The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-04-08

may JuuSc VI It's ncIltS-
go, joyous Spring, we hail thee,
The chieftain Of the seasons;
The sparkling boy who ripes donates,
And does away with freezin S."
Patrick Morgan, who removed from
ChriStiana to West Chester on Saturday,
drank two ounces of laudanum on Satur-
day evening and died on Sunday He had
been drinking to excess for some days
previous. He sent his little son to the
drug store for the laudanum.
oxford Press.
Holy Week.
.Sercices at Trinity Church, BEGINNING on
Sunday, April 9N.
At the usual hours with an additional
short service every evening at S O'Clock,
including a Meditation y on one of the
Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross.
RECToR.
BURNED.-The old Conowingo Tavern
property, at Conowingo Bridge, in this
county, was burned on Friday night last.
Very little of the furniture was saved. A
horse that was kept in the basement was
burned to death.
ALLIGAToR-Mr A. W. Mitchell, of
this town. yesterday received by express,
from Macon, Georgia. a young alligator,
captured on st. Johns river, Florida, by
Mr.. Jos. Hudson, formerly of this town.
1t measures about foot in length, and
Mr.. Hudson writes, that it's capture was
attended with great labor, expense and loss
of life-to the gators. He also writes, that
this species grow rapidly and will soon
attain length of eight to ten feet. What
will Arthur do with it then?
CHICKEN STEALING.-On Sunday night
last, Mr.. Simmons, on Red Hill, lost some
chickens. Carefully tracking the parties,
he found them in Delaware, in possession
Of one John Earle, (colored) who said he
bought them of Alex. Cuff. Proper steps
were at once taken, and Earle is now in
custody, and we. hope that Cuff is also by
this time on visit to Sheriff Cooling.
Mr.. Jas. B. Marrett's larder was relieved
of beefsteaks, &C., on Saturday night.
These articles of diet were also found in
possession of the Earles, who said Cuff
had brought them there.
To THE PENITENTIARY.- Deputy-Sher
Janney, on Monday last, removed the pris
oners convicted at the recent term of Court,
to the State prison. They were three in
number: Geo. Baily, (coloredD for man
slaughter, will stay seven years; Chas.
Carter, (colored) larceny, five years; and
John Bowers, (white} larceny, four years.
The Deputy-Sheriff accomplished the task
single handed. The custom heretofore has
been to summons body guard upon such
occasions. This expense at least has been
saved the county.
ESCAPE OF PRIsoNER.-John Richard,
Constable, at Cecilton, started to Elkton,
on Monday last with Ned Kennard, (col'd, }
and colord woman held as witness. Ned
was charged with the larceny of flour,
eggs, meat, &C., from VIM NJ. Hague, OF
Cecilton. About two miles from the
former place, Ned took off his shoes, and
being asked by the Constable what he was
doing that foi? replied his feet were sore.
A moment later and Ned was in the field
of Thos. Broxon, taking leg bail. He was
tied about the wrists with strong cords,
but slipped the knots. Up to this time he
hasn't been heard from.
REHoBoTH IMPROVEMENTS pres
ent season at Rehoboth promises to be one
of activity which will result in many hand
some and permanent improvements to the
place. John G. Yates, Henry c. Mclean,
George r. Johnson, of this city, and a
gentleman from Millsboro, whose name we
could not learn, have already each con-
tracted for the erection of cottages, while
Mrs. Barber, of this city, has determined
to build, but has not yet contracted. The
seven feet wide plank walk leading from
Rehoboth Avenue to the Surf House is to
be extended from Bright's new hotel, on
the south to the extreme northern end of
the beach, Wilmington Commercial.
A REAL SUPPRESSION Thursday after
noon of last week, the Rev. Mr. Brstor,
Pastor of the Bethel NJ. Z. Church, was
invited by one of the leading members of
his congregation to take a drive. The
Rev. gentlemen being much engaged, en-.
deavored to beg off, but his friend was so
persistent, that he, finally consenting un-
suspectingly entered the carriage and drove
off. AS soon as he was out of sight of his
residence-the Parsonage-was taken pos
session of, bodily, by the members of his
and stored with all sorts of
good things. A table was spread and loaded
with everything to tempt the appetite, and
we're on hand in abundance
Upon his return from the drive, he was
received by his friends, happy and sur
prised man. The evening was spent in
pleasant, social intercourse, interspersed
by visits to the refreshment table. The
company dispersed about 10 o'clock, leav-
ing enough behind to supply the house for
a month.
FIRST BOLT OF THE SEAsoN.-During
the slight thunder storm, on Wednesday
afternoon last, the electric fluid played
quite prank at the telegraph office. 1t
struck the wire outside and followed it into
the office. The wire not being in use at
that moment,-the plug was out and the
connection broken-when it reached the
end of the coil, it made a leap for the
machine on the table near by, jumping
from point to point, until it reached the
ground wire and passed off. Its course
could be readily followed, as it scorched
and burned everything it touched, entirely
melting some of the fine wires. One cor.
ner of the despatch book lying upon the
table was charred and blackened as though
it had been thrust in the fire, and some
portions of the woodwork of the window
were splintered and burned. Its leaps
from point to point were accompanied by
explosions as loud as an ordinary pistol
report. There is in use an apparatus for
the protection of operators from the light
ming, but this office has never been supplied