The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-16
OUR NEIGHBORS.


racine railroad Omp3nS OF California
Among the party were ii. NJ. Jenkins, OF
the Conh!errial. Job H. jackson, J. T
Head, J. J. Mccullough, s. NJ. Curtis, and
DR.. Frank Taylor. They expect to be
gone about five weeks.
At the last meeting of the Smyrna Loan
Association money sold at 23t, and i'll the
Diamond State Association of the same
town at % per cent. premium.
The contract for erecting the buildings
of the J. and B. II. r., at Lewes, has been
awarded to Mr.. Prettyman of Milford.
The Gazene has been suddenly seized
with a mania for quitting" the taverns
throughout the State, for which the puff
err probably takes "pay in kind.
There will be but half a crop of potatoes
in Sussex.
Lewcs has canned $1,000 cans of peaches
this season.
Partridges are abundant in the lower
section of the State.
The company chartered by the last Legis-
laturc to engage in the manufacture Of fish
manure, on Rehoboth Beach, Sussex Co.,
has commenced operations.
A pair of Devon oxen weighing together
1000 lbs, and costing $3.50. were taken to
Dover last week by Mr.. Logan. They are
said to be the finest oxen ever seen in the
Sta'e. and the best matched. They were
raised in New Jersey.
The Delamarean says that John Woodall
and others. of Camden, while fishing at
the Hammock, some days ago, caught in
their net shark, measuring feet inches
in length, and feet around the body, sup
posed to weigh 400 lbs; having mouth
10 by 12 inches, and considered a danger
Gus customer in his native element. Mr.
| WoOdall had the animal brought home,
| friends.
A correspondent of the Commercial, who
recently attended church in Baltimore Hun
| dred, Sussex county, speaks thus of the
plainness of the congregation -" The
| women nearly all wore slln-bonnets, and
hoops were considered outlandish the men
were dressed with equal plainness, the
whole presenting scene which carried us
| in imagination away back to the early days
| of Methodism.'
Middletown has the marrying mania
muchly.
Catherine, widow Of the late Samuel
Hardness, died at the residence of her son,
| William Hardness, in Mill Crek Hundred,
| on the 9th inst, aged 101 years. She came
| to this country in early life, where she met
| with Samuel Hardness, and they were
| married at Germantown, over seventy years
ago. They shortly afterwards located in
Mill Creek Hundred, and they there ended
| their career. Mr.. Hardness died about
| twelve years ago, having reached his nine
| ty-third year. They lived abstemiously
and were remarkably healthy.
| 1t is stated that Mrs. Harriet Beecher
| Stowe visited Milford few days ago, with
| a view of purchasing farm in the vicinity.
The peach shipments from the Peninsula
during the season just closed amounted to
over 100000 baskets. They probably
| considerably exceeded this figure and GER
| tainly were not under it. Taking this as
| basis the Smyrna Times calculates that this
is equal to two baskets to a tree through
| out the Peninsula, and SUBSTITUTING the
crop at this rate, and estimating one hun
dred trees to the acre, (here are about 10S
but some are imperfect) and that each bas-
ket Melted forty cents, we find that the
crop for the present year has averaged the
grower $50 per acre. The average yield
of grain per acre is from $40 to $50, we be-
lieve. The peach, therefore, according to
this calculation, has paid about double the
profits of the grain crop, the present year,
but when we consider that the former
yielded nothing last year and were under
the same expense Of cultivation as if they
had yielded abundantly, the proportion is
nearly equaized. We believe, however,
that the peach crop has been I'M
der-estimated, as no account is taken of
the fruits sent by express, principally be-
fore the regular shipments commenced to-
gether with that sold locally and to the
canning factories. A majority of the grow
ers in this locality raised over two baskets
to the tree and we mention in our 'locals'
yield of four and half bushels to a tree
Whether or not the crop is profitable, take
ing into consideration the fact that we have
had but three good crops in ten years, we
leave the farmers to judge; that is, more
profitable than other crops. We believe
that the general opinion now is that they
are.
On Saturday morning last the steamer
S. NJ. FELTON, left Wilmington for Philadel-
phia with about two hundred passengers.
The fog was very heavy, and the pilot hug
ged the shore, and kept the boat at very
slow speed, fearful of running into other
vessels, as it was impossible to see more
that few yards ahead. When the FELTON,
was about two miles below Marcus Hook
she ran upon rock. A large hole was
made in her BOTTOM and she soon began to
fill Although she was not far from shore
great excitement was created among the
passengers; especially among the females.
Life-preservers were distributed to all who
would have them; and the small boat
launched and manned. One load of pas
sengers was about to start for the shore
when the signal of the Hancox was heard
close by. A signal Of distress was made,
and Capt. Burns ordered the Hancox to be
turned back, and steaming up to the Eel
ton ascertained the facts. A plank was
soon thrown out and all of the passengers
were safely transferred from the FELTON, to
the Hancox. Some of the ladies were so
,,1, -, xl,k
lieve themselves of the life-preservers until
after they were on the Hancox, which con
tinued on her passage up to Philadelphia.
The Editress of the Clayton Herald is
losing her sight, and announces in her last
Saturdays paper that unless she gets better
she will be unable to issue her paper this
week. She promises, however, to resume
publication as soon as her sight is restored
DORCHESTER.
VIM. b. Phillips, postmaster at Cam
bridge, Md, in 1868, charged with purloin-
ing letters containing money from the
United States mail, was arrested last week
by Deputy Marshals John S. Pegley and II.
Mehrling, upon warrant issued by Com
missioner Rogers, and committed to Jail for
further hearing,
The railroad bridge is at length completed
ttlu iidhcs qulto PletIy improvement.
Arrangements have been made to erect
suitable buildings for the protection of the
locomotive and passenger cars at the depot
grounds. These shelters will be put up at
once. After awhile, a substantial depot
structure will be built, which will contain
suitable apartments for the President and
Board of Directors, with reception rooms
for passengers, Ticket Office, &c. At its
last meeting the Company appointed a
committee to superintcnd the construction
of these buildings.
The Cambridge Htelligencer has been
| revived under the auspices of the s'Intell-
gencer Company" Mr.. 7. Burton is the
editor. 1t is radical in politics.
The Cambridge Atheneaum " is sick.
1t is unable to muster quorum.
... CAROLINE.
| The white and colored schools through
out the county opened on Monday the 4th
| instant.
The colored people will celebrate the
| emancipation anniversary at home instead