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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-12
Chesapeake City Items.
The observation-disclosures.

The Fourth was well observed by all,
both business men and pleasure seekers.
Business places were all closed at 10 O. clock
for the remainder of the day. At nine
o'clock the town was alive with merry
hearts in bright anticipation of what the
day might bring forth for them. Some
were winding their way to the wharf where
the A. G. Grey was waiting to convey
them down the creek to WEIGH Point to
spend the day. Other friends of the O.
L. A. NJ, were making great preparations
for their demonstration at Cecilton, enter
tanned the while by the Elkton Band, who
headed the procession from here. BY 10
o'clock everybody had settled away; and
had it not been for the occasional explosion
of fre-eracker we would have imagined
it Sunday. AT 4 o'clock p. NJ. another ex-
cursion left town for moonlight ride down
the Bay. The evening was devoted to fire
works. Battles were fought with Roman
Candles. They were both interesting and
exciting and about twelve our town resum-
ed its usual quietude.
Prof Dcvore, the former Principle of
the High School. removed to New y ork,
his former residence, on Wednesday last.
A number of our citizens left town Wed
nesday morning for Rehoboth Camp Meet
ing.
The Hudson estate was surveyed on
Monday last, for division among Il Q
heirs. We have not heard the particulars.
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Rising SUN Items.

On Monday evening last 81, 600 was sold
by Building and Loan Association, at ga
% and 10i per cent premium.
On Saturday last the shavings from J. r.
Taylor's cabinet shop were thrown into
John Kinks stable to bed the horse. Some
hours afterward they were discovered to be
on fire, blazing up about the horses hind
legs. 1t is supposed to have been caused
by match having been dropped in the
shavings and ignited by the horse stepping
on it. The fire was sxtinguished without
much trouble; but in very short time
would have burned perhaps several build
ings.
July 4th was very quiet day with our
citizens. A gang of young men from Port
Deposit came up in the morning train and
left on the next down one, only having
half an hour here; which was fortunate,
as they were disposed to consume large
quantity of whisky, and some of them
ready for any mischief
In the evening, Mr.. Jesse Williams, man
ager of the hen-dairy, delivered an Grafton
from the porch of the Maryland House
Judging from the applause he received, it
was quite success. The Rising Sun Cor
net Band played number of tunes in Gen.
ter Square, in their usual good style; but
by some oversight omitted all the patriotic
ones, they play SO well.
A Philadelphia company have either
purchased or leased the old " John Greist,"
property, situated some two miles north of
our borough, and under the management
of Prof. Jesse William, of Philadelphia,
started new poultry enterprise called a
Hen Dairy. At present its stock consists
of 3 hens and a rooster, but by care and
good luck the m anager hopes to increase
it at least 70 per cent by Winter.
Our cheese factory and Ice Cream manu-
factory has proved quite success; large
orders coming in from the cities in excess
of it's capacity to fill. The short pasture
from dry weather has operated against the
supply of milk and SO cut it's resources
shorter than was expected; but the enter
prise is success for ALL
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Adjustable Car Truck for Changin

Adjustable Car Truck for Changing
Gauge.*-We have been shown a model of
the above invention, for which James
McCauley has received patent from the
L. 8. Government.
BY the mechanism employed the truck of
railroad car may be contracted or ex-
panded laterally so as to be adapted to run
upon either wide or narrow gauge rail.
ways, and may, therefore, start upon a
railway of one guage, and may, at will, be
rover gauge railway at pleasure, without
being removed from the rails.
The object of the invention is to avoid
the necessity of unloading from one car
gauge or gauges of the road or roads may
change in the transit of wood, iron, coal,
paper or other freight, in their passage to
market.
The first part of the invention relates to
such construction and arrangement of the
parts composing the truck as will admit of
such lateral contraction and expansion
with cheapness and convenience. The
second part relates to the combination of a
central shaft, extending the entire length
of the truck and exactly midway between
the wheels thereof, and having it's bearings
in cross pieces, which supports the car
proper, and having a pinion on each
end thereof, with two rack bars for each
pinion, one above and the other below the
same, in such manner that, by revolving
the central shaft to the right or left, the
truck is laterally contracted OF expanded.
For instance, the loaded car comes down
the narrow railway with its load, until it
reaches road of wider gauge, and over
which its load must pass to reach mar
ket. Here it is necessary that the truck
should open out to the wider track. On
one side the rail is continuous; and on the
other the wheels stand on a sliding rail, or
switch, that slides out on the cross-ties as
the car expands, until it reaches the wider
gauge; the car body being still equi-dis-
tant from the wheels, and the car then pro-
ceeds on the wider road to market, and
returning with its load to the same switch.
contracts in the same manner to the mar
row road and proceeds homeward. After
the change of gauge lock bar secures the
truck firmly in its position. The wheels
have axles with bearings inside and out
side.
Should this improvement be found to
answer its intended purpose, of which
there is little doubt, it will be valuable
patent.
Mr.. McCauley has communications on
the subject from all parts of this country.
and some from Great Britain.
AT the Patent Office the letter L is
dropped in the word gauge, and it is invar-
iably written gage.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The machine being offered to the public
by other parties in this county as the i'm
proved Howe Sewing Machine, is a machine
originally manufactured by A. B. Howe,
who did business in his life time under a
license granted by his brother Elias, the
inventor of the first and only complete
sewing machine the world ever saw. The
machine which the parties operating at
present in this county are attempting to
impose on the public, is one of the many
failures which have been inflicted on the
country, and can be bought up by any
Spectator in the wholesale market, and
is so bought and palmed off on the public
under the reputation of the ORIGINAL
HOWE MACHINE, manufactured by the
Howe Machine Company, principal Office
at No 500 Broadway, N. Y. Customers
need not be deceived by representations
from parties offering this bogus Howe ma
chine, as am the only authorized agent
Of the Original HOWE MACHINE Com
PANY for Cecil county. Office, Wig Build
ing, Elkton, Md. JOHN WILKINSON,
Agent.
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Fourth District Items.
Barn Burned-Base BaH-FourM Of Jul
Celebration.

Mr.. Joseph Steele's barn was burned
down about o'clock, on Saturday morn
ing. Mr.. Steele happened to be lying down
stairs that night on the settse, enjoying a
cool sleep, and upon awakening, found the
roof just ready to fall in; he called one of
his nearest neighbors to his assistance, but
saved nothing but the live stock.
Some of our young men are trying to
get up base ball cub at Fair Hill. We
know of one who would join the thing if it
didn't seem so much like work.
The celebration at jackson Hall, on 4th
instant, notwithstanding the shert notice
and little preparations, proved to be quite
interesting. The people assembled in the
Hall at 3 Pm. David Scott was chosen
President, and upon taking the chair made
a speech. after which Rev. Mr.. Kershaw
offered thanks to Divine Providence fer the
present prosperity of our nation. II. II.
Kimble read the Declaration of Independ-
ence and made a short speech. After an
address by Mr. Kersh aw, the meeting ad-
journed; the young folks spent a pleasant
time in the adjoining grove with croquet
until evening, when all repaired to their
homes.
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Port Deposit Items.

Early i'll the morning of the 4th, every
thing was quiet except the occasional fir
ing of crackers, torpedoes, &C., which led
many to believe the National holiday would
not be recognized, but seven o'clock found
the sash factory and large number of the
business houses closed. About nine AM,
engine No. TO-, P. & B. c. Railroad, NOV
ed down from the depot to the open space
in front of J. Tome & Co.'S warehouse.
She was beautifully decorated with flags
and wreaths. In few minutes Mr.. A. l..
Barry, our clever artist, appeared upon the
ground and took two excellent photographs
Of the engine in its holiday attire, from
different positions. A few minutes before
an excursion train arrived from Baltimore,
drawing eight cars full Of pleasure seekers.
They were conducted by the Port Deposit
band to J. J. Abrahams' grove, above the
town, where committee from St. Theresa
Catholic Church had made extensive pre-
parations to receive them. A platform had
been previously erected and refreshments
of various kinds were on the ground. The
excursionists appeared to enjoy themselves
hugely until about five PM, when the
shrill whistle of their engine warned them
that the time had arrived for them to leave
the scene OF their day enjoyment and
return to the heat and dust Of the city
Everything passed off quietly for which
we are indebted to the vigilance of our
commissioners and the city detectives who
accompanied the excursion.
Messrs. Bond Bros. & Co. are erecting a
handsome new Office at their lumber yard.
Davis & Ways Office is nearly finished
and presents very fine appearance. ].
NJ. McClenahan, Esq, is about to erect a
new dwelling house on his lot, between St.
James Episcopal Church and Rev. Mr..
Martins dwelling. From the appearance
of the draft, we think it will be a beautiful
residence and a great improvement to that
part Of the town.
Farmers will soon have finished their
harvest, excepting oats. Hay is being put
up in fine order and small quantities.
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Mr.. Chas. Perkins left at the drug store
very fine specimen of red wheat, fair
sample of six acres, which he claims will
make 40 bushels to the acre.
A wheelwright and blacksmith shop has
just been started by Williams Co., down
town at the Simpson stand. We think
from the character and department of the
parties concerned that it will be success.
The tournament, as previously announc-
ed, came Off on the Fourth, to the delight
Of all present. All hands acquitted them
selves very creditably for the practice they
had. VIM. Carr taking the most rings
and James s. Whitaker making the fast
est time. Another is contemplated this
Fall.
The Scotch Row of new house is
about completed which present a good
appearance and exhibits the enterprise of
the successful manager of the Mccullough
Iron Co.
A bush meeting took place on Sunday
last, in Shippers Grove, as announced;
was pretty well attended by both colors.-
Rev. Mr.. Scott preached a very good ser
mon in the afternoon.
Two schooners left the wharf on We'd
nesday last, loaded with sawed stuff fur
nished by Davis & Pugh for Bombay Hook,
on the Delaware Bay, on the Jersey side,
to be used in the construction of bridge,
for the New York & Washington railroad.
The Episcopal Sunday school held their
pic mic on Thursday last; the little ones
enjoyed themselves very much.
The X. of P. talk of having an excursion
down the Bay next month.
We regret to announce the death of four
aged and respectable citizens of the 9Th
District within ton days; viz. Jas. Croth-
ers, John Crouch, Thos. Abrams and John
Mcdonnell.
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For The Cecil Wing.
MR.. EDITORIALS interrogating the
Town Commissioners appears to have
become fashionable, a lady who was charg-
ed so cents for a wheelbarrow load of street
dirt would like to know the amount of rev.
enue derived from the sale of all the dirt
which is annually scraped up in the streets
No credit for it appears in the reports
And also, while I am asking questions.
which is woman's privilege, was that
nine hundred and odd dollars expended for
repairing the culvert ON Bow street, and
laying the gas main to the "match stick
factory?' l notice that in all the writing
that has been done i'll defence of the Com
missioners that the important matter Of
answering inquiries about the expenditure
Of the money has been studiously avoided.
PuILo.
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ROSA GANSS
Us.
HERMAN GANSS.

In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Chancery.
The object Of this Bill is to procure u Divorce - a
rincu'0 rtdtrimonU" of the complainant from the
defendant and for the custody Of her son. Morris Ganss
The Bill alleges that tho complainant and defendant
married December 18TH 1861; that about
the LIST of May 1870 the defendant abandoned the
planant; that said abandonment has continued unin-
tcrrup;cy for than three years and is deliberate
and final and the separation beyond any reasonable
expectation of reconciliation That tho defendant
utterly unable to support her and is unfit
him under his care and custody.
1t is thercupon ordered by this Court this q day of
June. in the eighteen hundred and
that the complainant copy of this Order togeth
with the object and substance of the bill, to be
inserted in some newspaper published in Cecil county,
Md, one. week for month before the Sth day of
August, next giving notice to the defendant in said
Bill, and warning him to appear in this Court in per
by solicitor before the 18th day of Noven-
her next to show cause, il any he has, why decree
shall not pass prayed
DAVID SCOTT. Clerk.
True copy; test, DAVID SCOTT,
July ), lS'3-lm Clerk.
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MARRIED..

ABRAMS-TYSON.-At the NJ. E. Par
sonage, Zion, June 18th, 1878, by Rev.
J. B. Mann, BENJAMIN A. ABRAMS and
RACHEL c. Tyson, all of this county.
AN-BERLlN.-AtP Port Deposit,
on the evening of the 3rd instant, by the
Rev. James Frazer, of kennett Square,
WIN. A. HINDMAN and MARY w. BERLIN,
all of Cecil county, Md.
N-OLIVER.-At Chesapeake
City, July 9th, VIM. GIBERsoN and
MARY OLIVER, both of Chesapeake City.
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THE MARKETS..
Elkt0n Markets.
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY.
Baltimore Markets.

Flour Western Super, very common,
1915; fair to good do. $4.25@S5; Extra,
$6.s5@$6,62t; Family S7.50@$7.75; How
ard Street do. So per Dbl.
Wheat.-New white 170G1s0c., red 1T
@17sc., Western amber 1929, per bushe.
Corn.-Southern continues in very light
supply, and the demand for both white
and yellow is active, but for Western, the
stock of which is large, the market is dull
and heavy. Sales Southern white at So
cents; yellow do. at 61@G2c., Western mix
ed at Soc, No. 2 do. at Sc, both on track,
mixed from store at SIC.
Oats-quiet but firm, and grces steady;
Southern at 54955c., Western mixed at As
cents, white do. 53@54c., per bushel.
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Proceedings of the County Commits
siOners.-The County Commissioners were
in session on Tuesday last, Messrs. Beavin,
Strickland and johnson, present.
The Board passed an order for the ex-
penditure of 5000 on the road from Como
wingo bridge to the Lancaster road, by Mr..
B. b. Garvne, Supervisor of Sth District,
which was entered for levy and payable tc
Mr.. James c. Bell.
The examiners report favorable to open,
ing road in 4th District, from the Fistlel
Factory road to the Delaware line, was con-
firmed, and the following damages awarded
To William Croos, for land and fencing.
800; to VIM. McAllister, $15.
The examiners report favorable to locat-
ing Il road in Back Creek Neck was con.
firmed, and $40 damage awarded to Mr..
E. p. Bowen.
The Supervisor, John Wroth, in First
District, was ordered to make an under
drain on the road from st. Stephens Church
to Fredericktown, the cost not to exceed
S125.
The clerk was ordered to notify the pres
ident of the P. & B. c. Railroad, of the
dangerous condition OF the bridge over the
deep cut at Rowlandsville, requiring said
bridge to be repaired or rebuilt without
delay.
Bond of Benjamin Groves, Supervisor in
9Th District, approved.
Amount paid by clerk since last meeting
to States witnesses, $172. The clerk re-
ports sundry payments since last meeting,
among which were $471.15 20 James Lam
bert, balance on causeway on Elk Neck
road; DR.. II. H. Mitchell on same road
$3.50; to school commissioners S9,020.22.
Under an order of the Circuit Court the
Commissioners had Miss Yerkes sent to
Montevew Hospital, at Frederick City,
MARYLAND
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Notice to the Public.

All persons are hereby warned not to
pay any money to "Prof." John Thomas,
for the benefit of the African NJ. F.
Church, of Elkton; the said John Thomas
being an impostor, and not authorized to
collect on account of the Church. lie has
heretofore collected money from gentlemen
in Elkton, by falsely representing that it
was for the Church, which he has not paid
over, or accounted for to the Church; and
if caught at such business in future will
be prosecuted for obtaining money under
false pretences.
SIGNED BY THE COMMITTEE.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The Elkton Building Society meets
to-night.
Several of our citizens left for the
Rehoboth Camp this week.
Henry Long has sold his farm of so
acres, near Lombardvile, to Hugh Gamer
on, for about $50 per acre.
On Wednesday night we had refresh
ing thunder shower, which laid the du st
and revived the parched vegetation.
james Ewing, OF the Fourth District,
lost a valuable horse, on Monday last, from
being hooked by a COW.
Where's the man who annually cuts
the weeds along the sidewalks? They are
getting fearfully high in some places.
A COW belonging to Mr. George Wal
lace, of this town, gave birth to twin
calves last week. The calves are fine look
ing, and both them and the COW are doing
we'll.
= Henry M. Nicols, of this town, late
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for
the First Congressional Maryland District,
has been appointed Mail Route Agent on
the Delaware road from Philadelphia to
Christield at salary of $1,000 per year.
- Remember the excursion, Monday
July 18th, 1878, on the steamer C. p
Smith, to Havre de Grace and Port Deposit.
Boat will leave Elk Landing at one o'clock
PM, sharp, stopping at Town Point and
Reynolds wharf, going and returning.
A dangerous counterfeit so cent note
is in circulation in Elkton, which is so
we'll executed that it is we'll nigh impos-
sible to distinguish the counterfeit from the
genuine. The feel of the paper is perhaps
the best guide. The counterfeit being
slightly softer and thinner than the genuine
The red seal too is something darker and
not quite as clear as the seal of the genuine
note. By close inspection of the lathe
work with a glass, the engraving will be
found to be little, very little, inferior
on the counterfeit. But having no genuine
note to closely compare the counterfeit
with, it is almost impossible to tell one
from the other.
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Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice, that the subscriber of Cecil
county hath obtained from the Orphans Court of said
county, letters Testentary the personal estate of
SARAH GAMBLE
late of said county deceased All persons having claims
against tho said deceased hereby warned to exhibit
the with the vouchers thereof duly authenticated
On or before the 18th day of June 1874:
they otherwise. by law be excluded from all benefit
of said estate All persons indebted to said estate
requested 10 make immediate payment to the subscri
Der. Given under my hand this 2lst day of June,
1873. WIN. T. BRICKLEY,
Executor of Sarah Gamble decd.
Tcst-REuBEy d. LAMAR, Register.
June 81 lST3-6w
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DIED.

CROUCH. - AT his residence, Turkey
Point Light House, on July Sd, JOHN
NJ. CROUCH, in the Sc year of his age.
SIMPSON.-At his re sidence, near Glas-
gov, on the 9th of July, 1878, ALExAN-
DER SIMPSON, aged about GO years.
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NOTICES, dc.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Tho President and Commissioners of the Town of
Elkton will sit at the Office OF the County Commits
sioners upon MONDAY EVENING, next, July eth. from
~ to o'clock P. NJ. to hear Appeals or Grievances
upon the Assessment made for the year 1878.
BY Order of tho Board.
ROBERT b. FRAZER,
July B, lS,3-lw Secretary.
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Children often look Pale and
Sick

from other than having worms in tho stomach
BROWNS NERMIFUGE COMFlTS
will destroy Worms without injury to the child, being
perfectly WHITE and free from all coloring other
injurious ingredients usually used in prepare
tions.
CURTIS BROWN, Proprietors,
No. 2l5 Fulton, New York.
Sold bv Druggists and Chemists and dealers in Medi
cines at TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Box. July Sly
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NOTICE

All persons are hereby cautioned to allow the
trimmings of hedges, any other bruslwood to fall
and remain on the Public Roads in Cecil county, or
ohstruc public travel in any other way. change
the natural flow of surface running water the law
will be strictly enforced against all so offending
BY Order VIM. r. MILLER, Clerk
July ), lSI3-2w Commissioners Cecil co
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North East Items.

Good Wheat-Neo acknowledgements
NeD Houses-BuM Meeting-.Shipping-
Pic c-Ercursion-Dedths.
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BALTIMORE HAY AND STRAW MARKET.
We have no change to note in the market
for Hay. Tho supply continues in excess
OF the demand, particularly of common,
and prices have wide range. We quote
Yves ON at $15a20 Maryland and Pennsyl-
wanna at $20a22, and choice Cecil county
at $29 40 per ton. Straw is steady at 81
a2o for Rye, latter for straight baled, and
Dat at $l5a1S per ton.
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PHILADELPHIA Markets.

Cloverseed dull and unchanged. Flour
very dull; quotations barely maintained
super$4. 75a5. %; extra $5a5.25; Pennsylva,
MIA, Indiana and Ohio family extra $7.5Oa
1926. Wheat dull; rod 262a1G5c., amber
165al6sc, white roc, No. spring 135c.
Corn-Demand good at full prices; pellow
Stable, Western mixed 55a56c., heated 81
a45c. Oats rteady, white 45a47c., mixed
41a42c.
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An Enterprising Firm.-It has been a
question with many, whether the atmos-
phere of Elkton is not prejudicial to every
species of manufacturing enterprise, SO
many incipient schemes of the mechanical
kind have had their rise and, after brief
struggle, have fallen through, in our town.
But the Witworth Brothers, carriage man
ufacturers, have solved the question most
conclusively, that pluck, industry and
mechanical skill, are as potent in overcom-
ing all difficulties to success IN this town,
as the same agencies have ever proven
when properly directed, every where else.
This firm has now in their shops some
as fine specimens of carriages as can be
produced in establishments of greater
pre- tensions; among which we saw, on a
recent visit, an open front rockaway, price
1915; an extension phaton $500; several
fine buggies, ranging in price from S235 to
$275; fine finish jump seat carriages $3.50
to 1915. Equal to the best Philadelphia
extra work. They are at work on fine
extension pbaton which will cost $500, for
a gentleman residing on Chestnut street,
Philadelphia.
The Witworth Brothers have salts
factorily demonstrated that carriage max
ing at any rate, is success as manufac-
turing enterprise in Elkton. The same
ability in any other mechanical pursuit
would doubtless be rewarded by similar
recn1tc