The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-19

their pursuers dare not folloN. One y"rng-
ster, the other day, Informed us 1hal tres
well swamp rabbits are the SniarteS IA "rr
itiun," and that " they would maxi. faces
at you from beneath the cabbage leav..*."
A frame dwelling in course of c"nri rnc
tion, about mile from Wood Lawn, ON The
property owned by the late Jos. X. Thomas,
was totally destroyed hy tire, on Friday
night of last week. The property is owned
hy hy John ktilholtz, OF the Rising sum-
and was being rebuilt for him by Joseph
Richardson. The dwelling house on the
same prosperity was burned last Spring, II
then being owned by Charles Elton. There
WAS an insurance Of 1000 ON the house
The house WAS covered in and was ready
, for plastering
The model heater Of Eihtun is The inr-
( mace which gives warmth to the residence
Of E"nben Haine>, Esq, IN Main street
II Is vi the kind known as = The Favorite, v
made BY stephen Morris < Sons, "f lhiii-
Gclphia All the latest Improvements are
here combined forming aS complete 4 house
warmer As can he desired. The outside Of
the furnace is ta>tilv calcine'i and the pipes
! painted, giving it instead of the usual dark
and sInutty look Il light and attractive ap-
| nearance Mr.. II. Justly values it highly,
! often declaring that he would moi he in
/ duced to part with IT.
/ A new and novel mode Of capturinG q
1 n rIis =
neiehhorhood recently. Nh Lake ';"od-
wear and his son We're ont ut night with Il
E lantern in search Of Il horse which had
+ Sirayrd away from hcmc. in crossing :.
cripple, the lad heard close beside him the
: startled clucking Of quail. He turned the
light of the lantern upon the spot and dis
covered bevy of these birds hudtlled to-
rether roosting. He sat down his lantern
and threw himself upon them and succeed
ed in capturing two Of the company, one IN
each hand. He has the birds i'll Il coop,
where he proposes to keep them until spring.
! The fish culture fever. which took hold
I OF n number of our citizens some time ago,
/ and from which so much was expected,
as good a time as any other to revive it and
+ it is not vet too late TO take advantage of
the offer of Thomas Hughlett, Esq, Fish
: Commissioner, OF Easton. Mr.. II. will
send to any one applying ior them fifty
young German scale carp, provided the aI'-
! plirant will place them i'll = proper propa-
eating pond or other water. These fish
have been proved to be the most suitable
for the climate nf the Peninsula. They are
very prolific and a fine food fish. almost
equaling trout for the table. The business
could he made a profitable one here no
doubt.
The indefatigahle nome cle plume, . Tan
.chicanah CDR. c. +. Dickson), whose name
appeared in our columns when cn ront' to
the Yorktown Centennial, was in town
this week. He was on his way TO Phladel-
phia with a bundle Of sketches. He says
that the Centennial was well represented.
He represents matters as favorable, and
says that the prospects for wheat are the
best in Maryland of any he has seen since
leaving the West. The mines of iron are
turning out fair percentage i'll quantity a.
we'll as quality: the kinds he has seen are
Eernatite and specular. He visited the TEN
pie creek and also the famous aiines, in Nir,
ginia, of Mr.. Geo. =. Whitaker, OF Priu,
cipio He is considered among the subStau,
tial irondealcrs of this section, and his pig,
sneak for themselves