The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-14
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have the chairs gone?
The first water melon in this rnarke
this season, was on sale by Messrs Dean s
Taylor, yesterday.
The trade dollar is once again return
now take them at par.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr.. F
s. Everst, of Port Deposit, died from thu
effects of the heat last week.
Mr.. Henry Brady and wife, of Chesa
peake City, left home on Tuesday for visi
to the Isle of Shoals, and other watering
places in the East.
Services will be held on the f. NJ. CAM
ground, 2lz miles northwest of North East
tomorrow morning, at 1920 o'clock. AL
are cordially invited.
We would call attention to the adver
tisement of James NJ. Edwards, nurseymar
of Rochester, n Y, who is in need of few
more statesmen. july 14-2w
C. C. Crothers, Esy., States Attorney
for this county, attended the commence
ment exercises of Washington College Al
Chestertown this week. a younger brother
of his was among the graduates.
The Elkton colored base ball club, which
accompanied the excursion to Baltimore, on
Thursday, played Baltimore club while
there, beating them by 4 score of - to )
First laurels for Elkton b. Il. B.'s.
e. Wiessner, of Washington, d. c.,
passed through here on Thursday on his
bicycle, having travelled from Baltimore on
that machine, leaving that city at o'clock
p NJ. on Wednesday. After dining he left
for Philadelphia by the turnpike.
1t is now rnmorel that the number of
tenant houses to be built by Mr.. WIN. NJ.
Singerly, is twenty four. The above is said
To be about the fact as before stated. He
also contemplates erecting fine residence
for his own occupancy when here.
A gentleman in this town has fine,
blue bleod, red Irish setter, for which he de
sires a good home, being situated that he
the dog need apply. The owner may be
reached through the Office of this paper.
The contract fer dredging and widening
the channel of Elk river has been awarded
to George w. Parsons, of Salisbury, Md.
Work will begin about the LIST of August.
Mr.. Parsons also has the contract for dredg-
ing the Wicomico river, in this State, and
Cape Fear river, in North Carolina.
The excursion from Port Deposit to Toll
chester on the steamer Pilot Boy on Thurs
day, July 10, will be Il tirst-class affair. We
will meet the Changers from this place, who
90 the same day; this, too, will he pleasant,
and the two companies will make Tolches-
ter lively.
Mr.. j. w. anthony is making marked
in his dwelling house on
Main street. He some time since added Il
rear building to the dwelling, and this week
cut down the windows of the main build
ing to the floor, increasing them consi,lera-
bly, in size, and adding greatly to the APP
pearance of the house.
A number of our farmers have already
shipped their wheat or at least Il portion of
it. Mr.. Alfred Weiherill, of this place, was
the first here TO ship, but new wheat was II"
novelty in the market nj the time, as sev-
eral SasSafras Neck farmers had shipped
their crops week previous. The first in
Of
1t is a dangerous thing to allow chill
dren to play with dogs, large or small or of
any kind during the warm weather. The
animals are worried by the heat, and far
more liable to be vicious than in cool wealth
er. In Baltimore the other day, mastitf
dog, never known to show anger before,
bit off both hands of a child that was play
ing with it.
The bathing season is now in full blast,
and crowds of youngsters and some old
ones, each evening partake themselves "a
the vicinity of the dyke, below the iron
bridge. A very nice bathing pool may be-
found near the railroad iron bridge north of
town, but the favorite spot for Il regular
old fashioned shower bath, is ut The waste
gates at the Head of Elk Mills
"Wednesday WAS pay day ON the F., W.
& Il. Railroad, and the employees were
flush. Considerable trouble is monthly ex
perrnced by them in getting their pay
check cashed, rs they are paid too late, or
they cannot leave work to go to bank. The
checks are current and any one having
money will cash them, but the trouble gen
orally is, the want of change.
A grand evening hop will be given by
the Rising Sun Sociable Committee in y.
II. Iriscoe's grove, near the Sun, on We'd
neslay evening, July %, next The music
will he furnished by Taylor's Orchestra.
The managers-M. f. Kirk, &. G.. Sill, w.
G. Passmore, w. Il. Richards, George A.
Smith, &. X. Grason, DR.. G.. +. Turner, W.
r. Mcclure, j. j. Smnllin ana John Briscoe
A pleasant time may be anticipated.
The dew and blackberry season is now
on us, and the irrepressible vrnder of thest
wild Injuries daily put in an appearance
1t is noticeable that the quantity of this
fruit in our market is always greatest on
Monday mornings. OF course they are not
picked on Sunday. The industrious gath
erer riseth with the sun on Monday, and he
filleth his basket while the sluggard sleep
eth. or words to that effect.
For the excursion on Wednesday, vii
Boulden sold $40. 30 worth of tickets, about
one half of the whole number sold. William
claims on this to be the boss ticket seller
This feat does 90 a long way to establish
this claim. The excursion was successful
a balance being left over after all expenses
were paid. The rumor that they lost none,
is therefore incorrect. Those who partici
pated express themselves as highly pi ease,
with the trip.
Between six and seven o'clock yester
day (Friday) morning, a heavy rumbling
Earring noise was heard here, and wa
thought by many To be a slight shock o
earthquake. 1t only lasted an instant. A
number of persons say they felt iarrin
movement while the noise lasted Other
thought it was an explosion at Dupont
powder mill, but up 10 the lime OF going t
press, nothing has been heard from il.
The members of Bethel y. NJ. T.. Church
of Port Deposit, will givea grand excursio
from Port Deposit, liavre de Grace am
Spesutia Island, to Galesville, West River
on next Wednesday. July 18th, on III
steamer Chester. The following committe
charge: John w. Martin, John Scar.
Richard A Williams, Thomas Ringgoltl
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