The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-06-09
LOCAL BRIEFS.

takes place, this evening, in Red Men
Hall.
-Hopkins, late barber on Main street.
has taken up stakes and removed to North
East.
The annual commencement exercises OF
West Nottingham Academy will take place
On Thursday, 2lst inst.
Senator j. b. Groome now handles the
ribbons behind a handsome black horse, I"
a fine extension phaeton.
On Wednesday morning, man passed
this office, seated upon load of hay, put
fling vigorously at pipe.
The Baltimore and Ohio l.. Il. Company
expect to complete their Philadelphia
branch within eighteen months
The wonderful belled buzZard, that has
been so much talked of in the upper part
of this county, was seen and heard in Kent,
last week.
Straw berries have not yet sold i'll onr
market ut less than ten cents per box, al
though they are selling in Wilmington at
five cents.
A. r. Kay. superintendent of the Cecil
Paper Mills, is erecting an addition to his
barn on his f,rm near Stone Run Foundry.
this county.
-Ekton boys are keeping abreast of the
times. On Saturday last, two juvenile
mines PLAYED Il game of base ball tor a stake
of fifteen cents.
Mont gomery Union Sunday School will
hold 4 strawberry festival, in II. ID. Miller's
woods. on Friday and Saturday evenings
18th and 10th instants
ON Tuesday evening, strawberry fes-
rival will be held near wilma, the residence
of Daniel Harvey, Esq, for the benefit of
wilma Sabbath school.
Two juvenile base ball mines have been
formed here, Charley Long is captain ofone
and Robert Randolph of the other. They
are practicing for match.
At the cattle sale of Mr.. Steele on
Saturday, good prices We're realized. Mr.
II. T. c. Crouch sold several horses at the
conclusion of the sale of cattle.
The Elkton Changers will have an ex-
cursion to Colchester, on the steamer Ches-
ter, on Thursday, July 10Th. The Changers
always have pleasant excursions. II
Col. Joseph c. Hill, who came up on
decoration day, returned to Baltimore on
Monday last. He spent the intervening
time among friends in The upper part of the
county. ,
p. Z. Tome, of Port Deposit, is mem
her of the graduating class of Lafayette
College, Easton, Pa. The commencement
of the college will take place OH the 9th
instant.
some person or persons not having
very great reverence for III" Sabbath in
dulge,i in pistol practice, last Sunday, in
the grove back of the cemetery known as
: Little Woods.
Get your tickets for the excursion of the
NJ. L. Sabbath school to Colchester, on
"Wednesday, 18th instant. Only Il limited
number will be sold. Apply early or you
anay he left ont in the cold.
The Bay View Sabbath School will hold
q itstlval,in the grove adjoining t he church,
on Friday and Saturday evenings, 10Th and
10th iust''itS, TO raise fund for The of
the school. The public invited.
A Mrun"ute minister bv tie name of
Eli Hershey, from Lancaster county, has
been holding forth at Rising sun and Vine.
gar Hill, this county. We failed 10 learn
whether or NOT he made any converts.
The ladies Of Cherry Hill and vicinity
will hold rl.er animal ice cream and straw
e
evening, OH instant, at the Red Mems Hall.
The public are cordially invited to attend. !
Miss Annie Ralston, Of Port Deposit,
is one of the seven Young lady pupils of
Darlington Seminary, whn will graduate at
the commencement, to be held in West
Chester, at Horticultural Hall, on the 2Oth
The quarterly meeting tor Union Cir
emit, will h" hell! at Eh"nezer, ON the 9th
and l0lh inst. Love feast on Sabbath
morning nj O'clock and preaching at 1Ols
O'rlock hy Rev Chas Hill, Presiding Elder.
The services al the NJ. T. Church Of this
Town, tom"rrow. Children 5 day, will he of
an unusually interesting character. The
floral decoration will also be- on n more ex-
t"nsiv- scale than heretofore Every body
should ati-.nf.
More than two tons of rock fish, some
Of them very large, We're shipped from Port
Deposit to Philadelphia, last week They
were caught a. the float or battery of the
NeSsrs. Spencer III the SuSpueanna, nearly
opposite the town.
That lively little songSter. NJ q. Suui.o
will sing here every evening this week, and
in all probability longer. He is accompan-
led l.v his family who will assist ut the
concert. At the close of each concert the
bill will be presented. h
n swarm of bees settled unnn the
Notwithstanding on the side of the house of
Mr.. II. NJ. NiCols on Main street. on Mon.
day, and Went in between the boards an 4
plastering through n knot hole. Mr.. Nicols
afterwards captured and hived them. =
An Italiln pedder left his main pack
of goods ut the Clerk s Office last week, as
security for his license. He would take ont
small quantities of goods at time and sell
them and when he realized sufficient money
he redeemed his main stock. This occupied
several days.
Mr.. John Chamberlane left this town
i"r New Castle, Del, on Monday last where
he has engaged in the drug business. Mr.
Chamberlaiue is a Thoroughly competent
druggist, having been in the business ever
since he was n lad of fifteen and will nc
doubt succeed in his new field.
We were this week shown the largest
If not the hauhsomnst, flower il was evel
"ur fortune t" gaze upon. 1t was Il maupo
liza, Gr'tndi forn, from Il Baltimore florist. a.
large us a poke hnnn"t of the form of OH,
native magnolia. with much the same per
tume. II wouldn't take, mauy of them t,
make bouquet.
A grand Temperance meeting will b,
held al Cherry Hill VI f.. Church, on Mon
day evening next, llfh inst, al : 30 o'clock
Addresses will ht IN Ill. hv Geo A. Blake
Esq, of this place, Rev. J. II. Johns, Rev
Dr. Shermer, Rev JOHN France and others
\ general invitation is extended to all in
terested in the subject.
& ncle Sans wards turned ont in fore,
on Monday last. t. was the time for max
ing mp the papers Tor their quarterly pen
sion payment, nm,i all hands answered IN.
roll call. This IS = * Intlv ii fact either
all the hands Were moi ihe,e for one of tn,
pensioners was minus an arm, -. that on,