The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-05-26
Port Deposit Items.
ACCIDEN I.


On Friday, May 18th, Florence May
daughter of L. A. G. Gerry, Esq, two
years old, fell off the porch of the second
story of his dwelling to the pavement,
severely brusing her face and limbs. The
fall was about twelve feet and the wonder is
it did not kill her. Bailiff Gwinn picked
the little sufferer up and carried her to her
mother. DR.. Chas. F. Shure carefully ex
amined her person and found no bones
broken. She is now getting along very
| nicely.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
May 18th, number of dumps for car
rying dirt and stone for filling the trestle
work up, got off the track near Mr.. Thos.
c. Bonds residence, and detained the 1.50
P. NJ. train TO Perryvlle thirty minutes,
but the Company detained the express
train SO that connection was made, and
passengers arrived in Baltimore ON the
usual time.
CHILD LOST.
Quite an excitement was created in the
lower end of town, on Saturday by the
straying away of a child Of John Chairman
(colored). His mother feared he was play
ing on the end of Messrs. Davis & Pugh's
lower wharf. and had fallen overheard and
was drowned. His sister was out at labor
and the little fellow starting to find her,
wandered down the street and about half
a mile on the road to Perryville, where he
was found by some boys who were in
search of him.
REV., HENRY BRANCH
preached in the Presbyterian Church for
Mr.. Aiken, Sabbath morning, and at night
in the Methodist Church, for Mr.. Rigg
He returned to his home in Virginia, this
week, carrying with him the best wishes of
the whole community, and an earnest desire
that he may be spared many years for use
fulness to his church and family, and fire.
quent visits to his former parish.
LAYING IN COAL.
Messrs. j. II. Rowland & Co., and
Messrs. J. Tome & Co., are laying in a
large supply of coal for Winter use, at
prices equal to ante-war times, and if the
rumor should prove true that the coal
companies should cease mining for one or
two months, it would prove very profitable.
Some of our citizens have also bought their
Winter supply at prices very much lower
than usual.
HORSE STEALING.
On Monday man with a stolen horse
was arrested, by parties in pursuit, at
Conowingo. They locked him in a room
at the hotel, but it was not high enough
from the ground to make it extremely dan
gerous for jumping, and he tried the ex-
pertinent successfully, gave leg bail, and
has not been heard from since. Horse
stealing is becoming very frequent. Would
it not be well for the community, when
horse thieves are arrested. to tie them
curely to the limb of tree.
MR.. BARRY's BENEFIT.
On Monday and Tuesday nights, the
Town Hall was filled at the complimentary
entertainment given for Mr.. Barry. judy
ing from the encore and the number that
were called back to the platform, the audi
ance was highly pleased. The net receipts
will be quite large, as the expenses were
very light
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Mr.. Henry Loftlard's barn was struck by
tightening, Sunday night and burned down
with its contents. He lost all his harness,
one carriage, a lot of hay and feed. His
loss will be about 5000. No insurance.
The tightening also struck Mr.. F. J. Boyd's
porch, at Battle Swamp, and the barn of
Mr.. James Barnes, but did but little dam
age at either place. AS usual, nearly all
the telegraph poles along by Mr.. f. A.
Unions blacksmiths shop were bodily dam
aged.