The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-06-16
PORT DEPOSIT BRANCH.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

poor one.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Mccullough of this town
is making arrangements to embark quite ex
tensively in the fire insurance business.
Geo. w. Cruikshank, Esq, is improv
ing his residence, on North street, by TIN
erection of a large porch in the rear
-Eev. ThoS K. Mcdowell, of this county
has been ca He'd to the passionate of the Pres
hvteriau Church at West Bay City, MichI
gan.
ii is rumored that Miss Margaret Me
Caulev, Of New York City, we'll known
here. will shortly make Elkton her nome
for the future.
Wilkinson, Elkton's enterpriHing organ
man has rlaced n fine instrument i'll the
Sabbath school room of the Presbyterian
Church of this town.
Tie Sabbath Schools of the Elkton
PRESBYTERIAN Church and Persons Grove
will ioju in an excursion to Colchester, on
Thursday, June 2Sth.
A yerv handsome bouquet, made al
most entirely of artificial flowers, Is on eN'
lilitjnn at Mitchell's. 1t contains about a
score of orr native wild flowers.
"Wednesday was a warm, sultry day,
Thursday was airy and chilly, and so we
60. 1t looks very much as though we are
TO have Vennor'S cool summer in fact.
Daring the storm, last week, lightning
struck Il large oak tree and walnut tree,
Standirr near the residence of ID. w. Nc
Ncy. near State Line Station, this county.
-Workmen We're engaged in moving the
E!ktou Cemetery grounds on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Quite a large crop of hay is
Gathered from these grounds every season.
A stray swarm of bees settled on a
small willow tree, on the railroad, Just south
of the Blue Ball crossing the other day. At
LAST accounts they had not been captured by
any one.
The authority Of Geo w. Boyd, as as
si>tant general passenger agent of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, has been eN-
tended over the company's lines south of
Washington.
Mrs. Maze lneeSllldll, tl-u'S SediS VI
age, died at Perryyille, on the 3rd instant,
of apoplexy. She was the mother-in-law of
Mr.. William +. Shinn, of that town, with
whom she resided.
MIR. John i. Meyer, of this town, has,
during the past week, taken the measure of
the members of the Grnome Guards, for
their new uniforms. The garments will be
made in Baltimore. L
Rev. Joseph \. Stone, tu: thirteen years
rector of ST. Thomas =. Z. Church, at
Newark, preached his farewell sermon on
sunday last He retir"S from active work
on account of falling health.
A number of young gentlemen of this
rnwn, who drove over to Newark and vicin
lily on Sunday evening, We're stormed stay
ed and forced to remain over until the next
morning getting home about daylight.
A number of ladies' and gentlemen from
Delaware, who drove over to attend evening
ser, ice at the churches, on SUNDAY evening,
ON account of the storm We're detained at
the Howard House, until near midnight.
ley. j llneS lltInIlft, plltt'IIT VI l .
:. Internal Revenue for this district, has
been quite unwell, at his residence, near
town, for n week or more past. lie Is now,
however, we are pleased To learn, much bet
ter.
Miss Carrie Oliver, of Baltimore, now
.uln!neriug here, is ahont to introduce lawn
tennis. y lot has been secured, on east
Main street At all fashionable summering
Places this game has almost entirely super
.c,led the old game of croqnet.
The Continental Guards, of New Or
leans, passed through on the T.. w. Il.
Railroad, on Tuesday, on their way t" Hos-
ton, on a months visit. Thi. company is
saih /" lie Il fine body of men. They dress
in the old Continental uniform.
file new pulp mills of Mr.. Singerly,
now in course of erection here will be, " hen
completed, the second largest of the kind
in the nitrd States, there heing but one
mill capable of turning out more mannfac-
turr,, material than this will make.
-Grnund tinr. for the manufacture of
fine porcelain wave, is largely made on the
Cunowimgo creek, in tisconnty The larg.
est mill for the grinding Of this hard stone
is that Of the MessrS. Smith. The flint
-four is shipped principally to Trenton, New
Jersey.
Tie ElIltou CrrneJ Band intended ser
eu:,,Iim-s Mr.. Evan Amscow, recently mar
ri-d. who resides ON the Trainor farm, on
ihc Frenchtoun and New Castle turnpike,
carly this we k, hut from some cause or
orh"r failed to do SO The serenade is now
set for His Saturday, evening.
A post mortem examination of the body
OF pIyid, son Of William Gre9Son, of Blue
Hll!, in this county a youth Of fifteen years
bv Or. McarnS, and it was found that the
rlncrruuS growth had perforated the intrs-
tines. The lad was great sufferer.
The Rev. +. l.. Hotircker, transferred
to the Ohio conference at the late session OF
the Wilmington conference, has been trans.
trrrel from the Ohio to the New York Con.
ference. Mr. ITpffecker is sent 10 Garrison
y ". To fill an uneNpired term, and will
receive $3.50 for ten months services.
-Crier John +. Brown, of the Circuit
Court, on Monday, brought to this Office :
specimen of white potatoes raised il hi.
.slrdrn, on east Main street, and dug thai
morning, She smallest of which measured
~ hy Il; inches. This takes the starcl
clear ont of the Sassafras Neck tuhcrs.
Tile civil service commission Last Sat
ur,lav appointed the following local exam
iurrs atthe Baltimore custom house: Henry
Il. Torbcrt, OF this rown, and Thomas :
plummer, of the collectors office; John =
Garter, of the naval Office; John Il. Fellma,
of the appraisers office, AMI Charles l.. vii
son, of the surveyors office.
On Saturday Last, Sheriff Dunbar ar
rested :. white man hv The nam" Of Cork
LiII. Ono relation tn /. :. District ATTORNEY
a. Wa~himgfou), frrn t!I"rm Auur'- coun
Is. charging him with the larceny of
quantity of meat. ca Tuesday, the Sherif
took him to Queen Anne, and delivere,
hun tn the Sheriff of thtt county.
An Elkton gentleman, somewhat givel
10 absent mindelneS%, entered an office, OF
%orth street, the other i.y, ani requisite,
the use of Il dictionary for u few minutes
The book wa handed him, but when h,
came 10 look over it, I,s: found Ia. had for
GOTTEN the word he wanted 80 hook at an,
was compelled to r.'lmrn home ~ lin tu fin,
out what it was.