The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-05-01
APRIL 2Sth, 1SS

| APRIL 2Sth, 1880.
| III. X. TORBERT-Deur Self voul
regular correspondent has not given you
all the news, this letter may be of some
use.
y peculiar church gathering, for the
purpose of raising money, was held here
last Friday night. Seldom have seen
so much good nature and kindly feeling
displayed in ST. short time. About :,
week previous to the gathering, tic la
dies Of the Aid Society Of the N. +.
Church sent out circulars to tho men,
bers and friends of the church, requesting
them to send some article Of value to
Temperance Hall, on Friday afternoon,
and inviting them to come and partici-
pate in the entertainment of the even
ins-the plan being to get all the contri-
buttons possible and sell them at auction
to the highest bidder. The contributions
were handsomely arranged on the stage,
and at about s o'clock, with taa Kali
crowded with Youth and beauty, old are
and stalWart manhood, matron and maid
Nii- tiiS iitpitpbplltlts vi INC
tongue OF the auctionecr was heard, and
the sale began. The bidding was spirited
from the start, wives and husbands even
bidding against each other, and all the
articles brought fair price. And such
a diversity of contributions rs there was!
From 4 bale of hay and 4 auaripl ,,ar-
rel OF -four to 2 t'at-irQn stand, and from
penny toy tG il,HuaGmC lamps and eiaho-
rate fancy work. How can enumerate
them. Hay, flour, canned peaches and
pears, toilet sets, lamps, clocks, glass
ware, catchup, bread boxes, toys. brOoms.
vases. mats children 5 apparel. n-cusl-
ions. stockings, gloves, lemons, oranges,
cakes, bananas, ETC., ETC., were Il small
part of the articles sent. In one corner
an ice-cream stand was dnlfe, :, thriVing
business, and ri aAo,lll:: Es'rf Of Tie hail
pretty i.,lG1.a, viii. ways irresistible, Of
teTea You fragrant flowers scarcely as
pretty as themselves. and even consented
to pin them to your coat for one cent
extra. The affair was Il complete sue
cess both socially and financially, realiz-
ing nearly 800. and owes this success,
more than to any one else, to M,s& CARO-
line Mccullough, ,Ls SECRETARY Of the
Aid ScCie,y: MT. Mm: I; LYON was the
ai,ctioue,.l.
The leading topic of interest among us
now, is the temperance movement. Every
body in this section is wide awake on this
subject. This morning the paper was
eagerly looked over to find how Prince
Georges county. which rc:a,I 81. this |
question yesterday. ,,s,u gone. and there !
Ei,g ,t,n1M quiet enthusiasm when it was |
that Local Option had uncx
pectedly carried by III majority. [Since
by thirty-nine majority If /,
Prince Georges, with no preparation or
organization, has gone for Ic.ca, N.,lGa,
any county in tie sta.7 IA, he carried .
by f,ithtfii effort. last night an enthu- /
siasFiS' iheetin. vas held at Tempeyanpe .
Hall, When ley: n. NJ. BrowAe. nv, 4. /
B. Smith, and MesssG. ,iohn NJ. McClena
han; Wm, /. Lyon, and John Creswell,
ieiegaIes to tho late State Temperance
made reports of the proceeding
Of the recent meeting of that body Every
one was interested. Enthusiastic meet
ngs, powerful speeches, sweetest m;;,,sle.
attentive ladies and gentler:.S,r :, vur;tfal
welcome and bc.Tm;,1i,ut lpnSnes. were the
shiras ti;ey ,o,d - Of. It was anno,snred !
.haf the Ladies of the various n,,.r,.hes
If Bort desired to lahl sc,sethsr, and
5lye & sranh ss!.,a hefGy festival the last
# May ~ tho early part of June for the
,ehent ct Temperance Hall. The Assoc
'iatinn accepted the offer, and returned
hanks to the ladies for their kindness and
interest. But the subject of most practi.
al interest was the announcement ly the
resident OF County Ta;A,erance Con
'entlon to be hsi.i q 4!lAton in the early
iitt CT ,1Hir{s, t"y iEe pSGhrpose Of osgsisiz-
X We (eniFIGSranGGe workers ,hrAstghoat
Is? County, thar next November may
OH NP an ereiW hammg majority in Cecil
" GOAL Option, Mr. George A. Blake.
# Eikton, who is the recently appointed
Ice President OF the State Temperance
Alliance Tor this county, a man who has
tronS temperance principles. and is not
1raid to have them known, will issue tho
all at the proper time Sie.rrr EB,