The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-10-14
Peninsular and State Items.
DELAWARE.

The capital invested in carriage manu-
featuring, in Wilmington. is $751, 500; val
lie of new work manufactured, yearly. 81,
11S. 500; No. of CARRIAGES made last year,
4,474; giving employment to 722 hands.
In the morocco business there is an invested
capital of 100000; value of goods manu-.
featured the year just closed, $1,000, 900:
No: dozen skins tanned. 1890; No. of
hands employed, 507. These figures con-
vey but a faint idea of the immense capital
invested in manufactures in this growing
city. Even ship building. car manufacture
ing, engine building, and every kind OF
machine work, together with various other
manufactures, are carried on here very ex-
stensively, employing millions of capital
and thousands of men.
On the evening of the 9TH, a Sunday
school exhibition was being held in Insti-
tute Hall, Wilmington, everything was pas
sing along smoothly till S.45, when an alarm
of fire was raised, and it was discovered
that the large curtain, which extends half
around the hall, had taken fire, and the
flames instantly spread over the building.
Of course general panic ensued, grand
rush was made for the door, women be-
come frantic, many of them having. to be
held to keep them from jumping out the
windows, and they with children, suffered
very much by being crowded and run over
by many of the braue men, in the hall, who
endangered their lives more in their speedy
flight, than they would have by remaining
in the room. The fire was soon extinguish-
ed, with but little damage.
Since the endorsement of the Pennsyl-
vania Il Delaware R. R. bonds by the Penn
sylvania Central, the work on the railroad
is being pushed rapidly forward, especially
the work on the bridges.
The Presbyterian Church at Delaware
City has been considerably enlarged and
improved.
The Peninsular Peach Growers Associa-
ton will hold its yearly meeting at Dover,
on Tuesday the 18th inst.
One hundred cases are entered on the
trial list for the October term of the Kent
County Court.
The new Methodist Church of Milford,
now under contract, is to be of brick, AZ by
20 feet, and have central tower, not less
than 1870 feet high, and will be finished off
in modern style.
The horse of A. B. Wheatly ran away,
in Chestertown last week, throwing Mr..
w. and his daughter out, injuring him
severely and her slightly. The carriage
was badly damaged.
The Ne,os understands that the Direc-
tors of the Kent Co. Railroad Company
have entered into contract with a Phila-
delphia company for the completion of the
road to Chestertown by the 18th of Novem-
Der next, and to Belair by the first day of
May next.
OF new voters in the county, there have
been registered 295-167 white, 1913 colored
Books will be opened for subscriptions
to the proposed Baltimore and New York
Railroad, which is to pass through Kent,
next month. We wonder how many they
will be closed with. But as Charles. K.
Lands, Of Vineland, IN. j. notoriety, is
one of the corporators, it may prove more
than myth.
QUEEN ANNE's.
The real estate of Edward Bryan was
recently sold as follows: The Home Farm,
containing 400 acres. to F. w. Neavit, for
$50. 10 per acre; the Island farm, contain
ing 29S acres, to VIM. J. Price, for $24. 90
per acre.
CAROLINE.
The real estate of tile late James Harris,
consisting of II acres of land and fishery
on Choptank river, was sold. at public sale,
recently for $500. Esma Lowe purchaser.
The stove-house, and contents of VIM.
Ringgold, at Hillsborough; was destroyed
by fire, last week. The stock was insured
for $4,000.
Result of the registration: Total new vo.
tiers added $50. Stricken from the list 131 +.
Gain in four Districts since last registra-
ton 10.
SOMERSET.
The Circuit Court met OH Monday last.
The True Marylander says: 1.-TWO gentle
Tuesday night while prowling about on
the farm of Mr.. VIM. Evans. 1t is alleged
that they were only getting a drink of wa
ter at the we'll. Stand from under.''-
They evidently desired to "Stand from
UNDER" but in instead stood and took it!
Clarence G. Walker, of Salisbury, has
been appointed ticket-agent at Princess
Anne.
DORCHESTER.
Business is improving in Cambridge.
Capt. w. J. Thomas is building an oys-
ter packing house in Cambridge.
wICoMfCo.
A young lady, recent convert to Spir-
tiualism, is creating considerable excite
ment in her immediate neighborhood. She
believes herself commissioned to preach,
and according to statement, is doing so
with an earestness and power akin to that
of the early disciples.
HARTFORD.
Havre de Grace building society funds
sold last week, as low as 8 per cent. pre-
MUM.
The Baltimore City Council have passed
on ordinance, authorizing the subscription
of $750,0O towards the building of the
Maryland Central Railroad.
On the Goth ult, the barn of Mr.. Amos