The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-09-29

compare in size and weight with any thai
will be exhibited at the fair.
Mr. w. X. Wright will preach a
Crouch Chapel tomorrow Sunday even
ing at ~ o'clock. The public are cordial,
invited. The Sabbath school will meet a
IA o'clock full attendance is requested.
"A large alligator is on his journey north
ward from Florida, and will exhibit a
the fair here next week. He was procured
by Mr.. Edward Purnell, of this town, fol
Art Mitchell, who will exhibit the bird.
| The Fair Ball, usual each year during
the county fair, will be held this season on
Thursday evening, the 4th, at Odd Fellows
| Hall. Those who have been complimented
by being invited need not read this.
Every voter not registered should see to
that business on next Monday or Tuesday
the last days this year, and then in Novem-
Der vote a bran spankin new Republican
ticket The man who does this can sleep
with a clear conscience. l.
Mr.. James Il. Young, of Chicago, son of
Mrs. Rebecca Young of this town, accom-
pdultu ny HIS W Culi'l nulSt, Sdlicti
from New York for Europe this week. Mr..
Young will remain until his family is fixed
for an extended stay, and he will then re-
turn. =
MIR. Joseph Cantwell, of Cherry Hill
for many years a Postal Railroad clerk
between Baltimore and Grafton w. Va,
has on account of failing health been COM
PEELED to resign his position. Mr.. Cantwell
is now at his home at Cherry Hill, and will
probably engage in business there.
Rev. j. j. Haviland will preach in the
+. NJ. grove, near North East, tomorrow,
at 1890 \. NJ. If the weather should be
unfavorable, the meeting will he held at
the residence of Mr.. Wesley Atkinson, in
the same neighborhood. lie will also preah
in the Elkton L. NJ. Church, at 7.3o in the
evening
During the fair next week special tick
cts will be sold to and from this station,
from all points on the p. w. & b. Il. II. and
Delaware Division, including admission to
the fair. A special train will leave this sta
tion each evening ut o'clock for Whining
ton, so that persons can remain until the
races are over and then return home. The
accommodations south will also be ample.
We have received the first number of
The Witness, religious journal published
in Baltimore for quotuit,uS distribution. 1t
is well made up, and its editor is evidently
in earnest in the cause he has espou,ed.
Any one wishing to become a subscriber
has only to send his or her name to ''The
Witness" Baltimore, and they will receive
it free of charge on postage.
Down shore Journals are just beginning
to tell their readers, how to protect them
selves against tightening. One of them
had long article on the subject the other
day, and if person would place himself in
the position it recommends, at this season,
be would freeze to death. Tell them how
to keep from freezing brother and gives
them thunder and tightening next summer
The immense stack at Singerly's new
pulp mills has been completed so far as the
brick work goes, and an iron cap, somewhat
after the style of Inansard roof, is being
placed upon it. This cap is in six pieces,
cast iron and weighs upwards of six hun
dred pounds. Some one suggested that this
weight of iron was being placed upon the
top of the stack to keep it down, or to pre-
vent it's blowing away. The stack IS won,
der of its kind.
-Thurlow Arbuckle, son OF uHF ttiti fFie,iad
Daniel Arbuckle, of the fourth district, has
been appointed Railroad postal clerk, be-
tween New York and Washington in place
of John w. Cavander resigned, Mr.. Ar
buckle is an energetic and intelligent
young man and no doubt but that he will
make competent official. Mr.. Cavander
will return to teaching which av"cation lie
prefers to that of the postal service.
"A subscriber in Camden, New Jersey,
writes, that his copy of the WIG never
reaches him before Monday. 1t is mailed
here Oh Friday evening. The L. s. postal
service makes quick time, two days and Il
half to carry paper fifty miles. The old
time mail coach did better than that. Even
if it does not leave here until Saturday
morning, which is sometimes the case, it
should reach him the same day. Whip up
your horses Uncle Sammy.
We have this season mentioned several
specimens of fine grapes shown us. but the
finest by far we have yet seen, and the most
delicious to the taste, was variety grown
by Mrs. w. j. Saith, ON Howard street.
The lady has failed to keep the record of
Il. :. 10
consequence, it tastes just rs sweet without.
The fruit are large, round, purple, thickly
set in very large clusters and very juicy.
They will be exhibited at the fair, and we
We nture TO say will take the prize.
The season of the scar and falling leaf
and paint is upon us. number Of our
citizens are beautyfying their dwellings i'll
this way. Mr.. George Boulder of Whining
ton, :, first class artist. and Il young gentle
man of great taste and inventive genius in
this linz, is transforming the residence of
Mr.. Cruikshank's on North street, into a
chased property on West Main street, the
DeBowen place, has been handsomely
painted up Work has been begun on the
National Bank Building. 1t is to be painted
all over, and numerous others, are doing
likewise. The painters are busy. The
colors used now very snowy and cannot
fail to attract attention.
Prof. Nennor Virgins Mitchell Moore
saws: The first ice will come as soon us the
weather is cold enough, but it will not be
fit to gather until about the time it gets to
be three or four inches thick. Should the
Winter prove too warm for ice We will have
a short crop. If we get no ice this Winter
ice cream will be scarce next summer, and
| this would be "a calamity. About Christmas
it will be very wet, followed by a high old
| time and ii dry spell to follow. During the
| Winter we will have the usual round of
moon light, but on the whole the nights
will be darker than the days. Whenever
it begins to rain and blow, you may look
| out for a storm and as soon as it clears off
and the sun shines brightly, we are likely
to have clear weather. | have have no
mysterious way by which to tn'l out these
things, Il knowledge of weather seems 10
| Ii we been u special gift to me.
We have frequently heard of cattle,
horses, sheep, &c, being entangled in barb
ed wire fences, but we never before heard OF
IA man getting into this fix, and we don't
! believe We ever will hear of sober one be-
ing there, but one who had imbibed too free
ly of corn juice, got himself tied up on Sun
day afternoon last. On that evening AS Mr..
Buchanan was driving to town, lying on the