The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22
Our Correspondence.
IJNiTcsllOhdence Of The CecII y ing
letter from New Jersey.
MATAwAN, Monmouth County, NJ,
August 18th, 1868,


Mr.. EDITOR 1t being matter of doubt
with me, whether or not Jersey cores
pondent could interest any of your readers,
| have some hesitancy in making the at
tempt; but understanding that you solicit
communications from all parts of the world,
and taking it for granted that you consider
Jersey portion of what is usually called
the world, take the liberty of forwarding
these few disconnected sentences.
That no doubt may exist in the mind of
any one who takes the trouble to read this,
as to the exact location of Jersey, would
say that Jersey is a Spanish island, situated
on the coast of North America, separated
from Spain, the mother country, by the At
lantic Ocean, and from the United States
by Smiths Island and the Delaware river,
the principal productions being mosquitoes,
sand, schrimp, watermelons and watering
places.
This is the largest fruit. growing section in
the State, and some residents claim, III the
United States. The quantity of all sorts of
small fruits shipped from here to New York
is almost Incredible. During the whole
season, the various roads leading to the
Propeller Docks, from O. clock in the af-
trrnoon until any time at night, in confusion,
rival Broadway.
The Docks here are called "Ellis' Docks, :"
taking their name from the fact of their once
having been owned by, think, brother,
or at any rate, by some member of the fam.
lily Of Col. Ellis, of your town.
The manufacture of bricks is the principal
business carried on here, being so handy to
New York, and the clay being of such good
quality aud of almost ineXhaustable guam
tity. capital has been attracted in this direc-
ton until the whole country, for miles
around, is one complete colony of brick
yards. One of the largest yards here is
owned by Col. E. Wilmer, at one time q
resident of Elllton. They employ $50 men,
and turn out from 125, 900 to 1906 bricks
daily. If any of your Elkton brick makers
would like to see a Brick Yard, send them
up here. The Managing Foreman of Col.
/ Winners yard is Mr.. John Gwinn, former
resident Of Port Deposit, and at one time
in the employ of Messrs. Davis 4 p"sh, e'
We are situated within very pleasant
distance of several prominent watering
places. In fact, keyport, l.! miles from US,
has got to be quite resort for people from
the city, who want to spend q quiet season
and the hotels are all full. The Highlands
arc but II, and Long Branch Is, miles from
| here. over a very good turnpike. All the
/ world and his wife seem to be on the wing
Just now, and Jersey is reaping an unprece
dented harvest from their expenditures
ihe summer hotels in this county are all
well pa;ronized, particularly those at Long
Branch, which are crowded and not only
is this the case, but most of the respectable
farmers, within radius of several miles,
that take boarders, have as many as they
can accommodate. Life at Long Branch is
described as particularly gay this season.
| will not touch upon politics any further
! than % say that the political complexion Of
of this county is the same as that of the 4tll
District of yonr county, only little more
so; "a great many persons here are not YET
informed of the death of General Jackson, J
but the weather is warm enough without
preaching upon such troublous topics as
politics, and hoping that have not W carried
you, will close by wishing that during this
hot weather, your numerous readers, (espe-
cially those of the bachelor persuasion,
may have no worse fortune than to be ex.
posed to the battery of bright eyes behind
cigars of the fair ladies who grace the
streets Of Ekton. r. U. Cool.