The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-06-26
OUR NEIGHB0RS.
DEI.AW ARE.

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On Wednesday night 10th instant Miss
Laura Carswcll. a teacher in one of the
public schools of Wilmington, was SO hor-
ribly burned by the explosion of coal oil
lamp, that she died on the following morn
ing. She was about retiring when the eX-
plosion occurred. Her screams and the re-
port of the lamp brought her father to her
assistance. who did all he could to rescue
her, but to little effect He had his hands
burned So badly that his finger nails came
oil.
On Saturday morning last the back part
of building. Pig Market street. the walls
of which were being undermined to build 4
tirmer foundation. fell with a loud crash
The building was owned by Capele Bros,
one of whom. together with black man
and his family, barely escaped death.
The Niddletorn Transcript says: Edward
G. Fenimorc, Esq, left at our office on
Tuesday morning, two peach twigS, about
twelve and fourteen inches in length. one
of which contained 81 peaches. and the
other II, the fruit large and well developed.
Mr.. Fennmore also discovered Il twig
twelve inches long on which We're fifty-one
peaches. The gross receipts of the
| Carncross and Dixie exhibitions. are about
| 1928, which will leave about $500 clear for
the benefit of the public school in this place.
The gross receipts of the festival.
/ held last week, for the benefit of the Town
Hall, We're SID The expenses were prob
! ably not over so.
| \ camp meeting will be held in Moore $
! woods. near the Bear Station, commencing
| Wednesday, August 4th.
| The sloop Martha Davis, Capt. Robinson,
of Milford, was sunk at Ridley Greek, Pa,
one day last week. y colored boy
named Cannon, residing near that town,
stabbed another by the name of Collins,
about two weeks since, but not seriously.
Saron France, son of Dr. W. w.
France, of the same place, had his hand
caught in the machinery ut the wooden fac
tory of Hoffecker Brothers. on Wednesday,
June 10th, and terribly mangled, almost
severing the thumb
On Monday. Nth inst, the wooden we'd
ding of Rev. j. T. Murray and wife was
celebrated by a number of their friends,
who presented them with Il great variety of
wooden ware.
At the camp to be held in Bakers woods,
| FrcduS Aldridge, formerly of Elkton, is to
have the bread tent.
J. B. Hines has been elected Il director of
the Kent Co. Railroad, vice T. W. Eliason,
resigned.
The Sabbath-School Convention. held in
Chestertown, last week, was quite well at
tended, and much interest taken. Rcvs.
G. Owen and w. A. Wysong, and f. O.
IIinckley, Esq, of Baltimore, were present.
Tie Transcript says: The old goose, whose
great age we noticed few weeks since,
was killed on Monday last by being run
over by an OK cart. She was blind, and in
the 18th year of her age. She was 40 years
owned by Mrs. Sarah Miller of Swan Creek,
afterwards cared for by Col. Z. II. Miller,
and finally protected, until her death, by
Mrs. James NJ. Page, near Edesville.
QUEEN ANNE's.
\ young man named Charles Lamb, re-
Gently stabbed John +. MINER in the hand
Lamb was arrested and held to bail for his
appearance at court.
Lambert 7. Colhurn has been appointed
postmaster at Centreyille, vice Thomas b.
Cook, removed.
Peregrine. little son of Capt. Jas. Thigh
man, of Centrevile, recently fell from a
hay NOW to the manager below, injuring
himself severely.
\ man was arrested in Centreville last
week, for "raising the devil generally -
so the Bailiff said. Our Baliff would fire.
quently be quite busy were lie to arrest
persons for the same ottensc.
The @. A. Railroad has come to dead
halt. When operations are again res rmed
we will state the fact.
CAROLINE.
A son of VIM. Williams. residing neal
Marydell, was drowned while bathing.
recently. He was about IS years old.
Wheat and hay harvest was going on i'll
this county last week. and both crops arc
reported excellent.
Denton Circuit, in which there are seven
charges, cast 80 votes on Lay Delegation
p for, and - against.
The devoted wife of a citizen of Denton
after three years of married life left fol
parts unknown recently. She had Just
sold property to which she had become heir
received the price therefor, and sent hcl
husband off to look for home in a more
congcnial cline, when she made her way tt
the nearest railway station, and departed.
A heavy storm of wind and rain passed
over Denton and vicinity, on Sunday even
ing, 18th inst. lcveling wheat fields. up
roofing trees and injuring buildings.
Thos. G. Bailey, formerly of this county
has been promoted to be chief of the Pay
: masters Division of the Second Auditor
Office, vice ID. III. LuSk, resigned.
TALBOT.
Wheat harvest began last week
The cemetery at EastoI has been grcltl,
improved.
Talbot Circuit voted on Lay Delegation
with the following result For %: against
Il; total, 81.
DORCHESTER.
The mud machine has returned. and re
sinned operations in Cambridge harbor.
Elizabeth Watts, colorcd woman, la.
been lodged in Jail. at Cambridge charged
with manning a calf with a hatchet.
The Dcmoc,rt and Herald announces that
it will publish twice Il week when the ear.
commence running to Cambridge, whicl
will he about the first week in August, il
thinks. Maybe it thinks it will run b,
steam when the locomotive makes its ap
pearancc guess it will have to-
The vclocipede has made its appearance,
i'll Cambridge. and the fever runs high.
The celebrated yacht d" America" whicl
: made the successful race across the At
lantic ocean. some years ago arrived il
, Cambridge. on Sunday last. She had on
board a pleasure party from Annapolis, ano
WAS in command of her owner, the son o
! Commodore Porter.
: Billy Jones. well known to every inllahi
tant of Cambridge, died in Baltimore. OF
Saturday last, and his remains were takel
to that town, on Sunday morning. and in
TERED i'll the Cemetery.
WICDMICO.
There is an unusual amount of sickness
alont Salisbury now. Billions fever
: measles and mumps are the prevalent dis
, eases.
Wheat harvest has commenced and
large yield is promised.
SOMERSET.
Large quantities of potatoes, fruit an'
cotton are being shipped from Norfolk Il
CriSticld, and from thence up the railroad
to the Northern cities.
, Thomas l.. Coulbourn near Marion Sta
ton III this county. planted out 5000 vii
sons Albany strawberry plants on of al
acre of land, in the Spring Of last year
/ and sold from them this season 4.20t
quarts. f. f. Deur of Princes Anne. Sc
ont 5000 ,,loutS IF thn Snmo ,.ar;.+,- "a,