The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-12-31
NORTH EAST ITEMS.


agreeable Visitors-We were visited on
Monday last by the Rising Sun Brass Band
They dscourscd most delightful music to
our citizens, giving special serenadcs to
some of their friends. You may be sure
thew kent the town alive during their
nIcasant soiourn. Your correspondent
was one of the favored few who were spe-
cially complmented We believe the sweet
poet CoSGREvE declared many years ago,
that emusic has charms to soothe the
savage breast" but snch strains as these
have power to charm the most refined.
Watch Mseting-There will be New
Years eve meeting in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, tonight, (Saturdry.) The
services begin at 81 o'clock, and terminate
at midnight, thus watching" the old
year out and the new year in. Watch
meetings are common to this denomina-
ton and are frequently attended with
great spiritual interest and power.
Exchange Of Pulpits.-The Pastor of the
North East Methodist Episcopal Church is
to exchange pulpits next Sunday, the LIST
of January, with Rev William E. England,
of the Port Deposit NJ. E. Church. Mr..
England was formerly in charge of this
appointment, and is very popular through
congregations, and a good time.
4 Good Dinner.-Mine host, B. F.
Thomas, of North East hotel. gave dinner
to number of invited friends, on Monday
last. The table was finely spread, and
sumptucusly supplied with all the good
things Of the season. What was specially
commendable, was the total absence of all
Intoxicating drinks from the feast "Item-
zer" was honored with an invitation, and
did ample justice to the victuals, as was
expected by his friends.
Ice.-The pleasant winter weather of
week past has made some of the best ice
ever formed on our waters The skaters
are in high glee having a perfect carnival
of rigid fun. We are already "cooled off,
as visions of ice water for the next cheated
term" dance through our heads, while we
look on the frozen Jumps of crystal that are
being packed away for future use.
ISick-John B. Anderson, the highly
respected and efficient Secretary of the
North East Building and Loan Association,
is at his home in Newark, Del, quite seri-
ously sick. He has many warm friends in
this community ardently hoping for his
speedy recovery. Mr.. VIM. d. Alexander
takes his official position.
COllision.-Just after the freight train
passed this place early on Sunday morning
last, several of the cars became accidentally
detached, and of course dropped behind.
When the accident was discovered, the
engineer reversed steam, and started back.
The morning being dark, the brakeman
could not see the cars on the track, and
the backing train collided with the refrac-
tory cars, which were still advancing, there
being nothing to check their motion. In
the collision, one car, loaded with white
sugar, was completely demolished, scatter
ing about twenty barrels of the saccharine
matter over the ground, the most of which
was gathered up and re-barreled. Consid-
cradle detention and work were accustomed
by the debris, until it was finally cleared
from the INSTRUCTED track.
Property .Sale.-Mr. Hiram Shellcross
has bought the finely located lot on Main
Rev. N. NJ Brown, for $500. He is getting
ready to build dwelling house thereon.
Leg Broken.-We learn from last Tues
days Wilmington Commercial, that Mr..
Burton P. Morris, not long since resident
ice, in Market street, in that city, on last
Saturday night, and fell heavily to the
ground, causing severe compound frac-
ture of one of his legs.
Sad Refections.-The usual amount of
beastly drunkenness has been exhibited
during the present Christmas times, ON the
part of those who are drunk enough to be
vulgar and indecent Why men of mite
of self respect, or even common sense,
cannot enjoy holiday without becoming
indecently drunk, and behaving like mani
acs, till every sober citizen, with CLARENCE,
is ready to cry out, from disturbed dreams,
'Methought legion of foul feinds
Environd me, and howled in mine ears
Such hidious cries, that, with the very noise,
trembling wak'd, and, for a season after,
Could not believe but that was in hell
remains, to heads not muddled with rum,
an unsolved myster, to this day. The sad
dest feature of this sad matter, however, is
not that there are some chronic cases of
this kind but that there are so many youths
already in the first stages of the disease,
who, in little while, will be known as the
"old drunkards" Of the community.
Stole tile Parsons Goose.-Our Methodist
Parson had goose, feathers and all, given
him on the occasion of the late donation
party, but some rouge, not having the fear
of God before his eyes, narrowed the fowl
the other night, without permission. We
hope his gooseship twill sit on the palad
bust" of the thief's conscience, worse than
Poe's raven, and cackle there equal to his
brothers and sisters before the walls of
Rome, till the bird is brought back, or
another one provided in time for New
Years dinner. If the goose is returned in
time for that purpose, the scamp shall have
leg when cooked and no questions asked.
The Concert and ErAi5ition.-Th NJ. E.
Sabbath School concert and exhibition
came off, as announced, on Monday evening
last, and was repeated on Wednesday night.
1t was complete success. The speaking
and singing were excellent. The audience
on the first occasion was large, but on the
last evening prevailing snow storm inter-
fered with the attendance. By request, at
the last entertainment, the Pastor of the
church read "The Little Grey Head" and
"Durius Green and his Flying Machine
Money.-At the regular monthly meeting
of the North East Building and Loan Asso-
citation on "Wednesday eyeninu last two