The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-05-15
Port Deposit Items.
OUR THIRD SPELLING ZEE,

according to announcement, was held on
Tuesday evening last, in the Hall, for the
benefit of the Sunday School of st. James
P. f. Church, of this town. Pedagogue,
y. B. Pugh referees, Messrs. Bond, Squier
and Evans The same rules we're followed
as in the previous bees. The first prize,
"Charles A. Dana's selection of Poems, y
was awarded to Miss Caddie Mccullough;
Miss Martha Veach took the second prize,
pretty bouquet of choice flowers; the
third prize, awarded to the first gentleman
who vanquished," Mr.. Physick, resem-
bled to all external appearances, Coop
er's Works" but, when opened on the stage
by the worthy gentleman, consisted of a
churn, about six inches in length, a small
washboard, and some other miniature para
phernalia. Select readings by Miss jerks
and Mr.. J. b. Pugh were rendered in fine
manner. The Riverside Band was in attend
ance and discoursed some excellent music
The amount realized from the affair was
about $40. This was followed by another,
held in the Franklin School house, one mile
from town, last night. De colored folks am
to have one, toe, in the Hall, on Tuesday
evening next.
EQUIVALENT.
We are happy to see MIR. Hindman out
again. This gentleman has been confined
to the house with rheumatism for many
weeking, being at times entirely helpless
The warm sunshine of May has enabled
him to come out once more, and he will
soon be we'll. The sick generally over the
town are growing better.
BOATING.
We have seen within the last few days a
single canal boat loaded with four thou
sand bushels Of prime wheat, bound for the
Philadelphia market. This wheat was
raised far up in Pennsylvania, and is, we
think, wonderful load for one boat to
carry. Boats have commenced running
pretty plentifully now.
have been very plentifully, but are becom-
ing more scarce. About fifty wagons were
waiting on the OILERS at Lapidum on We'd
nesday evening for herring, which were
selling for fifty five cents per hundred.
MISCELLANY.
Messrs. Davis and Pugh are storing a
great quantity of hay at Lapidum. Two
strange men came near getting killed at the
depot here on Wednesday by The train. A
party of eight Or ten persons from the
lodge of X. of p, contemplate going to
Washington on Wednesday next to attend
some special meeting of the Order Beau
tiful moonlight nights for lovers. Spring
again appears and vegetation looks pretty
and green. The Spring flowers will soon
come now.
Secretary Brstow's war upon the
Whisky Ring is being vigorously prose-
cuted. In addition to the large number
seized previously, large establishments in
Cincinnati, Kansas City and Milwaukee
were seized on Thursday. The devices of
the illicit manufacturers are illustrated in
the discovery of subterranean tank with
a capacity of $4,000 gallons under a Mil
waukee distillery. The local officers of
the Department of Justice in the West do
not display any particular disposition to
aid the Secretary of the Treasury in this
movement, and he has been compelled to
ask for the names of such United States
Marshals and District Attorneys as fail to
CO. operate with the Revenue officers.