The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-27
BrcVitieS.


Patronize lin.
Brevities.
The newspapers are still engaged in
killing the peach crop.
The NJ. E. Sabbath school will excur-
sion to Colchester on July 10th.
Mr. Il. c. Lewis, of this town, and bride,
arrived home on Wednesday evening last.
between Sunday and Monday last
rests the claim to being the longest day in
the year.
Remember the festival at lower Bay
View school house Fifth district, this even
ing.
The Elkton base ball club will play the
Hayre de Grace club in that town on the
Fourth of July.
WIN. Kelly, of Wilmington, Del, h,s
the contract for painting the new Presby-
terian parsonage of this town.
The board of managers Of the Cecil ag-
ricultural society, will meet on Monday
next at their Office in this town.
A difference in the length of the day
has taken place since the 23d inst, but it is
scarcely perceptible.
"A small culvert on Cathedral street, is
so badly out of repair as to be 'ngerous to
teams passing that way.
The limbs of some of the trees Oh Main
street have been allowed to grow so low
down as to interfere with passing vehicles.
The supply of gas from the Elkton gas
works gave out about ten o'clock on We'd
nesday night, and everybody was left in
darkness.
A hop will be given at Port Herman,
on the shore of Elk river Friday July Sd.
They know how to get up a dancing party
down there.
Rev. Thomas L. Pouson, of Baltimore,
formerly a clergyman of this county, Will
deliver the Fourth of July Grafton at Ocean
Grove, New Jersey.
The store of Messrs Carhart u Co., OF
Zion, Md, will be closed on Saturday, July
4th, except from u to o'clock p. NJ, for
distribution of the mail.
-DOCCOT W. II. III uCli, VI ""A y
College, has been appointed president of the
Frederick Female Seminary, and has &C
cepted the appointment.
The b. s. O. Railroad has secured an
entrance into Philadelphia. To run the road
through the city, will cost the company
seven millions of dollars.
A large number of persons will go fIom
this town to Newark, Delaware, tomorrow,
to witness the ceremony of the conservation
OF the new Catholic church recently COM
pleted there.
A slab of the stone steps on the court
house yard, on the North street side, has
been displaced, and it is now i'll such a con-
dition as to be dangerous. 1t should be at
tended to.
The X. of p. excursion 20 Colchester on
Wednesday last, was very pleasant one,
but not success financially, the expenses
exceeding the receipts by something over
one hundred dollars.
-Wingate Post, G. A. r., of North East,
will have grand time on the Fouth of July
A number of visiting posts will be on hand
and participate. They are determined to
make it a big day.
r. c. Thackery, Esq, Of the Elkton
bar, is still confined to the house by sick
ness He is peculiarly affected, his physi-
clan hardly knowing the nature of the af-
fection, though he thinks it is some trouble
with the liver.
Town Baliff King, has had a force OF
men at work this week cleaning up the
streets of the east end, removing all grass,
w,els, rubbish. etc, and the ground
gone over row looks five hundred per cent
batter.
An Elkton lad roaming around on the
steamboat which carried the excursion tt
COLCHESTER last Wednesday came across the
air-pump, and he called his companions tt
"come look at this big iron rod plunging NJ
and down in washtub full of water
Miss Carrie, daughter Of Mr.. Harr.
Hall, of this town, took advantage of th
*. of =. excursion On Wednesday last for
pleasant trip down the bay on her way t.
Chestertown, Kent county, where she ex
poets to spend several weeks visiting amoni
relatives and friends.
Montgomery Union Sunday school viii
hold their annual festival on Wednesda
evening, July LIST, in Mrs. Mary NJ. Miller
woods. The public are cordially invited
Should the weather prove unfavorable
will be held on the following evening.
The funeral of James Mccartney, VIII
died in Wilmington, Del, on Monday last
took place here on Thursday morning. Sci
vices were held at the Catholic church, an
the remains inferred in the burial groun
adjoining. Mr.. Mccartney was 50 years @
age, and was resident of Cecil county
number of years, where he still has a nun
ber of relations and many friends.
William Scotten, an employe at Prov
dence paper mills in this county, met wit
a painful accident recently. He was
work at what is known as the digger IN;
chine, and the sleeve of his coat or shirt b.
came entanged in some portion of the mi
chinery drawing in the hand, injurying
quite severely. Mr.. Scotten has since bee
unabeto do work Of any kind.
Hon. Jacob Tome, of Port Deposit in tn
county, who so generously presented Die
inson College at Carlisle, Pa, with the bea
tiful scientific building that has just be-
finished and who was a visitor to the &C
lege during its recent commencement exc
cises, received while in Carlisle huhdr'
enthusiastic students who were desirous
meeting him. at the residence of Judge Sd
Ter, whose guest he was.
An explosion occurred among sol
acids which Henry Hurf was preparing
apatent roofing to apply to the McCullon
Iron Works at Rowlandsville. in this cou
ty, on Saturday last. Mr.. Hurf was bad
burned about the face, and the sight of
right eye Is destroyed; the other was al
injured, but his physician thinks it can
saved. Mr.. Hurf was in the employ
Wood & Son, of Wilmington, Del, and W
sent to his home in care of an attendant.
Mr. Thomas G. Crouch, of this tow
who for number of years has acted
superintendent of the Sabbath Scho
which meets at Crouuh's Chapel, fl
miles south of town, has resigned that
sition; much to the regret of all connect
with the school. Mr.. Crouch found
duties had become too great a tax upon
strength He conducted this school
many years in the school house known
'tFrazers' near the present chapel, and
was almost entirely by his efforts that
chapel, which is neat and substant