The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-02-06
OUR NEIGHBORS.
DELAWARE.

elected Directors of the National Bank of
Newark Joseph Hosinger, John Miller,
William McClelland, John w. Evans, s.
Elliot Curtis. Joel Thompson, Jr. and Rob-
ert r. Rankin. At their meeting held on
Wednesday. of last week, Joseph Hossinger
Miller, resigned.
On Tuesdoy night Goth inst, the barn
of Jacob Caull5, colored, in Appoquinimink
Hundred. took fire from lamp which was
carried into it and was consumed, together
with two tons of hay and n quantity OF
corn blades.
A remonstrance against the proposed
change in the legal rate of interest in Del
aware, was nnmerously signed in Middle
town, last week. Also a petition for new
bank in NIddletown.
Henry F. Rodney, of Lewis, Sussex Co.,
died. at his residence, on Tuesday, 10th ult.
aged 90 years. Mr.. Rodney was a descend
ant from the same stock as the signer of
the Declaration of independence, Caesar
Rodney, and filled many public positions
during his lifetime.
Milford is to have hook and ladder COM
pany.
On Tuesday of last week, the Capitol
Hotel, at Dover caught fire, but it was dis
covered before serious damage was done.
and put out.
ot Eltlly nlSllt VI lttSt NCIf SN'iiiS tiiiSNSo
broke in the clothing and furnishing store
of H. Levy, on Main St, Dover, and took
about one hundred dollars worth of cloth
ing and two revolvers.
The junction & Breakwater Railroad
will charge Al cents per quart for shipping
Strawberries to Philadelphia. The fruit
growers around Georgetown are complain
ing terribly at the high rate.
A little son of Mr. Wesley Jones, near
Smyrna, got his ankle broken. on Satur-
day, by catching behind carriage passing
along the road.
Chas l. DUPONT died at his residence,
in Brandywine HID, near Wilmington, on
Sunday, aged p years. He was a we'll
known manufacturer. The Wilmington
Commercial SAYS HE served one term
in the State Senate, and headed, at one
time, the electoral ticket. For many
years he was President of the Farmers
Bank, in this city. He was the elder
brother of the late Admiral DUPONT, and
was twice married, his first wife being the
daughter of Mr.. Vandyke, of New Castle,
one of the most prominent members of the
legal profession in the State. At this we'd
ding, General Lafayette was present, and
gave away the bride. Mr.. Dupont's sec
ond wife was the daughter of the late
Chancellor Ridgely, of Dover
oUsEN ANNE's COUNTY.
The NJ. Z. Church of Centreville has
recently purchased new bell 1t is said
to measure at least twelve inches in circum-
sum of six dollars
The engineers of the Queen Anne Rail
road surveyed the route from Carvile's to
Queenstown, and thence to Ccntreville.-
The distance from Carville's to Queens
town is 10 1-2th miles, and from Queens
town to Centrevllle 81 miles.
Unity Lodge No. los, l 0. o. F., at
Church Hill. propose to dedicate their new
hall On the Goth of April. A Grand dem
onstration of Odd Fellowship is expected.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The Wig did not say anything about
the 'appointnsent of Mr.. Gibson as cashier
of the Odessa Bank 1t merely stated
that Mr.. Gibson is cashier of that institu-
ton Read little closer, next time, Mr..
Union, when you want to be funny at our
expense.
James Pippin had two stacks of hay de-
stroyed by fire. on the 10th ult the work
of an incendiary.
Instead of allowing the new mill to re-
main idle till Spring. the proprietors have
de- ermined to build ''tumble dam fur
.ther up the stream, and start the mill at
once.
Tie Union says the Denton Causeway
wants repairing, and urges the County
Commissioners to have it done at once.
The Denton Academy is being repaired.
Since the fire in Denton, (some years
since the cellars of the houses have not
been enclosed, and accidents frequently
occur thereby Lately, a blind horse fell
into one of them, and man was severely
kicked by the animal in endeavoring to
get the horse out. When life and limbs
are lost, they will probably be enclosed.
TALBOT COUNTY.
On Friday morning of last week, the
stables of W. II. Thompson Esq, and DR..
w. G. G. Wilson, of Easton, were burned
down. The stables were very near each
other, and besides them horse, buggy and
carriage were also destroyed. There was
I'm insurance on the stable of Mr. Thomp-
son in the Cecil Fire Insurance Company,
and on that of DR.. Wilson in the Mont
gomery The origin of the fire is not
known.
The prospects for the completion of the
Nd. & Del Railroad to Easton, appear to
to be quite bright at the present time
Shanties are being erected along the line,
and in the neghborhood of the Chapel,
there are some fifty laborers at work,
Tile 81. 1icheals Comet thus speaks of
the oyster business The oyster business
in Miles and Choptank rivers is very near
ly destroyed. The oyster law made at the
last session Of the Legislature has proved
totally inadequate to protect the interests
of the tongmen, especially since the recent
decision of Attorney General Jones. Our
oystermen have been idle during the whole
of this excellent weather, and thousands of
dollars thus lost to them. We fear this
will have a very injurious effect upon mer-
camille and other interests in st. Michaels,
which depend for their prosperity to con-
siderable extent upon the oyster traffic.
The bailiff of Easton wears a star and
uniform. That's putting on the agony
pretty heavy for country town.
VIM. II. Shepard, another of the old bu-
siness men of Easton, died at his residence
on Friday night 22d ult.
Job Taylor, an old colored man, formerly
n slave of Judge ii. III. Goldsborough, died
on Saturday night, at the very advanced
age of one hundred and four years.
Wilton Powell, of Easton has been APP
pointed mail agent on the Nd. & Del. Rail-
road.
The February term of the Circuit Court
for Talbot county commenced on Monday,
the 1st instant.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The citizens of Cambridge want Mechan-
les Street extended to Race, and a culvert
made across Academy ST., near the Female
Academy.
The InteUigencer complains of the bad
condition of the Church Creek and Black
water road.
The January term of the Circuit Court
adjourned Oh the goth ult.
Mr.. James Bryan, one of the oldest and
most widely known citizens of Dorchester
county, died in Baltimore, ON the 10Th inst.
His remains were inferred in Cambridge, on
the 23d ult.
The ''Antioch Library Association, is
the name of a new Library Association in
the neighborhood of Town Point, which
promises to be nice affair."
SOMERSET COUNTY.
DR.. James Stone of Princess Anne, has
been appointed Judge of the Orphans
Court, for Somerset county, eice DIR. Thomas
Stone, resigned.
The death warrant for George Bailey, the
last of the assassins, has been signed by the