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Removed to Media,

Swithin c. Shortlidgp Boarding School for young men
and boys i now open 1t Media Pa II miles from Phl-
drphi is of the finest school buildings in the State
heated in all stories and lighted with gas building 100
10y ~ feet porch all around. % lodging rooms large
school room with five class ample bath aud water
closet accommodations 10 trains daily from Philadelphia
Thorough instruction home care good table guaranteed
Special attention to backward pupils y. &. SHORT
LlDEE. Harvard A. VI Media PPnna.
Feb a.. lS,I-ly
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MEETINGS Of County Commissioners,

YTNIIE regular meetings of the County Commissioners
l. will be held the second TUESDAY of every
month.
Persons having claims against the County will please
file the in the Commissioners Office with legal
voucher; account will be allowed not properly
cl.rgeable o the same.
Collectors and others having be stated
settled will apply the Clerk during the the
Board. BY Order.
l. F. VANARSDALR. Clerk
Commissioners of Cecil County.
De u. 1'6--y
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REAL E.STA TIE.
FOR RENT.

II The DWELLING HOUSE and necessary out
T@-A buildings and Garden, at Pivot Bridge Nd,
s=a= now occupied iy Mr.. e. n Price.
Lll SAML. THOMPSON.
|. Il
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las. 4. McCULLOUGH,
Attorney at Law and SlliCitOr in ChanCGrV
ELE TON. MARYLAND.

ELETON. MARYLAND.
Clrrul attention given the practice of the profes-
sion III all It's branches
nfFit Flu the New BUILDING on Main street nearly
pri oSi;r the National Bank of Elktou.
may -, lS1l-tf
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M0aTcAGEE's SALE.

BY virtu" "f power contained in mortgage from
Ncvin W Vi, Cr.nIck anu WIZ john : Evcrst dated
the 2ird dag of March, in the year 1873, and recorded
The Land Records of Cecil county. in Lber II IL n,
No l. folio IS. e. will sell at Public Auction. at the
front door Of the Odd Fellows Hail. in Port Deposit
Saturday, the 18Th day Of March, 1875,
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Teachers, Ius,itute-Ou Monday ne


Teachers Institute will meet at Port De-
post and continue till Friday. The exer-
cises will be interspersed with music, and
every effort will be made to make the exer-
cises interesting and instructive. The
hours of the meeting of the Institute will
be A. NJ, . and p. NJ, The first meeting
on Monday will be at O'Clock in the after
noon. Tie meetings will be quite interest
ing to every intelligent person, and not
confined in any respect to teachers. The
aim of the Institute is to instruct and get
the general public, as we'll as the teachers,
interested in the cause of public education.
That it is lamentably deficient in the spirit
of education none will deny who have exer-
cised sufficient observation to entitle them
to give an opinion on the subject. The
meetings are open to the public, except on
one evening, when Mr.. McCully will read
to which reading an admission fee of 25
cents will be charged.
Let the spirit of education be fostcred
that the low tastes of the community may
be elevated from the groveling plain which
such large masses cling to without the
ambition to rise any higher, mainly the re-
suit of imperfect education, or in too many
cases, no education at all worthy of the
name.
Proceedings of the Orphans Court
The Orphans Court was in session on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Presentation. J. McCauley, Chief Judge;
Hon. James NJ Evans and Hon. James A.
Lewis, Associate Judges.
Sundry claims against deceased persons
were duly examined and passed.
The following bonds were duly examined
and approved Bond of William Peoples,
executor of Joseph Peoples; bond of Thos.
Armstrong, administrator of jeremiah
Looney; bond of Ann McAteer and w. S.
Evans, administrator of Charles McAteer.
The following List of Debts and Inven-
tories were examined and passed: List of
debts of jeremiah Looney; list of debts
| of James First: inventory of the goods
and chattels of James First; inventory of
the goods and chattels of Joseph Peoples.
The following executors, administrators
| and guardian accounts were duly examined
and passed. First account of Hiram Gle
ment, executor of Sarah Pussy, and divi-
| dend struck on the same; first account of
Marietta First, executrix of James First,
deceased, and distribution struck on same;
eighth account of John Burris, guardian to
John Burris; final account of Angelina
| Heckart, administrators of John J. Heck
art; account of E. w. Thomas, guardian
of Fannie b. Thomas; first account of
| Hannah Amelia Scott, guardian to Harvey
| Scott; second account of DR.. r. c. Carter,
guardian to Mary G. Reynolds, Benjamin
! Reynolds and Florence Reynolds.
Court adjourned at 8 O'Clock to meet at
its regular session in March next.
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FARM OR TRACT OF LAND.

situated lying and being in the Fourth Election Dis
trct of Cecil county aforesaid, adjoining the lands of
Justus SaXton. Moses Backson and others and the
road leading from the village of Andora 10 Turk cytown
hiIs: the property of which Eunch NJ Ferguson.
.hte al said county died seized and possessed and hrInr
the Land which conveyed To thu said Euo'E
Il Ferguson hy James VI Gilmore and wifi. 10y deed
dated the .th day of March A. d 49, Only executed
acknowledged and recorded in Iiher D. S. No 6, folio
l54 &c. Of the Land Record Books of Cecil county
Hfrsstii and rmniliI.s
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NOTICE.
CA RPET WEAVING

The business of CARPET WEAVING formerly con-
Quoted 10y John Smith at CHEs ,PEAKE CRY, Nd, is
managed by his Son-in-law, practical Weaver; tho
d" tt of Nr. Smith not interfering with the old trade.
tn" old customers will find the successor equally Us
20 II at We. wing
Can ~ The rd ,tani JOHN KRASTFL
Eel Is. lN1!-Sm th.sal cake CITY.
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Boots and Shoes, Ladies, Misses and
Children; 1000 pairs made to order; car
ranted. T. DRENNEN.
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Dissolution Of o.

The firm Of A. J. MICHENER & co. was this day
dissolved Icy mutual consent. The business will here
after lee carried Icy IA" Co. who is VIM Thomas who
VIII "nlGtN"r To- xiv" satisfaction those who will
favor him with their pat ronage.
A. J. MICHENER.
WM. THOMAS
2nl No. lst, 1875 feb IL, lS15-3w
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NOTICE TO COLLECTORS.

The Collectors of the several Districts hereby
notified IL make their return of New Assessm for
the 1879 the 18th day Of February next and
make at that time of all Inso with the
reasons for returning the
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Tom Boots Brown, the latest arrival in
town. keeps his foot clothing store on the
basement floor of the Howard House.
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Death of an Aged Citizen.-Mis

Death of an Aged Citizen.-Miss Hester
Duke died suddenly at her residence, on
Bow street. in this town, on Thursday
night, the 18th inst.
Miss Duke was among the oldest inhabit-
ants of Elkton, and belonged to a genera
ton of which there are few remaining.
She was the daughter of Rev. William
Duke. minister of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church, who died in Elkton about 30
wears ago Mr. Duke was not high church
man, and protested against the practices of
that branch of his church, by building a
small frame chapel, which still stands on
| Bow street, and is now occupied as dwell
ing. He was a man of singular integrity
of character, and to the day of his death
adhered to the habits as well as the prlncl-
pies of the then past generation. A line
| classical scholar, he was at one time princi-
| pal of the Elkton Academy, and took great
interest in education long after his bodily
infirmities prevented him from teaching.
The older citizens of the town recollect
him when they were little boys as he made
his regular visits to the schools, his tall fig
ure dressed in knee breeches and long stock
iugs, his hair gathered into queue. Miss
! Duke inherited the simple manners, the
firm character and charitable heart of her
| father. She observed in her aims the in
junction of Christ and one hand knew not
what the other did. Hers was a quiet life
and she had peaceful death.
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FOR RENT,

A FARM in Elk Neck. kupwn the Brock Farm.
Apply to the MCCULLOUGH IRON co. North East
Nd, or Ga G sIArsoN 1903 Washington Street, viii
mugtoH. Del Feb u iS7i-Iw
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FOR RENT In ELKTOH.

The DWELLING HOUSE and Garden. now n
occupied by tine Rev. John +. Alexander. a
Possession given the 18th March ensuing n
1870. Apply 10 49,
BENZ T. MAY. Bait moe
Or to WI. H. MAY, EiktoI.
Jan Ii
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MARRIED..

-CAVENDER.-By Rev. c. F.
Sheppard, on February 4th, JAMES NJ.
Downs, of Kenton, Del, and SADIE
CAvENDER of New Castle county, Del.
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l.. MARSHALL HAHN ES
ELKTON, CECIL COUNTY. MI

Having associated ourselves for the practice Of our
profession We will give prompt and careful attention
an Ia" and Chancery business placed i'll our hands
business atuSted 10 either will receive the attention
OF both. TJan IS-2-tf
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NOTICE.

M0NTILION BROWN AND EDWARD II. BROWN
Executors of M"ntiun Brown.
In the orp. ans Court for Cecil county.
ORDERED This second day Of February in the year
eighteen hundred and seventy five the sal. made
and reported by Mnniion Brown and Edward IL
Brown. Executors If Mnutilion Brown. deceased, lie
ratified End confirmed, unl">s To the contrary
Thereof he shown before the 9th day of April
NEXT: provided. copy of this Order he inserted in
paper printed in {, cil county once a week for
me month before the 9th day of VI uch next.
The Report states the of sales he IS $50
r. d. LAMAR Register.
Tru" copy: test r. d. LAMAR.
Feb q. lS1j--lm Register
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Tract, Piece or Parcel of Land.
10 ACRES of Land. more or less
NOTICES.. &c.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

CscILToN. January -. 1879.
All persons indebted tn III" undersigned arr hereby
nntiir To call and their Ills before the >t lay
VI trr After which date all bills due will rnec ted
10y law. SAM'L II. MAGEE.
Jan 80. lS75-iw
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Muslins and Callicoes, new for Spring, at
old prices, s and 10 cents. T. DRENNEN.
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WICKERSHAM INSTITUTE.

The Institute met February 18th. The
President in the chair. Attendance good.
| After the transaction of some new bust
ness, select readings were given by Miss
Matte G. Poole and Miss Hattie Lort.
An essay was read by Miss Libbe Hayes.
Referred questions were answered as fol
lows: What is the best signal for calling
and Diminishing classes, &C.? Miss Lucy
Evans uses the voice. Mr.. Hendrickson
uses the bell exclusively. What exercises
should be used at the opening of schools ?
Mr.. Williams reads chapter of Scripture,
having the school Iecite the alternate verses
in concert. Mr.. Hendrickson opens school
twice or thrice week by reading a short
essay on some subject interesting to the
more advanced pupils. Opens school on
other days with the usual school exercises.
Miss Moore would have the Lords Prayer
recited by the teacher or by the pupils in
concert. The question What are the duties
of teachers in relation to this Institute
was referred to Miss Moore, who answered
| by saying in substance that they should
attend regularly and to good purpose. A
lecture was given by ]. L. Hanna on "Best
Methods of Teaching Writing" In COM
pliance with the request of the members
the subject will be continued at the next
meeting.
| Appointments for next meeting as fol
lows: To prepare essays-Miss Mary Bus
kirk and j. Eugene Hendrickson; select
readings-Miss Mary E. Wingate, Mr.
Williams, Miss NJ. S. Moore; dictation
exercise-J. l.. Hanna; committee to pre-
pare business-Mr. Hendrickson, Miss Bella
Veach, Mr.. Weems.
On motion the Institute adjourned to
meet as usual. M. S. MOORE, Sec.
| Religious. Quarterly meeting, Sunday
next, at Cedar Ill., in Grefery Colored NJ
p. Church. Love Feast at o'clock A. NJ 4;
preaching at 104 O'Clock A. NJ; and also at
q and o'clock P. NJ, by Rev. E. w. Scott.
Quarterly meeting held in Provi-
dence Colored NJ. p. Church., on last Sun
day, in Elkton. We had an interesting
meeting all day. The morning services
were by Pastor, who preached from Rom
>: 2. The afternoon service was conducted
! by Rev. Mr.. Cults, who preached from
! Heb. 4: IA, 10, 16. Rev. Mr.. McIntre was
| present and participated in the service.
Our protracted meeting is going on in
| Providence Church now, and the success is
good. There has been twenty two added
/ to the Church since the meeting has been
in progress. Rev. Mr.. Miller, of the NJ
f. Church, preached last Wednesday night
the 18th, from Matt. 10: 81 We ask the
Christian brethren to pray for us that
Christ's kingdom may be fully established
here. REV. E. w. ScoTT, Pastor.
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TEE Cecil county families know what
good Soap is; they use the Wilmington
City," 4
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IL Time is money, but health is happi-
ness. If you have bad cold or cough,
use DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, it will cure
you. Price, 25 cents.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Tie County Commissioners of Cecil county will meet
q; their iii"". in the Court House. in Elkton TUES
DAY AMI EbNE>pAI, tho 9th and 10th, and
Tt ESnAh and " EuN ESDAT. the 10th and 18th, and
II ESnAl. EbN LSDAY and thursday. the a3rd.
2tth and 10th dals # February next FIR the purpose
of making Transfers and Correcting Assessments and
notice is hereby given that they will the 25rt
9Th "ui 18th days of February, and after that
idr alteration will lie made in any for
thu Year $50" By order.
/. +. NANARSDALE,
Clerk Commissioners of Cecil county.
r<"ns making application for transfers Of property
will he required I" comply with the following sections
o: the Code, article 81
SEC. Is. Whenever any person shall make application
for any allowance deduction account of the sale
n-far. alienation loss removal of any property
thu collection or payment of any public private
."va ir rnNEsy, the County Commissioners Appeal
ft- Court shah iut"rrngate him oath in reference
t!ir +" and the disposal Of the same. and especially
iu; IF h.n t. whu III" has been sold OF trans
n Il. al the a'nrunt E" tar purchase money or the
collected. ui how the has hrc!. invested
Sh". |" Th'I shall alsn int rro2.ts s.ii PRISON on
oath i'll reference I" any att siljum Investment made
10y him AMI MT a'rd ,r,i. sui III" a:luu.t # all
.uch acquisitions and Investments >ial L, ti To his
t>se>stbi- property AID il Il" refuses to an.wrr i
allowance dvlG, ti,n shah be il his assessment
Jan %. lS1j-0w
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Goods at Cost, selling not at
T. DRENNEN's.
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The Dreadful Burning in East Noting

ham.-The burning of the house of John
Simmons and the escape of himself, wife
and son from the flames in terribly burn
| ed condition, on the 9th inst, was a dread
| full affair. The son, James, about s years
! of age, died in intense agony on Wednes-
| day evening. Mr.. Simmons was fearfully
burned and has suffered very much. He
| still lies in very precarious condition, at
! the house of Howard Dawson. Mrs. Sim
mons was also badly burned, but at last
accounts was improving. She is at the
house of James McKelvey. They are re-
| ceiving the best care and attention from
their neighbors and physician, DR.. W. n.
| Hutchinson.
They were exposed to the bitter cold OF
that morning, with the mercury at zero,
bare-footed and in an almost nude condi-
ton, for nearly an hour, before they reach
ed the houses of their neighbors.
How the fire originated is not known.
1t started in a small back kitchen and was
seen by neighbors nearly mile distant for
some time before they repaired to the place
and gave the alarm. None of Mr.. Sim
mons family were awake, and had they
not been aroused at the time they were, all
ould doubtless have persisted in the
flames. Oxford Press.
| MIR. Simmons has since died, and his
remains were inferred in the Catholic
graveyard, in Elkton, on Friday last.
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Wooden Wedding.-Our fellow towns.
man, Mr. Perry Litzenberg, and his estim-
able better half, received their friends at
their residence, on Tuesday evening last,
that date being fondy remembered by him
as the happiest of his life-when Just five
years ago he led his blushing bride to the
altar and swore to love, honor, cherish and
protect her.
This beautiful custom has from time
immemorial been celebrated in this and
other countries at certain anniversaries
during the lives of many happy couples;
the first paper ,oedding after one year of
married life the ,oooden 'oedding after five
years, the tin aoedding after ten, the sizrer
,eedding after twenty five, and the golden
,oedding after fifty years. On such recep-
tions the guests generally bring with them
some present as memento of the particu
lar anniversary; and at the present one,
right numerous and varied were the wooden
articles displayed. There were hat racks,
brackets, spice sets, tubs, buckets, brooms,
rollers, and many other things, including
what is often called " family piano "a
washboard.
Among the numerous guests assembled
were DR.. Tuft, Mr.. F. Pennington, Mr.. T.
Bond Brown, Mr.. Morris Dunbar, Mr..
Edw. Smith, Mr.. f. C. Collins, all accom-
panied by their ladies, Mr.. C. NJ. Boulder
and sister, Miss Mckinsey, and many 9TH
ers, all of whom passed delightful even
ing and one that will long be remembered
| The table was literally loaded with beauti-
full CONNECTIONS, cakes, ice cream, choco
late, &c, and the hours flew rapidly by
with various amusements, including select
readings by Miss Lille Howard. The two
little children of Mr.. L. were present.
mother, Mrs. Scott, who by her smiling
face clearly showed that she was the happi
est of the happy.
| A majority of the married couples pres
ent, it seemed to the writer, had not vet
reached the period for celebrating an ami
versary of timber, and one of them cannot
as yet even aspire to one of paper; but as
old father Time speeds along, they all
should initiate the above mentioned happy
reunion. AS for the celebrants themselves,
may they pass through all the different
anniversaries even to the golden ard may
they see their children assemble their
friends on just such an occasion as that
held on Tuesday, February 10th.
| A FRIEND.
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DestitutiOn in ElktOn.-A number o.

DestitutiOn i'm ElktOn.-A number of
ladies and gentlemen whose ears are open
to the cry of furnishing humanity, learning
on Saturday that a family in Little Elk
were in a most destitute condition, repaired
to the place about clock on that after
noon, and found woman with eight small
children without food or fire, and sick from
the paugs of hunger and general want
One miserable bed was the only couch in
this howell of wretchedness. The immedi-
ate wants of the woman and her little ones
were relieved. There are others in the
town in suffering condition.
In this season of religious awakening
and fervent prayer think of the famished
little ones who are literally freezing within
sound of your voice. Let thanksgiving
and prayer in the churches be supplemented
by almsgiving and kindred work outside
the sanctuary. The coal which warns one
large hall single night would warm and
make glad the naked limbs and sad hearts
of many little sufferers for days. There
is enough for both and to spare: but if one
only can be kept alive let not the fire on
the hearth or in the stove round which
famine-eyed children huddled, be extin-
guished.
Do not give money to those poor who
ask aims for within the same hour it is in
nine cases out of ten squandered in the
grog shop. Persons who have never ex-
amined the question below the surface, are
too ready to condemn, when they hear Of
men, who should be the head of family
dying of want spending the last dime, the
gift of some charitable neighbor, for liquor.
There is nothing astonishing abont it.
The vital powers Of the poor man that
have been crushed and bound down by
famine and cold are raging, and calling on
him like demons for something to revive
them without moments delay. There is
nothing will give such instant relief Gal
though short lived as liquor, and his sink
ing vital powers which are devouring his
body in the battle for existence, fairly
drive their victim to the quick and fiery
stimulant. Never waste money by giving
it into the hands of such families to expend.
They have squandered already what they
had; small though it may have been, but
had it been expended with Judgment and
frugality, might have furnished them with
many comforts.
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JONES & HAINES,
ATToRNE YS AT LAW

". i JON rs.
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A Fresh Stock Of fine Groceries and white
Goods opening this week at the GLASS
FRONT. "Come and see."
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Proceedings of County commissioners
Orders passed: That Moses r. Nesbitt,
Collector of the Sixth District, collect from
Ben Brown, Cold tax on 5000; that
the same release Hanes & Bonsal tax on
$3,02j and collect from Briscoe & Duyck-
inck tax on same; that w. c. Karsner,
Collector of Second District, release J. b.
Clark, taxes on 600 and return the same
insovent; that NJ. NJ. Naudine, Collector
of Third District, relieve w. Jeffries &
Son tax or 500 and return same insolvent:
that Joseph Steel, Collector of the Fourth
District, release Louisa b. Warren tax on
1926 and return same insolvent.
few outpensions were granted, and
three bills, one to Henry Coudon for re-
pairing bridge of $40; two others, Matthew
Morrison and Jonathan Reynolds, Super
visions, for $12. go and $1S respectfully.
The Board ordered advertisements to be
published for selling the roads under the
Act passed by the last Legislature, which
will be found elsewhere in days Whig.
A Fresh Stock Of fine Groceries and white
Goods opening this week at the GLASS
FRONT. "Come and see.'