The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-05-22
Port Deposit Items.
SPELLING REES

SPELLING BEES.
We have two more spelling bees to note
this week. The first one took place at the
Franklin School House, on Friday night
last under the supervision of Miss jerks,
teacher of the school. The Port School
were invited out to spell against the schol-
ars of Franklin. Some fifteen or twenty
from Port accepted the invitation and were
on hand at the hour. The two schools be-
ing ready, on separate sides, Rev. Mr..
Akin, pedagogue, commenced giving out
the words. The Port scholars stood well,
but the Franklins were too much for them,
and came out victorious. A little boy about
twelve years of age, who had been induced
to spell, stood on the floor the longest.
This boys name is Master Cambell, and
has had but little chance to 60 to school,
having come to the school house on Friday
evening, directly from the corn field, where
he had been laboring. His winning the
laurels surprised many who were present,
especially the teachers and more learned.
The admittance was fifteen cents and the
desired object realized.
The second spell took place on Tuesday
night at the Town Hall by the colored
folks. The admittance fee was twenty
five cents. We understand the affair was
a success throughout, many white folks
being present. The colored band furnish.
ed the entertainment with pleasant music
We do not hear of any more bees to take
place here, and presume they are about
over.
TEARING DOWN.
Messrs. A. Reynolds Il Bro. have a gang
of men at work tearing down the ware
house of j. Tome & Co., at the steamboat
landing, which was knocked so much out
Of shape by the ice during the late gorge
An office has been built temporarily near
the old warehouse, where business will be
ranSacted until the new building is erected
which will be commenced as soon as the
old one is down. The two large steamers
Lancaster and Juniatta, have commenced
carrying freight to and from this ware
house to Baltimore. The boats are also
licensed to carry passengers this year.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Johnnie Haines, who had resided in
Port for quite number of years, acting as
teller in the Cecil National Bank for a long
time, left us on Monday last to seek his
fortune among the golden hills of the far
West The first place he anticipated stop
ping for any length of time was in Colo
RADIO. Having gained so many friends by
his urbane department and suavity of man.
ners, his loss is deeply regretted by those
he leaves, who at the same time wish him
success and prosperity wherever he may 6e
"NoTA BENE.'
The Teachers Association will meet on
Saturday, June 9th, at O'Clock P. NJ.
The teachers of the Sixth, Seventh and
Eighth Districts will please make notes, as
a full attendance is desired. Those who
have been appointed but have failed to fill
their appointments, will be expected to
come prepared to fill the same.
WHITSUETIDE.
On Monday morning early the street
was made jubilant by the colored band
playing march. They left Port on the
early boat for "Thomas' Rum" Hartford
county, where they had an engagement for
the day in celebrating Whitsuntide. On
Tuesday morning they returned to Port on
the first boat, still blowing their horns,
making the air ring as they marched to
their head quarters at the lower end of the
town.
The remains of the only son of Mr.. Don
aldson, conductor on the morning accom-
mediation train from here to Baltimore, was
followed by quite number of persons
from Port to Wilmington, Del, on Friday
morning last on the 81 clock train, where
the funeral and interment took place.
FORTUNE TELLING.
A band of gypsies have tented themselves
about four miles south of Port, on the
Perryville road, where they are prepared
to tell you any thing you may desire to
know. They have some fine horses, and
are always ready for a trade, but never
give "boot."
TON THUMB AND COMMODORE MUTT,
accompanied by their wives. gave an cxhi-
bition in Havre de Grace, on Monday even
ing, which was said to be first-class. We
were looking for them to exhibit here but
we presume now as they did not come,
that they thought our last 25 cents had
been spent at the spelling bee. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thumb were said to be quito low spir-
tied, from having lost their only child a
few weeks ago.
VERY OLD.
We have been favored by friend, who
handed US for perusal, a newspaper, which
was printed in 1878 in Baltimore, making
it 102 years old. 1t is called the Home
Journal and Baltimore Adpertiser, and is
very small in comparison with the paper of
to-day, not being as large as the Baltimore
Epening Neaos. 1t was edited by Mr.. VIM.
Goddard, and contains some quaint and
old-fashioned advertisements. Among the
rest is one, wanting sealed proposals to
carry the mail between Baltimore and Phil
adelphia, once week; and many others of
like kind. In reading paper so old as
this, one observes the progress, inventions,
ETC., which have been made in hundred
years. 1t is not startling to think, too, that
those who live hundred years to come.
will call our inventions, ETC., as clumsy and
awkward as we call those so far past and
gone.
MISCELLANY.
Mr.. Dell, brother of Mr.. Jas. A. Dell,
of this town, from the State of Michigan,
is paying his brother a visit here, being
the first time he was ever in the place. He
will start for his northward home next