The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-03-20
OUR NEIGHBORS.


Delaraye
large cigar mandatory will he started
i'll Wilmington, in few days. The cigars
are to be made by machinery
At recent social meeting and tea party
of the members of Grace NJ. E. Church,
Wilmington, i'll their lecture room, over
$4,000 was subscribed toward paying the
Indebtedness of the church, and the per-
sons paying it made promise of like pay
ment annually until the debt was paid.
Rev. James H. Lightbourne, of Dover,
has recently received one hundred and
eighteen probationers into the Methodist
Episcopal Church of that place.
| The Odessa Building and Loan Fund
sold money at their first meeting, recently,
at thirty-five per cent. premium. At the
last monthly meeting of the Middletown
| Building and Loan Association, funds sold
! at thirty-one per cent.
The town meeting called to amend the
charter of Middletown, on Friday and Sat
urday evenings the 9TH and 9th instant,
ended in a squabble between property
holders and non-property- holders. On Sat
urday night the property holders withdrew
| from the meeting. Both parties are max
ing an appeal to the Legislature.
| The protracted religious services at the
! Presbyterian and Methodist churches. in
| Middletown, were brought to close on
! Sunday, the It'll inst. Forty new men,
bers, large proportion of whom were
| heads of families, were the fruits of the
meeting in the latter church. The holy
communion closed the protracted services
in the Presbyterian Church.
| The congregation of the Presbyterian
Church at Christiana, held meeting and
resolved to request the Rev. Mr.. Kennedy
to he their pastor Mr.. n. has been
preaching at the church the past year on
| trial
The streets of Smyrna are now lighted
by oil lamps instead of gas.
Kent.
A Building Association has been formed
in Chestertown, and W. 3. Usilton, one of
the editors Of The Kent Meas, is President
| thereof. These Associations. while they
prove one of the best of investments, are
also one Of the best institutions for poor
with prospect for more.
| Queen Anne's.
The steamer Chester was caught in the
heavy gale, which swept over Chesapeake
| Bay, on Saturday, 9th inst, and was tos-
sed and rolled about, by the fury of the
| storm, at a terrible rate, creating great con-
sternation among the passengers The
boat was, however. run into a place Of
safety. after considerable difficulty, with
comparatively little injury. Great praise
is awarded Capt. Young for his bravery
and skill in the management of his boat,
during the hour of danger, and in appreci-
alton of his services, the passengers pre-
sented him with pair of gold spectacles.
The fishing season has commenced at
| Crumpton. Herring have been caught in
considerable quantities.
1t is reported that a new steam line is to
be established between Centerville and
Baltimore.
The Crumptoniau can boast that it fur
nishes as much as, if not more reading
matter than any paper on the Shore. 1t
buys its paper already printed on one side,
thus leaving it but a few columns to Set
In this particular case the thing works
well.
Caroline.
A successful Tableaux exhibition was re-
Gently given in I1illsborough, for the ben
eft of the Lodge of Good Templars there.
The tide of northern emigration still sets
towards Caroline, and families continue to
arrive from New York, Pennsylvania and
even from Carolina.
The house of colored woman named
Mary Jackson, living near Potter's Land
ing, was recently destroyed by fire, of in
cendiary origin.
Talbot
Several ice houses in Easton were filled
during the recent cold spell.
Robert NJ. Dawson, John c. Harrington.
and Charles A. Jenkins, of Talbot county.
graduated recently at the medical depart
ment Of the University of Maryland.
On Monday morning the Sth inst, the
stables and carriage house of Capt. JAS
Stewart, at Oxford, were entirely consumed
by fire. Also his carriage, lot of corn
SC.
A few shad and herring are being caught
by the fisherman on Choptank.
In a period of ten months, the miss on
airy contributions of the NJ. Z. Sunday
school, at St. Michal's, amounted to 1921. 80
Very we'll done, indeed.
The house of Mr.. Joseph Harrison was
recently pillaged by a negro woman and
her two boys, who were left in charge
while the family was absent. Upon the
return of Mr.. H., about l o clock at night
Mr.. Harrison found that two trunks haC
been opened and rifled. Eighty-three dol
lars in money was taken, besides articles O
wearing apparel The parties were arrest
ed and lodged in Jail, but were released OIL
bail.
The extra meeting at the NJ. +. Church
which has been i'll progress at St. Michals
for some time, closed on Tuesday night
9th inst. Ninety names We're added to tho
Church at that place, and ten or fifteen
joined elsewhere.
Rev. Samuel w. Haddaway. of this
county, received full ministerial orders al
the late session of the Baltimore Confer
ence of the NJ. E. Church, South.
Wicomfco.
The annual election for Town Commits
sioners of Salisbury will take place on the
9Th of April.
On Sunday, the 2Sth ult., the dwelling
and furniture of George l. Truitt, neal
Whaleyville, were entirely consumed by
fire, caused by spark from the chimney
The house was owned by John W. Dale
whose logs is about $500.
The first shad of the season made theil
appearance in Salisbury on Friday, 18th
inst and were sold at so cts. apiece.
| Worcester.
Few if any obstacles will be thrown III
the way of the right of way for the pro
posed railroad from Berlin to Snow Hill.
| The Messenger devoteS SO much space tt
abusing the new administration that it ha.
no room for local matter.
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