The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-01-21
Port Deposit Items.
lREPoRTED FOR THE CECIL WIG
PoRT DEPOSIT, Jan. 10,

PoRT DEPOSIT, Jan. 10, go.
Mr.. Jas. Whitelock, who last year
leased the Rock Run mills. at the upper end
of the village, sold his lease to MIR. Jos. B.
Preston, the lessor, who will re-engage in the
milling business, in tie ensuing spring.
There have been two petitions in
circulation among our citizens one to extend
the boundary of the corporation northwardly
SO as to include the property from Rock Run
to the Cecil terminus Of the iqie Susquchanna
bridge, and throw her protecting arms around
a cluster of houses and lots back of Rock Run,
now known as Coulsonv lille. The other prays
the Hon. Assembly of Nd, to divide the
appropriation of $500, now paid to the Acad-
envy at West Nottingham, with our village, to
detray, in part, the expenses Of high school
hereafter to be established
"A very pleasant parenthetical
exercise was introduced at the NJ. E. Sunday
School last Sunday afternoon 18th inst
AT the close of the regular exercises of the
school, the superintendent, Mr.. Elijah Rcy-
nolds. arose to invite Wis ibing minister to
the third Sunday of each month, under the
direction Of the Board Of Managers,) when
Mr.. E. D. McClenahan, President of the
Board, quietly interrupted by taking the
chair and requesting the attention of the
school. Whereupon the Rev. II. +. Hurn
advanced to the desk bearing in his hands a
large and beautifully bound Bible, which in
the name of the Officers and Teachers, he
presented to Mr.. Reynolds in an eloquent and
highly appropriate speech, fully as instructive
as it was suitable to the occasion. Mr..
Reynolds accepted the gift in a speech mani
Testing the deepest feeling. using that simple
language which alone can express the emotions
of the heart, and which find way so quickly
to the human soul. lie stood as " the old
man eloquent" and his appearance, with the
| whole scene, win not soon be effaced from
the tablets of memory. Mr.. McClcnahan
| ollowed with some commentators remarks,
and the school proceeded with the prayer
meeting. The Bible bore the following
! inscription on the cover: &" Presented to
Elijah Reynolds. by the Officers and Teachers
| of the Port Deposit Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School, as an appreciation of his
services as their Superintendent
The protracted meeting at the M.
E. Church will be continued during the
present week. Rev. P. d. Lipscomb, agent
of the Md. Colonization Society preached on
Tuesday night, and was yesterday engaged in
soliciting subscriptions in id of the society.
About three o'clock yesterday
afternoon the ice moved downward. but not
with the awful rushing of Feb. '57 The
movement lasted about an hour and then
stopped. A days warm weather may take it
out, but change to cold will strengthen the
temporary bridge.
- The Telegraph Office will be chan
ged from its present location to the second
story of the Town Hall building, and it is said
that the House Printing apparatus will be
substituted for that now in use.
The singing school under the
direction of Mr.. Stoter have determined to
continue the class for another quarter. Mr..
Stofer has three classes in this neighborhood,
and is highly spoken Of as an instructor in
vocal music.