The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-28
OUR NEIGHBORS.
DEL.A W ARE.

DELAWARE.
Orr Delaware exchanges are filed with
notices of big peaches. pears, &c
Friend Eandertord, OF the Middlctown
| transcript, has made a tour of the fruit
growing region, and evidently saw
''sights'
The bridge which spand, the st. Angus
| tine creek, near its confluence with tie
| Delaware river, Il short distance below
| Port Penn, approaches completion. MIR.
Enoch Harrison, of Kent county. Md, is
the contractor. The bridge is 1880 feet in
length, and Is feet in WIDTH and when com
plcted will cost the county $1,000. Nv.
Harrison has also contracted to put down
200 piles al Sl2 each, at the mouth of the
creek, to protect the bridge from destruc-
ton by ice OF by the surf of the river.
y ear load of elegant peaches known as
| Reeves Favoiitc. was shipped from Town
send l:y Samuel Townsend, ON Thursday of
last week, containing 52S baskets of double
extra. Each basket was garniShed with
fresh leaves, and every peach selected for
size and color. 1t was thought they would
average Il half-pound each.
As c. p. Cochran, accompanied by Henry
Jones, was driving out of Middletown, on
Thursday evening, 10Th inst, the horse
ran off, just beyond the Railroad, breaking
the axle of the carriage and throwing them
both ont. Neither of them were very scri-
ously damaged.
John Drummond is charging and i'm
proving his FIGURING Mill, in Middletown.
VIM. Spr;.tt, of Cecil county, celebrated
millwright is putting i'll two 26-inch tur-
bine wheels, and when the work is COM
pleted this will be one of the best mills in
the State.
An inquest was held on Monday last, 18th
| tbn hoI,- of I I owls of Rack
bird, who committed slicide by cutting
his throat with Il razor. From the evil
dcncc the jury asccrtained that he had been
suffering from an attack of deliriHHss ire
MEMS induced by excessive drinking.
Meetings are called in Sussex to mature
plans for the construction of the proposed
railroad from Scaford to Georgetown
c. J. Hall has sold to General Van Worst,
of Jersey city, one hundred acres of land, Il
mile and Il half from Milford, without build
ings for $1,000, The General is making
preparations to plant the whole Of it in
peach trees.
Owing to the long continued tlrouth which
has prevailed in the vicinity of Milford,
since the first Of May, the srst and saw
mills have almost ceased TO work-thc best
Of them only running a few hours each day.
All growing crops are seriously injured.
hfNI.
The local portion of the Kent papers last
week was principally occupied by accounts
Of camp meetings. They appear to have
all been well attended, and to have accom-
plished more or less good.
At no distant day, 3 handsome Church
will be erected by the Methodist Episcopal
congregation of Chestcrtown. on the beau
tiful lot given them by John \. Usilton,
Ect Tho of pu0 l.. oh, ia,
able for this purpose, and will doubtless be
increased.
DR.. Lawrence W. Ricaud died at his resi-
dence near ST Paul's Church. in this Co.,
on the morning of the 18th inst. in the 18th
year of his age. At the time of his death
he was - stakeholder director i'll the Kent
County Railroad Company.
CAROLINE.
Levin Williams, residing in one of the
lower districts. was so severely injured by
a kick from q calf, last week, that he is
likely to remain a cripple for some time.
Sheriff Lowe, by virtue of writ issued
at the instance of E. ii. Macln and Mr.
Ward, of Delaware against the Queens
town & Harrington r. II. Company, recent
ly. seized three horses, one dearborn wagon
and set of double harness, at Rilgley, as
tie property Ct the said company
Fifteen weeks ha,s nuN- e,ai.aa;i ,hGe
rain has fallen in a sufficient quantity 10
wet the ground thoroughly.
The Denton Journa5 is to have its office
; plastcred; i'll consequence of which iml.or-
rant improvement it will issue but half a
sheet this week.
The Rev. Mr. lfamersley met with quite
an accident at Concord camp ground on
Wednesday Of last week. He was standing
, near where a large two-Story tent was being
erected and one of the large posts carcen-
ing, escaped the control of the workmen
and fell with full force upon the left side
II his n.a,l. lie received q WcVnI near
three inches in length. and Vas temporarily
stunned.
Capt Wesley Price was assaulted on Sat
urday the 14th by colorcd man. named
Henry Cain, with murderous intent. Tie
difficulty occurred in consequence of Cain
treSpasSing on Prices truck patch.
, DORCHESTER.
\ grand fair will be held on the beauti-
ful grounds adjoining the Town Hall, ut
Cambridge: on Tuesday and Wednesday,
= sept. It'll ai"i 6ti., ts i,orli.estcr ledge,
= 40, -, |. @, @. F.. for the purpose of rails
ing funds to assist in the purchase q Il
Hall. The Grand Master Of the State,
Samuel Snnwden. and GRAND Saufet.ry,
JonePh d. ES'''li'e' VIII pc present. ana
deliver addresses on the occasion.
, The people on Taylor's Island have sub
sc"lhcd nearly enough money to build 4
stcamboat-wharf, and pad up much OF this
capital. They have purchased the lumber
: and gone to work III earnest.
Mrsa..i. i,,srl2 : ,.!.Gnh!nS. owners of the
farm bounding ON Cambridge Greek, oppe-
osite Cambridge, have sold seven acres of
land to Il couple Of gentlemen from tie
NIL, vi, ;,trl ,,'7,.;,. AL ,: .
J. on a large hub and spoke factory. in which
so..e Fifty men are to be employed
The II Il. j.hur,,i,. n,i,,h situated On
, Taylor's Island, are making extensive pre-.
, parations for grand festival occasion, to
, commence in the beautiful grove near The
church. ON the morninr of Sent. 1st. and
CONTINUING until the nigLt of the ID
There will he \ martin,r of the Commits
sioner. ot' tln Saofnrd 9nI Conrrotn,,r
n,ilrc,I cn,,nny boIJ NJ C,,L,;i.,o ,n