The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-08-12
TIE Log CABIN.-I.ikc Morris man who

z "Woodmtn spare Tint rce,'
so, felt we like calling out to. have the LOG
Cabin spared to!hcr day, when we saw the
hands of the workmcn appraised to demolish
it. 1t was the home of'fhc Cecil Wing, many
a long day-from it's first tottcring step till it
grew able to Stand alone like other folks.
Built by contributions rf labor ard monty
on the part Of The frhi,dS Of Gan Harrison in
1910, during that spirited campaign it was
the Wing Head quarters fur the town and
county. Many high old time" of song and
shout was there nj the Saturday night gath
cring, with the brave old Major Wilson-now
alas! no morc-tno more w}ig(-in the
chair, and Myers with his sons-book or some
veteran or chrysals orator spoutilg very
ike a whale" The campaign nard and the
victory won it was fitted up for The Wing
Newspaper. which dwrt there, till like sornc
other lizard crabs it had to come forth and
look for larger shell 10 suit its growing di
mansions. Serving various purposes AS a
dwelling. store, &C.. since, it has hccn dc.
molish,d to make way Cor a large brick store
house to be built by our ,il:crprising towns
man Mr.. James Denny. who has purchased
he site. And so hath raSSt d away the Log
Cabin, having honesty served its purpose and
fulfilled its destiny. IhcC,c,l Wing, however,
can be found n,a.' by b. all '.enqu;rins
friends" enlarged AMI. as they say. i'm
proved, ever ready, as Of old, to make havoc
among polk stalks, bantam chicks, hickory
bushes, rnm-jugs and the other paraphcrnalia
and attaches Of the patent. uis,art drnocra,
cy.
Ponr DEPOSIT IrEM.-A letter from Port
Deposit says: "Qiarrying is very brisk here
at pres ent, and two new q,larrits have been
| opened: one by Samuel Sweet and the other
by McClrahan 4 kcn,n,lav, which will add
| 10 the employment Of aho"crs around here"
Az Up-lI,LL B,slNsSs the conveying of
the water by the Town I'alII. from b, fore I'll"
Presbyterian Church up the hill to Mill Lane.
REv. I. SNowpoN Thomas, from North
East in this county is now Preacher in charge
Of the First Methodist Church in PottSvillc.
Pa, to which he was lately appointed.
The Rev. Mr.. AnncaI, WHO lately had charge
Of that church ha ing lately been detected in
gross indcccncy and int,mpcrance, was ex.
PEELED from the place. lie formerly was
missionary to the coast Of Africa, and also to
the West Indies, under the supervision Of tie
Wesleyan conncxion, England, and on his
return stopped in the United States and joined
the Philadelphia Conference in 1852. lie
sailed for England three weeks ago in The
''Ci'y of Manchester
Plc-Nica.-Scycral hundred tickets have
been issued for a picnic on Thursday next,
the 18th inst, in the woods of Mr.. Robert
Evans. near Port Deposit. The following list
Of managers bcsre.k more thln ordinary
affair" viZ:-Doct. W. Carson Col. NJ Y.
Kidd Jno. Gilmore, II. t.. NcSbitt. Jno. NJ.
Met lenahan, Jno. W. Taylor, Jno. A. Blake
Phil. D. Roman, r. ID. Hall. Doct. Vim.
Kidd James W, Maxwell, [. II. IlaincS, }
}. Buckley, Saml Il. Carson, p. W. Brough
ton and VIM. Davidson. We und, rs.and un
usual preparations are made for this pic nic-
hundreds are expected to bc present, and
Band Of Music and dancing are OH the pro
gramme. How different all this from tn,
idea of pic-nics as formerly understood and
carried out. We remember when dozen or
| twenty, intimately friendly, would ranblc
away to some strcamlct's sdc-to ."(;ilpins
Falls" or some similar locality--to the inca
dows and the woods well stored bask-
cts, perhaps rods and lines, to while away a
day i'll quiet seclu>ion lit up by times with
She r,mping fun of genuine youthful feeling
or if The aged were there, by the inspiration
of the circumstances around Now the whole
matter seems to he changed II pic mic rs gem
orally understood, nova days, means Ct, at
woods frolic, wh,,c strangers meet and fash
ion ard parade prevail Perhaps ii is for tn,
bettcr-but perhaps not.
TIE Town BAILIFF.-McCaulcy the yigi-
liant towN baililf is filing that Office with
great credit to himself lie sustains the laws
generally, and AS supervisor Of the streets
is making some good improvements.
SALE OF ANOTHER Lor-Jas. 7. McCul
Tough, Esq, ON Thursday sold 10! acres of
land. lately Belonging to VIM. Wilcox, and
lying near the town of North East. for $3.50:
Vim. Benjamin, purchaser.
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