The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-06-23
LEGAL Affairs.

RTThc Deputy Marshals for taking
! the census in this County are pushing ahead,
| with commrndable energy, the arduous DUTY
assigned them; Mr.. IIasson being engaged in
the LIST District, and Mr.. Walnslcy in the 9th.
In Ctclton the population is aSccrtLined To DC
60. In Warwick 291. In Frcdricktown-drs-
troyed by the inccndiary Cockbnrn during the
last war With Eng land, SIS.
The County Commissioners, on Tues
day last, awarded the contracts for building
the bridges at the Red Milover Little Elk. It
Hills tording, near Strahorn's mill, on Big Elk
and over Buckwllcat II un near Israel Reynolds,
to the following persons, and for the sums
named, viz:
The Bridge at Red Mill to James II. Smith,
for $3.50; the Bridge at Hills fording to +.
Wood for SLID; and the Bridge over Buck
wheat Run to Joseph G. Johnson, for $50.
The first named is to be an improved Burr
Bridge, having a combination of the Howe
Truss with the Burr Arches and framing the
second is to be the old Burr plan; and the
last named Canal Bridge, open.
HAIL SToRM.-A severe hail storm,
accompanied with lightning and rain passed
across this county, on Tuesday afternoon.-
The direction of the storm was from mort hwcst
to southeast, entering the county between the
Rising Sun and Brick Meeting House, passing
llurtords Mill thence by Zior, the Union the
Red Mill and Barroll's to the Delaware line.
in IN, Il IL,
The destruction Of wheat has been very con-
siderable; and though corn is in many places
much shattered and beaten into the ground. it
may recover. One farmer in the nriyborhood
of the Union had 80 lights of glass broken on
by the hail. The barn of Samuel Lee in
Chester County about six miles over the line
was burnt by the lightning. He gothis horses
out; one Of them was considerably burned; he
had taken all the horses out himself, but this
one, and had ordered boy who had Just taken
in this horse and was in the stall with il to
bring it out; bu, on his return to the barn
afterwards found the horse wa. there with the
fire around it, and the boy was unable to get
out, having been stunned with the lightning.
u The Basement, or Lecture Room,
OF the new VI. +. Church, in this town, was
dedicated according to previous announce
mcnts, on Sunday last. Bishop Scott ofiicia-
ted in the morning, preaching most excel
lent sermon from Acts, 2; 4. Rev. Curtis +.
Turner, of Odessa, Del, preached in the
afternoon from, lst Peter, 9; an'l g. Rev
A. Atwood. formerly presiding Elder of the
ilmington District, closed the services OF
ofSpiritual depression.
After the services of the morning and after
noon the audience contributed Sj25, in aid
of the Trustees and building committee. -
rms. under the circu instances ola sparse at
tendance of strangers. and the liberal contribu-
tions heretofore made by the society, cvilcn-
ces commendable disposition on the part of
the membership to leave no debt hanging over
their new church, when it is fully prepared
for their occupancy.
GENEROUS. Mr.. II. Bennett has, we
understand, promised to the Ladies' Of the VI .
E. church, for their Ith ofJuly Festival, Il Beef,
" Nta', ohccp, anu u DdShcl OF NSgrtio les.
This is truly generous donation, and one
which, the ladies " i'll not fail to appreciate
Who i'll match it +?
The arrangements for the citival are pro-
crossing finely. Among other provisions. for
the day S entertainment fine B md of music
is engaged to come from Wilmington.
PUBLIC Schools. by an official notice
published in our last issue it was announced
that the public schools Of the county would
be suspended from the expiration of the
present quarter until tho LIST Of September
next. The Commissioners find the state Of
the funds to be such as to justify, if not
demand this measure. AS the summer vaca-
ton occupies the whole OF the month of July
there is really but one month of ti.nc lost to
the children by this suspension. One advan-
tage Will arise from it the fall quarter will
end with the month of November, and the
winter quarter commencing with December
and ending with February, will furnish to the
large boys on farms, who can only attend at
that time, the advantage Of a full quarter.
which, under the former division Of the year,
they could not enjoy.
G-ln the neIghborhood of Prices
Store, in the LIST District, a school is said to
be very much needed. Few children are re-
ported to the Marshall as attending school
the reason assigned being the great distance
they would have to go to get to Il school.
1.-THE evening Accommodation train,
on Wednesday last, ran over and killed three
horses at Iron Hill switch, and 50 injured the
Locomotive, which was thrown of the track.
that another had to be procured from Will
mington before the train could come on The
Engineer was slightly injured BY jumping from
the train. The accident accustomed delay
of about hours in the arrival of the train at
Elkton.
NJ The negro man Jim Drummond
who was fined $50 by the Orphans Court last
week and committed to Jail; has had the fine
and costs paid, and has left the state.
Port Deposit Items.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WIG