The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-04-03
OUR NEIGHBORS.
DeldirGrc.

Delararc.
Edwin W. Jester, has been appointed
Postmaster at st. Georges, in place of r.
L. Tawrcssey, removed.
On Saturday OF last week, at Harrington,
Mr.. Nimrod Minncr had his wrist broken
by his horse running away.
Several young men have left or intend
leaving Milford in short time for the
West.
NJ. C. Revillc, late Editor Of the SUSSEX
Argus departed for Kansas recently. His
brother has settled in Troy in the same
State.
The artist F. O. C. barley resides at
Claymont, near Wilmington.
Large quantities Of piles are being ship
ped from Georgetown to New York, for
wlarting purposes.
Rev. ]. Z. Duhamel. of Delaware City.
has been called to the reciorship Of Saint
Paul's Parish, Calvert county, Md.
Kent
Local news is very scarce with the Kent
papers.
The remains OF seventeen members of
the families of the late John Walker and
VIM. S. unstable, were removed last week
from the old church yard. i'll Chestertow!i,
to the more inviting and attractive cemetery
near that town.
Quesn .inne's.
The Crunaptonian says that the great cry
in reference to the failure Of the peach
crop it believes to be Of little account, and
adds. There has no doubt been some
damage sustained especially by the deli
cate varieties, but there is still evidence of
a large and profitable yield.
4 fba
rocking cradle, recently, had her clothes
tinguished. she was burned so badly that
she died shortly after.
Last week. 4 Brahma hen laid two eggs
at one sitting. One was of full size; the
other about two-tlirtls the usual size
They were fastened together, end to end.
Caroline.
Jacob Babes has returned to Denton. af-
ter serving year in the penitentiary.
\ new and neat Methodist Church is be-
ing built at lIillsborough. Captain David
Dixon. of the same place, is building 4
small sloop.
Frank Cook, colored boy, had his col
lar-bonc broken, recently, while wrestling
The prospect for peaches i'll Caroline is
good.
Board of County Commissioners, in stoop-
ing to tie robe on his horse, :: short time
since. something gave way in his back,
rendering him perfectly helpless, and he
has remained SO ever since.
The railroad will probably he completed
to Easton by the LIST of June. The work
is now going on finely.
The railroad bridge across the Tuckahoe
is now completed. and the ties and rails
are being laid over it.
Col. II. S. Headley. of Morristown, " j.,
has been delivering temperance lectures in
Denton.
Talbot.
4 little more than two weeks since, a
young girl, the daughter of Alexander
Carson. a respectable farmer, living near
IIillsborough, went off in company with u
negro. in the employ of her father, named
John Hall. The parties took the boat at
Easton for Baltimore, where the girl was
afterwards found, at the house of Hall S
mother. The negro was arrested. in
Charles county, and then taken to Easton,
and confined in Jail. The girl was restored
to her parents, and says Hall threatened to
| kill her unless she abSconded with him.
| This is hardly plausible. and is not gener-
ally believed. IT'S an i'll wind that blows
no one good. The Democratic press has
| not had SO glowing a subject with which
| to regale its readers. for along time.
| On Tuesday night the dwelling house on
| Peck's Point, opposite Oxford. with nearly
all the furniture was destroyed by fire.
| On the 10Th ult, two sportsmen killed
81 ducks i'll four hours shooting.
! The Balioon resumed her trips between
! St. Michacl's and Baltimore, last week
! heat look y-nll in Talbot .,nI tl,oro l.
| prospect of a good yield.
! The oyster business has been a little
brisk of late. They are wanted to plant
| in Northern waters.
On Monday April 9Th an election fol
! Town Commissioners will he held in st.
Michael's, and the people will then vote
upon the question of a market house.
| The store known as The Battery,
built upon apieri in Broad cove, Tilghman' 5
! Island, was attacked Ivy a party of drc,l-
! gers from dredging vessels lying i'll Black
/ Walnut llarbor. one night week before
t last, and after being robbed of everything
| it contained. was fired and entirely destroy,
ed. The proprietor was absent at the time
of the attack, and of the two clerks, one
was on the Island. and the other was soon
/ overpowered and driven OFF by the rufiians
glad to escape with his life.
lFtr0Mic3.
| Some new buildings are in course OF
erection in Salisbury.
| The Spring Term of the Circuit Court
| for this county commenced on Monday
22nd ult..
| VIM. NJ. Goldsborough, Esq has been
| admitted to practice in the Circuit Court
of Wicomico county.
| Worcester
The chicken cholera prevails to an alarm.
ing extent III Worcester. Thousand, OF
| chickens have died of it, and many persons
have lost their entire broods.
A new Steam Mill is being erected in
Snow Hill. by Mcssrs. Collins Il Vincent.
upon the ruins of the old one lately dcs-
troyed by fire.
| y boy about IL years of age named Don
oWay, was shot i'll the head by the acciden-
| tai discharge Of a pistol in the hands of a
girl, recently. The girl had q bundle OF
clothes. The pistol had been left in some
OF them. The boy saw it and wanted to
examine it, the girl refused: whereupon the
| boy attempted to take it. when it was dis
| charged its contents taking effect in his
head. At last accounts he was living but
his recovery was doubtful.
Hartford.
| A prisoner by the name of Green. All
insane negro, confined in the Jail at Bel
Air, became furious recently, upon being
| removed from his cell. and knocked down
the Deputy Sheriff. and severely beat two
other men, one of whom was lust recover
ing from typhoid fever.
| On Saturday of last week, a son of Thos.
7. Prigg, living in Darlington, had his leg
broken, by a kick from a horse And on
the following Tuesday, J. Andrews, of the
same place was also kicked on tho leg by a
horse and severely injured.
~ At the cor of Sd & Orange SITS. in
the City of Wilmington Del, there is an
establishment from which issues weekly
| thousands of pounds of an article which to
every housewife is like "good news from a
far country That establishment belongs
to Moore ~ Bro;-that article is HHmiag-
| ton 9th SoaD.''