The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-08-22

The Baltimore Not1titg HcroH moved
into its handsome new building last Mon
day.
Fences were torn down and the roads
badly washed in some parts of Elk Neck 10y
the storm of last Thursday Il week.
-Rey. John f. Williamson, of Newark,
Del, will preach in the Nj. f. Church of
this town Sabbath morning and evening
next
The congregation and friends of Saint
Francis Naviers Church, in the First dis
triet, pic MED in Mr.. Charles Prices grove,
near Warwick, last Thursday.
DO not fail to go on the Changers ex-
cursion to Colchester Beach on the steamer
Pilot Boy next Thursday. The return trip
will be by moonlight.
"A Sunday school celebration and fest-
near Carriers mills to-day, the proceeds of
which for the benefit of the church.
the Sunday schools of the Elkton and
Persons Grove Presbyterian Churches held
| y
on Thursday las. a pleasant day was spent,
and Il large crowd was in attendance.
There will be services in the Presby
terrain church tomorrow (Sabbath) at the
usua! hours by the pastor, Rev. r. w.
Beers. The subject in the morning will be;
''rhe One Thing Needful," and in the even
ing; "a Fair Beginning but a sad Ending"
DE Voc, the weather prophet, says
cyclone will strike south of this section be-
tween the 18th and 30th instant, and that
Immediately following overcoats will feel
comfortable Frost is to occur three weeks
earlier in the Middle States than last year
-Messrs. Joseph Clay and Nathaniel
Devalinger, who have been engaged in fish
ing this season, brought to the EllSton mar
ket, last Thursday, over one thousand fine
crabs, which they quickly disposed of. The
crabs were caught in "Fairlee Creek" Kent
county.
Robbers attempted to break into the
residence of Mr.. John Perkins, on West
High street, last Wednesday night. And
on the same night an attempt was made to
enter the house of Mrs. Harriet Heath, who
resides on the Nottingham :oad about two
miles from Elkton.
The collectors of State and county taxes
will sit at the usual places in their respec-
tive districts from the 9th to the 31st inst,
for the collection of the same On State
taxes paid before September LIST discount
of 3 per cent. will be allowed, and on coun-
ty taxes discount of per cent. See their
notice.
-Nardello, the Italian held in Washing
ton for the murder of Eutanno, and who is
suspected also of numbering De Baldo at
North East, in this county, admits his COM
plicity in the murder of Rutanno, but de-
MES that he had anything to do with the
murder of De Bado. He says he knows
De Baido'S son, who has gone back to Italy.
Bishop H. c. Lay and family were reg
istered at the Carrollton Hotel, in Balti-
more, last Thursday. The Bishop was Just
from Block Island, on the New England
coast, and was on his way to Massanetta
Springs, iiarrisonburg, Va, for a stay of
two months. There has been no material
change in his health since leaving Balti-
more several weeks ago for trip North.
Miss Mollie Purnell entertained Miss
Florence Reynolds, at her home last We'd
ncSday evening. Among the guests were
Misses Addie Brown, Oracle Wells, Eva and
Bessie Scott, Mamie Haines, Daisy Scott,
Mamie Hughes; Messrs. Justus Dunott,
Frank Harvey, Richard Reese, Rufus Bow
land, Winter Wilson. \ pleasant evening
was spent in dancing card playing and
other social enjoyments. Refreshments
were served at II o'clock, and at 4 later
hour the pleasant gathering broke up.
Sheriff Smith on Wednesday received a
telegram from the managers of the Wood
lawn camp meeting requesting that he and
the Bailitf of Elkton come and reinforce
Deputy Sheriff Janney, who was then on
duty there. II seems that in previous years
there has been crowd of intoxicated per-
sons present on the last days of the meet
ing who have behaved in very disorderly
manner. Thursday being the closing day
of the meeting. the managers, experimenting
trouble, determined to have a sufficient po-
lice force on the grounds to preserve order.
Two Elkton gentleman started home
from Wooilawn camp last Thursday night
and missing the road they found themselves
in Principle. From this point they were
started on the correct homeward route and
fla n
on Friday morning. While making in
quiries concerning the correct road to Elk
ton at a neighboring farm house, the junior
gentleman had an exciting race with some
guardian mastitfs who jealousy kept guard
about the husbandman' premises The way
that young man run, it is said, would lower
any record ever made by IA champion rum
ner notwithstanding the shortness of his
legs.
The "Grangers, will give their 9TH an
nual excursion to Colchester Beach, next
Thursday August 9th. AS all the patrons
of husbandry are fond of meeting together
and discussing matters of interest to them
selves in their profitable and productive vo-
cation, it is hoped that large crowd will
go down the Chesapeake bay with them,
and enjoy the improved beauties and at
fractions at Colchester, the fine bay breeze,
and on the trip down and up, a good old
fashioned farmers talk. The steamer Pilot
Boy with the excursion party will leave
SCOTS wharf at half-past seven, the early
rising farmers desiring to have for once in
the year Il full day of rieasurable enjoy
ment The excursion party will stop at
Merry's landing, and at Elk Neck wharf,
where they will take on a number of the
farmers, their wives and their daughters
living in that famous wheat growing sec
ton, and we believe they will give their
brother farmers from other sections of the
county some accounts of their wheat crops.
which will silence the reports of immense
yields of crops which have been reported
from other sections of the county, distant
from them. The farmers from all sections
will agree on the immense corn crop, and
many will compare notes SIS to when they
first began powing for wheat, the rains of
the present season having given them an
early opportunity. The daughters and sons
of the farmers will have a good time by the
enjoyment of dancing and concert music by
the fine string and brass bands that have
been engaged The managers have also
made careful arrangements that baskets
and parcels will be taken care of free of
charge. The Changers excursions have al