The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-06-12
Port Deposit Items.
THE WEATHER.

! the air, which had been SO Sultry and dry.
The rain was accompanied by a heavy wind,
laundering and lightning; and the wind
split a tree in the yard of Mrs. Stephenson,
dividing it neatly in halves.
ARRIVAL OF TELEGRAPH POLES.
The Havre de Grace tug boat brought to
town, on Friday evening of last week, a
raft of telegraph poles for the Western
Union Telegraph Company. There were
three hundred and fifty chestnut poles fur
nishcd the Company by Mr.. Brooks of
| Chesapeake City. They were loaded on
cars and distributed between here and
Rowlandsville, along the railroad, where
the Company are building and repairing
| their lines
The funeral of Mr.. Oliver, (the unfortu-
the wounds caused by the misplaced switch
on the 2. & B. G. railroad last Thursday
evening", took place on Monday last, from
the home of the deceased near Oxford, Pa,
and was attended by many of the employees
of the road. Mr.. Bailey, the fireman, who
was on the train at the time of the acct
dent, and who escaped with some severe
bruises, is growing better rapidly, being
able to walk around on crutches
ACCIDENT.
| Mr.. Lemuel Jenning, whilst at work on
the P, w. & B. railroad near Perryville,
on Friday evening of last week, was
wounded in the eye by a piece of steel
| from the implement with which he was
working.
GREETING.
Mr.. J. NJ. Touchstone has returned home
from Frederick, Nd, where he has been
employed for several months putting up an
iron railing of an improved pattern, and
his own make. around 4 public institution
of Frederick City. The railing was made
at his shops in this town, and the work
lust finished is said to be the strongest,
u..niS mest and best of the kind in Freder-
lex City.
EXCURSION FROM PORT.
Owing to the dedication of church in
Chesapeake City, on Sunday, June Goth,
boat will leave J. Tome & Company's
wharf on that morning, to accommodate
all who may wish to go from Port. The
steamboat Lancaster has been engaged for
the occasion, and a pleasant time is ex-
pected. Our worthy friend, Citizen"
W
he will administer justice to all and do
everything possible to make the trip pleas
ant.
IN HER NATIVE ELEMENT.
The little steamer Maggie, belonging to
Mr.. Mohrlein, of this town, was washed
far up on the wharf during the ice gorge,
where she has been lying ever since until
+1o I'll Ii, eha L.
in the water, had her overhauled on Mon
day and removed to the waters edge, when
she was eased down into her native home,
and tloated "like thing of life" for a
while; but soon the water commenced
pouring in, and pump had to be used to
keep her from filling.
IMPROVEMENTS.
The blacksmith shop in Middletown,
which was SO knocked to pieces during the
ice gorge, has been torn down and remod-
eled, being for the most part new. Mr.. J.
Walter Paxton, whose property was so
much destroyed by the gorge, is trying to
get further from the water, and to this
end is building new residence near the
| PRESBYTERIAN Church at Rock Run. Mr.
Jacob Tome has a gang of masons and
laborers employed in building terrace walls
on the hill near his residence. Persons
who have front yards are ornamenting
them with evergreens and flowers, and
doing all that can be done to make them
attractive and beautiful.
THE FAST WALKER,
Mr.. James Adams, was her yesterday ex-
hibiting to our town folks the s!eight in
pedestrianism. A distance of quarter of
mile was measured from the Commercial
Hotel toward the Depot, and the walking
man was to walk over the quarter of mile
until he had walked two miles, claiming he
could do it in sixteen minutes. The walk
est was dressed like clown. The walking
commenced at half past two o'clock, and
the two miles were walked in fifteen
minutes and forty-five seconds. After this
some boys thought they could run and
keep up with his walking, and he tried
them a short distance, but they could
| hardly keep in sight, to use an exaggerated
| expression.
WOODEN HORSES.
Our tournament horses have left for
Oxford. The children feel lost since they
left, and now the five cents are spent for
sweetmeats. There was not very much
that was wonderful about these wooden
horses, but the wonder that strikes us lies
| Just here-that (a) "Citizen' should be
afraid to mount one. They were as docile
as little child, and there was not the least
danger, but some folks are naturally so
timid.
| MISCELLANY.
The marriage of a prominent lady and
gentleman of the town took place at the
brides parents, on Monday evening last.
The happy couple drove to Perryville in
their barouche to take the train for we'd
ding tour, in what direction we have failed
to learn. Rev. Mr.. Aiken tied the silken
knot. Look out for serenades when they
return. The Knights of Pythias
are contemplating an excursion sometime
in July. The time of their going, and
where they will go to. has not been decided
on as yet. The P, w. {. 3. Rail-
road Company have the material ready at
Perryville for putting in another iron span
on their bridge. A great many
market wagons were in town on Saturday
last . Strawberries are very plenti-
full from fifteen to twenty cents per quart.
Mr.. Milton Y. Kidd, Chief Clerk
of the House of Delegates, is in our midst,
and is looking unusually well. :.
Another spelling bee will take place at
Linwood school house on Saturday evening,
June 10Th, at O'Clock, under the super
vision of Miss Lou Way, teacher. The
object of the bee is to get money to pur-
chase globes for the school, and an admit
lance fee of fifteen cents will be charged.
Those interested in the strawberry
and ice cream entertainment to be held in
the lecture room of the NJ. E. Church the
evening of the 18th, are making all neces-
sary arrangements for the occasion, and a
grand treat is expected. Mr..
Spencer, of Lapidum, is supplying our
town daily with the choicest fresh fish
caught in the Susquehanna. Our
merchants as yet have taken no action in
regard to closing their stores at stated
hour of the evening We believe, however,
the custom is becoming very common
among country towns. The only
SON of Mr.. VIM. killman, of this place,
who, with his family has been in Norris
town, Pa, for a few months past, was
brought corpse to Port Deposit, on We'd
nesday evening, on the $50 train. The
little boy was about four years Of age, and
died Of scarlet fever.
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