The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-09-23
Gou,up affairs.

BRIDGES ON THE SusoUEHANNA. The Port
Deposit bridge, we believe, is the oldest now
standing across the Susquehanna. 1t was
commenced in 1876 and completed in 1878
In 1881 the portion of it west Of the island
was burnt, whether by accident or by an in.
cendary was never asctrtaincd it was re.
built the next year. This bridge is of great
importance to Cecil and Hartford counties; it
belongs to the heirs of the late Josiah Lee
and Judge Glenn: its business is under the
care of Allan Anderson, Esq, cashier of the
Cecil Bank, and the yearly receipts from tolls
arc, we understand, between $4,000 and
$4,000 Formerly there was bridge at
Conowingo. a short distance below the Penn
sylvania line. which vas destroyed by a food
in 1916. The Railroad Company are now
commencing bridge letwtcn Pcrryvllc and
fiavre dc Grace. which will have, when com
plctd, carriage way as well as a railroad
, track.
FRIGHTENED IIonsEs-A Chapter Of 44cci
denis.-On Sunday night Mr.. w. Ward Hen
dersons horse became frightened on the
causeway, wheeled about and ran back
through the town. and away. Mr.. II. jump
cd out at the start. The horse was not found
until Tuesday; he had run into thicket of
trees by the creek at the east end Of the town,
breaking up the carriage; on Tuesday he freed
himself from the carriage and calGc into town.
On the same night Mr.. j. X. Willis horse
was scared at one of the bridges over Cow
Run and ran over the side taking the carriage
along. Mr.. w. had his wife with him who
was very seriously injured and lay some time
iol dead. The supervisor should put railing
to that bridge.
On Monday night as Mr.. IIvr-y Killer Of
Bohemia Manor was crossing the causcway,
his horse took fright at two black men with
straw beds on their backs, ran the carriaa,
into the marsh and fell INTO it himself. Mr.
X. was not hurt, but had great difficulty in
setting his horse out Ct II. mud
A BIT OF RIoT.-On Saturday evening
last a set Of drunken rowdics from the neigh
L,
town armed with pistols, knives, &C., and
took possession of the Fountain Hot,l-Mr
Malrett, the proprietor being absent. After
bullying about over the boys and ftw men
who were there, they grew very brave and
lmpctuous and swore they came over "to whip
all Elk and could do it." Some enc went to
Little Elk with the news, and Capt. B,
two or three of his boys and one or two 9TH
FRS started up town to pay their respects to
the Delaware gentry, who, getting wind that
they were about to be formally waited upon,
made tracks towards Glasgow in double
quick time, which, probably was very
prudent proceeding on their part: as, had
they remained ten minutes longer they would
undoubtedly have been roughly handled.
Others of our citizens went for the sheriff,
who was absent from the town, or they might
have been his invited guests for few days.
on their next visit.
PIGEONS, reed birds, black birds and rail
-tiiS idSh III SiSat
shooting for our sportsmcn during the week.
FRosT.-Therc was frost in the upper part
of the county along the Susquehanna, on
Monday morning. On Thursday morning
there slight frost in the neie borhood of
Ekton.
LAND SALE.-Col. Groomc as agent for
Thomas Brown, on Friday last sold Plum
Point farm, containing 252 acres for IS ,525.
Mr.. Daniel Bratton of this town, purchaser.
DOUBLE TRAcK-Wc learn that the branch
railroad from Pcrryville to Port Deposit is
being graded for double track, which is said
TO be with view to its ultimate extension to
Columbia, Pa.
AGUE AND FgvEE.-Thtrc have been
number Of cases of this sickness in this Sec
ton Of the country lately, and some bilious
fever-more than for eight or ten years past
Nevertheless the town and county continue
generally quite healthy.