The Cecil Whig., 1883-08-25

little oat meal mixed with cold water ant
sugar, but this is not SO good.
-Preaching in the Free Methodist grove,
near North East, to morrow, at 10. 80 A. NJ.
and at the residence of Mr.. Croft, near New
Leeds, st 8 o'clock in the evening.
The base ball match set for Thursday
afternoon, did not take place, because of q
break in the Delaware City nine, caused by
sickness or the absence from home of some
Of its members.
Charlie Smiths cigar store, under the
Howard House, is now the centre Of attrac
tion for all lovers of the weed. Besides
having choice lot of highpriced goods his
two for cannot he beaten.
We would call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of the Warins
Fertilizer Company in another column.
This company may be depended upon to
furnish just what they promise.
Over four hundred persons attended
Messrs. Brickley s. McCullough's excursion
to Colchester on Wednesday, and as usual
had a pleasant time. These gentlemen
know how to run an excursion.
Superintendent l. n. Mills, of the Del
aware Division of the Philadelphia, Will
mngton and Baltimore Railroad, OF Dover,
formerly agent of the same road at Perry
Vile, in this county. has been granted a
patent for heating, cooling and ventila-
ting apparatus.
| Little Emma Lewis, of this town, who
| had her arm broken last spring, and who,
| about the time it was well, fell off a sofa
while sleeping and broke the arm again in
the same place, is now running about with
the injured member in a sling, the bone
again thoroughly knit.
The new Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
will cross the North East creek above the
rolling mill dam, on i three pier stone VIA
duct, 81 feet high and will cross the Elk
creek and the valley at Baldwin's factory
on the same class of structure, not quite so
high, but 300 feet long
-Rev. +. X. Miller, of North East, hav-
ing been called away from home to meet i'm
portant engagements, that will occupy him
about Il week there will be no service at any
of his appointments to morrow. He expects
to return on the Sunday following and upon
that day he will fill all his usual appoint
ments.
George Wallace and Thomas Mcclure,
white boys, about eighteen years ofage, and
Max Frank, a white man, We're all com-
mitted to the House of Correction by JUS
tice James A. Lewis, on Wednesday, AZ
tramps and vagrants, the two first named
for two and the latter for thre,, months.
Sheriff Dunbar took them down on Thurs
day.
There are two grape vines, with their
luxuridnt crops of grapes, in this 1own,we
worth seeing Just now. One is at the resi-
dence of Mr. Burbage Brock, on Main street
and the other is at Mr.. Henry Bells. on
High street. They are both such remarka-
bly extensive vines, with such An astonish-
ing crop of grapes in each case, that it Is
hard to decide which to award the bun.
Last week youth of about sixteen
years of age, giving the name of John
Miners, was arrested as a tramp and lodged
in jail here. On Monday morning last, ::
gentleman, n resident of Wilmington, Del,
came down and identified the lad as his son,
whom he said was an unruly boy, constantly
wandering off from home, appearing 10 pre-
fer the life of tramp to any other. He
took the lad home with him, determined to
, h,r ,f.,h Linn n the fin
Grabs are more plentiful in the Elk
River than they have been for many years
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, crab
bing parties, at Locust Point, caught more
than fifteen hundred crabs. They are
of good size and likely to be plentiful for
the next two or three weeks, unless we have
heavy rains. Locust Point is splendid
place to 90 and catch them. Mr.. Boulden,
the owner, has plenty of nice boats, and
treats all who call there in the best possible
manner.
Three thousand dollars per acre is a
good price for Cecil county farm land: yet
this is the price paid to Mr. James Mrkane,
of the Fourth district, for three acres by
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
The reason of the high figures WAS that the
new railroad passes right across Mr.. Nc
Kane's farm, which is a valuable one, cut
ting it exactly in two. In view of this
fact, we very much doubt that MIR. Mrkane
received even an much as he should, though
we hear the price allowed by the arbitratorS
quoted as very high figures.
Several Cecil Grangers from the upper
part of the county are III attendance upon
the great picnic of that order at Williams
Grove, near Harrisburg, Pa. This picnic,
as it is called. is the most stupendous thing
of the kind ever known in this country.
Ten thousand persons were present on
Thursday from all parts of the country
The picnic is much like a grand agricultural
fair, exhibits of all kinds of farm product
and machinery being upon the grounds in
large quantities. All kinds of amusenents
are provided and the immense crowd is
having jolly time.
Our information last week, that the
package of WINGS directed to Mechanics
Valley-of the week previous-reached the
post office at North East on Saturday
morning, and were not forwarded until
Monday, was derived from gentleman,
who either said he saw the package or that
he knew that they arrived there at that
time, but whom we now think must have
been mistaken, ~ we have the assurance of
the postmaster there, that they did not
come to his office until afternoon, and that
the bundle was stamped ''misSent," when it
arrived, evidently having some where or
other been placed in the wrong pouch.
Now the question is, where did this occur,
we would very much like to know.
boating pleasure parties are As p0pular
| as ever in Elkton, and our bellies are fortu-
nate in having escorts both at home and
from abroad. Last Wednesday,, Il number
of gentlemen from Newark drove over and
| each of them escorted one of our fair Elkton
ladies to the wharf, where the yacht Nan
tho was in full trim, ready for \ sail down
the river. The party returned in fine
spirits, about sundown, and all were sing
ing in happy and melodious strains, the
hasso in the rendition of " Home Again -
being distinctly heard over the then calm
waters. A little bird tluttered along with
the party aud when tired would rest its
weary pinions on the masthead and listen
to the talk and this is what two Of the
young gallants We're heard to say by the
little bird when they were comparing notes
in the bow of the yacht The Elkton girls
are beyond all doubt the most fascinating