The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-09-12
Teachers, InStitute.-Tha

Teachers Institute.-The Teachers of
the Fourth, Fifth and Ninth districts and
all those interested in the cause of Educa-
ton are hereby requested to meet at the
Public School House, in North East, on
Saturday, September the 10Th inst, at 2
o'clock p. NJ, for the purpose of organic
ing Teachers Institute for those three
districts. 1t is expected that all the
Teachers of the three districts will be
present.
Petty Larcenies. Saturday or Sunday
night last, the shoe shop of - Spittle,
on High street, adjoining Mr.. c. W. Max
wells store, was broken into and robbed of
$50 worth of boots and shoes. Mr.. Spittle's
family resides in Chesapeake City, and he
left his shop on Saturday evening, for
home. When he returned on Monday
morning, he found his shop window had
been forced open.
On the same night, Sprouts, the colored
wood sawyer, had his clothes line stolen.
The wood saw of Mr.. Lair was likewise pill
fered on the same night.
The Alliance.-The meeting of the Tenn
perance Alliance which assembled in the
Hall, on Thursday last, report of which
was furnished by the Secretary, and will
be found published in to-day's issue, was
small but spirited. The meeting did not,
at any time, number more than two dozen
present, but they were worthy representa-
tive temperance men from every part of
the county, and they succeeded in forming
county organization and perfecting such
machinery as will, if earnestly and aoisely
used, effect grand results in the cause of
Local Option in this county, in the near
future. The debate was very spirited, and
the innovations made on the old style of
selemnly presenting a platform of resolu-
tions, stating what ought to be done, &C.,
vexed the heart of the good President of
the meeting full sore. But the reverend
gentleman who went for them with Hybern-
ian fire in his eye and steel in his voice,
smote them hip and thigh, and completely
demolished this Bell and Dragon, worship
ed by all political conventions.
1t was the purpose to hold temperance
mass meeting after night, but the masses
showing no disposition to hear any thing
on the subject, this resolution was aban-
doned, and the Alliance after completing
it's organization, adjourned sine die. The
good people of Elkton seem to be benumbed
and paralyzed by the sight and sounds of
the constant orgies of intemperance, so
that they have no spirit left in them to aid
in a temperance movement, or desire to
hear temperance discussion. We should
think that the anxious mothers alone of
this town, in terror would seek for some
refuge for their sons, from the yawning
crater which is constantly open at their
feet, threatening to engulf them in direct
ruin, but they, too, appear stupefed in
sight of this great danger
Attempt to Set Fire to Mill.-An
attempt was made by an incendiary to
Saturday night last about II o'clock. The
mill was running at the time and some of
the hands who were working in or about
the watts discovered the fire before much
Roadway had been gained by the flames.
The bell was rung and in few minutes
the proprietor and a number of hands were
on the spot and extinguished the flames,
space of about six feet only having been
burned in the weather boarding. The fire
had been applied between the weather
boarding and plastering on the south side
of the mill, about fourteen feet from the
ground, by the incendary either ascending
by ladder on the outside, or gaining
access to the inside of the mill clandes-
timely.
Two attempts have been recently made
to rob Mr.. Carter's safe, which were no.
ticed in Tile Wing, and it is probable that
this incendiary attempt was made with the
object of drawing attention from the house
in order that the heretofore foiled-safe rob-
bers might accomplish their designs on the
coveted safe. If this was their purpose it
could have resulted in no gain to the
thieves. Nothing but books and papers
are kept in the safe, and at no time would
the larceny of the entire safe result in
securing so much as five dollars by the
enterprising thieves. The money of the
establishment is kept in the National Bank
of Elkton, and no check is ever endorsed
by Mr. Carter till it is presented at the
bank counter. When the money is drawn
from the Bank for the weekly payment of
the mill hands, it is always paid to the
employees on the same day, the invariable
rule, we understand, being never to deposit
money in the safe at home to remain over
night. So the thieves who have gone to so
much trouble and been so enterprising in
their efforts to spoil Mr.. c., may as well
give it up, as they would have got nothing
of any value to them, had their efforts
been crowned with entire success, in any
or all of their attempts.