The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22
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cd Six hundred baskets passed up the
Delaware Railroad on the 9Th inst, all from
the lower part Of the State. An average of
four hundred boxes Il day, cqarl to eight
hundred baskets, are now passing over the
road. Prices must continue to rule high,
owing to the scarcity. Mr.. Edward c. Fen
more shipped 10 baskets of peaches FROM
New Castle wharf on Thursday, 18th inst,
for New York, and will continue to pick
each day until his crop is all sold. lie will
have some G,N00 baskets, perhaps the lar
gcst yield in the State.
On Monday, 18th, a passenger car was
attached to freight trains running each way,
daily, between Wilmington and Harrington,
on the Delaware Railroad.
One horse cars have been placed on the
city railway in Wilmington. They are quite
neat and pretty, but the JoHrndL fears that
the plan of doing away with the conductor
will not do. The driver las to be conductor
also.
The Milford Mutual Friend says: The
health OF this community is for the hot sea
son remarkably good. Indeed our ton II and
vicinity has grown to be the most healthy of
any on The Peninsula. We havs had no
epidemcs for several years. and the sick
ness that we have is Of q mild type and
easily controlled.
The people of Milford are dissatisfied
with the management of the post Office at
that place. We have heard of dissatisfac-
ton in other quarters, as well.
--Paymastcr r. II. Clark has been or
dered 10 the United States steamer Powhat
an, and to duty as fleet raymaster of the
South Pacific Squadron, 10 relieve Paymas-
ter Thomas H. LOCKER, who is ordered to re-
turn to New York
Joseph Outten formerly a resident of
Milford, while on his way from Bower s
Beach on Saturday, Sth inst, fell from a cart,
and the wheels passing over him, injured
him to such an extent that he died on Sun,
day.
The work of dismantling the battery OPP
posite Fort Della ware. near Delaware City,
has been commenced and is in rapid pro-
gress. The buildings will be torn down and
sold, the post abandoned by the United
States, and the premises turned over 10 the
original owner. 1t was erected during the
wal
On Monday, 10th inst, Daniel Weeks
of Milford, died at the age of G2 years. He
had many warm friends i'll that town and
vicinity, who will mourn his loss.
-Abner Harrington, Esq, a prominent
citizen of Kent county, and a member of the
Legislature in the session of 1865, died OF
typhoid fever at his residence in Harring-
ton, on Thursday, 18th inst.
On Monday week, the first shipment OF
peaches was made from Milford. They are
| said TO have been very fine.
Mr.. William Twigg, Of Milford, cut his
ankle very badly on Tuesday, 18th inst,
whilst working at his trade (house- carpen-
tering.)
The Kent county Educational Associa-
ton will meet in Milford, on Thursday, the
9th inst.
"A new vessel, Of GO tons burden, built
at the ship yard of Il. L. Hastings, Smyrna
Landing, and christened U. S. Grant, was
( launched on Saturday last
The number of conversions at the Cam.
den camp meeting, which recently closed,
was about 100.
KENT COUNTY.
The Rev. Robert Wilson, of Stateburg,
South Carolina, formerly of Columbia, III
that State, has been called and accepted the
rectorship of St. Paul's parish i'll this coun,
ty. He will assume the duties of pastor on
OF about the first of September.
! I. W. Eiliason has resigned the presden-
/ cy of the Kent county railroad, and VIM.
Janvies, Esq, has been elected president
+ pro TEN. Robert Nicholson has been elect
ed a director to supply the vacancy occa'
stoned by the resignation of the Hon. Geo.
! Nickers. The company have been engaged
/ during the past two weeks condemning land
! by the assessment ofjuries. The work upon
! the rosd may be nov considered as fairly in
augurated.
! The Methodist Protestant camp meet
/ ing commenced at Mrs Baker woods three
miles from Chestertown, on Friday, u inst
| At a meeting ofthe committee on the grount
on Thursday, 18th inst. sites were selected
I for about fifty tents, and the number vii
probably be increased to seventy or more.
! D. James Blackstone, as Trustee scld
on Tuesday. 1lth inst, al the Noshcll House
the Money Farm, situated in the first elect
80 ,t.'i one minded and eighty acres Pur
chased by Samuel Hurlock at SO So pc
acre, subject to dover.
Col. james Hodges Gale died at hi
residence in Still Pond on the 9TH inst, il
the 18th year of his age.
QUEEN ANyE's COUNTY.
| Two weeks since, an article appeared il
the Crumptonian, on Millirgton. which go
up quite an excitement in that place. The
editor of that paper was waited upon and re
Guested TO give the name of the author O
the article but declined doing so. Rumors
were rife to the effect that the C1umptonial
Office would be torn out. if the name wal
not given. The parties threatened to tax,
it to court, but the editor says it certainly
would be a spicy trial, and would earn fol
..ntG, ;'.u us .IIno L y
i3.olle'y nov ei.vl,ple' put winch SOM
~ fearu as equ, ,rh;e 70 poPuIarity'
.. ~; gans"ay' "Iion appears 10 We
s spl' .! Drug acloSs ane r',er: AZ ofIlnp'oh
Tue - u"i'sontu1 say: N"''iihs mas ye
peeh u9nc toward repairing the gsansway
anu 1t ooh p seem 10 improve any OF It's owl
accord. 9. ierhaps altef camp meetings are
over, sullicient cheap lumber may be on
taned' ana the matter taken IN IN hand by th'
la'eS' whgn .he gentlemen VIII De compel
Gu 10 20 WIFI ought 10 DC zone voluntarily
1t was reported mat morse anu car
rage hau Decn stolen at the camp, near
CheStervllle, but II was afterwards 1ount
tied to fence, near Chestertown.
About twelve miles OF the Queen Anne
Railroad have been graded. The work, We
understand, is progressing finely.
! The NJ. e. camp for Centrevile station
commenced Yesterday, Dist inst, at Wvs
camp ground. A camp meeting of the NJ
L. church South, commenced Yesterday
! Dist inst. in Black's woods. near Sudlers