The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-05-29
Port Deposit Items.
A PLEASURE PARTY.

Vicinity, HarIofu county, palu our town a
visit on recreation voyage The parties
drove in buggies to Havre de Grace, where
they left their vehicles, and took sail-boats
for Port. After taking view of the town
and getting refreshments, the merry lads
and lassies took their boats for Havre de
Grace and thence home, very much pleased
with their trip.
AUCTION.
On Saturday evening last Mrs. P. S. Sau-
ter, living near the depot, offered her house
hold and kitchen furniture at public sale;
Mr.. VIM. T. Lyon, auctioneer. Things
sold remarkably low, money being so scarce.
Monday evening, by the same auctioneer,
the household and personal property of Mr..
Dixon West, who went to Nevada short
time since, was offered for sale to the high
est bidder for cash. Things also sold very
cheap indeed.
| FELoNIoUs.
Sunday night last some malicious person
or persons entered the stable of Mr.. Joseph
W. Reynolds, of the firm of J. Tome &
Co., who resides few miles north of Port,
and clipped the names and tails of two
horses and two mules as short as scissors
or shears could cut them.
ACCIDENT.
A few days ago gentleman, whose name
your reporter has failed to ascertain, while
driving across the railroad track near the
office of J. H. Rowland & Co., was run
into by freight car which was being push
ed by werkmen down opposite the lumber
pile for loading. The man did not observe
the car until he had driven nearly across
the track, when it was too late to get out
of the way. The damage was but little.
We understand the gentleman lived near
the Brick Meeting House.
| VISITING THE CHURCHES.
Rev. Mr.. Nice, of Baltimore, and Super
intendent of the Sunday Schools of the
State of Maryland, was in our midst on
Sunday last, and preached in the NJ. E.
Church at II o'clock. He also delivered
an instructive address to the Sunday school |
children in the afternoon, and preached at
! 8 o'clock p. NJ. in the Presbyterian Church
at Rock Run. Mr. Nice is a gentlemen of
rare ability, and was cordially welcomed in |
Port on his mission Of love and mercy.
| FIRST SUNDAY TRIP.
On Sunday morning early Mr.. Sutton and
lady, of Germantown, Pa, arrived at the
Farmers & Commercial hotel in buggy,
driving. beautiful pair of match blacks,
supposing they could cross the river here
to Hartford, where they were destined; they |
having taken this route from Wilmington
after leaving the boat there. The boat not |
running here on Sunday as yet, the pro-
prietors were looked up. and owing to the
obliging gentlemen the boat made her first |
Sunday trip to Hartford this season, to ac- |
commodate the parties mentioned. This
Mr.. Sutton is nephew of the we'll known |
wealthy Samuel Sutton of Bush river neck,
Hartford county.
THE WEATHER.
The P. f. Church made rain the subject |
of prayer on Sunday, and we had glori-
Gus rain on Tuesday morning, which gave
life and vitality to vegetation of every de-
scription. Indeed it was wonderful to note
the difference the next day in wheat fields,
grass fields, oats fields, and the coming out
| of leaves and blossoms. "Old Prob"
hardly ever fails, and was right in regard
! to the late rain to a dot.
IMPROVEMENT.
Messrs. Tombstone s Bro. have lately
painted the new iron fence in front of their |
dwelling, making considerable improve
ment in the immediate vicinity. Mr.. ]. II. |
Miller, proprietor of the Farmers & Com
mercial hotel, is also having some painting
done at the hotel, which adds greatly to its
appearance. The warehouse of J. Tome &
! Co., in course of erection, is progressing
very rapidly, and will be much larger than
the old one when completed.
PANORAMIC SCENES.
| The Rev. C. p. Stayton, formerly of
Williamsport, Dickinson Seminary, will
give highly entertaining and instructive
exhibition in the Odd Fellows Hall. The
principal part of the entertainment will
consist of astronomical scenes, showing
the wonders of the Heavens, Biblical and |
| other pleasing views, illustrating the crea-
ton of the world, formation of man, his
fall and expulsion from the garden of Eden,
landscapes, battle scenes, and quite va
riety of other interesting views. Recon-
mended by the clergy and endorsed by the
press, it is said to be the finest affair of the
kind in the United States.
"Nos vERRoNs."
We have IeCtlNeu ny ilom Ioel
Air, Md, information to the effect that |
owing to the non granting of liquor license,
a gentleman of that town has started on a
new plan. He keeps cigars which he sells
for ten cents each and gives a drink of
bourbon " in. This is not giving it away
exactly, nor selling it either, for the cigar
is what is paid for-of course. The gen.
tleman, however had indictments brought |
in against him, and has been found guilty |
of the first two, which are the only ones
which have come up as yet. BY and by
"we shall see if such chasing Satan around
the stump" can be carried on in the above
manner
MISCELLANY.
Our friend Mr. Chas. Mccormick, who
has been with the firm of J. H. Pugh &
Co. for three years past, left on Wednes-
day for Baltimore, where he intends estab-
fishing his permanent residence.
When Strawberries come we will visit
our country cousins.
ELECTRICAL.
Precious Serpentine. months ago.
while the Havre Iron Co. were digging at
| the base of one of their iron mines on their
purchase in Hartford county, Md, few
miles from Conowingo bridge, rock of
unusual hardness and of new formation
was struck upon. Very little was said
about the discovery at the time, but por-
lions of the rock we're broken off and ex-
hibited to prominent mineralogsts in this
country and Europe, while other portions
we're subjected to various experiments.
The result has been that the rock, wherever
shown has been greatly admired its quail
ties extoled, and Prof. Client, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, has gone so far as
to say that there is nothing like it in the
world.''
| The fact that this rock had never before
been discovered entitled the finders to name
it, and they have accordingly called it Pre-
cous Serpentne. A stone something sim
liar to this has been found in other places,
but its formation is entirely different and
it's texture not near so perfect. Precious
| Serpentine is silicate of magnesia col