The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-08-19


had fallen overheard and was f,>' IL the
mad, holding her beyond h~r COVER 10
move. After lifting her anchor she rnwed
Off g,ily enough.
The morning Philadelphia papers on
Saturday last, consigned TO Mr.. Joseph
Hinchlitft, newsdeaer of this place, met
with Il serious accident. When thrown
from the baggage car of the express, the
package fell beneath the whe, Is and badly
mHtilated, it landed upon the north hon:la
track aud Ia finish the job another express
passed At that moment, which cut up what
ever ha., been left whole by the first one.
The package contained bet tween one and two
hundred ttaiiieS
On Thursday evening. Sheriff Dun
bar, received a summons from the author
tiles of Woodl,w camp meeting to come
over there at once, as they anticipated
trouble from a lawlesS band of lowlieS,
who were on the ground. The Sheriff,
accompanied by Mr.. f. w. Jannev, as
special officer, drove over to the camp and
remained until it broke on Friday morn
ing, but no disturbance OF any moment
took place and no arrests were made.
The County Commits toner's having been
notified that the bridge across the Sassairas
river, connecting this and Kent counties
was in Il critical condition needing immedi-
ate attention, proceeded in a body to that
nojnt M run:Iny m tbn
of repairs necessary. The condition of the
bridge was found to he better than repre-
scented though it is by no means in first class
order. The repairs necessary We're noted
and will be made at once. This bridge is
sustained by tine Two counties, Cecil and
Kent jointly, though our neghbors do not
seen To take Is great interest in il. ;ts is cx-
hibted by the residents of Cecil.
Register of Voters Frazer, has been
engaged during the week making record
of the names of citizens applying 10 be
enrolled as voters i'll this district. On
Monday, at Cherry Hill, twelve names
were entered. On Tuesday. at New
Leeds, twcnty-one were enrolled; and on
Wednesday and Thursday, at this place,
seventy-tive names were entered--thirty-
seven on each day. Averaging yesterday
and to-day at the same. the total added
to the $50 previously registered gives
grand total to date of 122 for the two
sittings. The next sitting will be in Sep
TENDER.
The statement that Mr.. David Hart
nett, of this town, lost his watch ON the
Cape May excursion, ON Wednesday Of last
week, was incorrect. Mr. Hartnett did not
lose his watch. The report arose from an
incident which occurred upon the day nam
ed. y gentleman in company with Mr..
Hartnett dropped his time piece the picking
up by this party of his watch Gas he did it
hurriedly and then moved otf) was mis-.
taken by those who witnessed it for the lar
ceny of the watch of Mr. Hartnett The
latter gentleman says he still has as many
watches as he ever had, the report Of his
loss of one to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
The difference between the appearance
of our harbor now, and what it was ten
years ago, or before any Improvement was
made in the channel below, is very marked.
Then only an occasional oyster pungy could
be seen at our wharves ami they could come
up, only on high water. Now it is 40 mn
usual thing to see three or four large Schoon-
ers-carrying as much as one hundred, and
fifty tons each-and as many harges of from
one hundred to one hundred and twenty
tons burden cach disciiarging III the same
time. Let those croakerS Who pooh pooh
the work of opening up the channel Of the
river as \ matter ct no account and Il Use
less waste OF money, carry this picture in
their minds eye for while.
Mr. James Cannon, in returning from
the raea on Monday, at Homework Park,
driving the victorious horse Mr.. Towards
Phoebe, met with ali accident, by which he
was considerably hurt White coming down
North street the horse frightened aud ;.assed
RAPIDLY down around the corner of Nlaiu
stree,, towards his stables at the west end,
the light s,iixs bouncing as though made of
india rubber. Mr.. cs2aon managed to re-
tain his seat until he reached "a. corner of
Bridge street, where the reins parted aud he
fell backward from the vehicle. He was
picaaI mp and carried into an adjacent
dwelling Aal DIR. Ellis attended his hurts.
The horse ran .t cut Main street towards
Little Elk, where lie was captured. The
suiky was upset and considerably broken.
f. y. Ellis, Esq, agent for the fatr....s
Mutual Insurance Company, of Wilmington
bet laS within Il few weeks past paid over
TO forih-. policy holders in the company,
whose policies i,.>.l .4nsed, over six hundred
dollars made up OF s;..asi balances of the
unused portion of premiums paid ~ tlem
while insured i'll the company. Among tic
checks received by him were several for
persons long since dead, but who at one time
during tt-sif lives had been members of the
company. 4si--aHg cases of this kind we
noted the following. For the old firm of
Rossell Il Hines OF this tow. which went
out of existence i'll 1869 or isG. d 2i,A.s- vas
received. One was also received draws he
Oiskar of John Wroth, of the First district.
who atal some time ago. The checks rang
ed ia als:s-IGt from fifty cents mp to seventy
eight dollars. Dnl ~ one reached that
amount. The gte.. bulk Of them being for
sums Of absut five d0,!as.,
The white bronze monu,,ieHt, ,..v...i.,
erected in the Presbyterian Cemetery by
Messrs. Duyckinck n Co., of Kissing Sun
to the memory of the late Joseph Wallace
and wife and family, is by loug odds, to our
taste, the handsoiae&t piece of work in the
enclosure. 1t is Of d gtagi&I, or light slate
color and shows very al.sa.sasspusly
among the numerous white spires :. c.. LII
it. The monument standing upon a granite
base is about eighteen feet in height, three
and 4 half feet square at the base and hand
somely ornameutea With appropriate work
On he north face Of the Vase IS iba follow
ing inscription: ain memory of yr. ) ese.i.
Wallace, L. S. n. born, 49,; died, Sep
tember 18th, 1872 The West f;.ae is in.
ser:bed in memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Wal
lace, u idOw of the doctor, and the south in
memory Sf Mrs. Mary c. Ward, Il daughter
of the two hsgt named. Upon each face,
on the extreme iGwar side thereof, is cut in
large letters the naMe " Wallace" Alto
gether 1T Is AS handsome = iat;.& IT work as
can be seen anywhere.
A Lively Walk
Williaoi Campbell, of Pennington, made
u wager last week, that he could make the
iii stapra frn,n E,r;.,iuutnu to Port n..no.;,