The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-31

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enlisted as ever.
Frost was plainly visible on Thursday
morning last.
The ladies Of Bay View NJ =. Church
will hold Il festival, for the benefit OF the
Sunday School at that place, on Friday and
Saturday evenings, June and 1. All are
invited to attend.
We saw some fine new potatoes 1t Dean
& Taylor's store on Friday They were
shipped from the South to them, and from
samples presented to us we can pronouce
them tirstclass.
The handsome piece of floral work
mentioned in onr report of Decoration Day
services, was designed hv Mr.. G. Il. Leslie,
of this town, and the floral work was done
nv his sister, Miss Nay Leslie.
Whether you 60 anywhere else this
summer or not, do not fail to visit the Port
Deposit fire department festival June 4ih
and 5th-next Wednesday and Thursday
evenings. Rest assured if you attend You
will never regret it.
RYAN <hiuoSoNi a. ioiihS i'NibS '''''i
Elktou has a ten months old colt sired by
| Mr.. James p. Marrett's fine horse "Dlee,
for which he was offered Sl25 ills week Gy
| Mr. w. Arthur Mitchell. Mr.. Ainscow
| declined the offer.
-Workmen began on Friday laying ont
the telephone line between Chesapeake City
and pole setting will begin at once. 1t is
expected to have the line to Chesapeake
City and North East in working order
within Il couple of weeks.
| The excursion from Port Derosi: L"
| Washington, on Thursday, June l., prom
ises to be one Of the biggest things of the
season. Secure your tickets early and see
the Capitol, Presidents Mansion, Treasury
and other buildings, and last, if not least
our law makers in session.
-Chldren's Day service will he held to-
morrow, Sunday at New Leeds NJ. f..
Church, and an interesting programme has
been arranged, which will no donbt attract II
large attendance. An attractive floral dis
play will be made and the services will be
such as will interest the children.
The board of directors of the Bethel
Cemetery have adopted resolution setting
apart Saturday, June eth as decoration day,
when all persons having any interest in the
cemetery are invited to be present upon the
grounds at 10 o'clock a. NJ, and Join in
decorating the graves Of those burie,!
therein.
Malcolm and Howard Gilpin, sons of
Mr.. VIM. Il. Gilpin, of this town, have been
appointed to clerkShips in the freight de-
partment of the p. w. q Il. railroad corn
pauy at Wilmington, Del. Both OF t.rese
young men are capable and trustworthy,
and no doubt will give entire satisfaction in
their new positions.
"A company of sportive young men
passed through here on Wednesday LAST
riding in dog -carts, who stated that they
had driven from Norfolk, Va, and would
continue on to Boston, Mass. They drove
fine horses and their carts were of the best
class. \ lengthy dispatc!, was torN aritd
by them to Boston over the b. 4 o. line
giving information of their movements.
One of the main features Of the Polt
Deposit Fire Company festival, will be the
fish pond. That this will be something
worth going long way to see, is promised
by the managers, an W. reel SAT-. in ell
dorsing this promise. The committee hay.
ing the pond in charge is made up of gen
tlemen thoroughly posted in everything per-
tanning to fish, their species, habits, etc
and they will spare pains to make it an
attractive feature of the festival
The flower gardens in front of the
houses of some of the Elkton residences are
blooming with beauty. But the windows
of many others who cultivate and have.
blooming flowers all the year round, which
besides gratifying themselves with the suc-
cess of their culture, enables the passer-hy
to stop and admire them, gives them the
credit of demanding special notice among
these we name-Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. j. +.
Brown, Misses Ash, Mrs. Marrett.
Two bycyclists, who had been attend
ing the bicycle convention and carnival
held in Washington, drove into town in
style last Wednesday, with dog cart and
tandem team and stopped at the Howard
House. They left on Thursday morning.
One of them was from California and the
other understood from Philadelphia
They had shipped their two wheeled vehi-
cles by express. They made quite 4 senSa-
ton when they drove through TOWN ia
tandem.
On Wednesday and Thursday evenings
next, June and ), one of the gran,lcst and
most complete festivals ever attempted in
Cecil county, will be given in Port DepoSt
by the Volunteer Fire Department of that
stirring town. More pretty girls with
straw berries ami ice cream to treat them
to will be found there, than was ever before
seen in one collection. Young man do not
neglect this opportunity. 1t may lie the
grandest of your life. Pretty girls and
plenty of ice cream and strawberries, Just
think of it,
Mr.. Singerly's new dry house adjoining
the Record mills in this town, will shortly
be under roof and the machinery at once
put in. The artesian well is still being
bored and is now abont 80 feet without
striking proper supply of water. The inn
menss well has been pumped ont to get lid
of water which had partly stagn ate;l, from
the well being so long open, and when it
again fills the water will be used The
government dredger is rapidly nearing the
wharves and when there the mud will lie
used to fill in the large Aew wharf opposite
the mills.
DO nor fail to attend the Port Deposit
Fire Department festival to be held on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, June
and ). The prizes to be contested for con-
sists of a very handsome gold mounted
cornet, also IA handsome set of French
china and a very beautiful doll for the chill
dren. The candidates have boon doing
good work and are still busily engaged and
it is question as TO who will be the sue
GOSSIP! ones. The only way TO secure the
success of a favorite is to vote heavy, vote
often and keep on voting as long as the
polls are open.
"A match game of base ball was played
on Thursday afternoon last between the
Juvenile and Acanemy mines of this town,
resulting in a victory for the former team
by score of 10 to II, they only playing
eight innings to the Academy hoy.' nine.
The following are the rams made: Juve-
niles-D. Caatwei, % Green, 3; Hinchlitfr,
!; GILES, q; II. Giles, =; Merritt, p Perkins,
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