The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-30
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The hills for the Fail Fair of the Cecil
Agricultural 81 ,ety We're posted this week.
The Sabbath school of Cedar Hill ~ NJ.
=. church, wifi i.c!d its annual anniv rrsary
today, ia a grove near the church.
A large company of Elkt"" young folks
spent the day At Locust Point oh "edneS-
lav, where they We're Hospitality enter
inrd by ex Sheriff Boulder.
- Crabs are very plentiful in the creek
and river Just now. Almost any quantity
can be caught. They are not, however, III
very good condition.
a heavy shower Of rain fell III the u@!%il
boriood of Raldwins Elk Mills on Tuesday
evening last, while here, but few miles
distant, it was as dry as a comb.
Some good work has been done on Main
street in the hollow this week, by laying
the roadway in crashed granite. If this
,ta;. had been followed ut other points It
SyolL :.aGe been much better
The new general exhibit building on
the Fair Grounds il going ahead rapidly
and begins to show what it viii he when
completed. The workmanship is excellent,
and It sill be model building OF It's KIND.
she ae.s exhibit building rs 1t gradu-
ally goe;; up and takes shape, attracts many
idle peanla 20 the f.iI srnundS. The grand
stand affords shade and comfortable seats
and at any hour III the day from ten +"
forty persons may be found there.
Sir. c. J. .Jamson, timer, of this town,
tilss aesk completed heavy piece Of work
~ rolled irsu, III the shape of an immense
smoke stack for the engine that drives one
of the steam sboyels o. the line Of the new
T. 4 .. railroad.
saint Marks A. NJ. p. church OF Elk
4xect, i.A,i its anniversary ON saturday
lIsf. 4 laieau crowd was i'll Attendance,
and all had 4 E.-.,. time. The bush meet
fny on Sunday drew Il isTre crowd, and al
roge,l,.lr during the two days, Things We're
Lively il. iiia. neighhorhood.
Mrs. Rachael A. Morgan died at tie
res'de. &c of her father YIN. Il. Freeman,
Esq, at iiack Creek mills, ia Ais county,
eral took place an Wednesday afternoon.
Service was held at the Luns.s, and the re-
mains were inferred at st Stephens church.
-R,.v VIM. Srhouier vii. re-lIme his "u-
,tes at Trinity church and al the church Of
the rood shepherd, CheSaprak City, t"rnnr~
ROW Sunday. The hour for the evening
4'rvirn at Trinity church, will be eight
8'ciock Communion serY H.. at chesapeake
City at tho usual hour, it being III" last sun.
day OF the month
Tic ladies \ Id society of MON VI. L.
church will hold a sipl"r and festival in
the grove adjoining the church oH HE nj,
t"ruuon and evening Of Wednesday,, sept
srl supper tickets, adult, - c"atS. chill.
',Ircn II cents. Proceeds for the benefit OF
ti,r ,.hnrch. Ifthr weather shonld he I'M
favorable it will Luz held the next fair even
ing.
A company of Il dozen OF ni":" "t Elk
~I-yE, gentlemen took a cruise dawn the
h,saI+sakr thi, week on one of the vessels
ri iIt.. STANLEY Bros, and after a four days
trip returuell safely. Captain John Brick
ley WAS the commodore u The cruise, and
Captain Stanley navigator. While ont they
4,al.iurrd Tu!ch .ster and several "i,er forts.
ii is also reported that they Stormrd Hrlti
more.
Rail slaughter begins on Monday next.
We call it slaughter. as the birds are
not fit for the table carly III the season,
but our law makers saw lit tn change Il c
slate al tie opening of the season from! the
lOlh 10 t1 first, il IA person who other
wis" would not shoot them until Il later day,
wants to get any Shooting at all, he must
90 ont at he opening. after i tide or two,
lie birds are nan e,t, there being ~ many
gamers.
The company of Young men from OK
ford, Pa, who had been camping for Il Week
previous on he farm of II. Clay johnson at
Gilp;ns Rocks in this county, broke camp
OH Saturday last, and returned home. They
4.all~si themselves '''Ehe oxford Clerks Cam
s,ing Club" aud had very jolly time.
Their camp was located near the residence
OF Mr. .IuhuSsn, and the family by their At
trniion to them contributed greatly to the
pleasure of their visit. They will repeat
the "trip next year.
- Ne last week s,:oke OF the fact that the
tounGaliUn walls of the new exhibition
building the + If grounds, We're bailt Of
stone, without mortar. beneath ground, and
expressed the belief shat they would have
been better had mortar been used. Til, he
lief was founded upon the expressed olin-
son ;,f an individual whom we smrpose.l
good authority upon such matters, but We
have since hp.u informed 10y practical build
cr< that for suci. bindings these. with
out cellar, the dry wall beneath ground Is
gar superior to the mortar wall.
-. colurcd woman of the first district
mas a fatty tumor upon the front Of her face
ct such size ~ 10 render her 4 hdeous oh
irct to look upon. The swelling which is
Is large as the half o, = fair sized water
inrou, begins just below the eyes, PRESSES
the nose aud month 10 the right -trawug
Them up into an unnatural shape. The lai1
side presents nothing bat i large round sur
ta".. of black, her feature, not hniu., visible
from. that side at all. The protuberaucc
stands out from the line OF the forehead
about six iuahr.
Mr.. Jesse Taylor who resides near
sherry Hin, in thi# county, frequently
picks up upon his farm, relies of til" abort
giues of the land, in shape # arrow heads
.rud other articles made al hnt, aud other
tu!u"raI, He this week showed us some
specimens of iiinf, clear white and part Y
worked. Sometime a-,o he picked mp fish
hook made Of black Hint, a curious iooking
implement. As there is no such Hint III