The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-04
OUR NETGHBORS.
DELAWARE.

DELAWARE.
One hundred and tifty-siX car loads of
peaches passed over the Delaware Railroad
on Tuesday, 9th ult This was the heavi-
est days work of the season. Eighteen
car loads were despatched from Mddletown.
1t is estimated that three thousand col
ored people were in attendance at their
camp, near Townsend, on Sunday, 2lst
ult. Every Imaginable kind of conveyance
was brought into requisition.
Thousands of baskets of peaches have
been left to rot upon the trees, in the neigh
borhood of Middletown because of the in
ability of the owners to get them to mar
ket before they became too ripe for ship
ment.
1t is supposed that the railroad from
Parkesburg to Delaware City will soon be
built. Parties have already offered extern
sive river fronts to the Pennsylvania Cen
trail Company at $500 per acre, and citi-
zens are encouraged to think that the trade,
population and wealth of the place will be
greatly increased.
The dwelling house of VIM. P. Seal, sit
uated near Centreville, Christiana Hun
dred, was destroyed by fire on the 24th ult.
A small barn on the property of Edward
Armstrong, i'll Newark, was destroyed by
fire about daybreak on the morning of the
gath ult. Fortunately his horse, two car
riages, harness, &c, were saved. The fire
is supposed to have been the work of an
incendiary.
John Sebo is preparing pleasant vehicle
for ladies and gentlemen, which he chal-
lenges all the coach makers in the United
States to equal in speed, simplicity of con-
struction and usefulness. He expects to
have it ready for use by the Fourth of next
July, ON which day he will leave the corner
of Tenth and Market streets, Wilmington,
and proceed to New Castle and back again,
in one hour and half, without the aid of
either steam or horse power. Mr. Sebo is
also constructing a wagon from which the
load can be discharged on the pavement
without turning round or backing up.
A negro attempted to break into the
room of the widow of Samuel Evans, in
Smyrna, on Monday night of last week,
and was only prevented doing so by Mrs
f. crying murder and bringing the neigh
bors to her assistance. The black rascal
managed to escape arrest.
For years Kent county has been noted
for the scarcity of it's schools and the
general ignorance of its inhabitants. A
new day, however, has dawned. Acade-
mics and schools are springing up every
where, and it will not be long before it will
the number of institutions of learning.
VIM. j. Marchbank, proprietor of the
new hotel at Seaford, the "Nanticoke
House, announces that it is now open for
public entertainment. 1t is handsome
and comfortable building.
The American Union and African Union
Methodist Protestant churches of Whining
| ton, held their "big quarterly on Sunday
last. Two special trains, one from Phila-
delphia and one from Baltimore, conveyed
large number of colored people there
The steamers Ariel and Eliza Hancox came
down from Philadelphia crowded with pas
sengers as did also the Florence from Ches-
ter, and Perry from Salem, Delaware City
and New Castle. At the lowest calcula-
| ton 5000 strangers were in the city. The
! two churches of the Methodist Protestant
denominations, as well as the other churches
Of the colored people, were crowded to
overlooking in the morning, afternoon and
| evening, and the religious excitement was
very great. AS a rule they were very or
derby, and but few arrests were made of
unruly persons.
Quite an inotfensive gentleman of Mid
dletown, it is stated, was badly maltreated
one day recently, at Warwick, Md, by a
large and muscular person without the
slightest provocation, following the Mid
dletown man from Gillespic's Hotel into
the yard, and rushed upon and beat him
over the face and forehead in horrible
His face was much disfgured, and he is de
termined to bring the perpetrator of it to
answer at the next session of court.
| Col. Major w. Allen has raised ON his
farm, near Seaford, fortythree bushels of
Early Rose potatoes, from three pccks seed
ing.
Meetings are called in Sussex to mature
plans for the construction of tie proposed
railroad from Seaford to Georgetown.
| Tuesday the 9th ult., was one of those
busy days in Milford for justices of the
peace and Alderman. No less than eight
these dispensers of justice, for their de-
csions
The Western Union Telepragh Company,
which is running a line from Dover to
Lewis, has the poles all settled to George
town and this week will put up the wires,
before proceeding to Lewis with the poles.
Milford, Lincoln, and one or two other
stations along the Junction & Breakwater
| Railroad are to be accommodated with
offices. LeweS will be the terminus.
| Rev. J. p. Du Hamel, of Delaware City,
has accepted the Rectorship of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church of the Redemption,
in Philadelphia.
James n. Wine, of Mddletown, had his
pocket picked on Tuesday last, in New
\ ork, at the Merchants Hotel. lie kept
his eye upon the fellow who he supposed to
be the expert, and followed into a restall-
rant. Mr.. Wine withdrew and procured a
writ and policeman. Returning, the thief
was taken into custody; and Mr.. Wine,
recollecting the contents of the pocket-book
described them accurately, when the thief
was searched and the pocket-book discov-
cred. 1t contained $3.50, and some othel
articles, SIS of which had been spent by the
thief. Mr.. Wine also paid $40 for de-
tective, making a loss of $500. The
| pickpocket was held to answer
| Lieut.. Frank Barr, late commander of
the L. 5. Revenue steamer Miami, has been
ordered by the Secretary of the Treasury
to special duty, for the inspection of the
Cutters on the Lakes, and the selection of
new stations for Revenue Cutters on the
Western rivers.
| Middletown. Ginn's Crossing, Townsend
Branch and Armstrong;, paid to the Rail
road for freight on peaches, the week end
ing 21st ult., $40, 800! Over $4,000 was
from Middletown alone, the largest bust
ness ever done at that station since the
road has been in operation.
| KENT.
| Isaac Snitcher, who was convicted in the
Circuit Court for Kent county, year OF
two since, for stealing cattle, and sent to
the penitentiary, has received information
of the death of his aunt, a Mrs. Patterson,
in Ohio, and that the whole of her prop
crty, some eighty thousand dollars, has fal-
len to him as her nearest relative.
The grading of the Kent County Road
from Massey's to kennedyville has been
completed and most Of the iron received
The track-laying was commenced on Mon
day last, and will be pushed on as rapidly
as possible, towards kennedyvile.
John I. Dodd lost large and valuable
OK, last week, at his farm, near Chester
town, from the effects of eating green corn.
1t was one of perhaps the most valuable
yoke in the county.
QUEEN ANNE's.
The town fathers of Centreville are in
speeding the premises in the town, with a
view of having the place cleaned up.
The largest peach orchard i'll the county
is the Round Top farm, which ships from