The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-04-18

manned in her angry mood, and vouchsaiing
scarce a smile, has rained and Numbered
and stormed like the veriest termagent 49,
Gardeners are in distress, farmers in despair,
and April apparently enjoys their misery
The modest little llowers that try to peep
| out to gladden. the sad earth, are swept by
| the killing frost and wind, or beaten down
by the angry flood. The month is cruel
| and merciless mother to her children
RAILROAD PEGPLEXITIES. Our friends of
| the First District have been worried beyond
| all precedent by the Kent County Railroad
Company for a long time. The managers
agreed to make Middetown terminus of
the road if $4,000 were subscribed by the
people favorable to that route, which de-
mand was subsequently raised, and was as
| often acceeded to by the several amounts
demanded being subscribed. The Middle
torn ITdnscript says at the meeting Of the
Directors held at Chestertown, on Saturday,
4th inst, " the response to the friends of
the Sassafras, Warwick, and Middlctown
route, was MORE MONEY Accordingly,
additional subscriptions are being secured,
we understand. The friends of tho above
route say that $S1 900 have been subscribed"
A gentleman Of this county, well informed
on matters connected with this proposed
road, says that Sl5O,000 are now demanded
to be subscribed, in order to secure the
construction Of the road through the lower
section Of this county, intcrsccting the
Delaware Railroad at Middletown Del.
AMUsEMENTs.-TheW Wallace Dramatic Com
pany closed their engagement here on Saturday
| night last Miss Nellie Gcrmon was ~ special
iavorc with onr citizens The presentation of
Photograph Album to the han,somcsl lady
| and II huge Tin Goblet to the ugc>t man, was
| the Z" feature" Of Friday night. Miss Nellie
| mai" II very neat presentation speech on the
| OCCASION, announcing the award of the Album
! I" Miss Lou Bennett, and the Goblet to Mr. jas
Il CGo"ur. The fair Actrcs, took occasion To-
say that lld the chorc been left with her. that
Mr.. tirooUr would have surely not received the
Goblet, In accepting ii Mr., G. returned his ar-
knowledgcncnt and appreciation OF jhc distn-
ss,ahcd honor, and presented Miss Nellie with
It beautiful boquct
The worst feature of the drama, however. was
the Company folded their TENT like the Arab
and is quietly stole away leaving ,hrir bills
for rent Of the Hail. for boarding and 10 ihr
Hhtg office Tor printing unpaid and we hereby
warn all the fraternity against the blandi5hncnlh
"i MISS Nellie, and the fair promises OF Mr..
Blake, So look out, brother typos. for Wal
lacc's Dramatic Company
Dan Rice exhibited here on Tuesday and
| made lew Comprehend speeches, which l,r
seemed I" consider as The point of his exhibition
PROCEEDINGS or THE CouNrr Cunui&%Ios.
| @.-lhc County Commissioners were in
session two days, Tuesday and "Wednesday
| of this week. Numerous changes were
made IN the assessment of property, and
| accounts passed, but the marked feature of
the session was the appointment Of Collect
ors. Inc applications for the colectorship
| averaged about 10 to each District, and lhn
hungry, furnishing, starving, lamine.slrickcu
Democracy stuck so close To their honorable
bodies, hung upon their skirts with the CRASH
| OF Death, and lmportuned, begged, pleadcd,
| implored and bcSccchcd with tears, and
siShs, and groans, so pitcouslv, that the
stony hearted Commissioners had to slip
out of the back door of thoir Office and lie
concealed for several hours, while they
consulted and decided upon the appoint.
ments. These cruel and implacable men
had the hardness of heart to appoint only
"'ne Collectors out of the ninety applicants,
leaving eighty to ill the county with mourn
ing, while but nine went away with clad
hearts, rejoicing.
The following gentlemen hold the lucky
numbers in the grand drawing list Dist.
W. III. Pearce; I'd District, Thos. p. Hazel
Sd District, Lambert &. Ford 4th District,
Jas. Mackey; 9Th District, Joseph S. Win.
gate; 9Th District, r. Braden Gllespe: 9TH
District, Edw. Gacken, sth District. Rich.
ard II. Crothers; 9th District, George w.
Oldham.
Under our new and exemplary school law,
the following board of school commission.
ers were appointed to serve till the next gen.
eral election, when school commissioners
are to be elected by the pcoplc:--1 District
Jas. W. Morgan; ID, w. Lindsey; Sd, Jas.
McCauley; 4th, c. c. Brokaw; 5th, j. N.
Black 9th, Jas. 0. Mccormick It'll, Dr.
R. b. Bromwell; sth, Charles Hall; 9th,
John P. Wilson.
Amount Of tax received from Collectors
since last meeting of the board "A. p.
l'arwick, 1852. IA; j. W. Caldwell, 5000:
Jas. Toulson, 5000; W. Kirk. $3.50.
Nicholas p. Marley and John B. Russell
were appointed Trustees of the Poor, in
place Of DR.. Mackall and VIM. Realty. de-
clined.
David Couley, of 9Th District, was ap.
pointed Road Supervisor, in place of A. b.
McVey, declined. Francis Boyd and John
Sheridan, appointed Supervisors of certain
roads in the 9TH District. Also, Joseph
Pierson, of 9th District, in place of II. II.
Duyckinck, declined.
An application for closing road from Per
ryvile to Principle road, was declined on
account of informally in public notice.
petition numerously signed was laid
before the board, complaining of the stop
page Of the public road, leading from Row.
Iandsvillc to the Susquehanna river, by the
J.. b. G. r.. r. Steps arc to be taken by
the County Commissioners to compel Che
Railroad Company to remove the obstruc.
tons at the expense of the Company
The board adjourned on Wednesday even
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