The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-12-29
Our NeighbOrs.

reported-G24l pounds net.
The police force of Middletown has been
strengthened by the addition of two night
watchmen.
The Sussex County Institute will be held
at Seaford some time after the Christmas
holidays, and a series of delightful enter
tanments will be arranged.
Diptheria is spreading all over the lower
Peninsula to almost an alarming extent.
At Laurel and in that vicinity the disease
is said to be unusually severe.
Boonsborough was lately invaded by a
flock of seven hundred turkeys that COB
bed up everything they could reach that
was eatable. So says the Odd Ffllo".
Salisbury Md, wants fire apparatus,
and debating club of the town has decided
that the Town Commissioners should de-
fray the expenses of procuring the same.
The students of the Wilmington Confer
ence Academy of Dover gave an entertain
ment on Thursday and Friday evenings,
which was very creditable to all concerned.
Some of the citizens of Carroll, Fred
erick, Howard and Montgomery counties
contemplate petitioning the legislature to
erect county out of parts of the counties
before mentioned.
A valuable carriage horse was stolen from
Charles Derrickson, near Mddletown, on
Wednesday night, the 10Th instant. The
horse was recovered the next day at Galena,
Md, but the thief escaped.
Two colored men, Chambers and Collins,
convicted at the late term of court, for an
outrageous assault on a woman near Mid
dletown, have been sentenced to be hung
on Friday, March 10Th, 1873
A pigeon shooting match came off at ST.
Georges, on Wednesday. the 10Th instant,
between A. Maxwell, of Middletown, and
man named Longman. of st. Georges.
The match was won by Maxwell, by score
of to 4.
The ancient city of Annapolis appears to
have at last been aroused from the Rip
Van Wrinkle slumber of ages and the citi-
zens are agitating the subject of whether
or not cows shall be allowed the liberty of
pasturing upon the streets.
The Lewes Light says: A party of gun
ners were here this week cunning. They
settled up and paid their bills. When ready
to leave they found, to their great atonish-
ment, that every bird they had cost
them $40 each, including four ducks at $15
apiece.
What was called "deer chase took
place at Herring Run race course, Phila-
delphia road near Baltimore, on Monday
afternoon last. The deer was turned loose,
but would not run, and abruptly ended the
chase by dashing up against wall and
killing itself.
A few days ago, on the farm of E. J.
Tucker, near Stafford Mills, Hartford coun
ty, Hartman J. Reynolds shot, from a horse,
two large hawks, each measuring four and
a half feet across their extended wings.
Hawks run great risk of their lives when
they come within range of Mr.. Reynolds
rifle.
A German residing with Mr.. VIM. J.
Nannort, in Broad Neck, Kent county,
while rising from his pillow, on Tuesday
morning of last week, received a ball in
the head from the accidental discharge of
his pistol. The ball entered his temple
Doctors Price and Perkins were summoned
to his aid, but were unable to extract the
ball
The store-house, goods and books of
Samuel l.. Tull X Co., of Crisfeld, was
consumed by fire on Monday night of last
week. Their loss is estimated at So 800.
Insurance 81, 10000. Mr.. Tull has been
unfortunate in his experience with fires.
He lost daughter by being burned to
death: few years ago. His dwelling
Auo nie p'e'en' ieS'uehoe mas UGH oi hle
A tramp stopped at house in Bel Air.
one day last week, and asked for some
hraaS u.s ,riran 70 h;,, ,'hioI, ho ea;z,a
and threw at the servants head. If a
tramp asks for bread, don't give him a
Seone! IL might oe dangerous. --r9's ana ana
tha, tysmn deserved stone or :. cluh wall
laid on,
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been renovated and renaired This is onp
of the very few really good things that the
Democratic party have done since they
ca'l'e '"to power teh years ago ne ven
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met when Washington resigned his com
mission as commander, in chief of the
armies OF the ohited otates was IN much
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SS LUIS 10 " dangerous season' anu oi.eh
AGAINST Couch .nd Cola ,n1 Ho.rssnass
Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup should therefore
be kept IN readiness. Price 20 cents.
LIE uREAT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LIVER
acknowledgements Is the season Oh the
liable TO get out OF order ana severe ana
dangerous ollious ATTACKS frequently lollo".
Tho nrincinal cauSe of naarlv all sickness
W
at this time of the year has its origin in
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ulsoTdereu LlVer, Ine largest organ III the
body which If not ParnI,tad in Tina oraat
suffering, WretchedneSS and DedM Will en-
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Suo' "A i'Vio Pioe@u'ioi ''hoh III 'iiio III
the shane of a reliahle and efficacious iver
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