The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-20
Port Deposit Items.
REMOVALS..

sERENADE.
On Friday evening last about 10 clock,
the River Side " brass brand assembled
in front of the lately occupied dwelling of
Messrs. Mccullough and Smith, and com
menccd playing, drawing quite crowd of
spectators by their excellent music. The
bride and groom were called for, when the
doctors put in their appearance and invited
the musicians into their offices. After play
ing awhile inside. the parties, headed by
the doctors, made visit to the nearest res
taurant, where they were served to oysters,
confectionery, cigars, etc, at the doctors
expense. We would all like to blow horn.
if we could be treated as this band were on
Friday evening.
ENGINEERS.
On Thursday last Mr.. McAllier, superin-
tendent of constr uction for Western Union
Telegraph Co., accompanied by Messrs.
King and Smith, repair men for the same
Company, were in town, examining the
most expedient place to cross the river with
twelve new wires, which the Company con-
template erecting this Spring. The ice
being in the river, however, and preventing
them from examining the several islands,
they did not arrive at definite conclusion
in the matter, but will visit us again in a
short time. Mr.. King, who was moved by
the Company from Port to Oxford, Pa,
last Spring, will move his residence to Port
again about the first of April.
INToXICATIoN.
On Sunday morning about 1 o'clock A
NJ, three men, supposed to be drunk, went
to the restaurant of Ephraim Cornish and
knocked, saying they wanted something to
eat. The proprietor being in the building,
told them it was Sunday morning (past
hours and for them to get away, as they
would not be admitted. After knocking
pretty noisily, they went away a short dis
lance, and getting stone piece, they
threw them at the sash in the door, break
ing out the window panes and mutilating
the door frame considerably the stones
going across the room inside. The parties
are not positively known yet.
NO LIGHT.
Owing to the recent gas explosion here,
there has been no night service in the NJ.
E. Church since, for want of light. The
pastor and trustees of the Presbyterian
Church at Rock Run, very kindly offered
the Methodist congregation their church,
for their Sunday evening service-on last
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and Rev. c. Hill preached ON Sunday even
ing to quite respectable audience. We
like to see the spirit of cooperation among
the churches, and are quite confident it has
a tendency for good, and shows that the
esprit of the Master is in the work.
MISSIONARY ANNIvERsARY.
The Sunday school missionary auniver-
sary of the Methodist Church took place at
. o'clock on last Sabbath afternoon. An
amount Of over three hundred dollars was
realized, which the children had given to
the noble cause during the year. Rev. Mr.
Aiken, of the Presbyterian Church, adj
dressed the children in some very impress
sive remarks and endeavored to show them
the nobility aud grandness of the mission
airy work. He was followed by Rev. Mr.
Hill, who conducted the closing ceremonies
of the anniversary.
SUDDEN ILLNESS.
Whilst couple of young gentleme were
driving out on Sunday evening last near
Rock Run, one of them was taken very
severely with the cramp, and had to remain
at Rock Run for several hours, when, after
an application of proper remedies he be-
came able to return to his home. He has
now fully recovered.
TEARING AND BLOWING DOWN.
We are glad to see that the Commission
ers of the town have laborers at work tear
ing down the walls of the old Washington
Hotel. The walls being directly over the
pavement, by which all had to go in pass
ing up or down the street, has made it
dangerous place for persons passing, but
the remedy is being applied and they will
soon be among the things that were. Yes
terday (St. Patrck's) the heavy wind blew
down one of the old chimneys of the build
ing, throwing brick and stone across the
pavement, but fortunately there was no
one near at the time, and consequently no
one hurt.
IMPROVEMENT.
Mr.. Andrew Kidd & Son, who keep
gents furnishing store under Commercial
Hotel, have erected two large show win
dows in front of their store, which add
greatly to the appearance of the surround
ings.
MOVEMENT OF ICE-CoNDITION OF RIVER.
On Saturday evening about o'clock the
ice in the river made start and ran very
rapidly for few minutes, but finally block
AIDED against the strong ice below. The
warmth of the succeeding few days in
melting the snow and ice in the branches
tributary to the river and raising the water,
is supposed to be the cause of the start.
On Tuesday morning before daylight the
ice started again and ran very slowly until
7 O'Clock, when it was again stopped by
the ice below. The ice was full of drift
wood, rails, boards, etc, and great many
men and boys employed their time on Tues
day extricating it from the ice. One gen.
tleman tells us he gathered over two cords
of good wood on Tuesday. The river was
entirely free from ice between here and
Lapidum on yesterday, and persons were
crossing in row boats. This morning it is
again full of mush ice as far as we can see
north. 1t is thought that the danger is
I,,t tl,o hi,
below, the result has yet to be seen.
CONyALEsCENT.
Mr.. Alonzo Reynolds who was so Sc
verely burnt at the gas explosion here, is
out of danger and will soon be out of
doors.