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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
PHIL, WILL. Il BAIT. RAILROAD.
ITS ACCOMMODATIONS.


Mr.. EDIToR:-For some time past there
has been considerable dissatisfaction mani
tested by the citizens of Cecil county in
consequence Of the limited accommodations
afforded them in going and returning from
the cities of New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and places South
and East of the above points. While in
other sections the railroad companies offer
every facilities to induce persons to travel
over their lines. The p, w. Il B. Com
pany has adopted the short sighted policy
Of giving to local travel the use only of their
way trains. Take, for instance the Penn.
Railroad Company's lines between New
York and Philadelphia. The through train
passing Elkton at H. so A. NJ. going North,
stops at five or six stations between Phila
delphia and New York, Notwithstanding
there are local trains passing over this road
almost every hour in the day. The stop
ping of the 2 p. NJ. train South, has, to
some extent, given to us the accommoda-
tions needed: still there is room for i'm
provement. What they still want is to
have the New York and Washington Ex-
press North, which passes Elkton at / 1 so
A. NJ, stop long enough to allow persons to
get on or off of said train. 1t has been
urged as an excuse for not stopping at Elk
ton JnaG the lIdlnS "Uulu De ucldyeu Oh
account of the heavy grade at Iron Hill;
but this seems like a very lame excuse when
it is known that this Company's rolling
stock is equal, if not superior, to any in
the United States. With engines that can
draw the heaviest trains with ease up those
grades, and with both conductors and en-
gineers of unquestionable ability, and who
make the best running time between New
York and Washington, there certainly
could not be any delay in making the
necessary stop Of about one minute to al
low persons to get on or off the above
train.
Mr. Editor, in behalf OF the citizens of
Cecil county, have taken the liberty of
addressing this communication to the above
Company through the medium of your
paper, feeling assured that if they would
adopt more liberal policy, it would prove
as advantageous to said Company as to the
travelling community. ii.
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Letter From College Green.
COLLEGE GREEN, Md,


Mr.. EDITORIALS you request CORE
spondents to send you items of news, re-
ports of land sales &C., propose inform
ing your many readers what is going on
about College Green.
Mr.. Robert Boucher, as agent for the
heirs of Richard Boucher, decd, sold two
tracts of land, one containing 66 acres, to
Casus F. Kirk for So $50; the other to
George Welsh, containing 80 acres, for
5000. Charles W. Shippers sold a track of
land adjoining the above, and formerly
belonging to Billy Fee, containing SO acres,
to G. G. Mccullough, for 600. John
Kirk has sold his farm of about 100 acres,
together with IS acres of woodland. to J.
c. Crothers. Price not made public. 1t
is reported that r. E. Oldham has sold his
farm of 100 acres, to J. c. Crothers.-
Price not reported.
Abram W. and Alfred Kirk are each
preparing to build new dwelling houses this
Summer. This don't seem to look much
like lizard times Mr.. Editor, notwith-
standing the general complaint and par
ticular "outcry" of the Democratic intia-
tionistS of the West and South.
Abner Irwin died suddenly last evening
of pneumonia. Yours, &c,
MNEMOSYNE
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A MATTER Of POPULAR INTEREST.

We condensation the Lehigh Register the
substance of a Conversation about Oak Hall, in
PhiladeNhis/ WanaInaker & Browns :, LARGEST
ClothinsTZlse in America" A visitor ard
Visitor. What corner is the Building on
Attendant. South East corner Of SIXTH and
Market Please note the SIXTH. Tor some
strangers seeking Oak Hall, have been misled
by designing persons
VI. It is perfectly colossal! DO yon know
Its dimensions?'
A. $4,000 square feet-66 on Market, and
$50 odd on Sixth six stories high, has ser
three acres q fooriEG and covers space once
occupied Ossg ppIsda BY twenty different bust
v. do you use steam power"
A. "a giant young engine furnishes power
for the freight and passenger elevators ard the
boilers steam for heating, and the other opera
uons of the house
V. What order do you take with goods?"
A; They are trst opeLed and arranged in
the basement, on long !% counters. and taken
tors room on theSya floor"
V. Is lnspecungtIe iirst operation
A. NO sir, measuring The goods are first
measured in the piece, then inspected. The
cloth passes over rollers in the face of strong
light, and two men sit, ore before and ono
behind the goods, watching with the eye o. .
hawk for the least pin-hole imperfection, a:i.i
marking every flaw, 50 that the cutter may zee
and avoid it when he comes TO cut the gar
ments.'
Y. You must employ an arZky of cutters.
A. Come to our fifth foE and see! We
keep 70 hands all the ti4e cIhing, up the cloth
into garments,-besideSsY machines that do
dozen mems work eaclt2t q stroke"
". DO you manufacture ell your own
goods ?"
A. I'VE do, and most carefully. Our OK
aminers inspect every stitch and seam and
certify to every garment as extra-wcl made
before We put our ticket on it, and become
responsible for it
"; Your system must save you great
deal ?"
A. In every direction. sir 1t is W system
and economy we practic" all u wN through
that enables us to put our priSS Eown to the
people as We do" W
v. After inspecting the work, what becomes
of itg'
A. Before it goes into Stock it is acketed.
Every single garment has its number and
other points noted on il so that its entire his
tory can DO traced without fail, upon cur
books"
V. You must have 30 or 10 salesmen"
A: why sir, on busy days You ma ysee 100
in the various rooms and suites OF rooms,
selling to the throngs of customers?/
and M expTei e? p do an order 0uSZ0y mail
A. Very great. All over the country. Our
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perfect system sll rules Of enlfmeasurement
make it possilZr II please people 1900 miles
away js 2l9eftee4y as ii they were here in
V. u suppose you have al least half dozen
different Departments
A. sly dear sir We have more than t,ceaty.
each charged with rs own business. and each
II prouGhly organized, necessary wheel with
IN tie great wheel
V. viii you nGme a dozen OF 50 OF them p
4. with pleasure. The Custom Depart
ment, for those wao prefer custom made to
Ttby m e lS SR df iii p Sa@eTRenr
The Shirt ESctory, with its busy machines,
making cur own tirst class shirts. The Trim
ming Department itself asbig as many a regu-
lar store. The Garment stock Room. The
Receiving Room. The Order Department.
named before; The Special Uniforms Depart
ment. The Delivery r., Department, with its
score of messengers. The
V. Hold hold! sir, encugh1"
A. I'm not half through! The Advertising
Department, with its bin and sign distributors.
editing and publ!shirN business and popular
jS " all you're orp TR mq%at enyy
Department, witlrltS many rooms. The Boys
department. The Youths Department. The
Children g! DepadF;,me4i With its special
lnent. The Chief Clerks Department, with
its book keepers and assistants. General Man
ayers Department.; Financer's Office, and
other offices of the firr/ all busy as bees
ing; registering, recss ys sending out selling,
and in tho usandSNys joining their forces
to carry on a businesswith The people amount
ing to between 100000 and 100000 an
nu0lly."
V. "S-t-u-p-e-n-d-o-u-s"
A. Indeed it is l forgot to name the
Cashier Department, which handles its s25 GOO
OF retail sales on some single daysr'
y. 50, C0Ui Immense That's what enables
the house to buy cheap and seVcheap?"
A. i" Eixactly You have Ist hit it, The
en- low prices and imme9A Esales."
" hat are the -FOUR RULES hear so
much about?"
A. Our system of business dealing-l. One
price, no deviation; 2. Cash for everything; 8.
a guarantee protecting the purchaser 4. The
money returned if the buyer can't otherwise
be suited"
Y. Nothing could be fairer'
4. Nothing. And the people see it."
v We'll, thank you, sir, for your polite
attention.
a. Net at all. It's pleasure to ssfve you.
Call fgain; and be sure of the plsEe-Wana-
m nnr sFt$b B gn% Mo Oak East cor
Thank you! shall be happy to do 60
Good morning"
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North East Items.
KILLED BY THE CARS.


,; stoo, i7aionai A. Sn'n r e.o,
s 80 IN, w. 7. s.', h' - -
100 n,t Of tIa SrI a,,nI onS sporad
the danot and ratnrnino bnn,o DOM The
railroad VIA Green Hill, were headed of by
the cattle guard, where they located lor
the night on the track, hence the accident,
which proves heavy loss to Mr. Logan.
o1rn
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ElktOn Retail Market.
Baltimore Markets.

FLoUR.-Howard Street super So. 1904;
do. extra $4.25G5; do. good to choice at
$5.25G5. 81; do. family $5.500e6. rs; Pa
tapsco family at SIS. 10; do. extra at SIS %.
Corn meal So -WHEAT.-Southern
red. good to prime, 81 35G1 40; amber at
$l.52G1.57; white $l.20@l,50; Pennsyl-
vania 81. 39(G1 40; West. red 81 35Qt1 SO.
-CoRN.-Southern yellow 53@5sc ; do
white $4,000; Western mixed 604c.-
OATs.-Good to prime Western mixed 40
(G42c.; do. Southern 44G47c.-RyE.-
Good to prime at 15(eS2 censt
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Rising Sun Items.
BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION.

On Monday night, 9th inst, the Building
& Loan Association held its Sixth Annual
Stockholders Meeting. James VI. Evans,
Esq, was reelected Presidents II. II.
Haines, Secretary, with the same Board of
Directors, with one exception. The Secre-
tary's report showed the Association in
good condition, money selling freely during
the last year (being the sixth, at an aver
age premium of & 10. The receipts of
the evening were loaned at 7GS per cent.
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OUR PUlPITs To MoRRow.-At the Pro
testant Episcopal Church, Rev. Mr.. Skin
ner, at 1920 A. NJ, and ) l.. NJ.
Presbyterian, Rev. Mr.. lleberton, at 1890
A. NJ, aud 80 p. NJ.
Methodist Episcopal, Rev. DR.. PhGbus,
1890 A. NJ, and : 80 p. NJ.
Catholic, Rev. Father ballard. Divine
service at 9 A NJ.
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NOTICEy
G.HlSH, IT TDLr PLEASE.

It's sometimes "too late to repent" and delays
are proverbially dangerous" have, in a measure,
departed from the Cash System" and it wont work
I sell Goods cheap, very chaap, and it's neces-
sary to my financial existence to get the money for
them. Every dollar on credit is that much of my
capital neutralized. | can't stand it. and it's worse
than folly to continue it, SO there it is my friends now
CASH - you Please!
rMrro-2n II. G. REESE.
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EXHIBITIONS.

Quite an excitement was created on
South Queen street. a few days ago, by the
irrepressible Budd Iaiues flying Il huge
kite in that vicinity. The proverbially
tickle wind gave . Budl " some trouble,
but finally he triumphcd and gave the
crowd a fine exhibition. This week closes
up the Friends Select School, under the
present management, with an exhibition on
fifth day. 4 Mr.. Overlook, of Lancaster,
takes charge in a short time. The Public
School, under charge of Mr. J. Warner, has
an exhibition in preparation; and the |. ..
6. T. also design having one on the 23rd
proximo. SO you see we are well exhibited.
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THE LIBRARY.-Subscript to this
enterprise do not come in as rapidly as
they should, less than a hundred names
having so far been secured. We have
knowledge of quite 4 number of persons
who have expressed their Intention of be-
coming subscribers, who have not rs yet
handed in their names, and no doubt many
others will make up their minds to become
members after it is in operation. That it
will be established is fixed fact, even
though as beginning no more names be
secured. We would again urge upon our
citizens the advantages of such an institu-
ton in our midst, trusting that it will not
be allowed to anguish for want of support
from them.
CHURCH SuPPER.-The supper given by
the ladies of Wesley Chapel, Elk Neck,
ut the house of William Mercy, Esq, on
Tuesday evening last was, i'll every sense,
a success. The house was gaiiy decorated
with evergreens aud flowers throughout.
In the supper room-the center of attrac-
tion-was spread table fairly grooming
under the weight of delicacies upon IL.
The guests began to arrive at 4 o clock,
and at half past four fully i hundred per
sons were present. Supper over, the re
mainder of the evening was given up to
social enJoyments, ana a merry time mad
by all present. feature OF the entertain.
ment was the presentation t" the pastor OF
the church OF highly ornamehtea CAKE a
novelty IN those parts, maize OF faF'na
mac. trumenn we lear the paTsoh was
little disappointed wheh ne cuC IT. ne
gatherlng dispersed ABOUT n'il psSs s, r,e'e"
2. NJ. Inc receipts approximate" qloo'
-1----
ELKToS Boys FOR TIE NAvY-Two
Elkton bows, James T. Shafttr and David
Campbell. sons of Mr.. John T. Shatfer and
VIM. F. Campbell, passed the necessary
physical and educational examination, in
Baltimore. on Tuesday. and were enlisted
as boys y in the navy. under the circular
of the NAVY Department. of April 8. 1873,
authorizing the enlistment of a limited
number of bows, between the ages of f6
and II wears. After examination and en-
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WATER TRANSPORTATION.

Mr.. EDIToR:-While much is being said
aud written, urging the Importance and
necessity of the railroad from Elkton to
Middletown, it seems to me that we have
lost sight of "the bird in hand to 4 con-
siderable extent-in our eagerness to reach
the 1.-TWO in the bush" The general gov
eminent has expended ten thousand dol
lars in deepening and widening the channel
of our river from navigable water to our
wharves. and we now have an open chan
mel seven to nine feet deep at low water
and forty feet wide, with a dock large
enough to turn any ordinary steamboat in,
with plenty of wharf room to accommo-
date the trade of a much more enterprisipg
place than Elkton. What are we going to
do with it? Onr petition to Congress for
the appropriation, set forth that this work
was an absolute necessity; that we were
suffering in our business interests in conse-
quence of the unnavigable condition of our
river. Will We give the l-e to our repre-
sensations, by neglecting the matter in our
characteristic manner, and suplnely rest
until the down flow of sediment from the
creeks above undo all the work already
done? 1t is an undoubted fact, that au
unused channel will soon fill up, while one
that is navgated by vessels, especially
steamers needs but little or no attention.
AS an instance of this | mention Back
Creek, the channel of which never needs
dredging, and this is attributed entirely to
it's constant use by steam vessels.
There is no doubt but that we will have
steam communication with Baltimore this
season, as propositions have already been
received by owners of wharves from boat
owners in several localities; but this line
should be an Elkton institution, and in
stead of a small, uncomfortable side wheeler
of little or no carrying capacity, we should
have we'll fitted screw vessel or barge,
after the pattern of the Ericsson vessels
plying between Baltimore and Phladel-
phia, with roomy and comfortable passen-
ger accommodations; such vessel would
undoubtedly pay largely.
Let me suggest to our business men that
a public meeting be called, and stock
company organized at once. There is no
reason under heaven why the thing should
not be success. All the steamboat lines
between Baltimore and the various rivers
of the Eastern Shore pay handsomely
Why should this be an exception? If our
moueyed men will but inaug urate the en-
terprise, all who are interested in the vel
fare of Elkton will assist by taking stock
to the extent of their ability.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
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The last quarterly meeting of the NJ. E.
Church before Conference, was held at this
place, with two sermons from the Presiding
Elder. A very large and appreciative audi
ence was in attendance.
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Chesapeake City EfeIns.


The reading that took place at Masonic
Hall, on Tuesday evening, February goth,
by Rev. Mr. Bristor, for the benefit of the
poor, was a failure, so far as attendance
from town was concerned. If the people
from the surrounding neighborhood had
not turned out pretty well, it would have
been an empty house.
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Water Tor tine :5' "i ih' I"E"r AMI barn.
and contains $50 Acres. 1t lies the North
East river, AMI Is all WOODLAND except few in
cultivation. The ImHrnN .lnent~ consist If a slnll
TENEMENT HOUSE and fencing.
No. l-Aiiioiu- NJ. 3. aud contains = Acres. There
is upon tins parcel a good Fishing Shore.
AID II has been rented and used with prom for catch II
Fall and Wiutr: h>h and also to Dmcker, and GIllrrs
No. s.
No. lis tract Of WOODLAND, and contains Ii6
ACRES more OF less.
No. 6-is tract of WOODLAND. and contains ID
ACRES leh-
NJ. lis also tract of WOODLAND known ne
Black HiI, AMI contains l65 ACRES. NOR, or les.
The timber upon the several tracts above described
Woodland consists principally @: Chestnut, Oak aud
Pine.
Tie property will b.. shown TO any desiring to
purchase by Mr. EdN ard lfyiaa, Residing u yands
st re. ANY further Information desired, be had by
addressing the Trustee. a, Ektun, Maryland.
THE TERMS OF SALE. prescribed by the decree
are as follows ethirl of the purchase money he
paid in cash the day of sale; onethrd in One year
and the remaining oucthri in Two years from the day
of sale The credit payments 10 bear interest from
day Of sale and 10 be secured by the Bond Notes of
the purchaser. with approved security.
IL. MCCULLOUGH
Mar j. lS76--ts Trustee.
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FGR SALE OR RENT.
FOR SALE

Tho thrce-Story BRICK HOUSE. east Main sza4l
str'".t. now occupied by VIA. TorbeIt. JILL
I'm is. Inquire at THIS OFFICE
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NISCELLAS EOUS.

The man that always attends public sales,
is happy. Every day brings its sale. 1t
would appear as if everybody was selling
out or being sold out.-1he extraordinary
good roads is now the subject of cnngratu
lation. The bad ones are almost forgotten.
Jones
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Thr pW Filing HOUSE on Hig'l street now occu
pi,h 10y ). c. Lowmau. Apply on the premises
February IL, l516-if
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THE MARKETS.
EiktOn Markets.

CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY.
nv TnuN D,pTDJnrE
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DEAR EDIToR:-We are so much pleased
with the improvement of your paper, we
felt we must drop you line and tell you
about it. We begin to long for its appear
ance, and with it comes sunshine as well
as news from county and State. Some
articles are good and cheer US; others, well
enough written perhaps, bat, because of
the facts related, discourage and depress US
In reading the last number of The Wing,
our eye fell on a heading" A pleasant
sociable and we read it; and as your
paper is open for thoughts and suggestions
will you allow me short space in regard
to the facts contained in that article?
1t strikes us that "Gnest is a sporting
character. He writes like one who parts
his hair in the middle, wears large ring
on his little finger, and is very much trou-
bled with corns, because, of course, the
shoemaker made his boots too tight. No
particular business, not much to do, only
to dress and go to dance parties when in
vited. But to the facts he presents. He
speaks of three parties wonder if he was
at the fourth), and after a grand display of
costume, the thing of greatest moment was
dancing. He says "such parties are
benefit to society, especially to the young
men, who find in such entertainment few
temptations to walk i'll forbidden paths
That sentence shows the writer. and sorry
are we to put him down as one very def
cient in the upper story. So far as our
observation goes we have known very few
young men of sterling worth, and of whom
the community might be justly proud.
take any interest or give their presence or
influence to such parties These parties
were large: it took large suppers. Oh,
how many of the poor in Port Deposit and
community would have been glad even of
the crumbs that fell from those tables.
All there had plenty at home; why, then,
the waste
In going around to the different churches
we hear the pastors and the earnest work
ers praying for revival. Let US suggest
to these persons, you must stop the dance
first. You must get your members to quit
fooing and go to praying, and live rs
Christians ought.
| know l am POOR sinner, but want
no dancing Christian to come talking piety
to me, and SO say we all. Now. it seems
to US, we have had enough Of the dance
this Winter, aye, and forevermore, espe-
cially in the church. The church should
Just one question III conclusion How many
of these four dance parties would we have
had, if Christians had not suggested, ar
ranged, invited and INDUCED in them .
Echo answers" not one"
FIDELITY
GB Several letters have to lay over this
week.
New Carpets AMI Oil CT ,;lls opening to-
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MISSIONARY ANNIvERsARY.-To- morrow
Sunday, March 12thl has heen selected as
the time for holding the Missionary Ami
versary of the Sunday School of the NJ. f.
Church of this place. In the morning the
Pastor, Rev. DR.. Phebus, will preach :,
sermon appropriate to the occasion, and in
the evening the exercises of the anriver-
sary proper will take place; they will con
sist of appropriate addresses, the mission
AIRY offerings of the school and musical
selections by the school and members OF
the church choir. The public is invited to
be present,
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237 ACRES,

more less 1t is beautifully situated on the Elk
river, opposite Town Point and has upon it Docking
Point and Landing from " hich all the products ni
the farm he shipped Icy water to tine markets and
where ime and Other fertilizers be landed the
use of t!c farm. When navigation is open. steamers
and sailing vessels passing daily, in view aud within
a short distance of the DIV Hing. -
Tn" Improvements, upon the farm a lellM
FRAME DWELLING. nearly and in good Ky EJ
repair: BARN, with StlbliuG attached Gran
airy. Corn house Poultry house. Smokehouse and good
lcc-h"us". Tin +" is Well "i excellent Water en-
Int To the house. lHi C-t the barn for the
of the st" k. The farm is enclosed with good fencing
The natural quality of the sail is surpassed ty any
i'll the county l is in good OF cultivation a.d
very productive.
No 2-Adioius No I and
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r5E3'D over 800, 600 bottles of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup are sold every season, and
of persons saved from an I'M
timely grave.
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BROKE JAIL-On Tuesday last, Ned
Allison, confined in the new Jail, charged
with entering and robbing the store Of
James Tosh, at Rowlandsville, stepped
over the wall and out. His flight was dis
covered just as he reached the ground and
chase given, but he was too fleet OF foot
for his pursuers, and escaped to the Red
Hill woods.
The inside of the Jail yard could not
have been better arranged to facilitate the
escape of prisoners, had such been the
purpose of its builders. The windows
overlooking the yard form an easy laddeT,
by which at trial on Wednesday, an &C.
tive man assembled to the top Of the wal,
with scarcely any exertion.