The Cecil Whig., 1865-07-01
Cofal AHairs.,


mary arrangements for giving the Cecil sol
diers reception worthy of their gallant
deeds, and dinner, met at the office of H.
r. Torbert, Esq, in Elkton, on Wednesday
last, and further perfected the arrangements,
by appointing Central Committee for the
county, composed of Messrs. E. W. Janney,
Joseph Wells, and c. b. Cutler and for the
districts
1ss Chas. B. Jones, Samuel P. Wood and
J. Hall.
I'd. Chas. W. Palmer, Thad. Smith, f.
p. Bowen.
4th. Levi Hall, W. c. Hasson, William
Tuf.
9Th. Robert Hart, L. w. Thomas, W. T.
Richardson, ]. w. Falls.
9th. Jesse A. Kirk, w. T. Brickley, Thos
kennard.
7th Jacob Tome, S. NJ. G. Nesbitt, Wen
dali Lawrence.
s,h James Cummings, J. R. Way, Thos.
Grubb.
9th Jas. c. Crothers, Samuel j. Brown,
Capt. Howard NJ. Newton.
District Committees, previously appointed,
are requested still to continue their collec.
tions and report to the Executive Commit.
tees Of their respective districts, who are
required to report, by the 18th Of July, to
the county Central Committee at Elkton.
The Executive District Committees are
expected to use every exertIon in procuring
funds for the occasion, and such provisions
and delicacies as can be conveyed to the
place of meeting, such as hams (boiled)
| cakes, ETC., etc.
1t is in contemplation to charter a steamer
to run from Port Deposit to Elk Landing ON
the day of the reception and it is hoped
that the people throughout the county will
make the proper united exertion to get up a
meeting and dinner in honor to our soldiers,
worthy of those heroes who have so nobly
fought and bled for the past four years in
the cause of our common country. The 28th
of July has been chosen for the occasion, as
time better suiting the convenience of the
farmers than an earlier day, as the harvest
will then be over, and no more appropriate
harvest home can be celebrated, than in do
ing honor to the iron heroes, who stood be-
tween our homes and the "war' desolation. ~
THE ANNUAL LEvY.-The County
Commissioners declared the Annual Levy
on Wednesday last. The Assessment of
Real and Personal property, as corrected for
| 1865, show, as liable to county taxation, the
sum of $7,99l, 1873. This is loss, as com
pared with last year, of $22,147.OO. The
slave property stricken from the assessment
books by Act of Assembly amounted, in
1864, to S124, 22O, so that there appears a
gain in other property of $1O2,o7a, the diff.
| ference between the valuation of slaves
above and the loss in total assesssble prop.
erty.
The Levy for State taxes for 1865 was fixed
by the General Assembly, at its last session,
at 80 cts. in the 500 which includes 10 cts.
of school taxes.
The County Levy is IS cts. in the 500 on
the amount liable, as above stated to county
taxation, and produces the sum of $50, 1888.
05,-the total amount of county charges
provided for by the Commissioners. This
| includes II cts. in the 500 estimated as ne.
cessary for the support of Public Schools,
by the School Commissioners, in addition to
the sum to be derived from the State. The
rate of county tax is much lower than was
generally expected,-a fact that will no
doubt crafty taxpayers.
| 1t speaks well for the management of the
county finances that, at the close of the war,
after paying liberal bounties to soldiers,
meeting all necessary expenses, and making
needed improvements in the matter Of
bridges, &C., during the continuance of hos,
tilities, we can close up with vote of tax
so low, and leave the county entirely out Of
debt, and prepared to go on in the march OF
improvement that IS open to free Maryland.
INTERESTING RELIc.-ln remodelina q
the interior of the Clerks office, during the