The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-12-30
Our NeighborS.

The Delaware Legislature meets at
Dover next Tuesday.
Princess Ann is preparing for local option,
which goes into effect on New Years day.
1t is oystermen.s day now. The bivalves
are bringing dollar bushel in Baltimore.
Cambridge boasts of man who can eat
ten big ginger cakes in two minutes and
three-quarters.
DR.. w. T. Smith of Salisbury. had his
skull fractured last week, by being thrown
ont of his sleigh against Il lamp post.
A teacher in a Cambridge public SHOOT,
accounts for the meagrc ATTENDANCE by say
ing the Directors neglect to cushion the
seats.
John Duncan, residing near Wagram.
dorchester county. was /" bull doZad -
last week by bull he intended to butcher.
getting up and running of, after he had
been shot and the knife had been applied
to the iugular vein. He was still at large
at last accounts.
The assessors for Kent county Md, as
sessed the railroads in that county as
follows: Kent County Railroad, - miles
in length, PHI acres of land, Si2, 800; Kent
and Queen Aune'S, miles, b acres, $40
$50; Delaware. miles, 30 acres. S11, 40;
Delaware Bay, 3 miles, a acres, s., 800.
This amounts to the sum of 81, $50.
On Saturday last, in Anne Arundel
county, Md, in the Old Stone Chapel, at
Flintstone, by the Rev. Mr.. Winstone, Mr..
Nehemiah Sandstone. of Stony Hollow,
and Miss Wihelmna Milestone, of Stone
Grove. The bride was given away by her
uncle, Mr.. Nathaniel Tombstone. Look
ont for Birthstone neXt.--idr The re-
porter evidently forgot to state that Mr..
Bartholomew liailstone and Miss jemima
Soarstoue filled their respective trusts as
groomsman and bridesmaid with entire
satisfaction to all concerned. Now let the
Record squeal.-1nnapo1is Gazette.
Our New London correspondent writes:
Mrs. William Stern, of this village, was
recently engaged in making mock mince
pies. She took a package from the cup
board which she thought contained tartaric
acid, but which was in reality tartar emetic.
After putting sufficient quantity in the
mixture, herself and little daughter Eva
tasted freely of it: but as neither thought
it tasted right, Mrs. Stern threw it out.
In IA short time both became sick aud
vomted freely. Drs. Fulton and Armstrong
were called in, who administered the proper
remedies and both soon recovered.
Orf6rd Press.
As two ladies were passing down Main
street, opposite the GazeHe office, Tuesday
morning, one of them slipped and fell upon
the ice. In a second her feet flew from
beneath her aud she assumed sitting
position upon the sidewalk but just as she
struck there was loud expiosion-some-
thing like the noise made by bursting a
paper bag. Several persons in the vicinity
hastened TO ascertain what the trouble was,
but by that time the lady had scrambled to
her feet and was anXiously examining her
wardrobe. hat could have caused that
noiSe?' our reporter inquired of a friend,
as the ladies moved hastily away, evidently
uuhurt; did any one shoot "Shoot ,"
laughingly repeated the person inquired of,
who has been married twice, "why, no; |
suppose her dress got tangled about her
feet. and she sat down on her India rubber
bustle,' The reporter took walk on his
metaphorical car. bordering in his mind
! how true it is that The longer ynu live the
M re you find out. --1Dn1p1lj, Glzette.