The Cecil Whig., 1876-11-04
Port Deposit Items.
HENRY LILLE,

An aged colored man, came near being
run over by the cars while walking on the
railroad on Tuesday. The engineer Mr..
Shinn whistled and rang the bell of the
engine but he did not hear and did not
know the train was coming till Mr.. Shinn
jumped off the engine and pulled him off
the track. Little is quite deaf.
STONE.
A stone from blast at Messrs. McClena-
han X Bros Quarries struck a telegraph pole
SHOOTING DUCKS.
Some of our patient citizens have been
shooting ducks off of timber RATS in front
of the town. Ducks SEEM to like the deep
water and have been setting on this side
of the river. The gentlemen put decoys
out and have been killing about enough
for dinner each day. Nearly all of them
black heads.
DIPTHERIA.
Two of our highly esteemed citizens lost
little ones last week by something like
diptheria. Mr.. John Keaveny and Mr..
A. H. Reynolds. 1t is sad to see the little
ones so dear to our hearts suffer, when we
cannot do anything to relieve their disease,
and these two We're held in a peculier man
ner. Nothing seemed to alleviate the pain,
and death was relief to their intense suf-
fering. Each of the families have the
heartfelt sympathies of our community.
Capt. David White, formerly one of our
citizens, but for the last fifteen years
resident of Taylorsville Anne Arundel Co.,
died Sunday October 29th, and was brought
to our town on Monday. His funeral SER
vices were held in the afternoon in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. John ID.
Rigg officiating. Capt. White was for
many years steward and trustee in the
NJ. E. Church, and his many good qualities
of head and heart will be cherished in the
Of its members and the citizens
Of our town generally. He was buried at
Church.
THE REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING,
held October eth, was one of the largest
ever held in the town. The Committee of
erected a stand between the
Farmers and Commercial Hotel and the
Drug Store of Messrs. w. G. Williams Il
Co. 1t was taste fully decorated with
evergreen, Chinese lanterns, Flags and
portraits of Washington, Lincoln and Gov.
Hayes. All who saw it, say it was the
stand ever erected in our dis
trict The meeting was called to order by |
Mr.. d. X. Ralston, who nominated Mr.. |
w. w. Hopkins for President and large
number of Vice Presidents and Secretaries. |
Messrs. A. 3, Hagner, A Stirling and j.
Morrison Harris, delivered speeches worthy
Of the occasion and of the speakers, being .
replete with strong arguments and to the /
point. Mr.. Stirling always has been favor
te here, and Messrs. Harris and Hagner
won golden oppinions from all good Re- /
formers and Republicans.
ODD FELLOWS HALL
here was refused to the colored people on
Monday evening, after positive arrange ,
mentS had been made for them to hold a (
meeting there, no notice of any change of
opinion on the part of the trustees was
gwen to those who engaged the Hall, but !
hey were allowed to come there and find !
t shut against them. The colored ,
people rallied to the music of their .
DaDd, however, and met in their own Hall,
where John Eaton, Alex. Oliver and l.. W.
Marion addressed them in quite eloquent
md spirited speeches, and the meeting, /
not so large as it otherwise would ,
lave been, was quite spirited and enthusi
istc, and showed this Democrat move had I
lot in the least dauntcd our coioIed Re l
oublicaps.
MR.. ALEXANDER GIBSON,
If this county, went to Virginia to buy a
arm. He found the land poor, but cheep. /
But the whole talk to him was that Tilden .
would be elected and then they would be
paid for their slaves. That. as a matter of .
light and justice, this ought to be done
The whole talk and conduct of the citizens
here were of such tenor, that he saw
a he ST