The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-02-02
Our Neighbof's.

continue to spell it with an 49,
One hundred and seventy dwelling houses
have been erected in Cambridge since 1866
Chase the swindler, who escaped from
Easton Jail in June last, has been caught
and returned to his old quarters.
The Maryland Annual Conference of the
NJ. p. Church will meet in EaSton, on
Wednesday, the 18th of March next.
Some of the Dorchester county farmers,
who recently moved to Virginia, are again
scudding toward the Eastern Sho'."
Hard times and terrible dearth of dol
lars is what ails Chincoteague; there has
been failure in the oyster crop there.
Capt. Edw. B. Woodall, residing near
Chesterville, Kent county, Md, recently
lost five young colts from some unknown
disease, and has others sick.
1t now looks very much as though the
long talked-of narrow gauge railroad from
Baltimore through Baltimore and Hartford
counties to Delta would be built.
The membership of the Baptist Society
in New Castle, Del, has increased from
seven to fifty this Winter, and they intend
to commence the erection of a church i'll
the Spring.
Mr.. Joshua Wilson. on Monday Of last
week, captured the first herring on the
Choptanks this season. They We're caught
at place called Pea Liquor, about two
miles below Denton.
Some of the citizens of Church Hill have
been amusing themselves by putting COW
and calf in the house of one of the citi-
nf nj ~
home getting married.
Cambridge is to be blessed with third
newspaper, to be called the Cambridge Ne~
Era. published by James E. Reese x Co;
independent Republican in its politics, and
to appear the first week i'll March.
The millennium times, the preachers tell
Us about, must be near at hand; when the
lion and the lamb shall lie down together.
A Mr.. Joseph Shafer. of Chester county,
Pa. eloped with his mother law one day
last week.
A temperance meeting was held in Cen
trevlie 4 few days ago. and the whole day
was occupied in discussing the question. 1t
is said to have been the largest Temperance
meeting ever held in Centrevile. The sub
ject is also arousing the people on Chinco-
league Island and much good has been
done.
Some thief or thieves, supposed to have
been from Hedgeville, suburb of vii
mingtOn, stole a sheep from VIM. Smith.
who lives on the Holingsworth farm. on
the New Castle road, on the night of FRI
day, the 25th ultimo. Two burglaIies were
also committed in Wilmington the same
night.
The Havre de Grace Republican, says:
One of our fishing boats has caught this
Winter over 5000 eels, which have been
shipped to the Phladelp hia markets
When we remember that these eels were
all imbedded about two feet in the mud
under four feet of water, where they are
speared and hauled up one by one, the
largeness of the catch will become appar-
enU.
During the gale of Tuesday. the 22nd
ultimo. the public school house at Earle.
vile, Lancaster county. Pa, was unroofed
aud the gable end Of one of the walls was
blown in, causing great considerations
among the pupils, some of whom were bat
tered and bruised by the falling bricks and
plaster. The falling of the wall prevented
the opening of the door, and the childrea
We're all taken out through the window.
ne oSlpTu fFeSS says. l ne naln OF Ii.
c. Greenfield, Esq, at Kimbleville Ches-
ter county. was destroyed by fire on last
Friday night. The building was a new
one, built last Summer to replace the one
burned in March. 1t contained the crops
of the farm and farm machinery. There
was an insurance in the Penn Mutual Com
pany. 1t is supposed the building WIS
fired by the incendiary's torch on Friday
night. If so, and the offender can be ar
rested. the severest penalty of the law
should be melted out to him.
The Oxford car shops We're sold, on
Thursday of last week, at public sale, by
the trustee. f. Patterson, to VIM. d. Alex
ander. for $6.225. The original cost of the
shops was So, 600. Qnite shrinking age
we should say. Wilmington mechanics
built the shops or had them built, and were
then unable to ever get anything like an
equivalent back for what they had ad
vanced. Joseph killgore was the Prcsi
dent originally, and the company consisted I
of Oxford capitalists and Wilmington me-
chancS.
very disastrous fire occurred at Tow |
soutown, on Saturday morning. entailing
loss to property of $45. 000 The fire origi- |
mated in the store of Mrs. NJ. A Shealy. |
and quickly spread to the adjoining build !
ingS. At one time it was thought that the |
coptlagraton would become general, and /,
assistance was telegraphed for from the !
city, but the request was afterwards coun- !
demanded and the flames were got under !
control. Suspicious are entertained that |!
the fire was the work of an incendiary. IL
is strange coincidence that eighteen |
months ago to a day a fire broke out IN |
Mrs. Shealy's store and entailed a heavy
loss.
Arrangements have been finally made |
with the Junction and Break water Rail !
road Company to build a branch road to !
the Rehoboth camp ground. The road /
will be built to the gate in the beautiful |
grove of large trees; aud the owners of
the grounds will be required to build their |
own depot. 1t is supposed that it Will be !
put on Rehoboth avenue. The railroad !
company have taken a number of lots in !
various places on Columbia avenue, and i; |
is supposed several of the gentleman who !
live in New York will erect cottages. The
road can be got ready for use by the last of |
May. 1t was all that was necessary 10
make the Camp Meeting Association a sue
cess.
B Wealth, position, choice of society
and surroundings, every thing beautiful |
and attractive in nature and art may use |