The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-06-12
at the McShane Bell Foundry, Baltimore,

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will be blessed on Sunday evening, June
Goth, by Rt. Rev. Bishop Becker, D. D.,
of Wilmington; and as it is for the public
good, will be rang morning, noon, and
evening to remind us of our Lord becoming
man for US, and the angels salutation to
the Blessed Mother of God.
The shade trees on our streets are pol
luted with green worms. Their destructive
work can be seen in the fragments of leaves
which cover the pavements. We need an
addition to the sparrow immigrants which
SO OPPORTUNITY last year. Much
ignorant prejudice against this little feath-
cred tribe has found its way into the news
papers. But from the best information we
can gather they are the most valuable
insect destroyers we have among the birds,
than which no higher praise can be be-
slowed upon any birds.
The Town Commissioners have COM
menced improvements. At meeting Of
the Board the other night composed of four
members and the President, the question
of paving in front of the Presidents pre-
misses was up for discussion. The question
was put: "Shall the town put down new
curbing and the property owner lay the
brick; or, shall the town furnish old curb
ing and lay the parement also - The vote
on this question stood two for the latter
clause there being no new curbing on
hand, and two against it, and the Presi-
dent had the casting vote. The next day
the town had workmen laying brick in
front of the Presidents house.
Children's Day: NJ. E. Church.
next Sunday in the Elkton NJ. E. Church
will be in the interest of the children of
that congregation. The Church will be
decorated with evergreens and
Summer flowers. Responsive reading
music by the children; sermon in the morn
ing; addresses in the afternoon and even
ing. All invited; seats free.
GEO. A. PHGBUs.
Fatal Accident.-Edmonson Il. Metcalfe,
a young man % years of age, residing in
Brooklyn, N. j., accidentally shot himself
on Tuesday morning last. The deceased
was grandson of James E. Barroll, Esq,
of Holly Hall, near this town. The friends
of the family will all deeply sympathize
with them in this melancholy bereavement.
He was in his room, in the upper part of
the house, and his mother, who was down
stairs, had called him several times to come
down to his breakfast. He responded each
time, but failed to come, and his mother,
hearing pistol shot, went to his room and
found him dying on the floor. He had been
in the habit of sleeping with two revolvers
under his pillow, his father being from
home. One Of the pistols was cooked, and
in moving the bolster the trigger was drawn
and the pistol fired, the ball entering the
back of his head.
Temperature We have been furnished
with synopsis Of temperance speech by
Mr.. Weems, delivered at Chesapeake City
on the Goth ult., at the Good Templars'
Hall, and resolution passed by the meet
ing. We publish below the resolution, but
have not room for the speech:
Resolced, That moral suasion is the most
effective means that can be used by Christian
men and women in the temperance reform.
The question was very ably and warmly
by Rev. Mr.. Mallory, Jas. Brooks,
VIM. T. Cain and w. c. Lake, and with
out coming to any definite conclusion, the
question was postponed until the next pub
lie temperance meeting, which is to be held
the last Tuesday evening of this month.
The Good Templars have determined to
keep the temperance question before the
public, and one of the means that they
intend to use, is to hold public temperance
meetings whenever convenient
BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE.
Port Wants New School House.-A
petition was laid before the School Com
missioners on Tuesday last signed by a
number of the largest property holders of
Port Deposit, and backed up by solid
delegation of the same who appeared in
person, asking for Public School build
ing suitable in location and size to supply
the demands of the town. The old Meth
odist Church building, which is a large
store structure, and located on lot which
belongs in fee simple to the church, was
recommended as a desirable building and
location for the purpose, being at safe
serious objection to the present insufficient
school building. By raising the walls of
the building in question a few feet higher,
to admit a second story, it is claimed that
it can be made to answer every purpose of
a Public School house with ample room to
accommodate the town.
The Proper Way to Order Newspaper
0rrectiOnS.-Persons often desire publish
ers to make corrections or changes in ad-
vertisements or local articles in newspa-
pers, and they invariably 60 about it in the
way which gives the publishers the most
trouble and is the least likely to achieve
the object desired.
When correction or change is desired
cut the advertisement or notice out of the
paper, and paste it on sheet of writing
paper. Then with pen or pencil erase the
letter, word or sentence you wish altered
or omitted and write plainly on the margin
of the sheet, opposite the erasure, the let
ter or word you wish to be inserted. If a
letter, word or sentence has been omitted,
mark with caret - the printed copy
where you wish the insertion to be made,
and write the matter plainly on the margin.
Do not attempt to interline it on the printed
copy, or you will surely make mess of
it,
If transient correspondents would study
and practice these simple rules, vast
amount of trouble would be saved pub
fishers and vexation to themselves.
The Fountain Pump hitman's cele-
brated brass Fountain Pump is advertised
in The Wing this week, and one of the
pumps can be seen at the drug store oil
Robt. B. Frazer in this town. AS a pre-.
caution against fire every householder