The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-09
Egg Hill Items.
EGG Hill, Sept. 80 is

EGG HILL, Sept. go 1856.
The forests of Egg Hill are beginning
to take Oh the seal aud yellow leaf indi-
cative of returning autumn, and soon the
yclp of the beagle aud the sound of the
gun will be heard IN the land.
The farmers are busily engaged in cut
ting up corn and sowing their wheat
crop MIR. J. w. Shippers has taken
father time by the bangs, and finished
cutting corn i'll advance OF all his neigh
bors. Joe is hard to keep even with.
Mr.. Samuel Miller short time ago
shot monster bird of the hawk species.
Its reported measurement was from tip
to tip 8 ieet III inches.
MIR. ID. NJ. Hanna intends to make
some improvement in the way of build
ing, he has been hauling stone and
he~ing timber preparatory thereto. D IN
Is d sort OF genius OF Jack of all trades.
MIR. }. t. Biide has the fin st field of
corn in the neighborhooi. it Is the
polar variety.
SCHOOLS.
We have two scnoois-Pleastn Hill
is located near the junction of the Elk
ton AMI Blue Bail, North East and
Rockmeeting roads. the teacher is
Miss Mar, Cusgrove, d young lady highly
esteemed by the patrons of her school
as competent and successful teacher.
Tue other Is known as Warburtou's, To-
Gated on the road from Union Church to
Warburtou saw mill. Miss Maggie
McNey is the dispenser of mental food
to the Using generation of this place.
Some ugly Inclined person or persons
entered the spring house of Mr.. r. A. B.
Mearns aud conliscated jug of cider,
leaving the jug TILED with water.
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
The Rev. Mr.. Southworrh, of the F.
NJ church, has been preaching at regular
intervals at the house of Mr.. Wherry.
He is gifted speaker ard gives his au-
dlance some sound doctrlne straight from
the shoulder.
The Rev. &. F. Sheppard, of the NJ.
f. Church, held the regular afternoon
service at Union last Sabbath speaking
in his uSn Il f"rc,ble and convincing style.
The brethren propose to repair and re.
III ,del the churcn at this place. The sum
of 5000 has been subscribed as a COM
meucen,enL lund. They also intend to
erect new fencing around the graveyard,
all of which are much needed improve
ments. AT 4 late meeting of the board
ot trustees Mr.. W. B. b ,uchell was
elected sexton tor All indefinite period,
vice George Rose, resigned.
A JUGwUMP.
Las, week our attention was called to
All article in the Cecil Drmocrat written
from and signed Union" We wondered
who that dem 'crat could be, and upon
HIN "jugwump" claiming To DO Repub-
lican. Jug"ump is a new word in the
American language aud has been defined
DIS d person or editor that claims to be in
favor OF temperance and at the same
time d. all in their power to further
the ends III the rumseler in his disrepu-
I'd ole traffic. Will some Elktou WORTHLESS
note this? But to return. Our friend
Union asks this question "Why IS it
hat there is more whisky to be found
aud sold ON Egg Hill now than when it
Was lawful to sell whiskey ~
We deny the statement. But if it was
30 and he knew it he is In duty bound as
a gentleman and law abiding citizen to
give the needed Information that will re-
move the whiskey and stop the sale.
gain he asks. Do not the young men
drink more whiskey now than they did