The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18

will give an excursion to Colchester Beach
on Thursday, the 9th of August next,
The young men of Elkton have ar
ranged for an excursion to Colchester OF
Thursday, August 9th. Full particulars
next week.
As usual at this season of the year, 1t 1
said that the wild oats on the marshes
heavier than ever before, and the rail birt
shooters are happy
A full attendance of the members o
Elkton Grange, No. AS. p. of H., Is re
quested at the meeting to be held on Satur
day, 25th inst. Important business is Il
be transacted.
A bush meeting will be held at Ceda
Hill A. U. NJ. 2. Church tomorrow (Sun
day. beginning in the morning and contin
ing all day. The pastor. Rev. &. FL. Will
liams, will be in charge Lovefeast at 9 A
| NJ; preaching at II A. NJ. and Sand SIP. NJ
Rev. Lewis Wake, of North Sassafras
parish, will hold service in st. Augustine
church, Bohemia Manor, tomorrow (Sun
day) afternoon, at o'clock. Service is held
at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Ches
apeake City, on all Sunday evenings, at
o'clock.
AT the recent commencement exercises
at Washington College, Chestertown, the
president of the institution, Prof. William
j. Rivers presented the gold medal to Mr..
Rowland Watts, of this county, as the stu
dent of the junior class most distinguished
for industry and progress.
The annual meeting of the members OF
the Mutual Fire Insurance Company OF
this county will be held at the office of the
company in Odd Fellows Hall, Elkton, on
Saturday, August LIST, at which time the
annual premium payment of per cent on
the premium notes will be due from each
policyholder.
| The Brickley s. Mccullough excursion
from Port Deposit and Havre de Grace to
Colchester promises to be one of the most
popular of the season The excursion sea-
son is about closing and all who want
another sail on the Chesapeake should not
fail to take advantage of this one. Remem-
Der the date, Wednesday, July 22d.
The first watermelons of the season in
this market were offered for sale at Browns
provision depot, North street, on last Satur-
day morning. They were not rs prime as
they are later in the season, perhaps; but
they were, as rule, excellent fruit, and
sold at moderate prices. The next lot will
be much finer.
We are pleased to be able to state that
R. c. Thackery, Esq, Of the Elkton bar
who has been quite i'll for some time past,
is now rapidly convalescing, and will here
after regularly attend to the business of his
profession. He may be found daily at his
office on North street opposite Odd Fellows
Hall.
Reuben Haines, Esq, of the Elkton
bar, and his daughter, Miss Mamie, intend
starting for Boston by sea in the steamer
Chatham" from Baltimore on Monday
next, the Goth inst. They expect to visit
Nantucket, Plymouth Pilgrim Rock and
other places of interest. We trust Mr..
Haines will favor us with description of
the visit after his return, which will doubt
less prove refreshing to those readers of the
WING who are obliged to remain at home
and swelter under the hot July sun
Mr.. Henry Bell in this town is about
completing an extensive and substantial
building on his truck gardens to
be usedas carriage and wagon
house and general storage place for
the fixtures of his business, such as the sash
of his hot beds. which would fill an ordi-
nary building themselves, and hundreds of
other appliances used by him. 1t is two
stories high forty to fifty feet long and of
ample dimensions to take in a wagon on
-Messrs. w. Hodge Bennett, of Philad
elpAia, aud John G. Davis, of this town,
have purchased theclipper yacht" Maud S. -
from Mr.. Calvin Merritt. The Maud is a
rafting sailer, having in the past shaken
the wind out of the sails of all craft OF her
class she has come incontactwthon the Elk
river or upper Chesapeake Mr.. Bennett
with company Of friends took an outing
in her this week, visiting E,ndalia, the
residence OF Mr.. w. p. ii wLrl on tho west
shore of the Elk, below Back Creek where
they remained several days
Mrs. NJ. C. Palmer, the well-known
Baltimore evangelist, will have charge of
the arbor meetings at the A. NJ. Il. church,
of this town, beginning tomorrow Sunday
and will probably remain during the week.
Mrs. Harriet Baker, of Columbia, Penn.
another well-known evangelist, will CON
duct the meetings the following week, be.
ginning on Sunday the 26th Both OF
these women are ready and forcible speak
srs, and draw large audiences wherever
they 60. There will be three services to-
morrow, two of which afternoon and even
ing will be in charge of Mrs. Palmer.
| A rumor is current here that the man
Joseph Taylor, who was hanged in Phiad-
elphia on Thursday, tor the murder of his
keeper in the State Pententiary, was JOS.
Taylor, Lative of the vicinity of Lewis
vile in this county. This is a most eyre
gious error, and unjust to the party con.
ceived. Joseph Taylor, of this county, is
now with the Buffalo Bill combination
acting in the capacity of door keeper. An
Elkton gentleman met him recently while
the troupe was in Philadelphia not more
than month ago, and he told him that he
had not even the pleasure of his unfortu-
nate namesakes acquaintance.
We have examined into the plan of the
Home Literary Associ alton of Baltimore
and are convinced that it offers great ad
vantages to all who desire to furnish them
selves with the best literature of the time.
at figures much below market rates. Mr.
and will wait upon our citizens and give
them information as to the benefits of the
association. Each subscriber is presented
with large, handsomely bound CyclopBda
of useful knowledge ON almost all known
subjects. This work alone appears to be fully
worth the subscription price. We feel per-
fectly free in recommending this enterprise
to our citizens, it being endorsed by emf
nent men in numerous localities.
| Lewis Chambers a coloreJ man said to
be crazed for loves sake, who has beef
banging around town for some time past
scarcely ever saying word to any one and
sleeping upon the sidewalks or anywhere
| just where he CHANGED to be when he fel
sleepy, was arrested by Bailff King or
Wednesday last and committed as a va
grant. 1t is said that he was deeply enam
ored Of a dusky widow, who failed to recip
rocate his ardent passion, and in conse