The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-16
BrevitieS.


BrevitieS.
Our farmers are now looking after theil
cider presses.
From Port Deposit to Colchester fol
the last time this season, next Thursday.
Make your last trip to Colchester next
Thursday on the Brickley * Mccullough
excursion.
Bethel A. NJ. Z. Church, of this town,
will hold camp meeting on the church lot
beginning on the 23d inst.
The annual meeting of Peninsular edi-
tors will be held at Rehoboth, Del, next
week, trip up the Hudson will be part
of the programme.
Mrs. Rev. j. B. Jones, wife of the for
mer pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church, of Warwick, in this county, died
at Laurel, Del, on the 4th inst.
The Sabbath School of ST. Paul's NJ. f.
Church, Sassafras Neck, will give an ex-
cursion to Colchester Beach on Thursday
next, 23rd inst, leaving Georgetown at Z
A. NJ, and touching at all landings on Sas-
safras river.
Among the most distinguished arrivals
in this town recently was that of Mr. f..
Arthquake, on Sunday last. He came by
special express, and left same day. He is a
nervous old fellow, and shakes worse than
the ague.
Tomatoes weighing over pound each
were offered for sale by John Terrill, Main
street, on Tuesday last They We're raised
by Mr.. John Ward, who resides on the
Frenchtown and New Castle turnpike a
few miles east of town.
A farm in the Fifth district formerly
the property of John Shaw deceased, was
sold at public sale at the court house on
Tuesday last by John S. Writ, Esq. trus-
tee, and purchased by Judge Frederick
Stump, of the circuit court for 900.
The vacant scholarship at the Western
Maryland College, was on Tuesday last
awarded by the board of School Commits
sioners to Miss George Harlan, daughter of
Ex-County Commissioner, Geo f. Harlan,
Esq, after thorough competitive exam-
nation.
To all new subscribers of THE WING,
or old subscribers paying in advance, for
any length of time, we will send the Toledo
Blade, ''Nasby's" paper, until after the
election. This affords On excellent oppor-
tunity to any one to get the Blade, one of
the best journals in America, without cost.
la consequence of Mr.. w. Z. Singery
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station on the p. w. & B. railroad here
stands, it will be moved to the company S
grounds nearer the passenger station. Mr..
Singerly is about to put up large ware
house on the lot upon which the block house
now stands.
A large crowd of persons, who had
nothing else to do, crowded the magistrates
court on Tuesday while the hearing between
Smith 4 Bissell, a railroad contracting
firm, and Mr.. Maloney, former employe
of theirs, was going on. Not one-tenth of
the crowd could get in, and those on the
outer line thought it was a murder trial.
john Lungren, seven year old son OF
the affabe and accommodating proprietor of
the Louisville and Elkton stage line, met
with a serious accident on Saturday last
He was passing by a horse in his fathers
yard, when the animal kicked with both of
its hind feet, striking the little fellow upon
the face and forehead. making an ugly and
dangerous wound.
The corporation of Charlestown has
followed the example of Premier Bismarck
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difference between them is, that while the
town of Charlestown only rules out the live
porker. Biz won't even let him in the
shape of pork. OF the two great powers
CEarlestown is the most liberal.
Rev. r. w. Beers, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church of this town, has returned
from his summer vacation trip, and will
conduct service tomorrow (SuLday,) as
usual. Strengthened and invigorated by
the mountain and sea air something even
better that common may be expected from
this eloquent and forcble young preacher.
The work of paving John street from
Main to the cemetery gate is about finished,
and good substantial job has been made
of it, The bricks are laid in herring bone
style, instead of straight, as has heretofore
been the custom, and the curb is of proper
sized granite, in place of brick, as has been
used at various points on many of our
streets. The bricks were laid principally
by Baiiitf King and Mr.. Joseph Miller aid
ed by Mr.. John Lee and Others
"A disease that battles the most exper-
fenced hog raiser here has become epidemic
among the swine in this vicinity 1t in
some features resembles the colera, taking
off the subject in very brief period after
the attack. Mr.. John +. Alexander has
lost several, one of them weighing over 800
pounds. Mr. John Mlbourn, A. C. Cole,
II. Ninsinger, Daniel Pierce, WIN. Hurst
and others being among the losers. The
disease appears to be growing worse, and
what the outcome will be is hard to tell.
West Nottingham academy, in thi,
county, is one of the best institutions o
learning, not only in this but in any state
and parents could not commit their children
either for preparation for college, or fol
business to better hands than Prof Geo X
Becktel and his assistants. The course o
instruction is thorough and the surround
ings and associations are pure, that which
is most needed by the young, in whom
character is just forming. 1t is also one o
the oldest and most prosperous. These two
facts should go long way in recommend
ing it.
All along the rear line of the grounds
of the ElktOn cemetry company, on the ives
side, there is a row of Towering shrubs now
in bloom, bearing an unusually pretty
flower. These plants are now comparative
ly wild. They were purchased and set on
by the cemetery company several years ago
but since that time have received little Of
no attention, and have deteriorated muci
in quality, being now not much better thar
wild flowers. If this shrubbery was taker
care of and cuttings planted over til,
grounds, they could in few years be mad,
attractive.
Sunday last, the 10th of August, was
the anniversary of what would have beer
the 10th birthday of HELEN Finley, daugh
ter of Cashier Charles b. Finley of the Ma
tional Bank of Elkton, who died in July
1874, had she lived to that time, and in ac
the resting place of the remains of the little
one was made attractive by being covered
with beautiful flowers The contribution