The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-05-07
Things about Town.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WIG.

The election for town Commissioners
for Elkton was held on Monday last The
ticket was Thos. C. Crouch, Jos p. Brad.
bury, James Mercy, Jos. p. Cantwell, Benz.
Wells, Lambert G. Ford, John Perkins. Jr.
46 votes were cast: and, their being no oppo-
sition. the above named gentlemen will be
our 50 city fathers y for the ensuing year.
There is much complaint about the con-
dition of the road leading from here to New.
ark. During the soft weather of the Win.
ter the large teams cut it up in shocking
manner, and now it is full of deep holes,
which is very hard on the vehicles, and
which, in a measure, endanger the lives of
persons travelling on the road at night -
Can I some means be provided for repairing
it? Certainly old Cecil IL not SO poor. that
much travelled road. leading into the prin.
cipal town. must remain in the condition of
the one to Newark. A small sum will mend
it.
We were somewhat startled bv the
announcement from one Of our pulpits, last
Sunday, that some sixty persons had died in
this town and immediate vicinity within the
last four months. There has been much
sickness here. but we did not know that the
mortality had been so great. We have been
visited by dreadful disease for some time,
but it now appears to be on the decrease
and our physicians are better able, from
their large experience, to cope with it,
Heretofore this has been one of the most
healthy localities in the country.
In addition to the many improvements
with which the town has been blessed, lately.
we notice that of planting shade trees, in
front of the Howard House, on both North
and Main streets, and which have been neatly
enclosed in fancy boxes-ornamenting the
streets now, and will in a few years hence,
prove q pleasant resort on hot Summer
days. If others of our citizens would follow
the example set them by the proprietor of
the Howard House, and line our streets
with trees, so that their branches would
interlock, forming a complete arch, like that
at the east end of town, how much more
inviting and lovely would our town appear :?
A greater part of those with which the walk
to the creek was decorated, have died, and
should be replaced Immediately.
Two lads were arrested here, by Gov
eminent detectives, on Monday last as
deserters from the army-where they were
drummers They we're following the circus
in some capacity.
According to the announcement in the
papers and on the flaming bills about town.
the great circus arrived in town on Monday
At night, tremendous rain storm came up
short time before "the show " opened
and tie water came through the canvas in
streams. This caused somewhat of n =" scat
teration," but as the performance continued,
the greater portion Of the crowd remained,
determining to see the thing out. Those
who left did not miss much, as the whole
affair was rather stale. A number of per-
sons from distance had to remain in town,
in consequence Of the rain. Some of "the
bloods p" not getting enough of the show
here, followed it to the Head of Sassafras.
Pryor & Bro. have removed to their
new place of business-formerly the provi-
sion store of A. j. Scott-which they have
had fitted up with much style and taste--dis-
playing their goods to advantage andwith much
skill. This will be the largest establishment
of the kind in town, and we predict the liberal
patronage which these young men have
heretofore had, will be largely increased.
i ambo & Co., of this town. have com
tracted to build house, 80 by 60, for Mr..
Anthony Reybold, in Sassafras Neck.
CLOSING OF THE FAIR.-The MARYLAND
State Fair, for the benefit of the Sanitary
and Christian Commissions, terminated on