The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-04-08
Peninsular and State Items.
DELAWA

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DELAWARE.
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.ho oJ E;ISt N.t;ins1 RanI Of Wi,ro;nnton 10
wv US, nos;d;". lei, lie f,,,;ir 10 Nv
nov ies'uths WIN ne ,'nS noi IN
ii MnEo,i, 81 Ia" ~ . f tU o;t uno''
IT, n Tn,'s Uas;a;,l. i, W;ln;3;rr+o, ,,oro
o,lramad =, ,1avfnj semitic one day last
HoIs ',,a, ~ ,.ho ,nas dr,nL ont +be
t,'nnat of tho otber ;nf,ictinn q vonnd five
;maHas IN 1snrtb which noariv MOVED fatal
On tbe 9th nit n fire brote ont in the
1,roIl;ncr of Clomant Road no,r Smvrna
Nv III, + ,ras totally DESTROYED The
ioss 10 about 60 5OO insurance s1 333. in
tho Farmers, Mutual
r r Allen. of SMYRNA. recently lost
two horses, valued at from 5000 to $500.
A little daughter of John W. Downham,
residing near Canterbury, had her clothing
take fire, on the 25th ult., and was SO badly
burned that she died in few hours.
Rev. Thomas b: Bradford prominent
citizen OF Dover, died on the 5!st UT.
The Seaford Record of March 25th has
the following The old saying, the third
time is lucky, does not seem to be verlhed
in the case OF Mr.. ELIJAH Coloourne, Giti.
zen OF Lewisvilie' sussex county. ne ios'
his hrst vile some t"ehty-seTeh years ago.
and soon after married announcer, ny whom
ne raised elgnt cliiqlen' MS secolu WIG
S;Shinn hv his desolate hearth about three
weeks. when he concluded there was no
such thing as ssingle blessedness and
heinz onlV n wears of ace. popped the
question to a blooming widow named Mrs.
FTlioood. of II summers. and was accented.
The wedding came off y X
Naxt nnornino tho minister and several
fr;ends wara sent for and an agreement Of
sanaration SIGNED in their nresence The
hriJa returned to her home and the vener-
ahie GROOM remained at his They have
signed a Joint petition for a divorce which
is now before the LEGISLATURE.
KENT.
VIM. r. Sprv lost 800 in Chestertewn.
recently. Samuel D. Trubitt, an employee
of the Voshall House, found and returned
II to the loser,
Prof Ascberfeld. of Ellston has been
1ectnring on Pbrenoloov in Kent in con-
nection with teaching mnsic. His lectures
We're interspersed with music. The editor
of the Trnnscrfnt hasn't much TO saw of the
lecture Int saws the music was yery fine :
and then iocoseIv remarks. that the Prof
told him he knaw knothino ahont mnsic
and his readers miohI take his oninion for
what If worth
CAROLINE.
Court commenced on Monday last.
Snr;nq chickens are in market- and oar.
don vegeta hles are nm
Jan,es n little son of A Griffith
1iving near Hoo Island Wharf had his
tbiob broken by the falling of a barge.
which his father was painting. recently.
The sexton of the NJ. E. Church. at
| Preston. lately attempted to hang his seine
in the vestibule of that building, but was
prevented by one of the Trustees, who
espied him at his work.
r.1por
A,
me 'liai oi hieI Law na~fe ne ior JIG
nuro S 80 o. n Tal,,o+ az E,r nSH Ri
lno.eu iio.n "'oo' " o"io'ino oo'n
parties negroes.
capt. JAS. oe"ell IS erectlnS new oyster
packing mouse at 81. Mlchaels.
Joseph Doasoh' SUI VI -eolllods DcasoI,
OF Easton' was accIdentaiiy and fatally
Shot, at .he 1lsh School. IN that town. ON
FRIDAY Oh iast week hl'lilaiy 'acllcs are
Pi ..t ~ .lo iii S . -. Ja..a
one was loaded. and while in the hands of
a scholar, ignorant of the fact, exploded,
| so woundipg Young Dodsou that he died in
|
noncursrr,
|
Inc government Is ABOUT 10 ciean Out
| CamDrloSe harpor. Ii IL sionio eAteho us
cleansing operations 10 the democracy OF
inc Town, MlaI d leu,o"S anu "hoieSoiiie
county.
| The body of Joseph Kitchens, who was
n
Cambridge recently. was recovered on
| "Wednesday e9th nit. and inferred in the
old Methodist bnrvino Ground in thai
town.
Francis Da;1 son IF VIM r Dali was
sbot in tho s;de I,teIv hv the accidental
discharge of his gun. but not dangerously
injured.
James NJ. Thompson, OF Vienna, one Of
the Commissioners Tor dorchester county
fell on Monday OF last week, and broke his
leg.
ii. 5. Muir has sold his farm III the
Neck District, containing ming 500 acres tt
n"io' 'Peu''oi'' ioi 'o'0'0
"ioo"loo.
On the night OF the 22d ult., saw mil
about five miles from Salisbury, belonging
to John Williams, was entirely destroyed
| W my NV ihii i" '"pPOSSu w h"'S ooCh
tired by an lncendiary. lhere seems TO Dc
a strange fatality to this mill. 1t was
anu SAM .,l sli :n poins ISL ~.
troved.
soMppspr
The nrosnects for an abundant cron Of
peaches were never better in this section.
Court convenes on the 10th inst. There
are T, put pve prisoners IN jan awaltng trlai
Anna on tho 1sth met
Ten Chincoteague ponies, worth 5000
were shipped by rail from Princess Anne
" lii"ue'phi'' 'ne QUIET oay'
WORCESTER
weeks since, was louho oead IN the WOODS
The lIssssnnsr s,vS tho f,m;,v If . Mr.
Parker recently killed hen, which con
tanned no entrails, and her whole inside
was hiied WITH olgestea lood ana eggs.
HARTFORD.
me Haefe 3'epuoaca@ says the pushes