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o. Among the matrimonial notices this
week is one announcing the marriage of Col
G. W. Purnell Smith, member of the House
Of Delegates from Worcester county, to Belle
N, daughter of the late Charles TrcicheI, NJ.
D., Of Philadelphia. The Colonel has thus
added another to the many distinguished
evidences hereafter given oi his unialtcrng
devotion to the Union cause.
We understand that the ceremony passed
off with great eclai. The Rector of ST.
Lukc's was assisted by Right Rev. John
Henry Hopkins, ID. d. l.. L. D., Bishop of
Vermont, and the Bride was given away by
Capt. W. p. q. Trcchel, U. S. A. The
Bridesmaids were Nj ISIS A. II. Trcichcl, Miss
Shaw and Miss Carson, of Germantown, and
Miss Kelly, Of Philadelphia. The Grooms-
men were p. g. Granger and Littleton B..
Purncll, Esqrs., of Mary land, S. G. Brinckle.
Esq. and Lieut.. c. Trcichel of Philadc lpha.
We must cordially congratulate Col. Smith
and his accomplished Bride upon this happy
event, and offer as our sentiment.
L" Marylan and Pennsylvania, side by side
geographically and matrimonially, may this
double connection prove
"A Union of hearts,
A Union Of hands,
And Union Of States none can scvcr.''
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Correspondence of The Cecil Wing.
LETTER FROM PERRYVILLE.

PERRYviLLE, Dec. 81, Gl.
MIR. EplrOR In looking over your very
interesting columns OF last week, noticed a
letter from Pcrlyvillc, describing some of the
Departments here, with their respective
heads, and at the same time emitting some
very important Departments. Although We
do not suppose it was through any di>rcspect
to the officers Of these Departments that they
were not mentioned, yet it seems strange they
were not noriccd.
Connected with the Qnartcrmastcr' Depart
mcnt here is quite branch of the Commits
saIy's Department., under the immediate
supervision Of Capt Grey, of volunteers, who
lately relieved Capt. Sawtcllc. This Depart
mcnt when looked into is very important
indeed cspeci tally when the different camps
are about out ofprovision. The issuing Clerk,
Mr.. Il. 9. Townsend, is u very efficient man
and is generally known throughout the
Department as superior person for the posi-
ton. The correspondent neglected to say
anything of tina Blacksmithing- you
arc well aware, is very important branch
when there are about sixteen thousand ami
mails to be shod and kept Shod, and twenty
five hundred wagons to be kept in repair. 1t
is interesting, indeed, to witness the process
of shoeing these animals. They are hoisted
from the ground in stocks and all the four feet
of the animal strapped to posts of convenient
highth when four men work at each animal,
thereby shoeing from II to - each honr in
the day. There are about 45 men employed
under the immediate direction Of Mr.. w. ii.
Trinnick, of Philadelphia.
The saddlrry is another important item ;
where from - 600 to 5000 sets of harness
are to be kept in good order. This Depart
mcnt is supervised by Mr.. Mcintosh, also Of
Philadelphia.
Judging from the amount of forage on hand
here, and the amount daily consumed here,
the purchases must have amounted to at least
fifty thousand tons of hay and not less than
two hundred and fifty thousand bushels OF
grain l learn from Mr.. Jones, the agent
here, that the issues are about one hundred
tons of hay and three thousand bushels of
grain daily. In consequence of this amount
Of forage on hand, Capt. Sawtcllc has Lately
purchased steam fire Engine, which is at
the service of the Government in case fire
should break out
would not forget in connection with your
correspondent 4" 1chabod - to notice the
Inequalities Of the Union Club. l have had
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jewel To speak of our educational depart.
ment would be to speak OF a we'll regulated
system in point of legislation and iiicicrt
executors or administrators Ci"scn by the
people, e, we mean 10 say the system is we'll
adapted a, introductory of something moro
ctfrc.ual in all its bearings and general in is
nature. Our Commissioners desire great
credit for their administration and manifest
disposition to elevate and qualify their every
teacher. The question with MS is, will they,
the teachers, avail themselves Of the oppOr-
tHnlty offered! r. they do not, we affirm
that they are unfit for teachers and should l'c
Immediately dismissed tr'm service. For
their special benefit We suggcstihat the whole
body Of teachers in the county form them
selves into two Associations one south OF
The railroad. the other north of the railroad.
Thus divided, let each divi>inn meet every
Nv" weeks at some point most convenient to
To all. anu there give their experience and
oiicr their suggestions. and thereby greatly
improve each other in The art Teachers try
our suggestion yoh shall have our helping
hand; you will be encouraged by every
parent and guardian. The poet describes tho
sinners last resolve like this:
c. can but perish if 90,
| am resolved to try,
For if stay away
know shall forever die.
each other selfish in your WAYS, you must
eventually link into utter insignitcancs and
beneath obivion's veil will you lie through
all your after years. That is, as teachers,
such will be your fate. Again, do We for
your good, urge upon you the necessity of
becoming band of brothers and sisters IN
the art Of teachings. just as we feared, an
outbreak upon some point, and too much
said. Excuse us it is a fault we cannot very
well help. We believe You to be very
gentle, t"rgiving kind Of creature. Mr.. Editor,
ard feel almost sure Of your forgiveness.
Well, all III all, kind sir, you see we have
not much of consequence to write yon a. this
time There are many things anticipated
II they take place you will hear Of them in
due time. We have written yos this short
cpistle TO let yon know that We have not gone
to the war. Yours respectfully,
Tranquil.
OIAll should not fail to read the adver-
nj AZ pr,,f Il, ,r,.
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RUNAWAY NEGRoEs.-Two negroes
were taken from the cars the present week.
one on Monday morning and the other on
Tuesday night, and lodged in Elkton Jail
Their names were Abram Davis, and William
Sims. The former proved to belong to Jas
7. Bradford, Of Hartford county, and the lat
ter to be the property of Richard Compile,
Of Anne Arundel county. Mr.. Bradford
appeared in Elkton on Friday morning,
proved property paid charges and took his
slave away" Sims is still in Jail awaiting
the requisition of his master.
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lflorric0.

SMITH-TREICHEI..-On the 2Gth Dec,
1861, at st. Luke's Church. Germantown,
Pa. by the Rev. John Rodney. Rector,
assisted by the Right Rev. John Henry
Hopkins, ID. D.. Ill. d.. Bishop of VT,
Col &. W. PrRSEIL SMITH. of Worcester
county, Nd, to BELLE ~. daughter of the
late Charles Trcichcl, NJ. D., of Philada.
CROCCH-LAKE.-On Tuesday evening,
the 3lst of December last, by the Rev.
Andrew Barratt, Mr.. STEPHEN q. CRorcW
to Miss RACHEL ANN LAKE, both of this
county.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Phil
adrlpha, on the LIST inst, by Rev. VIM.
Mnllin, Mr.. JonN W. McDANNELL, Of
Youngstown, Ohio, formerly Of Cecil co.,
to Miss ELLA +. MENDESnALL, of this
county.
McMAsTER--WR IGIIT.-O the End inst,
by Rev. J. Il. Brown. Mr.. Thomas McMAs-
TER, of Chester county, Pa, and Miss
MARY ELLEN WRIGHT, Of this county.
DEAN Tuesday, 3lst
inst, by Rev. W. II. Elliott, Mr.. WILLIAM
DRAM and Miss JANE GALLOWAY, all Of this
county.
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SHERlFF'S SALE.

DY virtue of a writ Of Fieri Facias, issued
ID out of the Circuit Court for Cecil county,
at the suit Of the State Of Maryland, against
the goods and chatiles, lands and tencments,
of James McGce and James McKane, to me
directed, have seized and taken in execu-
ton all the right, title, claim, interest and
estate, at law and in equity, OF James McGec,
in and to the following property, to-wit:
~ Mare and Colt. Cows>Wa
.GN2 Heifers, 2 Steers, UN
tAA Hogs, Wagon, l Car--EA
riage, and about 50 bushels Of Corn in the
ear and hereby give notice, that on
Wednesday, the 18th day Of Jama"ry, 1867,
at O'Clock p. NJ, ON the farm OF James l..
Foard, IN the 9TH District, will offer Tor
sale said property, SO seized and taken in
execution, to the highest bidder for cash,
to satisfy said writ and costs.
ELI COSGROVE,
Ian lS6e-ts, Sheriff.
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NOTICE..
Jan 4, 1S62-tf

NOTICE.
NN1IE County Commissioners will meet at
Il their Office, in Elkt"n, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, l4th and 18th days Of January
inst, to settle with Collectors Of Taxes for
1860, and prior years, and to attend to such
other business as may be brought before
them.
% Collectors Of 1861 arc notified to make
payment of the third in%alRent Of allowances
payable to tile Commissioners at the meeting
Of the Board to be held rs above.
BY Order. J. S. CRAWFORD,
Jan. 1, lSC2-sw Clerk.
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LEcTUREs.-The first of the series of

lectures for the season, was delivered on
Tuesday evening last. by Rev. W. II. Brs
banc, in the NJ. +. Church of Elkton. The
subject" The Symbols of our National
Life is one that could not fail to attract
peculiar interest in the present momcntous
condition of our country, and the lecturer
treated his subject with consummate ability.
The four symbols designated AS the emblems
of our National Life, were the Cartridge
Box, the Ballot Box, the Band Boz and our
National Flag.
After some predatory remarks by the
speaker in justification of the use of force
to restrain evil when conscience has failed
to prevent the commission of crime, Mr..
Brisbane proceeded to the consideration Of
the Cartridge Box, designating it an emblem
of power, and in discussing this point of his
subject, argued the mpossibility of the
theory of secession being carried to sue
ccssful issue with any other result than the
cntombing of our present system of govern
mcnt in a dishonored grave. His remarks
on this head were very chaste, dignifcd and
patriotic; such as none could take exception
to.
We have not space to comment at length
on the literary treat which the Reverend
lecturer served to his audience. The Band-
Box, as the reader will very naturally infer,
was used as the insignia of wonan's power
on our National life and glowing tribute
was paid to her influence upon the Amcri
can people as q nation. The lecture was
very handsomely and affectingly concluded
by rehearsal of the beautiful poem entitled
Maryland, in which the patriotic praise of
our State is hymned in the Poets lofty
verse.
Though the audience might be termed
respectable as to numbers, yet for a town
with the population of Elkton, and the
known ability Of the lecturer, its sparceness
did not speak favorably for the literary pro-
civites of our citizens. Those who control
and give tone to society would confer boon
upon the community-a blessing upon the
rising generation-by lending their influence
to popularize the lecture room. Arrange
| lllcItS ItNc Dccil ny lllc COHIillttCt lUI
the present course of lectures, and speakers
of known ability procured, with considerable
labor, and it is moral and religious duty
resting upon the citizens of Elkton to
putroAize those lectures, and by giving the
rising generation a taste for something
higher in the moral and intellectual world,
thus assist in turning their feet aside from
the many snares and temptations which lie
concealed in the path of youth.
The music, vocal and instrumental, which
is added by the Choir of the M. H. Church,
to lend interest and attraction to these lee
lures, is worth, in itself, the price of the
admission ticket.
On next Thursday evening, Rev. j.
McKendrec Reilly will deliver the second
lecture of the course. The wide spread
reputation of Mr.. Reilly as a popular lee
turer, together with the literary credit OF
Elkton, which is really ON trial. we hope
will induce the citizens to get up better
house than they did on the last evening.
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CHE hlarkcts.

ELKToS MAHKEr.-Red Wheat, 81 2s {;
White do. 81 37E Corn, old, So; do. new
IS ceR's; Oats, So.
BALTIMORE MARKET. White Wheat, 81 40
al As; Red Wheat, 81 So; Corn, white,
6OGs65 cents; yellow, 59@63 cents II
bushel Oats-Marylnnd, 3stn}42 cents;
and III. ~ cents for Pennsylvania.
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Dicd.

his residence, in Cecilton, Dec
both, after ~ protractca fitness, which he
bore with christian forti,ule, calmly and
swcetly fell asleep in Jesus, .SANrEI. HAYS,
ESQ, in the 6;ird year cfhis age.
his residence, on Friday,
9th ult., Mr.. JosErH MAnAx. of this
town. in the G2nd year of his age.
SCARBOROUGH.-O the evening of the
LIST instant, after a short Illness of typhoid
fever, AMOS W. SCARBOROUGH, in the 3lst
year of his age
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A NEGRO MAN,

SUPPOSED TO BE n RUx9W.dY,
w county, on the 3Isf day Of December,
1861. Said negro is about tive feet four
inches high, dark copper color, about twcn-
ty-hvc years old stout built had on light
blue military cloth panta looms, grey wooden
shirt, dark sack coat, quite ragged, and
heavy lace boots. Calls himself William
Sims.
The owner Of said slave il hereby notified
to come forward and prove his right thereto.
ELI COSGROVE,
Elkton, Jan 4, 1862. Sheriff.
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CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGIsLATIvE.-No
business transacted by either OF these law
making bodies this week The members arc
spending tho oidays. The Legislature as.
scmblcd on Wednesday last and Gov. Hicks
transmitted his las, annual message to that
body.
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VALUABLE
TOWN PROPERTY
An DTDIIn GAIN

THE STORE HOUSE and DWELLING,
L on Main Street, Elkton, formerly belong
ing to Vim. T. Giles, will be offered at Public
Sale, at the Court House door, in Elkton, on
MONDAY, the ron dug Of February, n,ri,
at O'Clock =. NJ. The Lot fronts 80 feet,
and runs back "A feet. The premises are in
excellent order, the Store House being
nearly new. The cenars are good. The
stand is now occupied by Mr.. John IL.
Mahony, and Is an exec llent one for business.
There is good Smoke House on the prem
Uses, with other out-houses F; also, Pump Of
good water in the yard.
TERMS OF SALE.-One thousand dol
lars Cash. The balance In two payments in
one and two years, with interest from date.
JAS. T. MCCULLOUGH,
Attorney for VIM. Giles.
Jan4 I86I-ts,
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IcE.-The cold weather having sealed

over the streams with this Indispensable
article for summer, the ice harvcsters have
been bnsly employed gathering and storing
it away the present week. The weather has
been remarkably fine for the business of
ice cutting and hauling and the article
secured is OF "a very superior quality.
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TIE School Commissioners were in
session on Thursday last, settling the teach
crs' accounts for the last quarter.
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THERE will be a regular meeting O

THERE will be regular meeting of
the Order United American Mechanics held
in their Council Room, on Thursday even
ing next, at I o'clock. Every member is
earnestly requested to be present. as bust
ness of Importance will be before the
Council
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\ New BAND.--On New Year Eve

\ New BAND.--On New Year Eve
the ears of our citizens were refreshed by
lofty strains from a New Band, which has
recently made its appearance in Elkton. -
We could not catch distinct view of the
instruments as the MINISTRIES passed along
the street, but the dulcct tones of one or
two of the pieces brought forcibly to our
mind rural rccolections of tinklng cow
bells, and lowing kline, returning from the
pastures in the dewy eve. And added to
these tiuklng cymbaIs, the braying of tin
trumpcts brought still more wildly to the
mind fond memories of country life, when
the tin horn that rcposes beside the kitchen
chimney is winded by Bridget glad sum-
mons to the brawny sons of toll in the neigh
boring fields, who lifting up their swcaty
brows, pronounce the summons-blesscd
The bass accompaniment Of these leading
instruments bore strong resemblance in
our-doubtless uumuscal-cars, to the
sounds cmanating from an old tin bucket or
can, when beaten by rostcring school boy;
when up started (born of the sound, it
seemed, before our mind eye, visions of
coiathumpian parties, in fantastic dresses !;
some with heads in skull caps bounds, while
others with neither garments in their ghostly
Wilderness turned outward over all. But
soon such ghostly spectrcs were made to
troop homeward ",by the alto chimes of
merry sleish-bclls, filling with glad SYM
phonies the fosty midnight air, and with a
thrill of recollection, reviving visions of the
flying cutter over glancing ice and kissing
snow, filed with buffalo robes, and furs, and
shawls and little hoods or bonnets plumed
with feathers, mayhap, nodding i the wind;
while beneath those shawls and bonncts,
cloaks and robes, and furs, blush cheeks like
peaches in the sun, and beam eyes that
sparkle as the stars that watch and wink in
the frosty armament so high.
Prosperity and a happy New Year to min
strels that, by Apolo's art, can awake 81
many pleasurable emotions.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
JAMES BLACK GROOME,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OFFERS his professional services to the
Opublic. He may be found at the office Of
his father, John c. Gro"mc: Esq,
ELkTON, MD.
Jan 4, 1S62-tf
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

THE County Commissioners will nee,
on the 18th inst.
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Church Directory.
The following is "A complete list of the
Churches and Ministers in Cecil county:
EPISCOPAL,

ne lOllOWlnS Is Il complete lSt OF me
Churches and Ministers in Cecil county:
episcopal.
Augustine Parish, st. Augustine Church.
Rev. II. l.. Goldsborough, Rector, Dioc.
Deaware,) End Dist; North Elk Parish,
st. Mary Anne's Church, North East st.
Mark Chapel, near Perryville, 9TH Dist;
North Sassairas Parish, St. Stephen S
Church, Rev. Mr.. Shields, Rector, lst Dist:
Trinity Church. Elkton, Rev. Richard II.
b. MITCHELL Rector.
st. Francis Xavier, Bohemia, LIST Dist
Rev. Geo. Eilligcr, S. j., I'd and 4th Sunday
in each month St. Patrck's, near Como
wingo, sth Dist, Rev. Lawrence Malloy :;
Immaculate Conception, Elkton, supplied
from Port Deposit, LIST and Bird Sunday in
each month Port Deposit, Rev. Lawrence
Malloy.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
The District is presided over by Rev. Jos.
Mason, Presiding Elder. Cecil county is
included in the Wilmington District.
Elkton, Srd Dist, Rev. w. H. Elliott !;
Cherry Hill, 18th Dist, Rev. G. r. Lybrand;
Bethel, End Dist, Rev. w. j. Paxson !;
Chesapeake City, and Manor, End District,
Rev. J. Smith Cccilton, LIST Dist, and one
church in Pond Neck, Rev. Solomon e
McClintic st. Johns, 4th Dist; Union, 3rd
Dist; Rising Sun, 9TH Dist, Mt. Pleasant,
9Th Dist, Hopewell, 9TH Dist, Asbury, 7th
Dist, Zion, 9Th Dist, Rev DIS Geo. Quigley
and VIM. Throii; Charlestown, 9th Dist,
Principle, 9TH Dist, Wesley Chapel, 5th
Dist, Harris Chapel, 9TH Dist, Rev. Thos.
sumption North East Rev. John Allen
Port Deposit, Rev. X. II. Pattson.
METHODIST PROTESTANT.
Cecil CicuH.-Shclemiah 9th Dist, New
Leeds, Bird Dist, Harmony, 9TH District,
Bethesda. Sth Dist. Rev DIS j. 4. L. Ewell
and Il. King The only Cecil church
embraced in Warwick Circuit, is Warwick,
DR.. u. +. Ewcll and Rev. G. S. Battcrsby.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Elkton, Rev. Henry Mathews; Port
Deposit, vacant West Nottingham, Rev
S. Gayley; Rock, Rev. A. Dewitt Ches
apeake City, Rev. Hcury Mathews Zion,
Rev. j. Napier Hustled.
The Elkton PRESBYTERIAN church is con.
nected with the Southern Synod. All the
others in tho county, with the New Castle
Prcsbytcry.
UNIvERsALIsT.
| This denomination has two churches in
| the county-one of them at Chesapeake
City, and the other between that place and
Elkton both of which are occasionally sup
| piled from the cities.
QUAKER.
There are four Quaker or Friends Meet
ing Houses in the county, viz Brick Meet
ing House in 9Th Dist, East Nottingham in
the 9Th Dist, and Octoraro in the sth Dist
These belong to the Hpksitc denomination
There is also one II, the 9Th District, belong
ing to the Orthodox society.
| AFRICAN CHURCHES.
Mt. Zoar, Sth Dist, Rev. J. j. Herbert
Port Deposit, 18th Dist; Coax Berry, I'll
Dist, Rev DIS Robert Howard and Henry
Nelson Frenchtown, 3rd Dist; Bohemi,
amor, Ind Dist; Cecilton, lst Dist; Norl
East, 9Th Dist, Ekton, Bird Dist, Sand,
| Branch, 2nl Dist. Rev Reuianiu Scott.
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A LARGE IIoG.-Mr. Thos. McNeal,
killed this week hog which weighed, when
dressed, G5G pounds. 1t was 1Smonths old
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THE CARD of James b. Gaoomc, Esq.
Attorney at Law, will be found in The This
this week
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0IAll should not fail to read the adver-
tiscmcnt Of Prof. Wood in to days paper.
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LIGHT WANTED.-It has long been
subject of wonder with many people why
there has not long ago been lamps at proper
distances along our streets. On night
when the moon is not shining, it is very
dark III almost every part of the town, and
proper lights i'll the streets would certainly
add much to the appearance of the town,
and make walking in the streets much more
pleasant. Cheap John, the other evening"
talking about the danger Of walking in the
streets at night, made the announcement
publicly-and we mention it here in order
that our town authorities may know it-that
II street lamps were put up, he would supply
them with coal OIL free for one month This
is, certainly, a liberal offer, and should be
taken Immediately. We think any per-
ION who has had to pass along the streets
on one of the dark nights which we have
had lately, will acknowledge that we need
light, for it appeared that " douSle- distilled
darkness " everywhere prevailed, and that
one-half the gates along Main street were
open, against which people might walk and
seriously iniure themselves. And this is a
nuisance that stands sadly in need of abate-
ment. The Town Commissioners should
pass an ordinance requiring all gates to be
made to open on the inside, and not on the
street, as they now do.