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NOTICES..
NOTICE.

RI L. Thomas and
r. l.. Thomas, ohm
James and l.. W.
Thomas, ira ng
under the name and
finn Off. L. Thomas In Circuit Court
| X Co. for Cecil county
VS.. In ckanccry.
James B. Hitchcock March 23rd, 1860
| and wife, John X.
Bristow and wife,
George W. fitch
cock, r nth Ann
II i C j c C k and
others.
TNIIE Object of this suit is to procure a
l. Dccice for the sale of certain Real
Estate in Cecil county.
The Bill states that William Hitchcock
late of said county, WAS in his life time seized
and possessed of a tract Of land in Elk Neck
called :. Hitchcock S Choice,'' and being so
seized, died in the year 1912, interstate,
leaving the following children and hcirs-at :
law, viz: Julia, intcrmsrred with James
Alexander; Isaac Hitchcock Ann, inter-
married with Henry Keatlcy Elisha J..
Hitchcock; Rachel, intcrmarricd with An
drew Stalcup; William Hitchcock Hannah
intermarricd with Edward Alexander !;
Robert j. Hitchcock, and Nicholas Hitch
cock. That in 1Sl3-lI, Robert j. Hitch
cock, James Alexander and Julia, his wife,
Edward Alexander and Hannah, his wife,
and Nicholas Hitchcock, conveyed all their
undivided interest in said tract of land to
Elisha j. Hitchcock, and that afterwards
William Hitchcock and Isaac Hitchcock died
unmarried and intestate
The Bill further states that the said Elisha
J. Hitchcock departed this life in June, 1857
interstate, seized and possessed as aforesaid
of Il certain undivided interest in &c Hitch
cocks Choice,' and indebted unto the COM
plainants in this case, and divers other per-
sons in large sums Of money, and leaving
numerous children and hcirs.atlaw. And
that Moses Dean and Julia. his wife James
W. Alexander and his wife; George W.
Alexander and his wife, Robert Alexander
aud his wife William Keatley and his wife !
Henry keatley and his wife Eliza A. Stall
cup, Samuel Stacup, Joshua Stacup, Ben
jamiE Stalcnp, John Stalcup, j oslua Stalcup
and wife, Joseph Ncwson and Emily, his
wife Rebecca Hyatt, John Hyatt, George
Hyatt, Rachel Hyatt, Rcbecca Alexander,
Robert j. Hitchcock and Rachel, his wife
Margaret Hitchcock, Laura Hitchcock. Sam
uel Hitchcock. james Hitchcock and Thomas
Hitchcock and wife, are non-residents of
Maryland, and that the hers-at- law of Will
liam Alexander, deceased, and the heirs-at
law of Justus Alexander, deceased, and the
heirs-at-law of James Stalcup, deceased,
and the heirs at-law of Nicholas Hitchcock,
deceased, are unknown.
1t is thcrcupon adjudged and ordered that
the compliments, by causing a copy of this
order to be inserted in some newspaper pub
lShed at Elkton, once week for four sue
cessvc weeks before the twenty fourth day
of April, next, give notice to the said absent
and unknown defendants of the object and
substance Of this Bill, and warn them to
appear in this court in person or by solicitor,
on or before the twenty-siXth day of July,
next, to answer the premises and show cause, ,
if any they have, why decree ought not to
pass as prayed.
W. II. RICKETTS,,
True copy; test, Clerk.
W. II. RICKETTS,.
Mar 81, 1SGO-lm. Clerk.
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CHARLES BURGESS, }
JOSEPH BALANCE, {
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Executors Of Daniel Burgess, ,
Mar "A, lS6O.-6w.

FIlS is to give notice, that the subscriber
L. OF Cecil county, hath obtained from the
Orphans Court of said county, letters of
Administration on the personal estate Of
George W. Williams, late of said county,
deceased. All persons having claims against
the said deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibited the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated, on or the 2Slh
day Of February, 1861 they may otherwise,
by law, be excluded from all benefit Of said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to made immediate payment
to the subscriber. Given under my hand
this 10th day OF March. 1860.
JOHN r. PRICE,
Administrator Of George W. Williams, deed
Test-JAs. McCAuLEY, Reg.
Mar 10. 1SitO-GM.
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NOl'Il,E

rs hereby given to the creditors, cndorscrs
i and sureties of Samuel Reed, that he hath
made application for the benefit OF the insol-
vent laws of Maryland, and that the third
Wednesday, after the third Monday of July,
next, being the third day of the next July
Term of the Circuit Court for Cecil county,
hath been set apart and fixed upon for the
final hearing in his case at which time and
place, his creditors, endorscrs and sureties
may attend and show cause, if any they have,
why final discharge shall not be granted
said debtor.
W. II. RICKETTS,, Clerk
Circuit Court for Cecil county.
Mar n, lS60-3m.
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SHERJFF"S SALE,

DY virtue of "A writ Of Venditioni Exponas,
ID issued ont of tie Circuit Court for Cecil
county, to me directed, | will sell ut Public
Sale, at the Court House door, in Elkton, on
TUESDAY, the 10Th dag Of Apl'l, 1860,
for cash, the following described Real estates
All the right, title. claim. interest and estate.
at law and in equity, OF John W. Oldham, in
and to all that Piece, Parcel or Tract Of land
wherein the said John W. Oldham now
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NOTICES..
EXAMINERS NOTICE.

TIE undersigned, by virtue of a Commits
sion TO them issued by the County Commits
sioncrs of Cecil county, under date of the 18th
day of March, inst, appointing them Exam
liners, 10 view and determine the propriety Of
Altering the road leading from Eleanor Por-
tiers to kidd's Purchase, said alteration to
commence at, or near the lard of John s.
Everist and to run along the division line
between T. NJ. Rawlings and George shannon
until it interscctS the road Leading from Kidd
Purchase to Battle Swamp; hereby give notice
that they will meet at the place designated as
the commencement of the proposed alteration
on TUESDAY, the 9th day Of April, next, at
10 clock, A II, to proceed to the discharge
OF the duty assigned them.
CORBIN COOLEY,
SAMUEL GAY,
SAMUEL uASSON,
March 24th 1860 5w. Examiners.
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microscopes.

WE are continually receiving additions to our
w stock of Stcreoscop;c Views and Instruments
from the cheapest to the finest grades We have
taken much pains to select personally from reliable
sources and entirely confident that we are
selling Mt quite as low rates as the houses Of
the larger cities. We say therefore. try us.
j. r. HEALD,
AN Market street,
Mar q, 1850. Wilmington, Del.
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NOI'ICE

Samuel r. Wills lin Circuit Court
vs.. for Cecil county.
Samuel Whitclock, ct al. In chancery.
NARCU 18Th, 1860 .-Oricred, that the
INI sale made and reported by W. p.
Ewing, Trustee appointed to make sale of
the Real Estate in the proceedings in this
cause mentioned, be ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary be shown on or
before the twcnty-siNth day Of May, next !;
provided, a copy Of this order be inserted in
some newspaper published at Elkton, once Il
week for one month, pre- vious to the twenty
fifth day Of April, next.
The Report states the amount of sales to
be 500 90. W. ii. RICKETTS,,
True copy; test, Clerk.
W. II. RICKETTS,,
Mar "a, 1sG0-lm. Clerk.
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II Acres, more or less,

situate, lying and being in the 9th Election
District Of Cecil county, and more palticu-
larly described in II deed from james Evans,
dated md Of April, 1888, recorded in lihcr
II. II. NJ, No. ), folio All, one Of the Land
Record Books Of Cecil county.
Sale to commence ut o'clock p. NJ.
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Dissolution of Partnership.

TIME Partnership heretofore existing
4 between the subscribers, trading under
the firm Of Ilaines Il Ireland, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent. c. II. Iaines
is alone authorised to settle the affairs of the
firm. CHARLES Fl. HAINES,
JOHN M. IRELAND.
Brick Nee ting House, March 18th, 1850:
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
THIS is to give notice. that the subscribers
l. Of Cecil county, have obtained from the
Orphans Court Of said county, letters tesla
mcntary on the personal estate Of Daniel
Burgess, late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereofduly anthem
ticated, on or before the 10th day Of March,
1861; they may otherwise, by law, be cX-
cludcd from all benefit of said estate. All
persons indebted to said estate are req uestcd
to make immediate payment to the sub
scribers. Given under our hands this 2fth
day Of March, 1860.
CHARLES BURGESS,
JOSEPH BALANCE,
Executors of Daniel Burgess, decd.
Mar u 1880 --6w
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NOTICE TO
Collectors and Owners OF Dogs.

VO1ItCtOTS and UWHtFS OF UOSS.
m Office is hereby given to Collectors
~ and to Owners ofDogs, that all the dogs
in the several Districts shall be assessed for
in the year 1860, under the "Act Taxing Dogs
for the Protection Of Sheep" between the
10Th day of March and the 9th day of June,
in said year, and the owner of every dog
assessed between those dates shall be held
accountable for the tax assessed to him or
her, whether he, or she, shall afterwards
part with the dog or not.
And the assessment Of the dogs in the
county, as taken by the several collectors,
shall be returned BY them to the office of
the County Commissioners, on or before the
9th day Of J une, next. BY Order.
JAS. S. CRAWFORD, Clerk
County Commissioners Of Cecil county.
Mar II, lo60--5w
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DIED. In the Court House, in this town,
on Tuesday night last, after several months
of declining, Caused by a lack Of military
spirit in Easton the "Smallwood Guards
their birth dating just prior to the "niggcr
instruction. numbering about As members,
but at the time of its drceaSc had grown down
10 about 10 Ension Gazette.
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ORPHANS, COURT.

TNHE STATED MEETINGS of the Or
l. phans' Court Of Cecil county will be
he Id on the Second TUESDAY in every
month. Executors, Administrators and
Guardians, wanting their accounts stated,
will please bring in the vouchers a few days
before Court. JAMES McCAULEY,
July Il, 1858. Register.
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French, Bllck Meeting House, on
1hwsday, The 29A day Of March, 1860,
the following Personal Property:
~ pair of Mules. Horse, rsZ77--,s
' Cows, head Of othcr~Ns.sh
Gsh.sLL Cattle, l Road Wagon, W
Market Wagon, l Carriage, corn Dill,
Wagon, carriage and pillow harness, and lot
of other Farming Utensils, late the property
Of the said John W. oldham, and taken in
execution at the suit Of John Mauldin. and
will be sold for cash, to satisfy salt writ and
cost.
DJ-Salc to commence at O'Clock p. NJ,
Sale Positive. BARCLAY REYNOLDS,
Elkton, Mar II, 1860. Ex-Shcriff.
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NOTICE..

DERSONS Indebted to the late firm of
L ALDRIDGE Il co. will please make
payment to CANTWELL Il EDER, who are
authorised TO receive and receipt for money,
in the name of the firm.
FREDUS ALDRIDGE,
JOS. p. CANTWELL,
Elkton, July 16, lo5p.-tf.
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CONTINUATION.

The subscriber having purchased the
Stock Of STORE GOODS, of the late firm
Of Haincs 4 Ireland, will continue the bust
ness at the old stand, and is now laying in
a Large and Varied Assortment of New and
Fashionable Goods, to which he asks the
attention of his friends and the public gen.
orally, and solcts their patronage.
JOHN M. IRELAND.
Brick Meeting House, Mar II, lS60-6w
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NOTICE.

Cecil BANK,
Port Deposit, Mar. II, 1860. {
TyHE Annual Election Tor Nine Directors
l. of the Cecil Bank. to serve for the ensn-
ing year, will be held at the Bank, on the
First Monday in May, next, between the
hours of l | and u O'Clock A. NJ.
TItOS. G. BOND,
Mar II, 1S60-tm. Cashier.
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REAL ESTATE.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A
HOUSE AND LOT.

TRUSTEES SALE OF A
HOUSE AND LOT.
On Main Street, IN the Torn Of Elkton,
CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND.
DY virtue of a Decree of the Circuit Court
ID for Cecil county, in chanccry, the under
signed as Trus.cc, will offer at Public Sale,
at the Hotel Of james B. Wells, in Elkton, on
TUESDAY. the l0h day of April. 1850,
After the adjournment OF Court, House
and Lot, on Main Street, oppc- ~-&S
size The Fountain Hotel. The I.&
Lot contains lO4 SQUARE a iiiM
PERCllES, and is the same Es .asgssxSaiS
Lot which was conveyed by the resident
and Directors Of the Elkton Bank to Robert
Smith, by deed dated March 10Th, 1899,
recorded in Libcr j. S., No. y, folio 50, one
OF the Land Records OF Cecil county. There
are npon the lot,
FR.f.NE DVELLI,NGS.
The location is one of the best in the town
for business, and the attention Of persons
who may wish good business stand on the
principal street in Elkton, is especially called
to this property.
TERMS OF SALE :-Onc-third of the
purchase money cash; one-thiid in four
months, and the remaining third in s months
from the day Of sale credit payments to
bear interest, and to be secured by approved
\ otes or Bonds.
ALEXANDER EVANS,
Elkton, Mar Il. 1860. Trustee.
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ELKTON and CAMBRIDGE
MAIL AND PASSENGER LINE.

MAIL AND PASSENGER LINE.
ON and after the lst of July, 1856. ths
" Subscribers become the proprietors of
the Elkton and Cambridge Line OF Mail and
Passenger Coaches.
The coaches leave Eliton Daily (Sundays
exCepted,) and stop on their way down the
Shores at tie following points:
CHESAPEAKE CITY, CIIESTERTOWN.
WARWICK, CHURCH HILL,
I'D. of SASSAFRAS, CENTREVILLE,
GEO. 4. ER0ADS, WYE MILLS,
HARMONY, EASTUN,
URlENlLL, CAMBRIDGE
On their return the coaches arrive at Elk
ton at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, in time for passeh
gers to take the ca rs for either city.
G-They will also run a daily branch line
from Middlctown, Del. to connect with the
main line at Chestcrtown, going and returns
ing the same day and reaching MiddIetown
in time for the & O'Clock, morning train of
cars. JOSEPH WELLS 4 co.
June %, 1856.
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MARY A. LOGAN.
FOUNTAIN HOTEL,

JAMES B. WELLS, proprietor of the above.
Hotel, respectfully informs his friends and the
public generally, that he will accommodate
his visitors during the April Court, at IS
cents per day, or 25 cents per meal.
March 24th, 1860.
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"Kcep it Before the People >

''Kcep it Before the PcOplc.''
Keep il before the people,"
To be seen by every eye,
That the people must have CLOTHING;
They must either make or bay.
And as most of them must purchase,
''ris IMPORTANT they should know
Where the best is kept on hand,
To be sod at prices low.
Keep it before The people,
Tha: at LEFFMASNs CLOTHING STORE
Is Inc place to purchase Clothing
AT prices cheaper than before
70 Call at LEFFMANS's NEw-YoRK CLoTnIxG
STORE. Opposite the Fountain iIotelD ELKTON
Md, before purchasing elsewhere.
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Van HaaGcn s. MCKcOne's
Oriental Defensive SOAP.

nNE Pound of this celebrated Washing
~ Soap will go as far as Three Pounds OF
common Resin Soap. 1t saves half the time
and labor; clothes need no boiling or rub.
bing on q washboard, and it is warranted to
give entire satisfaction, or the money will be
refunded.
VAN IIAAGEN Il McKEONE'S
" No. SOAP,'' for Scrubbing and Rough
Washing, Extra Pale,' and Chemical
Olive Soaps, for general house use, are
superior to any other similar Soaps to be
found in the U. S.
Our prices will be found lower than those
of any other Manufacturers in the country.
Circulars and other information fucnishe d
by addressing the Sole Agents.
THAN u McKEONE,
No. % and "a South Wharves.
Mar TO- lS60--3m. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
for Cecil county IN Chancerv. the undersigned
trustee will oftrr at Public Sale at the Court
House door in the town Of Elkton. on
TUESDAY, the 10Th dag Of Aprii, 1860,
OF o'clock. p. NJ, all that LOT OF LAND
at Huntsville. Cccl county, Maryland. where
of Ephraim G. Hopkins, died seized, and
which contains
Acres and 24 Square Perchcs,
more or less. 1t adjoins the lands Of Joseph
B Fryer, Stephen Reynolds. and others. and
is in a high state ofculivation, and is divided
into three lots by substantial fencing. 1t is
located in hcathful neighborhood. and is
convenient to Church. School, Sure, Mill and
Post Office.
E-~S The Improvements thereon,
GsS!!. 4 consist of a large two story
RaiiisI BRICK DWELLING, contain
61sst " go ing six rooms an attic and a
cellar. Also, FRAME BUILDING attached,
an excellent Stable, an Ice House, and other
necessary outbuildings. There is a Well OF
good water with pump therein, convenient to
the door, and NUMBER oc Fruit Trees, OF
various kinds on the premises.
1ERMS. Que half the purchase money to
be paid in cash ON the day Of sale, or on the
other half. with interest thereon from the day
of sale to be paid at the end of six months
from the said day of sale. The credit pay
ments to be secured by the bond Of the pur
chaser with approved security.
JOHN A. J. CRES WELL,
Elkton, Mar. II, 1860 is. Trustee.
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Also, by virtue of the same writ, I will sell
at Public Sale, at the Hotel of Ben amin
French, Brick Meeting House, on
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nor Statesmen, Judges Editors. Physicians of
L the Oldest schools rs well rs new, give it their
unqualified sanction, and recommend it for all
eases of eruptions. and diseases of the scalp and
brain but all who have used it unite in testifying
that it will preserve the hair from being gray. and
tlom falling to any age, as well restore. Read
the following -
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James B. Hitchcock
and wife, John X.
BriStow and wife.
George W. Hitch
cock, II nth Ann
II i t C j c oc k and
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Gus PRovNd.-on Friday large number Of
cannon east at the Fort Pitt works previous to the
destruction Of the old works by fire, were proved
under the inspection of Iient. Boggs, at the new
proving ground, on the right bank Of the Allegheny
river, nearly opposite Tarentum. Twenty-tour of
the guns were al pr. howt2ers, caErying six.inch
ball. and eight ~ pr columbiads, and all stood the
test Of firing as completely as that Ct measurement
Some curious Illustrations of the force and rapid
flight Of the balls were observed in the firing. Two
| Of the balls ranging rather low, passed shrough
worm fence, u one of them cut out it, width from
she rail next the top. without moving it from It's
| place, although merely kept in position BY the
ends Of two adjoining rails, and the other sheared
on The end Of d rail, dropping it without AtIag il
ont sc place. One Of the howitzers was fired at
large sycamore tree. and It was supposed the shot
| bad missed, rs the tree gave no indications Of
I having heea hit. Twas afterwards brought down
BY tRainng two of the 64lpoanders on it at the
same time. when wasfound that the sixineh bali,
fired with the tight gun charge had passed entirely
/ through the tree and knocked down another suaif
tree in range at acme distance back. One OF the
sixfyf0nr pound eight neh) balls had also passed
right through the eeater OF the tree and the other
cut out its width on one side IPittsburg Dispatch.