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STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL.

THE Ladies of the North East NJ. T..
L Church will hold Strawberry Festival.
in the large new barn of the Mccullough
Iron Co., adjacent to the town, commencing
ON MONDAY EVENING, the 18th inst,
and continuing throughout the following
Tickets. 20 cents; Single admission, 10
cents; Children under II years, half price
Proceeds for the benefit of the NJ. +. Par.
sonagc. [Junc Is, lSGj-1w
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DEATH OF ROBERT NJ. MAGRAw Eco

We learn that Robert NJ. Magraw, Esq.
died on Wednesday evening last, at the New
York Hotel, in the city of New York. He
was attacked with paralysis on Saturday last
and was not conscious afterwards. He had
been in rather poor health for some time.
and was attended in his last moments by his
brother, II. S. Magraw, Esq, now residing
in Cecil county, and by son of the latter.
Il. M. Magraw was for many years we'll
known citizen of Baltimore. He was at ono
time engaged in the iron trade, but taking
much interest in the public works of the
State, he finally became President of the
Baltimore and Snsquehanna (now Northern
CcntraD railroad, in which capacity he sorv.
cd for several terms, and was largely instru.
mental :: procuring the rcccasa-, legislation
and carrying forward the work of its extern
sion beyond Harrisburg to Sunbury, Pa, he
being, subsequent to the period of his pres-
dency, an active director in the road. Mr..
Magraw was a native of West Nottingham,
Cecil county, Md-BaH Sun.
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Road Notice

NOTICE is hereby given that application
~ will be made to the Commissioners of
Cecil county, at their first regular meeting
after the 10th day of July, next. for the
opening of a new road commencing at u
point between Philip f. Jackson's and John
+. Knights, on the road between Perryville
and Cosgroves mills. running through the
lands of Philip +. jackson, William Patter
son and George Winchester. to ntersect the
public road from Cosgrove's mills to Prin
ciplo Furnace. June II, lS66-5w
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backwardness Of the spring, looks exceed
ingly we'll. | did not see what NAV be
termed poor cornfield on my way here
Apples, it is thought, will be quite plentiful
IN the upper part of New Castle and the
lower edge OF the two last counties named
above. That is as far as my knowledge ex.
tends.
was somewhat surprised to notice the
extensive travel on the p. & b. c. X. r. At
every station land some of the stations are
only about two miles apart J-more or less get
on ana of1,-from one to a dozen at each
place, suppose. The road seems to he
dong fourishing business, and at several
places along the road, great improvements
are being made. At one station noticed
mat tour new houses were nearly completed
At Oxford there appears to be a good deal
ct building going on, and they are now bus
| ny engaged in paving the streets. The new
Presbyterian church Is progressing finely.
and will, when finished, be one of the finest
church ediices in the State. The people
seem to be alive to their interests. and the
moned men are those of public enterprise.
possessing none of the meaness. short SIGHT.
edness and old fogyism, which characterize
those of your town. One of the improve
| ments, so essential to the success of town.
is the establishing of the Orto,M Press. a
very neat and spirited little paper. published
weekly by II. l.. Brinton, Esq; and from
his advertising patronage, would judge
that it is literally supported.
Pardon me, Mr.. Editor, for having occu.
pied SO much space. s. L.C.
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THE Clique Politicians, who
Control the Editorial Columns
of The .Whig.''

| This and similar sentences seem to be
patent with that organ of the routed rebel
party of Cecil, The Cecil Democrat.
We never could conceive how such bal.
derdash got possession of the sapient edi-
tors of that lying organ-whose name is
legion, since Mr.. Vanderford left it-of the
Copperheads, unless the same train of reas.
oning has been adopted by them that is made
use Of sometimes by the voary of Dacchus,
to convince himself that the pavement is
flying up, endravoring to strike him in the
! face, and the houses are all moving in pro.
cession around him.
While the sole owner, editor and control
Ter, publishes his name at the head of The
Wing, The Democrats corps of would be.
editors is constantly shifting from bad to
worse; and if we seek for ownership of that
omnibus for lies, the case becomes still
worse, with a sheriff execution hanging
over it, like the sword of Hemocles, sus-
pended by single hair, it would be bold
assertion to accuse any one, or even com.
pany, with ownership of The concern. See
ing that the matter Of o,dnership is about as
shifting and uncertain as the sands of the
Mississippi, we find by glancing back at its
record since the original proprietor left the
helm, that Tie management of that slave.
drivers organ is in Keeping with the condi-
ton OF the establishment.
With indictments for felony and damages
against it, we fud The Democrat like d
wandering Jew, on a p'g. amage to escape
judgment With such "challenge' record
as this, it is fair to infer that the concern is
neither o~ned nor managed.
With this extensive acquaintance with the
courts, however, we find The Democrat,
weeh after week ringing the change on the
silly charge that the "so-called Wing" is
managed by some undiscovered essence,
which it styles "the clique"
BY what manner of means it Tugs in the
term $50 called Whsy," we are at loss to
determine, as the paper has never been
known by any other name or title than THE
Cecil Wing; and it never was joint stock
affair, either, with his Honor the sheriff a
silent partner. ..
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ARREST OF RoBBERs.--Sheriff Janney

arrested three men at the Elkton depot, on
Monday morning last, charged with robbing,
the preceding Saturday, the house of Joseph
Phelps, in Elk Neck, of a gun and other
small articles. Their names are Joseph and
Charles Barber and John Smith. Joseph
Barber (whom the sheriff left in charge of a
young man to conduct from the depot made
his escape but was again recapturcd by the
sheriff, who gave immediate pursuit and
found him concealed in a hay NOW above
the railroad.
The party is n hard looking set and bear a
notoriously bad reputation. The prisoners
had a heari :g before justice Torbert, and
were committed for trial at the next term OF
court,
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A LOVELY TRIo.-Hor Hiram McCul.
Tough, of Cecil; Hon. John W. Crisfield, of
Somerset, and Hon. George Vickers, of
Kent county, are announced as the candi-
dates for nomination for Congress from this
(the First District. Mr.. Mccullough is the
present incumbent, and has voted steadily in
favor OF every measure favorable to the eau Sc
of treason; Mr.. Vickers represented Kent
county in vhe last session of the State Senate,
and is violently opposed to the registry law !;
Crisfeld is the leader Of the any Policy {"
party of this Shore, and is small edition of
Montgomery Blair.
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NOTICE..

WHERE'S, The State and County
w Taxes Cor the years 1864 and 1865
have not been paid upon certain lands
assessed to the " Tide Water Canal Com.
pany," and to Crist, Walter e. cthers,'
in the Seventh District of Cecil county. a
portion of which is the following Real
Estate, viz A certain tract or parcel of
Land conveyed to the Projectors of the
Susquehanna Canal Company by Robert
Evans and Jas. Gillespie by deed bearing
date April 9th, 1S0l and recorded in Liber
J. b., No: 6, folio 5l7, &C., one of the Land
Records of Cecil county, containing GA
acres of land Also, another certain tract
or parcel of Land conveyed to the Proprie
tors of said Canal Company by John Stcr.
rett by deed dated the oath day of June,
1902, and recorded in Lber j. b., No. I,
volume %, folio 5l1, &C., another of the
Land Records of Cecil county; and whereas.
no personal property can be found on the
premises, and s,.'s tracts of land not admit
ting Of division in the opinion of the County
Commissioners, without loss and injury to
the owners thereof, therefore
Ordered, That if the taxes due rs afore
said upon the property Of said Susquehanna
Canal Company, assessed as the "Tide
Water Canal Company and ''Crist, Walter
& Others" as aforesaid, viz:
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S47641
For 1861. 279 AZ
be not paid within thirty days after the 9TH
day of July. next, together with interest
thereon, for taxes of 1864, from January /,
1865, and for taxes of 1865, from January
/, 1861 together with the cost of advertis.
ing and other legal charges thereon, to
George Halnes, Collector of the 18th District
for 1866, he shall, after giving twenty days
notice thereof, sell said property to the
highest bidder for payment of the aforesaid
taxes and costs.
BY order of the Commissioners of Cecil
County. JAS. :. CRAWFORD,
June IS, 1s66--4w[$8 ISL Clerk.
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Richmond papers say that the news
from the South in relation to the crops i.
anything but satisfactory. The late heav,
rains in all parts of the country seem to have
destroyed the crops planted, and nothing
short of a famine the coming winter is looked
for. A despatch from Memphis gives gen
eral gloomy account of affairs in Mississippi
and Arkansas from destruction by foods,
cold weather, &C., and predicts that there
will be a famine in the South before another
season.. The planters have neglected plant.
ing grain, hoping for an immense yield OF
cotton and big prices. In many places the
planters have no money, and are out of pro-
visions.
The Richmond Examiner, learning that
Hon: Thaddues Stevens is sick, very empha,
tically expresses the hope that he will die,
and the sooner the better. Now fla North.
ern paper. should speake so of any the lead
ing men of Virginia, how the Examine,
would foam with its usual diatrbes.
The Oregon election has resulted in a
victory for the Union party
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MEssRs. ARMSTRONG g. Co., who's,

extensive manufacturing establishment, sit
uate at Port Deposit, which we failed to
notice heretofore, give notice tie present
week through our advertising columns, that
they are sole agents for the sale of the Elk
celsior Grain Fan for this and Hartford
counties. They have large assortment of
Agricultural Implements for sale, and also
stoves OF almost every. variety and pattern,
which they cast at their foundry, the most
extensive mandatory of the kind in the
county.
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EXAMINATION OF TEAcuERs.-Tb,

EXAMINATION OF TEACHERs.-The
examination of teachers of the Public
Schools Of this county, and parties seeking
employment as teachers under the new State
system has been in progress during the whole
of this week. The examination is being
conducted by Mr.. Ellis, the President of the
County Board, assisted by Professor Philip
NJ. Leakin, of the State Normal SCHOOL,
The exercises commenced on Monday last.
at the Public School room, in this place, and
continued until Wednesday at noon, during
which time some fifty nine candidates passed
through the nigh The Examiners then left
for Port Deposit, where the exercises were
opened on Thursday morning, and are pro-
badly still in progress as we 90 to press
What number of candidates have presented
themselves at that place we have not learned
but we presume the number will scarcely
equal that at this place.
Judging from the questions upon the diff
terent branches, prepared by the President,
and the rules adopted by him for conducting
the examination, all Of which we have seen,
the candidates Cor scholastic honors have
been subjected to'a pretty searching test of
their qualifications; and we incline to think
that those who shall pass successfully through
ths trying ordeal will give to the schools of
the county an efficiency much to be desired.
The Examiners have had not only very
important and delicate duty to perform, but
their labors have been arduous-confined to
the school room from nine in the morning
it'll six in the evening, with little or no inter.
mission, and examining the exercises until
eleven o'clock at night.
During the conduct Of the exercises the
most perfect order was preserved, and the
rules which were very strict were rgidly
enforced
We will endeavor to give in our next issue
the names of the successful candidates, and
perhaps the rules by which the merit of each
candidate is determined
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LARGE SrKAwBERRlEs.-z-tVe received

LARGE STRAWBERRIES We received
ON Saturday last a basket of very fine and
very large strawberries from Mr.. OFT, raised
at his gardens about three miles from Elkton.
The gentleman with whom the berries were
left for US called them the French Seeding.
They were of mammoth size, measuring fchr
inches in circumference. Mr.. Ott has in his
garden great variety of fruits and berries
He will please ACCEPT our thanks.
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A SUCCESS. Strawberry Festi

A SUccEss.-The Strawberry Fcsti-
val held at Bethel on Wednesday of last
week proved a success, the proceeds having
amounted to $500. twas well attended by
the citizens of the surrounding county,
The Chesapeake Band rendered their services
gratuitously, and added much to the en-.
fjoyment Of the occasion. The proceeds will
be appropriated for re- painting the church.
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KILLED BY THE CARs.-A man named

Peter McKaighney, was instantly Killed by
The cars, at North East, on Wednesday last.
He attempted to jump from the working
train in order to run ahead and turn the
switch, when he fell under the cars and was
horribly crushed. He had been in the en-
ploy of the COMPANY for some fifteen years.
He was a single man and resided in Will
mippton
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Cool AGoirs.
CossTY NoffNus.-Throueh the upner

CotNTY NoffNas.-Through the upper
Districts Of the county, on recent trip, we
found che wheat looking finely and proms-
I ing fair yield. The farmers say it is very
thin on the ground, but the heads are of
large size, and if the weather continues IA
vorable for filling and ripening there will be
a much better crop of grain the present than
there was last year.
Corn is small, but generally well set and
in thrifty condition. The corn crop mainly
depends upon the weather of July and
! August If those months are favorable to
the growth of this American cereal, there is
! fair prospect of a large yield.
The cool, wet weather of the past month
has been all that could be desired to bring
forward the oat crop, and consequently it
is looking exceedingly well. Rye and bar
ley are cultivated to such limited extent in
our county that these among crops Of the
farmer may be considered to have no place
Potatoes that were planted early are
doing finely, aud can scarcely fail of pro-
ducing an abundant crop while the late
planted are dependent upon the state of the
season at more advanced stage of growth.
With regard to fruit crops, apples alone
deserve to be classed under this head, in
these upperlying portions of the county
north of Elkton. Although peaches are cul-
tivated as extensively and produced in as
great abundance in the territory watered by
the Sassafras and Bohemia rivers and their
tributaries, as in any part Of the United
States, north of Elkton very few locai
ties seem adapted to the growth of this lus-
cious fruit, and peach orchards, in conse-
quence, are rarely met with in those parts of
the county. Apples are produced in those
upper Districts in abundance when the sea-
sons prove favorable to the crop, which
promises well at present, some orchards we
noticed being quite full of young fruit.
The spirit Of Improvement in the matter
of building is not very active as genera,
thing in the county owing mainly to the
continue. llgh price ofmaterials ofall kinds.
yetwe met with some commemorate excep.
tons. At Porter's Bridge, on the Octoraro
creek-one of the best water powers, by the
way, in the State of Maryland-Mr. H. S.
Magraw is constructing three story Touring
mill, on the most approved modern style, we
were informed and at Rising Sun, the pres.
ent terminus Of the Philadelphia and Balti.
more Central Railroad, the rush of improve.
ment and general business aspect is quite
refreshing The Messrs. Haines are erecting
an extensive building in the village, which is
to be used as dwelling and store combined:
Mr.. Jerome kimble, present owner of the
Odd Fellows Hall, is having sun Try altera
tons and additions made to it, his purpose
being to fit it up for hotel DR.. S. B.
Stubs and Mr.. John W. Caldwell are each
about erecting buildings to be used as drug
stores. Altogether the activity and life
which the railroad has infused into this
ancient village that looks out upon sun rise
is quite refreshing.
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STRAWBERRY FEsTryAL.-Th

STRAWBERRY FEsTrvAL.-The ladies'
Of North East NJ. E. Church will hold a
Strawberry Festival, in the new barn of the
Mccullough Iron Co., near the town, com;
mencing Monday evening, 18th inst, and
continuing the following afternoon and even
ing.
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FOR SALE.

VTHE BRICK HOUSE and the LOT on
l. which it stands, situate in North East,
Cecil county, and now occupied by H. g.
Shippers. Inquire of I. W. SHIPPERS, 4Os
Catherine street, Philadelphia, or of II. G..
Shippers, on the premises.
may 26-4w /. W. SHIPPERS,
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Road Notice.

THIRTi days from date application will
l. be made to the Commissioners of Cecil
county to open a public road, beginning at
the bridge over Conowingo Creek in the vii.
lage of Conowingo, and running down tho
east side of the old Maryland Canal. through
the lands of the Tide Water Canal Company,
Richard Hall and others, to intersect the
Fort Deposit and Lancaster road at the
bridge over Octoraro creek, near Rowlands.
VILE. June 16, lS66-1w*
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I The new'fve cents piecesw will be forward:
ed from the Philadelphia Mint by express in
sums of $50 and upwards, free Of expense,
ito those who may order them.
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DISTINGUISHED ARR1vA1-Amore

the distinguished guests at the wedding of
Miss Groome, on Wednesday evening, was
Mario General Patterson, of Philadelphia.
who didm't stop Johnson from reinforcing
Beaurcgard at the first battle of Bull Run.
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PosTpoNED.-The Strawberry Festi-

val at Cherry Fiji was postponed on Thurs.
day last, on account of the rain. till this
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. in Has.
sons woods, to continue till all is sold.
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che nlarkets.
1flarric0.

CONSTABLE-GROOME: On Wednesday
evening last, at the residence of the brides
father, in Elkton, by Rev. X. II. b. Nit.
chell, ALBERT CONSTABLE. son of the late
Judge Constable, and LIZZIE, daughter Of
Col. John C. Groomt
TlLOM AS-TIIOMAS.- Thursday even.
ing, June eth, 1866, at Whtby Hall, Phil.
adelphia. by Rev. c. A. Maison, Lieut..
EVAN W. THOMAS, U.S.A., formerly of
North East, Nd, ard MARTHA G.. IL. eldest
daughter of the late DR.. Samuel Thomas,
OF Philadelphia.
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BUSINESS CHANGE.-Thcf firm of Nc

BUSINESS IHANGE.-Thn frm Of Nc
Lear 4 Kendall, Carriage BnilAers, vii
mington, Del, have purchased Of John
Merrick the stock of carriages. tools and
fixtures, of his extensive establishment. for
$40, 900. They have also leased the building
of Mr.. Merrick for ten years, at rent Of
$4,000 year, to which they are about to re-
move.
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SALE OF A FiRM.-Danicl Bratton,
Real Estate Agent, sold at private sale, this
week, the farm of George Earle, Esq, near
Cherry Hill, containing $50 acres, to Messrs
Jas. A. and V. s. Caleb, of New Castle co.,
Del, for S16,750.
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Dissolution of C0.PartnerShin.

sHE Partnership heretofore existing be-
tween John b. Magee and Henry s.
Coudon, under the name and STYLE of "john
Is. Magee Il Co.." is hereby dissolved bv
mutual consent; All persons having claims
against the said firm will present them at
once to Henry S. Condon for payment : and
all person. indebted to the firm will please
settle Il lie same at once with"the said Henry
). Coudon, who is alone authorized to close
up The business of the said firm.
Dated tits thiriieth day of May A. d. :.
eighteen handred and sixty-six.
J. 3. MAGEE.
HY s.. COUDON.
June J, fS66-Gw
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JNO. B. ROBERTS

T kES pleasure in announcing to his friends of
Elkt"n and of the county, that he has taken the
stand known as Pryors Tin and Stove House oppo-
site Ro~sc Store, where he intends to carry ON
the business IN all its various branches and will keep
constantly on hand large assortment of First-(1ass
stoves at city Prices among which will he found the
following celebrated
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NOTICE.

by THE ORPHANS COURT OF C"CIL COUNTY.
May Sth, 1866.
0RDERED, That the sale made and re-
~ ported by William Waring, Executor
of Caleb Sharpless, deceased, of the Real
Estate of said deceased, lie ratified and con.
frmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the tenth day of July,
next; provided, copy of this order be
inserted in some newspaper printed at Elk
ton, in Cecil comfy. once a week for one
month before the seventh day of July, next.
The Report states the amount of sales to-
be S. $50 90. G. B. CUTLER.
True copy; test, Rccister
G. B. CUTLER,
June Z, lo'6-fm Register.
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NEW CHURCH BELL.-Thc new bell
which was recently purchased for the Pres
byterian church Of this town, has been ex-
changed for larger one, weighing 1876, and
costing SAL.
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Tobacco of all kinds can be had
at City Prices, at FLOOD & PULLEN'S,
may -. Main street. Elkton..
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NOTICE.
JAMES HOOPER, Jft, ET AL..
WILLIAM LOGAN ET AL
)hhEhED,, This twenty fifth day of May
~ A. ID. eighteen hundred and sixty.six.
that the sale made and reported by James
/. Mccullough and James b. Groome,
trustees for the sale of " Whitelock's Dis.
ccovery,' now in possession of William
Logan, be ratified and confirmed. unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on
or before the first day of August, next :
provided. copy Of this order be inserted in
some newspaper "riEted in Cecil county
once week for one month before the thir-
tieth day of June. next.
The Report states the amount of sales to"
be ) SOB 90.
HENRY r. TORBERT,
True copy; test, Clerk.
HENRY r. TORBERT,
may 90, 1868 I'm Clerk.