The Cecil Whig., 1881-09-10
CECILTON ITEMS.
DEATHS.

DEAllS.
Mr.. Noble, bridge tender at Bohemia
Bridge died on the End instant, after an
illness of years, but not confined to bed.
Cecil Slaughter died some days ago
There We're three deaths in Sassafras
Neck and on the Ericsson line. First,
Il young lady, sister-in-law to Mr.. John
WigginS. purSer of the steamer II. l..
Gn~. Second. a deck hand on board the
E2iz"beH, supposed to have fell asleep
and fell overheard. while lying at the
Pratt street wharf, Baltimore. ThirG,
an old servant. Mike. employed on the
steamer Il. Wiling. died from a fever.
TRIr To THE SEASIDE.
Mr.. ]. Megill has made trip to At
lantic City the present week and comes
bacr: very much gratified with his visit.
are of some account this season. learn
; that the shipments run from 300 to 700
baskets per day. J. F. Wilson is the
heaviest shipper. He has shipped about
1000 baskets to date. J. Reyhold is
next. about 800 baskets. Peaches are
very fine and bring good prices. The
peach season is now half over. about
5000 baskets having been shipped from
Reybold's Wharf. Among other ship
pers than those just named are y. f.
Davidson. who has shipped about 500
baskets: VIM. p. Rowan. on the Harlan
and Hollingsworth farm, has been deliv-
ering. at Middletown, between 300 and
400 baskets per day for the past two
: 'ThnSa s,1l OF: > Ia, .l-
to the Smyrna canning establishments.
From the Grove Point farm. the Messrs.
Richards shipped in seven days about
1000 worth of peaches. Smaller quan-
titles, ranging from ) to 40 baskets per
day. have been shipped from Reybolds 5
. Wharf by Joseph Megill, VIM. II. Emer-
son, VIM. II. Emerson. JI., John Lowry,
VIM. Cavender, w. Ward. L. p. L.ushy,
William Dushane, Alfred Dushape, and
others, embracing in all about forty ship
pers. The shipments will continue until
the close of september from Reynolds S
Wharf, during which time probably 1000
/ baskets more will be shipped, making n
possible total of 1000 baskets shipped
from this point, against 1000 shipped
during the season of 1880. In seasons of
the greatest production heretatnre, he
tween 300,000 and 400. 900 baskets have
| been sent to market from Reyhold' S
Wharf, While the average production
in this section of the county is but a
| fraction of what it has been in previous
seasons yet those that have peaches have
realized the most remunerativc prices. as
high as 81 having been received for some
and none having been sold lower than
$l.25 per basket.
TOMATOEa.
Mr.. John Rowan, of iaierees Neck, has
| a iiye-apre iiea of tomatoes, which prou,-
ises to give him a better income. above
expense and labor than would any other
Drop,
PIC NC.
| The Sabbath School of ST. Paul's VI.
f. Church held picnic in the lawn of
Mr.. John Rowan, on the 1st instant. IL
was very enjoyable occasi..E
SCHOOLS.
Tine schools in this section have begun:
most of them under the instruction of
the same teachers as last year. Mr., Il.
Tammany and Miss Ella NJ Staata nave
returned to the village school and we ex-
pect their VISUAL good work will be con-
tinTeiI
THE CORN CROP
is much damaged by the dronth. and the
farmers are cutting it up much earlier
than usual.
NEW MERCHANT.
1t is reported that Mr.. Bea-ton. wha
formerly had a store .% this burg, but
who has AeeII fs,i ii...ls; Geo.l.t!y. j, 10 re-
turn, anu "ren the store lately occupied
by }. NJ. Ernest. Competition is the life
Of trade.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
\ branch photograph saloon has just
been wheeled into town and taken p&si-
ton near the VI. +. Church,.