The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-12-03
Things about Town.
REPORTED FOR TIE CECIL WING.

Enthusiastically vice is TERRIBLY OF
the increase in this town-in fact in the
whole county. To the superficial observer,
this inlay not seem so; but those who closely
watch the affairs of the times, the evidences
are that it is awfully true The time was
when the subject was trite; but it is not 81
now. For the past few years we have had
the temperance trumpet blown but seldom
The attention has been taken up with the
scenes at distance, and--as by mutual con
semitic cry against intetnperance has
ceased. The pulpit is silent, and the press
has neglected its duty. The consequence is,
drunkenness boldly walks the streets in day
light, takes place in respectable society,
sings in our choirs and occupies high places
in the sanctuary. On the Sabbath day men
are to be seen in SO beastly a state of intox-
ication, that they cannot walk without falling
at every few steps. and when down cannot
get up without assistance. Whiskey is
sold in the town on Sunday; by whom VIC
do not know. There is law sufficient for
such ollcnscs, were there officers to look after
offenders. The high price of whiskey does
not seem to diminish its use, no more than
the demand for laborcrs has decreased the
number of loafcrs. How applicable are
these lines by Cowper:
Ten Thousand casks
For dripping ont their base contents
Touch'd by the Midas tu4cr Of the State,
bleed gold for ministers to sport away.
Drink and lie mad then. Tis ynir country bids.
'loriou.ly drunk. they obey the important call.
Her demands the assistance Of your throIts
Ye all can swallow, and she asks more.
TnlEyING.-This business has been carried
on to some extent, in this vicinity, for a week
or two past. Judging from the number of
petty thctts committed. lately, we src led to
suppose that there is an organized gang of
rascals. who, being too indolent to follow
ANY honest and useful occupation, carouse
and loaf around during the day. and when
darkness envelopes the earth, and all honest
and industrious people are enjoying their
peaceful slumbers, they turn it into advant
age by putting into execution their evil-dc-
signed plots, and robhiug people of their
wel.earned gatherings The most extensive
theft that has as yet come to light, was the
robbing of the Harness Store of Mr.. John
Perkins. .Ir., of this town, on Tuesday night
the 10Th inst. The goods stolen were two
sets 81 Harness, four.IIorse Covers. two Lap
Rugs, etc, etc, valued at $lGI. This is the
Nahsc Of the articles knocn to have been
taken. Other things may have been stolen
also, but it is impossible to tell The t'ief
or thieves entered the store by boring Il hole
through the shutter of back building at
tached ia the store, large enough to insert
the hand and unbolt the shutters. This
building entered, one more door was to be
opened before admitancc could be gained |
into the main building, which door was fast
cncd only by a catch-ach. and was opened
in the same manner that the shutters were
Mr.. Perkins offers $50 reward orthc dctcc
tisn of tho thief and the recovery of the
stolen goods.
A piece of Calico was taken from the
store of Mr.. Jobn. S. Ro>scl, on Saturday
last by some lirs,t-Gugercd individual, which
is said to have boen valued at about $40.
Mr.. Francis +. Bradbury had Buffalo
Robe stolen from his carriage, while it was
standing in the street, one evening last week. |
Some one of those gentlemen, doubtless,
referred to at the heading of this article. re-
licveI Mr.. William Falls of Chickens to the
amount Of about SEA- few evenings since
muck to the discontinue of .'Billy" and his
Fpicurcan boar'lers.
Two Silver Spoons and couple of COB
lets were carried off by customer who had
gone into John Long to ''wct his whistle"
and get II ''stew," ON Tuesday last.
We would call the attention Of our
worthy Town Commissioners to the fact
that the pavement. on Main street, in front
OF Mrs. Purnell's 5, is greatly out of repair,
and needs their serious attention.
We understand that Miss Table Jones
has opened Writing School, for Young la |
dies, at her residence, on Main street. The |
sessions ere at night, and he efforts of sue
cess are good.
The double track is now in use as far |
as Charcstown, in this county. On Sunday
1ast,-thc day set apart by the Company for
doing odd joby,-thc target, switch house, |
&e., were moved down the road to the ter
minus of the new track.
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UaLinSS Evurs