The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-10


of Miss Ida c. Cameron's 90 By the Sea- in
last weeks Wig in the last line of the sec
ond Stanza which in place of g Our Shing-
led beach," &C., should have read son
Shingled beach and vessel Prov
The Gypsies have been about town this
week. Their presence doesn't create so
much excitement as it did some years ago
Ripe TOmatOes.-Mr. Henry Bell is the
first among our Elkton truckers toproduee
ripe tomatoes of the present season S
growth.
The 4th.-The national birth day was
honored in Elkton by partial suspension
of business on Monday, which was accepted
as the 4th that day coming on Sunday
The stores made a pretense of closing by
leaving their front window shutters closed,
but the doors We're standing wide open a
great part of the day. The grog shops we
believe always remain open, as an essential
to the proper celebration of the occasion, a
great deal of enthusiasm and spirit being
supplied by them.
The Methodist Sabbath-School held its
usual Picnic in Mr.. Merrey's grove, and
managed to have very pleasant day, be-
tween ice cream, lemonade, swinging and
playing Copenhagen.
An excursion party of about 80 persons
left the Elkton depot in special train in
the morning for Philadelphia and Atlantic
city, composed of the employees and attach
es of the Philadelphia Ledger. Mr.. G. w.
Childs gave all who had any connection
with the Ledger an invition to celebrate the
day by trip to Atlantic City, including
dinner, bath and refreshments of various
kinds-not including spirituous liquors
free. The party from this place were COM
posed principally of the employees of Mar
ley Paper Mill, with few others having
some remote connection with the LEDGER
The excursionists breakfasted at the
ssHoward House" before starting at half
past five o'clock A. NJ, and returned i'll the
132 A. NJ, train the next morning, all high
ly delighted with the trip and Mr.. Child's
unbounded hospitality.
The town was very quiet Throughout the
day and evening, but very small sums being
invested i'll fire works. a small fight after
night closed the anniversary, which par
took more of the quiet Sabatharian aspect,
than of the bosterous noisy demonstrations
which we are want to look for on the
natal day of American Independence. This
quiet Sabbath-like manner of honOring the
day, is decidedly preferable, in our opinion,
to the noisy, bosterous, powder burning
and crazy intoxication, usually in vogue
Let the birth day of our liberties be held
sacred in the future, having been purged
of the profanity of slavery with fire and
blood.
An Excursion left Chesapeake City on
Monday for Port Deposit, on the Steamer
Wyoming, Capt. Smithers, which proved a
very agreeable affair. The use of the boat
was granted free for the occasion, and a
band of music accompanied the party
The Presbyterian and Methodist Sunday
School formed large part of the excur-
sionists under the care of their superin-
tendents, Messrs. T. P. Hopper and Vim.
Lindsey. Two or three Of the young men
got drunk and managed to get in the lock-
up at Port Deposit. Some young men cam
not go on an excursion without s'manag-
ing in this manner. The band and sing
ing by the Sunday School children enliven-
ed the trip, which was remarkably pleas
ant and enjoyed by all who participated in
it. The company after landing at Port,
repaired to grove where the good things
which were brought along for the occasion
were discussed. Ice cream, cake, candies,
etc, were dispersed on the trip free, the occa-
sion not being made one of speculation and
money getting, under the guise of eelebrat-
ing the National Anniversary. Our notion
of the fitness of things, is, that when the
Superintendent and managers of Sabbath
picnic, the little ones should be supplied
with refreshments free. 1t doesn't look
we'll to see Superintendent or teachers
standing in a booth dealing out sweet-meats
to their pupils, and raking the pennies out
of their little hands. 1t has tendency to
produce the impression on the young mind,
that the chief end of life is money getting,
and that the precepts taught in the school
every Sabbath are only intended for show,
having no practical value in the struggle of
life.
wharf at Port on her return trip, with her
precious freight of happy hearts on board.
No accident occurred to mar the days en-
joyment.