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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10
Port apaposit Items.

THE MISSIONARY A&NiEt.RSANY
Of Tie VI. +. Sabbath School was held FIJI
LAY night, March Pad, and was one Of IN
usual Interest The Committee of Arrange
m,nts prepared notices and banners tor
each class, and on each banner was the
name Of a missionary station heionGlGg t."
the II f. Church. Tue school met IN The
lecture room Of til" church. at hali-paSt
seven o'clock, and proceeded to the audi
ence room. where seats were reserved -
After the opening services, Il watchman
paced to and fro iii the choir gallery IL front
nf the organ, the gas heiug turned III IA
that part of the church, while a GuarTeItc
rendered " Waterman Tell Is of the
Might. with response by ;he Waterman.
L. had a fine effect. The classes were then
called each class contributing their money
and hearing banner. which was placed in
position on fine wire fastened To lie pull
;rit platform and to - brace extending from
The top of The organ. After all the banners
had been placed IL position, they formed a
beautiful cross About twenty feet high, aud
when finished the school sang sweetly,
Wen Rally Round the Cross Total
contributions hy the school on missionary
day 1856 Res. James Mcintire and }.
D. RiGg made .hort and appropriate
speeches. Although the weather was I'M
favorable, quite large audience was pres
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Salisbury people are eating new potatoes.
They are from last Falls planting.
Chester's ship yards will turn out five new
steamers, ali iron, this year, for the South
ern trade.
Snow Hill has been favored with two
select fires. Damages tritling.
The first number Of the Despatch, Sun
day newspaper, made its appearance in
" .lmington. on last Sabbath. 1t is pub
!ishad by Francis Scheu x Son. at No.,
East Third street.
The illumination of Newton in honor Of
the election of Tilden, which was to have
taken place on Thursday November 9th,
1876, has been indefinitely postponed
John Cochran's farm of 1s2 acres, in
Kent county. has been sold to Gov. John
F. Cochran, of Delaware, for $50 per acre.
\ chester county man has made - lbs
of butter from % quarts of cream.
The Cristlield Leader says: the rain on
Friday evening of last week was source
of much pleasure to those persons who had
been buying water several weeks previous
at two cents per bucket
The Salisbury ddrertiser seys: VIM. j.
Wimbrow has some potatoes of this year $
growth as large as hens eggs. This is re,
markable for the first OF March He in
tends plenting them again to see if he can
get three crops of the same potatoes in one
year.
Spring Hat. Just opened at prices much cheaper
than past s"as"n. GLASS FRONT.
Dra. l,.is nf-- and irki II
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Rising sun Items.
FINANCIAL.


At the last meeting OF the Rising sun
Buldng and Loan Association money sold
AT 4(E6 per cent premium. This being the
annual stockholders meeting. the same "fil-
GERS were re elected. viz: Joseph NJ. Evans,
President: II. Ii. Haines, Secretary.
IMPROVEMENTS.
job Haiues has been repairing and paint
ing his store and dwelling houses on the
corner of Main and Walnut streets, and they
are now ready for new occupants. Charles
W. Wilson is buiding q new house on his
lot, corner of Main and Wilson streets.
FAILURE.
The wheeling match between a PennSyl
vania and Maryland Republican, on the re-
suit of the election, did not come off on
Wednesday as anticipated. Both parties
were on hand, but not at the same time.
SPECIE.
Gold has been paid out by the bank this
week, commencing next day after the inau-
gulat!On.
FRESH FISH
are again on hand, and after the decision Of
High Commission, the next best music is
the fish horn.
OFF To CONFERENCE.
Oar VI. f. Pastor, Rev. J. d. Kemp, has
left for Conference, and having been here
three years. will, no doubt, change his ioca
ton this Spring to the regret of this entire
circuit. He and his family will leave many
warm friends behind them. JOINS.
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- Never give mp the ship. DIR. Bulls
Cough syrup may cuie You, as 1t has done
others. 1t costs little, aud can never harm
Price, % cents.
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DIED.

EIkton, on Wednesday last,
LYDIA. relic, of Joun Taylor, IN the S1th
year of her age.
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This youthful inspiration of an Eikton
beau of forty and more years ago may seem
extravagant. Doubtless Elkton did not
then, nor now, deserve such an enconium.
1t is not now my object to discuss that
question. I can but hope that the last line
was then, and still is, true. If am in
doubt, however. Elkton shall have the bene-
fit OF it. For / have always noticed that
those who rail most about the dullnesS of
the town are generally loath to leave it, and
those who succeed i'll getting away most
generally come back 10 it, seemingly right
glad to return. | turn to another page.
1t is illuminated by water color drawing.
At first glance it appears to be flower
only, but on closer examination evidently
was intended as a fruit bearing plant And
so it really is the " Love Apple " of those
days.
Lady the bu~hing flower that bears my name,
As friendship offering, w"nli give to YOU.
Imagine the feelings of an Elkton sweet
heart ON being presented i'll this year of
grace with an original sketch of a Flee
tomato. Aud yet this is nothing less than
a fac simIle of that now highly esteemed
vegetable. which, in my youthful days. was
cultivated flower in our gardens. Gen.
Foreman, ii is said first introduced into
Cecil county the Love Apple " or tomato
uf tn day on his fine estate, known as " Rose
HIM. in SasSafraS Neck. digress to say
a few words about him. He was great
arborculturiSt, and | believe succeeded in
growing upon his farm every tree, fruit
hearing and otherwise, known to this eli
mate. He was an eccentric old gentleman,
and many years before his death had felled
and sawed into plank favorlte locust tree
4 j
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department OF Mclean \ kcnillts car
riase factory, and lille grindiu.; paint had
liuger Of his right hand caught between
two coe-yheals and mashed So badly that
ii had 20 &c amputate&.
-Orlr lively f.atharnd fellow citizen, the
sparrow, energies from the severe Winter
in a gratifying state Of health, and with an
appetite equal to any emergency. Nh'Ie
the deep Suow prevailed, We plead for the
little fellow, and begged crumbs for HIM,
with good effect, no doub-, for now that
the ground is bare aud food ohtanah.c, he
is aS chippy AMI lively rs though Winter
had never been.
Miss Eliza Leecl, of this town, has IN
her possession a copy of t'"dey i"'4
Bo2k volume /. No. 1, dated 1874 Also \
copy of the first issue of the Baltimore sur
dated 1887. These are both great novelties.
But greater than either is Miss Eliza
favorite great cat lie is the largest of the
feline species we have ever seen, weighing
fifteen aAd half pounds Stop in and
see these novelties. Miss Eliza says 1t is
mo trouble to show goods.
On Tuesday last, an elderly man An
Observation-Disclosures name we were unable to
ascertain fell from the treStlr work OF
bridge, on the railroad near Conowin2o, in
the upper part of the county, ininring him
self seriously. He was removed to the
County Aims House, and DR. Ellis called
to attend him. Several of his ribs We're
broken, and he was cut and bruised in other
portions of his body. lie was suffering 50
severely at the time our reporter visited
him, that he was unable to give any account
of himself.
"A few weeks ago, in local paragraph.
we recorded our belief in the capability of
woman to fill almost any position, pohtical
or of a business nature, fully as well as
the SO called Lord of Creation man.
Indeed, we accorded to her intellect capable
OF II asterng science, the arts, mechanics,
and every thing else, except one thing: We
SAID - she couldn't sharpen lead pencil.
Now We arc forced 10 admit that size is
master of tho entire situation, for ycstcr-
day we received most arto'icaliy pointed
lead pencil, accompanied by the following
note: The compliments "l woman.
who docs not know now TO piow, harrow.
o. preach; but knows how to wash scrub
and thinks she knows how to sharpen
lead pencil. Truly ycurs-&c.' Enough
next.
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DEATH OF Z. i. CHAMBERS, ESQ -
On Saturday afternoon last, as Mr.. Benz.
b. Chambers, who resided between this
place and Chesapeake City, was on his way
home, his horse took fright near French
town cross roads, and ran away. Mr.. G.
was thrown from the carriage upon the
roadside, and considerably cut and bruised
about the head. He was taken home, and
Dr. Mitchell sent for, who dressed his
wounds, which though painful, We're not
in themselves of a serious nature. Within
thirty-six hours. however, erysipeIas devei
oped itself. and increased steadily in VIC
lence until o'clock on Thursday, when he
died. Mr.. Chambers was one Of our old
est and most highly respected citizens, one
of the old lard marks of the county.
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VIM. Harry Abrams, Esq, one OF our
enierprising citizens OF the Fifth district,
has been fitting up for shad fishing this
Spring He has purchased the fishing
equipments of Nh f. c. TcamanS, OF this
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EdF~Spots upon the sun do not visibly
diminish It's brillIancy, but spots, pimples
OF botches upon the face, neck or arms
seriously detract from female beauty
They may, however, he completely re-
moved by the daily use of Glen's sulphur
Soap. Depot, Crittenton's 10Th Ave, \.
y. Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, black or
brown. zoe. So
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Fatal. RAILROAD ACCIDENT Thurs
day morning, about ten o'clock, George
Shilling, a brakeman on the Phia., VII.
& Bait. railroad, was run over by gravel
train at Newark, and instantly killed. He
was on the special local freight train north,
which had stopped al the station, and was
coupling cars. He had just dropped the
pin, and stepped back, when gravel train
going South, which he had not noticed,
struck him, and running over him, mangled
hrn in terrible manner, causing instant
death. Shilling was about 90 or a years
Of age, and resided in Baltimore, where he
has relations.
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ACc!DENT.-On Saturday evening, Mr..
Robert Hayes, residing near New Leeds,
while driving along The road between this
place and his home, fell from his wagon.
and received severe injuries about The head
and face. One Of his ears WIS nearly sew
cred from his head. Dr. Ellis attended
him. and dressed his wounds, which he pro-
nounced not to be of a very serious nature.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10

THE MISSIONARY SERVICES At CROUCH 5
CHAPEL, on sunday evening last, We're of
a very interesting character The object
OF the assembly was to raise money for
missionary purposes, in which they were
very successful. The service opened with
music by a portion OF Eiktou Church Choir
under the Direction of Prof. Terrell, and
reading Of the Scriptures by the school. led
by f. c. Church, Esq. \ very able address
was then delivered by W. j. Jones, Esq,
on the subject of missions. Three little
girls of the school then sung very sweetIy
the song entitled "Give, Oh Give after
which the collection was taken. Thirty
dollars was secured, which, when ii is con-
sidercd that this is a mission school itself.
was very creditable amount. The attend
ance was large, the house being crowded
to it's utmost capacity.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10
OUR SHIPPING.

The schooner No.. L. FrGnhlin came up
last week and took sixty five tons OF hay
from Nessl>. J. Tome & Co. to Norfolk,
Va. The steamboat L'ncasisr, Capt. John
Thomas, commenced her regular trips be
tween Baltimore and this place, leaving
Baltimore on her first trip March Sth, and
wili continue throughout the season. leaV
my baltimore Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, and here Mondays, Nedue days
aud Fridays Is soon Is The Tide Water
Canal Is open. the .Iuniuta will leave on
alternate days with the Leacsstcr. Capt.
Holm expects to resume trips with the
Gent Hm. C. NcCaU, between this place
and Lapldua next Tuesday. We hope our
County Commissioners viii continue the
ap"ropriatlon to this much needed ferry.
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SHAD FISHING.

Sh-Nb l1Ati-'N'
VIM. Harry Abrams, Esq, one OF our
euterprising citizens OF the Fifth district.
aim. .,.;
n"n oeo" n'''I'7 ny '"I gu ~ '-'s
oP'!nG' nc "a" P"'c"">'u '"e h>i,,"S
equipments % Nh L. - c"ina'iS' o. IhlS
lo"h'
TIE ""lS"f QUESTION.
We notice an item IN Your contemporary
from &C. G. W. Of this place, in which
h. ,.s. {. D,,, +o,-,, = ,,,+ ,,.,,., ,,,,, o,Lor
n,,,rt.,, ,,,r,, whore whisky is sold The
a,o5 sro,,,o,c sat NV tine nrincinal mann
ftcturiny firm. and acuu e >ced in by the
manufacturing community and those en-
blowing generally. has the beneficial ten
deucy Of lesScning its use. The we'll meant
Intentions of those Zealousiy advocating
the cause of temperance Is not to he ones.
toned: but the narrow channel Of person
Antics cannot SO escape. We reply: II
=. - w. ~ c'Faole W Sse'Is sue'i 2o ,i
,,,r,nc,,,,I ,n.,,,pi,r,n,I,,,, firm Civ is il
he r.i,ai snrh rvrp,t;.,ns IN tia :. n,rr,v.
,r,,nn,I ,,f r,.,son.,liI,rs q, Tho = nr;nriu.I
manufacturing firm does not, neither do
'h"y profess 10 "''"Si'ta inc "s5'eoS oi
~ = ~ - n. ,,,,s :. I,l,Ss,vst;n, cn,,
yinces us that our much abused hotel is as
mint and n,dr,ly as any in This corntv -
mis- thev do NOT pretend IN deny ns tIev
don claim /" uhueiStahd lhe practicai
y. Vii y, dnr. So Z, " = 0oa him,
they do profess TO know: if they are worse
than "0ur nsRch- ubUsed h0tel, as he chooses
to call it. they must be a Sudom or Gomor-
rah
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Music AND PHRENOLoGY.-PIof. Ascher-
fields entertainment, AT Odd Fellows Hall
0u Tuesday evening proved quite novelty
TO his audience. The Professor aims to
Kill more than 1.-TWO birds with one stone"
He essays to bring down d whole flock
Music discussed, Phrenology ex planned and
illustrated, organs, lightning caIculators
horse halteTs, &c, advertised, we've all
included in the programme. The music
Was good. DIR. Buckus and Miss ZeitleT
the principal performers being very fine
singers The Professors lectures on the
Science of Phleuology were extended, enter
tanning, and decidedly original. We were
sorry his audience was not larger. In this
we were much disappointed, as we expec-
Ted to see him "a former RESIDENT greeted
10y full house. Those who were present
were very pleasantly entertained, and left
the Hall with the strains of music lnger-
ing in their ears while their hands seemed
invoiuntarily to be searching the Uranium
for the bumps to which the Professor
had " called their attention.
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MS; ..ILANFOTs

Mr.. y. ). Davis is improving the house
nest to Mrs. Z. Anderson. by rebuilding
the pprches Mr.. John G. Nannort has the
contract for the work.-Mr. J. ". Abra
hams. administrator, offered for sale, On
Tuesday last several houses belonging to
the estate of p. Saucer. Only one WAS sold,
bringing S42I The others were bid in,
but it is likely two Of them will be sold at
private sale.--L. A c. Gerry, Deputy
Collector Of Internal Revenue. and The",
J. Nlunemau, General Insurance Agent.
have removed theu office to tirSt-Stolr Of
the latter gentleman 5 dwelling. Our
fishermen are busy preparing their nets for
fishing. It seems to be The prevailing "pin-
lon that the fishing season viii commence
earlier thau usual on our river.--Rev. j.
d. c. Hanna ills the pulpit Of the VI.
Church, next Sabbath morning, aud the
Rev. T. J. Aiken, at night.
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WILNIMGToS NJ f. CoNFERENCE.-T
conference met at Milford, OH Wednesday,
Bishop Amos presiding.
The characters of effective elders were
called for. Presiding Elder lugg reported
Wilmington District i'll prosperous condI
ton, with forty eight NJ. L churches, thir-
teen colored N. L. churches, and seven
Methodist Protestant churches. The mis-
sionary collections reported were $l3l4 80
The characters of all the elders was passed.
{. Hill, Presiding Elder of the Etston
District, reported the condition of his dis
trict, and the characters of iii he fl .ctIvc
elders were passed I. Il krlhAm Of
Kent Circuit was granted suprrnumerary
relation w,th"ut work The missionary
| collections reported were 5000 81.
J. Hougb, p. Z. of Dover District, re-
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SGrtsa East Items.
OFF To CONFERENCE.

On Tuesday last, our worthy Pastor,
Rev. J. \. 3 Wilson, took the caIs for
HifGrd Delaware. where the " !mington
Conference convertS for delibeTation and
making of appointments for the ensuing
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Mr.. Theodore Dempsey, one Of our &C
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10
The tone Of the Presidents inaugural i
une xce ptional.- Herald Ind

The new Presidents Southern policy is
rniucntly statesmanlike. 1t is one that
could not have been conceived hy Il pollti-
clan or Il strong partisan. either Republican
or Democrat 1t is liberal. conSIderate, and
patriotic, having in view the interests and
the well-being of the section chiefly con.
cerned and of the whole country, and ut.
tcrly Ignoring the question Of advantage
or disadvantage to party.-Boston Globe
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Tell us thou glorious star OF eve.
Sees not thine eye
Some spot where hearts no longer heaye
In thine own sky:
Where. all lItn'- wrongs are Ger,
there anguish wc"ps no more:
Whore happy spirits soar,
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THE LOW PREMIUM ON GOLD.
PRICES VERY MUCH BELOW FORMER AND PREVAILING RATES.

Have enabled to land npoaion for the present
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The Gettl ~ iss9
Local AEHiI.S

REPORTED FOR THE CECIL wHIG,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
DBHRAUDINo THE REVENUE
Tho Tricky Devices Of Illicit To-
bacco Vendors.

The BAzsO contained an account some
weeks sso, Of the arrest Of William Nav, 1T
the instance OF Revenue Collector, John J..
Rogers, Of this city, charged with il.ici,ly
dealing in tobacco. 4 correspondent of the
St. Louis R,pubt;em writing of the incident
SAYS, that although q manufacturer of sew
eral years' experience and fully cogn,zani
81 The revenue law, his trans<rr~sions lacked
the cunning ii anexper', and lei tn an easy
detection. \ large proportion al buyers
we're country merchants. who never suspsc,
Ell his cracked n,,nirnlsiions. "a Mas
Mays plan. when sab. vas ma.!r. To- r.
move ivI sides AMI one ord ri The s-.i,!v,
which he ietaiGed in his wagon. Ry this
means the purchaser recsived portion ii
the revenue siami, while Msy, by fast. nin::
two III these together, hid rsn.aini,.: n cpm.
Plets box. apparently property STAMPED.
The length IL time these Transactions have
been in progress, ar the amount ri i"ba, Gu
TINS sold, has not l'-cn aSeer,sned. Among
those who have purchase. frosn Nav are
merchants At Clinton, Caih Iun, Lewis sta
ton. Windsor AMI country storc-keerer
twelve miles Forth 81 Clinton. Tie manu-.
factory ut Kn"b Nu>t,r was SEIZED hy d.
irict Collector Rogers. together With it,
contents Of Eve hundred ea'ldics AMI IN,
valued at S3,00) or Sl.O00. II il
now in the hands of the marshal. M,y'S /!
attorney has made an offer os compromise |
with the government.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
A Melancholy Accident.

The ether day an accident Of very mel
aneholy nature happened on the farm Of
Mr. r. W. Pattan. three miles northwest
III Richmond. Several children ON their
way from school, among whom was Miss
Jennie Patton, eight years old, passed by
a csne-miIl. The gentleman who had been
using it was temporarily absent, leaving a
little boy in charge OF the mill, to which
the horse was still attached. Some OF the
children got ON the sweep next to the horse
to have ride around the tramp. Little
Jennie ran to the other end to get omit. In
getting On the sweep she placed one hand
"n the eogwhesl, and at that moment the
horse started forward, the cog-wheel catch.
ing the little girls hand and draw ing it in,
crushing it to the region Of the elbow and
cutting it of above the wrist.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
A SEVERE FALL.
A Boy Tun bles q Distance of Thir.
ty Feet Out Of q Tree.

Yesterday sou Of Mr.. Alvin Johnson,
living in the Southwestern part ii the
county, had climbed large elm tree, to
reach squirrels neat, and when over thirty
feet from the ground, he lost his hold upon
the tree and fell to the ground. His breath
was completely Knocked ont Of his body.
and for a lew minutes he was insensible.
But he soon came around. and after shaking
himself to see that no bones were broken,
wanted tn try the dangerous experiment
over again. This, however, ais companions
would not permit him to do. II is really
wonderful that he was not killed outright
by the fall; but then boys and drunken
men make some very narrow escapes occa-
sionaliy, and this was one Of them.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
KANSAS CITY.


The progress Of Kansas City in new rail-
road connections is astonishing. considering
the disposition OF bidders elsewhere. II is
positively assured that both the Chicago
and Alton, and the Rock Island roads will
each build line into this city within q
short time, and the old Memphis road is
also heinG put under construction - far
south a. Vernon county. Another branch
of the L. L. and q. road il heins built
southwest at the rate Of mile Q day, and
also q branch Of the Kansas Pacific north.
west up the Solomon Valley 1t the same
rate. All Of these lines will open mp new
trade section, both Wholesale and retail, for
this city. The nev Union Depot, costing
over $4,000, vill be ready for occupancy
BY February. The wallis are nov nearly
up. The city vas never 10 cruwdsd, and
deg sss neither Sesidence nor beaises
houses for rent.