The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-07-11
Letter from Port Deposit,
lCorrcs pondence of The Cecil Wing


correspondence of The Cecil Whig.l
~ The following letter from Poit was
received Oh Friday last, too late for our last
issue.
PoRT DEPOSIT, July End 1857.
M. Editor Can you inform us the cause
Of SO much cold wet weather. making one
feel so uncomfortable, i'll naturcd and pcrv-
III. Notwithsiand ng the pro est of our Pa
tent Lea thcr Gentlemen, aud our low ncckcd
Ladies' so fond of moonlight strols and soft
summer evening sailing upon the river, it
continues to rain everything continues
sticky. Shiny and unpleasant; the people we
meet on the street look sour enough to cat
YOU and with grum countenances, hats
pulled over their eyes: and umbrellas mad
ley jobbing in front they say, let it rain.
Now. on the End, day of July, ovcrcralS
and coal fires are exceedingly cougcnal and
not to be Sncczed at.
Notwithstanding all this, the business of
our town, though retarded, goes on. In a
walk down our street few days ago. look
ing about us we could not be otherwise than
aslonisli.,l at the activity displayed in tic
various branches of trade and traffic, while
Baltimore and Philadelphia are loud in their
complaints, over the visit, and protractcd
stay Of their loving guest, Hard Times. :"
First we noticed, that the stone quarrics
are duing larger business than ever before
and there is to he seen continually about
their cranes awaiting their turn for load,
quite fleet of vcssels-and not being able
to get stone out from the quarrcs fast enough
MesSIS. McClcnahan, Son &Co have rur-
chased aud torn down the venerable old stone
warehouse, and have shipped it to parts
mtnorn.
Further on, we noticed our Bark mill and
Tan Yard was fitted up again and in active
operation. 1t does one good to see the cour-
age and go-ahcad ativrneSS, Of our citizens.
who every body thought were ruined by the
disastrous flood. Success to the entcIprlSing
proprietor of the Bark Mill. Then we no
liccd the improved appearance of the NJ: E.
Church, and Old Mt. Pisgah Lodge. This
vicinity will le greatly improved by the
erection Of the new Parsonage about to be
commenced.
Further on our cars were salutcd with the
mrlolious hum of the Planning Mill. the mu-
SIC of the clcul,r saws anil hundred other
noises from different machines, IN active op.
Grafton at the extensive works of MeSsrS.
Wiley holland &Co and we noticed great
number of teams about MeSsrs. Davi. & Co.'S.
warehouse, and to see these large wagons
l,,,ovlv l,,onsd Nth ,,,o rroanc,s =, h, ,,o,,n
,,,.r, J., c,r,.;,I, sr,,,r,,t;,a ar ,Ion,,,
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Arm arr, hu;ld;,o ,dd,t;ons to- ,h.;r u..re.
hm,.n which whom c,,n,l,,,ed will f,rr an
;r,,,nrc,. =, r,ctur,. l5o Gnt ln,r a,d ,hrcc
.,o,;,. N hn;gl't Abo,t nova , 7hr;ll IF how.
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fnl rcs;d.ncn NJ Nr Wi,,nnr and ,ho,vht Of
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,h ,h;uas that r..ra ua,a " n,;o.i 'r cr
.,nnor v,h slo,, hav ,l.,n.,' " an .,;nl,s
w5o was inlarm;n@ ranin, " cro,vd If mon
.nI ,o,., 10, b., H%p,"e ,, o'" , all
lolc in said box they would there see SIGHTS
and wonders, which they would never cease
,oaln.irc: and they looked
Tn, mir Of ,,is y;r;,,v x.s ,cdo,,,t with
,;. ,n,f",u,. If lad or .,,l ,,.'.S,' ,,Ia,
"e 1 '.', W ' ~" iI', ~ ANU Mo,se ,""'.
Of winch uourishcd a sion informing ALL
who chose to read. that Tavern was there