The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-07-18
Town Matters.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WIG.

- The walk to the creek-wlich has furnish
ell many paragraphs for Tie Hhig--claims
few lines from your reporter:-A very fine side
walk has been graded and graveed from the
Mil Lane to Bowling Green. This, in connec-
ton with the trees planted there, brings to the
| mind, as we pass along, anticipations OF many
pleasant walks to the creek, in the course of
few summers. When these trees grow up, what
q delightful promenade this will be for our
townsiolks in the evenings The hope is
inaulg ed that the palmiest days of the walk to
The creek may be surpassed. A walk out there
is delightful even now, and a few of our citizens
avail themselves of it, A few evenings since,
we saunteled out there to see if things.looked as
of old. And as we sat on the end of the old
foot-blidge, the water sluggishy falling over
he Old dam, the birds singing in the surround
ing trees, and the gentle breeze passing by sur
charged with the sweetness from the neighbor-
ing cloverfelds, the faces of those who years
ago We saw pass by, while we sat in this same
place, came up before our minds eye. What a.
change Il dozen years has made Many of
those blithe FORMS are gone; the possesso,s of
the merry laugh have become sober men and
women, and assumed their places in the great
drama of life. Their joyousness has become
choked by the cares Of the world, and-worsi
of all--in their eager pursuit after The sordid
gains of earth, the love of the beautiful, and
their pleasure in quiet wax to the creek, have
been destroyed Let us hope for better things
in the future, and that they may again be seen
enjoying the pleasant promenade, which will be
afforded by the improvements to which we have
referred.
The filters have been engaged this week
putting the necessary pipe in for lighting the
Court buildings with gas. The whole building
is to be SO lighted. This will certainly be a
great Improvement over The "penny-dips " that
have so long fickered in the seat of justice
In consequence of the large amount OF
rainy, damp weather we have had lately, many
places now smell very bad. The efi1uvia tina,
arise from these localities are liable to produce
disease Therefore, measures to avert this
should be taken. Let disiniectanis be applied
at once to all such places, particularly all foul
cellars. Lime is an excellent disnftc,ant AMI
it is the cheapest; though charcoal is said to be
the best. The wells should also have lime
thrown down them. 1t is well to remember
that it costs much less to keep your premises
clean and sweet than it does TO have sickness in
your family, People will overlook these mat
tiers very often; aud this is to remind them there
is death lurking about their cellars, backwards
pig Sites &c. All noxious weeds should be
destroyed.
The good Samaritans =" have been at work
this week. providing things of colutor, for the
wounded soldiers. We ale only surprised that
more has not been done. We have seen num-
Der of persons who have visited the battlefield
and they all agreed that there is great need Of
nurses. The wounded Rebels having been
deserted by their companions, makes the num-
Der to be attended very large. There are many
men who are oaiing about-a large part OF
them great preachers Of peace. Why have they
not gone to relieve their fellow -mell--aud their
tIends--who are suffering for the most common
attentions Where is their bousted chivalry
If they have not the courage to take mp arms To
help their friends, one would suppose there wa
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go to THEN relief when they are wounded ann
need of every attention.
A large well, to supply the engir, WI" {
water is being dug at the depot 1t e,e'e''
feet in diameter; and when fnishe VIII oe
supplied with a steam pump.
A large train of wounded Ioei soldiers
laid off" ut the Depot on Tro"y morning
The depolable condition ascr'o 10 'i'e'l pS
army correspondents is more ''"' 'i"'' ."h'is
these moor w,o,cbes as - sane. Many of them
were badly wounded. Sc of them expressed
their disbelief in the # OF Vicks'"rg, while !
others fully believed it one old man, a leSan'
apparently about SIS, and who was accom-
nanied h, his t,yo as, said our fellows were
aot,inr 10 f.b her, which fact is very evil
don't from rece, events. There was no uni
fornitv in the; .ress, except the general gray,
dirtv color ofloir clothing
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