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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-11

1t was arranged that after night, when the
room was dimly lighted by single candle,
she should 60 in and listen to such confess
sions as he wished to make. In them, if he
spoke of her tenderly, compassionately, she
would forego the dire vengeance she had
planned to inf1ict on him when he lay help
less before her, breathing his soul away in
doubt and dread of what the future life might
bring to him. If he judged her hardly and
cruelty at the last, she would have no mercy
on him.
When Eunice, deaf and dumb servant
girl at the farmhouse, was safely asleep, Mrs.
Blake made such alteration In her dress as
was necessary. A white handkerchief was
drawn low down on her forehead and folded
over her face in such manner as to conceal
the greater portion of it, and Macon's black
silk crayat was smoothed out and tied over
that, In the form of the hoods worn by ca
tholic nuns when walking abroad. She then
entered the feebly-lighted room and sat down
in the chair which Hester resigned at her ap-
proach. At the movement the dying man
Enclosed his eyes, and, in faint voice, said !:
"How good you were to come to me in
this extremity. This young girl has ex-
planned to me that you consented to do so as
SOOh no JOu ouhS q Soh Vi AnOtl1Cl
Church needed your help" But some sub
tie power must have conveyed to him the
knowledge that something inimical had APP
preached him, for he suddenly seemed to
struggle with some deadly oppression, and,
sinking back, he murmured: !,
"Too late! fear that l shall die before
| can say what wished. must confess
must have absolution-for have sinned.
But have suffered bitter cup,I have
drained In atonement of the one act of my
HE which, brought unhappiness to one who
thought she had the right to ayenge herself
upon me"
In voice scarcely above whisper Mrs.
Blake said:
I" My son, forgive as you hope to be for
given, and all will be we'll with you.n
"Ah that Is what cannot do; for there
3 one sin and one sinner that Ihave not for
given. But for chat could die in peace"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
North East Items.

Buried.-George W. Burns, young
man who was killed by falling from his
train, on the Delaware road, on Saturday
last, was buried at the Baw View cemetery
on Tuesday.
Accidents.-James Mullen and Thompson
Wivel, each had the ends of their thumbs
cut off last week while cutting iron, by the
shears in the Mccullough Iron Co. S
Mills.
Wheat is looking remarkably well in this
section, and no complaint, as yet, of the
fly.
Sick Horses are all improving in town
and the most of them are again at work.
We had no deaths from the malady. Oil
yer, still carries the mail between B. M.
House and North East on foot.
Hog Killing has commenced, Ned, the
butcher, is doing quite an extensive bust
ness in that line for the citizens. He be-
gins to look quite fat, from INDUCING in
his favorite dish, called giblets.
Improvements still go on. Simcoe, Beat
ty, DIR. Morrison and Shippers have put up
new yard and street fences; J. S. Foster
an addition to his barn, sc.
Nep Pacement.-John Meekins has been
awarded the contract by the Town Com
missioners to set the curb and pave the
balance to connect the two ends on Main
street. Work to commence Immediately.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
Chesapeake City Items.

Religious.-A union Thanksgiving ser
vice will be held in the Presbyterian church,
ia this town, on Thursday morning 2Sth.
at 10t o'clock. In the evening of the same
day Sociable will be held in the same
church.
Erhibition.-The teachers of the NJ. E.
Sabbath school purpose holding an exhi-
bition in the Masonic Hall, in this town,
on the 18th of December.
Fair and Festiual.-The knights of
Pythias are making preparations for hold
ing Fair and Festival, beginning about
December 18th.
The Epizootic. disease amongst the
horses is prevailing in Chesapeake City
and vicinity. Very few horses are escap-
ing. Mr.. B. F. Chambers, we understand,
lost his best horse from the malady. Sew
eral severe cases are reported here.
IAarkets-Flour p bbl., $3.50 Meal p
bushel, S0@95 cents. Potatoes p bushel,
$1.00. Butter p pound, 30@35 cents
Eggs p dozen, 25 cents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
Bay View Items.

Feeling profoundly grateful for past
favors, we again beg little space in your
valuable paper for the purpose of giving
our little village that prominence which is
to us SO gratifying. But you want news;
we'll, hereafter you shall have all that's
worth knowing, from this quarter.
We told you in a former communica-
ton that new Church was greatly needed
at this place, that the old one was too
small, and too everything but what is re-
quired. Now we are happy to inform you
and all the rest of mankind, that we have
not only concluded but are determined to
have new one; already the building COM
mittee is appointed, organized and in work
ing order. 1t is to be a frame structure 40
feet wide and Sc feet deep, with basement
for Sabbath school, class rooms, &c. We
are poor and hardly feel able for the work,
but with the blessing of God we hope to
succeed. And just here please let us pub
lish to the world resolution which was
unanimously passed by the Building Com
mittee:
Resolred, That in building this Church
we will make use of no means which have
the least semblence of gambling or chance
work of any kind whatever. Pray for us.
The horse plague is prevailing here,
as elsewhere, and Mr.. Widdoes has to foot
it with the mail, from the Brick to North
East and back. Not being used to such
exercises he says it goes rather tough, and
is especially hard on corns.
-Protracted meeting is in progress here
and several of our best citizens are among
the seekers. Rev. W. D. DUNN, the
preacher in charge, is quite an eloquent
speaker and attracts large congregations.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
HOW TO GO WEST.

This is an enquiry which every one
should have truthfuHy answered before he
starts on his journey, and little care TAX
en- in examination of Routes will in many
cases save much trouble, time and money
The &C, B. & Q. r. r." running from
Chicago, through Galesburg to Burlington,
and the 81, B. & w. Route running
from Indianapolis, through Bloomington
to Burlington, have achieved splendid
reputation in the last two years as the
leading Passenger Routes to the West. At
Burlington they connect with the b, & NJ.
r. r. and from the great Burlington
Route, which runs direct through South
ern Iowa to Nebraska and Kansas, with
close connections to California and the
Territories; and passengers starting from
Cecil County, on their way westward, can
not do better than to take the BURLINGTON
ROUTE.
This Line has published pamphlet call
ed elbow to 60 West" which contains
much valuable information; large correct
map of the Great West, which can be
obtained free of charge by addressing the
General Passenger Agent B. & NJ. r. R.
Burlington, Iowa.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
Es9wsandsyiEle Items.

A valuable young COW belonging to
Mrs. Christie was run over by the ears on
Wednesday night, of last week. She had
one fore leg cut off, and was otherwise in
iured so that she had to be killed.
The prevailing disease has attacked
nearly all the horses in this section. The
Mccullough Iron Co., have pressed yoke
or two of oxen into service at their mills.
No fatal cases as yet. The disease seems
to be invariably lighter in cases where the
animal has not been reduced by over work
ing or under feeding.
David j., son of Stephen T. Woodrow,
Of Liberty Grove, died on Monday Nov
18th, aged about years. His death was
caused by long standing injury.
There is no dyptheria in this neighbor-
hood, and the general health is good.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
Rising Sun Items.

iSparTons.-Our town has been visited
by small flock of English Sparrows; no
doubt an offspring from those imported in
to Philadelphia. Our sporting friend, T.
V. Bonsal first detected their arrival.
Snow.-On Saturday afternoon we had
our first snow-and weather cold enough
to suit.
Flre-On Monday evening, the house of
A. G. Coulson, about mile north of here,
was burned to the ground. Mrs. G. had
gone up stairs to put child to bed
When the coal oil lamp exploded and set
the house on fire. Mrs. c., finding her.
self unable to stay the flames, threw the
beds down stairs and the neighbors gather
ing saved considerable of the furniture and
the cooking apparatus. Mrs. C.'s clothes
were burned up.
Narror Escape.-Two ladies were pass
ing near the new church, a plank blew off
the scatfold and landed very close to them,
smashing into several pieces.
Epszootic-is now all the rage, nearly all
the horses having it, and causing large
amount of involuntary pedestrianism.-
Oxen are trumps.
Vegetables.-A beet was left at the Drug
Store by Luke Brown, that measures p
feet in length and weighs 9slbs. a Gree
ley turnip was left at same place by John
W Caldwel1 weiuhinp f5 his. A. Grant
turnip, by DR.. Robertson, weighing lbs,
and measuring p #. in circumference
DR.. r. also left specimens Of corn, rang
ing from the huge 20 row yellow, lift. long,
to the tight little pop chop. One speci-
men is quite unique, being red, white, and
blue colored grains mixed on the same ear.
The DR.. has been growing this kind for
several years and calls it the Union corn.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
Fourth District Items.

The cold weather of the past few days
came on in such hurry as to catch great
many of our farmers with their corn net
huskcd and root crops in the ground max
ing it very unpleasant work getting them
in.
The "Epizootic'' is raging, and we are
all going on foot, except those who go in
OK carts, and of course they have to walk
to drive the oxen. 1t was rather amusing
to see our good bumored butcher Steele
from Fair Hill,) taking his meat wagon
into Wilmington last week, drawn by a
yoke of oxen, driven by colored driver.
But it is to be hoped that our noble friends,
the horses, will be able to go again in a
week or so. Rev. Mr.. Johns had to walk
from Zion to the Crock" last Sunday to
preach.
Died.-At the resident of her Father,
John Thompson, after lingering illness,
Annie NJ. McCauley, aged about 90 years.
"A very interesting extra meeting has
been held at the Rock Church this week.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
NOVEMBER.

Frost is the natural enemy of Malaria, hut unhapply
this agent cannot conquer the consequences of evils
originating before its advent. New of nermit-
tent will become Of the month advances.
At least such will he the everywhere north of the
Ohio and east of the Stony mountains. Bat the
of the gives security against the contin-
of the paroxysms of the disease when previously
established. Those who have shaken during September
or October. both. and who have neglected the
dies fitted TO destroy the periodical character of the
disease, who shake till they have learned
wisdom from bitter experience The period for the pro-
per of PGSchdS Frer and que Nurture is, there
fore far from having passed away. Moreover. through
out the Southern and Western Stacswherever in fact
the strawberry blooms in January February early
Marcl-tharc will continue occur: while
in the West Indies Mexico, and tropical South America
they wholly disappear except during intensely
hot weather. Then let those who wise still turn
their attention ia the of this vaua
BILE remedy and the strong professional and official
testimony in its favor given elsewhere in this journal
Nov 2 lS12-lm
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
Rock Church vs.. Tweed and McCleary.

This was suit brought by the trustees
of Rock Presbyterian Church, Cecil coun-
ty, Nd, against John Tweed owner and
John McCleary, tenant, to recover the pos
session of about two acres of land occu.
pied at present by defendants. The land
is situated in Elk township in this county
This two acres of land was granted to the
trustees of Rock Church, then known as
Little Elk Congregation, on March 2Sth,
1896. by Vim. Mackey, for burying
ground, and has never been separated from
the adjoining common. The old deed had
never been recorded, but was given to the
present trustees by Walter Armstrong
Mr. Armstrong testified that this deed was
given him by the widow of John Mearns,
an old trustee of the church, who died
about four years ago. Mr.. James Hodg-
son testified that he, his brother Mark and
his father. Robert Hodgson, surveyed this
property in 1873 and said that they mark
ed of the burying ground, and that for the
next thirty or forty years he showed the
different owners of the boundary of the
burying ground. The property passed
through a number of hands until Mr..
Tweed became the owner. The defense
was that the property had become vested
by length OF occupancy. The case occu-
pied a long time in trial and the evidence
naturally was tedious. The jury found for
the plaintiff. Waddell and Darlington &
Cornwell for plaintiffs: Brinton and G.. +.
Smith for defendants.-Orford Press.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
Fatal Accidental sad and fatal acci.

Fatal Accidental sad and fatal acct
dent occurred at Canterbury, on the Della
ware Railroad, Saturday afternoon 10Th
inst, which resulted in the death of Geo
W. Burns. a brakeman on freight train.
No. 9. The accident was caused by de-
ceased attempting to pass from one car to
the other, on a long coupling pole, used
when the cars are loaded with logs, from
which he fell. The train was moving at
considerable speed at the time. and the
injuries received by the deceased caused
almost instant death. Both feet were cut
off at the ankle, but the fatal wound, it
appears, was made in the back of the head.
by an iron bolt or bar. The remains were
brought to this city. and an inquest was
held about II o'clock the same night. the
verdict of the jury being in accordance
with the above facts. A telegram was dis
patched to his father, who resides near
Bay View, Cecil county, Md, and the
body was ordered to be forwarded to North
East, OH the midnight train, Saturday
night, ard the instructions were complied
WITH WI. Commercial.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
AMOS PRESTON
ChIER SpEAkMAN ET Al

CALEB SPEAKMAN EFT AL.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Chancery.
ORDERED. This 18th day of November. 1872 that the
sale made and reported by William J. Jones Trustee
for the sale of the Real Estate of E Brinton deceased,
be ratified and confirmed unless to the contrary
thereof be shown before the eighteenth day OF
January, next: provided, copy OF this Order he in
serted in newspaper printed aud published in
Cecil county n week for month before :he
seventeenth day of December next.
The Report states the amount Of sales to be $4,000
DAVID SCOTT, Clerk.
True copy: test. DAVID SCOTT,
Nov IT, lS1o-lm Clerk.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23

The Match Stick FactOry.-This estab
lishment which has got farely to work, is
the first steam mill worthy of the name,
that has ever been erected in Elkton,
town, too, possessing so many natural ad-
vantages for manufacturing establishments.
The mill is a large two story brick, built
at the head of vessel navigation on the Elk
river, where there is plenty of room and
fine lots for the erection of other factories,
with an abundant supply of water handy.
There are two large cutting wheels which ro-
tate the blocks which are rapidly converted
into match sticks by the cutters. From
these wheels, when the mill is in operation,
the match sticks fall in constant shower,
and are carried on horizontal belt and
deposited near the shaking frames, on
which the sticks are thrown to be shaken
into "ship shape and deposited in small
compartments, from which they are
taken by boys and placed in boxes
open in front and at tops where they are
bound into cheeses with notched band of
sheet iron made for the purpose, and placed
in the drying houses which are heated by
steam that is conveyed through coils of iron
pipe. The vapor araising from the drying
sticks is drawn out of the room by fan
which creates a current by eXhausting the
air in large pipe opening into the rooms
near the cealing. The vapor is sucked in
to this vacuum and drawn out of the dry
ing apartments. The building is very COM
modious, affording room for manufactur-
ing boxes in which the dried match sticks
are packed. A small circular saw is nsed
for cutting the boards into proper lengths
for the boxes, and a larger buz saw is en-
ployed in cutting the scantling into blocks
of the proper length for the match sticks
preparatory to placing on the wheel which
carries them to the cutters. What is re.
quired in the way of machinery to complete
the operation, is an invention to take the
sticks as they fall from the machines
straighten and pack them, and make them
ready for the drying house and final box
ing. When this is accomplished one hun
bred per cent will have been added to the
value of the original invention. The factory
employs a number of men and boy, and in
affording work, where work is SO much in
demand, promises to be a great benefit to
the town, and we hope the enterprising
gentlemen who have risked SO much in
~, 1,, ah,
nerated for their public spirit.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23

SnOw.-Last Saturday brought the ad
vanced guard of winter in slight sprinkle
Of snow drops. At Buffalo, N. Y, snow
fell on Saturday and Sunday to the dcptl,
of two feet OBTAINING the trains 10 hours.
There appears to have been a general
sprinkhng of the feathery crystals from
Washington to the Canadas. The meteor
ologists report a great atmospheric wave
rolling up from the Pacific and meeting
with the high range of the Rocky Noun
ttains, this volume of vapor chilled in
ITO snow by the everlasting Snow capped
peaks, rolled through the passes of these
mountain chains and descending on the
Mississippi valley and the Atlantic slopes,
gave the deuizens of the regions over which
rolled the first installment of winter.
Northern Europe was visited by great
gale last week, which did great deal of
damage. Advices from Denmark represent
the damage done by the storm as immense.
At many parts the sea entertainments were
demolished. Several villages were destroy
ed by the hurricane and many lives lost.
The damage done in the island of Falster,
known as the "Orchard of Denmark - will
exceed million rex dollars.
Just after the atmospheric Wave, "
shocks of earthquakes were felt along tue
eastern base of the Sierra and in Nevada.
And the New Hampshire yankees were
shook up by what they pronounce an earth
quake on Monday last. If we connect this
phenomena all together we have grand
whole extending round half the globe. Old
Winter seems to be determined to rouse
the nations to a proper appreciation of
his coming. The weather has been severe
ly cold for the season and considerable ice
formed on the marshes when the tide fell
on Tuesday morning. and the temperature
has continued on the downward scale since
then.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
NOTICE.
SCOTT STEWART

AMOS r. BLAKE EFT AL.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Chanccry
ORDERED, This 18th day of November. 1872, that tho
sIle of the Real Estate of Amos L. Blake ami wife,
male and reported by William j. Jones' Trustee in the
ahoverntitlcd cause he ratified and confirmed. unless
to the contrary thereof be shown before the
eighteenth day of January, next; provided, copy of
this Order he inserted in newspaper printed in
Cecil county week for month before the
seventeenth day of December, next.
The Report states the amount of sales to be 100000
DAVID SCOTT Clerk.
True copy: test DAVID SCOTT.
Nov l6, lS12-Im Clerk
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
Pilot Town Items.

Horse Disease.-The horses in this vicn-
ity are all disabled. The contractors on the
railroad are unable to move anything.
Some Of the farmers are unable to get
their corn housed for want of teams.
Married. Thursday, Randall Barrow,
of Conowingo, and Kate Devonshire, of
this town.
Tobacco.-This crop has received consid-
cradle attention in this vicinity. Mr.. Jesse
Erect received an offer of 25cts. per lb. for
his last years crop. He has $500 lbs.
raised on about an acre and half.
Rioer.-The river keeps in good order for
rafting; but the timber is all down for
this season. understand that the num-
Der of RATS run to Port during this season
has exceeded the quantity for the last five
years.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23

NOtice.-On account of the epizootic
which is prevailing among the horses so
universally, Mr.. McAteer has not been able
to supply his country customers with bot
tied ale, mineral water, ETC., this and last
week, but he thinks he will be able to get
round next week.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23

EpizoOty. If your horse has it, go to
Frazer's and get package of their Horse
Powders. They not only cure the disease
but prevent the more dangerous dropsy
following in SO many cases. lake Peters
taught "The Boy" 81 and 80 cents per
packane
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23
Railroads now are all the 90

Railroads now are all the GO
TO get your money back you know
You must subscribe and then pay down,
To bring the railroads into town;
And when the roads have all been made
To bring the people here to trade,
r" tie Glass Front they'll straight way 60
To get their money back you know.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23

OFFICIAL AT LAsT.-The official returns
of the late election in Maryland, filed with
the Secretary of State at Annapolis, show
that Greeley's majority is 927
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23

Blankets, Shawls, Cotton and Wool
Flannels, Dress Goods, Notions, Hosiery,
Underwear, and full line of Groceries
and Queensware at low prices at c. NJ.
BOULDER in the Hollow.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23

Ducking.-Our gunners have had cold
and rough work for the last few days.
AS the weather grows colder, the price of
ducks advance; they are now retailing here
as follows: Black heads, Is cents, Red
heads, $1.25, and SO. rs per pair for prime
Canvass backs.-Hapre Republican,.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-11-23

Every Genuine Howe Sewing Machine
has the medallion head of Elias Howe, Jr,.
imbedded on the Machine, so that purchas-
ers need not be deceived and buy bogus
machine. Office on North street, Elkton.