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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-09-20
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We had severe frost on Sunday night,
but it did no damage.
The child of VIM. Adams, who fell 5,
feet to the bottom of a well, is recovering.
Mr.. Jos. Roman will offer his stock at
Public Sale to-day; he has some very
superior stock.
The farmers arc busy blowing for wheat;
from appearance there will be more sowed
than usual; corn looks well but it will take
full two weeks yet to ripen.
Our landlord, l see, has had a call to
visit Elkton this week, that he may get
acquainted with the metropolis Of the
county.
The candidates are around looking up
forgotten friends. 1t is surprising how
many competent supervisors one small dis
trct can hold; think we have 4 dozen
who expect that important Office.
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EMINENT MEN OF SCIENCE have discov-
cred that electricity and magnetism are de-
veloped in the system from the iron in the
No0d. This accounts for the debility, low
spirits and lack of energy Il person feels
when this vital clement becomes reduced.
The Peruvian Syrup. a protoxide of iron,
supplies the blood with its iron element,
and is the only form in which it is possible
for it to enter the circulation.
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Two thieves stole pair of mules from
the stables of Hall, Bros. & Co., Havre de
Grace, on the 30th of August. The thieves
took the animals into n thicket near the
residence of w. P. c. Whitaker, about two
miles from Havre de Grace, which place
they made rendezvous, and visited the sur
rounding farmers, carrying off provisions,
saddles, brides, &c. The camp of the ma
RAIDERS was discovered and on Monday Of
last week, an organized party made a raid
upon it, capturing the mules, which were
tied to tree, and other booty. The thieves
fled followed by large party, who sue
ceeded in capturing them on the railroad
near Perrymansville. They gave their
names as George Washington and Henry
Smith, and were committed to the Bel Air
jail.-Orford Press.
The First-day school under the auspi-
cas- of Nottingham meeting, George B.
Passmore Superintendent, held their cele-
bration in the grove at Brick Meeting
House, Nd, on Saturday last Several adj
dresses were delivered by ministers of the
society. The little folks, of whom there
were quite number present, spent pleas
ant afternoon at croquet, base ball, swing
ing, jumping rope, &C., and were well treat
ed to fruit, cakes, ice cream and other re-
= freshments. The Rotations, essays, and
selections, by the children, were quite in
teresting, very instructive and well appre-
ciated by those in attendsnce.-i5.
CHILD IN A WELL.-A two year old child
of Samuel Makey, of Penn township, made
an almost miraculous escape from death a
few days ago. 1t was playing around an
improperly covered well when it went
through the curb and fell to the bottom, a
distance Of about 40 feet. There was about
six feet of water in the we'll, but the child
by some unaccountable means got hold of
the pump stock to which it chung. An
older sister saw the accident and ran to in
form the mother, who was i'll in bed
Fortunately brother of Mrs Maekey hap
pened to be about the premises who hastily
ran to the rescue. On reaching the well
the little waif was heard sobbing pitifully
and calling 'fmamma, me want out ISL"
The young man hurriedly descended and
rescued the child from it's perilous situation.
Strange to say, it was uninjured.-i5.
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MARRIED.

NS-CARTER.-On the 18th inst =,
by Rev. J. b. Mann, ABLE MEARNs and
LIZZIE CARTER, all of Zion, Cecil county,
Maryland.
at the parsonage. West Nottingham, by
Rev. S. a. Gayley, G. NJ. CHILDs, of
North Woodstock, Connecticut, and
RACINE p. SwIsHER, of Rowlandsville.
Lancaster Intelligencer please copy.
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First Frost of the SeaSon.-A heavy
white frost on Monday morning last, greet
ed the early risers with the first symptoms
of Winter The piercing cold of Sunday
night made people hover round the fire,
and think of coal stoves, and preparations
for the coming Winter.
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Tumbling D0wn.-The face of one of
spans Big Elk from the causeway to Water
street, is cracked from top to bottom, and
if not soon repaired, the probability is that
the bridge will come down into the creek,
and of course be total loss to the county
The best engineer in the county, and one
Of the best in the State, remarked shortly
after the bridge was built, that pile
bridge would have been more suitable for
the place, would have been far stronger
bridge and could have been constructed at
half the cost of the beautiful iron struc-
ture, which already threatens to tumble
into the creek.
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The Elktorl Academy

Will open the FALL. Term ON Monday
September LIST, 1873.
Equal advantages for both sexes A full corps Of
Teachers for the Junior and Senior English and CLASH
cal Departments.
For terms and Circulars, apply to
REV. J. L. ALEXANDER,
Aug Q, lS,3-3m Principal
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NOTICE..
HELEN NJ. FORD
WILLIAM 7. PURDY AND WIFE AND JOHN W.
PHILLIPS AND WIFE

In the Circuit Court for Cecil county In Chancery.
The object of this suit is procure decree for the
sale of certain mortgaged premises in Cecil county,
which the 18th day of April, 1869, mortgaged
by the defendants Purdy and wife to the complainant
The Bill states that the above date the said Purdy
and wife conveyed certain real estate particularly
described in said Bill and accompanying exhibits to the
complainant, to secure the payment Of the of
$500, in four payments of SS25, the 25th day of
March in the years 1877 1872 1873 and 1874 the whole
cipa or interest. That all of the principal and the
interest since March 25 1872 due and unpaid That
said property is also subject to mortgage given by
Thomas Ford and the complainant to the defendants.
Phillips and wife to the payment of 81 POI Is;
that small portion of said real estate has been released
from the operation of said mortgages by deed from
Ana Biddle and others Charles Rhoads and Sarah j.
May; and that the said Phillips and Sarah Phillips his
wife, reside out of the State Of Maryland.
1t is thereupon adjudged and ordered, this 3oth day
Of August, 1873 that the complainant by causing a
copy of this Order to he inserted in newspaper
published at Ekton, in Cecil county week for
one month before tho lth day Of October, next, give
notice the said absent defendants OF tho Object and
substance of this Bill and them appear in this
Court in person 10y solicitor on before the 18th
day of January next to the premises and show
cause if any they have why decree ought not to pass
prayed. DAVID SCOTT, Clerk.
True copy; test, DAVID SCOTT,
Sept b. 1S73-lm Clerk.
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Oxford Agricultural Exhibition.-On the
LIST, end and 3rd of October, the Oxford
Agricultural Society will hold their Annual
Exhibition. From the amount of prem
iums offered by the Society, $4,000, a very
interesting exhibition may be anticipated.
A large number ofthe citizens of this coun-
ty are members of the Society. Excursion
tickets will be sold on the Railroads run.
ming into Oxford. The Society has been
remarkably successful in its exhibitions
heretofore, and from the preparations max
ing for the Exhibition, this Fall, is likely
to surpass all former efforts. Full particu-
lars Of the Exhibition will be found in our
advertising columns.
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The $1,000 prize in the Kentucky
Library concert was drawn by poor man
in an interior village in Massachusetts
HIS eldest daughter isn't very pretty, but
she had over forty three offers of marriage
inside Of forty eight hours. One would
have supposed young mems mass meeting
was being held at the lucky mans house.
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COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS

Wedding in Church.-Elkton was thrown
into qui pirs on Thursday morning last,
by the announcement of wedding that
was to take place at Trinity Church, on
the evening of that day. The happy cou-
pie were Mr.. Joseph P. Cantwell and Miss
services were performed by the Rector
Rev. Mr.. Skinner. At the appointed hour,
amid tremendous jam of sight-seers, who
overran the church, filed the aisles, en-
croached upon the chancel, blocked up the
doors, and surged a motley mass on the
outside. The bride looked sweet; and the
bridegroom
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Just received at the GLASS FRONT a
splendid assortment of new Fall goods
from Philadelphia-Fine Fashionable and
Cheap, having been bought on the last
panic in the gold market, for cash, they
can be sold gery low for CASH.
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Mrs. Ganss respectfully informs her
friends that she has a fine stock of fall Mil
liuery on hand and will have a Grand Open.
ing of Fall and Winter Bonnets, Hats and
Infants Caps, on the first of October.
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NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS.

All persons hereby notified not to trespass tn
lands and premises of the subscribers, with Dog o
Gun, under penalty of the law.
JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
J. MCINTYRE,
VI. KEEGAN,
TOBIAS RUDULPH,
X, f. BIDDLE,
BARTHOLOMEW COLLINES,
LEWIS BUCHANAN,
HYLAND L. MARCUS,
JOHN REGAIN.
JAMES L. BARROLL.
lima
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TAKE NOTICE

that you can buy of RITTENuoUsE & HE'S
TON, at Rising Sun, Nd, the Best White
Sugar at IL cents per h.; the best Refined
Coal Oil at % cents per gallon; the best
MACHINE THREAD at 6 cents; the best
Alpaca Skirt Braid at cents per piece.
These are no bats, but simply an index of
our prices. We have the largest stock of
general merchandise in Cecil county. We
make speciality of READY-MADE CLOTH
ING for Men and Boys; FURNITURE and
Mattresses. Queensware, BOOTS and Shoes
and FINE DRESS GOODS.
CALL AND BE CONVINCED, that for quail
ity, from which to make your selections,
quality to which you can make no objec-
tions. and prices so lO1o that upon US you
can cast no reflections.
Yours truly,
RITTENHoUsE HEsToN.
Rising Sun, Nd, Aug. 80, 1878.
N. b. Accounts opened with RESPONSE
BILE parties and must be settled by cash or
note, on the LIST. of January and July, in
each and every year.
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Just received splendid line of Ladies'
Misses and Children's Shoes-best Phila-
delphia make-at MCCRERY & BOULDER
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This is to give notice, that the gentleman
advertising US by giving Temperance lee
lures, has no interest in our firm, neither is
he employed by us, as good card, all re-
ports to contrary notwithstanding.
Respectfully, B. c. WEST u Co.
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Music and Languages. Mrs. +. Aschcr-
field. instructress in Music, vocal and instru-
mental, also in the German and French lam
guages, private or i'll classes. Residence
next door to the National Bank.
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THE CAMPAIGN WING
FOR
"a Cents.

The WIG will be sent to any address
till the list of November inclusive for the
above sum in advance. We ask all friends
of Retrenchment and Reform to act as
agents in carrying the paper into every
family circle in the county. Let the peo-
pie have light shed on the "ring plumber
and waste and there is no fear but they
will vote right.
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Mrs. Nelson has received another lot of
new Fall Hats this week.
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DVCS No"HU DoHo ttO0 4"1OhfJ CHVuS1 TT
for wheat?
PLEASANT GROVE, Pa,
It'll Mo. 10th, 1868.
Tnos. WARISG & BRo:-IIaving tried
one and half tons of your Ground Bone
on wheat, cut the present harvest, yielding
on the boned portion two dozen to one
where there was no bone, | ask of you to
keep me three tons of similar Ground bone
for wheat this fall. Truly Yours,
ROGER ii. KIRK.
Price reduced. See advertisement in
another column.
THos. WARING & Bro.
Colora, Cecil Co., Md.
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A duplicate lot of those Heavy Boots,
just received at
MCCRERY & BoULDEN's.
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Sewing Machines TO Give AwaY.-I offer
Howe Sewing Machines at $40. Any per-
son who may think the price too high, and
is not able to buy, l will give them one.
| want everybody to have machine. Call
at my Office, Wing Building, Elkton.
JOHN WILKINSON.
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Baltimore Markets.


FLoUR-IIoward street super $5G5.75;
Howard street extra shipping $6W6.50;
Howard street high grades $6.75@725;
Howard street family $3.50 @ 9.50.-
CRAM Wheat. - White choice, $3.50;
white, fare to prime, S1.G5@l.75; amber,
choice, $1.7S41.SO; red, good to prime,
S1.G5Ge1. rs; red, common to fair, $1.5OG
100; red Western $l.50G1.55; Western
amber 1.5S(G1. go; Pennsylvania $1.55G
81 70-Corn.- Southern rs cents;
yellow Southern G2 cents; mixed Western,
track and elevator, G3aG64 cents.-Oats.-
Southern 45@47 cents; Western mixed,
HOS cents; do. bright 4G@47 cents;
Western mixed, 44W45 cents; do. bright,
410e47 cents.-Rye.-Co to prime,
66G95 cents. -SEEDs.-Timothy is in
good supply, and we note ijobbing rather
slowly at So. 5OQe3.60 per bushel, with
extra choice lots bringing 1915. Clover is
dull and nominal at G(G94 cents per pound
for old. No new yet received. Flax seed
we quote at So per bushel by the car-load.
BALTIMORE HAY AND STRAW MARKET
Receipts generally are light, but sufficient
for the wants of the market, which are but
local. and prices steadily maintained
Cecil county S2502S; Western $20(G25;
Pennsylvania S20G26; New York S22G2S;
Rye Straw, new, $l641S; Dat Straw $l6G
Is per ton.
TIE PHILADELPIIIA CATTLE MARKET
There was a better feeling in the Cattle
market this morning, with an increased de
mand at shade better prices. Sales Of
choice and extra at 7!G7ac.; fair to good
at GG7c.; and common at4tG5ac. Re
ceipts, 5000 head. Cows aud Calves at
tracted very little attention. We quote at
$30855. Receipts. go head. Sheep we re
in lively request at 5Q9f!c. for fair and
choice, and 2Ga3c. for stock. Receipts, IA,
coo he ad. Hogs moved freely at $725 for
corr fed. Receipts, 1000.
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Hunters Goods. Partridge
Cord. Moleskln, Corduroy Caps and Water
proof Boots.-REESE. 10
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Canton Flannels, Wooden Flannels
Blankets and Kerseys at REEsE's. III
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l have full stock of Boots and Shoes
warranted good or bad-just as you please.
1871 REESE
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NOTICE TO GUNNERS.

All persons warned not to trespass on the prem
Of the subscribers with Dog and Gun the law
will lie rightly enforced against them.
/. p. CARTER,
JOHN NcCRERY,
NORRIS LEWIS
ROBERT d. SPENCE.
july 10 lST3-sin>
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Horse StOlen-Dr. H. III. Mitchell had
a fine bay horse, about seven years old,
stolen from his farm, on Sunday night last,
The animal was in the pasture field and
was, it is supposed, driven to the stable and
secured. a saddle and bride were also
covered of the thief, that we have learned.
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NOTICES., &c.
NOTICE TO GUNNERs.

Notice is hereby given to all persons not to trespsss
the premises of the subscriber, with dog gun
Any person offending will he dealt with according to
law. GEORGE W. S1IIVERY.
Sept 13 lS73-2m Elk Neck, Cecil county, Nd
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Price rs Cents per Bottle or Fire for 81.
A.vOGELER CO., Agents, Baltimore, Nd,
NOTICE.
MAHALAH CATHERINE MURPuEY
rs.
UITIIAN NrPpJIEv

WILLIAM d. MURPHEf.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Chancery.
The object of the suit in the above entitled is
to procure decree rinculO nGtrinioiii of the
planant from the defendant William j. Murphey, and
for the custody of their infant children.
The Bill alleges that the complainant and defendant
married the 10th of March, 1851; that the de
PENDANT abandoned the complainant in the month of
January 1866 that said Abandonment has continued
uninterrupedly to the present time and is deliberate
and fna and the separation of the parties beyond any
reasonable expectation of reconciliation. That the said
William j. Murphey is nonresident that he is unable
to support maintain her children. The Bill prays for
divorce rncu0 ndtytn0nii, and that the custody of
their infant children may he decreed to her.
1t is thereupon ordered, this llth day of September
1873 by the Court, that the complainant u copy
of this Order together with the object and substance of
the Bill to he inserted in some newspaper published in
Elkton, Cecil county, Md. week for month
before the 10th day of October, next giving notice
the defendant in said Bill and warning him appear
in this Court person. by solicitor before the
18th of January 1874, to show cause if any he has
why decree should not pass as prayed
DAVID SCOTT, Clerk
True copy: test, DAVID SCOTT,
Sept 10, 1s,3-lm Clerk.
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DIR. WELLS
EXTRACT JURUBEBA

Is PREPARED DIRECTLY from the SOUTH AMERICAN
PLANT, and is peculiarly suited to all these difficulties;
it will cleanse the INITIATED BLOOD strengthen the
LIFE-GIVING POWERS, aud REMOVE ALL OBJ
STRUCTIONS from IMPAIRED AND ENFEEBLED
Organs.
IT SHOULD ne FREELY TAKEN, Jurubeba is pro-
nounced by medical writer's the most efficient PURI-
FER, TONIC and DE0BSTUENT known in the whole
range of medicinal plants.
Join Q. KELLOGG, IS Platt ST., New York.
Sole Agent for the United States.
Price One Dollar per Bottle. Send for Circular.
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Grand Oyster Feast.-The Ladies Of
Cherry Hill and vicinity will hold an Oys-
tor Feast on Saturday, the 9th inst, in
the new Hall of the Knights of Pythias, at
Cherry Hill, commencing at three O'Clock
P. NJ. Proceeds to go for purchasing ar
ticles for the coming Fair. Come one
come all. By order of
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
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The only complete history of that region between
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Oxford Agricultural ExhibitiOn.-On Il

--" Neat trinity dressed
Fresh as bridegroom; and his chin new reap
Show'd like a stubble iicld at harvest home
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seys, at
MCCRERY & BoULDEN's.
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GENERAL NEWS.

SECRETARY ItODeSOu HIS received Il leGC6r
from the eminent Prof Pcterman, of
Gotha, congratulatng him on the very
great success of the North Pole expedi-
ton, and saying that the Americans have
ecipsed all other nations with regard to
Polar research, having penetrated nearest
to the Pole, established the navigability of
the Polar ocean thus far, and by finding
drift-wood, musk OK, and making many
other most valuable observations, shedding
quite a new light on the geographical SER
vice. He sends long scientific review of
the Polaris expedition, in which he says
the high toned acts of the American gov
eminent will, he hopes, contribute toward
bringing to an end the loud talk of the
English, and induce them to fit and send
out an expedition in 1874.
The Secretary of the Navy has received
from Commander Belknap, of the L. s.
Steamer Tuscarora, specimens of the bot
tom OF the Pacific ocean, secured by him
with patent sounding apparatus. Some
oftheSe specimens were taken at a depth of
nineteen hundred aud fifty fathoms, about
two and a quarter miles. The specimens
were all sent to the Smithsonian Institute.
The big fifteen million dollar bond, the
amount of the Geneva award, is held by
the Secretary of State in that Department.
1t is made payable to the order of the Sec
rotary of State, and no one else could pro-
cure any money on it. So far as fear of
it's being stolen is concerned, the officials
do not worry, as it would be of no use to
the thief
Of the bids for furnishing head-stones
for the national cemeteries there are about
fourteen out of about one hundred, each
of which aggregate less than the million
of dollars appropriated for the work. One
is for Italian marble, the stones to be pre-
pared in Italy. There are others for Ten
nessee and Vermont marbles, and for Rich
mond and other GRANTEES.
| learned at the Patent Office the other
day, that the first patent ever issued was
granted Samuel Hopkins, July 81, 1890,
for making pot and pearl ashes. The
third granted was to Oliver Evans, of
Philadelphia, so famous for his inventions
in the line of high pressure engines, and
of whose invention President Jefferson is
said to have remarked that "it was too
valuable to be covered by patent, and there
should be no patent for thing no one
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NEW 1DVERTISL MENI'S

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