The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-25
OUR NEIGHBORS.
DELAWARE.

Sunday, Sept. 18th, was great day in
old Drawers Church, near Odessa, being
a reunion of various Presbyterian Congre-
cations formerly connected with it and the
day of prayer for the blessing of God on
the reunion of both branches of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States. The
old church was iilled-pulpit, pews, gale
ries and aiSlcS, with devout worShipers and
attentive listeners. Revs. Drs. Crowell
Patton, Gaylord and Beale, took part in
the exercises. This Church is the oldest
Presbyterian Church in the State, wanting
only two years of being hundred years
old
Bridgeville has organized a Presbyterian
congregation, and proposes to build church
One of the means to be relied on to secure
success is to procure dollar subscriptions
from Presbyterians and others interested,
in other localities.
Twenty-eight young ladies have followed
each other in succession to the Hymeneal
altar, from the establishment of a lady in
Middletown yet she herself, although a
universal favorite, still walks sin maiden
meditation fancy free.
A great fire has been raging for the past
three weeks in the Cypress Swamp, in Sus-
sex county, and forests, fences, houses,
barns, corn fields and pastures have been
destroyed. Nothing but a good, soaking
rain can stay the progress of the ilames.-
The farms of W. J. Calsey, Curtis Jacobs,
Mrs. Hean and many others have been
badly damaged Nearly million of bush
els of huckleberries grew in the swamp last
year, and the Sussex Journal says there
will not be one hundred bushels next year.
Ditchmg has been rcsorted to in some
places in order to save houses and barns.
but such body of fire, when the earth is
parched and dry, is really unmanageable.
The great revival which has been going
on at Harrington, under a large canvas
tent, which was erected Immediately after
the camp at Thistlcwood's Mills has been
removed to Pennington, three miles dist
ant, and every evening large crowds con-
gregatc there, while the mourner's bench
is thronged with pcnitents seeking religion.
1t is said to be one of the greatest revivals
ever held i'll the State, and still continues
with great success.
The Smyrna Times, of the 18th, says -
Mr.. George Williams, of Hotfecker's Mills.
near this town, has :; heifer, fifteen months
old. which, though she has never had a
calf, is giving half gallon of milk per day
and has been so doing for about three weeks.
KENT.
Ic ii woes vi INC lStH lllSI..
contains eleven Shcriff's sales of real and
personal property, and two ConstableS. and
eight Trustee sales of Real Estate This,
with large quantity on Primary Meetings,
ETC., was about all the local our Kent CO.
temporaries could muster.
QUEEN ANNE's.
The quarterly session of the Association
of Good Tcmplars in Kent and Queen
Anes counties met at Sudlersville on the
9th inst, J. r. Hand, w. c. T. presiding.
ID. III. Crane, of Church Hill Lodge, was
elected w. G. r., and Maggie Anderson. of
Chester Lodge, w. V. r., for the ensuing
term. The afternoon was spent in secret
session, and there was large public tenn
perancc meeting in the evening. Sumptu-
GUS provision was made by the ladies of the
town for the entertainment of the guests
The Association adjourned to meet at
Crumpton on the end Thursday in Septem-
Der.
The Democracy Las split. and an indie
pendent county ticket has been placed in
the field.
CAROLINE.
The Fall Term of the Circuit Conrt for
this county commences on Monday, the 4th
of October.
\ new academy is shortly to be built in
Greensborough, i'll the rear of the old one.
1t will be of a capacity suitable for the re-
quirementS of the town, and three story.
the upper of which is for the Odd Fellows.
Throughout the most of the county, the
farmers are done with their fodder harvest
The stalks now reveal the size of the corn
to better advantage. AS general thing
the ears are short, and not well filled
y new steam sawmill has Just been COM
pleted ut Grcensborough, and commenced
operations.
7. II. Hubbard, of Bethlehem, was Sc
verely hurt a few days since by bein"
thrown from the top of !. load of peach
boxes
The farmers have finished pulling their
corn blades. The corn crop does not prom
Use very well, but there will be largcryicld
than was expected in the early part of the
season.
The disease known as blind staggers has
again broken out among the horses in
Trappe District, and several horses have
died.
George f. Haddaway has sold out his in
terest in the st. Michaels Comet to n. C.
Killam. Mr.. Haddaway is peculiarly
adapted to newspaper publishing and the
press of the Shore has lost one of its most
live members.
Jas. III. McNeal, of Easton, has been APP
pointed Deputy L. S. Marshall in place of
VIM. II. Shepard, deceased, and has enter
ed upon the discharge of his duties.
Twenty-Five hundred fence rails belong
ing to Henry Morgan We're recently DIES
troyed by a fire caused by spark from the
locomotive of gravel train on the Md. &
Del. Railroad
The Talbot Southern Relief Society has
ceased to exist.
On the night of the 9th inst, the barn,
stables, corn house, tenement house and
cow shed of Lewis f. Pascault, in Bay
Hundred, were, with many valuable con-
tents destroyed by fire.