The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-11-20
OUR NEIGHBOURS.
DELAWARE.

personal inspection of the establishment,
and found it in need of many improvements
| in the manner of heating, ventilating, and
supplying it with water Have our cotem-
poraries been SO long "cutting each others
Threats" in a business way, that they look
forward to residence in the above estab-
lishment as possible contingency with
some of them?
There is considerable talk of an extra
session of the Legislature. One report is
that President Hinckley, of the P. w. &
B. Railroad, has offered to pay the expenses
of the session, provided one of the measures
adopted is law relieving his Company
from the various onerous taxes, now i'm
posed, Or at least adopting some simpler
plan of assessment.
Lucy Stone lectured in Wilmington, on
Friday night of last week, on "Woman
Suffrage" She had large and attentive
audience.
DR.. A. B. Mitchell, who for the past ten
months, has been carrying on the drug
business in ST. Michaels, removed with his
entire stock, to Wilmington, Del, on the
9Th inst.
Thos. Kirby of St. Mchaels, has con-
tract for building another large boat, for a
gentleman in Baltimore.
Levin A. Campbell, Esq, prominent cit
izen of Easton, died on Thursday 18th
inst, of pneumonia. MIR. Campbell, had
been engaged in the drug business num-
Der of years.
The protracted meeting at Royal Oak
under the auspices of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, which has been in progress
for some weeks, has resulted in several adj
ditions to the membership of that church.
Revs. James A. Brindle T. B. Hunter and
others are laboring assiduously to promote
the interests of the church.
Alfred Lee, of St. Michaels, shot swan
one day last week, which weighed twenty
one pounds.
The Comet urges the Methodists of St.
Michaels to build a new church.
DORCHESTER.
Some wicked rascal set fire to the school
house, near Lakesville, on Sunday night,
18th inst, and it was burned to the ground.
The NJ. P. Church, of that place, was also
set on fire, and the gauge cocks in Charles
Lakes steam saw mill were broken. There
is no punishment known to the law too Sc
we're for such deliberate deed of rascality.
In every forest or woods of this county
large numbers of the most valuable oak
trees have died. No reason can be given
for this decay and death of valuable timber,
and if every year produces like result in
the forests of the county, the grand old
oaks will soon disappear.
On Monday, the It'll, the first passenger
train over the Dorchester and Delaware
Railroad came rushing into East Cambridge,
since which time the trains have been max
ing regular trips every day.
James E. Reese, foreman of the Cam
bridge Ne,os, was out fishing very early one
morning some weeks ago, and fainting, fell
overheard and came near making a break
fast for fish instead of breakfasting on fish.
Since then he has been sick.
hartford.
The November term of the Circuit Court
for this County commenced on Monday
last, at Belair, Judges Grason and Bate
man on the Bench. There were $50 cases
on the trial docket, AZ on the appearance
docket, and II on the criminal docket
The following cases were removed to Cecil
county for trial: Joseph B. Preston as.
Tide Water Canal Company; action on the
case. H. w. Archer for plaintiff, Archer
for plaintiff, Price for defendant. Sarah
Morgan us. VIM. P. Beal; trespass; Stump
& Maynadier for plaintiff, II. w. Archer
for defendant. Same as. same T. @. c. F.:
Stump & Maynadier for plaintiff, II. w.
Archer for defendant. Soseph r. Preston
ps. The Tide Water Canal Company; case;
II. w. Archer and Fernands for plaintiff,
| Price for defendant,
On Monday morning. the Sth inst, one
of the buildings at the Aims house was
| discovered to be on fire. Charles Worth
ington, the overseer, and his son, were both
at some distance off at the time, and when
they reached the scene, the fire had made
such progress that all attempts to save the
! building proved Intellectual, and it was en-
| tirely destroyed. The other buildings
| including the dwelling house, were saved,
| though the latter caught fire several times.
| The building destroyed contained at the
time eight persons, several of whom, mar
rowly escaped being burned. The fire had
its origin, it is thought, from a defect in
| the chimney.
George Mcfarland, near the Hickory,
has a hog eleven months old, which meas
ures nine feet six inches in length, is three
and half feet in height, and weighs G76
pounds. This mammoth creature is of the
Chester White breed.
The contracts for making the pews for
the new Episcopal Church, in Belair, has
been awarded to Messrs. VIM. d. Harry
man and Joseph Gorrell. They are forty
eight in number, and are to be made of
black walnut. The church has been plas-
tered, and will lie ready for service in a
few weeks.
The "Black Swan" whose musical
talents attracted some attention a few
years ago, is DESTROYS of coming to Bel Air
to give Il concert.
John S. Dallam, real estate agent at
Belair, sold the valuable farm of 1856 acres,
known as Frogtown, located two miles
from Belair, and owned by P. Winchester,
| to VIM. Dawson, of Northampton county,
Ila for n,,f
| Thomas, trustee, sold at public sale, a val
liable farm, situated near La Grange Iron
Works, containing 151 acres, to Messrs.
Mitchell & Butler, for 81 600. On the same
| day George L. Vau Bibber, as attorney for
the owner, sold at public sale, house and
lot in Belair, belonging to Nathan Dean,
to G. E. n. Ewing, for $3.50. Also, as
| trustee, the shops and A acres of land, at
Fountain Green, to Patrick Bradley, for
81, 800.
CHESTER.
The new Baptist Church at Gainesville
is to have town clock upon it. We pre-
sumo it will be good clock
| The new depot, at Gainesville, is nearly
completed and ready for occupancy. Benz.
| Conn, of Downingtown, has received the
appointment of Ticket Agent and Tele-
graph operator, and is expected to move
into the new building in few days.
| Thomas Conrad has sold farm of 261
acres at West Grove, p. and B. C. r. R.,
to William H. Swayne, of the same place,
for $3.50 per acre. The farm of the late
George Wilson, deceased, in New London
township, 103 acres, was sold by the admin
strator, on Saturday last, to Rev. j. b.
Ayars, of Germantown, for 1921 per acre.
The farm of Isaac Jackson, deceased in
East Nottingham township, containing
about Isl acres, has been sold by the guar
dian, Levi X. Brown, to DR.. D. W. Hutch
ison, of this Borough, at $50. rs per acre.
The farm of the late Mahlon Brosius decd,
in Upper Oxford township, SO acres, was
| sold at 800 per acre to S. r. Newcomer, of
| Baltimore.
| LANCASTER.