The daily gazette., 1875-06-08
SECOND EDITION
Letter From EIEctOn, MI.
ELKToN, Nd, June 8, 1875.


MIR. EDIToR:-Thinking that it would
not be out Of place to drop you a few
Items OF news from our town and coun-
ty, take this opportunity of doing so
though Mt the same time scarcely know
what to write about, unless it is that
politics are now the topic of conversa-
tion i'll orr ttw1: frst. who is 10 he rIi
next Governor, who is 10 pe elected uvxL
EallP The present incumbent, James
Is; Groome, of course will be the choice
OF Cecil county and majority of the
counties of the Eastern Shore; and he
Will no doubt get the delegation of seye-
eral wards Of Baltimore City, as well as
several counties on the Western Shore.
Therefore, we think his chances are
good for the nomination; wo hope 80 at
least.
"; w. Cruikshank, one of the editors
OF the Cecil Democrat, is said to be one Of
the coming men for the Legislatures; he
Is good fellow and no better man can
be named; and If nominated and elected
which we hope he will be-he will be a
credit to our county and an honor to the
State. W ''-'
Clinton Mccullough, Esq, our present
States Attorney, will of course be re-
nominated to fill the position he has
held Tor four years past with credit to
himself and to the perfect satisfaction
OF the people OF the county. lie is a
son OF the Hon. Hiram Mccullough, and
Is an every-da man and respected by
all who know him. Three cheers for
"Clintw
For Sheriff, Charles w. Shippers, Of
the Fifth District, it is said will win,
though several others are spoken of, but
Charley seems, as far as we can learn, to
have the inside track He is first-rate
man and would make tip-top officer,
and no better man is named for the po-
sition. We are for Charley all over. On
the Republican side we have heard but
few persons named to fill the different
positions that arc to be filled this Fall.
Base bali is also being talked about
some little, though, we have not had
game in this town during the present
season, yet we have an organized club
which might compete with the most of
country clubs If they had an opportun-
ity of exhibiting their skill at the bat
We are have new public school
house built, which is to be completed
by the first of September, and when
finished 1t will be an oanament to our
town.
The Rev. Mr.. Ph9bous is the pastor
of the Elkton M. Z. Church, though
he was not asked for during the last
conference nor did the people of the
church want him as the representative
of the church of Elkton, at conference
were promised that the Rev. Mr., Ridg-
way would and should he the next pas.
tor of the Elkton M. E. Church, which
would have given perfect satisfaction
to the entire church, and Ph9bus was
to go to Laurel, Del, but some one of
his family, $50 it Is said) went into the
conference council and had the appoint
ment changed to suit him, which sent
the Rev. Mr.. Ph9bus here, when there
was a protest entered and sent to the
bishop presiding, and MIR. Phabus,
which left him away for several weeks
when he forced himself upon the peo-
pie CT the church, when another pro-
test was made and signed by large
majority of the official board of the
church, and 1t is thought that his sal
ary will be hard to raise.
Whitworth q Bro, carriage manu-
facturers, who were burnt out some
time ago, have completed their new
shop and moved in to it. They are now
doing thriving business, and employ
about 25 hands.
The rain we had here on Sunday
night and ON Monday has greatly re-
vivcd our farmers as we'll as their crops.
They will now have q fair crop of
wheat, and the oats and corn look
well. Potatoes too, though the bug is
playing havoc with some, while others
have none ON them. CEcIL.