The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-11
BrcVitieS.

The Fourth was so quietthat one would
scarcely think it was here.
MIR. George \. Steele, of the Fourti
district, has been appointed principal of the
Elkton public school.
The Rev. L. +. Coyle, of Bridgeton, y
j., will preach in the Elkton Presbyterian
church tomorrow morning and evening.
The fourth passed quietly in Elkton
the only celebrant being the small boy with
his shooting crackers.
Rev. Lewis f. Watson, of Kent county,
has accepted a call to the rectorship of st.
Jamess p. L church, Port Deposit.
Communion services will be held at the
NJ. f. church, Of this town, tomorrow
Sunday morning The pastor Rev. Mr..
Otis, will otliciate.
A rumor is current here that Mr..
from this town, has fallen heir to a fortune
of $50, 600 by the death of a relative in Nir-
ginia.
1t is reported that West Amwell mills
which have been shut down since Feb. last,
will resume operations on Monday next.
This is good news to the many idle en-
ployees.
The Ekton base ball club went over to
Port Deposit on the Fourth to lay out the
boys of the Granite Hills, but they came
home very much crest fallen. The Port
team beat them badly.
DO not forget the excursion of the NJ.
f. Sunday School, of this town, on Thurs
day the 10Th inst. The Pilot Boy is one of
the best and safest steamers on the bay,
and those who go may depend upon good
accommodations and polite attendance
We this week received communica-
tion signed "Citizen,'' which we would
have gladly published We're it not for the
fact that it lacked the signature of the
writer. If "Citizen" will unveil himself
his communication can yet be put in type.
Mr.. George Booth, one of our we'll
known and deservedy popular ice dealers,
has been suffering from malaria for several
days past, to such an extent as to render
him incapable of attending to his business.
He is now much better and able to be ont,
but has not entirely recovered.
Andrew Russell, of the neighborhood
of Andora, in the Fourth district, has cat
wheat which he is confident will turn out
more than thirty bushels to the acre. Some
time ago the outlook for wheat was not
promising, but since harvest began matters
have frightened up, and il now looks as
though the yield will be far more than half
an average crop.
MIR. Samuel Arbucklp, of the Fourth
district, was thrown back in his harvesting
operations by the breaking of a journal of
his harvester on Wednesday last. There is
no agent of the makers here and he was
competed to suspend operations until he
could get new part from Philadelphia.
No farmer should purchase machine, the
Anufacturers of which have no agent in
their vicinity.
Mr.. James Johnson, of the Fifth dis
trict who has held position on the U. S
postal railroad service for a number of
years has resi- gned his position, the resigna-
tion taking place on June 30th. w. T.
Milsteah, of Prince Georges county, takes
Mr.. Johnson's place. Mr.. Johnson WAS a
most efficient officer, and highly esteemed
in the department. He has several times
rendered his resignation, but has been in
duced to withdraw it, He will in the
future make his home in the Fifth district,
near North East.
"A Fourth of July firecracker came near
causing serious fire on Saturday last in
the frame block on main street, opposite the
old Exchange Hotel. A portion of one OF
these large crackers fell upon the roof of the
frame dwelling occupied by Mr.. John Gal
laher and set fire to it. 1t was extinguish-
ed after burning hole through the roof two
or three feet in dimensions but if it had not
been discovered as early As it was destruc-
tive fire would have taken place, as this is
closely built block of frame houses. DIR.
Cat Wells put out the fire with his patent
extnguisher.
1t is reported that the festival to be
held in the grove near Cedar Hill A. NJ. f
church this evening, and which is adver
tised as flr the benefit of the church, is no,
for this purpose at all, but has been gotten
mp by irresponsible parties for their indi
ydual benefit, and that the officials of the
Church deny any connection with it. Ii
would be well for persons thinking of Civ
ing this enterprise their support to enquire
into the matter before doing so. We ar,
$50 told that this is the third time that
festival of this character has been held and
not one cent has yet been turned into til,
treasury of the church.
-Messrs. n. A Collaary and Thomas T
Howard, will give one of their ,pular and
pleasant excursions down the bay to Tol
chester next Thursday, July l6.h. Th,
steamer Chester has been engaged and til,
party will leave Chesapeake City at half
past eight o'clock, and on return will leav,
the beach at o'clock. The Chesapeak,
coronet band will accompany the excursion
and good time is looked for. Good meal.
will be served on the boat at reasonabl,
rates, and five hours enjoyment among tn,
attractions of Colchester with boating ,ba tn
ing, fishing and grabbing may be indulg
ed in.
-Perlodlcaily, the lamp in Granite Hal
saloon, on Main street, used for keeping
what is known As the hot counter warm
the place where crabs, fried clans, Sc, ar,
kept ut a proper heat-takes fire and is free
into the street, blazing like burning build
ing. After the excitement OF the fire on
Main street, block or two above the cry
of fire thers created almost panic. Til,
burning lamp was carried out of the build
ing without damage this time, but some OF
these daysif it is not discarded it will b,
the cause of a terrible connagraton. There
is no doubt, if fire ever does get into thi.
row of compactly built houses big blaz,
will be the result