The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02
Christmas Day in Town.

Christmas Day in Town.-Christma day
and evening in Elkton was devoted to church
principally, by church going people. Ser
vice being held in the churches, except the
Presbyterian. The Episcopal Church was
handsomely trimmed with green wreaths, in
which the exquisite taste of Miss Barroll
shown conspicuously.
Places of business were generally closed
and the day had much the air of the Sab
bath day about it. Not many that we heard
of, devoted the day to the worship of BAG
chus, though some poured out libation of
egg-nog to the jolly god. Atmospherically
the day was faultless; balmy, bright and
before the day had yet broken, the people
were awakened by terrible hila- ba- loo in
the streets, which resembled first-class
fox hunt, and could those old Knights of
the chase who have been gathered home to
their fathers many years since-peace he
to their ashes-Dr. Allen, Tommy Richards
and Robert Gather, have heard that Christ
mas carol, as it swept through the streets
in the still morning air, its deep bass from
the distance, increasing in volume as nearer
and nearer it approached, till the first notes
of the treble began to be heard, and the
volume of sound swelling and deepening,
growing every moment more sonorous and
loud, till the chant in full peal beneath his
window, reused the dreamer to state of
perfect consciousness, those old huntsmen
would have been in ecstasies Many and
many time have we listened to just such
gulf stream of music, as the chase swept
through the valleys of the Octoraro, reach
ing climax as the pack burst out of a
deep tangled ravine, whose rock-rib
sounding boards awoke thousand echoes,
and the great wave of sound flowed over
the neighboring hills in one unbroken roll
| of symphony.
This Christmas morning chant of the
colored people was the most decided feature
of the day.
sY The old folks say, l was young, but
now am old, and | never used any soap
better than the g Wilmington City" 8
CARD.
THE READING ROOM.
The Board of Managers of the Reading
| Room have the satisfaction of announcing
that it has been in successful operation for
a week past.
AS an experiment, it is already success.
But it is still an experiment.; and AS such, is
subject to change and amendment. If its
arrangements or its locality fail to give gen
eral satisfaction, no reasonable effort will
be spared to conform it, in these, as in all
other respects, to the needs and wishes of
its patrons.
! The success of the Reading Room, of
course, is as yet only partial. 1t cannot be
complete and assured success, unless all
friends of the enterprise, and especially all
substantial men in the community, will give
to it their cordial and liberal support.
AS a matter of course, this undertaking
can only succeed By the enlargement Of our
Subscription List and by the punctual pay
ment of Subscriptions and monhiy Dues.
In order to facilitate these very import
ant objects, there must be a special time and
place for payment.
Accordingly, there will be a Monthly
Meeting Of the Committee of the Board of
Managers appointed for this purpose on the
first Saturday night Of each month, at tie
Reading Rooms; when any person desiring
to become a member of the Club, or any
member owing dues or subscription money,
can make payment to the Treasurer.
The monthly Dues date from the first Of
December.
The first monthly meeting of the Mana
gers will be on this Saturday night, Janu-
ary the End, 1875, at the Reading Rooms.
F. A. ELLIS, President:
W. W. HEBERToN,
w. ballard,
G. W. CRUIKsHANK,
p. II. CLEAyER,
D. SCOTT,
II. A. SKINNER,
Boar Of Managers.