The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-12-26
:5smhe Gstit Matsyhis
ELKTON, DECEMBER 10, 1865.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
DELAWARE.

DELAWARE.
The steamer John Sylvester, of Whining
ton, arrived at Norfolk, on the 18th inst,
and was placed on the Richmond line.
Charles l. DUPONT, Esq, has resigned
the position of President of the Farmers
Bank of Wilmington.
A protractcd meeting has been in pro
gress at the Milford Presbyterian Church
for about four weeks. Twenty-Five or
thirty have joined the Church.
A Young man, named Charles Marsh,
living in Rehoboth Neck, Sussex county,
was murdered in cold blood, by young
man named Robert Goldsborough, on the
morning of the 10th inst. GOldsborough
was a guest of the murdered man, and
both were on a cunning expedition, when
it is supposed Goldsborough shot him to
obtain his money, he having on his person
about $4OO. The mysterious disappear
ance of Marsh aroused suspicion, and search
was Immediately made. Ills body was
found living near thicket. where the par
ties had been left by a third person, who
had been gone but few minutes when he
heard the report of gun, but only thought
they were firing at game. When dlscov-
cred, the body was lying with face to the
ground, with the gun last seen in Colds
borough's hand, lying near by, broken at
the breech, and with one barrel discharged.
The load nassed in at the back of the head;
the right side Of the head was blown Off
and the right eye out. The gun had evil
IDENTIFY been broken over his head, as the
top of the skull was mashed IN. Goids-
borough has been lodged i'll Jail. His faith
er formerly resided i'll Caroline county, Md.
The Baptist Church, in Dover, Is being
repaired.
Bishop Becker says the Catholics are not
ooinp to build an immense Cathedral in
Wilmington, but he is going to devote
what means they have for church extension
to erecting edifices in the weak places OF
his diocese.
KENT COUNTY.
Nat Freeman the negro man who was a
witness for the State against Martha Star
kew, charged with the murder OF MT.
Guillemart, died recently. 1t will be re-
membered that Martha, in her confession
to Mrs. Primrose, charged Nat with the
preparation of this deed.
A handsome new schOOl-hOuse has been
recently erected at Swan Greek, on the site
which has been used for that purpose some
sixty years or more.
House thieving has been going on to
some extent in Chestertown. The the1ts
were principally of clothing.
A man by the name OF Price, naming
from this county, recently passed himself
off Mt fine Spotswood House, Richmond, as
Judge Jas. A. Wickes. He cut large
splurge, s.lived high, and consumed much
tirst-ciass champagne. Suspicion was
raised in regard to his being the person he
represented himself, and on being confront
ed by a personal friend of MIR. Wlckes, lie
acknowledged himself to be an imposter,
and was committed to Jail for trial
QUEEN ANNEs COUNTY.
A new NJ. E. Church is being erected in
Piney Neck, Queenstown District. The
building. it is said will be very neat one,
and will he ready for dedication sometime
i'll January.
A protarcted meeting is now being held
in the Crumpton NJ. E. Church, with some
success. 4 meeting recently closed at
Tcmpleville, at which same eighteen or
twenty were converted. On Sunday last,
protracted meeting commenced at sud
lersville.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The county roads are in excellent condi-
ton.
A new NJ. E. Church is to be erected in
Greensborough.
TALBOT COUNTY.
The steamboats, are still running from
Baltimore to Easton.
The Methodists of St. Michaels intend
holding fair and festival during Christ
mas week.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
Last wear. the Cambridge IateAyencer
adopted the cash system. 1t says the thing
works admirably,-has no idea of abandon
ing it. How much better it would be for
ali, if this system could be universally es-
tablished The printers would evidently
fair much better.
Phillips the late assistant Postmaster at
Cambridge, has been arrested. 1t Is SAID
he pilfered about 50, 900 in money orders,
besides stealing money from letters to
considerable amount. His bond was 81 900,
making the Government loss $2,OOO
wICoMIco COUNTY.
After session of nearly five weeks the
September term of the Circuit Court
(Which was an adjourned SESSION. closed on
the 10th inst. The last ten days of the
session were occupied i'll the jackson VIII
case. The jury found for the caveators on
all the issues, whereupon counsel for cavea
tees moved for new trial.
The lad Baker, who had his leg broker
recently, is doing well.
HARTFORD COUNTY.
Dubois steam saw mill at Havre de Grace
has ceased operations for the winter.
Several new and extensive ice-housei
have been erected OH Watsons Island and
on the shore above Pcrryville, this year.
Many thousand tons of ice are stored away
in these and other ice-houses in the vicin'
ity, during the winter, and shipped to Bal.
timore in the summer season. The filling
OF these houses gives employment to hun
dYeds of men.
Two weeks since, colOred woman, il
getting out Of a carriage at the Havre dc
Grace depot, fell and broke her leg i'll two
places. E.
While alighting from the cars at Presi
dent Street Depot, Baltimore, recently, Mr
Brown, a cattle dealer, residing near Oar
sington, was relieved of his pocket-book
conta ming $40.
CHESTER COUNTY.
Lieut.. Stephen !. Towson, of Oxford, wa
admitted to practice in the several Courts
of Chester county, on Monday last.
Job jackson and Milton COnard eacl
erected fine large brick houses at Yves
Grove during the past season.
Horace Greeley's lecture at West Grove
was attended by large and intelligen
audience.
Isaac w. Kimble, of East Nottingham
sold his stOre-house and dwelling in Oxford
to T. Slavery Cope, of East Bradford town
ship, for "a, 4Ol. Joseph Showalter has
sold his interest In the Octoraro House
Oxford, to his partner, Amos X. Hanna
Mr.. II. takes the whole property at val
nation of $4,000.
The books used by the puples of the Ok
ford Public SCHOOL, hereafter, are to bt
furnished by the district, instead of the
parents, as has heretofore been the case
We arc only surprised to find that the in
telligent, progressive and energetic people
of Chester county had not long since adopt
ed such a system.