The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-10-07
rs Home spun Kersey from % cents to
$1.0O-all grades-at the GLASS FRONT.
Our NeighbOrS.

The recent storm stripped 400 bushels of
apples from one orchard in Berks county
Pa.
Mr.. Quigley of Wilmington. Del, was
the lowest bidder for the two Government
buildings to be erected on League Island
One of them will be 500 feet in length and
so in width, the other 400 feet in length
and 20 in width. Nearly 1000, 900 bricks
will be required in their construction.
On Thursday last the Democrats of Eas-
ton attempted to raise Tilden and Hen
bricks pole, near the corner of Odd Fellow
Hall. When it was hosted near the top
of the sheer poles the rope broke and their
hickory came down with a crash. They
were mistaken in the strength of their
rope. Just so with their party. They are
mistaken in its strength and after the cleo
ton no doubt old hickory will come down
with a more doleful sound than it did on
Thursday. With some difficulty it was
afterwards raised, with broom at the top,
which must indicate an intention to sweep
some of corruption from about the State
Capital, but some say it is sailors signal
to sell out.-Edston Gaz0te
The aggregate of the peach shipments
by rail for the entire season, is 2,254 cars,
or |, 900 baskets. The general estimate
of 6OO 600 baskets for shipments by water
will make the total crop reach over !, 700, =
600 baskets. Last year when the crop was
unusually large, and the leading markets
were almost continuously glutted, the ship
ments continued until October 9th, and
reached 1851 cars, or 4,125, 500 baskets,
| the shipments by water making the entire
crop aggregate nearly 5000, 900 baskets.
In 1874, the regular rail shipments ended
September 9th, with 1872 cars, 636, 900
baskets the entire crop aggregating about
1000, 900 baskets. The total crop of 1873
was 1874, S44 baskets. Wilmington, Del,
Gazette.
A very distressing fatal accident hap
pened to George Edgar Hays, aged Is
Britain township, Lancaster county, P,
on Thursday last. He left home in the
morning with his gun for the purpose of
shooting squirrels, proceeding short dis
lance to the woodland of Robert B. Pat
| terson. About two o'clock in the after
noon his lifeless body was found lying be-
side fence by two cOlored men crossing
that way. 1t was discovered that while in
the act of getting over the fence he had
put his gun, butt end foremost, through
the fence, when the hammer struck the
rail- the weapon was discharged, and the
whole charge entered his right breast in
the region of the lung, causing instant
death.-Orford Press.
The Doylestown, Pa, Democrat says
A few days since Evan Slower, of Spring
| Valley, Bucks county, while working in
his mill, noticed that the machinery was
not working as it should do, and kept get
ting slower. Finally it almost stoppep He
Immediately proceeded to investigate the
matter and ascertain the cause He raised
the stones, inspected the machinery and
did other things without avail. Finally he
went to the water gate and raised it up.
Finding that the water did not flow as fast
as it should he inserted his arm in the
race, and to his horror pulled olt one of
his children aged about three years. 1t
was to all appearances dead, but as he was
carrying it to the house it's nose began to
bleed and the color came back to its face
The child was resuscitated and is at pres
ent as well as if nothing had ever hap
pened. How long the little child had been
in the water no one know.