The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-09-12
OUR NEIGHBORS.
DELAWARE.

DELAWARE.
A Grand Republican Mass Meeting will
be held in Moores woods, on the New Cas-
tie and Frenchtown Pike, in New Castle
county, and about eight miles from Elkton,
on Wednesday, Sept 10th. Hon. Chauncey
NJ. DePew, of New York; Hon. Richard IL:
Dana, of Mass, Edward e. Bradford and
VIM. c. Sprague, Esqrs., and others will
address the meeting. A free train will start
from Wilmington at 1870 AM. Excursion
tickets can be had at all stations south Of
Delaware Junction.
COL Geo. Davis, of Smyrna, had a horse
stolen some days since. The thief has been
arrested and confined at New Castle. An
drew Price (col' living near Townsend, al
SO had a brown mare stolen from him last
week.
-"Uncle Davy' Hall. a well known
character, residing near Smyrna, died on
Tuesday night of last week.
james Gray, negro, was arrested on
Wednesday night, I'd inst, charged with
robbing the till of C. w. Davis, a merchant
in South Milford. He was conveyed to
Georgetown Jail.
A fatal and unknown disease prevails
among the horses in Milford and vicinity
Several have fallen dead while on the road
others in the stable DR.. NJ. G. Lofland,
Gen. Lew Harris. DR.. Marshall, David ii.
Holland, Purnell T. Griffith and number
of others all lost horses by the disease re-
ferred to last week. 1t proves fatal in al
most every Instance. .....r.
The Kent Co. Teachers Association
assembled in Milford last week. 1t was well
attended, and much interest manifested.
KENT COUNTY.
j. Evan Thomas has sold at private sale
1, G, min
1l0acres, for S 900. r. Hynson, attorney,
has sold at private sale the farm of r. 5.
Thomas, Jr., containing 202 acres, to VIM.
T. Baker, at $50 per acre.
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
VIM. Mckinney, as agent for Mrs. M.
E. Goldsborough, sold on Tuesday Of last
week, the following property in Centreville:
The brick carriage factory and blacksmith
shop at the south west end of town 10 VIM.
Stinson, for jas. The dwelling opposite
the NJ. P. Church, occupied by VIM. Short,
to Solomon Truitt. for 500. The building
lot adjoining the Hamilton property. to DR..
j. A. Holton, for $40. The building lot
opposite the residence of NJ. Brown, ,oJ. l..
Goldsborough, for $3.50. A small tenement
house on the Mill Flats, to Harriet Whittico,
(col'd,) for $40.
~ u luSt dCCOuulS iG" duuitiohai
facts have been obtained in regard to the
late horrible murder in this county. 1t now
turns out that the wife of the murdered man
.yas not killed, and hopes are entertained Of
her recovery. The woman Martha tells va
rious conflicting stories in reference to the
murder, the publishing ofwhch would throw
no further light on the subject. The negro,
Bell, whom She ailedges is the guilty party,
has been arrested and confined in JAIL but
the evidence is not strong against him. His
employer and others say he was Is miles
distant at the time. 1t is now believed that
the negro woman committed the bloody deed
herself.
On Thursday. Sept. Sd, Mrs. Jane Hen
dirk, of Crumpton, widow Of the late John
Hendrix, fell down stairs, and jured her
self so severely that she died in an hour
after the occurrence.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The new NJ E. Church in Denton is
progressing finely.
AT present there is a scarcity of labor
among the farmers, attributable to the col
ored people being absent at camps of their
own.
Jas. W. Conner has been re-appointed
Principal of the Denton Academy, with Miss
lola Beard as Assistant.
TALBOT COUNTY.
The Easton Hotel has changed proprie
torship. The firm of Abertson x Norris
has been Dissolved, and Jas. C. Norris is
now sole proprietor.
The oyster business has commenced,
though not to any extent. They are yet in
poor condition.
John T. Ford, of ST. Michaels, is put
ting up from 600 to 500 cans of peaches and
tomatoes per day.
The Methodists in the lower section of
Broad Creek Neck, propose building small
church Considerable money has been sub
scribed for the purpose.
The barn, stables, stack.yard, large
lot of wheat and three valuable horses, be.
longing to Chas. II. Sherwood, in Trappe
district, were all consumed by fire on We'd
nesday night, Sept. Ind The fire is sup
posed to have been the work OF an incendiary.
Mr. Sherwood's loss can not be less than
$4,000. He had 5000 insurance on his barn
In the Montgomery Company.
The Comet says St. Michaels wants n
new school building, two new churches,
town hall and IA market house.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
Some sharper, few weeks since, vic
tlmHed about twenty ignorant negroes of
thas county out of sums varying from five to
thirty dollars. He gave them each piece
of paper, which he said was check for $500.
and which he assured them would be paid
by presentation at the Colored Church in
Cambridge two weeks after date. They
were bound by an oath to say nothing about
the matter until the time for payment, and
1t was not until then that they discovered they
had been beautifully sold.
Iron enough has been received to Law
the track of the new railroad to New Mar
ket. 1t is intended to have the cars running
before Christmas.
A mud machine is busily engaged in
cleaning out the creek at Cambridge, 1t
has already cleaned out the entrance, and
will soon be at work in the elmer Har.
bor." The Herald says that when the work
is completed, Cambridge will have the best
harbor on the Shore.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
-Chas. T. Marshall, Esq, has purcha sed
the desirable property known as EDITION"
in this county, for $1,000.
HARTFORD COUNTY
AT Havre de Grace, last week, several
thefts were committed. The store of Geo.
Barratt was broken into and robbed of $40
worth of goods. John Gilbert was robbed
of some $40 worth of new boots, and a mer-
chant had his till tapped while absent a few
minutes. No clue to the thieves.
The marine railway, at Havre de Grace,
is progressing finely. The track or bed has
been laid, and the masonry is almost ready
for the machinery. 1t will extend into the
river sixteen fathoms of water. The pow
eISS to be steam, and the engine used the
size of 20 horse power. The earth in the
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