The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-01-20

ground on Thursday in many parts of the
county and several farmers were ploushins
sod for corn.
Horse STEALING.-Mr. Marcellus Roe,
two miles north of Elkton, had two valuable
horses, worth $50 each, stolen from his
stable on Sunday night last.
Miss Catherine Dysart, al Dysart's Tavern
had one stolen the same night. No traces of
any of them have yet been found.
BURGLARY. -The house Of Mr.. Null, on
Big Elk, was broken into on Sunday night
last and $500 stolen from his desk. So we
are Informed by our Cherry Hi corr'spon-
dent. The thief may have been the same
who stole the horses the same night
tJTSincc the above was in type We have
from another correspondent the following
particulars. Mr.. Henry Null, resides on Il
farm belonging to David Scott, near CARROTS
oil factory. The amount stolen from him
was 1927. The villain en- cred his house. it is
money was not missed till Monday afternoon
the drawer which had contained it was still
locked, and the key could not be found but
~, one,;,c .he dr,wor ,hovo tho n,ner il,
which ,bc money had been folded was found
in its proper place, and folded in its proper
manner; but on being opened was found to
contain only roll of papers cut out to cor
respond in bulk with the money which it had
contained. Mr.. Null is hard working AMI
worthy Young man and feels the loss kceuly:
the PRINCIPAL part of the funds he had ONLY
had a few laws. having cot it in to buy his
stock cattle.
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Smith of this CITY. who is generally well
informed on the subject, announces that the
seventeen Years locnstS will aprear this wear
on inc "l,ole OF inc Eastern Shore OF Mary,
ah' ana on the Western Shore on the old
'nh''y ana windsor NM road. commencing
ahou' I'VE miles from Baltimore: and extend
my |" 'af'Ste' fa'-h"t S"".
0T'Dr Smith must be mistaken regarding
this part of the Eastern Shore. The locusts
were up here in 1884 and 1851 and may not
he looked for again until 1868.
RgLIG,o,-s REvIyAL.--Thc meetings in tn,
Methodist Episcopal Chruch are continued
nightly; about fifty have profcsscd to Obtain
religion, and M till last Sunday thirty had
Joined the Church.
POM Drpos,r Til, ;,+croct;,n ond i'm.
nor,o,+ tour, ,.boro ,,o h,r. ca ,,,o,,, no.
rcsnondents and whore many pot,bIo tb;,rs
occur finds itself cbro,;clcd i, ho,l,. o,co j.,
, whil.--,be last instance wo b,,o voc, i,
tbr I;G, If E,rn,,m tbc shown,, Alto,
mcn,iounr that c,orrvmon ot Now r,r.
land TOWN in limo IS3G dco,,;,rod on,;,St
the circus with which hc was c,n,ect.J and
refused to lct him re,lv h. savS. frouo 10
"A similar scene subsequently, occ,rrol ot
Port Deposit, on the lower Susonehanna.
though in the latter case | insisted on adj
r''ssI's 'i'c a"o''"Ge Ia qe,e,'ce oi ourselves
honr anl the nronlc attrm,,,elv l;s,'",a I +"
me- though the Clergyman repeatedly legged
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1--WE N>i'od Port day or two this week
"'' >''''' '''''' ''N 'i'N' ""' 'i''N'
with ice and the times ''dull' in comparison
with other seasons Of the year, the people
were far from being idle. Carpenters We're
'.Gsy at work on several new buildings: the
Baltimore and Susquchanna Steam Company
are filling up large wharf, on which they
intend in the Spring to build a capacIouS
warehouse; the sash and planning mill of
Wiley, Thompson& Co. was humming away
turning out excellent work: Armstrong 4
Bros were busy at Webb's old foundry: and
from the qnarrics, blast after blast sent up
heir loud reports, shaking the hills and re-
minding us of i 4th of July cannonade. The
quarry of Goss, Cook 4 Co.. who are get
ting out stone for the new railroad bridge at
l1lvrc de Grace, was a scene of remarkable
activity. Some two hundred men were busy
i'll them and the chi>el> of the stonc-cuttCr rs
kept up a deafering ring.
Among the noticeable things in Port Dc
post are the elcyant storc-rooms. The one in
Winners Granite building. occupcd nv Snow