The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-12-14
Port Deposit Items.
ARRIVED IL PORT.

Arrived IN FORT.
GA Saturday last. the eth instant, by tic
noon train from Baltimore arrived the body
n: Mrs. killingsworth from Omaha, Nrb..
i'll charge Of her husband, Mr. oliver l..
kilingsworth. The body was taken to the
residence of her sou in law. Mr. f. Mccall.
Tough. At RowlandsvIlle. from whence, at
an early hour, on sunday morning il was
taken, attended by a large funeral process
SION "f friends and relatives. To the Hope
well VI. + Church. where the funeral ser
vices were had, the church being crowded
To MS utmost. large number of whom
came from North East, where Mr. and Mrs
hi!iingswoIth had lived pIrv ious to their re-
muval 10 Omaha, aud where they had en-
dearsd themselves Ia \ large circle of friends
The n:urment took place in the Hopewell
cemetery.
DEPARTED THIS LIFE.
Tn Sunday morning last, about the hour
of o'clock, Mr.. Samuel lIaines, aged -
years, and for long time resident Of this
town, after lingering sickness, which he
bore with remarkable patience and in trust
iul hope. was taken away L" JOIN the de.
parted dead. Although poor in this worlds
goods, the reputation Of Samuel lItlnes for
integrity aid honesty was inferior To no
one. lie was an industrious. hard work
ing man, and never shrank from the per.
f"rmance OF any duty Imposed upon him.
Forty five years ago. before the advent Of
railroads through this section of country,
he drove the stage coach between this plac.
and Bel Air on the route Of the rhiladel-
phia and Baltimore stage line: and young
as lac was at that time. M one of the com
Il L
IN the management of a four horse team
His funeral took place. on Tuesday last,
from the VI +. Church. the body being
taken 10 Hopewel cemetery.
THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
The exercises 1T the Teachers Associa-
tIon meeting, an Saturday last. were very
interesting indeed. and were largely attend
ri by TEACHERS and others. The address of
Mr.. IL. II. Turh-rt. Editor Of The Cscil
Wig. was listened To with great interest,
and was highly commended
LARGE HOGS.
W. 7. kirwiu, of this place, claims the
prize for the best hogs slaughtered this
season. He killed Two hogs last week, which
when dressed. weighed LOGO pounds. one
weighing i25 P"nris, the other 5;5. "Ould
Ireland forever
FAIR AND FESTIVAL
The fair and festival. gotten up by the
members "f the Episcopal Church here,
bids fair ,u be a success. The receipts on
"Wednesday evening aggregated about so
dollars IL will lie continued this Thurs
day evening wiki \ hope oi equally good
results.
on THE RAMPAGE
the heavy and protracted rains of the
early part Of the week started the Susaue-
hanna. on The rampage. The river com
nenced rlSSs..' mere on Wedneshs, .,,.rri--
ing, and At this writing Thursday after.
noon the wafer IL higher ;hau was ever
known here on \ Fail or Winter freshet
with ice. Tn. railroad
track between tine depot and the uuarrIes
is submerged nearly tn. whole distance,
preventing the passage of any OF the trains
over that portion of the road: passengers
by the Columbia x Port Deposit trains and
also 10y the PhiIadei pha X Baltimore trains
vacarr the cars above Rock Run and foot IL
To the depot. The basement Of the pub.
lie school building = flooded and the fur
mace liits put ont. causing the school to be
ll>ilisNtl tsli> nun SHAY NJ, nuCl To
he regret and discomfort "f the boys and
gtrls, who are trying their very best to
make the disappointment light as posi-
BILE. The lumber yards are oven flowed To
some extent and good deal of damage
done. Mr. ID. 6. Wilson. the railroad
agent. and has assistants, with Mr. G.. W
Y andiver. the telegraph operator, were up
all last night. receiving and sending telr
grams I" headquarters. AT this hour. / T. .
VI the water seems To be at a stand, and
will probably begin to recede to night.