The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-06-26

of Mr.. John NJ. McClenahan, of this town,
received the first prize awarded for reading.
After the prizes had been distributed
with appropriate remarks by Rev. Mr..
Galley, the exercises were again resumed
by an original speech by Master Rogers, of
Havre de Grace, Md; subject, "Party
Spirit This speech in our Judgment
was fully as good as some made by cleo
tioneering candidates, and we were re-
minded by it of the approaching cam
paign. Professor Barry then appeared
with his banjo to enliven the audience with
"The Bag-Pipe, or Patrick Murphy"
Great laughter prevailed, and when he had
finished the song and retired behind the
curtain, such encore ensued that he had to
make temperance on the stage. This
time he sang "The Old Woman, or Hard
of Hearing" which was fully as good as
the previous piece. Next in order was an
original speech, "True Manliness," by
pupil of the school. After a few minutes
intermission the curtain arose and the
valedictory address was delivered by Master
VIM. B. Steele from near Rock Run, who
is one of the larger scholars of the school;
subject, "There is a divinity that shapes
our end, rough hew them how we will
Outside of this quotation (Which was taken
as basis the speech was strictly original,
and besides showing talent and deep medl-
taton on the subject, it was delivered in
excellent style. The benediction was then
pronounced by Rev. Mr.. Galley, and the
exercises of the evening closed.
This commencement throughout was one
of the best we have ever attended and
surely reflects great credit on the teachers
and others connected with the school.
EXCURSION TO CHESAPEAKE CITY.
AS per previous announcement the steam
boat Lancaster left ]. Tome & Co.'S wharf
on Sunday morning, ladened with human
freight en- route for the dedication Of
church in Chesapeake City. The boat
stopped at Perryville and Havre de Grace
going and returning, to accommodate all
who desired the trip from these points.
Ice Cream and other Injuries we're fur
nished on the boat, besides dinner. The
boat returned to Port again about half-past
six O'Clock in the evening, everything hav-
ing passed off agreeably and quietly-a
delightful trip having been enjoyed. The
day was fine which added to the pleasure
of the excursion.
A CAsTIGATIoE.
Geo. Washington, colored, better known
as "Old George" whose wife lives at the
Farmers & Commercial Hotel, got drunk
few days since and proceeded to constitute
the kitchen yard of the hotel stage on
which to vent his profanity. cold Abe
who has the morals as we'll as matters in
that quarter under his charge, ordered
George to stop his profanity, or rather
" shut up" which request George disre-
garded. Abe's next argument was horse
whip, which he brought from the stable,
and applied to Georges feelings, which
were so sensibly touched that an immediate
followed. Georges better-half
who stood by and composedly witnessed
the castigation, complimented Abe when it
was over, by telling him that he did not
give George "half enough"
"sIG. BLIrz, JR.," ON THE MOVE.
Advertisements were distributed through
town on Monday evening, to the effect that
" Sig. Blitz" would exhibit at the town
Hall on Tuesday evening with his sleight
of hand or legerdemain performance, to-
gether with gift enterprise to all who pur
chased tickets. In fact their advertisement
asserted that prizes varying from set of
furniture and gold watches to chrome,
would be given away to each ticket buyer.
Doors were open at o'clock and tolera-
BILE good audience was present, we under
stand; the performance commenced at $50.
The affair throughout was the greatest
humbug and frand ever witnessed in Port
Deposit; and it is question whether the
parties ever saw the genuine and real Prof.
Blitz. The boys after finding out the affair
was fraud, left the hall one by one and
their companions outside who
banded themselves together, visited grocer
and spent all their money in eggs. Some
going north and some south of the hall,
they secreted themselves in the shadow.
Thus equipped they waited in silence for
the " Blitz " troupe to leave the hall. They
we're not kept long in waiting, for soon the
two men appeared on their way to Mr..
hotel near the depot, where they
were stopping. The boys let them get fully
started, and then there came sound of
bursting eggs. The men-oh, where were
they? Echo replied from pavements far
we must not, cannot stay. Such volley
of eggs as these men received was sad to
tell, and the way they ran indicated practice
in that branch of the gymnastic art. In
deed on Wednesday morning when they
returned to the Hall to get their valises
and paraphernalia for leaving, the boys
tackled them again and demanded their
money, but they did not get it; SO they
caused these frauds to run again. 1t is
they swindled the folks here out
of thirty or thirty-tive dollars, the admis-
sion being twenty-five cents. While we
condemn the act of the boys, we confess
that we cannot blame them altogether, as
this was the only method of redress. When
other humbug affairs hear of this act it
may prevent them from coming here, but
for the temperance of "Sig. Blitz, Jr."
and troupe, we have no fears.
DEATH.
At ten minutes to eleven o'clock on Sun
day last, Miss Ida Morgan, step daughter
of Mr.. ]. B. Abrahams of this town, about
twenty years of age, departed this life.
The funeral service took place from the
Methodist Church at ten o'clock on Tues
day morning, the Rev. Charles Hill officiat-
ing Her remains were then conveyed to
Hopewell cemetery. The funeral was a
very large one.
Messrs. Rial and johnson, two of the
men who worked in the sash factory