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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Firm OF S. NJ. Pc,tingill & Co., iostatest iloston

CINCINNATI, Nov. &C, 1872.
Mr.. III. II. STEVENS:
Dear Sir--The two bottles of VEGETINE fur
,.ished me by your agent, my wife has used with
great benefit.
For long time she has been troubled with
dizziness and costiyeness these troubles arc
now entirely removed by the use of VEGETINE.
She was also troubled with Dyspepsia and
General Debility, and has been greatly benefited.
TliOS. GILMORE, 223fs Walnut street.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
FRe3oT,.
WHAT is NEEDED.

BO5IDN, FeD 10, IS1I.
Mr.. III. r. STEVENS
. Dear Sir-About one year since fonnd myself
N feeble condition from general debility.
NEHET1NE was strongly recommended to nie
by a friend who had been much benefited by lis
use. procured the article, and after using sew
gal bottles, WAS restored to health and discon-
timed its nse. feel quite confident that there
y no medicine superior to il for those complaints
Tor which IL Is especially prepared, and would
eheeffuliy recommend 1t to those who feel that
they need something to restore them to perfect
health. Respectfully yours,
u. l.. PETTINGlLL
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

Report from q Practical Chemist and
Apothecary.
Boston, Jan. !, 1874.
Dear Sir--Tliis is to certify that have sold at
retail 1911 dozen Cs52 bottles) OF your VEGE-
TINE since April II, 1870 and can truly say that
1t has given the best satisfaction of any remedy
for the complaints for which 1t Is recommended
that ever sold. Scarcely day passes without
some OF my customers testifying to Its merits on
themselves or their friends. ! am perfectly cog
infant OF several cases OF Scrofnlous Tumors
being cured by VEGETINE alone in this vtcin-
lily. Very respectfully yours,
Al GILMAN, 4GS Broadway.
To ii. Il. STEVENS, Esq.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08

/ Camp OF Maryland Militia. There is also
among them letter from Patrick Henry,
and many others from distinguished officers
of that day, both Americans and French
men. From papers in the possession of
the Partridge family, it seems that their
grandfather, Col. Hollingsworth, built the
house in which they now reside when he
was quite a young man, before he had at
tanned his majority. The house is probably
more than one hundred and fifty years old,
and among the Oldest in the town. 1t was
erected on the southern part of tract
of land that contained about a thousand
acres and was patented under the name of
Friendship" The eastern part of this
tract was, at the time of the Revolutionary
War, in possession of Robt. Alexander, who
adhered to the royal cause and went to
England. His property was coniiscated
The Court House stands upon part Of the
Alexander property. About the time Of
the arrival of Howe's army at ElktOn, Col
Hollngsworth was scouting upon Gray's
Hill, and came upon British scout. He
drew his pistol and shouted to the scout,
GU are my prisoner The British
soldier fired his pistol in the Colonel's face,
and though he was so near that the powder
blackened it for life, he made his escape
Gen. Lafayette and Monsieur Garashee
the ancestor of the Garashees that have
the powder mills near Wilmington, Del,
and number of distinguished Frenchmen
dined on the lawn in front of the house
now owned and occupied by Daniel Bratton.
Esq. They were treated with great respect
and consideration by the Americans, hav-
ing arrived short time previous from
France.
This chapter of the history of the cam
paign of III has been written with the
view of perpetuating the memory of those
that participated in the stirring scenes of
Revolutionary times. We have tried to be
truthful, but if we have erred in our state.
ments or been misinformed in regard to
anything herein stated, we would be glad
to he put in possession of facts whereby
any errors may be corrected or omissions
supplied. QU1LP.
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GLEANINGS.
namon tree, 1.-THE bark is of greater value
than the body.

"A beau dressed out resembles the Gin
namon tree,-the bark is of greater value
than the body.
You can get ga dinner, with bathing
suit thrown in" for sixty cents at Atlantic
City. But who wants a bathing suit
thrown into his dinner?
"A Baltimore belle, just from Vassar
College, when told by the waiter that they
had no gooseberries, exclaimed, "What
has happened to the goose 80
A Philadelphia cairvoyant tells for
tunes for five cents per fortune. And a
man who can't have a new and different
fortune told him every day in the week is
poor indeed.
"A stroke of lightning the other day
tore boys boot all to pieces and didn't
harm the boy. The reason was that he
had ploced the boot under tree and gone
in swimming.
An american abroad" who had been
disguised with the frequent title bunting
mamma, sententiously remarked that
"where the marquis was there would the
mothers be gathered together"
"A man with secret drawer in must
be useful. The dispatch about the South
Carolina robberies says ex- Governor Moses
deposited certain papers in ga secret
drawer of his private secretary"
1t is a Massachusetts editor who cries
out: "Give US back the sunbonnet of
our grandmother" We haven't seen his
grandmother's sunbonnet and we don't
believe his daughter would wear it were he
to get it back.
-" No, George" she said in response to
his question, sit is not true that string
of new belt buckles in shop window would
make any woman lose a train; butt she
added musingly, sometimes she may have
to run little
The Bridgeport Standard says the
United States Army is rapidly put upon
war footing. Two more soldiers have re-
ported for duty at St. Louis, and man in
hopital with a sore leg will be ready for
business in less than a fortnight.
"A gentleman in New York has pair
of trousers which were worn by one of his
ancestors hundred years ago. They are
made of homespun cloth, except the seat,
which is of thick leather. The original
owner was probably book agent.
"A grocer being solicited to contribute
to the building of a church, promptly SUBJ
scrbed his name to the paper in the follow
ing eccentric manner: John Jones, (the
only place in town where you can get
ibid you say was the biggest liar
you ever knew :" fiercely asked a ruffian
of counsel, who had been skinning him
in his address to the jury: Yes, ! did,"
replied the counsel, and the crowd eagerly
watched for the expected fight. Well,
then," said the ruffian, call I've got to say
is that you could never have known my
brother Jim
Said Poughkeepsie Alderman to a
Kingston Alderman after Centennial
introduction: Where's Hall - "What
Hall?" said the Kingston Alderman
" Alcohol, replied Poughkeepsie. "Oh,"
said Kingston, hes with John" "What
John ?" said Poughkeepsie. "Demijohn,"
said Kingston, and then both crawled into
the hold of canal boat and died.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08
BUBBLES.

The kind of flower oftenest raise by the
mothers of unruly boys-The "lady slip
per-"
Dress fringes are now colored with
"madder." This makes a sort of delirium
trimmins of them, you know.
The experience of many life" What
a fool | have BEEN" The experience of
many a wife, What fool I've got"'
"A little boy went to his father crying
the other day, and told him that he had
kicked a bee that had splinter in his tail.
When a man is working for his board,
and the employer cuts his salary down 50
per cent, then times are indeed what you
might call hard.
A landlady said that she did not know
how to make both ends meet. "Well, :"
said boarder, "why don't you make one
end vegetables
-" Avoid that which you blame Others
for doing" says one of our wise men,.
Well, things have come to pretty pass if
a man can't kiss his own wife.
When a boy does something funny and
you laugh at it, he will invariably keep
doing it twenty Or thirty times more till
you have to knock him down with some
thing.
That was a scrupulous young lady in
Boston who refused to meet her lover
Justus his name was-at home, because she
had heard her minister say that Justice
should always be melted out.
"A tramp applied to a lady for employ
ment. Il have nothing for you to do -
replied the lady. "Ah, madam" signs
the applicant, IF you only know how little
work it would take to occupy me-"
Eyes," said she, ga dish of ice cream
relaxes the muscles of my heart, but two
dishes-oh, two dishes! makes me feel as
though could love on and on forever. ="
So he ordered the waiter to bring another
dish, and counted not the cost.
-"Doctor, my daughter seems to be
going blind, and she's just getting ready
for her wedding, too. o, dear me, what is
to be done? "Let her go right on with the
wedding, madam, by all means. If any
thing can open her eyes, marriage will.'
-"Sir!' exclaimed long suffering cred
itor, whose patients were nearly exhausted
-"Sir! have sent you no less than seven
teen bills for this one lot of goods, and
what have you done with them?" eve
toed 'em; vetoed every last one of EN-
was the calm reply.
When Mrs. Van Colt comes singing
down the aisls, and fixes her reviving eyes
upon a man, and he turns pale and trem-
bles, she thinks his soul is awakened. Yet
we have seen the very same look in a mans
face when he turned round afer kissing the
servant girl and suddenly encountered his
wife's mother.
The word mule comes from the Greek,
and signifies "to STOP" and the mule him.
self comes to stop also. Like multiplied
by like produce like. Grasshoppers mul
tiplied by grasshoppers produce famine,
and potato bugs multiplied by potato bugs
produce rise in the price of yeast. But
when you try to multiply mules by mules
they don't multiply, and hence the word
"mule." You may study your arithmetic,
( and read through all of Trains lectures
but you cannot discover why this is so, an,
more than you can why woman canno
put on rubber, without leaning up agains
something.
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FOUR HORSES :

No. l. Bay Mare Jeang. wears old. sound. and goo,
worker and driver No. ,. Bay Mare GipSY years old
sound, good worker and most excellent driver. No. 3
Bay Mare Chimney, wears old, sound, good worker
driver. No. l. Bay Horse CAnrk.H
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08
1T TRANSFERRED.

A scene not likely to be forgotten by
those who took part in it occurred day or
two since at a prominent club house in
this city. A number Of gentlemen of the
class who generally have money in their
pockets, and Of the class, too, ready to
venture that money On wager promising
good returns, stood together chatting over
CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08
|54 Acres & s. Square Perches
OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.


The improvements consist of a large comfort $50
able two-story BRICK MANSION. Is by 20 t.kfI!!
feet partly cemente and partly pehble-,ished, 5 ", ~
covered with slate with Brick Kitchen attach {H ~
ed also covered with slate Well of water pump
in the pump house attached 10 the kitchen. The mair
building contains two large rooms. with hail. on the
first floor, and five rooms on the second floor BARN
ID by 81 feet with stone basement also with Straw
House attached, II by - feet: large Wagon House
with Granary second floor the whole covered with
slate: Wall of good water with Pump therein neal
barn: Hog House, Smoke House. Wood House. and il
short all necessary outbudings.
The land is of excellent quality and divided o.
into seven convenient fields, all enclosed with fsSa
good fencing, and is well watered by branch E1ass
of North East creek. There is also large -
meadow, and sufficient WOODLAND for the use u III,
property. together with young and thriving APPLE
ORCHARD in full bearing.
This is in all respects most desirable property, con
renent mills schools and places oil public worship
There has been raised upon it the present
six hundred bushels of wheat of the best quality and
thousand bushels of oats.
Persons wishing TO view it will apply the premises
TERMS OF SALE.-One-third of purchase money casl
day of sale onethird i'll six months and the residue
in year The credit payments TO bear interest from
day of sale. and be secured by the bonds
purchaser with approved security.
Also, on the same day all the Personal Property be
To suil state
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08
EXECUTORS SALE
REAL ESTATE
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

NDER and by virtue of an Order of
~ the Orphans Court for Cecil county, State of
Mary land, the undersigned Executor of the last will
and testament of Thomas j. Fisher. dec d. late Of Cecil
county aforesaid will offer at Public Sale, the prem
ispso
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08
I t,cO-horse Wagon, (ner,1


SETS OF STAGE HARNESS.,
set of Single Harness. Collars and Brides, Halter
Lines, Doubletrees SinglctreeS, &c.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08
Scholarships in ST. Johns College

THERE are FOUR VACANCIES in the
4 Scholarships in St Johns College These Scholar
ships ente the holder Free Tuition in the College
All persons wishing to avail themselves of the benefit
these Scholarships, will please attend at the office of
the School Commissioners, in Elkton the Second
THeSag If September merit that they may be examined
Iy order. j. SQUIER
Aug % lS11-tm Examiner
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE,

THE subscriber, having more land than
L he conveniently farm, ofersHl private sale the
FARM. known the FiSh Pond Fdrm.' situated on
the road leading from Charle>town Brick Meeting
House. four miles from the former and five miles from
the latter place adjoining lands of Jesse Boulder, Jun
than Harding. VIM Thompson and others.
There is one of the best APPLE ORCHARDS in the
county this couny-27 different varieties Grapes of
varieties: Pears, Peaches, Cherries. &c
This Farm is divided into ten fields There 25 or
80 acres of good Woodland. A Well. with Pump i'll it,
at the door. The place well watrrei any the
county. 1t contains
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08
FOUR MICH COWS.

All nearly fresh; with calf at her side. l AL
derry leiter. two years old.
NINE SIlOATS of improved stock
Champion Mower and Reaper,
Stee-tooth Horse Rake, Cornsleller lPennock
Fall-top Buggy.
I t,cO-horse Wagon, (ner,)
Sleigh, Twin Harrow Harrow , Plows > Guilt
vators Grain Cradles, Scy thes and Snatiis Grind
stone, Grain Shovels. Manure Forks Hay Rakes. 3
Hay Forks, , Shovels, ) Corn Hoes, Lap Spread.
Buffalo Robe, lot of Corn Knives.
SETS OF STAGE HARNESS.,
| of Single Harness, Collars and Brides, Iaters
Lines, Doubletrees. Singlctrees, &C.
Household and Kitchen Furniture:
Beds Mattress, : Be,lsteals and Bedding Quilts, s
Blankets Tables, W indsor Chairs, Rocking Chairs.
Tubs Kettles, Buckets. Pans Churn, Crooks, Looking
Glasses, China ware Carpets by the yard. Oil Goth,
sets Venetian Blinds, Stands, Clock, Lounge Patent
Cans, Spears Cook Stove with fixtures. small Wood
Stoves, Knives and Forks Spoons, l Silver Watch,
Doube-barrel Gun, large lot of
PEACH BASKETS AND BOXES.
About 800 Rails (seectedJ 100 Posts 30 of Wheat
and Straw by the ton II of Corn by the acre
about 40 tons Of Hay by the 800 bushels Of
Wheat and 800 bushels of Oats by the bushe lot of
Shingles Peach Ladders together with many articles
not herein named.
ing been purchased since the beginning of the present
year
TERMS:
On all of $40 aud under. Cash ON all of a
larger amount. credit of Six months will he given
the purchasers giving their Notes, with approved
curity. PAYABLE at the Rising Sun Banking Company,
with interest from date, if not paid when due
JAMES TURNER,
Aug Is, lS77-ts Executor.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08
Wednesday, September 18th, 1877,
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED
REAL ESTATE.

situate lying and being the public road leading from
Blue Blue Brick Meeting House in the Ninth Elec
ton district of Cecil county aforesaid adjoining tn,
lands of Edwin Mendenhall William b. Bies ana
others. and upon which the late Thomas j. Fisher lately
resided.
he
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08
EXCURSION TICKETS.
MONEY To LOAN.

TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS on first
4 mortgage. in sums of not less than five hundred
dollars Apply to W. 7. WARBURTON, JR.,
Aug lS liz -tf Elkton. Md.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-21

A ROMAN IN TRouBLE.-An Italian
came to this city on Tuesday, and.estab-
lished himself in business nj the Second
Ward Market House with lot OF trained
birds. Upon payment Of nickel, a bird
would select an envelope from a pile ex-
posed TO view, some Of which were an.
nounced to contain prizes. Being nov.
city in the lottery line, the Italian and
his birds were we'll patronized, and they
raked in 4 good many shekels. Yester.
day Capt. Ripley had the noble Roman
arrested and locked up for doing bust.
ness without license, and upon being ia.
ken 10 the lookup and searched an ugly
looking slungshot was found on his per.
son. lie will be held upon two charges,
viz doing business without license, and
carrying concealed weapons. The Italian
evidently intended TO permanently estab.
lish himself here, as he brought about
one hundred birds with him, and rented
aroom in the First Ward.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-21

PERSONAL PoINTs-Capt. Perry Scott,
Of Ironton, has sold his residence 10 Capt.
James Kirker, Of the steamer Exchange.
Capt. Scott removes 10 Oregon, and will
steamboat on the Willamette and Colum.
bia rivers with his brother, who, It will
be remembered, builtthe Chesapeake and
Fashion. o. ,s. sd.
MIR. c. p. Brown, the jeweler, has re-
ceived patent for device Tor applying
edge tools 10 shRrpeners.
Gov. Mathews did not accompany his
family to Greenbrier county, and is still
in the city.
&c. Baker, the new clerk in the An.
ditor's department, entered upon the
discharge Of his duties yesterday.
Mr.. Alex. Laing left yesterday for New
York, from whence he will sail on Satur.
day for Europe.
Mr.. 7. l.. Noble yesterday returned
from Southern Ohio, where lie has been
working in the temperance cause. He
has under consideration an invitation to
60 10 Kansas and introduce the "Murphy
movement"
Mr.. John X. Matinee, the popular and
obliging chief clerk Of the Mcclure House,
leaves this morning for Canada, TO take
charge Of the office Of Mr.. Warmers Ste.
phenson House, at st. GATHERINGS. Mr..
Matinee is IN efficient clerk and Cour.
teous gentleman, and will make friends
wherever he may go. He will be MISE d
during the summer by the patrons Of the
Mcclure House. On his return his many
friends will give him cordial welcome
back.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-21

Coon ADvIcE.-Now Is the time Of
year for Pneumonia, Lung Fever, &c,
Every family should have a bottle Of
BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP. Don't al.
low for one moment hut cough 10 take
hold Of your child, your family or your.
self. Consumption, Asthma, Pneumonia,
Group, Hemorrhages, and other fatal dia.
eases may set in. Although 1t is true
GERMAN SYRUP is curing Thousands Of
these dreaded diseases, yetit Is much bet.
ter to have 1t at hand when three doses
will cure you. One bottle will last yonr
whole family winter and keep you safe
from danger. II you are consumptiye,
do not rest until you have tried this rem.
edy, Sample bottles 10 cents. Regular
slze 40 cents. Sold by your Druggist.
Wholesale agents, Logan, List & Co., and
LanShlin Bros. d Co. eod&W
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-21

CERTIFICATE OF IScoRPoRAT1oa.-A
certificate Of incorporation was yesterday
issued 10 the Grange Wooden Manuiac'
turing Company, for the purpose Of man.
ufacturing and making all kinds Of wool.
en- goods. The corporation will have lie
principal place Of business al Second
Creek, Monroe county, and will expire
Feb. J., 1907. The sum Of $4,1S0 has
been subscribed to the capital stock, and
SilS paid In, with the privilege Of IN.
creaSing said capital BY sales Of addition.
al shares TO $4,000 In all. The capital
so subscribed Is divided into shares OF
$40 each, held as follows: James
Mann, Greenbrier co., 100 shares;
w. 7. Mann, Greenbrier CO., 9 shares;
D. F. Mann, Greenbrier co., 10 shares; J,
b. Leach, Monroe CO., 9 shares; Geo. W.
Nickel, Monroe CO., 8 shares; Porterfeld
B. Boyd, Monroe CO., 10 shares; Josephine
Lemons, Monroe co., shares; C.,M. Da.
Wis, Monroe CO., 10 sharei; VIM. I. Pat.
ton, Monroe CO., 20 shares; Joseph ].
Black, Monroe CO., 8 shares; ]. T, Nickel
Monroe co., 5 shares; Tristram Patton
MONROE CO., ~ snhteti JOnn n. NICKEL
Monroe CO., 8 shares; Edward +. Patton,
Greenbrier co., 40 shares; Charles W,
Hutchinson, Monroe co., 10 shares; Rob.
ert A. Patton, Monroe CO., 3Oshares; ]. II.
Crawford, Greenbrier co., % shares; ]. G,
Burdett, Greenbrier CO., 10 shares; Corne.
lins Leach, Monroe co., 8 shares; Jesse
Jones, Monroe CO., 3 shares; Lewis A.
Pence Monroe CO., 8 shares; George P.
Young, Monroe co., 3 shares; John Irons,
Monroe co., 8 shares; s. Il. II. Irons, Mon.
roe CO., 8 shares; T. +. Mitchell, Monroe
CO., 2 shares; Eli Rodgers, Greenbrier co.,
8 shares; Robert c. Burdett, Greenbrier
co., . shares; VIM. White, administrator
Of Joseph Dickson, deceased, Greenbrier
CO., 200 shares.
James Cunningham, it,, addressed a
temperance meeting at Parkers' Hall,
Centre Wheeling, last night,
Cunningham, Cracraft, Kemple and
others will address mass temperance
meeting on the Centre Wheeling Market
Square, Sunday afternoon next.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-21
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, June 20

BALTIMORE, June 20.
CATTLE-Fairly active and prices a shade
lower for tops and lIa2s for medium and
common grades. Very best So 95aa6 30
first quality So OOaG 90; medium 81 75a5 90;
ordinary 50 5Oa4 30; most of the sales at
S. OOa6 90. Receipts 1917 head; sales
1871 head.
HoGs-Moderate demand at unchanged
rates. Range at So 2ja7 90. Receipts 1874
head.
SHEEP-Moderate demand and prices
somewhat lower. Range 81 OOa5 co. lie.
ceipts sos head.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-21

EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS IN PIANOS
AND ORGAEs.-0ur readers will hardly
credit it when we tell them how low a
iirst.class Piano or Organ can be bought
at Adams & Lucas, 1927 Market street.
For insiance:
4 Gne carved Knabe Piano, seven &C.
tavcs, rs good as new, for 1915; first cost
$3.50.
An elegant rosewood Piano, carved
legs, seven octavcs, lean not be told from
a new one) for S2G5; first cost $500.
Other good secondhand Pianos at from
$40 to $3.50.
Splendid new Pianos Of the best makes,
including Stcinway, Knabe, Hazelton and
others, at from $500 to $1,000.
In the line Of Organs Messrs. Adams 4
Lucas sell the Mason & Hamlin, Smith,
American, and several other makes, at
the lowest possible prices-from SS5 to
$500. Some very good secondhand Or.
gans as low "a $40 10 $50. Altogether, a
better variety can not be found in any
music store.
Terms Of payment will be made to suit
all responsible parties, while for cash a
very liberal discount will be made.