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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-08
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MEDICAL.

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-12-17
STRICKERSVILLE ITEMS.

Public !Schools.-The Public Schools of
London Britain Township, opened for the
Winter term on Monday, Dec. 18th. The
teachers employed are Miss Martin, Miss
Kennedy, and Miss Gilmore, for South,
West, and North Bank. Our school
houses, being three in number, are all in a
prospecting condition; two of them being
new, and the other was entirely remodeled
some time ago, which shows that the spirit
of education has not left u.s.
Dsaths.-On Tuesday, the 9th inst, Mr.
J. F. Heilenman, a very highly respectable
citizen, was called away to his heavenly
home. He has for many years lived in this
vicinity, and has ever proven to be what he
has ever professed-a christian. Also, on
the following Friday, Mr.. Jesse Osmond
died of consumption. Mr.. Osmond was
formerly a resident of the south, but on
the opening of the rebellion removed north,
and has been living with his brother, J. p.
Osmond, for some time, where he died.
Neo Pastor.-The pastor who has been
appointed to fill the vacancy of Rev. Thos.
Barton, deceased, (Old School Baptist) will
preach his first sermon in London Tract
Church, on the 25th inst.
Lecture.-Mr. Thomas Lssett, of New
London, delivered lecture on Astronomy
accompanied with a stereoscopic view of
the planets, &c, at Flint Hill, on the 18th
of December. Attendance large.
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NORTH EAST ITEMS.

The Sunday School Erhi5ition.-The
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School Concert
and Exhibition is to take place in the
Church, on the evening Of Monday, the
Goth inst.
Tu6leaur.-The exhibition of tableaux.
under the management of the ladies
belonging to the Lodge of Good Templars
in this place, is appointed to transpire on
Friday evening, the Both inst.
Religious.- night prayer meet
ings are being conducted, in the private
houses of the members of the NJ. E. Church,
by number of Jealous men and women.
Neutrality-suspicious. has been recently
presiding over the day and night dreams of
some of our young men, and, like that
famed virgin, they are holding in their
hands musical Instruments, and preparing
to achieve the privilege of traditional rela-
tionship to Juptcrs accomplished daugh-
ter. In word, four gentlemen of our
town, have organized themselves into
musical band, using violins, violincello and
flute, for the purpose of cultivating and
developing taste and talent in the high
and delightful art of music. Prof. John
G. Robinson, of Baltimore, is arranging
and adapting pieces for them. They have
our DeSt WISHES lOf success ana pleasure.
Improvements During tie Year.-The fol-
lowing improvements have been made in
North East during the year of 1870, viz
Five dwelling houses, and two other build
ings erected. Twelve dwellings enlarged
and repaired. Rolling Mills extensively
enlarged and improved. Two iron bridges
built over the creek. A brick yard and
lumber yard established. Large pipe organ
introduced into the Protestant Episcopal
Church. A new fence around the NJ Z.
Cemetery. One new street opened four
laid out, and the old ones repaired, &C., &c.
Croquet.-The season for the popular
outdoor game of croquet is about closed
for this year. The continual mildness of
the weather has given unusual latitude to
indulgence in this pleasant recreation, and
cur young folks have not been backward
to improve it, even as late rs last week.
Game.-Although the season is not
regarded as an abundant one for game, yet
our sportsmen have been dragging" pretty
liberal supplies of cartridges, pheasants,
rabbits and squirrels. with which the
numerous woodlands Of the county abound
Exchange Of Property.-Mr. Edmund Hill
has exchanged his large and valuable farm
on the road from North East to Charles
town, for Philadelphia city property.
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PORT DEPOSIT ITEMS,

MIR. Mccormick coming into Port last
week made narrow escape. His horses
became frightened near the foundry and
upset the wagon into the run near the
bridge. One horse was hurt the wagon
injured and Mr.. M. bruised.
Thursday evening, Messrs. John VAN
mort and Jos. w. Reynolds returned from
Ulster county, N. Y. having succeeded in
getting their horses which were stolen the
End of last July. The thief had escaped
from 4 Pennsylvania Jail, where he was
confined for horse stealing; came here;
got the two horses; put them to Mr.. Cald-
wells buggy and drove to New York
Sold the horses for 1925; shipped the buggy
west; was arrested by detective as an
escaped prisoner, who succeeded in learning
from him something in regard to the horses.
The horses were bought III n. Y, by a man
from Ellentown, north of the city, who
took them home and sold them for $780,
The holders were loath to part with them
and offered to re-purchase, but Messrs. V.
and r., declined, and shipped them south.
They are expected to arrive here next Sun
day AN, by the Baltimore steamer. The
thief will in six months serve out his term
in Pennsylvania, when he will be placed in
charge of Sheriff Denny to await trial for
this oifense The horses were stolen July
end, and were in Ellentown July 1Sth-16
days from here; and twice sold. They
were not injured by the drive, but had
fallen off in flesh.
A flue in the residence of Mary Himan
created an alarm of fire. but the exertions
of some men who discovered it in time soon
extinguished it.
A delegation of colored Odd Fellows
attended the funeral of Richard Gray, one
of the most estimable colored men of our
town, ON Monday last.
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weather Yarn.-Chestertow can
boast first class yarn spinner according
70 the Journal That paper publishes the
following as specimen of one of his Mum
chausen stories:
"Let any person recount = marveI,ous
story, and he will at once relate one still
more marvellous. One of his listeners
happened to speak of a heavy snow storm
in Philadelphia and which as he travelled
on towards Maryland, was found TO be nnlv
hard, cold rain. Though the snow I,y
several inches deep in PhiladelnIia xct
thirty miles south of that place notb;nc
but rain fell:
Our old yarn spinner remarked, that this
was by no means an unusual occurrence
said he. "When | was married. I tool,
my wife on wedding tour to the noun.
talns OF Pennsylvania. on approaching the
Alleghenies, We were nVsrtak6G by storm
part rain and part snow, iu fact we trav-
elled for six long hours with the horses
heads in one Of the heaviest falls of snow
ever saw, while it was pouring down rain
like an April shower on the carriage. The
speed of the horses just kept up with the
storm. and we were just between the rain
and the snow"
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WOODLAND ITEMS.

Religious.-T Rev. j. w. Weston has
just closed a very successful protracted
meeting at Hopewell NJ. f. Church. The
weather has been good, the roads splendid
the congregations large and attentive,
except few, who have not brains enough
to behave themselves anywhere. Quite a
number, hear, have joined the church.
Feeding tile ShepAerd-The Pastor ap-
pears to be very popular, and as an evidence
of their friendship without the sounding of
trumpets or blowing of horns, they Il mean
the ladies' decided to give some token of
their regard. They called in the aid of
husbands and brothers, and beginning at
uncle Mes, landed at the parsonage with
three wagons loaded with hay, oats, corn,
flour, meat, butter, eggs, chickens tea,
coffee, sugar, cabbage, potatoes, turnips,
canned fruit, soft soap, &c. cannot tell
all, but they say there is more to come yet
Now | think l see his surprised look. He
had been requested to be at home that day
at o clock, and expecting wedding he
prepared himself with a discipline and was
awaiting the arrival of the happy pair
When the wagon halted, and he saw what
they unloaded for him, he felt like the
prophet of old, when he said, "now let me
depart" and being so overcome by this
unexpected act of kindness. when bidding
his friends goodbye, he also babe his wife
good bye, in mistake, but suddenly remem-
bered that he had not finished his masters
work. Me thinks lie remembers the words
of the Psalmist, "Trust in the Lord and
do good, and verify thou shalt be fed. ~
Now, Mr.. Editor, l think all who gave feel
glad they did give, and when the man of
God shall be far away on other fields of
labor, yet ever in his heart will he bear the
memory of his peoples care.
Inprocements.- passing Hopewell, l
see they are cleaning and fixing the grave
yard. Better late than never. Our neigh
Dor J. r. Thomas, has built quite large
barn. Mr. Franklin Harris, Just returned
from the land of gold, has the lumber on
the spot, and he being a practical mechanic
will soon have new barn raised AS we
pass on up the hill we find our friend
Walter, prepared for the first cold snap
with huge pile of old hickory at the door,
and Sam, his faithful horse, is ready to
carry his master with aeetnoss 10 tho
music of the hounds More anon. II.
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RISING SUN ITEMS.

Improvements -John w. Buckley, Jr,
is building an addition to his residence,
which, when completed, will make it an
ornament to the borough. Mrs. A. Z.
Reynolds is having handsome residence
erected on Cherry street. Job Hajnes is
having stable built on his property, on
Pearl street. John r. Bowden is building
a coach shop, an addition to his machine
shops.
CAanges.-Mrs. Mary A. Sharpless, has
removed to Fairville, Pa. Mr.. Robert
Cochran, photographer, has sold his house
to Mr.. II. Sheppard, tailor, and removed to
Avendale, Pa. Mr.. Sheppard has removed
from Principle to the residence purchased
by Mr.. Cochran. Haines Bros, having
sold their store to NJ. L. Martin, of West
Chester, Pa, and VIM. Martin has moved
into the residence vacated by them. Tay-
lor e. Rye, coachmakers, have taken
Bowden's new shops. William McCardle
has sold his house, on Pearl street, to Solo
man Brown. Price, 5000.
Cheese Factory.-Farmers and others
interested in starting a cheese factory, held
meeting at the Maryland House, on Sat
urday evening last, 10th inst. Barclay
Reynolds, Esq, President; job Haines,
Secrethry. NJ. J. Hunt and B. Clifford,
were appointed as a committee to visit
existing factories, with authority to make a
thorough investigation, and pay their own
travelling expenses. Job Haines and A.
H. Smith, were appointed committee to
correspond with New York manufacturers,
for information. The movement is in the
hands of men that mean business.
The Patent Right Man is round-and has
a machine to bore post holes and saw stove
wood at or about the same time; another,
a separator, as is separator; another, a
wonderful panacea that cures all the ills
that flesh is now heir to, and several new
ones it is soon to inherit.
Building and Loan association at the
last meeting, on 18th inst, sold $1,000 at
80 per cent. premium.
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"PrOve all things and for proof of
low prices, inquire at the BEE HIVE. No
credit.

Court Proceedings.-The regular Deem
Der Term of the Circuit Court for this
county met on Monday last and has been
in session all the week Judges Wickes
and Stump on the Bench Judge Robinson,
we understand, will not be present during
the term.
MIR. Joseph Coudon was appointed Fore
man of the Grand Jury, which closed it's
labors and was discharged on Thursday
afternoon.
They found ten indictments as follows
One each for assault with intent to kill,
assault and battery, burglary and receiving
stolen goods ; three for larceny, and three
against the Cecil and Hartford Counties
Boom Company for maintaining nuisance
in the Susquehanna River and iniuring
the fisheries of the owners of the adjacent
shores.
Their final presentment is brief and to
the point, as follows:
To the Honorable the Judges
Of Cecil County Circuit Court
The Grond Jury respectfully report that
they have visited the Jail and found it clean,
the prisoners comfortable and the Sheriff
hospitable. JOSEPH CoUDoN,
Foreman.
The Court has been occupied with very
little business, the following being sum-
mary:
State Is. Henry Nunguesser. Indicted
for selling spirituous liquors to James Bar
wick and John Wurtz, two minors. Plea
of not guilty, as to Barwick, and tried
before jury; verdict of guilty. After
the rendition of the verdict, the Traverser
pleaded guilty to selling to the other minor,
WORTH, for which offense he was not on
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Cecil County Temperance Conventions

Cecil County Temperance Convention
The following report, intended for last
week. issue was unavoidably crowded out
The Cecil County District Convention
met in the Good Templars' Lodge Room,
Elkton, on Tuesday, December 9th, at g. 80
A. NJ, and was presided over by the w. c.
T., Jesse West, of North East
On roll call the following Lodges respond
ed:-Havre, No. 40; Rosebank, No. SO;
Chesapeake. No. 80; Cecil, No. As; Elkton,
No. 73; Riverside, No. 81.
The Committee on Credentials reported
twenty-seven delegates present.
The following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing term:-W. G. T., L.
NJ. Haines, of Elkton; w. V. T., l. V.
Cooper, of Rising Sun; w. R. S Clara
Bosee, of Chesapeake City; w. T., Joseph
Chambers, of Chesapeake City.
The Committee on Resolutions submitted
the following series, which was unanimously
adopted by the Conventions:
Resolved, That we find ample encourage
ment in the progress of our cause in this
county and elsewhere, to renew our ener-
gies and press forward, believing that they
that are for us are more than all that are
against US; and by the aid of a Divine
l..
Resolued, That we have right to expect
that protesting Christians will give this
cause their united support in some way or
other, as no other evil is so destructive to
either Christian Or moral influence as
intemperance.
Resolced, That We regard any man, who
habitually INDUCES in Intoxicating drinks,
as unfit to be the representative of Chris
tian people.
Resolved, That it is the duty of temper
ance men to do all iE their power to nomi-
nate temperance men for office; and where
two men are nominated for Office, and one
is temperance man and the other is not,
that it is the duty of temperance men to
vote for the former.
Resolyed, That the thanks of this Con-
vention be and are hereby rendered to the
citizens of Elkton for their hospitality
extended to us on this occasion.
The following miscellaneous resolutions
were also adopted:
Resolred, That life insurance on temper
ance principles IS one that should claim
our consideration, and to this end we
recommend the Good Templar Mutual
Benefit Association as well calculated to
aid our cause.
Resolced, That synopsis of the proceed
ings of this Convention be furnished the
county papers for publication.
Miss Lizzie Reed, of Chesapeake City,
read the Report of the Grand Worthy
Chief Templar Poulson, to the Grand
Lodge of Maryland.
North East was selected by ballot as the
place for holding the next Convention, and
the time the second Tuesday in March.
JOHN E. CARVER, w. r. S.
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THE FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
CuMrAsY OF York, PA.-This Company
is one of the best Mutual Companies in the
country. The business of the Company is
conducted in the most prompt and accurate
manner, and losses paid without litigation
or delay. Applications for insurance left
at Tie Wing office, forwarded, and the pol
icics procured, without further cost or
trouble to persons desiring to insure prop
erty in the Company.
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MARRIED..

GILPIN-McLEOD.-On Thursday, Dec.
sth, by the Rev. VIM. Codville, Of Phil
adelphia, JOHN GILPIN, OF Elkton, Nd,
and MARY A. MCLEOD, daughter Of the
late Jacob Bartholomew, of Philadelphia.
STEELE-McCOY.-Att the parsonage Of
the NJ. E. Church, in Port Deposit, on
the 10th inst, by Rev. W. E. England,
AMOR M. STEELE and SARAH L. Mccoy,
both of Cecil county
CLAYTON-JOHNSON.-In Elkton, on
the 18th, inst, at the residence of the
lride's mother, by Rev. II. Mathews,
JOHN Polk CLAYTON, of Baltimore, and
MARY ADELIA JOHNSON, of Elkton.
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Deafness, Blindness T. Catarrh

]. ISAACS, NJ. D., sos Arch Street, Philadelphia
Oculist and AIrst Professor in the Medical College
pcnnsy vana of the Eye and Ear. Persons afflicted with
diseases of the EYE EAR, CATARRH will be scisn.
tifcay treated and cured if durable He has been per-
manently located in tho city for and makes the
above speciaties in his practice. The Medical faculty
is invited as he has secrets in his mode Of
Artificial eyes inserted without pain. No charges
made for examination.
Jan % 1S69-lY
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-12-17
Freeman's Journal says ::

When steady, well-behaved young
man is seen shaking hands with pump,
and bidding it an affectionate good. night,
or singing, Poor old Corbison Robscrew,"
there may be faint apprehension that he
has been 'drugged.
We don't know about the pump handle
shaking, but 90 Corbson Robscrew is sung
nightly on Main street.
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VandenhOff.- Tuesday evening next

VandenhOf. Tuesday evening next,
George Vandenhoff, the renowned reader,
will open the Elkton Star Lecture Course
by reading some choice selections from the
following authors:
The first selection is the familiar-to all
readers of the Waverly newsstand thrill
ing scene between Rebecca the ,Iewess, and
the Templarin the lone turreti the castle OF
Torquilstone; The White Squat, by Thack-
cray; French and English, by Hood; King
Robert of Sicily, by Longfe,llow;, The
Alarmed Skipper, by j: +. Field; and from
Dickens-Mr. Fizziwis's Hop, Bob Cratch-
cts Christmas Dinner, and the Nephew's
Party. With such programme as this
an evening of rare enjoyment may be
anticipated, and we expect to see an over
flowing house greetthe distinguished reader.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-12-17

Elgin Watches.--Among the several
standard American watches, none appear
to possess greater merit than the celebrated
Elgin watch. This watch has a new ard
superior movement, which makes it very
accurate time-keeper, and stamps it as one
of the best, if not the best, watches of the
day. A good assortment of these desirable
articles may be found at ALRICH's- both
orladics and gentlemen. Also. a splendid
stock of Jewelry and Plated Ware, which
will make appropriate and appreciable hol-
idov uiftS
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The Sewing Machine.-If we had nc

The Sewing Machine.-If we had not
one of these useful pieces of household
furniture, we certainly would purchase one
of Howe's improved from Mr.. Danforth,
Agent for this county, as Christmas gift
for so,sebody. We have had one of the
Howe machines for three years, and in that
time it has never been out of order, and
always ready to do all kinds of sewing
from fine to coarse, in the most beautiful
and durable manner.
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ROWLANDSVILLE ITEMS.

The Mccullough Iron Co., have put
up suspension foot bridge across the
Octoraro below the dam breast for the use
of their workmen who live on the east side
of the stream.
The Company are also building an
addition to their iron house so feet in
length.
We advise our Correspondent, who fur
nished the above "ltems," not to "spoil a
good resolution" but "pitph in" for that
S25.
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Local Miscellany.-Money sold at the
Eikton Buiiding Society on Saturday night
last, Tor 264 per cent. premium.
James p. Groome, Esq, sold on Tuesday
last the farm Of Mrs. Lawrence and Mrs
Cox, situated two miles from Elkton and
containing Az acres, to Mrs Harriet r
Calkens, for 81, 500.
j. Roman Ward, of Baltimore has been
appointed postal clerk, on the Washington
and New York line, at salary of 81 800 a
year.
George B. Pennington has been promoted
from assistant clerk to clerk, on the same
line. Salary $1,000.
Joseph S. Terrell has sold all his property
at cherry Hill, consisting of two frame
dwelling houses, one barn, and % acres of
land for $1,000. John NJ. Terrell, pur-
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The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.

Tho Philadelphia Inquirer says:-At a
meeting of the proprietors of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal Company, held
on Monday, a cash dividend of three per
cent. was declared on the outstanding capt.
tai stock. This company is in a prosperous
condition financially, and with respect to
its works is doing a large business paying
its annual six per cent cash dividends on
its capital stock, which has been increased
fifty per cent. within tho last few years;
also the annual interest on its mortgage
loans in gold.
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Communicative Sheriff yesterday received
Governor Bowie's warrant, committing the
sentence of George Harris to imprisonment
in the Penitentiary for life. The Sheriff
will deliver Harris to the Warden of the
Penitentiary today.