The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-31
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED IN A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
CHESAPEAKE CITY NEWS.
CHEsApEAKE CRY, July 30, Is

CHESAPEAKE tITi, July 3u, 1871.
Politics and base ball are the order of the
day.
Threshing has been delayed great deal in
this district on account of the weather.
Edward Folks, "a former resident of this
town but now of Wilmington. preached in
the NJ. E. Church of this place on Sunday.
Andrew Ross is selling trout at cents per
pound. He will open restaurant in the
basement of the Franklin building the early
part of August, and solicits tho patronage of
the public.
William J. Howard was chased and gored
by fierce cow one day this week. One horn
struck him i'll the neck and the other in the
back. He, however, was not seriously in-
jured.
Mrs Eugene Clark and children and Mrs.
Richard Maxwell, of Elkton, spent Saturday
and Sunday at Mrs. Rebecca Harrott's.
The Elkton Junior base bal team defeated
the chesapeake City team on Saturday after
noon by Il score of 16 to T.
The festival which was to have been held
in the old NJ L. Church on George street on
Tuesday evening, was postponed until the
following evening on account Of tie inclem-
ency of the weather.
The annual excursion to dorchester Beach
Oh the palace steamer Emma Gilesn will
leave j. II. Steclc's wharf at o'clock Thurs
day morning, August II, and will stop at
Town Point, Reynolds wharf and Betterton.
One evening last week two of our young
men thought they would 80 over in Della
ware and call on their lady friends from here
whom they supposed were visiting there. So
looking their best they drove off with light
hearts. Upon arriving at their destination
they rang the bell and asked for their lady
friends, and to their sorrow they found these
ladies had not as yet arrived This vexed the
young men great deal. They, however.
returned home, = distance of about ten
miles. and found their lady loves safely at
home.
A terrible hail storm visited our district on
Friday afternoon. Hail as large, as hickory
nuts cut the corn terribly During the heavy
rains Il number of our farmers lost several
bushels Of wheat.
Captain and Mrs. Zach Cooling entertained
Il number Of httle folks on Tuesday evening
of last week in honor of their daughter
Lizzies ninth birthday. very pleasant
time was spent by all present, the tots having
played numerous game from until I p. m
when they were invited into the dining room
and partook Of bountoous repast. Those
present We're: Misses Ida and Mamie Bou-
chelle, Mable Whiteock, Bessie and Mary
Barwiek, Althea Price, George Price. Sallie
Hickman John Hopper Morris and Milton
Whitelock, Frank Conrey, Edwin Queck.
Charley Cooling. Clark Barwick and Nelson
Cooling.
Mr.. Samuel Pratt, Of Smyrna Del, has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Rees.-
Miss Taylor, OF Baltimore, and Mr.. Fenimore,
of Philadelphia. are the guests of Miss A. L.
Jones.-Mrs. NJ. L. Boulder and Miss Annie
Boulder are spending the summer with Mrs.
Henry Boulden near Ceciton.-NIiss Laura
Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Woodhead, of
Richmond are spending some time with Mrs
Geo. Watson. Misses Julia and Nellie Beaston
left on Monday for Queen Anne's county
where they will remain several weeks
Robert Foard, of Ekton. is spending his
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Mr.. and Mrs. II. Ii. Brady left one day this
week for Atlantic City where they will re-
main some time.-AIrs. Benjamin Ricketts,
and child, of Philadelphia, are spending two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs George S. Woolley.
Mrs. Emma Morgan, of Wilmington, and
Mrs Milcha Lusby. of Cecilton, are spending
some time with Miss Emma Morgan. Misses
Helen Clayton, Evelyn Kibler and Hattie
Morgan and Mrs. Walter Clayton have re-
turned home after IA delightful visit in Bati-
more.-AIrs Geo. Bowen, of Delaware City,
who has been visiting her mother here, re-
turned home this week. Hon. William T.
hiai7ter spent Sunday with relatives at the
Anchorage. Mr.. Percy Jefferson, of War
ren, Pa, was the guest OF his brother, +. W.
Jefferson, last week.-Al. Reynolds. Of Mid
dletown, spent several days this week with
Jack Reed-Mrs. Harriet Nowland OF Will
mington, is spending some time with friends
here.-Rev. and Mrs. s. NJ. Perry and Miss
Alice Perry left on Friday for Smyrna and
other places in Delaware where they will
spend their summer vacation.