The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.

rags with potato bugs.
Several horses died last week, in nppe
Cecil and Chester county, from the heat.
WIN. VI. Haltleman, an Elk Neck farm
er, lost valuable young horse by distem
per, last week.
the excursion from Chesapeake City to Tol
chester on Wednesday.
The Elkton Cornet Band now holds it:
practice meetings at the store of John b
Myer, on Main street.
Branch lines of the b. 4 o. telegraph
will be run from the main line to all points
on the new road where work is in progress
w. T. Caleb, of this county, has engag
ed as clerk at Congress Hall Hotel, Cape
May, where he will be pleased to meet his
many friends.
Hon. Jacob Tome, of Port Deposit was
elected to mem bership in the board of Trus,
tees of Dickinson College, at recent meet
ing of the board
Within an area of country eight to ten
the First district. twenty one steam thresh
ers are now at work.
Many a mob, boasts of and is very
proud of his ancestry. Did it ever occur to
him to enquire whether his ancestry had as
much cause to be proud of him.
Fully ripe tomatoes have been gathered
in limited quantities from Elkton gardens
during the past week. In another week OF
two this popular fruit will he plenty.
Rev. Mr. Collins, assistant pastor at the
NJ f. Church, of Dover, Del . has been APP.
pointed to fill the vacancy at Cambridge
church caused by the death of Rev. l.. c.
Matlack. 4
Mr.. f. NJ Purnell, of this town, left on
Saturday for his annual tour of the South,
in the interest of a Philadelphia hat house
by whom he is engaged. He will be absent
for two months.
The worknen at Singerly's new mills,
We're forced to quit work on Saturday last,
on account of the extreme heat Severa, OF
1heln gave evidence of having come very
near being tue victims of sun stroke.
WIN. H. Smith, land agent to secure
rights of way for the b. 4 o, Railroad, was
in town, on Monday and Tuesday last
making final adjustment with the owners
Of land over which the company's new line
passes.
Mr.. w. W. Burnley, barber, on Main
street, was overcome by The heat. on Satnr
day evening last. He suffered severely fol
some time, hut finally obtained relief. Last
week was one that will long he r-membered
for its intense heat.
Mr. VIM. Smith, farmer residing neal
Westamwell Mills, lost a valuable horse, on
Friday of last week. While pasturing with
IA number of horses he was kicked by one
of them and his leg broken. The owner
was compelled to have him shot.
Mr.. John &. Noakes, of Scranton. Pa.
contractor for the sections of the Il. & O.
Railroad Company's new through line, be
tween North East and Newark, has been a
the Howard House for a week past and i.
rapidly pushing the work ahead.
-Messrs. Croxel II Combs, of Morristown
n j., sub-contractors for sections Nos. i
and II on the new b. & o. Railroad. began
work on Tuesday, between Cherry Hill and
Newark, and, OH Wednesday, ground wa
broken on the land of Judge MrCauley
near New Leeds.
delaware Bay resorts are becoming
famous for rowdyism aud bloodshed. A
l. Il a y I,.,s l.
John Culley severely stabbed Geo. Faux
ner. Both men are residents of Massey
cross roads, Kent county, in this State ant
worked for DIR. Massey.
It. is reported that the p. 4 b. c. Rail
road, which now virtually ends at Por
Deposit, is to be extended through Harfor,
county. A bridge is to be built over til
Susquehanna for that purpose. 1t will in
tersect the p, w. & b., at Stemmer's rul
passing through Bel Air
The wheat is not turning out well. Or
the Manor and in the Sassafras Neck thos
that have threshed report 4 short yield q
not more than fifteen to twenty bushels T.
the acre, some are below the lowest amour
than twenty bushels to the acre.
The Kennel 1irdnce says that job
Kelly, An Irishman living at the Anvil, il
Kenmett township, has received notice tha
10y the death of his uncle i'll Ireland h
comes INFO possession of his estate of 80
acres and valued at 81, 900. John will l
likely to "dig out - from the Anvil.
-George Shivery, ST., All old citizen
Elk Neck, died on Sunday last, at his hon
about twelve miles from this town NJ
Shiv-ry was quite advanced in years, helm
past eighty. He was well known here, ha
ing resided for 4 number Of years in Ill
Upper Neck, a few miles from town.
The Elkton base ball club will go
Newark this afternoon, and play the thin
game Of the series viii h the Active clnb
that town. On Wednesday next, July /
the Brady Senate club of New Castle, Del
and the Elkton club will play match gan
on the grounds of the latter. Game callt
at o'clock.
The work of repairing the public scho
iF'ChiiS ihJuich ny uIf u
rertion Of Mr.. Alonzo Reynolds, contracto
il progressing A strong force of me
are at work, and the building will I've tinis
ei early enough to allow the plaster al
paint to thoroughly dry before the beg
ming of the fall term of school.
A Boston dispatch reports that II
union of interests between the Pennsylv
MIA, Slatington e New England and ii
Highland Junction Storm King Brid
Railroads is to result in giving the Phil
delphi, IL Reading and the Baltimore
Ohio Railroads an entrance to Boston oy
the New York x New England road.
-Purvin Wilson, rolore,l, morter mix
AT the new mills of Mr.. Sinverly, was ov,
come by the heat on Saturday last. lie h
felt unw+ll under the great heat Of Frid
was not like him -elf =. h- pits it) the NJ.
mnrning. bur thinking il would wear of
went IL work. Ahnnt nine "'rlm'k he "
eu,idrnly overcome, and With difficulty ~
vented himself from falling ii-fure he yea,
ed the shade. II. suffered severely
twenty four hours, int it finally passed
and Purvin is himself again.
An exchange SAYS thSre were seven ~
sons be,lded in two tinv rooms. The fat i
and mother slept In the hest he'd, and ,lur
side. in a cot, two littl- children iT,ari
Law. In the other h-dronn, in one cuut
three grown girls spent their nights. 81
convenience insrparabl- from p"vrrty
,li,lp't hat IL.