The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-23
OUR NEIGHBORS,
DELAWARE.

DELAWARE.
The ravages of disease in the poultry
still continue in the section of Middietown.
Chickens and turkeys are dying at such
rate, that some persons begin to feel seri-
Gus concern about their Christmas dinner
An African Methodist E. Church. will be
commenced shortly, at Middletown, upon
a site purchased for the purpose in the
North Eastern limits of the town.
John Il. Cough is to lecture before the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Wilmington on Thursday the 9th of Decem-
Der.
On the morning Of the flood gentleman
purchased an excursion ticket from Viii
mlngton to Philadelphia, but as the trains
did not run the ticket was not used. A
few days afterwards in going to Philadel-
phia he presented it to the conductor who
refused to take it and demanded pay. A
dispute arose between the parties, ana it is
said the conductor either put him off the
tram OF attempted to do SO, and in the scuf-
lie the clothes OF the passenger were dam
aged. On his return home he employed
counsel and instituted suit against the
company for damages. Subsequently he
withdrew the suit and went to the ticket
office and asked to have the price of the
ticket returned to him. This request being
| ISiuoCd, hC dStiu eitcTeu SulC against tho
company A few days since he was waited
upon and informed if he would withdraw
the suit all reasonable damages would be
allowed him, and that the conductor would
make suitable apology. This he refused
to do. and 1t is presumed the case will come
before the next term of Court.
The depot at Dover was broken into
some days ago-the eighth time it is said.
There was nothing to steal.
The Town Commissioners and Merchants
of Milford are at loggerheads. The latter
want to exhibit their goods in front of their
stores and the Commissioners say they
shan't.
Theodore Polk, proprietor of Drug
store i'll Frederick, on Saturday evening
week was badly burned whilst filling u
kerosene lamp. The oil ignited from
another lamp sitting near.
There is remarkable revival of religion
going on near Lewis. 1t commenced in n
small schoolhouse, and Il tent has been
erected to accommodate the people, who,
attend in throngs. Over 80 conversions arc
reported, with the interest still increasing.
The apple crop in this State, this season,
is remarkably fine ono.
The Smyrna Times gives the following
interesting matrimonial item:
The groom, Henry Pratt at one time
filled the office of Sheriff of the county
with credit to himself and the station he
occupied. The bride MARY Wallace) by
the ruthless hand of death, has been com
PEELED to follow five husbands to the grave
(all former respected citizens of this COM
munity) and don the "widow's weeds. -
and now Cupid, without regard to past cir
cumstances, has hurled another fatal dart,
and at the age of about G5 yeaas she again
bows at Hymen's altar, to which she is lead
for the strM time, to offer herself willing
sacrifice to the god of marriage by n gen
tleman who has entered his S1st year She |
becomes his second wife. In every instance,
save the first, the lady has married widow |
ers, with children, while she has remained /
without issue. And now, while she is
childless, she has married husband who
has founded 4 tribe, as has been said of |
Rev Peter Cartwright. The number of
his descendants, children, grand children
and great-grand- children, was, when last |
counted, just one hundred and si.cty-foe, and |
there have been a number of acccssions |
slnce-nearly enough to make the number |
seventy he thinks. There are more circum- !
stances III connection with the gentleman's |
life that we feel constrained to refer TO- |
though not altogether appropriate under |
this head, perhaps. Notwithstanding his |
numerous progeny, he has had but one |
death in his family-llis first wife. He !
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never paid cents cost in suits at law on |
his own account. We may add with pleas |
ure, that he is remarkably hale and healthy !
(as is also the bride;) weighs a1O pounds. I
stands nearly six feet in height and stands !
even higher i'll the estimation of his fellow |
citizens than he docs in his boots.
Geo. Viekers and Richard Hynson, Esus..
Ir1Stppc sold ot ,,p1,lio oil 1, M
int, the farm of the late S. M. Spencer,
containing PIT acres including wood lot at !,
$50 per acre. subject to the Widows Dow.
er. Purchaser, Mrs Harriet l.. Spencer-
Geo. Nickers, ESD, as Trustee sold at same
time and place, a farm of 1856 acres on Ches-
ter river called the Thos. A Meredith farm
for $4,000. Dennis McCauley of Phladcl- |
phia, purchaser. Also, a farm of 23s acres
including 80 acre wood lot, lying along
chesapeake Bay, the property of the late
Walter t. II. Miller, for $34. OF Der acre
VIM, H, Hamilton, of Chestertown, pur-
chaser. Also, a farm in Worton contain
ing 81 acres commonly called the Patten
Farm, $3.50. John Gale the purchaser
Also 81 acres of land-the Cotton Property
near the Fountain, without imp, ovements.
to Isaac Sampson, for $40 per acre.
The October term of this county court
commenced on Monday last. There are
number of parties in Jail awaiting the ac-
ton of the Grand Jury, and the indica-
lions are that session will be long one!
There was some rumor of an adjournnent>
to enable the farmers of the county to at
tend the State Agricultural Fair.
The protracted meeting at Galena Meth
odist Episcopal Church will begin Sunday
evening, October 18th.
A protracted meeting ola very interest
ing character has been going on for the
last two weeks, at st. James Methodist
Protestant Church, Norton.
The third quarterly meeting of tho Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, for Kent
Circuit, will be held at the Tabernacle in
Chestertown, on Saturday and Sunday, tho
Both and 3lst of October. Rev. DR., Ros-
zell, the Presiding Elder, and other eistin-
guished ministers, are expected to be pre-
ent. The meeting will be protracted,
DORCHESTER.
Cambridge wants her market-house re-
moved to suitable location-some central
point,
Messrs. Crowell & Co., newcomers to
Cambridge, are vigorously driving ahead
with their dock on the opposite side of the
Creek.
A heavy storm of lightning, thunder and
rain passed over Cambridge, Oh Tuesday
night of last week
The earth, for the place of the turntable
at the Cambridge terminus of the ID. e.
Del. r. r. has been removed, and all is
now ready for the construction of the table.
Ihos. e. Muse, of Cambridge, youngest
son OF the late DR.. Vim. Muse, has been
examined and passed as miilshipman by
the Naval Board at Annapolis.
On Tuesday of last week the locomotive
came within speaking distance of Cam
bridge; and nearly all day kept up such a
fuss that everybody knew he was about
1t caused considerable excitement among