The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-07-16
Ptninsular and State Items.


mously determined to bring the road to
Chestertown from buyers Station by what
is known as the curved route. The grad
ing from buyers to Chestertown will be
proceeded with at once. and the road com
pleted to the town before II.
A negro named Geo. Bordley, who was
committed to the Chestertown Jail on the
charge of larcency, made his escape on the
night of the 4th inst. The Sheriff is under
the impression that he had confederates on
the outside who furnished him with the
means to get his irons off,
i A colored man named Geo. Washington
Vance, who is charged of perjury at the
late corporation election at Chestertown,
and held at his own recognizance to appear
for hearing, failed to appear at the time
appointed, and when an officer went after
him, he refused to go, and would not yield
to persuasion, and ran, followed by the
officer, who fired at him three times, two
shots taking effect in his right hip. lie i
not considered dangerous.
The Kent Neaos says that the population
of Chestertown is at least two thousand two
hundred, being an increase of six hundred
and seventy over the population of 1860.
Henry C. Harris, aged about 26 years,
and a son of William Harris, aged about
12 years, of Kent Island, were capsized
and drowned on the 2th ult.
William Darling, of Queen Anne's CO.,
whilst engaged in assisting w. II. Wilmer
to thrash his wheat crop, a few days since,
was killed under distressing circumstances.
1t seems that he was engaged in pouring the
unseparated wheat and chat, into the
thrasher and in order to prevent the chaff
from falling down his neck, had bound
small boat sail, made of strong duck,
around his neck, leavlng.a tail to it
Whilst pouring in a basketful of wheat and
chaff the tail OF the sail caught into the rod
which connects the horse power and
thrasher, which drew him into the rod
while in motion and he was snatched
against the thrasher with such violence as
to cause his death in few minutes. This
should serve as a warning to others.
A large porpoise, some 20 feet in length,
visited the upper waters of the Choptank
on Sunday week. He passed up beyond
Denton bridge in the morning, remained
short time, and returned. That fish was
doubtless prospecting about Denton with
the intention of starting newspaper.
The Odd Fellows celebration at Green's
borough, on the 4th, passed off very
pleasantly with all parties concerned.
The Managers of the Home for Friend
less Orphans" have purchased forty-six
acres and the buildings of the " Nicctown >
farm, of the late Jas. w. Benny, near
Easton, for $66 per acre.
A daughter of Isaac Gibson, of Thigh
mans Island, died of sunstroke few days
ago.
The building occupied by the Easton
Journal has been sold at Sheriff. sale, and
that paper has to move, it having been
bought by the lawyer who has libel suit
against the paper.
The Md. L. Del. Railroad Company are
about erecting station house at Wood
land the first station on that road above
Easton Also, one at Hlllsborough, for
the accommodation of Queen Anne's and
the upper part of Talbot
A fire broke out in the store of Edward
S. Harrison, of Easton, on Sunday morning
week, damaging his goods to the amount
of 81, 900. He was insured.
The wheat harvest is over in Talbot CO.,
and accounts from all parts indicate that
the crop will be from onc-fourth to one
third less than an average, and as 4 gen
eral thing the grain inferior.
The colored people of Easton and vicinity
celebrated the Fifteenth Amendment i'll
that town ON Wednesday last.
A heavy storm of wind and rain visited
Cambridge on Wednesday week, doing con-
siderable damage.
The colored people of Dorchester cele-
brated the ratification Of the Fifteenth
Amendment at Cambridge on the 4th inst.
The meeting was largely attended, and
everything passed off quietly.
All kinds of berries are cheap and plenti-
full in the Salisbury market.
The Salisbury Lyeeum has adjourned for
the summer.
The Eastern Sh0renadn, published at Sal
isbury, says:-From gentlemen who have
recently traversed the country from the
Nantcoke to the Pocomoke, we learn that
| the growing corn never presented more
healthy and promising appearance at this
season than at present, and that the pros
pect for an abundant yield is more tiatter-
| ing than it has been for 4 number OF years
| past.
Messrs. F. C. Todd, Il Co., of Salisbury,
| shipped few peaches from that town on
| Tuesday week. They sold i'll the city for
| 5000 per crate.
The general opinion is that the oat crop
will be good in Somerset county.
The population of Princess Anne is re-
| ported as follows:-White, 421; colored,
$50. Total, III.
The county tax for Somerset is fixed at
81 cents, and the State tax 19i. Total
| $1.06 in the 800.
DR.. George r. Dennis has made the ear
Hest shipment of peaches of the season.
The county levy for Worcester, this year,
has been struck at G6 cents, State at 10
Total So cents.
The house of Thomas Purnell, i'll Snow
Hill, was struck by lightning on Wedncs-
day week. A colored woman in the house
was stunned and knocked down.
The Wicomico and Pocomoke Railroad
Company has secured the wharfage prop
erty on the Wicomico river, at Salisbury,
necessary to cross the river, and will pro-
coed to throw the road across at once.
| They are still repeating the Old
| great success.
The hogs in the neighborhood of Chris
tiana, New Castle county, are dying with
the cholora.
William McAffee, the young man who
had his finger broke whilst playing base
ball, at Smyrna about two weeks ago, has
since died of lockjaw brought on by catch
ing cold in the wound.
The Middletown Transcript says:-Two
hound dogs, belonging to b. F. Kanely, of
this vicinity, having chased fox for some
| time, one morning last week, overlook the
fox and killed it upon the railroad, some
distance below this town. They then lay
down upon the track to rest. The nine
| A. M. tram which passed along, soon after,
ran over both dogs cutting them i'll two.
$4,000 quarts of strawberries were ship
ped over the Delaware Railroad the past
The celebration of the Fifteenth Amend
ment at Dover, on Tuesday Of last week,
passed off in quiet and orderly manner
1t is said that about 5000 of the colored
population turned out in honor of the oc-
casion, and were very enthusiastic over
their newly acquainted privileges. Joshua
Il. Head, ESD, the Republican candidate
for Congress, addressed the new-made
voters, and was followed by several colored