The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-15
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of Local and General Interest Clean
eI From Our

Items of Local and General Interest Clean
ed From Our Exchanges.
Csntreville, Nd, now has populaticn II
of All, and with Centrevile Landing,
Of ,577. This is an increase of 81 per
cent. since 1880.
Onancock and Accomac precincts of
the Third district, Accomac county, Va,
gave large majority for the prohibition
of the sale of liquor. The colored voters
unexpectedly supported the measure.
''Fanny W." and Frank" two PROM
ising trotting horses, owned by Mr.
Frank Wilkins and DR.. Wesley Cooper,
of Chestertown, have been sold as pair
to the sheriff of New Castle, Delaware,
for $50.
There is rumor that negotiations are
going on looking to the purchase of tic
railroad running from Bombay Hook to
Chestertown by the Pennsylvania road,
in which event it may be extended 10
Colchester beach.
1t is reported that the wife of James
Cecil, farmer of near Centfeville, Queen
Anne's county, has eloped with Heze-
kiah Dill, neighboring farmer, and that
she took $3.50 of her husbands money
along. Dill left wife. The couple are
said to have gone to Philadelphia. Mrs.
Cecil is about thirty years of age, which
is Dill's age.
1t is said that the voice and manner of
preaching of the Rev. Charles Hill and
his son Charles, resemble each other so
closely that an old member Of the church
in Elkton, who had not his spectacles,
listened to the latter preach on the even
ing of the 10Th ult., and left the edifice
under the impression that he had heard
another excellent sermon from the Pre-
siding Elder Wilmington Republican,.
| THREE ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE.
A man at Cabin Creek, Dorchester
county, who used to keep store at that
place, tried three times to kill himself
last Saturday morning and after all final
ly failed. 1t is said he had been drink
ing heavily of Salisbury whiskey, and
returned from that town on Friday night
IN an intoxicated condition. Saturday
morning he felt like killing himself This
he proceeded to attempt TO do, first with
a razor, when his wife interfered and
took the razor away from him. He then
went up stairs and tried to shoot himself,
but failed again. The barn loft was
sought next and rope was about to lie
employed to do the fatal work, when he
was again toiled by a man on the place.
-Cambrldge ChronicIe.
MORE FUNDS WANTED FOR TALBOT FAIR.
The amount required to make the Tai
bot county fair an assured fact has not
yet been raised, and some of the promo
ters appear to be Respondent, judging
from the following address which has
been published in the county papers:
"To the Farmers and Other Citizers
OF Talbot County: Whereas, after sew
eral months of thorough canvassiug for
subscriptions to the stock of the propos-
ed Fair Grounds, it has been found at a
meeting held this day (May 4th) that
there was lacking some $4,000 to COM
plete the amount agreed upon, it was re-
solved that notice of this deficiency be
given through the county papers, and
that unless greater interest be manifested
throughout the county by more general
subscriptions, making up the required
amount of 1000, and by fuller at
tendance at the meetings, it would be
inexpedient to continue the efforts to
hold fair this year."
| A CHESAPEAKE CITY GIRLS MAY-DAY.
The Middletown correspondent of the
Wilmington Ecery EcenjRg gives the fol-
lowing description of how a Delaware
gallant got Cecil girl in bad plight:
"The May-day trip taken by VIM. II.
Houston, one of our prominent citizens
was by no means pleasant one, especi-
ally was it unpleasant for the lady, a Miss
Brown, who accompanied him. Early in
the afternoon Mr.. Houston harnessed his
gray mare 'Lillie" to the carriage for the
purpose of conveying Miss Brown to her
home in Chesapeake City, Md. Ali went
well until Back Creek was reached, there
some repairs were being made to bridge,
"Llllie's' many years experience with
broken bridges, &c., caused her to mis-
trust this particular one, and, when in
the act of putting her foot on the edge,
her mind suddenly changed and she be-
gan to back, at the same time endeavor-
ing to turn around. Each moment tie
carriage was nearing the creek. Mr..
Houston, with the agility of younger
man leaped from the carriage with the
intention of getting hold of the bride,
but one ilirt from the horse's head sent
him to the ground, and before he could
regain his feet the lady, carriage and
horse were in the creek. The water was
quite deep at the fatal point, and the
horse was trying to swim. Mr.. Houston
being unable to swim dared not plunge
in, even though all were lost. He, how
ever, began shouting to Miss Brown, WHO
was in great peril: Take the whip and
cut her. cut her cut her hard ~ Az
other instant and the carriage was over
turned, fortunately falling toward the
banks and putting Miss Brown in shall
low water, and saving her from drown
ing. After some difficulty and assistance
from laborers near by, the horse and car
riage was gotten out also. The baptized
party then finished their journey. Their
escape was miraculous, and if railing is
not put along the road at the scene of
the accident, we may yet record drown-
ing of more than one person."
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