The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-05-07

LuIuL ~stulttiJ,
ly~The Orphans Court meets on
Tuesday next.
ALASp SALE.--James W. Maxwell,
Esq, Trustee, sold on Saturday last, the
farm Of Ellis ?. Howard, containing, SO acres,
in the Sixth District, for 81 800; Robert
! McMasters, purchaser.
THE PEACH CRop.-Wc hope the fol-
lowing paragraph, which we find in the finer
lean Farmer for May, may prove ncorrect
Our information regarding the effects OF
the sudden changes in the weather during the
past month and Of the severe irosts that ac-
companicd them, is very discouraging to any
expectation ola full crop of peaches. The
| reports so far from most parts Of Maryland,
Virginia and Kentucky, are that the blossoms
have been destroyed"
DyWe have since copying the above talked
with some farmers who think the peaches in
this county are not destroyed, though the
crop may be shortened. We are informed,
also, that there is fair prospect for apples and
pears in this section of the country.
1J@From Sassafras Neck we are informed
that the peaches have not been injured, and
that the trees are very full of young fruit
LIcEN sEs. Merchants, Hotel Keepers
and others doing business under license will
remember that their licenses must be renewed
by the 10Th inst.
RESCUED From DRowNING.-Mr A.
N. Shure, under date of &c Octoraro Locks
April 2Jth 1892 sends the following to
The Whig:-
A youngman named Rrcnton, while engaged
IN fishing on the 9th inst, near the old Oc-
toraro Dam, lost his balance in the act OF
crossing the tlume. and was preci piaed into
the current beneath. and would in all proba-
blity, have been drowned bnt for the timely
eXertion of Mr.. r. A. Saunders, who being
an excellent swimmer, succeeded in ruscning
him from watery grave.
THE FISHERIES. There are bad &C
counts from the Cecil fisheries this week.
The word is that they are not near paying ex-
penses. We have letter from Charlcstown
dated on Wednesday which says: -
"Fishing, thus far, is a miserable failure
The OILERS are catching scarcely enough OF
Sllad to eat, which is serious matter with
them, as most Of them depend wholly upon
fishing f'ra livelihood. The river presents
beautiful sight during the fishing season.
the flats arc literally covered with the
boats and seines Of the gilcls, and there are
seven hauling scincs between Carpenters
Point and Charcstcwn. Shad sell for Slj
per hundred, herrings slope thousand"
SUNDAY ScHooLs.-Rev. Mr.. Cook
preachesa sermon in behalf of Sunday Schools
in the M. Il. Church, in this town, tomorrow
(Sunday,) morning. A committee has been
appointed to collect funds to buy a new
Library for the Sunday School of the Mctho-
dist Church.
The Sunday School of the Elkton Prcsby-
terrain Church, which was suspended when the
repairs of the church were undertaken, is to
UNKNOWN MAN Found DEAp.-PosT
MohrEM ExANlNATloS.--A correspondent at
Cccilton, under date Of May 3rd, inst, sends
us the following: -
Mr.. RicKETrs Dear Sir An unknown
man was found dead in Jas. Price S stack ward
on Easter Monday; Vcrcict .. died from
causes unknown" Ii having been suggested
since the inquest that the man came to his
death by foul play he was exhumrd and a
careful post norton examination detected no
fracture, wound or bruise. He was about SIT
~ inches in he light, thin visage, weight about
lio lbs, grey bead, dark hair and slightly bald ;
had been wandering about the neighborhood
for week; had been "post-and- railer ;;
from papers found with him, which, however.
gave no clue to his name. His effects are in
possession of the coroner S.
KILLED BY THE CARs.-Many Of our
readers will remember to have seen on the
cars between here and Philadelphia, couple
Of boys, one with an ACCORDION and the other
triangle, making music for the amusement
Of the passengers. The little fellow of the
triangle, fell between two cars while the
tram was running, on Wednesday last the
wheels passed over him, his music was sticd
and his young life brought to an untimely end
Town ELECTIoN.-The election for
Town Commissioners fort this town, took place
on Monday last, and resulted in the election
Of the following citizens to that important
post: Samuel Estes, Lambert G. Ford,
Isaac j. Lort, John Partridge, Joseph p.
CantwclI, Jacob C. Howard, and James
Hughes. There were 165 votes cast, of which
| number Mr.. Estes, who had the good fortune
! to be on all the regular tickets, received 1G3
There was no political division, but the war
was waged, in the main between g Up Town
and * Down Town. few guerrilas taking
part here and there. s'Down Town - carried
the day-electing their whole ticket and
now for down town pavements and rossings.
Farewell to Mac and his mud-he is clean
gone, and tho his mud may endure after
him for time, the promise is that it shall
never more swallow up boys and negroes and
kill horses. Times are hard and in view of
that factwe presume our new Board viii levy
| low taxes.
VINO WAS He About dusk on
Tuesday evening a mysterious looking in
dividIal passed through our streets, wheeling
one Of those little machines or vehicles used
sometimes by surveyors and road. makers for
measuring distances. He was youthful in ap-
pcarance, and attracted some attention as he
ever and anon stopped on his journey, took a
sght'' through the compass attached to
his machine, scanned the houses on either
! side of the street Ypa1n n fA,y liar