vasrant, Harry Holly, was COM
mitted to the House of Correction, last week
by Squire James a. Lewis and not by
Squire Scott as the types made us say. =
Tina horse and buggy stolen from Mr..
jackson, Of Principle, an account of which
appeared in The Wing at the time, has been
recovered through the Wilmington police
"A splendid No. 10 double barrel breech
loading gun, nearly new will be sold cheap
by l.. I. Bennett, Elk Landing This is Il
splendid opportunity to obtain il good gun.
Real apple cider at this season of the
year, is usually very rare and difficult to
obtain. The pure juice of the apple may
however, be had at E. W. Janney's, on Bow
street.
Rev. W. L. Rose will preach at Crouch's
Chapel, tomorrow (Sabbath) afternoon, at
$50 o'clock. The Sabbath School will meet
at go o'clock. Every body is cordially in
vited. Il
Despite the rain on Saturday evening
last the Elkton Cornet Band visited the
knight of Pythias festival, at North East,
and report pleasant time and plenty of
good things. -
"A Baltimore gentleman has offered Mr.
5. T. Ford, of this town, S4OO cash for his
young trotting horse "Tick Ford 1t is
thought probable that Mr. Ford will &C
cept the offer.
The ladies of Good Will Chapel, North
East, will hold a strawberry festival, on the
evening OF June 9th. Proceeds for benefit
of chapel. Whitaker Cornet Band will be
in attendance.
Professor Pollard, who with his Mary
land Jubilee Sinders, was advertised to give
concert in Wilmington, on Monday night
last, failed to put in an appearance when
the time for the performance arrived. !,
The board of Directors of the Maryland
Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, form
ery the p, w. & B. K. r., at their meet
ing this week, declared a semi-annual divi-
dend of four per cent, payable July LIST.
The warm weather of the past few DAYS
has helped the corn some: but the nights are
so cold thst it cannot make very rapid head
way 1t is yet very small for this time of
the Sc: son. Warm nights are what it needs.
Mr.. John Gilpin, at his yards, at Little
Elk, this week, opened kiln of 155, 900
brick. The demand for the article is so
great that Mr.. G. was compelled to open
the kiln before the bricks were near being
cold
Passengers purchasing tickets to Balti-
more by the P, w. & B. K. L., 60 to I'm
ion station (Charles street, without extra
charge. Heretofore twenty-five cents ex-
ira has been charged between Bay View
and Charles street. l
Charles Rogue, barber, successor to J..
T. Davis, on Main street, in the Hollow,
very unceremoniously and suddenly CLOSED,
his shop and took his leave ON Monday last.
Trouble with his hacker, Mr.. John Lang, is
said to have been the cause.
Mr.. John T. Davis, of this town, has
purchased from the Messrs Graham, OF
Charlestown, the sloop rugged yacht "Gip-
sey." The "Gipsey" will be used by Mr.
Davis for pleasuring purposes and for duck
ing upon the flats in the fall season. i
Squire James A. Lewis, on Wednesday
last, committed John Pierce, a vagrant
white boy, to the House of Correction The
lad came here with a circus company some
time ago, and has since lived around among
certain colored people of this town.
The elopemept and go scrony fever seems
to be in the air, and epidemic hereabouts
In addition to those reported, one or two
other lively couples have, within few
days, startled society by their doings, and
supplied food people hungry for gossip.
A young horned owl was a matter o.
curiosity to promenaders on east Mair
street, on Sunday evening. His owIship
which was just from the parent nest wa
perched upon one of the trees upon til,
walk, and seemed to enjoy being made tn,
centre of attraction.
The coming marriage of Rev. j. II
Coltett, late pastor of the A. NJ. f. Churcl
OF this town, and Miss Ruth Murray, o
Langhorn, Pa, is announced The cere
mony ill take place at the 10Th street Bap
fist Church. OF Washington, D. c., OF
Thursday, the 22d inst
-Wingate Post, G. A. L., of North East
will give a literary entertainment and phan
tasmagoric exhibition, at the Stone Church
in that town, this Saturday evening. be
ginning ut o'clock. The price of admis
sion has been fixed at 10 and 10 cents. Ic
cream and other refreshments will be served
The ladies of the "Chapel of st. Johns.
ELK Neck, will hold a strawberry festival
in tive grove adjoining the chapel building
or Saturday afternoon and evening, tn
oath last During the evening a phantas
magorie exhibition will be given Proceed
to be applied to the liquidation of the deb
upon the building. A liberal patronage
expected.
A younp man a ErOtLer-in- law of " N.