The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-06-05
OUR NEIGHBORS.
DELAW ARE.

DELAWARE.
PasSmore III. Mitchell and daughter. of
Wilmington, were thrown from the carriage
in which they We're riding near the city
railroad depot, last week, and hurt quite
badly.
John Appleton, of Odessa, was consider
ably injured about the head and face by Il
fall he received on Wednesday week, rs he
was about stepping off the steamboat Eel
ton, at the foot of King street.
A boy named James Lewis, of Whining
ton, whose parents reside in French street,
near Fourteenth, was badly hurt by the
wheel of a carriage passing over his body,
few days ago.
James G. Downward and John Whann, of
Wilmington, have purchased real estate in
Richmond, Va, and intend to engage in
the manufacture of Whann's phosphate
Mr.. w. was formerly of the firm of Walton,
Wham & Co.
G. Edwin Lambdin, one of the carrier
boys of the Wilmington Daily Commercial,
died Oh Wednesday of last week. That
paper speaks of him as a boy of rare merit
and excellent character, and closes his obit-
llary with" There have been many heroes
less heroic than this lad
The Middletown transcript says: \ men,
orial, nlmerously signed, has been in cir
culation here for some days past, praying
President FELTON, and the Directors of the
Delaware Railroad to erect 4 new passenger
depot at this place. On Wcdnes-
day three droves of cattle and two of sheep
came up from Maryland, and on tie same
day, two other droves of cattle from lower
Delaware; some for grazing and some for
market. A little son of Moody
Rothwell, about six years of age, fell out
of an OK cart on Tuesday last and broke
his arm 4 little below the shoulder. DR..
Barr set the broken limb, and he is now
doing well. Frank Collins, of the
Hygenia House, has completed his pier
800 feet long, and the Chicopee now stops
at Collins Beech twice week.
The Wilmington Daily Commercial says:
A COW belonging to Eli Iarnall, of Middle
town, recently gave birth to a calf with a
head resembling that of a seal or ground
hog, with body like that of an ordinary
calf, and with tail like that of ground
hog. Its legs were but six inches long, and
the feet were like those of a calf. This
/ curiosity has been stuffed for preservation.
Saturday, Goth ult.. was observed as the
day for decorating the soldiers graves. in
Wilmington, and was celebrated in grand
STYLE all the Posts of the G. 4. r., i'll the
city, turning out, and the several fire com
panieS and the children of number of the
Protestant Sunday-schools with those of
the Catholic schools joining in the process
sion, materially adding to its magnitude
and appearance.
The Governor has appointed James
Springer, of New Castle county, John
Green. of Kent county, and William Hitch,
of Sussex county, Assessors of State Tax,
and the State Treasurer has appointed w.
r. Lyman, O. B. Ocheltrec, and Thomas l..
Talley, of New Castle county, VIM. VI.
Jester, of Kent county, and Henry c. Hearn,
of Sussex county, Collectors of said tax.
The Sncw Hill Messenger says:-One day
/ last week, little son of James Locates,
aged about six years, and residing just
above this county, inside the Delaware
/ line. was out in the field with his brother
who was loading manure. and while at
| tempting to jump off the cart was hit i'll
the forehead by the pitchfork which his
brother was using. The fork entered his
head so far that his father had some diff
Guilty in drawing it out. The little fellow
! died i'll a few hours after the accident
! James Fountain, Il colored boy, aged
about Is years, living at Frederick. fell
! overheard from 4 boat, and drowned, ON
I Sunday week
. Hon. James \. Bayard has been quite i'll
4 for several days, with an attack of variloid.
Moses Robinson, an old colored man, who
was the oldest person in Georgetown, died
on Thursday, 9th ut. He was about 90.
! James Graham had his ankle dislocatod
] by the falling on it of 4 heavy piece of iron,
at the Lobdell Car Wheel w orks, Whining
i ton, on Tuesday.
! The Netcs says: The real estate of the
| late VIM. II. Blackiston WAS offered at pub
/ lie sale at SasSafras on Wednesday. No. I.
the Home Farm containing 400 acres,
! was sold to Thos. II. Cochran. of Middle
town Del, for $101 per acre. Noe, known
as DaviSS Industry and No. >. - Ad,
I venture Buildings" were withdrawn. tlio
former at 4 bid of sos 80 and the latter at
$50 per acre.
! A camp meeting, under the auspices OF
the VI. f. Church Soath, will be held in the
woods of Mr.. Clements, near Chcstervil'c,
! commencing the 9th OF August.
: VIM. II. Lambert, of CheStertown. la,
been reappointed Assistant Assessor of IN
! ternal Revenue for Kent county
At the election for Commissioners OF
Chcstertown on Monday last, the followin.
gentlemen were chosen: John L. Ringgold
H. VI. Stuart r. S. Uslton. Captain J. II
/ Thompson, c. H. Davis, G. c. Atkinson
J. w. Parsons.
The late residence of Judge Chambers
in Chcstertown. recently purchased by Gen
Crawford, has undergone 4 thorough reno
walton and improvement since il came int.
the possession of the latter gentleman.
Good Te,nplar Lodges have been institu
ted ut llynsons Chapel and kennedyvillc
QUEEN ASNE's.
John T. Hand, Editor of the Centrevil},
Citizen, has been appointed Assistant As
SCISSOR for Queen Anne's county. OF thi
appointment we are truly glad. Mr.. IL
has been faithful and true to tie party an;
its interests amid the most trying circum
stances: and having suffered much ana
long. sacrificing health ard property in or
der to keep his paper going ''n that lone
land of dark despair it is but fitting he
should be the recipient of some remunera
ton at the hands of Il government who's
principles lie has always maintained.
Mrs. VIM. Fisher, of Centrcvi'lc. dice
Oh the 23d ut. of congestion Of the lungs
in a few minutes after being attacked
Thos. Hn%hey, an eminent citizen. of thi:
county, died two weeks since.
A quarterly convention of the Order o
Good Tcmplars will he held in Ccntreville
Oh the 10th inst.
The Crumptonttn says much attention l.
being given to trucking. in that neigibor
hood that at least 100 acres of land arr
planted with tomatoes, and halftlat amour
with Strawberries.
There are now eleven Lodges of Goc,
! Templars in this county. with an arrrc
gate membership of at least 800.
Richard Mcrrick, of Chester county, Pa
has purchased the Ccntreville House y fol
$4,000.
CAROLYN.
\ camp meeting will he held at or nea
GoldsbOrough Station, commencing Jul,
Both, and another will begin in Chiffon
woods on the 9th of August.
Dr. c. w. Jefferson, of Fredericksburg
was thrown from his carriage recently, an,
had his leg broken.
OF the peach crop the Jnton says
Whatever may have heretofore been sale
or written as to the failure of the pcacl
crop, IN this county, we are now satisfied
that the crop will be abundant.
\ son of Mr.. Griffith, residing on til,
farm, at the mouth of Fowlinr Creek
broke his arm, recently, by falling from ;
/ car