The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-02-13

tie members of the school Euard vert
i'll session on Tuesday last and transacted
business Of minor Importance. party OF
/ gentlemen from Chesapeake Cliy appeared
. before Them with a petition for a new
school house at that place 10 cost $4,000.
Revival services are in progress At the
Free Methodist Church in this town. There
/ is considerable interest manifested. Sev-
eral have been converted this week. and
/ others are seeking. Meetings continued
next week. Preaching tomorrow (Sun-
day. at 1880 a. m, ana and 80 p. IN. by
! Rev. j. T. Log an. All invited.
--O.l" of our Eiktnn pastors took occasion
on Sunday last to blow the newspapers mp
for theii habit of reporting church news in
correctly. II this pastor desires announce
ments of services in his church to appear
| in Il correct form, why does he not tender
the information at the newspaper offices, as
he should do, SO they may have authority
for their statement
"A party OF young men gathered ut the
store of FL. Morgan, on High street on
Friday evening of last week to bet upon
the weight of Il beef he had just slaugh-
tered. Later on thief entered the store
through an unboliei door and stole quar-
ter Of til animal, which had en the sub
.iect OF the betting, with the evident ntcn-
ton of n, wing its quality as wei as its
weigh.
\ >rcrlaI dispatch to Tic N,,o from
Port Deposit, Md last Thursday night
sad: The melting snow and heavy cain of
"Wednesday might and Thursday have
CAUSED the Su>uuehanna river To rise about
four feet here, and there is IA repetition OF
the scenes of Last week when the kitchens
and cellars Of many homes, wharves, lum-
Der and coal yards, X, We're inundated.
The ice went off O1torara creek today with
a rush and gorged near its mouth, backing
the water up SO rs to cover the public road-
and cut off communication with Rowland
vile, which was threatened with another
inundatiOn. The low lands between De-
torar junction and Canal Station We're again
OvertiOwed, and several families were OBJ
liged to abandon their homes and seek
shelter among their neighbors on the high
ground. Deer creek, on the Hartford county
side of the river, was a torrent, and there
are reports of great damage among the
farmers along the banks of the creek. North
of Port Deposit the river is not reported as
having risen much, but about ten o'clock
tonight great excitement was caused by
movement Of the ice opposite Rock run, and
for a time the greatest alarm prevailed |
The rise proved to be only slight one, hut |
was sufficient to cover the tracks of the
Columbia X Port Deposit railroad for dis !
lance of nearly 800 yards with bank of
ice from to s feet high. This ice was
showed up by the moving pack behind il,
and no water accompanied it. The track |
men We're put put to work Immediately to
clear the track. Further movement of ice
during TIE night, it is feared, may do great
damage The river is thought to he still |
rising slowly The disiSaSter which has so |
long been impending may be rreclpitated |
at any moment. As we went to press last |
evening the alarm ut Port Deposit was in
creaSing as the ice was likely to break and |
if it did so great damage will result.