The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-02-02
Cofal affairs.

Coupr. The following are the proceed.
ings OF Court since our last report, It adj,
jourucd on Saturday last:
State rs. Vincent Hammond. Indicted
for selling liquor in the town of North East,
contrary to the law prohibiting the same
| Plea of guilty confessed. and fined $50 and
costs.
State Us. Patrick O'Ncilk Removed from
Hartford county. Indictment for larceny
Of seventeen yards of muslin used as Il car
iiage cover. Tried before jury, and YER
diet Of not guilty. lIaincs for State Archer
and Jones for prisoner.
State rs. Henry Barney. Removed from
Hartford county. Indictment for the larceny
of seventeen yards of muslin used as a car
riage cover. Tried before jury, and yer.
dict OF not guilty. IIaines for State; Archer
and Jones for prisoner.
State rs. John II. Thompson alias John
II. Wright, (colored.) Indicted for horse
stealing. Tried before a jury, and verdict
of guilty. lIaines for State; Groome for
prisoner.
Thomas NJ. Reed rs. Joseph 7. Reed and
| Benz. NJ. Reed, executors Of William Reed
deceased. Action on an open account -
Tried before jury. and verdict for plaintiff
for S23G. 92l,
The Court, on Saturday morning. SEN
fenced the following named prisoners, found
guilty during the term:
| Tilghman Wallace, (coloredl for larceny
One year in the pcnitentiary.
Isaac Moore, (colored,l for an indecent
assault and robbery, one year in Hartford
county lall-thS being the heaviest sentence
that the Court could impose
Henry Hogan, (colored,1 for shooting
| Thomas Anderson, Two years in the peni
Tertiary.
John II. Thompson alias John II. Wight,
lcoored,l for horse stealing two years in
the penitentiary.
John Steward, for store breaking. two
years in the penitentiary
The last named prisoner tainted upon
hearing his sentence.
DEATH or A FORMER CITIZEN OF Cecil
CouNTY.-.J. Dixon Roman. Esq, President
Of the Hageratown llank, died at his resi-.
denoe, N that town, on Saturday. the 18th
Of January. The deceased las many rca-
tivrs in this county. His father, Joseph
Roman, was black smith and resided at or
near New London, Chester county, Pa
He moved from there to RowlandSyillc, in
the upper part of this county, where he
! Ian rh mil nd ln
family resided for a number ofyears, hecom-
ing quite wealthy as 4ron manufacturers. -
The mill now belongs to the Mccullough
Iron Co.. and is much enlarged and mproy,
ed.
j. DIXON Rcman studied law, and when
Il Young man moved 10 Western Maryland,
where he became established in business.
and acquired large fortune. He was a
member of the Peace Congress, that assem-
blcd at Washington, in 1861, to patch up a
compromise, and was said to have been very
CONSERVATIVE" which, all know, meant
then as now cleaning toward Dixie.
OBITrAnY.-Mr. A. b. Waller Of New.
ark, Del, Special Agent of the Post Office
Department, died, on Monday, 2Gth ult., OF
consumption. His funeral was attended
from has astlance, an "Wednesday, 30th. Lv
&. W. Mcclellan, Second Assistant Postmas.
ter General, Judge LaurenSon, Private Sc.
crctary TO the p. NJ. General, G. Cochranc.
Harrison Parko and Marshall Smith, Special
Agents Of the Post Office Department., and
II large number Of neighbors and friends OF
the deceased. The funeral services were
conducted BY hfy. Nh Harrison, or the
Episcopal. and Rev. Mr.. Hamilton. of the
Presbyterian church. The deceased was one
Of the most efficient Agents in the service.
| HoGs.-Mr. Whitaker, delegate from this
county in the Legislature, ha, presented Il
petition from the 2nd District Of the county.
asking law to prevent swine from running
at large IN the District. We were under the
impression thai hogs we've kept in duress
everywhere in the county, except lGlkton.--
Misery loves company and it is quite
refreshing to hear OF another spot in the
county where the porler roams unrestricted.
Musical SaiEEE.-1'he young ladies OF
the Rock Presbyterian Church, near Fair
Hill, will give o Musical Sorec, for the ben.
eft Of the Church, on Thursday evening,
February 9TH. Ii will no doubt be a grand
entertainment, AID prove rcmuncratye to
the Church.
ILLNESS or Mr.. MAGRAw.-Mr. Henry :.
Mugraw, of West Nottingham, in this county,
and member Of the Legislature, was at.
tackled by opopcXy, on Tuesday last, in
Washington, ID. c., and at last adylccs his
recovery was pronounced by his physicians
hopeless.
CoNcEHTs.- Prof. Ascherfrd informs the
citizens Of Port Deposit and vicinity of his
intention 10 siie two Concerts on Tuesday
and Wednesday nights, the 3th and Gln inst.
at the Town Hall. See posters.
ARM FRACTURED. Mrs. c. Walters was
thrown from a sleigh, on Tuesday evening
last, neat Aawarl:, Del, and had her arm
fractured near the wIist,