The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-29
OUR NEBGIgRORs.


chard of Mr.. +. G. Kenmore. in Appoquin-
mink Hundred. the Middlctown Transcript
thus speaks: When our party arrived at his
wharf, about noon, he had Just finished
picking for the day, and his stcam-tug, which
he employs at SO per day. was gliding down
the creek with a schooner in tow, and 235
baskets of lucious peaches on board, bound
for New Castle. His crop, this year. will
amount to somewhere between six and ten
thousand baskets, which are bringing him
from 81 to Sc per basket according to quail
ity, and earlier in the season they brought
him as high as so per basket.
Charles Shoemaker has sold his new
dwelling on l.ockcrman St, Dover, to Pat
rick Lyons of that place, for $1,000.
Mr.. Ebon Cloak, an old and esteemed
resident of Smyrna, was taken sick on Wed
nesday of last week, and died on the follow
ing Thursday afternoon. His age was about
- years.
VIM. Mcdaniel, teller OF the Farmers
Bank at New Castle, youngest son of JOS
Mcdaniel, Esq, of Dover, died of typhoid
fever at noon, on Friday, Dist inst
On Monday, 18th inst, John Roberts,
a young man about 10 years old, was run
over, in Clayton, by heavily loaded wag-
on, bruising his shoulders and back, and
cutting off one ear.
Sweet potatoes sell in the Milford mar
kct at $500 per bushel.
"A boy living with Mr.. Donaphan, about
four miles from Dover, on the Smyrna road,
kick from mule.
An Englishman named William D.
Long, eloped with the wife of John Snodell
of Appoquinimink Hundred, on Monday
18th inst. The parties passed through Odes-
sa, and contracted a bill at the store of Capt.
Walker, the faithless woman ordering the
same to be charged to her husband. They
proceeded to Middletown, where they took
the train going north. Mrs. S. is the moth
err of several children, and heretofore stood
well in the estimation of her neighbours
Mr.. S. is an industrious and upright man
and is highly esteemed by his fellow citi-
zens. The t.l;thless wife returned to her in
iured husband and children on the following
Wednesday night, and for the sake of his
children he consented to receive her back
again.
Samuel Hill and Benjamin Hill, broth
ers. committed to New Castle Jail, recently,
under suspicion of setting fire to the stack
yard of Mr.. Samuel Townsend, were brought
before Judge Wales, on a writ of habeas
corpus. last week, and discharged after a
hearing of the case, there being no evidence
trial.
WIN. D. Fowler has purchased the Union
Hotel property in Milford, and will take
possession in September.
Washington Jones has been elected by
the Directors, President of the National
Bank of Wilmington and Brandywine, in
place of John A. Duncan, deceased.
of Seaford, Del, the Wilmington Com
mercjal says: Nine new buildings are in
course of construction here at this time
several of them large and commodious,
handsomely finished. Some on the main
street have large store rooms in them.
Peaches are shipped from here at an av-
erage of of about 10 crates per day, realizing
tc their owners from eight to ten dollars
per box. Nathaniel Davis is the fortunate
man here, for peaches his shipments aver
age about ten crates per day.
A Delaware watermelon was, on Thurs
day. sold to representative of the Tribune
by Messrs. Sharp & Brown, measuring %
inches in length, 81 inches in circumference,
and weighing II pounds. Pretty good for
Seaford. Who can beat it?
a company of gentlemen from New Jer-
sey, are putting large machine shop on the
Nanticoke below the depot, where they in
tend to make machinery OF all kinds and al
frames. Seaford is the fastest growing town
in the State.
CHESTER COUNTY.
The new pottery of F. c. & S. ID.
Hutchinson, Oxford, is in full operation and
large quantities ofthe best earthen and stone
ware are being manufactured.
A number of new buildings are being
erected at Avondale, and this beautiful place
IL
"A bush meeting will be held in the
day in September for the benefit of Calvary
A. NJ. +. Church. Eminent speakers will
/ be present.
The Democratic County Convention,
for the purpose of nominating a ticket. will
be held in West Chester on Tuesday next,
September list.
Capt Theo. T Woollens, of Elktown-
ship, is erecting a warehouse so by % feet
on the railroad. adjoininng the new pottery
of +. c. & S. d. Hutchinson. He is also
building two dwelling houses near the same.
An excursion train ran from Oxford to
Media on Sunday last, to accommodate those
who wished to attend the colorc1 camp meeting
at the latter place.
The Lyccum at Media school house, in
East Nottingham, is now reorganized and meet
.
The woods meeting which commenced on
Saturday last in J. NJ. Bushong's woods, near
Elkview, was attended BY about 1909 persons
on Sunday. Rev. o. A. Bartholomew, of Phil
adelphia preached very able sermon in the
morning also one in the afternoon. Both dis
courses were listened to with marked attention,
and perfect order prevailed on the ground.
Both the Potatoes ard corn crop promise
to yield abundant!y.
Capt. VIM. c. Dickey, proprietor of the
Hopewcll Irvine factories intends shartly to
supplant the old wooden water-wheelia his up
per factory with ore of VIM. kcnnedy's new
meeting with great favor.
HARTFORD COUNTY.
The .Egis says: On Wednesday, 10Th
inst, about 10 clock in the morning, a
most brutal assault was made by a negro
man upon respectable married lady, living
about two miles from Churchvile, in this
county. 1t appears that the lady in ques-
ton was alone in her own house at the time,
and while arranging her dress at the glass,
the negro entered the room through the
7 kitchen, in almost nude state, and seized
her from behind before she was aware of his
presence. AM threw her violently on the
floor and greatly outraged her. Her cries
IOr anu atlldcleu llC dIlGUllOu Vi IL lllllc DOy
who was near the house, who also joined in
the cry for help, and this together with the
fact that the house of a neighbor was not
far distant, alarmed the brutal scoundrel
and he made his escape without accomplish
ing his diabolical purpose, but not without
greatly abusing and maltreating the lady
She Immediately went before a Justice OF
the Peace and made proper oath and obtain
ed warrant for his arrest, which was pla-
ced in the hands of the Sheriff, who at once
started in search of the villain, but up to the
time of going to press he has not been ar
rested. The negro was an entire stranger
to the lady, which may make it somewhat
difficult to identify him.
The arrivals of boats al Havre dc Grace,
by the Tide Water Canal, for the week end
ing on the 18th inst, were lis boats, and
departures % boats.
The fair for the benefit of st. Ignatius
Church, at the Hickory, in this county,
closed Thursday Goth, and was quite salts
factory in its results. The ladies of St.
Francis Church, near Abingdon, propose
holding fair for the benefit Of that church,
commencing on the Sth day of September,
and lasting three days.
One of the hands on board the steamer
.Juniata, of Havre de Grace, Il colored man,
has been missing several days, and is sup