The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-08-27
Peninsular and State Items,


The Board of Directors of the Kent
County Railroad have contracted for the
grading of this road from Worton station
to Chestertown, and the work and track
laying will be completed by the end of the
year The contractor is already at work
and will push it rapidly. The road SO fal
as constructed is doing good business,
and the passenger travel tor July increased
forty per cent. over that of June.
Iench Tilghman, son of the late Mrs
Harriet Tilghman of Chestertown, who left
that place for California some eighteen OF
twenty years ago, was some days since shot
by the officers Of the law, while defending
property OF which he claimed to be lille.
gally dispossessed.
Capt. John Downey, of Kent county,
cut from dwarf pear tree, recently, two
twigs, each ten inches in length, one bear
ing twenty-four and the other twenty-five
pears, all sound and of good size. The
variety is known as the "Nicar of Wake
field
The Denton people cry, "Oh for dog
tax
The African NJ. E. Church have purchas-
ed the old NJ. E. Church, in Denton, and
propose moving it from it's present loca
ton.
The old market house in Easton is being
torn Gown to make room for a new one.
On Saturday morning, 18th inst, there
was considerable excitement created in
Easton, arising from several bold robberies
committed on the previous night. The
houses and sleeping apartments of several
persons were entered and robbed of valua-
BILE articles. The thieves have escaped
detection.
Easton is the most populous town Oh the
Eastern Shore, according to the census,
having 2, 1O6 inhabitants. Salisbury is the
next largest, having a population of 9, 05O
The editor of the Cambridge Democrat,
who accidentally shot himself several weeks
ago, has almost recovered.
Change IS so scarce in Cambridge that
persons arc compelled to 'walk five miles
to get S. bill broken.
A Cambridge journal thinks fortune
awaits the man who will start Il good
machine shop at that place.
The editor of the Cambridge Neus
"weeps bitter tears to see so many young
men in that town inflicted with the incura-
ble malady of "loafing." We know not
what kind of tears he would shed if he
were to come to Elkton.
Cambridge is clamorous for a bank.
Several days ago colored man Of Tyas-
kin District, Wicomico county, whilst
handling a pistol, was accidently shct in
the region of the heart, causing almost
instant death.
Lafayette Ross, residing in Somerset Co.,
OIL the 9th inst, while threshing wheat
had his hand accidentally caught in the
thresher, and mangled in a terrible manner,
wound is progressing favorably.
The cOlOred npOOlo held their fret nri
mary meeting for political purposes, in
Princess Anne, on the 18th inst, in the
Court House. About one hundred and
fifty negroes were present, and about
dozen whites.
The corn through the greater portion of
Somerset county is suffering terribly from
want of rain, and it is feared that the
crop is beyond recovery.
The drought still continues in Worcester
county. and the corn crop suffers greatly,
although it is the opinion of many that il
will be larger than it was last year.
Apple bees are now the order in the
country.
On Wednesday of last week the body of
a man was found on the beach, near Berlir,
which had been in the water several days1
1t had on blue bathing suit, and is sup
posed to be the body of the Philadelphian
who was drowned at Cape May a couple of
weeks ago.
The dyptheria still prevails near New
town.
The Middletown Transcript says:-A
generous rivalry took place on Thursday
between Messrs. II. w. and E. r. Cochran,
of this vicinity, as to who could produce
the largest and finest peaches, from their
respective orchards. Five baskets each of
"double extras were picked and shipped
to New DIRK. A sample was send to this
office by r. w. Cochran, which can scarce
ly be excelled. One measured III inches
in circumference and weighed IL! ounces.
They were of the Reeves Favorite variety.
These peaches were expected to command
s. per basket.
Mrs. Hannah Tennimorc died in Della
aware City on Friday, 10Th inst, at the
advanced age of 10S years..
The Methodist Church at Milford, was
struck by lightning, on Saturday 18th inst,
and damaged to the amount of 5000.
y shark over nine feet long was caught
by the crew of the Cross Ledge light boat,
last week. A whole shoulder of a hog and
u quantity of chicken feathers were found
i'll its stomach.
The population of Seaford is rumored to
be 1,500.
On Thursday, the 4th the President and
Superintendent of the Maryland and Della
ware Railroad, the conductors. engineers,
brakesmen and employees of the trains,
were arrested by Sheriff Bennett on an
attachment issued at the instance of Will
liam L. Kemp, and required to give bail
for their appearance at Court in Easton,
on Tuesday last. 1t seems that Mr.. Kemp
and others desire more land damages than
the Company has allowed them, and their
object was to stop the trains and thus bring
the Company to terms.
The barn of Mr.. John Atherly, near
Thomas Landing, Appoquinimink Hundred
was struck by lightning during the violent
thunder storm, about o'clock on Wednes-
day morning week, and consumed. Three
adjacent outbuildings and two hay barracks
were also consumed, together with all his
wheat crop, quantity of oats, and about
forty tons of hay.
The WILMINGTON Commercial says:-Somc
interesting facts are furnished us concern
ing the Day family, of Sussex county, Del.
Prettyman Day, the progcnitor, was born
in 1772, and died in 1913. He had nine
children, who with their offspring, now
number two hundred and thirty two
Nearly all of them still live in Sussex
county, one son having moved to Louisiana
and one daughter to Ohio. OF this family
* were IN the mon army, during the
war, and five in the Confederate ranks
Two Of the former were killed; two mole
sickened and died; of the latter two we've
wounded. The farm purchased by Pretty
man Days father, from the Government,
is now owned by Captain L. b. Day, and
has thus been in possession of the family
more than century.
At Fort Delaware the bastions of the
work are to be modified SO as to fit them to
heavy guns, with magazine traverses and
thick earthen parapets. For this work an
appropriation of $4,000 was made by
Congress.
On Saturday 18th inst, little boy while
playing around the cars at Lewcs, slipped
and fell under the wheels of moving train,
and was instantly killed.
On Wednesday morning, 18th inst, eight
negroes escaped from Dover Jail; the noto-
rious William Collins, of Milford being
among the number. The escape was
effected by making hole through the
wall.
The population of Milford is estimated
at 1000.