The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-15
Our Correspondence.
Letter from Elk Neck.

Mr. EDITOR = In my last communication
told you had in view Il number of per-
sons who were working in the right direction.
will name them in order, commencing with
Mr.. Jefferson Purner, who has built quite a
large frame house, and last year built large
granary. Mr.. Purner is quite enterprslng;
has out large peach orchard, and is now
embarkiug i'll the small fruit business, which
seems to pay very well. He had Il large
yield of Strawberries this season. lie Is
improving his land rapidly, which produces
well.
Mr.. Robert Hart built an addition TO his
barn recently, and has his farm IN good
working condition.
Mr.. John A. Wilson and Samuel White,
Mr. Cruthers, Mr. Wingate and Mr.. Holmes
are all improving their lands in a very cred
table manner, and deserve good returns,
and | believe receive them.
Mr. Y Hammond built large barn year
ago on his farm. and has made some i'm
provemcnt in his land.
Mr.. A. Rutter has recently purchased the
farm adjoining the home place, and intends
| to improve it, and there is no doubt he will.
for his home place is in very good condition,
aud he knows the value of good land.
Mr.. George Ford has fine farm adjoining
Mr.. Rutters, and is now producing heavy
crops.
Mr.. Mcdaniel, one of the firm of the
Mccullough Iron Co.. recently purchased
the Shippers farm, and has made very great
improvements, both IN land and buildings.
am told Mr.. Mcdaniel purchased this farm,
containing about 800 acres. for about 81 COO,
and doubt very much if it could now be
bought for less than S20.000.
am now as near North East as | dare
venture at present.
The fact is we have many farms of excel
lent ona;.y, on the Elk river, above those
already named, and the owners in most cases
are doing their duty by ths,G. Oar lands
are of a rolling character, but are eas;iy
cultivated, stand dry weather well, yield and
pay as well as those of any other section Of
the county, in proportion to outlay.
| will now close this part OF my commu
nication, and take mp subject that we are
very much interested in, and that IS roads
really wonder if there is a regularly laid
out road in this section, land duly recorded, J
if there is they must be awfully twisted or
the surveyors compass must have been
twisted in laying out the present courses;
for really they are hardly straight from one
crook to another, and Can assure you those
crooks are eiosa tagpiher, aad not only
crooked, but there are many places IN the
roads that teams cannot pass without one
waiting for another, or endanger their teams
as well as their persons i'll making the at
tempt.
Now, Mr. Editor, VIC are tax payers, AID
BEGIN to think that we must be attended to,
and that uqp interests are at stake in longer
suffering such state CT .iIin.s t9 eYiSt and
have come to the conclusion that tie county
ought to have a system by which the roads
should be repaired and that ovcrseerS should
be governed by that system, and a part of
such system should be that all roads must
BE- opened to the width required as laid out,
and i,,aii 50 that two teams could pass in
any and all place., without waiting one for
the other.
AZ lur bridges we have but Two or three
ten cent CONCERTS in this part OF the Dlstrist.
whilst we need, ahd must have; q number
of substantial ones.
We have several fisheries, and teams haul
ing fish IT, .he worst season of the year for
making bad rcads,j from all parts of the
county, and Il number fros. Delaware and
PENNSYLVANIA, and yet we receive Lut 4 sety
poor allowance to keep Our roads in even a
passablc condition.
eeHtanl that it is the duty of our county
fathers 10 SEES i,aa aud where the money goes
on the roads, an:i that ii l. iGt wasted as 1t
is in a majority of cases.
Having thrown down the gauntlet on the
subject of roads, hope the matter will be
taken up and not relinqnished until we have
IA system or method by which roads should
be made and repaired; and think it the
duty of every person interested, to give his
views on this important subject. ] will give
you my idea Of Il system IL ANOTHER COM
munication.
The farmers in our vicinity are thrashing.
and are complaining of the yield of wheat.
Oats are very light. Corn is doing well.
FED,