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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

The DrOught.-The drought still contin
ues with great severity. We had slight
TALL OF rain about two weeks since. but il
barely did more than lay the dust, and re
we vegetation little AS yet, particu-
larly i'll this and lower Districts of the
county, very little ground is plowed for
wheat seeding, and none can be plowed
except stubble. Those intending to SOW in
stock ground are cutting their corn and pre-
parlnS the ground. Unless We have a
heavy, soaking lain sometime soon, the
prospect for Fall seeding will be poor, in
deed.
Within the memory of the Oldest inhabi-
tant, such drought as the present. has
probably never occurred in this section.-
Streams are lower than ever before known.
wells are dry, and the earth literally parchcd
In the east end of town several wells have
gone dry the families being compcIIed to
carry all their water from ncighborinu
pumps, whilst there are others that afford
barely sufficient water for drinking and
cooking purposes. In the country we hcal
of a failure of the wells, water having to b,
transported from elsewhere, and the stool;
driven from the farms to be supplied. We
need rain. When shall we have it? Let
us wish for it, and pray for it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

- At the cor. of Sd & Orange sts, in
the City of Wilmington Del, there is an
establishment from which issues weekly
thousands of pounds of an article which to
every housewife is like good news from
far country" That establishment belongs
to Moore Il Bro;-that article is WilDsiDg-
ton CitN Son.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

MIR. John G. Smith will dispose of his
entire stock of household goous and farm
ing implements stock, &c, and As acres of
land, at public sale, on the 9th of October,
on the premises. near Conowingo.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

PETERS MUSICAL MONTHLY for Scptcm-
Der is now ready. Among the contents, we
find, ''Czerneys Letters to a Young Lady"
which contain most valuable advice and
instruction to all piano-forte players. To
read is to be benefited. Other musical lit
crature of interest is given; and the songs
quartets, &C., are alone worth ten times
the price of the magazine. Terms:-S3.0O
per annum; single copies, 80 cts. Address
J. L. Peters, Publisher. 1913 Broadway,
New York.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
PHILADELPHIA Cattle Market.-Be

Philadelphia Cattle Market.-Beef cat
tie were rather dull this week, and prices
were rather lower $3.50 head arrived and
sold at StG9c for extra Pennsylvania and
western steers rose. for fair to good, and
5GG!c. 2 lb. gross, for common, as to quail
ity. Cows were unchanged 80 head sold
at $45Ct75 for cow and calf, and $40MG0
per head for springers. Sheep were dull
and lower. $4,000 head arrived and sold at
the different yards at 4@5!c ? ID, gross,
as to condition. Hogs were also in de-
mand. $500 head sold at the different yards
at Sl3<Gl - for slop, and $14&14.50 per
100 TBS. net, for corn fed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

Ladies visiting Wilmington forthc pur-
pose of shopping should not fail to call at
Adams X Bros, SOC Market street. where
they will find a large variety of household
goods, table cutlery, dry goods, notions,
etc. In short, everything that housekccp-
crs desire. Read advertisement elsewhere.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
The Comet.

. Who has not seen, and seeing mourn'd.
And morning smiled, and smiling scorn'd,
In wild ambition flaming down,
Some comet from a country town?
See, see him in his motley hucs:
Funeral blacks and birthstone blues.
And lurid green and bonfire red.
At once their varied radiance she'd
No man from either the city or country
ever looked like that if lie bought his
clothes at the Largest Clothing House,
Sixth and Market Streets, Philadelphia
= Neat but not gaudy'' is the Oak Hall style.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

Us If you want to he in a good humor
all the week. get your washing nicely done
by 10 o'clock Monday mornin" and have
the clothes ironed and put away before
night. Now if yon don't know how to do
this, just inquire at Moore & Bro, who
manufacture that famous g Wilmington
city .Sonp.' Ask your grocer for it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
Serious Accident.

Serious Accident. Wayne Eden, a black
smith, residing at Zion, in this county, met
with a serious accident on Tuesday last
He came to Elkton, on the day mentioned,
for the purpose, We believe, of attending
the Democratic convention, and either be-
fore he arrived, or shortly afterward, be
came intoxicated. In this condition he
was taken to the hay NOW of the stable at
Ferguson's Hotel where he was left to get
sober. lie was afterwards found under the
feet of horse, in stall below, in an I'M
conscious state, having deep cash, about
three inches long, cut in his head 1t is
supposed he fell from the NOW, but this is
not certain, as no place could be seen where
he came through-glving plausibility to
the supposition, that he might have left
the NOW and gone voluntarily into the stall.
DR.. Ellis was summoned, who dressed the
wound, and the next day the wounded
man was conveyed home, having recovered
sufficiently for transportation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

The peach growers of this county who
have choice late fruit, are, we learn, real
izing good profit from the crop. The mar
ket was glutted early in the season with
rcnumerative.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
Report of the Public ScliOoIs.-Tl

Report Of the Public Schools. very
interesting report of the expenses of the
Public Schools will be found in another
column. 1t has been work of much la
Dor and care on the part of the Secretary
and members of the Board, and gives, in
sufficient detail a review of the work ac-
complished i'll the past year. The system
is clumsy one, and the Board has been
subjected to great deal of labor and an
noyance, in their efforts to make the svs-
tenn work smoothly and advantageously.-
They have encountered the old enemy
which has been met in the path of every
School Board since the system of Public
Schools has been attempted by the State,-
want of means to keep the schools in a
healthful and vigorous condition 1t re-
quires large sum of money annually to
conduct a thorough system of public schools,
but it is money well invested, if the system
is a proper one, with efficient agents to
manage it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The funds of the Elkton Building Asso-
citation sold for 80! cents premium, on Sat
urday night last.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

q. A. "A stated meeting, of Elkton
Post, No. IA, will be held on Wednesday
evening next, at j o'clock, at head-quar
tiers, ID. l.. SLOAN,
Post Adi't.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
Peddling Without LicenSe.-We he

Peddling Without LicenSe.-We hear
complaints of wholesale business being
carried on by peddlers who so through the
county with wagons selling all kinds of
dry gouds, violating the license laws of the
State with impunity. This business we
are informed is carried on by Il firm who
have several wagons i'll their employ, and
who pay no license whatever, while our
merchants who have established places of
business and pay heavy licenses to the State,
are compelled to compete with those I'M
licensed travellers, who add nothing to the
revenues of the State, whose laws they thus
violate with IMMUNITY. What are our
Democratic office holders about We heard
of no such carvings on when the Republic
cans governed the State. A peddler did mt
dare to cross the border then without
license. Ah but these times are the earn
wal for rogues who prey upon the treasury.
If you want them continued, vote the
" Democratic Conservative ticket.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

There will be Special Meeting of the
Orphans Court, on Tuesday next, for the
benefit of persons attending Court.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

The Stomach of the Jail pump is in
foul condition, and needs Il physician i'm
mediately.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

Arm BrOken.-A little girl named Laura
Slaughter, whose parents reside at Cecil
ton, fell from a swing, last week. and broke
her arm
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

Sad Inteiligenee.-Mrs. Elizabeth Camp
bell, of North East, received, Il few days
since, the sad news that her only brother
was one of the unfortunate victims of the
terrible Avondale coal mine catastrophe,
losing his life in noble effort to rescue
others
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

At Work Again.-They have completed
the introduction of a new engine into Nc
Cullough " Cos Rolling Mills, i'll the place
OF the one that was accidentally demolished
a week or two since, and active operations
are resumed in the establishment.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

Stolen Horse RecOvered.-Mr. Theodore
Ewing, residing near Rowlandsville, in this
county, whose horse was stolen two weeks
Saturday last, in Lancaster, Pa, at Kauf-
mann Dentezes sale stable. Nathan Mont
gomery, one of the hired men on the farm,
was sent in search of the stolen horse, and
came upon him in the horse Jockeys stable,
marked and ready for shipment on the cars
for Philadelphia.
The dealer went to the party he professed
to have purchased from, and lie had pur-
chased from some other party, so the jock
eys said, and no clue could be obtained to
the thief
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

Protracted Meeting.-A protracted meet
ing has been in progress at Bethesda NJ.
p Church, near Mt. Pleasant, i'll the Sth
District.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

c53 give would call the public attention
to the justly celebrated " Wilmington city
Soap,' manufactured by Moore & Bro
1t works like magic! and no good house
keeper who has once used it, will be with
nt,t
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
THIRD DAYS SESSION.

The Conference met on Tuesday morning
at the usual hour. President in the chair
Religious services We're conducted by Rev.
Daniel Proctor by reading the 10Th Psalm,
singing hymn on page 50, and prayer
The Secretary called the roll and the men,
hers were all found to be in attendance
The minutes of the session were read and
approved, and the questions of the Discip-
line were then taken up and the ministers
then reported their labors i'll the circuits
and stations during the past year, which
showed the churches to be in thriving
condition, and the Sabbath schools very
prosperous. Jacob Peters, Isaiah Cornick,
VIM. Reed were elected to Deacons' Orders.
and Lewis Bond, S. Fowlew, J. f. Levitt
to Elders Orders, subject to the usual
examination. Rev Benjamin Scott, of
Wilmington, member of the Middle Dis
trict Conference, arrived, and was intro
duced to the conference. The Discipline
questions We're continued, which consumed
the balance Of the session. Arrangements
were made to have the funeral sermon of
Rev. Abraham Gardner, late pastor of
Providence Church, Elkton, preached on
Monday next at 3 clock p. NJ, by some
member of the Conference who will here
after be appointed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
FARMS FOR SALE.

The subscriber offers at Private Sale. 3 Farms.
situated on" mIlr from North East Cecil county Nil =
Station On the T.. W. / L. KR.; the road running
through the whole tract.
No. J. Contains So Acres The BUILDINGS ON ,,I-2A
ii@ i-rm 81" complete, consisting of Il large T5ljMI
BRICK Hot Sc. Barn, Gr.Iary. Shedding &C. i:lR7
all nearly Low ami in good order. tlslrsL
y" : Contains l.5 Arrr~ The bindings are a large
FRAME NOT rE. large Barn with Stabiinc ami etl-.
small IuiIIiu.~
No. :. Contains 100 Acres. The Buildings curSi>n
"f = SInNE not 81. Grnrr;ry. Stable, Corn Crib &c
Each e" tn" above rs, rihi Farms has been well Fer
tIIZ"t 10y Lime, Ashes. Manurc> Bones. &c
II. b. NJ HOWARD
req ~ iN'!-tf Elkton. Nd.
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Interesting letters on hand were laid
over for next week on account Of room.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
Another Mammoth Temperance Meeting.

Another mass temperance meeting was
held at West Grove, Chester county, Pa,
in Pyle's woods, on Saturday, the 18th inst
1t is estimated there were between three
and four thousand persons present. The
Octoraro and Unionville Cornet Bands fur
nished the music. Enoch Passmore was
President Vice Presidents, William Har-
per, Lewis Pennington, Swithen c. Short
lidge, George B. Passmore, II. H. Haines ;
Secretaries, Lizzie Jackson, Hannah J.
Bailey, Maggie Mercer. The opening prayer
was made by Rev. VIM. Potter. Speeches
were made by Rev. William E. Moore, of
West Chester; Rev. Thos. l.. Poulson. of
North East Marriott Brosils, of Lancas-
ter city, and Rev. jeremiah Pastoriield, of
Marshalton, Pa.
I'VE received from 4 correspondent full
and interesting account of the above meet
ing, but lack of space forbds 4 more ex-
tended notice than that given.-ED.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

Annual Meeting.-The annual meeting
of the Maryland Association of the New
Jerusalem Church, which includes Della
ware, Maryland, District of Columbia and
Virginia, meets in the New Jerusalem
Church, in Wilmington, on Friday and
Saturday, October 29th and Both.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

Thefts.-A man entered the cellar of the
dwelling of Mr.. Brock, on Main street, on
Sunday morning last, while the family were
at church, and carried off three jars of can
ned peaches After getting his booty he is
said to have marched boldly down Main
street, carrying it with him.
He was short, heavy-set man, with rcd
face and whiskers, and German. He was
seen by several parties both before and af-
ter entering the premises, but his inten-
tions were not suspected.
We learn that man answering the same
description, went into the boarding house
of Mrs. Taylor, on Main street, about break
fast time the same day, and asked for some
thing to cat. While Mrs. T. absented her
self to comply with his request, he seized
the steak frying in the pan, and made tracks.
Attend to your locks and bolts, friends
and be on the alert forstraggling vagabonds
On Friday night of last week, George
Gallaher, bartender at Granite Hall, Elk
ton, had suit of fine clothes stolen from
his room over the saloon. The next day
they were found in the possession of Jas.
Bryan, colored, who had them hid in 4
hay-mow. Bryan was lodged in jail to
await trial. This is the third time, we be-
lieve, that this young negro has been in
Jail for stealing, and if found guilty this
time, short trip to the pcnitcntiary would
doubtless prove beneficial.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
TRUSTEES SALE
OF A
House and Lot in CeciltOn.
day, 25th day of September, 1863,

VI lle pnalis Court Tor county,
in Equity, the undersigned Trustee will offer at Public
Sale on the premises, in the village Of Cecon in Cecil
county, Maryland.
Saturday, 25th day of September, 1869,
at o'clock Pm, all that
LOT OF LAND.
situate in the said village of Ceciton of which Josiah
Hail. late Of said county, died seized and which wa,
conveyed TO him Icy James Ford Deed dated the Goth
oil October ISL and which recorded among the Land
Records or Cecil county, Aforesaid in Lber G. Nee
No l. 1uo JOY. said Lot fronts the south Of the
road to Warwick Three and three Perchc. and
runs lack Nine Perchs and contain. 21 Perches more
r. or less 1t aljuns lands Of William SatterieId
Esf ~; on the east and Samuel Etherinyton on tho
Ah,ii west, and is improved 10y Two-Storv FRAME
E.5nl HOUSE AND BACK BUILDING.
THE TERMS OF SALE ~ prescribed lr the Decree
are mat "nehat OF the purchase money shall lie paid
in Cash on the ay If sale: and the residue in Six
Months thereafter The credit payment to bear interest
from the d." # sale and To he secured to the sf,ctun
of II" Trustee. W j. JONES
ElktOn. Aug Is 1S69--ts Tmstce
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Proceedings Of the CoIored UP. Confer

cnce.-Thc proceedings of the fourth annu-
al Conference of the FIRST Colorcd Metho-
dist Protestant Church, held at their hand
some and commodious church at Elkton,
Maryland, have been unusually interesting.
Saturday, at p o'clock P. NJ, the Confercne
was called to order by the President, Rev.
William Bowen, who conducted religious
services by reading the 4th chap. list Thcs-
salonians, singing the nth hymn and pray
cr, after which Rev. p +. b. Hazard was
elected Secretary of the Conference. The
President then addressed the Conference
in Christian and feeling manner, after
which the Secretary proceeded to call the
roll, when large number of ministers and
delegates answered to their names from
d ilcrent stations and circuits of Maryland
and Virginia. The Conference then pro
cccded to the appointment of the following
committees: Committee on Rules of Order,
Committee on Finance, Committee to
Examine Candidates for Deacons' aud
Elders Orders. The Rev. Benjamin
Freeman, of Elkton, was elected Marshal
of the Conference. 4 resolution was then
passed that the Conference hold two ses-
sions a day, meeting at nine \. NJ. and two
p. NJ. The President then announced the
following appo. tmcnts for the next day,
Sunday, at Providence Church: Rev. Thos.
Wells, of Norfolk, Va, to preach at 10l A.
NJ; Rev. VIM. Bowen at 3 p. NJ. and Rev.
- I =
Conference then adjourned to meet Oh Mon
day morning at 8. A. NJ
SECOND DAY $ PROCEEDINGS.
Conference convened pursuant to adj ourn-
ment at the appointed hour, 9 \. NJ, Pres
ident in the chair. Religious services We're
conducted by Rev. C. II. Williams, from
Baltimore, by reading the Goth Psalm, sing
ing hymn on the 106th page and prayer by
the same. The Secretary next proceeded
to call the roll when the members We're
found to be all present. The minutes of
the first days proceeding were read and
approved. The Rev. Edward w. Scott, of
Baltimore county, appeared in the Confer
ence, and was introduced by the President
Conference then proceeded to the examine
ton of the character of the members, which
consumed the session till the hour of
adjournment. The examination was con-
tinued by the President, occupying the
afternoon session, during which there was
considerable discussion on points of law
and church government, which consumed
the session.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

Mo0rctOn. Del. r. R.-This station is
halfway between Smyrna and Dover, and
is named after james Moore. very worthy
citizen of the place. who is storelleeper
and postmaster as well rs farmer and peach
grower. 1t is estimated that the quantity
of peaches shipped from this station this
season will amount to 200, 900 baskets
Mr. Gcoger, a German merchant of Phila-
delphia, has large possessions, hereabouts,
and is encamped near this station, in can
vass tents, attending to the delivery and
shipment of his peaches-he has 10000
trees in bearing, and loads a number of cars
daily. His peaches go to New York, where
they net him about 60 cents per basket.
selling in that city at one dollar per basket.
The freight to New York is 81 cts. carting
from Jersey City, 4 cts; commission 10
per cent, and return of baskets guaranteed.
The ground here is parched and dry, with
scarcely half crop of corn. NJ.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18

Young Peoples AssociatiOn.-Th Young
Peoples Association of Elkton is perhaps
in better condition now than at any time
since its organiZation-in March last A
deeper interest is undoubtedly manifested,
and the Association is about taking initia-
tory steps for greater usefulness. 1t has
within itself the means with which to do
much good, and nothing is needed for the
consumation of this object but diligence
and effort.
The meeting of the Association. on Fri
day night, the 10th instant, was largely
attended, and the exercises were of very
entertaining and profitable character. An
essay by Mr.. w. X. Wright, on "Saul, the
First King of Israeli was read in good
style, by the author, before the Association,
and was listened to with marked atten-
ton. The production was one which had
evidently cost the author time and thought,
and was alike credtable and entertaining
The reading of ''Hagar i'll the Wilderness. y
one of Willis sacred poems, by Miss Susie
done, and that it was appreciated, the
attentive ear of the audience, and the con
gratulations afterwards, amply testified
The solo, by Mrs. Carrie T. Brown, was
sung in her usual plain and unaffected
style, for which her singing is 50 much
admired. The solo, by Miss Mollie a.
Wells, was rendered with her accustomed
grace and sweetness, and was we'll received.
Altogether, the evening was one of profit
and pleasure to all in attendance.
The Association is now making an effort
to establish reading room. This is 4
laudible enterprise, and should succeed by
all means. Besides the great benefit that
would naturally accrue from such an insti-
tuition, it would be the first step toward
founding library, so much
needed in this town.
| On account of the removal and resrna-
ton of the late Secretary of the Associa-
ton, w. o. Gilmour, Jas. T. Yates was
elected in his place.
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THE tRkETS.
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY.
EIi,tnn Market
SCOTS Mills Market.
Wilmington Markets.

BLACK OAK BARK PER Ton $50 Q
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Court.-The September term of the Cir
cult Court, of this equity, will commence on
Monday next. There is a prospect of the
term being a long one. The trial of Potter,
for shooting a colored man, near Cecilton,
last July, will be likely to create the most
interest. The trial of the burglar, who
entered Mr.. Creswell's house. will also be a
case which will attract much interest.
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FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.


Religious services were conducted by the
Rev. II. Davis, by reading from the Gen
eral Epistle of James, singing hymn on
44th page, and prayer by the officiating
minister. After reading the minutes and
calling the roll, the 18th question of the
discipline was taken up, and the delegates
called upon to report the amounts collected
to defray the expenses of the Conference,
and for other purposes. The report showed
$267G to defray expenses of Conference,
and $25. - to support the Missionary cause.
Rev. Mr.. Scott, of Baltimore, presented to
the Conference letter containing $500.
which was received, and a vote of thanks
returned. The afternoon session was
opened by the Rev. Mr.. Scott, of Balti-
more, reading Sd chapter Of Matthew, and
singing hymn on 18th page. After the
remaining questions of the Discipline were
disposed Of and the Conference proceeded
to the examination of candidates for mem
bership in the Conference and itinerancy.
Isaiah Cornick, Of Norfolk, Va, were
named rs candidates. Rev. MI. Proctor
was then called before the Conference by
the President, was examined, and giving
satisfaction, was admitted as a member of
the Conference. The President then made
the following appointments for the even
ing Rev. J. Peters to conduct the even
ing services in Providence Church, Elkton,
and Rev. L. Bond to preach at st. Philips
Chapel, North East, and the Conference
adjourned