The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-07-17
Port Deposit Items.
TEMPERANCE MASS MEETING,

TEMPERANCE MASS MEETING.
The committee appointed to take proper
steps toward the mass meeting to be held
at Woodlawn camp ground August Goth,
met at the camp ground OH Saturday after
noon last as previously announced. Among
other business transacted, was that of Sc
Letting speakers to address the meeting
when the appointed day arrives; and to
communicate by letter to see if those chosen
will attend to deliver such addresses. The
Hon. Brick Pomeroy is the only one yet
heard from who has been written to, and
responds he will endeavor to be on hand,
and that nothing will please him better
than to come to old Cecil and give word
of encouragement to her honest workers in
the temperance cause. Many other able
and influential men have been written to,
and there is no reason known why they
will not be present. The affair through
out, it is expected, will be the greatest
temperance gathering ever held in Cecil
county.
ENTERTAIN4IENT.
The entertainment given by the Church
Aid Society" of the Methodist Church on
Friday evening last was very delightful
and pleasant affair. The word "life was
given to different members of the Society,
and taking this as text word they were to
write from it an essay or composition
This was all done previous to the enter
tainment, and when the evening arrived to
read the essays and preparation, several
persons backed out. Those which were
read however, were very prettily composed
and well read. Beside this exercise, there
were readings of select pieces by the ladies
as we'll as the gentlemen of the Society;
and altogether, a pleasant evening was
spent The Society is increasing both in
number and interest very rapidly, and as
it's objects and purposes are benevolent
ones, it must abundantly succeed.
GENERALIZATION.
There is one man in Elkton whom your re-
porter would like to congratulate, although
we have never seen the gentleman in per-
son. We know him by his advertisement
in the Wig" Will be opened in Elkton
to-day first-class coffee house." This
gentleman has our sincere wishes for his
new enterprise, and he certainly deserves
the patronage of the public in general.
DEATH.
On Tuesday morning early, Maggie May,
daughter of Mr.. James Reynolds, of this
town, aged about nine months.
MISCELLANY.
Notwithstanding the ravages of the potato
bugs the new potatoes are appearing in our
market, some of them being very fine and
large. Every kind appear very plentiful
here, making the market in that line ex-
ceedingly brisk. One of the beauti-
full silver maple trees in front of the Com
mercial Hotel is dead, taking away much
of the delightful shade from both the upper
and lower porches of the building.
Messrs. Alexander Jackson & sons are at
work on the warehouse of ]. Tome & Co.,
painting it up in fine style. The col
ored man who was shot last week is i'm
PioFihS Sio"iy' AAoie was d PlC-hic
or some sort of party here on Wednes-
day among the colored folks. The women
in de hight OBJ de fashion, paraded the street
on the shady side in the afternoon, as the
sun has a tanning effect on de countenance
wen it shines SO bright. Farmers in
our vicinity are harvesting, and many of
them find their crops better than they had
expected. Mr.. Alonzo Snow, our
worthy postmaster, has been somewhat i'll
for week or so, but we are happy to say
is again ready, and waiting at his post of
duty. If all who love and enjoy moon
light nights are busy-there are very many
who are more OR less-that way.
ELECTRICAL.