The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-10
OUR NEIGHBORS.
DELAWARE.

DELAWARE.
The Wilmington Commercial says: On
Tuesday morning a terrible accident occur
ed at Mr.. Cleland's farm on the Newport
Pike near this city by which the wife of
MIR. Hurst, the farmer of the place, lost
her life. There is we'll on the place which
adjoins the house and into the top of which
there is an opening from the cellar to per-
nit things to be lowered i'll order to keep
them cool. The well is thirty feet deep be-
low the level of the cellar floor. This
morning Mrs. Hurst in lowering some but
ter or something of the kind from the eel
lar down into the well lost her balance and
fell down the well. She gave an alarm and
her husband ran to her assistance. He
managed to get her to the top of the well
when her hold gave way and she fell back
again. A second time he raised her slowly
almost to the top and once more she fell
back into the water and by the time that
assistance had arrived and she was hoisted
for the third time she was found to be dead.
Deceased was a woman of about middle
age.
A colored boy named Cannon recently
carried off one of a number of watches he
was examining i'll the iewelry store of AL
fred armhingham, in Milford. The boy
was shortly afterwards arrested, and i'm
mediately offered to pay for the watch and
the costs Of the case, saying that he ''only
went out to see how she would run in the
open air. his offer was accepted
Samuel Brady, residing near Middletown.
has recovered the horse stolen from him in
November last, a day or two since. He
was discovered in Philadelphia, and had
been owned by two or three gentlemen.-
Mr.. Brady also heard of his buggy and har-
ness, and intends to recover them, as as he
has finished harvest.
The funds of the Middletown Building
Association sold at its last meeting for
PSI and 30 per cent premium.
Two weeks since, large tumor was tax
en- fl ON the side and breast of Il daughter
of Richard Cam, Esq, of st. Georges, by
DR.. Charles ID. Green, of Phla., assisted
by DR.. Neasey of Summit Bridge.
Jas. Vane, a blacksmith of Dover, lost
his eye last week by piece of iron hitting
it.
Capt. Dorman, of Milton, master of the
Fsnuick 4 vessel owned by Col Ponder
and others, died off Fortress Monroe last
week of Yellow Fever. He leaves a wife
and a large circle of friends to mourn his
death.
Joseph Lane an employee of the r. r. at
Georgetown was overcome by heat on Mon
day evening while engaging in a foot race
OF training for the Lincoln foot race He
is recovering.
Collins Beach is now attracting visitors.
The lIygenia opened on Thursday last.
Herd Sweatman cut with the Excelsior
Reaper fifteen acres Of wheat in eight
hours and a half on Tuesday the 29th ult,
at B. f. lIansan's farm near Midtlletown.
The honorary degree of Doctor of Divin-
1,a.. T., JD,,,, r,1
lege upon Rev. John CrOwell, of Odessa.
Miss Kitty Russell, (as she was Familiarity
called an aged and much esteemed lady of
Smyrna, died on Saturday last.
The vote on lay delegation in the Milford
VI. L. Church. was Al for and against.
George Z. Tybout, S. NJ. Curtis John f.
Williamson and Edward d. Porter, have
been elected to fill the vacancies in the
board of Trustees of Delaware College
The Clayton Herald says the peach grow
ers of Whitehall and Raymond's Neck held
4 meeting in Smyrna to make arrangements
for shipping their peaches at less cost than
that charged by railroad. They resolved
to employ n tug aud three schooners to run
from Whitehall Landing during the season.
1t is estimate from 40, 900 to so, 900 baskets
can lie shipped from there. The peach
growers around Leipsic have engaged two
steam tugs ana several SalllnS vessels 10
carry their peaches to market.
The tiremen of Wilmington had big pa
rade on last Saturday. The Friendship
Company received new steam''tire engine.
The degree of Bachelor of Commercial
Law was conferred upon Robt L. Cum
Minis and VIM. C. Hill of Smyrna, by An
daluSia College, last week. N. r. Jerman,
il. won the golden medal in the college de
partment.
Two little boys of Wilmington named
Robt. Taylor and John HinSley, We're
drowned in the Brandywine on Thursday
afternoon of last week, by the upsetting of
a boat.
John Milburu, of Dover, was killed.
willie hauling logs, on TucS,..sy last, by the
sweep of the timber wheels striking him.
4 large sized, handsome, thirty-day, oc-