The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.

uUCAL DhlEEO.
This has been a soggy July, very.
The black birds are beginning to fiocl
on our marshes.
The New Castle County National Banl
takes trade dollars from its dep0sitors.
An excursion takes place to-day from
North East to Colchester, on the steamer
Cockade City.
If anyone can point us to heavier
shower of rain than that OF Tuesday even
ing we would like to hear of it.
Last Saturday and Sunday were indeet
sweltering days, the mercury rating at "
and 81 respectively in the shades.
"A party of Newark gentlemen drove
over to Elkton last Monday and spent 9
pleasant day down the river on fishing
trip.
Rev. Chas. Hill, presiding elder, preached
in the NJ. f. Church of this town on Sun
day morning last, the quarterly meeting
occasion.
SD. Gordon of the Newark Ledger has
resumed the publication of the Mdrytdna
Courier of fredericksburg, Caroline county,
Maryland.
Malcolm, son of Mr.. William r. Gilpin,
of this town, has been appointed to clerk
ship in the office of the Philadelphia, Viii
miscton and Baltimore Railroad Company
at Wilmington.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Mutual Building Society of this
county, will be held at their usual place OF
meeting, Odd Fellows Hall, on Monday
evening, 3Oth inst.
The champion sunhower OF town may
be seen in the garden of Dir. W. L. Giles,
on North street. 1t certainly is monster.
standing at least eight feet high. 1t will
soon he in full bloom.
A row of the old-tashioned kind took
place in the Hollow last Saturday night,
winding up with the usual result-a knock
down and drag-out-much loud talk and
afterwards clear sky.
A fine clinker built cedar skiff, was
found airift of Turkey Point short time
ago, by some young men. No owner has
been found for the boat which is said to be
very handsome and valuable one
MFR. Charles H. Smith has bought the
stock and fixtures of Taylor's cigar store,
under the Howard House, and has opened
out new and excellent stock of cigars and
choice smoking and chewing tobacco.
Mr.. A. w. Mitchell, brought down
town last Saturday a fair sample of the
Early Rose potatoes, raised in his garden in
East Elkton. One of them weighed IL o.,
and four of them weighed BIB and IL OF.
The new pavement in front of the resi-
dence of William S. Evans, Esq, is not
only decided improvement but great
source of comfort to many OF our citizens
who have occasion to travel past his door.
Judge r. L. Thomas, of North East, is
improving his residence in that town, by
putting handsome mansard roof upon it.
The spirit of improvement seems TO he astir
in that vicinity and all mechanics are busy.
The catalogue of the next. the fourth
fair of the Cecil County Agricultural Socie-
ty, printed by the Bowen Bros of the
Newark Ledger is being given circulation.
Copies NAV he hsd at the drug store of II.
II Mitchell, on Main street.
Quot pitching by the ex-members of
the old 'Lazy Club" now goes on in full
vigor in the rear of the public offices. Many
of the members are very expert and five
'ringers" to a game is no uncommon oc
currence-so saith the game keeper. /
Several of the workmen upon the Fair
Ground-among them Mr.. L. l.. Whiteman
and his son Benjamin-were overcome by
scarcely been able to work. Mr.. White
man is also suffering from malarial fever.
The Rsvs. II. L. Hastings. of Boston,
Mass, Gee. Il. Kramer, of Brooklyn, y. Y.
Rufus Wendell, of Wilmington, Del, and
other able preachers are engaged for the
Susquehanna Camp of the Household OF
Faith" to commence. July 3lst, at ~ +. NJ
Fishing is good now on the Elk True
we have not game fish like trout or bass, but
quite exciting sport may he had in landing
the gamey yellow and white perch or the
equally stubborn catfish. The latter are
caught in great abundance and of large
size l.
-Messrs. Alexander Evans, Jr., Harry
and Frank Miller, S. S. Rambo and Frank
II Lad T., l..
Monday afternoon for pleasure trip, to
include Grabbing and fishing. They had a
good time and fine sport, and returned last
evening. q
Miss Martha Biddle, of this town. left
yesterday for visit to Maine. She will
spend some time in the East, and return by
way of Ocean Grove, stopping there fol
some days. Miss Biddle has numerous re
lations throughout the East and Lower
Canada.
-Rumor informs US that there is proba
hility of the steam yacht Mignon, now al
Havre de Grace, being pnt upon the Elk n.
tow and excursion boat. The Mignon i.
IS feet long, and is nicely fitted up for
small craft. She would find plenty of WORK
to keep her busy here. ,
During heavy gust recently, the har
vest hands of VIM Cooley, near Rowlands
Vile, in this county, took refuge in barr
and while there the lightning struck larg
tree near by, stunning all the men to a
greater or less extent. None of them, how
ever, were seriously injured.
There is now, it seems, some prohabilit,
of q Grangers' excursion some time in Au
gust to Cape May by way of Delaware Cit,
and the steamer Clyde. There is no Ger
tainty of it yet but as liberal offer ha
been made by the steamboat company Their
is probability of its happening.
The Agricultural Society, of D ,laware
offers a silver medal and fifty dollars in casl
to that Farmers Grange which makes tn
most meritoriOus exhibit in the severed de
partments at the next annual State Fair
and bronze medal and twenty-five dollar
in cash to the one making the next hes
showing.
Landlord Bradbury is getting ready t.
take active charge Of his new hotel on tn
line of thss-c.f Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
He doesn't, however, propose to attempt T.
compete with Saratoga or Long Branc
house, but he will beat Colchester all t.
pieces. The house will be known ~ tn
Hotel de Crouch, after its proprietor.
"A suburban man not altogethe
pleased with the conduct of his domestic
affairs took the matter in his own hand