The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-26
Our Correspondence.
lCorre.pon lcnce Of The Cecil Whiy.l
LAUREL. BOWER, F,b. 18Th, 80

FRIEND RICKETTS, "A writer in yonr
paper who signs himself :. Fourth District ;"
attempted 10 sirc All account of he improve.
inentS in the District hui in doing so. h, n,dc
50 many and such important omissions that
feel myself constrained to take up the sub
jet in order that those. Of your numerous
readers, hr feel All interest in our u, osp.ri'v
NAV Know what the good people Of the "old
Fourth have been about
Among 0"1 improvements the new NJ F..
Church iUill by Mr.. Stewart II. 0,liahcr, At
Cherry Hill, is justly entitled to the frsr
rank this htauIltuland subs an,ial structure
stands on gentle eminencc. overlooking thu
neal and Thrifty village Of Cherry Hi. of
which il is, al once the pride and orna,nen mt.
The cos, ct the church building exclusive of
the furniture. believe is abrut 81 600 an I
when We reflect on the difficulties and emil Ar
aSSnrnt which have d"rangcd the monetary
| affairs OF the country | congratulate me Build
ing Committee and other friends who as.iS Ell.
them on the success which has crowned then
labors about $1,000 remained unprovidvd f,r
winch was prom3ny subscribed on last Sab
bath when the church was dedicated IN the
presence Of an immense concoursc Of people.
comprising the btsuty strength and glnrv.
ct our enterprlsng popnlaiIon to whose ibrr-
atty the building is d grateful monument.
The Splcndi building, the brilliant and ami.
mated as-emhlaYe which throngrd it, to its
utmost caparitl together with the imposing
services presented a scene no, easily tn hs
, forgotten and Strangely in contrast with the
early days Of Melhm!lsrn in tins section. f,,
within the recollection Of the writer there
| existed strong prejudice against This sect:
" Methodist was then term of .n,oacb
but things ave hrav,lv altered it is now .l
most a ieproach not to he Methodist but
am rambling from my subject. Leaving
Cherry Hill We will go Up the plank road If
We can do so without get,ing into some Of
them raScallv mud h"lrs-wI,t wonli th,y
he ii your Gown Baliti' had them in chang. ?
which enlarycr the hy,., .nd hrnhs of travel.
c's and also, the ,nuuiarty sc the road au!
the income Of The Cuml,cny: having ,s"suc,i
the ,.l!> Of NE great drp' mad holes.
aud the hr, ,.prs " Carriage br,ktrrsl and
arrived sal, # not sound " y, arlnra, VT
viii stop to take oar breath and lock at the
new residence Of John Moore it is a very
pretty frame. painted. brown. standing u.a
he corner formed hv the Plank Road, and
the road running thence tdu,s tie road run p
10 Scott 5 Mills he is. also, hulllng a barn
and has greatly improved his farm, wnict. Ne
bought from old negro Hollis. uml,r whose
lnanngc,n, n (mismsnagcm,n 1t mad grown
wild, rn,s: You remember Hollis left his
h"Iue about three years ayo. ~ HE d,pth of
winter. and it was feared ne VAS drowned
AID parties of men were searching the mill
d,u~ for him, When 10 he Turned up in
Delaware county Aims House. where b. had
been taken by some PERSON who found him
| in d suffering condition. nearly naked hi,
feet cutI,iy so. and frOz,n black hut
have got slight, If he track again. / Va,
| Sp.sking Of Mr. Muore's innroy, m, nts wlic,
are worthy of this ,.ppcial notice: m.uy
nen have done much hut Moore has dome
most. BIT We have Moore Of the same .ort
left :" but whc,h,r john Moore. or Gen q
| Moore or v hat Moore, | do not know, but
some Moore has bought the uni,np,ov.l part
Of Major Blnk.w's farm. and has erected
thereon very nice th,te story frame Dwelling:
he is. also. clearing al, his land for cults.
| ton. and ! eel like itcngniziug him o. one
more nS,fnl citizen, added to our number -
II possible. We " III now try to navigate III,
M, xllortd depth of the Telegraph Road. ill
we cr'Si Big Fix Creek. near S,ntman'.
Mills; here on a corner, formed by said Tel.
graph road. and the road to SCOTS Mills
Mr.. John I. Willis. has bull, himself neal
dwelling on los II laml which h. pu, chas, d
from Henry Hess. the proprietor OF " b,,
was the by>srt property: which he Is i'm
,ovny in every sense Of the word hayin.
improved the house excessively as.e, .si,,.
ANN: and has tstahhshd order in ,he man
~, ,ncnt Of the business for which he is Ell
il,lcd To credit. I cannot srtak Of ,he uu,l,
tv Of his liquors hut unless he can draw
about $, ven kinds from ore vessel | fear h,
W III not be allie to sustain the long tstal.
>. lisl.d reputation of the flonsr. Now W, ~,
a, the :. Fox Chase" which is the com,no,