The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-06-10
PcninSular and State Items.


fowl egg seven inches long and divided
into three apartments. The shell had never
fully hardened, but when first laid the egg
had the regular form, and when broken
proved to have three yolks
The Republican tells Of another curiosity:
A SOW belonging to Robert Taylor, of Mill
Creek Hundred, gave birth to Il pig having
eight legs, two bodies up to the middle,
four ears and one head. 1t died in a short
time afterwards.
Middletown Loan Association funds sold
for 204 at the last meeting.
General Alfred T. A. Torbert, of Della
ware, Minister of the United States to
Salvador, Central America) is home on
leave, having arrived at New York on the
goth ult, He will return in the Fall to his
post of duty. The General looks very well,
and says that the temperature Of his resi-
dence, at the capitol of Salvador, owing to
the elevated situation and sea breezes, is
not SO high as we have been having
About So degrees is the maximum.
The new hall of the Worton Farmers
Club was dedicated on Thursday, LIST inst.
A County Sunday school Convention was
held in Chestertown on Tuesday and We'd
nesday last
The Chester River Steamboat Company
have finished their new wharf at Chester
town. The filling required so, 600 bushels
of oyster shells.
Farmers are beginning, of late, to turn
their attention more to the cultivation of
small fruits. Last Spring acres of straw
berry, raspberry and blackberry plants
were set out in different sections of the
county.
The NJ. P. Chapel at Chestertown has
been enlarged by the addition of IA feet.
QUEEN ANNE's.
The store of G. Splitter, in Centreville,
was entered by burglars, on the night of
the LIST inst, and robbed of goods amount
ing to about $500.
John Boyle, who escaped from Centre
vile Jail, recently, was captured near Ken
ton, Del, on Tuesday of last week. The
McCabe was also found in the same neigh
borhood.
Great efforts are being made to build a
Presbyterian Church in fredericksburg.
The congregation which worships at
Wesley's Chapel have resolved to build a
new Church.
The Farmers club is considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of holding a county Agricul-
tural Exhibition, this fall.
Chas. E. Wilson has returned to Denton
and is prepared to reopen the iron foundry
and machine shops in that town, operated
by his father several years ago.
VIM. T. Sorden has fully recovered from
his recent attack of insanity.
Col. A. j. Willis has pledged himself, in
good faith, to contribute one thousand dol
lars in cash or one-third the amount, to-
wards the building of an NJ. E. Church at
Potter's Landing, SO soon as the other two
thirds arc subscribed and one thousand dol
lars is paid in.
Mrs. Bedwell, living about a mile from
Marydel, was struck by lightning on We'd
nesday afternoon of last week At last
accounts she had not recovered her sight,
and fears are entertained that the shock to
her system will yet result fatally.
Amos Ridge, the stage driver between
Denton and Ridgely who deeamped few
weeks ago, taking with him $3.50, which
had been given him by r. c. Carter to
Washington and sent to Baltimore for CON-
mitment in default of $500 bail.
TALBOT.
Corn looks better since the warm wealth
er set in.
Colonel Samuel IIamblcton, Congress
man, has returned from his trip to the
Pacific coast
The death warrant of friedrich Lawrence,
convicted of the murder of Emeline Handy,
on the I'd day of October last, has been
receivd, appointing Friday, the 14th day
of July next, as the day of execution. He
confesses the murder, and gives jealousy
as the cause. He claims that Emeline,
(who was his wife, was too intimate with
another man.
DORCHESTER.
Farmers are preparing for harvest.
Corn is growing very rapidly, though
small for the season.
The prospects of tho wheat crop are
somewhat improved.
The friends and members of the African
NJ. E. Church, Cambridge, have removed
their old building and contract for a brick
editice.
Much sickness prevails in Salisbury and
vicinity, and Death has been making sad
ravages among both old and young.
Fine new potatoes are plentiful in Sails
bury.
Corn is looking we'll.
SOMERSET.
The True Murylonder says: GA COW
belonging to John Harmon, colored, living
about five miles from Princess Anne, drop
ped four calves OH Saturday night, the 3rd
inst. There were three females and one
male. The male was dead when found :;
but the three females are alive and WE'LL
The COW is four years old, and this is her
first production. This is one of the strange
freaks of nature, but yet it is true and we
can vouch for it."
@ WORCESTER.
From the Messenger, well-printed and
got-up paper, VIC clip the following The
weather has been propitious for the crops,
and our farmers are in better spirits than
for several years past. 1t has bcon exceed
ingly hot, until Thursday afternoon, when
it came up very raw. Several heavy thun-
der storms, attended with delightful rain,
have occurred during the week.
In the case of Holloway ps. Jacobs, which
has occupied considerable time and atten-
ton, the jury rendered a verdict of $725
damages for the plaintiff.
The Worcester Railroad Company have
reelected their old offices. 1t is expected
the road will be ready for the rolling stock
by Oct. 1st.
HARTFORD.
David Hopes, young man about II
years of age, had his hand terribly lacer-
ated, recently, by accidently falling upon
circular saw in the saw mill of his father,
Darlington Hoopes near the Hickory.
On "Wednesday, 31st ult., very heavy
rain and thunder storm visited the county.
The rinderrest has made it's appearance
among the cattle.