The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-07-28


wheat on the farm of Mr. Conner, now
farmed by Boyer Hinson.
About half a mile from the station at
Rowlandsvile, and just below the junction
of the Octoraro and Susquehanna is the
junction of the Port Deposit & Columbia,
and the Phlla. " Bait. Central railroads.
Owing to some hitch in the management of
these roads, the Columbia & Port road,
though finished, has not been used, and
probably will not be till the difference be-
tween the two companies has been ad-
Justed. The Phila. & Bait. Central rail-
road have been using the track of the other
road from the junction to Port since 1869,
and were to leave it in as good condition
when the other road was completed, as it
was when they took possession of it. This
the other company allege is not the case
with that part of the road now, and hence
the hitch. 1t is to be hoped the difference
will soon be adjusted. At the junction of
these two roads the Phila. & Bait. Central
has erected nice new station house, and
each company has constructed a siding
1900 feet long for purposes of business
connected with their roads. The junction
is about four and half miles above Port,
and it is expected large business will be
done here in coal and lime.
We went on down to Port and stopped
and got our dinner at the Farmers & Com
mercial Hotel This hotel has been kept
by ]. r. Miller for the last four years. Mr..
NJ. Knows how to keep an hotel, which is
more than many other persons that try the
experiment know how to do. If you, Mr..
Editor, or any of your readers go to Port,
just call in there and get your dinners, and
you will agree with us.
After dinner we went down to the river
and got on board the nice little steam ferry
boat Wm. G. Nc Cali, and took ride across
to Lapidum. This boat is owned by Mohr-
lein Il Holm, and commanded by Emil
Holm. Itruns between Port and Lapidum,
leaving the wharf at each place every half
hour. Three years ago she was rebuilt
Mr.. McGowen, of Havre de Grace, and
a good and substantial boat and gre
accommodation to the community.
Lapidum, as its name indicates, is a We
stony place. 1t contains twelve or fourte
neat little cottages nestled at the foot
the bluff and nice hotel 1t is connec
with the system of canals of Pennsylvs
and New York by the Tide Water Ca
and has an outlet lock by means of W
boats consigned to Port can he transfe
tn the river and towa1 aorocs Frnp,
bluff at Lapdum we had distant vie
the east side of the river of the farr.
Henry Smithson and Enoch Nosh,a
further up the river the pretty placo'
Andrew Lyon and John Bevan, whleo'
at hand the pretty isle on which Car's''
terry is located jutted up from the ~
waters of the Susquehanna. ~
When we returned to Port we got aboard
the Lancaster and enjoyed ride down the
river to Havre de Grace. The Lancaster is
owned by the Susquehanna Steam Trans
portation Co. (Taylor's Line), and is COM
manded by Capt. R. j. Richardson, and
runs between Port and Baltimore, stopping
at Havre de Grace. She is a good and
substantial boat, and does good business.
She makes three trips a week, and the
other boat (the Juniata) makes a like
number.
We noticed that the Phila., Will. & Bait.
Railroad Company had replaced nine of the
wooden spans of the bridge across the river
at Havre de Grace with iron ones, leaving
only three spans of wood.
And now, Mr.. Editor, and kind and
gentle readers of Tile Wig, we bid you
one and all kind good bye; and to your
readers we will say, that if they have
enjoyed the perusal of these leaves of our
diary as much as we have enjoyed the writ
ing of them, we have been abundantly
repaid for their production, and sometime
when the frosts have touched and twitted
the foliage Of the trees with its many rain
bow tinted hues, we may take trip up
along the Susquehanna, and tell you all of
what may then be seen by QUILP.