The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-07-10
Port Deposit Items.
G1IP1N's ROCKS AND RECREATION.

Fort Deposit items.
GILPIN's ROCKS AND RECREATION.
| A party of ladies and gentlemen made
visit to Gilpin's Rocks on Friday afternoon
of last week. Baskets containing lunch
were taken along, and very pleasant and
delightful afternoon was spent.
as general thing was spent rather quiet
here this year, as there were no excursions
either to or from the town. The excursion
announced last week, from some unknown
reason to your writer, failed to come
The day was extremely warm, and stores
and places of public business for the most
part were closed, making day almost like
Sunday to all appearances.
The picnic just short distance from
Rock Run drew quite crowd not only
from Port, but all the surrounding country,
who f1ocked on the grounds in carriages,
walking and every other way, to spend the
Fourth in the cool shady grove. Many
sail boats came up from Havre de Grace,
ladened with human freight for the picnic
and taking all together, the crowd was i'm
mense. Your reporter visited the grounds
about dusk, and was forcibly struck on
entering the grove at the position of the
cotillion band, who were perched on a
platform built upon the large limbs of a
chestnut tree, about eight feet from the
ground. In front of them was the dancing
platform, which was very large, and sur
rounding it was railing four or five feet
high. Many were on the platform dancing
and some of them appeared to understand
the "fantastic toe" pretty we'll, while
others were not SO expert. Tables were all
ready to sit down to in various parts of the
grove, and were grooming under the nice
things thereon. Several stands were also
erected, where lemonade, tonic, cigars and
such other articles were sold. Not being
dancer we only stayed about twenty
minutes, but understand that the darcing
was kept up until very late. The affair
was thorough success financially and
otherwise, and very handsome sum was
realized.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.
On our return to town we arrived just in
time to hear of the shooting ARRAY here.
1t appears that several colored men were
down on J. Tome s. Co.'s wharf, where
one Alex. Oliver, in sport, kicked another
man just below the eye, which kick was
harder than was intended, making quite
wound. Said Alexander excused himself,
giving in explanation that no harm was
intended, and the hurt man said, "All
right, no harm done if none was intended"
By this another colored man made the
remark to Alexander that he should be
more careful how he INDUCED in such
freaks of fun, as it might cause the loss of
an eye, or some such remark, when Alex
ander asked him if he took it up, and he
replied, no. By some means, however,
they hitched, and after struggle of
few minutes Alexander demanded Keys,
(the other NAM, to let co. saying if he did
not he would shoot him. Keys kept his
hold, and Alexander fired three shots from
a revolver at him, the first two having no
effect, but the third one striking Keys in
the hip, when he at once let 60. 1t was
ascertained that quite wound had been
made by the ball, which remains yet in the
wound. The unfortunate man was carried
home, near Rock Run, and is now improv-
ing very we'll, under the efficient care and
skill of DR.. G. A. Shure.
Oliver gave himself up to the authorities
at once, and gave bail in two hundred dol
lars for his appearance at court. Oliver
claims the shooting was in self defense
The affair created quite an excitement over
the town, when it happened, which was
about half-past seven in the evening of the
Fourth.
THE CoLoRED BAND.
About eight o'clock the same evening,
the colored band marched up through the
town blowing their bugles, which did not
sound as we'll as some we have heard, but
whether the players had taken too much
"Fourth " or not we can not say.
Thus closed our nations birthday for
1875.
SURGICAL OPERATION.
One day last week tumor or flesh lump
was cut from the side of the neck of a
colored woman who belongs in the town.
The operation being quite a severe one,
the woman was put under the influence of
chloroform. The operation was performed
by Dr. J. H. Mccullough, and the patient
is doing remarkably well. The lump ex-
tracted was about the size of a hulled
walnut.
GONE WEST.
Mr.. Reuben Bond, one of our citizens,
started on last Tuesday week, for the far
West, where he may probably make his
future home. Also, on Tuesday last, Mr..
Lee Lyon started on journey westward,
and contemplates making Texarkanna, a
town on the line between Arkansas and
Texas his future home. He expects to
engage in the lumber business with his
brother there, who is citizen of the place.
These two gentlemen swell the list to four
or five, who have started west within few
months back, from our town.
RETURNING.
LII. VI odltliuOic, WIZ SChOldiy
spends few weeks of each Summer with
us, arrived at the Farmers & Commercial
Hotel on Tuesday evening. The Doctor is
looking remarkably we'll, and will be cordi-
ally welcomed by his many friends. Mr..
Norman Whitelock, who has been near
and in Baltimore, as clerk of the steamboat
Alice, for several months past, has returned
home to remain during the entire Summer.
Many who have relatives and friends in
town were on visits here during the past
week, and some are still with US.
THE WEATHER.
For the last week or so it has been very
warm and much suffering has been caused
by the heat. Several farmers living near
town have "given out" in the harvest
fields. Mr.. Casper Mohrein, who supplies
our town daily with ice, is welcome sales
man about this time, and it is astonishing
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