The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-06-03
Pcninsnlar and State Items.


The gentleman who borrosred, and forgot
to return, many of our Peninsular ex-
changes, this week, without our consent,
| has our Sinccrcst thanks.
Grace Church, Wilmington, recently held
4 little sociable III the Sunday school room.
! After n feast on Strawberries, ice cream,
etc, Il meeting was organized, whose object
/ the president stated, was to raise money
enough to clear off all the Indebtedness
against the church except Il mortgage of
I $4,000. In half an hour the Whole amount
needed was subscribed, summing up, in
the aggregate, forty one thousand screen hun
bred and ninety dOiiarsi
James Riddle is about to erect Il chapel
for Sunday-school and church services, at
Brandywine Banks.
The 172 Anniversary of the opening of
the Old~Sweedes Church, in Wilmington,
will be observed by appropriate services
in the church, tomorrow evening, ut y
o'clock.
Strawberries are scarce in Wilmington,
while large quantities pass through the
city daily to New York and Philadelphia.
On the 25th ult., Delaware berries sold in
New York for Is cents, in Wilmington for
80 cents per quart.
On the afternoon of tho 9th ult., the
| Diamond State Rolling Mill, of Mendnhall,
| OH ylll ~ W., w h'eo NN'''ioyS'
by fire. The loss is estimated at S15, 600
| The property was insured.
The fine country seat of the late Hanson
Robinson, near Wilmington, was sold last
week, to Hon. Clark Criggs, President of
the indianapolis, Bloomington and Western
Railroad. for $44, 500. 1t cost Mr.. Robin
son over 100000
James and Thomas Murphey, imprisoned
at Now Castle, made their escape last Sun
day morning, through the main door of
the prison, by the use of false keys. Pur
suit was made and one captured. At last
| at counts, the other was seen in the neigh
borhood of Newark.
Hiram Pierson, of Mill Creek Hundred,
lost from lung fever, recently, stallion,
valued at 5000.
The contract for building the new Jail, in
Dover, has been awarded to Lewis Rhodes,
of Harrisburg, Penna, his bid S2S, 800.
Rev. o. F. Flippo is to be relieved of
missionary labor after the 1st of June, and
give his whole time to Wyoming College.
DR.. Conoway had his horse and buggy
stolen, while attending the circus at George
town recently.
Milford produces Early Rose potatoes,
grown this season, rs large as medium
sized eggs.
VIM. H. Donovan of Broadkiln Hundred,
| iitto bSSi sPPoidISu leSSOA0Ci VI lICotio III
and for Sussex county.
A lady of Seaford having an egg of unu-
| sual size, set it as an experiment on the
2Sth of April, and was found at Matching
| time to contain the distinct bodies of two
chickens. They failed to hatch, being left
by the hen, the other eggs being Matched
out earlier.
| WAL, .,,,,o % AZ 00lJ, III Lr,oy
Meas entered upon its XXXII volume, and
now comes to us an oight-column paper,
being now about the size of Tile Wig. 1t
has recently put up a new power press, and
is printed with new lype. These improve
ments make the Nems one of the largest
and the landsomest of our Eastern Shore
| exchanges.
7. Dec Ruth, VIM. Conyer, J. W. Par
| sons, VIM. ii. Lambert, Geo. G. Atkinson,
VIM. Vannort and IL. w. Earnest have
been elected Commissioners of Chestertown.
| These gentlemen constituted the Rcpubli-
can ticket and were elected without oppo-
sition, having received 1S6 votes, of which
number it is said that 81 were whites and
| 1G5 colored.
Rev. Mr.. Pcrryman, of Baltimore city,
has accepted a call to St. Paurs Church.
and has entered upon his pasterate.
the wheat crop in this county has been
seriously injured by the fly and rust. An
average yield is hardly expected.
QUEEN ANNE's.
Sudlersville and Church Hill Circuits
have determined to hold camp meeting
at Coppage's Woods, about 81 miles from
Church Hill, commencing Thursday, July
25th, and closin" Friday, August 4th.
On Sunday night of last week, John
Parker sentenced one year in the pcncten-
| tiary for stealing, and J. Boyle, under indict-
mcnt for forgery, both colorcd, made their
| escape frorA the Ccntrcville jail 1t is sup
posed they obtained possession of the
prison keys, the Sheriff being ut Church.
The peach crop promises to be large
one, should no unforeseen circumstances
occur to effect it injuriously.
CAROLINE.
The pnblic schools closed on Wednesday
until September
TALBOT.
The Masonic fair, held by the ladies' of
Easton, for the benefit of the new Masonic
Hall, Melted about 81, goo.
The Star says: Peter Miller, the notor-
GUS chicken thief of Easton, was convicted,
at the recent term of Court, of stealing
turkeys. When arrested, not less than Il
cart load of chicken feathers, and two bar
rels of chicken heads and feet, were found
on his premises. Peter made n business of
stealing and plucking the birds. and selling
them to his confederatcs at half price, who
disposed of them at a large profit.
VIM NJ. Hollyday, Esq, has been ap-
pointed Auditor in Chancery for Talbot
county.
DORCHESTER.
Soft crabs are abundant in Cambridge at
% cents dozen.
Wheat will be ripe in one or two weeks
The cut worm has been very destructive
to corn.
... SOMERSET.
The experiment of shipping oysters in tho
shell from Crisfeld to Chicago, i'll refrge-
rator cars, is being tried.
During Il thunder storm, on the 10th
ult., house on Deals Island was struck
by lightning, and three persons severely
| shocked-the recovery Of two being doubt
full.
On the 25th ult., between MISSIONER and
Kingston stations, something was seen on
the track ahead of the engine. The wills
tie was blown, and it was not discovered
till too late that the object was a tree fallen
across the track. The engine was reversed,
but to little purpose, and the engineer and
fireman jumped off. Fortunately, the tree
proved to be rotten, so that the locomotive
pushed it aside and knocked it to pieces.
Capt. G. II. Landon, of Potato Neck, fell
overheard from Il schooner, in Elizabeth
River, about three miles from Norfolk, on
the night of the 10Th ult.. and drowned
Several days after, his body was found float
ing off Portsmouth, and was taken to his
late home and inferred.
WORCESTER.
The Berlin Times says: Some of the circus
men got themselves into difficulty at Snow
Hill last Sunday. Handcnburg & Co. S Cir
Gus exhibited at that place on Saturday and
remained over until Monday morning. 1t
seems that young man of that place had
been showing some of the circus fellows
around, when just about day-break on Sun
day morning they event through said
young man, taking his boots, watch, hat
etc. The young man Informed on them,
and four of them are lodged in Jail, where