Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-31
letter from Cecil County.

correspondence of the Baltimore Daily Commercial
NORTH EAST, CECIL COUNTY, October 80, 1865
Messrs. EdHors:-Since my letter from Port De-
post, have visited the 5th and 9th Election Dis
trlcts of Cecil, and give you the results of obscrva
ton and conversation with the citizens
AT Rising sun, the village of the 5th District the
people are excited upon the subject of railroads.
The Baltimore and Philadelphia Central Road has
been graded and is ready for laying the track This
road Is now in operation to Oxford on the Pennsyl
yania line, and force of men is engaged in extend
ing the rails so as to bring the iron horse with his
train to the Rising Sun. This extension will be a
great advantage to the whole district, and open an
easy route to a market for all extra produce The
people expect increase in the value of land and
general improvement in their temporal affairs when
they are brought in direct communication with
large city.
The Philadelphia Central Road was designed as
an opposition to the Wilmington route but the stock
has been bought up and the management is now con-
trolled by the Wilmington Company The track will
run to the Susquehanna, above Port Deposit there
cross the river and continue through Hartford and
Baltimore counties until it strikes the Baltimore and
Philadelphia Road, near Stemmers Run. Accord
ing to the terms of the charter, the Company is re-
qulred to build annually five miles of the road from
otemmer's Run, thus insuring the completion of A
through route, and preventing the connection with
the old road at Perryville.
In Rising Sun there some indications of enter
prise in the Of repairing the Church and private
dwellings.
Taking the road by way of the Brick Meeting and
Bay View, went to North East in the 5th Election
District. The Brick Meeting was erected many
years ago by the disciples of John Fox and at one
time was the centre of large and prosperous COM
nunlty Of Friends The meetings are now attended
by comparatively few members, and the worlds
people, well the worlds vanties are in the as
cendant. Near the Brick Meeting is the Rozebank
Cemetery, remarkably well kept rural burial
ground.
From the hill at Bay VieY there is one of the most
extended and beautiful panoramic landscape in the
whole country The fertile fields, and the forests in
their autumnal dress, be seen for many miles:
while the North East bay looks like placid lake nes
tied among the hills. short distance from Bay View
one Ofthe branches ofNorh East creek are the Gil
pin rocks. These rocks in romantic glen, are the
resort of gay parties of young and maidens who
are intent upon the pleasures of pcncs or May fes-
tivas.
AT North East McCulloughs rolling mills give life
and money to the place. These mills are in active
| operation, employ large number of workmen, and
| have during the war paid the proprietors heavy
profits. In this little town the MAINE Iiquor law
prevails, and if traveller wishes anything to drink
he must dsk for nothing stronger than cider or nm
eral water Ii he chances to find that the beverage
has sting in it, he is expected to hold his breath and
| express no surprise,
In common with the lower sections of the county
this neghborhood is shaking pieces with fever and
ague The oldest inhabitant has recollection of
| such visitation for more than thirty years The
FROST it is hoped will check the disease and restore
| the people to their usual health and comforts.
| MERCHANT