The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-24

The large store house, occupied by Gil
pin Reynolds, at Nottingham Station, Pa,
was entirely consumed by fire, on the night
of the 18th instant; the supposition is rob
berry, and then the match to cover all up.
What time on that night the fire was dis
covered, We are not able to say; but when
discovered it had made too much Roadway
to be checked, and Mr.. r. rushed for the
store room on the inside, but found it effect
ually barred by boxes, etc, piled against
it, and upon going to the outside entrance,
met with the same opposition, when, upon
closer examination, they discovered that
the burglars had effected an entrance to
the store room through the cellar, and after
their plundering, applied the match, and
! left by the same road. We understand the
building was insured, also the stock; to
what amount, we are unable to say. No
trace of the burglars up to this writing.
HORRIBLE AFFAIR.
A serious, if not fatal affair, took place
on the 18th instant at the house of Viii
liam Biles, residing at the Blue Ball, in
which his wife and child were seriously, if
not fatally, ounded. The facts of the
case so far as we have learned, are that
about his smoke house, and for the pur
pose of giving them warm reception, kept
his gun at nights lying on a table in the
house, and on picking it up to put it in its
proper place, the barrels came loose from
the stock and fell on the table with suffi-
cient force to discharge them with the
above result. Mrs. 3iles and child are
both considered at this time out of danger
| This sad affair, which might have proved
fatal to both, ought to be to the husband
and father, who is entirely blind and in
fact to every one, timely warning in the
use and handling of firearms.
PUBLIC SALES
are more plenty than usual in our neigh
borhood this Spring, but fair prices are
realized in almost every instance. Mr.. +.
II. Richey, proprietor of the Cross Keys
Hotel, sold his entire stock of personal
property, on the Goth inst. Attendance
large, and bidding spirited. J. B. Ash, OF
| your town, auctioneer. Mr.. r. S place will
be supplied by Mr.. Ferron, of Chatham,
Pa, who takes possession on the 25th inst.
FISHING.
| The fish horn can be heard occasionally
on our streets, and there is much talk as to
whether they will make good fishing this
| Spring. by those who intend hauling. The
best authority we have is from the old
heads, who pretend to say that hard
Winter makes a good fishing. Gentlemen,
! judge for yourselves.
On the morning of the 10Th inst, of
pneumonia, Deborah Kirk, relict of the late
Allen Kirk, near this place. Mrs. Kirk
was sick only about one week, which is
another illustration of the fact, that in the
midst of life we are in death.
ROBBERY NEAR AT HOME.
Mr.. John Underwood's smoke house was
broken into, on last Tuesday night week,
and all of his meat taken, of which he had
good supply. 1t seems pity that some
body's gun did not accidentally discharge
and hurt some of them about the time they
were plundering a smoke house or chicken
house; and until an example is made of
some Of them in this way, we may have
t. chronicle many in our neghborhood, and
perhaps some more about the BRICK.