The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-11-27
OUR NEIGHBORS.
DELAWARE.

The track-layers at the Wilmington end
have now put down about ten miles of rails
and are rapidly approaching Chadd's Ford.
The new bridge over the Christiana, at
the foot of Market street, Wilmington, is
now in working order. The draw is 1870
feet in length, being of sufficient capacity
to permit the passage of vessels of the
very largest size.
Thomas Cochran, near Middletown, has
sold his celebrated trotting horse Hop"
to w. H. Doble, of Philadelphia, for S., 900.
Hop trotted mile in 2.31, on the Baltimore
course, the fastest time ever made by him
in a race.
The ten gun battery on the farm of Glenn
ent Reeves, near Delaware City, has been
dismantled, the guns taken away, the
stockades torn down, and the magazine
left in ruins. The fort was erected in 1868
by the government, which took possession
of % acres of Mr.. Reeves farm.
A poor shoemaker, of Wilmington, was
robbed of $500 in Chester the other day
all he had, and the accumulation of years
labor. He was on his way to Philadelphia
to buy stock.
A revival of religion has taken place in
the n. E. Church at Newport, under the
ministration of Rev. A. HUMPHREYS.
Rev. A. T. Scott has discontinued the
book business, and hereafter will devote
his attention more fully to painting.
The citizens of Dover held town meet
ing recently to take measures for the better
government of that town-to bring the OBJ
streperous boys and others in subsection.
VIM. G. Jones, of Wilmington, who has
followed his business as a cabinet maker
and undertaken for more than half GEN.
tury, informed the Gazette, a f0w days
since, that he had buried 6,s75 persons in
that city, greater number than double
the population of the town when he COM
menced business. He is So years of age,
and resides in the house in which he was
born, never having lived in any other.
From the year 1888, when the Delaware
Breakwater was raised above the surface
of the water, to the close of 1867, the fol-
lowing vessels were sheltered behind the
works 1900 steamers, 1886 ships, 1851
banks. "a, 217 briggs, 100, 242 schooners, H.
725 sloops, and II, 146 pilot boats, making
total of 1877, $40 vessels.
The old New Castle and Frenchtown
Railroad Depot, at New Castle, has been
torn down. 1t was once busy place when
that road was the central link of the through
line from Philadelphia to Baltimore.
1t is stated authoritatively that hand
some Passenger Depot will be erected at
Middletown on the Delaware Railroad, as
early as possible next spring. 1t will be
handsome and commodious brick building,
with waiting rooms, &C., and with a dwell
ing house and restaurant attached. 1t will
probably be the handsomest building of the
kind on the road, and will cost eight or ten
thousand dollars.
The Centennial Anniversary of the in
PRODUCTION of Methodism into Wilmington
was held on Sunday last. Appropriate SER
mons were preached in the several Metho-
oist churches, and a general meeting was
held in the afternoon at "Old Asbury'
church. Rev. Henry Behm, the oldest
living Methodist preacher, now in his 95th
year, was present, and with 4 voice tremu-
lous with age and emotion, spoke with fer
vor and peculiar power. His relation of
facts in the early history of the church and
of Asbury, Garretson, Whatcoat, and the
early preachers, was particularly interest
ing. Very appropriate remarks were also
made by Rev. T. ]. Thompson. In 1869,
Captain Webb, an officer in the British
Army, visited and preached in the town,
and in November of the same year, John
King was licensed to preach, and was sent
to that city by Mr.. Fillmore, to open the
way for the introduction of Methodism.-
At that time there were only seven Metho-
now eight churches worth 1904, COO, and a
membership of one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty persons, i'll that city.
The demonstration on Thursday evening
of last week, by the Independent Order Of
Good Templars of Chestertown was an oc-
casion of considerable interest. The NJ. P.
Church, where the meeting was held, was
we'll filled by an intelligent and attentive
audience. The Lodge proceeded from their
room to the church in body, clothed in
regalia. Addresses were delivered by Rev.
Borton of the NJ. E. Church, and Rev. ]. B.
Murray of the NJ. p. Church.
The Reed Rifles, of Chestertown, Capt.
Perkins, had target shooting on Thurs
day of last week for gold star. The dis
lance was one hundred yards, and each
won by private Casey. The next best shot
was made by Corporal Perkins, and the
third by Capt. Perkins.
A Lodge of Good Templars was organi-
zed at Bond Chapel, Quaker Neck, on Fri
day evening of last week.
The Northern Convocation of the Diocese
of Easton met at Chestertown in the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church OH the 10th, 18th
and 18th inst. Bishop Lay, of the Diocese
Of Easton, was present.
Lawrence NJ. Strong has been elected a
Director in the Kent County Railroad Com
pany in place of the late Dr. Ricaud. The
track of the road is laid nearly to Black
Cross Roads, and is expected to be finished
to Kennedyville by the first of December.
Name of office at Head of Sassafras, is
changed to Sassafras, and Thos. p. Davis
is retained as postmaster.
QUEEN ANNE's.
1t is in contemplation to start a Lodge
of Knights of Pythias at Crumpton.
Thanksgiving was not observed in
Crumpton in accordance with the recon-
mendations of President Grant and Gov
ernor Bowie.
The Centreville Obserrer of last week con-
tains advertisements of fourteen sales by
the Sheriff. Many will resort to the
"Shavers for temporary relief, while
others will stave off the evil day by the aid
of friends.
Crumpton is in want of school house.
The building now in use is fully half a mile
from town.
j. Peterson Price, alias Judge Wickes,
was convicted in the Queen Anne's Court,
last week, of stealing F. G. Wright's horse
and carriage. He will be remembered as
the person who figured SO conspicuously in
Richmond some time since as Judge Jas. A.
Wickes. He has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for five years.
TALBOT.
On Wednesday, the nth instant, Will
liam Lowe, engineer on board the Oyster
Police Steamer, accidentally shot him
self with shot gun, while the boat
was lying in some of the waters of SOM
erset county. The load entered under the
jaw and came out at the top of the head
Mr.. Lowe is a resident of this county.
On Thursday, 10th, an excursion was
made over the Md. & Del. Railroad from
Easton to Clayton, Del, and number of
citizens took advantage of the OCCASION
In this section of the road it begins to look
quite business-like. In the immediate vi
cinity number of new buildings and stores
are being and about being erected, and the
depot buildings will soon be under way.
The Easton Hotel, after being made al
most Few from top to bottom, is about be-
ing brought to completion.
The Circuit Court for this county COM
menced last week Judge Stump on the
Bench. The old ideas are getting knocked
tho A