The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-05-26
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Quilp's Diary, that He Kept as Bohemian.
Port Deposit and What He Saw There.
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For The Cecil Wing.
QuiIp's Diary, that He Kept as a Bohemian
Port Deposit and What He Saw There.
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Lore, ETC., etc.
MAY 21st.-We took the early morning
train for Perryville, and after the lapse o
few minutes, during which we enjoyed
the sight of the bright green foliage of the
forest, the monotony being occasionally
broken by glimpses of the head waters of
the bay, we stopped at the Susquehanns
river, and queer old river it is. We have
always wondered how it got there, or why
it was made: for it seems to have forced its
way through a succession of granite and
slate hills Judging from the bluffs on either
side, and appears to be of no practical use,
like rivers usually are-except, perhaps,
the Impractical use of frightening the PEG,
pie of Port when it gets on the rampage
like Mrs. Joe Gargary; and, then, it is as
false and tickle as the Judas trees, that few
days ago were blooming on It's banks, and
one never knows when the rampage is to
be expected. However, we soon took the
train for Port, and then we thought that
perhaps the river was made in order to
excavate site for Port. This is certainly
a practical use for river, and Port is a
practical and business town.
When we arrived in Port. we sought the
drug store of our friend Eben B. Frazer.
We didn't find Eben, but were agreeably
surprised to find our friend Bob" in
charge of the coy little shop, dealing out
drugs for the healing of the natives. Eben
and his friend Lee Lyon, a returned Texan
lumber merchant, had tired of town life
and become amatuer tars, and shipped
before the mast, on the good ship Maggie,
of Port, for Washington, ID. c. They ex.
pected to be away about ten days, and
have a good time.
The Maybe is commanded by Capt Myers
and was loaded with lumber by J. II. Row
land Il Co. This enterprising firm are
largely engaged in the lumber trade, and
| send large quantities of it to Washington
and elsewhere. Lumber has been the life
of Port. Many fortunes have been made
here by those engaged in the lumber trade.
Tome, Rneheart and others have laid the
| foundations of large fortunes in this way.
| The trade in lumber is now in the hands of
/ =
| Bond Bros. & Co. being about to Go
West, in order to prosecute the business
where they can obtain more extensive
| supply, being the owners of large tracts of
| woodland in Wisconsin. Port will lose two
| enterprising citizens and genial gentlemen
when they leave. We heard there is a
famous stream called Trout run, on their
| tract of land in Wisconsin. SO they can
enjoy the pleasure of fishing, if they should
not meet with the success they deserve in
the lumber business.
j. Tome & Co. and Davis & Pugh are
largely engaged in the shipment of hay
and straw to Norfolk and other points on
the bay. Also, to Philadelphia. Messrs.
Davis & Pugh also have a warehouse at
Lapidum, on the Hartford side of the river,
| and ship large quantities of grain from
that place. Their schooner Young imerica,
is constantly employed in that trade Being
gentlemen of the brightest honor and in
tegrity, they command a large share of the
patronage of the community.
We visited the steam saw mill formerly
| owned by our old friend Col. J. J. Heckart.
1t is now owned and operated by J. J.
| Buck. This mill is of large capacity, and
can cut 10, 600 feet of lumber a day. 1t
was being run up to time when We were
there, and the buzz and whirr of the saws
was music to our ears that sounded sweet
| after the monotony and stiffness of Elkton.
| Mr.. b. gets his lumber from the pine
country of New York and Pennsylvania,
and furnishes frame stuff for all purposes
| bridges, barns and houses large or small.
| His trade extends to Baltimore and Phila-
| delphia.
W. w. Nickle, the man that runs the
| carriage shop in Port, appears to be doing
| hpS II., 81, ,l,t
hands, and ran nearly all Winter. People
will ride, if times are hard, and it is right
they should, if they can afford it. Near
the carriage shop, w. S. Heckart is doing
a nice business in coal, wood and lime
The following firms attend to the dry
goods and grocery trades: Up at Rock
| Run, Thompson & Peoples L. Mauldin &
| Co., and Messrs. Moran; further down,
Owen Quinn. G. n. Grant, Jacob tanning,
| Geo. Eannort, Pat. kerwiu, John Nannort.
Nesbt & Co.. j. W. Abrahams, Thomas
Ringold, and Henry johnson. These vari-
Gus firms and individuals all do a reasonably
good business The only store devoted
exclusively to dry goods is owned by II. G.
| Nesbit, who, we were informed, does a very
large business in that line. Reynolds Bros.
are engaged exclusively in the hardware
trade, and can supply anything in that line.
~
terprise in catering to the wants of their
sisters, in the way of new bonnets and
dresses, and we have noticed that most of
the fair sex are apt to be very often much
| in want of these things. So Mrs. Eliza
Nickle and Miss A. Jones are always will
ing and anxious to supply the wants of the
| women of Port and vicinity in the matter
of bonnets, and Miss Wier, Mrs. John Ely,
and the Misses Duffy, Mrs. Hurlock, Mrs.
Richardson, and Mrs. VIM. Ewing are
quite as willing to care for the dress max
ing department.
The people of Port should be we'll shod,
| for it is stony place, and if they should
go barsfooted, they might get their feet
ruined. There is no reason why they should
not be well shod, for they have several
valiant knights of St. Crispin to do it for
them, John Lamm, j. N. Grant, J. Hamm,
| F. Tflgar, and two or three others, whose
names we could not learn, being engaged
in the manufacture and repair of coverings
for the pedal extremities. Mr.. F. NJ. Alex
ander makes the saddles, and makes and
repairs the harness, at short notice, and
the following named gentlemen attend to
| the clothing of the outer man: A. Kidd
and Kaufman katZ, what a queer way to
| spell cats, and J. G. Hamer and j. L. Gun
| Their, make and sell garments of all kinds.
Wilbur F. Kidd deals exclusively in gent $
furnishing goods, and has large stock on
| hand.
VIM. King attends to the literary wants
of the town, and furnishes all kinds of
papers and periodicals, while the Messrs.
Tombstone are still engaged in the manu-
facture of iron ratings. branch of bust
ness in which they, like their father, are
very skillful.
Our friend Frazer is not without compe
tition, and has to contend with VIM. Will
liams and G. NJ. Anderson for the privilege
of physicking the people of Port. We
hope they will not be physlcked too much.
By the way, while we are upon this sub
| iect we will mention that we met our friend
! Physick Henry, and he looked well. We
hope he nor no one else will be offended at
remarks about phystc.
The following persons are engaged in
drowning fish, that is they choke them to
death in gill nets: Fred Seedlings, Henry
Worrick, Wesley Williams, John White,
| David nnutv J.onh TappinuS Rrirl-