The Cecil Whig., 1871-09-23
Peninsular and State Items.


DELAWARE.
Harry c. Leibrandt, the little boy whom
we noticed last week as having been run
over by street car. in Wilmington, has
since died of his injuries.
A man named Frederick Pyne, of Will
mington, while walking the railroad from
that city to Philadelphia, last week, was
struck by locomotive and killed.
A little child of VIM. McKendric, living
up the Brandywine, was drowned in the
Brandywne race, on Monday.
The Fair of the Delaware Horticultural
Society, held in Institute Hall, Whining
ton, last week, was financially successful
1t was held for the benefit of the Home for
Friendless Children. Miss Sarah Lowering,
i former resident of the city, who recently
died in Philadelphia, bequeathed this insti-
tuition $500, and like amount to the Aged
Women's Home.
The body of Robert Leary, colored, who
is supposed to have been drowned, was
found, on Sunday afternoon last, in the
marsh, on the Brandywine.
VIM. S. Flemming, of Christiana Hun
dred, planted one acre and a half of ground
last Spring with the Peerless potato, which
yielded 7S6 bushels.
The Delaware City correspondent of the
Middletown Transcript says: Maj. Hunter,
of this town. is So years old this month,
has been sick but once in the last forty
years, and has not taken dose of medicine
for more than thirty years. His father was
S5 years OLD when he died, and never took
dose of medicine for so years prior to his
death. He was married twice. and had 20
children, who never had a physician to see
them.
A Milford cabbage weighs 17t lbs
Sussex county farm, near Georgetown,
recently sold at sheriff. sale, only brought
IS per acre.
On the night of the 9th inst, all the pris.
oners in the Sussex county .jail-eight in
number-effected their escape, by burning
in two plank in the bottom of the cell,
letting them out in the yard, and then seal
ing the wall.
QUEEN ANNE's.
Col. J. R. Emory was thrown from his
buggy by his horse running away, few
days ago, and sustained painful injuries
about the head.
While Robert, a ten year old son of John
Goldsborough, was riding horse, one day
last week, the saddle turned, and his feet
becoming entangled in the stirrup, he was
| dragged some distance, his head and shoul-
ders being much bruised.
CAROLINE.
J. W. Bryant, States Attorney for Caro-
line, declines to accept denomination
from his party. Mr.. Barnum would doubt
less employ that gentleman at handsome
salary.
A new parsonage for the NJ. P. Church
is to be built at Union Corner.
John E. Nichols, of Gilpin's Point, has
been appointed to fill the State scholarship
in St. Johns College, and Samuel Adams,
of Greensborough, to that of the State
Normal School, at Baltimore.
On the 18th inst, the henery, carriage
house and smoke-house of S. L. Chaffinch,
near Potter's Landing, were destroyed by
burning some straw in the former, to kill
the vermin.
TALBOT.
Charles w. Denny shot another sea-
turtle, in Miles River, on Saturday after
noon, which weighed BAT pounds.
| Eugene Aringdale, conductor on the Md
q Del. Railroad, while coupling, recently,
had his head caught between two cars, but
escaped with severe squeeze.
The dwelling house, store and house on
Washington street. Easton, lately owned
by David B. Griffith, decd, has been sold
to Denny Williams, of St. Michaels, for
| 4.300.'
DORCHESTER.
Oysters are becoming more plentiful in
Cambridge, and are fine for this season.
| Wheat.seeding began last week
Several young men in Cambridge have
bought or rented lots, and will put them
down in Strawberries and cultivate them
by their own labor.
| They have had no rain in Lakesville for
the past six weeks, and their wells and
springs are getting dry. The drought is
equal to the one that prevailed a year ago.
The Neeos contains the following: " Some
idea of how very honest the people of Cam
bridge are, may be inferred from the fact
that one of our merchants, according to his
own statement, is in the habit of taking an
evening nap, leaving his store open. When
he wakes up his customers have been around
selected what they wanted and left the mon
ey for it ON the counter" What does the
old Jail say?
Cambridge post-office has been made a
| money order office.
wICoMfco.
On Saturday night last some sneaking
coward or towards boarded the schooner
Laura Gordan," belonging to George w.
Parsons and sawed down both masts.
John aged about twelve years, son of Mrs
A. E. Brewington. fell from window re-
Gently and broke his arm.
The drought has been very severe In this
county, drying up wells and springs; but
it was relieved, on the 14th, by copious
rain.
SOMERSET.
The Oyster Season began on the 18th inst.
The business is largely increasing. Twelve
new oyster packing establishments have
been put up at Crsfield, and one, by Joseph
S. c. Vetra, Esq, at Deals Island. The
price of oysters, it is thought, will be high;
some few bushels having already been
shipped, which cost 20 cents per bushel
at Crisfield; the price last year having been
about 40 cents.
The season has been so dry in Somerset
County, that wells, before unfailing, yield
only water sufficient for family use to the
middle of the day.
WORCESTER.
James Townsend, OF Snow Hill, died on
the 18th, at the ripe old age of IS.
The rain of last week extended to Wor-
cester.
HARTFORD.
AZ tuC IlepuUllCdn SOuUGy convention
i'll Hartford, held last week series of
resolutions were reported, and unanimously
adopted, renewing the pledge of fidelity to
the Republican, party endorseing tile ad
ministration of President Grant, express
ing confidence in Postmaster General Cres-
we'll, and recommending him for the nomi-
nation for Vice President in 1872.
On the 18th inst, a workman, named
John Carroll, was blown up by the prema-
ture explosion of blast, at James Parry
II Co.'S slate quarries, i'll York county, Pa.
lie was carried to his home near Coulson
town, and although alive, at last accounts,
it was feared that he could not possibly
recover.
The water in the streams is lower, the
present season, it is said, than for more
than forty years past. The mills upon the
! smaller streams, have been compelled to
cease operations, while those on the larger
| ones can only run at intervals. Many wells
have also ceased to furnish a supply of the
life-preserving element.
Cooley FOR OCToBER.-This favorite
magizine has been out for several days and
is glowing with the rich tints, and sweet
ness of early Autumn. "Nutting" is an
exquisite steel plate. The extension sheet