The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-11-06
OUR NEIGHBOURS.
pELAW RE.

f. Church. in Middletown. last week, on
TEMPERANCE. The newly-formed glee club
rendered some of their finest temperance
songs, and the Band of Hope went through
their catechetical exercises. Rev. John
Chambers and John b. Cough, are expect
ed here, during the fall.
T. NJ. Ogle has sold the farm of Geo. Nc
Crone situated in New Castle IId., and
containing 200 acres, to Harry Warren, of
White Clay Creek HID, for $50, 600.
The Association of Local Preachers and
Exhorters for Dover and Easton Districts,
will hold their regular annual meeting at
Milford, on Friday evening, November 18th.
Rev. Joel Clements will preach on Friday
evening. and DR.. James Hannah on Sunday
morning.
The Trustees of Wesley Church Of Do
ver have purchased five acres of land at the
upper end of main street, next the pond,
for the purpose of laying it off as ceme-
terry. The site is handsome one and suf-
ticiently secluded.
John W. Jolls, ticket agent at the Mid
dletown Station, for some years past, vol
unfairly retired from that position, on Mon
day last. John Massey becomes his success
sor.
Daniel Jones, a colored man, aged 100
years, nine months, died in Wilmington
last week. lie died, without pain, or dis
ease, of old;age
DR.. William Fields, of Wilmington, has
sold 1905 600 worth of his rights to use his
new process for the manufacture of steel,
and is still negotiating for the sale of the
right i'll New England and other valuable
territory.
The steamer Samuel NJ FELTON,, has final
ly been hauled off the rocks and is now ly-
ing on the beach high and dry. The dam
ri IF ha ha rti
paired, and she will be brought down to
Wilmington, within two weeks and hauled
out on a marine railway to be thoroughly
overhauled.
Governor Salisbury has appointed Benja-
min Gibbs of Appoquinimink Hundred,
Register of Wills in and for New Castle
county, vice Robert c. Fraim, whose term
has expired.
They have Library and Lyceum, and
public debates, in Smyrna.
The first plan of Wilmington was made
by T. Willing, in 1871. In 1886 there were
thirty-three houses, all counted, in the
town. In 1889 it was chartered oy George
II. In 1740 the streets then laid out were
widened eight feet. In 1893 the population
was 9, 800. In 1909 the Legislature char
tered it as city. Richard II. Bayard was
the first Mayor.
The Eastern Shore Railroad Company,
who were to resume control of their own
road November 1st, will not do SO until
about December 1st. This is the Delaware
Railroad between Delmar and Crisfield. and
has been operated by the P. w. Il B. r. R.
Company
The effort to keep up the Methodist Col
lege at Wyoming has proved unsuccessful,
and the Baptists have bought the establish
ment.
TALBOT.
The Commissioners appointed to make
COMBINATIONS of land for the right of way
of the railroad, met on John W. Jumps
lot on Saturday last, and proceeded to con-
denim four acres, for the track and depot,
and valued the land at fifty cents an acre
Were there no railroads south OF Philadel
phia, Mr.. Jumps land would bring from
two hundred to three hurdred dollars per
acre. for grazing lots, and't is instrinsically
worth at least two hundred dollars per
acre for ordinary farming purposes.
At the State Agricultural Fair, held in
Baltimore last week, Mrs. c. NJ. Platter, of
this county was awarded the first premium
for sailed butter, and Mrs. WIN. \. Smith,
of Easton, the second premium, for fresh
butter. Talbot butter is hard to beat.
Efforts are making by some of the benev
lish home for orphans. A tract of land,
near Wye Mills, in this county, has been
donated for the purpose.
DR.. Baird has a subscription list in hand,
to raise funds to put up a town clock i'll
Easton.
Country butter sells at 45 cents per
pound in St. Michaels, and city butter at
SO cents per pound.
Beef is selling ut 16 cents per pound, in
st. Michaels.
Fish were plentiful in St. Michaels last
week. Rock and perch were selling at p
cents per bunch, and ell (''old") wives at
80 cents per pair.
The new Masonic Hall in st. Michaels
presents fine appearance as far as com
pleted.
John T. Goodwin has sold his trotting
mare Jenny Lind" to Ezekiel G. God
win, of Bay IId., for $3.50.
The corn crop in this county proves far
better than at first supposed. The dam
age done it by the drouth was not rs great
as at first presumed 1t is something like
the cry last Spring about peaches being all
killed, and other fruit, but it has proved
that nature can sustain herself and return
a good yield notwithstanding the cry that
ali the crops have failed Man is migrate
full to his Maker, and it is impossible to
satisfy him in anything. He either makes
too little, or when an abundance prevails
the price don't pay, for the time and trouble
in gathering and curing, and so we might
enumerate long chapter of complaints
against nature.
HARTFORD.
The people of Hartford are just now
exercised about railroad to Baltimore
| Ia .,% 20 II
from Belair to Edgewood to connect with
the p. W. 6 B. r. r. Such road is
certainly needed.
Daniel Scott, Esq, has purchased, for
the use of the new Episcopal church now
being built near Belair, and nearly complet-
| ed an organ which is said to be an excellent
| instrument.
! Money sold on Monday night last week
| in Belair, at the Hartford Building Associa-
ton, at seventeen and half cents pre-
MUM.
A new Methodist Protestant Church is to
be built at Upper Cross Roads. About
! $500 has been contributed.
! Rev. Mr.. Brown, of Indiana, has accepted
a call to the Presbyterian Church, in Bel
air and will be hero this week to commence
! his PASTORAL duties.
/ 1t is proposed to hold q fair at Upper Y
/ Roads, early in December, for the purpose
of raising funds to build a new Methodist
/ Protestant church at that place, which we
noticed a short time since.
SOMERSET.
| The "Magge is again to be placed on
| the route between Rrincess Anne and Bal
timore and the ''Sue - will run only from
Cristield to Norfolk, as the freight between
| those two places has grown so heavy as t.
| require a first class boat.
| Cshop Lay visited Printess Anne, on
! Friday evening of last week, and delivered
/ a very able and effective sermon, in Saint
Andrews church, on Saturday morning.
| He also preached at Monte church on Sun.
day morning, and again at St. Andrew
in the evening. Large congregations were
in attendance.
| The present season has been remarkably
healthy, more SO, than any season for many
years
The residence of Noah NJ. Lawson, neal
St. Peters in Annamessix was destroyed by
fire, on Sunday Gath ult. Mr.. Lawson and
family were all absent from home when the
fire broke out. The neighbors repaired to
the SPOT but were unable to extinpuish the