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Rising SUN Items.

At the last meeting of the Building and
Loan Association, money was sold at s.
per cent premium. This is about the low
est it has been sold; SO times can't be so
hard.
The recent cold snap has given us an
idea of the "Glacial PERIOD Ice has
been lying all around, but not loose. Boys
have had good skating in the yards, roads,
and on sidewalks. Ice houses are all filled.
Protracted meeting has been going Oh
during the last two weeks, in the M. E.
Church, under charge Of Rev. Mr.. Kemp.
The congregation is very large and the
altar crowded with penitents, and quite a
number have professed conversion.
The l. O. o. F. have elected as officers,
for the ensuing term, the following: w.
G., Job Haines; V. G., Theo. Garvine;
Sec, c. W. Wilson; Permanent Sec, |. r.
Taylor; Treas, T. NJ. krauss. Cecil Grange
P. of H. have elected A. H. Brscoe, Mas
ter; Theo. Buckley, Overseer; Sec, H.
Sheppard; Treas, B. Reynolds. Barclay
Reynolds has also been elected overseer of
Octoraro Council p. of H., and George
Balderston, Secretary. This Council en-
braces twelve Oranges in Pennsylvania and
Maryland. The |. o. G. T. have elected
G. B. Passmore, D. D.; Geo. Reynolds, w.
c. T.; Miss Hunt, w. V. T.: Ruth A.
Carter, T. S.; A. Reynolds, r. S.; Librari-
ans, Col Bent. Lincoln and E. X. Brown.
This order has recently purchased library
for the use Of its members and such others
as may take an interest in it. A conven-
ton of the various templars of the county
met in the Lodge Room here, on the eth
instant. Quite large and respectable
delegation was in attendance. J. McCul-
Tough. w. c. T., in the chair. The follow
ing officers were elected for next term:
w. c. T., Geo. Cameron; W. V. T., Indi
ana Cooper; Chaplain, Rev. J. d. Kemp;
Sec, Geo. Baderston. JONES.
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LETTER FROM LIBERTY GROVE.
LIBERTY GROVE, Jan. 25th, 1877:

LIBERTY GROVE, Jan. 25th, 1873.
EDITOR WHIc:-Slipping and sliding
have been the order of to day. Madam
gossip says a lady yesterday, residing in
Rowlandsville, slipped and, had it not been
for the interposition of large tree would
have found watery grave in the famous
Octoraro. Persons should use good deal
of precaution, and when they venture to
walk on ice, set their heels firmly on the ice,
and rarely will they fall. Yesterday Basin
Run cut quite a swell, endeavoring to come
up to the famous Susquehanna. For some
time the county bridge was said to be in
danger; before sunset she had abated, and
the few Inhabitants along the shore returned
and resting quietly, and this morning
awoke with the clear and serene sky over
their heads and a carpet Of ice to walk
upon.
The stone house on the main avenue will
be ready for occupancy the 25th of March.
X. a. Saunders, Esq, our ever polite
Postmaster, expects to obtain from the
Post-otiice Department all the parapherna-
liza belonging to a Post-office. So Liberty
Grove is waking up; ere long it will be-
come one of the famous commercial marts
of the day; and the busy feet that will
press our streets to and fro from some fu-
ture factory will astonish the natives.
The Rev. S. A. Gsyley still continues to
preach here on the third and fifth Sundays
OF the month.
Business seems to be as usual at this sea-
son of the year.
Our neighbors at Rowlandsvlle are hold
ing an extra meeting. Quite a good at
trndance, and many have found the pearl
of great price. Ut is to be hoped they will
not lose it.
The scholars of Liberty Grove, under the
auspices of Miss Martha Biddle, have Or
ganized night school, to meet twice a
week, and SO far their has been quite good
attendance. The children of Miss Biddle's
school are anxious to excel and they do
not let one opportunity pass without try
ing to make it tell. This is Miss Bid
dies third year at Liberty Grove. She is
one Of those sensible teachers, never wears
herself out but epdeavors to leave place
better than she found it. So we will say
that the trustees who employ Miss Biddle
the next scholastic year, will be as loathe
to give her up as the patrons of Liberty
Grove. She has worked faithful and hard,
and has through her management pur-
chased outline maps, unabridged dictiona-
ry, Glow Lyman's chart. This is her gen
eral work wherever she teaches. Now as
she is about to leave us, we do hope she may
be employed by a set of trustees who fully
appreciate her many good qualifications as
a teacherand a friend to all true reform.
Believe me friend of the
LIBERTY GROVE SCUoOI
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West End Items.

We read of Texas Jack and Buffalo Bill.
West End boasts of parsonage, called
Muskrat BILL
Plenty Of ice on the street. West Elkton
is built on the wrong side, the sun has no
chance at it. We hope the Fourth Of July
will fetch tive mean the ice.
Notice appeared in Tho Democrat last Sat
urday of the death of that valuable dog
Grayson. His death should have been I'M
der the head of 1" Marine Intelligence -
loss of another (barque) bark.
Mr.. Editor look out fer the interest of
your paper. We heard of two young men
starting weekly paper in one of the lower
counties of this State. 1t proved a failure.
In the town there was sewing society CON-
posed entirely of old maids; they got the
news from three to five days ahead of the
paper. There is similar society on foot
IN Elkton, hence the advice. You knew
Elkton is full of them. B.
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mise of abundant fruit, is left without
attention by the husbandman through the
Summer, very little fruit may be expected
in the Autumn. The obvious moral is that
less planting and more systematic culture
would insure more satisfactory results. Or
less revival excitement and more thorough
instruction and training in what is neces-
sary to religious life, by precept and
example would doubtless tend to marked
improvement and increased influence. II
is plain to everybody that more than half
the so called conversions and "getting
through which result from these periodic
movements, are purely animal or nervous
excitement, which pass away like the Sum-
mer's dew.
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t lis Company. During the past year per-
sistent exertlons were made by your execu-
tive officers to obtain reasonable compensa-
satiOn from the Post office Department.
The probability of success in this direction
seemed at one time so remote that it was
decided to let to parties other than the
Post-of1ice Department all of our post office
cars, to be used for the transportation of
express matter and fast freight, for either
of which uses we should have received for
the car service at least double the amount
paid us by the Post Office Department.
But at this juncture changes took place in
the administration of the Post office De-
partment and it was deemed due to the
Postmaster General elect to await his as
sumption of the duties of his office and
his action in regard to our claims. The
result, we think. thus far, justifies this
course. 1t has been already stated that
our mail receipts in 1874 exceeded those of
1873 by II per cent, and we may add that
with the assent of the Postmaster General
the weight of mails moved in November
and December, 1874, and in January, 1919,
is to be used as a basis Of adjustment of
our mail pay, to take effect from the first
of July last We are, moreover, encour-
aged to hope that our position in relation
to mail service will, after SO many years of
faithful work performed for the Post office
Department at a large cost to this Com
pany, be improved by a revision of the
postal laws during the present session of
Congress-a measure recommended by the
Postmaster General in his recent annual
report, which recommendation was ap-
proved by the President in his last message.
In conclusion, your Directors are of
opinion that your property is in sound con.
dition, and that even if the general depres.
sion of business should continue, and should
cause still further diminution to any ex-
tent, now probable, will be met by CORE
spending reduction of the operating ex-
penses Of your road during the ensuing tis-
cal year.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Isaac HINCKLEY, President.
In statement which is appenden to the
report, it is shown that there are leo cars
in the passenger department: 1850 in the
freight department; ID in the miscellaneous
ABB in all. The number of locomotives
is y.
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ROwlandsville Items.

Cupid is busy in our midst, many mar
riages are talked of in short time, and one
elopement is said to be in contemplation.
protracted meet ng is still in progress
at the NJ. p. Church, under the leadership
of Reverends DUNN and Gilbert. Great
success has not as yet crowned their efforts.
Our enterprising and energetic Young
physician, DR.. R. C. Crothers, intends to
open drug store in the Spring, which, no
doubt, will prove blessing to the commu-
nifty.
One of the rolling mills at this place is
running on time; the other lies idle, wait
ing, we pre- sume, for the good time coming,
towards which all eyes are SO an1iously
turned.
Our public school, under the able man
agement of the Christy sisters, f1ourishes.
muchly. The idea that man only can
manage large school of unruly boys is
about exploded. Many a gate that is
closed to hate will open wide to love-
Rowlandsville is certainly blessed in one
respect, and that is in the absence Of grog-
shop. Although your correspondent is not
a resident of the place, and has seen life in
the great cities, it is relief to visit peace
able moral village, where drunkenness does
not prevail. And yet we hear good cit-
zens saying that first class hotel is needed,
and first-class hotel in this county includes
bar where all the vile compounds of hell
will be sold. Why better, far better, my
dear sirs, shelter every weary traveller un-
der your own roof tree, than subject your
children to such an ordeal. When will the
people rise in their might and crush the
rum traffic. The apathy and indifference
with which this subject is treated by sober
men and women is simply appalling.
Our gallant orchestra, few evenings
since. repaired to the house of neighbor-
ing farmer, at midnight's witching hour
not to rob his hen roost; oh no-piloted by
our friend Greeley they stole noselessly by
the front entrance and paused under the
window of the chamber where slept the
fair daughters of the house and several
young lady visitors from the city of
Brotherly Love-" "Come where my love
lies dreaming and several other appro-
pirate airs were played with great spirit;
of course pater famialtas was awakened,
but he did not act like the papas Of the
comic almanacs when ardent lovers came
to serenade his daughters, treat them to
showers of boot jacks, candlesticks and
blessings, but he came down handsomely,
lighted up his mansion, threw open his
hospitable DOORS and invited our serenad-
ers to walk in and partake of many of the
good things of this life. OF course they
went in and went for those good things;
and presto the hall door opens and forth
come the fair beings for whose sakes these
gallants have forsaken their cosey couches
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A Good Time at the Parsonage in Cherry
Hill.

On the evening of January, the 21st, a
large number of tho people of the town
and vicinity visited the Parsonage, bring
ing with them, flour, ham, beef, turkey,
chicken, vegetables, butter, coffee, sugar,
tea, lard, soap, fruits, apples dry and green
corn and oats. The children were remem-
bered with sled and furs, which they priced
highly. Mrs. w. and myself received en-
velopes containing number of greenbacks.
The friends were merry-spending the time
in singing the sweet songs of Zion. Late
in the evening the Pastor led the happy
company in prayer, after which we were
left alone to examine the various articles
which had been brought, and to count the
money. We are closing our third year here,
during which we have received four large
donations. The last was not the least.
For all of which we feel truly thankful.
J. w. WESTON.
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REPLY TO REALITY
NORTH EAST, Jan. eth, II

North EAST, Jan. eth, 1875.
Mr.. EDIToR;-We have always cndear-
ored to avoid newspaper controversy, and
still intend to carry out our resolution but
by your permission we will give few lines
for Reality's" consideration. He seems
to be encouraged by the thought that his
example from youth up has had such all in
iuence over the citizens of his community,
that it has diminished the sale Of liquor
to such a degree, that there were no license
tnken out last spring for the principal es-
Enlistment in our little village, and it has
been intimated that the proprietor of the
remaining shop contemplates closing it
next Spring"
sour village reminds us of the reply of
the young lady, when demanded by her
sutton what she thought of his whiskers,
she said "they reminded her of the west
ern country, quite extensively laid out but
thinly settled" Everyone who is acquain-
ted with the situation of the aforesaid vii
lage, knows there is not public travel suffi
cient to support "church mousse aside
from liquor; and the entire population,
pose would exceed one hundred souls. Now
in the name of common sense, how could
Reality expect the place to support two
groggeres, one to retail by the drink, the
other by the pint or over. OF course the
public house had to succumb to the shop
that sold any quantity his customers re-
quired.
The proprietor of the shop, we under
stand is afraid to face the grand jury, hence
the talk of closing, and not for want of Gus
tom, as Reality" would have US believe.
So much for what our Legislators did
for us last Winter, and if they had only
given US local option" we could have had
prohibitory rule and swept all the Internal
groggeries from our district, and perhaps
from our county,
We are gratified to learn, however, that
Reality" is free to acknowledge he has
"studied human nature in view of ascer
tanning how it was that men suffered
themselves to become drunkards, and
have concluded that it is because they
are not aware of their own weakness, and
drink little on particular occasions until
habit exerts dominion, and then their des-
tiny is sealed This is the lamentable
fact that Reality" should we'll consider,
that the majority of men can't see their
own weak ness, hence the necessity of " Real
ity and all other intelligent and strong
minded men to support policy that will
secure to those of weaker minds the great
est amount of good, and past experience
has taught us that total abstinence or pro
hbitory law is the only sure road to their
success. 1t has so happened that Reali-
ty' always lived in sparely settled neigh
borhood; consequently. he has been deluded
as to his great moral strength. We would
advise him to locate himself near North
East or Elkton, where there is from thou
sand to fifteen hundred inhabitants; he
would soon find himself like "Samp-
son." shorn of all his strength. Not that
we wish to brag, but North East has cit
zens Of perhaps, ripper years than "Reali
ty,' whose characters have never been tar
nished with the communicating influences
of spirituous liquor, and whose lives, both
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On SUNDAYS:-Morning Prayer at 10t
A. NJ. Litany at II A. NJ, followed by Ser
mon and Communion.
Evening Prayer at 5 P. N.
Mission Serrice and
Preaching at I! P. NJ.
On WEEK Morning Prayer at
103 A. NJ, followed by Communion.
Prayer at 10 o'clock, with short address
to Business Men and Working Men.
Evening Prayer and Instruction in Chris
tian Doctrine at 4 p. NJ.
Mission Service and Preaching at u p.
NJ, followed by After Meeting.
The Church will be open all day during
the Mission, for private prayer; and one
or more of the Clergy will be there to
receive those who may desire spiritual
counsel or instruction.
"Ho, ecery one that Mrsteth, come ye to
the aeaters.-lsAIAH Lv, /.
g BLESSED are they auhich do hunger and
thirst after righteousness. IS. MAT. V, g.
III. A. SKINNER, Pastor.
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THE MARKETS.
ElktOn Markets.
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY.
Baltimore Markets.

FLouR.-The market remains dull and
heavy. Western extra 81 50@4 62l; do.
family IS. 25@5.5 so; Howard street extra
s4.S5, do. super $4@4 50; do. common to
fair extra 81 62G4.75; do. good to choice
do. $4.s7@5; do. family $5.37i@6 25.-
Patapsco family So; do. extra $3.50. Corn
Meal, City Mills, $3.50; do. Western SAG
rs.
Wharf.-The receipts continue very
light, and the market is dull. Fair South
ern red and white at $l.l6Gl.1S; damaged
Western amber at $1.15
CoRS.-The market is dull and heavy.
Southern-white 76G77 cents; yellow TIC
so cents. Western mixed II, -, 7Si@s0
cents.
OATs.-The market is more active
Southern and Western G. cents.
RYE is dull at 9S@lo0 cents for good to
prime.
SEEDs.-There is some demand for clover
and the market is firm. Choice Western
l03GGl1 cents per pound. Timothy is quiet
at 81 S0GS, aud flax $1.90g2 per bushel.
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by precept and example, have been fit SAM
Piles for the youth Of the place; but as long
as the monster evil is permitted by law to
remain with us, our moral influence cannot
control its direful effects.
We do not pretend to control impossible
ties as Reality" would seem to expect US
do; neither do we wear temperance for 4
cloak to accomplish any selfish ends; but
we wear it for the good of common human
ity. Therefore we are not afraid to call for
the aid of our legislators to assist us in
what moral suasion can't do; neither will
our so-called temperance friends do.
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PHIL, Will & BAIT. RAILROAD.

The American makes the following sum-
mary of the Report of the p, w, s B,
Railroad Company, just published.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS.
The Directors respectfully submit to the
stockholders the following statement of the
operations of their road for the year ending
October 31st, 1874.
Earnings p, ". j. B. r. R Co:
From Passengers, 81, 747.053 1d
" Freight and Express, 1,0l1,l0S 67
Rents, 10000 43
" Mails and Miscellany, 107, 1926 10
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PHILADELPHIA Markets.

Cloverseed 93@ll! cents Flour dull;
supers IS. 75@4; extras S494.50; Pennsyl
vania, Indiana and Ohio family at s. ESQ
6; high grades Sc 25G725. Prime Whe4t
in demand; other grades dull. red 81 1890
1.2Qc. amber 81. 239l.a5c,; white sl.26v G
so cents. Rye 90 cents. Corn dull; yell
low 7eGS0c.: mixed Western 79c. Oats
quiet; white at 67@6S cents; mixed 65G
IS cents.
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DIED.

LUM.-At North East, Jan. 23rd, AQUILA
ZANEs. infant daughter Of Jesse F. and
Bella Lum, aged II months and week.
A beautiful angel came into our midst,
Too lovely and bright to remain. Tits love,
it linger'd awhile, warm'd our hearts with
Then fitted to Heaven again.
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Dissolution of CO-Partnership.

The firm Of Bonstl Caldwell is this day dissolved
by mutual consent, Mr.. J. W. Caldwell retiring The
business will he couucted hereafter under the firm of
T V. )NSAL CO. who will settle the accounts Of
the old firm. T. V. BoNSAL co.
Baltimore, January 20, 1875. jan 23-3w
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BALTIMORE HAY AND STRAW MARKET
The hay market is dull and lower. STAG
j. for clover; sl69l7 for mixed; $l9G20
for prime timothy, and S20@21 per ton for
choice Cecil county do. Straw is quiet and
unchanged at sl3(Gl4 for rye; Sl3 for oat,
and $l0Q9l1 for wheat per ton.
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NOTICE..

AZ required hy the Orphans Court to close up
the estate of James Mcgee. decd hereby give notice
that l shall be compelled on the first Gay of March,
ul"e in the hands of officer, for collection
al; not aui bills then remaining unsettled.
SAMUEL ii mcgee,
Administrator of james Mcgee, dee
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NOTICE..
Jan Is, ISIS,

The WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. has opened
an OFFICE at this village, from whence Telcgfaphic
Messages he sent to all parts Of the world. The
office opon all hours of the day, when business will
be promptly dspat, he'd.
CHARLES CALDWELL. Operator
W. L. Telegraph Co.
ConoNtnQo Jan 9, ls75+w
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and climbed the ice clad hills; then all went
merry as marriage bell for an hour or two.
Greeley says you bet he was glad he was
there. 81.
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THE PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET
The market for beef cattle was dull this
week, and prices were lower all around.
Sales at 4(97tc few extras brought
74GSc. Receipts, 3d. 800 head. Sheep quiet
hut steady; sales at 54G7ic Receipts,
10000 head. Hogs, slow to move; sales OF
corn fed at s9a$1O 20 per 100 pounds net.
Receipts, 5000 head.
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WANTED.

A FIRSTCLAss MAN to take the AGENCY of the
NEW JERSEY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE co. Of
NEWARK, n. J.. for CECIL COUNTY. Would like to
contract for SALARY or COMMISSION with good.
competent reliable person.
Refer t" Cot D. DAVIS Elkton, or to S. KESS,Rn
MILLER, Cherry Hill.
Address, THE0 F. GATCHEI.
Real Estate and Insurance Broker,
Jan Is, lS15-5w* WASHINGTON, u c.
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Where may be found complete assortment Of
DRUGS, MEDICINES, Chemicals,
AND
Toilet Merchandise.

Physicians Prescription. accurately compounded
from and carefully selected materials Specially
fn-The patronage of his friends and the public
generally most cordially solicited.
April Is, is74-tf
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MARRIED..

MARRIED..
ALLEY-PRICE.-O the Goth inst, by
Rev. c. F. Sheppard, WM. W. ALLEY
and SARAH Z. PRICE, all of Cecil county,
Md.
LEN-LECOMPT.-By the same,
on the 9th inst, WILLIAM MCMULLEN
and SALLIE LECoMPT, both of New Cas-
tie county, Delaware.
MOORE-PARKE.- BY the same, on the
2Sth inst, JOHN r. MOORE and SARAH
A. PARKE, both Of Cecil county, Md.
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COME TO THE NJ SSION
AT TRINITY CHURCH!
ORDER OF SERVICES,

IT BEGINS ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 31sT, AND
LASTS 8 DAYS.
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SALE

BY virtue Of ,iarree of the Circuit Court for Ccci
county III E:iHity, passed in which John T.
tyson IL complainant. and John Weir William Iarri
AMI Anna Malta Harris. his Wifi, defendants til
und"rsicIe 81 VII, appointed Trustee TO sell the following
!e,crih"d Rra Estate therein drcrcei To bc sold. am
VIII "rr at til" Hotel at Battle Swamp. Cecil count,
Md,
Thursday, tie 25M day Of February, 1875,
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gloss and freshness Of youth, Thin
hair is thickened, fallen hair checked,
and badness often, though not always,
cured by its use, Nothing can restore
the hair where the follicles are de-
stroyed, or the glands atrophicd and
decayed; but such as remain can be
saved by this application, and stimu-
lated into activity, so that new
growth of hair is produced. Instead
of fouling the hair with Il pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning grey or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. The
restoration of vitality it gives to the
scalp arrests and prevents the forma-
ton of danaruff. which is often so I'M
clearly and offensive. Free from those
deleterious substances which make
some preparations dangerous and inju-
rious to the hair, the Vigor can only
benefit but not harm it. Ii wanted
merely for Il HAIR DRESSING,
nothing else can be found so desirable.
Containing neither oil nor dye, it does
not soil white cambria. and yet lasts
long on the hair, giving it a rich, glossy
i1stre, and a gra'-!;l perfume.
Prepared l. 'nr & Co.,
Practical a:nists,
L.
Jan H. lS75-ly