The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-08-26
County Correspondence.
Corr ,spnn,lencr of The Cecil Whi,.
Letter from ing Sun.

RISING SrN, Aug. -, "a.
The Great Pic Mc-"KT<o" md the Preoch
ers-Camp. Quarterly oM Pro'racted Meet.
mgs-1he Dromh and its Effects.
DEAR RICKETTS, Our religious as well as
pleasure seeking population are being graft
fled TO their hearts content with rrotlacted
meetings, pic mics and celebrations. First
on the sis the great pic mic which your cor.
respondent attended on Thursday last 18th
inst. The site selected seemed peculiarly
adapted for the occasion only draw back
was the quantity of chestnut burs which COW
cred the ground, and proved serious annoy
ance to CATERS and promenadcs. The plat.
form was some 80 #. square and the stand
for the musicians was sufficiently ample, and
both were taStcfully decorated with flowers
The performance commenced ut II o'clock
NJ, by calling to the stand two of the "Sab,c
sons of Africa" from the Monumental CITY
who professionally and scientifically began
to draw forth strains of music, and with all
the sang f'om of stump orators called out the
figures for those who wished to trip the light
fantastic too" (which favolite amusement was
kept up until P. NJ, when dinner was an
nounced.
After the rcpast fairly ended to which am
pie justice was done, short time was very
agrccably spent in singing some sweet and
(ayortc airs, in which Sir. c. and Miss X
bore conspicuous part On th. Who'll, thc
time was very agrccahly and pleasantly spent
The ladies en- masse looked admirably well.
On the same day, the ceremony OF laying
the corner stone ofour new Church was gone
through: OH which occasion, am told, the
audience was greatly edited with he remark ;
of one of the Reverend Divincs, in regard to
what have said respecting the Church. If
other developments on the csanium Of the Di-
vine who tore my letter "all to smash" do
not countcrbalancc the organ Of Il structivc-
ness i'll him, cannot in my humble judgment
think him fit to fill the station lie occupies.
If my remarks have had any effect towards
stirring up the dormant energies Of the mem
bcrs Of the Church, then think, have Ger
tainly accomplished some good l retracf
nothing that have said, although l have al
ways been and still am strongly in favor of
the building Of, and friend to the Church,;
and to some extent contributor towards it.:
and expect to do still more for it when am
satisfied it will he completed Although ]
have been denounced from the pulpit, have
the most profound reverence for all religious
denominations, and especially for the Metho-
dist Church, notwithstanding have been the
victim Of the keen wit and satire of some of
its ministers.
The Camp Meeting of the NJ. +. Church
near Oxford was very numcrously attended
on Sunday last, but owing to the dust, the
heat of the day, the scarcity of water, and
the bad location, it was rendered extremely
unpleasant to all. The cIoscness of the at
mosphcrc and the dense thcket in which the
camp is held, made it next to impossible to
preserve order. even within the enclosure; and
around the outskirts the usual quantity OF
the spirit was consumed.
On Friday next (the 25th) the quarterly
meeting of the staid and sober portion of our
community, the Friends, is to be held at tho
Brick NJ. House, and OH the following Tues
day the Sunday School exhibition followcdby
the protracted meeting of the Presbytcrians,
will be held at the West Nottingham Church..
Vegetation in this as well as in the sur
rounding sections is suffering from drouth
particularly buckwheat. potatoes and late
corn; while the early corn is fast pcrftcting tc
an abundant yield. The ground is so very
dry and hard. the farmers cannot possibly
plough. which will have tendency to make
seeding later than desirable; the impression
being that the carly sowcd wheat, last veal
yielded much the best. More anon.
KELso.