The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-01
OUR NEIGHBORS.
WORCESTER COUNTY.

week between several sail boats.
AT the July term of Court an important
decision was given in the new oyster law
The Court held that it was the boat, and not
the persons, that was to be licensed.
Five hundred acres of land, nine miles
from Snow Hill, was recently sold for $4,000.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The salaries of teachers ofpublc schools
in Caroline county have been fixed by the
commissioners at $500 for Primary schools
of LIST grade, $500 I'd grade. Academy
teachers, 500.
Tho oats crop of the county is pro
nounced by the Union very light:
The county is entitled to six scholar.
shps in St. Johns College, Annapolis
The school board have filed five of the va
cancies.
-Wm Burke, laborer employed on the
Maryland and Delaware Railroad, near
Ridgcly, was overcome by the heat, on
Thursday afternoon 10th ult., and died from
the effects thereof about nine o'clock that
night The deceased was from Havre de
Grace, and leaves wife and four children
in that town unprovided Tor.
The corn crop of the county is promis-
ing.
Violet Stocks, a colorcd woman resd.
ing near IIillsborough, died on Tuesday
night, July It'll, aged lO7 years. When
young, she belonged to the late Judge Hop.
per's father. She was subsequently pur.
manned slave in the Knots family up to
1888, since which time she has been per
mitted to go ut large, but was supported in
a great measure by the present Mr. David
Knots. She died of old age. Judge Hop
per was nurscd by him when he was baby.
Union.
KENT COUNTY.
The steamer, "Kent Island" which
has been running under a special permit
since she was rebuilt, has been stopped by
the government inspector under the act of
Congress which prohibits the use OF cast
iron boilers in steamers. The proprictorin-
tends to make application for an extension
of the permit, and, if granted the steamer
will be continued on the line. In the mean
time the George Law, Of Slaushter's line,
is running the Kent Islands trips.
The bridge near Sprys gate was wash
ed away by the heavy rain. Other bridges
in the vicinity of Milington received more
or less injury.
wICoMICo COUNTY.
-Watermelons, raised in the county, have
made their appearance in the Salisbury mar
kct.
The Era says that a masquerade party
streets one evening last week, and visited
several residences.
QUEEN ASNE's COUNTY.
The mast ofa schooner, while lying at
Crumpton wharf, on Thursday of last week,
was struck by lightning. -Four men in the
cabin wcrs Frustrated by the shock, but
none of them seriously injured.
The Holden Hill farm, containing 100
acres. nenr CrumDtOn. WAS sold at trustees
sale, for x2O.36 per acre; another lot Of
land, about % acres, within three miles of
the same town, sold at constablc's sale for
$40 per acre.
The Slaughter line of steamers now run
daily between Baltimore and the landings on
Chester River.
Unity Lodge, I. o. o. F, No. los of
tins county, have chartered the steamer
George Law, for an excursion to Baltimore
and Port Deposit on Tuesday, the 4th day
of August
HARTFORD COUNTY.
On Wednesday 22nd ult., in the vicinity
of Bel Air, negro named Isaac More, way
laid young lady, and carrying her some
distance from the road, robbed and maltreat.
ed her. He was soon after arrested and
confined in Jail. On being brought before
the Magistrate for examination, the evidence
being conclusive, he was seized by the crazy
crowd and hung. The 1Egis says, he mas
convicted of rape in the Hartford court in 81,
and sold out of the State for term of years,
but returned during the war. In 1866 he
was indicted for several similar offences, but
escaped through witnesses unwilingneSs to
testify against him. In one Of the cases he
attacked party of young ladies in a car
riage near Havre dc Grace, and dragged one
of them off into the woods, but she left the
State rather than testify to the facts in open
Court. We also learn that he has been gull
ty Of many like offences against persons of
his own color, until he had become terror
in the neig hborhood.
The wheat crop is reported good and
fully up to an average, but not SO heavy as
the farmers anticipated.
A Fair will be held 70, the benefit of st.
Ignatus Church, near the Hickory, on Tues
day, August 18th.
For week ending Saturday 18th of July,
llG boats arrived at Havre de Grace by the
Tide Water Canal and ll2 boats departed
to Baltimore, Philadelphia, and other
places.
The dwelling of Mr. Mansel Morrison,
about three miles from Bel Biz, took fire,
on Monday week last, and was considerably
damaged. The fire occurred from a defect
in a tue in the third story.
TALBOT COUNTY.
The following land sales took place at Easton,
last week: The farm of Jas n. Goldsboroush
was sold at trustees sale for $25,000. Mr..
Godsborough refused $3G 900 for it last year.
The farm of to 4. Is. Leonard also at trustees
sale at $1,000 per acre.
On Monday week Mr.: George Dawson, in
Trappe District lost 90 sheep by being struck
by lightning. The whole flock was under q
tree ut the time and % ont Of "a were killed.
Large quantities of whortlc berries are being
shipped by steam and railroad.
On Wednesday night week the steamer High
land Light took on board, ut Cambridge, about
800 buckets for tho Baltimore market.
The public schools will commence in Tai
bot county tho LIST Of September. The highest
salaries paid to teachers are $3.50 per year, the
second grade receive $3.50
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Peaches are ripening in this county,
few boxes Of which will be shipped from our
depot this week. We are sorry to to be
compelled to report slim crop Of this fruit
this season.--Herdid.
900 -
There is herd Of thirty-iive thousand head