The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-07-06

was Simpson and she Was Z years old. He
funeral took place at the house on WedneI
day, Revs. T. A H. O'Brien, j. h. Quigg
and Joseph Fryer officiating. The last tw,
named delivered addresses The intermen
was at Cherry Hill.
WIN. G, Philips, agent in Wilmington,
for the -four manufactured by MIR. Daniel
Harvey at wilma Mills receutly had two
large cakes made of the Crystal -four and
presented them to the Board of Trade at
their annual dinner After the cakes had
been tasted they were soon rapidly col,sum-
ed. Since Mr.. Philips has introduced the
-four of the wilma Mills in Wilmington his
trade in flour has largely increased.
The Baldwin Mills base ball club visited
North East on Saturday last and played a
game with the club of, that place. Five
innings only were played when the visitors
had to leave to catch a train for home. The
score then was & TO 4. The home club we
understand claim the game by to 0 on ac-
count of the Baldwin club leaving before 1t
was completed. The Baldwin men state,
that it was understood that they should
only play until train time.
The excursion of the Elkton aud West
amwell NJ. f. Sunday Schools to Colchester
on June 18th promises to be an enjoyable
one. The steamer Chester will leave Elkton
at a. M, and returning will leave Tolches-
ter at 4.30 p. m. The committe of arrange
Of In
Perkins, H. p. Hinchiffe, f. p. Price, II.
T. Alexander and Z. T. Perkins. Tickets
can be purchased at the drug stores and at
the wharf on the day of the excursion.
The farmers in various parts OF Maryland
complain of a small black fly hich is prov
ing particularly troublesome to cattle this
season. They appeared in Hartford last
year, and are here in greatly increased num-
bers this summer. They settle about the
base of the horn and on the top of the head
between the horns, and in some cases in
dense patches on other parts of the animal.
They stick for dear life, day and night, and
some persons say they are Il serious torment
to stock.-Belair Times.
What is expected TO he the largest
Quarterly Meeting ever held i'll Eikton will
take place on Sunday July 18th at Elkton A.
U, NJ. p. Church. Love Feast will he held
AZ $50 a. M, conducted by Rev. E. w.
Scott. Rev. C. w. Sides will preach at
10 30 a. III. and Rev. f. H. Chippry at 30
p. IN. Communion will be administered Ar
p. M, when Rev. d. G.. Hill will preach.
The choir OF Newark A U. NJ p. Church
has been invited to assist in the services.
All are invited to attend on that day. f.
w. Scott, pastor
The Executive Committees of the PENN
sula Press Association has made arrange
ments with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
company for conveyance to Oakland, Md,
which is part of the famous mountain resort,
Deer Park, where President Clevelf. nd made
his summer resort, and whore President
III ,rrisOn also purposes 70 snend part of
each week. II is at the summit of the ALE
ghanies, 2, 800 feet above the sea level. The
time fixed is Saturday July 18th, at which
time a special car for the editorial party will
leave Wilmington.
The Kent Guards, of Chesfertown. an
organic ,tion which has been in existence a
long time. will shortly he mustered out
The company was without captain, and
repeated Efforts were made to get some one
to accept the post. Last May Col Woolford,
of the ,ttaliOn to which the Guards belong,
y;,;tad Cbastartown a nd ind mead Cant Rord-
ley to take the post. The captain held on
only for a brief period, as he has since ac-
cepted an office at Washington and rem owed
there with his family. Bri sadiar General
Stewart Brown ordered the company to be
inspected prior to going into the encamp-
ment, and Inspector Colonel John S. Stun.
ders and Capt. Bayley ,quartrrma ster of the
Third Battalion. visited Ghestertown for that
purpose. They found that the company not
only had no captain, but that Lieut.. Dwyer
was bent on resigning. too. They found also
that the Guards were disorganized, and re-
ported to the authorities that the organiza.
ton was ins fficient. The company num-
bered thirty -one men, and all interest
seemed to have died out. 1t used to be .
crack company, and general regret is ex-
pressed at it's going to pieces. Before the
war men like Judge Chambers and Senator
Vickers we're members, and impaired life
and energy TO the Guards.
Flies and insects generally are unusu-
ally abundant this season. The Baltimore
Sun quotes Prof. Uhler of the Peabody In.
stitute, as attributing the abundance of the
es:iferous little insects to the unusual wet
season. at is a well-known fact" he said
yesterday. THAT any change in the weather
or soil which makes vegetation flourish as
sists in the propagation of insects. Not only
the house-tiy, but every other kind of insect
is with us this year superabundantly. But
we should not complain about this. These
insects are public scavengers destroying all
kinds of decaying animal and vegetable
matter in the city and in the field. The
horse fly, of which the farmers make so
much complaint, belongs to another species
These flies hatch in the mud, and the excess
sive wet weather is especially favorable to
their multiplication. As to remedies, they
appear az numerous as the insects. Among
the best prescriptions are those containing
aloes, borax and com binations of carbolic
acid in small quantities" Prof. Uher has
traced the seventeen-year locusts to several
sections of the State On the Hartford road,
near Lake Monticello, he has collected
mum Der of specimens. Prof. Uhler would
like to receive reports as to where the To-
Gusts have appeared for use in his map,
which he il preparing, showing their course.
Great Reduction in Taxes.
At a special session of the County
Commissioners on Saturday last the
county tax rate for 1889 was fixed at ST.
cents on the one hundred dollars. This is