The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-31
Port DeDOSit Rocks.

The funeral of Prof S. +. Lakeland
Tuesday afternoon was largely attend
died.
About Is RATS of square timber have
been received here in the last three days
from the bpper Susquehanna.
The Port Deposit Call made its first
appearance, last Thursday. The Call is
gotten up neatly and is newsy, and the
editor deserves much credit for the en-
terprise.
Clark Broughton died at his home,
near Port Deposit, Wednesday morning,
after protracted illness, aged about 63
the of the Oldest aud best known Cecil
county families.
The residence of David Brown, at
Porter's bridge, about five miles north of
Port Deposit, was entered by burglars
on Monday night by forcing open a
shutter. Mr.. Brown heard them and
came downstairs with his gun, and they
escaped.
Nathan Mccullough, a much respected
citizen of the neighborhood of Wood
lawn, died on Tuesday of last week, of
cancer of the stomach. His remains
were inferred at IIopewell, on Friday.
The funeral service was conducted by
Rev. John Squier.
The Newark and Perryville accomoda-
tion train, on the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad, ran into a
drove of cattle near Principe, Wednes-
day morning, killing three and badly
eriFpling two valuable cows belonging
to Mr.. George p. Whitaker, of Principe
Furnac,. The accident was due to the
fog, which was dense. There was no
damage to the train and but little deten-
ton.
Extra Alb, through freight from Col
umbia on the Columbia and Port De-
posit railroad, ran into the rear of
freight train standing on the main track
at Octoraro Junction at II o'clock last
Monday morning. The cabin car and
one empty Car were demolished, two cars
were wrecked and number of loaded
ones were damaged. Engineer Vein and
Fireman Cox, of Engine 413, jumped
from the cab of the engine before the
collision. All trains were delayed.
Prof. s. F. Lakeland died last Satur-
day night at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
Mary McMullen, near Post Deposit, from
consumption, aged 26 years. Deceased
was son of Thomas Lakeland, a promi-
nent citizen of Cecil county, and had
many friends here and in Baltimore,
where he was engaged for several years
as professor of bookkeeping in Bryant &
Stratton's Business College. An attack
of pneumonia year ago left him in very
delicate health, snd his death Saturday
night resulted from a hemorrhage.
Two colored men working for Mr..
| William Foster, on his farm near Wood
lawn camp ground, took double bar
rel shot gun with them in the morning
to shoot rabbit. They forgot all about
the gun and loaded the wagon with DO
tatoes, in bags, and when about to start
home it occurred to them that the gun
was in the bottom of the wagor. They
found the gun and in pulling it out by
the muzzle, the hammer caught and
snapped, and exploded the cap, sending
the load through the colored mans arm
and grazing the head of the other, who
tumbled out of the wagon from pure
fright.
On Wednesday of last week some OF
the b. & o. bridge men went out in the
afternoon to shoot at marks. They
had revolving ritles-lifteen shooters
Some young men were playing croquet
at Mr. Winchester's. near Frenchtown,
and about half mile away from where
the men were shooting at targets. Will
mer johnson was about to strike Gro
quet ball when a bullet pierced his left
arm, going in above the wrist and lodg
ing in the fleshy part of the hand. An
other young man felt bullet pass neal
his head. The shooters were warned OF
the damage they were doing and ceased