The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12
Port Deposit Items.
[RErogrEp FOR THE CECIL wnIa.l

the thermometer at 10 deg, we feel that the
RATS ought 70 be running down and business
open for the year.
BY way Of internal Improvement,
some of our citizens are erecting shops and
dwellings. Mi. David G.. Orr has leased
lot from Mr.. j. II. Rowland, on which he is
about to erect dwelling. Mr.. j. G. IIamcr,
has, also, leased a lot iiom Mr.. r., and has
worknrn now raising the foundation wallis
Mrs. Rebccca Brown has improved portion
of her property very neatly, by removing
small tenement back from the street and add
ing to il a two-story front. Nj. j. A. Davis
is constructing building 32n square, to be
divided into two shops.
The Hotel improvements arc still
progressing. Mr.. Crumpton has made fay
| orable change in the appearance Of bis bar
room, and has taken down the sign which, by
| some .toi.Olcer (iike Peter, 4 great way oir) Of
West, bore what was intended to represent
Washington mounted. So one art (lcss) work
has been removed from our eyes.
An oystcrman was in bad humor
the carly part Of the week because his pocket
| book departed, between sunset and morning.
and tooI lis boy with it,
However, much our boys from is
t. 49, may be opposed to balls Of some des-
trptions, they nnhcsitatingly, in the broad
glare Of day, in the presence of many who
wish to but arc afraid, engage in what all
moral people denominatc, il not lie bascst, at
least very base ball A plague is upon u.s.
the bats Lave left their crcyccs and fly about
in daytime, knock around as if accustomed to
the light and turn the boys to circus runners.
making them disturb the nervous with their
balng.
There is some work in the quar-
ries, giving employment to a few men.
PoRT DEPOSIT, Feb. ., 80.
iii addition to Improvements pre-
viousy noted, Mr.. L. Reynolds is erecting
double dwelling ON his lot below the Odd
Fellows Hall. This isa pleasant part Of the
town. 1t is said that Mr.. J. II. Rowland in
tends erecting u double dwelling at the head
Of his lower wharf, between MIR. Eandiycr's
house and the lot recently leased by D.
G. Orr.
The protracted meeting at the VI.
L. Church closed on Monday evening last,
Mr. Uric, the =. f., delivering the last ser
mon 20 have joined the church, others will
probably do so on Sunday, making total of
about 80, principally from the youth. How
few persons comparatively Of mature years,
''turn from their evil ways" and the young,
in too few instances, think Of the words
. Rene mbcr now thy Creator in the dlvs Of
thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor
the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say |
have no pleasure in them"
--Quito an excitement has prevailed
among our Africans, (who are to be driven
from the state by the next legislature, } in
reference to certain hog, which one Cornish
has been tattcnng, but which one Cooper says
straycd from Him. The case is before L.
| CosGrovc, Esq; about City witnesses being
in attendance no decision yet whichever
loses the hog viii probably have a nice bin of
costs to foot.
There is an issue here which may
have to be settled in Elkton. Has an oyster
man, WHO brings the biyulycs from The lower
waters in his vessel, any right to pcdllc them
| about town in the she'll and las he any right
to open and sell them BY the gallon Some
of the Ordinary keepers say not, and talk Of
prosecuting.
IN case the river keeps open it is
probable the steamers will commence their
trips in March, there is great uncertainty in
the river, however, as old dame Susquchanna
in freezing, is something like Pennsylvania in
clcCtionS---no one can form 4 reliable idea as
to what course She may pursue. We have
had less ice thus far, this winter, than in any
previous year, probably, for quarter of
a century. However, ice must come for
g Valdeckcr" has built an ice house, and
came near breaking his neck when it Was
building.
--The Sash Factory will resume
labors next week, if dame Rumor speaks truly
-Thc Trustees Of the NJ. E. Church
have issucda notice, assigning the back gallery
to the choir, and such persons, only, rs they
may invite. This is for the better preservation
of order. If they will, also, introduce lyo-
miscuons sitting throughout the church, they
will secure not only good order, but q degree
Of cleanliness which, otherwise, cannot be
guaranteed.