The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-22
CHARLESTOWN ITEMS.
OUR CITY FATHERS


held Il town election, last week. and
elected the same eBicient board to attend
to the finances of the town. The hith-
erto ex"rbitant taxes will no longer be
imposed. The rights of geese and hogs
will not be interlered with: the present
posing the right Of feathery bipeds and
swine in parading our streets.
DEATHS DoINGs.
The Angel of Death seems to have no
respect of persons: all alike must bow at
his summons. Mr.. George Reynolds.
who for some months has been great
sufferer, died at his fathers residence,
and was buried at Perryville last Sun
day. the Rev. Mr. Miller officiating. The
bereaved parents have the sympathy OF
this community.
SOCIAL GATHERINGS.
This being the season for parties and
talked-of oyster suppers, the young folks
are having gay time. Several social
dances have been given, and those who
wish to "trip the light fantastic toe =
had an opportunity. This is the way
usually that non-profesSors have of shak-
ing off their convictions after series of
revivals. What pity they cannot find
more substantial epjoyments.
RELIGIOUS.
The Rev. Mr.. Macnicol preached last
Sunday afternoon, from the Words
And whatsoever We do in word or deed
do in the name of the Lord Jesus" The
reverend gentleman said that religion
was something more than gathering in
temples and chanting praises to God;
that Jesus excited the most malignant
hatred of Jew and Pagan, when he spoke
against their rites and ceremonies. In
place of these obsolete rites religion
illustrated by his life reached down to
the humbiest cottage by the roadside.
touches the homeliest details of an OBJ
scure life: that Christianity was not Il
success until it did do this. He had no
sympathy with that religion that was a
mere accompaniment or il part of an ac-
complishment. tame. sleepy affair, at
tended to at our conversion. folded I'D
and put away as Il Sunday dress. Reli-
giom. he said, i'll conclusion, life to
be efficient or successful, mnSt be pre-
eminent in our thoughts and lives. The
Rev. w. T. Miller preached in the even
ing from the text, " 4 fountain opened
in the house of David Mr. Miller is a
practical preacher. and his earnestness
seems to add a power to his words
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Benoni Cooling intends to erect on
one of his spacious lots canning cstab-
ishment to enlivcn and give an impetus.
if possible, to business in our town.
The present severe Winter has been
quite 4 harvest to our shoe manufacto-
ries and blacllSmithS. No need of any
going barefooted with such corps of
skilltul and polite workmen as our town
affords.
The streets are now one sheet of ice
Through the neglect of our City Fathers
to remove the ice at the proper time, the
lives of many have been endangered.
Last Sabbath evening. two of our
Young ladies made their oheiSance to the
"sea of ice beneath. and but for the
kind attention of one of our gallant
young men, the chapter of accidents
might be more serious than it is. Hardly
had this scene passed before another oc-
CURED. One of our Young ladies'. in at
tempting to jump from Il sled while it
was i'll motion. forgetting lessons learned
in one of the branches taught in public
schools. in graceful position betook her
self on the snow. No bones broken.