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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-05-19

The School Commissioners of Cecil county will meet
al Their Office i'll Ekton. for the transaction Of cure
School business, on the SECOND TUESDAY Of each
ana every month JOHN sQUIER
Nay ., lT-H Sscre,ary
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-05-19

Agent
all kinds CustOmMade Clothing
a OF Ia Otake
orders and Measures. at the prices
to lest the same
in lis town
800 Samples Ladies' silks leading Styles
49, $3.50 $780, $65 and $75 Ladies
Philadelphia by purchasing
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SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS,

Tuesday, July 3.
Capital Prize, $4,000. Tickets 81 eac
May ), lS77--4w
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19

FOREST FIREs.-While we were COM
planning of too much rain. drouth
was prevailing through the Eastern and
Northwestern States, and the earth be-
came very dry and parched, and exten-
siYe fires have broken out in the for
ests in those States and great damage
is being done. Great quantities of tim
Der have been consumed, houses have
been destroyed and, in many instances,
the people have barely had time to es-
cape with their lives. At Centreville,
N. r., number Of dwellings, six
mills, church and an immense a.
mount of valuable lumber were des-
troyed. Great fires are raging all a.
long the White Mountains; the trains
on the railroads have been delayed BY
them and vast amount of timber has
been destroyed In Wisconsin, fires
are prevailing in the forests, ia some
places, from twelve to fifteen miles
wide, and near Berwick, Maine. fire
some two miles in extent is raging with
much fury and moving rapidly east
ward, destroying everything in its way.
All these fires cause a tremendous a.
mount Of damage and many million
dollars worth of property bave already
been destroyed
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19

THE PEACH PRosPEoT.-We have
published elsewhere the "report" of the
correspondent of the Philadelphia Led
qer, who accompanied the R. R. Off
eials on their trip to the "Peach Dis
triot' last Saturday, just to give our
people an idea Of the foolishly extrava-
CANT notions these newspaper reporters
have about the peach crop. In their
"estimates" they have fixed up crop
Of 1000, 900 baskets. If one half of
that quantity is produced the Wild
est estimate Of the most confident
grower will be more than realized. If
every tree on the peninsula would do
its best seven millions could not be
reached. The biggest crop ever grown
OF that, it is likely, ever will be grown,
was that of 1875, and it only went a
little above four millions. Since then
many trees have been pulled up and
others have not been planted, and the
acreage in trees is consequently much
less this year than it was then. Then
how is this big crop Of peaches to be
raised ? What are they to grow on In
addition to the loss from the lessening
Of the orchards, it can no longer be dis
puted that considerable damage, espe-
cially in this vicinity, has been done to
the fruit by frosts and the cold weather.
Many varieties, particularly some Of the
later ones, are badly hurt, and some
orchards are destroyed altogether. But
there will be large crop for all that,
if not just here, there will be plenty Of
peaches down the State, many more
than can be disposed Of proftably un
less some better way is discovered than
sending them to New York and Phila-
delphia.
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wait few weeks longer, they will, |
think, find there will be only an av-
erage crop-none to furnish drying
houses for nothing. There win not in
my opinion pass by Wilmington over
three millions Of baskets, and if the
weather does not get warmer, this
week, there will not be over two mill
lions Of baskets, if that many Some
persons who know very little about the
peach business, suppose when they see
the orchards full Of blossoms. there will
be a wonderful crop Of peaches, when
with cold rains and storms and frosts,
the whole Of the blossoms and young
peaches are sometimes on certain varie-
ties Of trees killed entirely Wait un-
til this time in June and you will know
more about the crop.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
Townsend. Del, Nav IA.
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alrlu Advertisements.
Arrived Reynolds Automatic
Fruit Evaporator,


And will be in practical operation. Driving
Fruit, on every SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
corner of Broad and Anderson Streets Mid
dletown, Delaware.
AL those interested in Fruit are invited to
call and see it they speak for themselves
This ''boy's invention is presented as second
10 none, but superior to all.
After witnessing its operation at Milford,
Del, on Monday, D. n Yanzant, for six
years agent for the Alden Evaporator resign
ed his position and took the general agency
Of the Automatic Evaperator for the Lower
Peninsula.
Charles Barker, Esq, leading peach
grover, 3 miles north Of Milford, bought one
Of our 200 basket Evaporators last Tuesday,
after the Milford trial Mr. B. hqs owned and
run an 5000 dryer for two years, built at
Milford We also sold Col. NJ. H. Davis, of
Milford, 300 basket Automatic Evaporator.
Our prices hereafter will be SO 90 per
basket, per day ga hours), for all sizes of
Evaporators; peeled peaches counting full
guaranteed capacity of EEaporators for one
day-thns, 100 basket machine, $500. This
reduces the price Of our large Evaporators.
Every Evaporator guaranteed TO give salts
faction IN all respects.
A. J. REYNOLDS, President
Automatic Fruit Evap. Co., Limited,
lI2 North 9th ST, Phila.
]. B. NAUDAN, Agent, Middletown, Del.
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TnB BAIr1MoRB Sun was forty years

THE BALTIMORE Sun was forty years
old on Wednesday. No better paper
exists in the United States than 1.-THE
Sun" Its columns always contain all
the news that is worth reading, from
every part Of the world, and, the best
of it is, instead Of being spun out to
Gil up space-requiring the reading Of
columns to learn what could be told in
a few words-everything is given in q
condensed form, SO that even the bus
lest man can keep himself thoroughly
posted, by reading the Sun, at the ex-
pense of but a very small portion Of his
time. The Sun is emphaticnlly the
paper for "business men,"
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19

The Russians have been defeated at
Batoum, with a loss Of about 1, 900 kill
ed and wounded-The Turks crossed the
Danube at Cichanesch and stole 12, 900
sheep, killing shepherd and some cat
tle-A great flood has overwhelmed
both banks Of the Tigris, tho river hav-
ing thrown out new branch above Bag
dad, blocking that city and sweeping
away two hundred houses Of an outly-
ing village. Tho food is unpreceden-
ted-The Russian and Turkish troops
are in peril Of the cholera-The loss Of
life on the Turkish monitor sunk off
Ibrail by Russian battery is stated at
two hundred persons. Her armament
was FIVE guns, two being nine inch and
two five inch-An abortive attempt was
made at London on Sunday to get up
Russian demonstration in Hyde Park.
No one of any note was present, and
the crowd overturned the platform and
dispersed in disorder-The Marchioness
of Lothian, who died Sunday at Rome,
was one Of the distinguished pilgrims.
The Pope sept her his benediction, and
TeDeum was offered for her at the Church
of the Virgin-The garrison at Drien is
preventing Herzegovina refugees from
entering Austrian territory.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19

J. Evans Edings, a young white man,
was murdered and robbed Of $1,000 near
Charleston, s. G., last Friday Two
negroes have been arrested The moaey
was found in their possession and they
confessed the crime.
The State Department has replied to
Turkeys formal notification of her war
with Russia, briefly, to the effect that
the United States, in conformity with
its uniform policy, will continue to oc-
eupy strictly neutral position towards
the belligerents A similar reply will
be made 10 the Russian notification
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
Letter from Samuel Townsend.
PEACHES

Mr.. EDITOR 1t is the time of the
year persons begin to tell all about
peaches, and these persons who pretend
to know the most, are apt to know the
least. Only a few days ago it was
published in the Philadelphia Times
from authority stated to have come
from Delaware, that there would be for
market twenty millions of baskets Of
peaches. Nov suppose that twenty
millions Of baskets of peaches were
loaded in cars. and each car carried
FIVE hundred baskets, it would take
forty thousand cars, and say each car
is thirty-four feet long, it would make
a string of cars tiUo hundred and fifty
seUen md a half miles long, or one
string of cars reaching from Middle
town, Del, to about half way between
New York and Boston. What non
sense to report such stuff. In 1875,
there was shipped only between four
and FIVE millions of baskets, then the
whole peach district was favored with a
season to suit all, which does not hap
pen more than once in twenty years.
There has been far more peach trees
cut down and otherwise ceased to bear
than what new trees came into bearing.
aud besides it is a well known fact,
that since the snow about the first of
April, from Bridgeville down, the crop
was ruined, and for the last two weeks
we have had in this county, New
Castle, Kent, Delaware, and Kent,
Maryland, and Cecil county, the worst
possible weather for peaches-cold
rains and frosts. If people or heavy
crop croakers will have patience to
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
Have You n Cough.

That dry, hacking cough is the herald of
approaching consumption. To check the swift
progress Of the destroyer, prompt and decisive
measures must be resorted 10. A dose of Dr..
Morris Syrup Of Tar, Wild Cherry and Hore-
hound, taken when the coughing spells come
on, will afford immediate relief and event
ually effect thorough cure. Ii will be found
equally beneficial in all forms Of throat aud
lung disorders. In cases of Group it is of
inestimable value. Call at the Drug Store
of Adkissou & Co., Middletown, or H. P.
Baker, Odessa, and inquire about it, they will
furnish yon with trial size bottle for 10 cts
Large sizes 80 cts. and 81.
Also agents for Prof Parker's Pleasant
Worm Syrup, which never fails. Pleasant
TO take, and requires no physic. Price 25 cts.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19

Campbell 4 Thayor's oil works,
Water street, between Washington and
Main streets, Brooklyn, N. Y, were
destroyed BY fire on Sunday. The
buildings were six stories high and COW
cred half the square. There were more
than one hundred thousand gallons Of
oil in the building, besides thousands
Of pounds Of linseed, and the flames
burned all day. The total loss on
buildings, machinery and stock is esti-.
mated at $400, 900; insurance at $780,
900. After an investigation last even
ing. the Fire Marshalincliged to the be-
liefthat the fire originated from sponta-
neous combustion. A fireman was in
jured by making leap Of twenty-five
feet from one roof to another, to escape
from q dangerous position
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19

MINE NovGoRoD FAIR.-The great market
Of the eastern world has been held at this
junction of the Yolga and Olgo Rivers in
Russia, every summer for hundreds Of years.
Here the nations of Europe and Asia meet
with their products for trade. Cossack,
Chinese, Turk and Persian, meet the German
and the Greek with every variety Of merchan-
disc that mankind employs, from sapphires 10
grindstones, tea, opium, fur, food, tools and
fabrics, and last but not least, medicines. J.
G. Aver Co.'s celebrated remedies from
America were displayed in an elegant bazar
where the Doctor himself might sometimes be
seen. They are known and taken on sieppes
of Asia as well as the prairies of the West,
and are an eifectuaT antidote for the diseases
that prevail in the yaourts of the North, as
well as the huts and cabins Of the western
ontinent.-Lincoln { m. Times
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
S. H. & E. H. FROST.
Dover. Del Nav 1917

DO' 7Ti DVI'I MY y TOT
Nr. S. w. Hope: 10 answer 10 your inqui-
~, "What DO you think of my Evaporate6
Fruit?" answer that have for two years
seen and used your evaporated peaches, and
pronounce them decidedly the finest Of any l
have seen, coming. out in color almost, il not
quite as light as ii went into the evaporator
R. II. JONES.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19

The paper mill Of y. Crane. Jr.. at
Dalton, Mass, was burned Sunday
morning. Loss $75, 900. As soon as
the watchman discovered the fire be
went into the gas house, with lantern,
to stop off the gas, and an explosion oc-
Cured, which inflicted dangerous, If
not fatal injuries upon him.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
NEAR Dorrn. Eel May s

NEAR DOFEIi LtI,i May q IotI.
Ar. S. ", Hope: | have visited several of
the fruit drying establishments, and can safe
" say that your evaporated fruit far sur
passes any have seen, both in color and fla
vor, and fully comes up 70 all you claim for
it, ] HANSON.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
DOVER HUyDRED. Nav Q. l877.

DOVER HUNDRED, May 8, 1871.
Hr. S. ". Hope: The peaches dried by
your EvapoTator are the best and brightest
ever saw. The apples and pears ycu dried
for me are certainly handsome.
CHAS. C. BABBITT.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
MEMS FURNISHING DEPARTMENT.

Gents fourPy Linen Collars and Cuffs all and styles
25 Gents and Boys Paper Collars 15 90 Gents
Handsome Silk Bows Scarfs and Ties prices Gents
Gaue Shirts half sleeves all Sizes 25 35 40 So Gents
Summer Mno Shirts long so Unaundrd
White and Colored Shirts 90 629, 80 81 CO.
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LADIES' FURNISHING GOODS DEPT

One lot of Ladies White Hoes of
dies Striped Hoes at l5 20 and % cents One lot of Ladies' regular made
nose at 20 cts one lot OF ades Extra quality Balbrggan Embd
and Cored Hose 24 regular Hose
25 One lot of Ladies' Gauze Vests High Neck and Long Sleeves
40 5Oand 6S One lot of Chdren and Misses
Vests, 81 40, 80 and6 60 cts.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19

spoTs upon the Sun do not visibly diminish
its brilliancy, but spots, pimples or blotches
upon the face, neck or arms seriously detraet
from female beauty They may, however, be
completely removed by the daily use of
Glenns Sulphur Soap. Depot, Crittenton's
No. I, 9th Avenue, n. Y. Hills Hair and
Whisker Dye, black or brown, 50 els.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
DELAWARE FRUIT DRYER,
AT DOVER,
On WEDNESDAY, M4Y28, 1877.

This dryer was invented for the purpose of
saving part Of my own crop of peaches in
1875. Thousands of baskets of fruit had
rotted in my orchard The Smocks and Late
White peaches were ready to dry when be-
gan, yet the peaches dried after that with a
common stove without CRATE bars, sold for
two hundred dollars. | improved the dryer
greatly in 1876 and this year. and claim that
it will dry fruits and vegetables so that they
will be nearly as light and rich in color when
they are dry as when put fresh in the evapor-
ator. That which darkens more fruit than
all else, is the vapor that is thrown off in
drying, and remains in the dryer until it
passes through all the fruit in the way to the
outlet.
My invention by the use of tubes takes the
greater part of that moisture out of the main
chamber without its passing through the
fruit, and also supplies DRY HEAT to every FIVE
trays continually, thus retaining the natural
color of the fruit by quick drying. When
the fruit is nearly dry it is slid into a milder
heat in the finishing chamber.
The following certificates show what is
thought by those who have seen the fruit for
two years:
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
Dover. Nav s. 1877,

Dover, May s, 1877.
Mr. s. w. Hope In reference TO your Dryer
] must say that the fruit from it is as han !
some as any one can wish, and don't think
the quality can be disputed by any thing !
have seen in the shape of dryer.
JAMES II. TODD.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19

Near Hazel d PennepiFs Planning MI.
AS there are no peaches to dry now, apples
and vegetables viii be tested. A supply of
them will be on hand, but ask any one who
wants to prove what color the Eyaporator
turns out 10 bring beets, carrots, or vegeta-
bles or fruits ofany other kind or color.
The Evaporator on exhibition will contain
fifty trays, 36x42 inches, each They can be
built larger or smaller, wood or iron, or both
combined, or with brick walls
s. W HOPE,
may l2-if Dover. Del
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19

DOVER, May 9, 1877.
Mr. s. ". Hope. The peaches and apples
dried by your fruit dryer are the incest look
ing, and the finest tasted, ever saw.
j. J. NIVIS0N.
Even very ripe soft peaches dry in this
Evaporator nearly as light colored as they
are when first put in.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
Hat and CAP DEPARTMENT..

Chidren Fancy Hats IS cents Bows and Youtb Soft
Hats from 5 cents So co. Mems Medium Hats from rs
So co. Mems Fine Soft Fur Hats styles SO to SO So
Straw Hats, for all ages n full assortment
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New YORK. Mavo 1877

S. ". Hope, Esq: We received and sold
for you, on Jan. lth, 1917, shipment of
evaporated (peeled) peaches, at 80 cts. per
lb., also on Feb. 28th, another shipment sold
at 80 cts. per ID. The market had declined
at least five cts. per ID. on dried fruit since
the date of first sale, yet, the last lot being
the finest, we realized still higher figures for
them. As regards the quality of your peaches,
there has been nothing in this market, that
we have seen, that were equal 10 them. par
ticularly Of the last you sent and denomi-
mated first quality, they not only are beauli-
ful TO the sight, but command ready sale at
good prices and give universal satisfaction.
Yours Respectfully,
S.H. & E. H. FROST.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
FANCY GOODS. DEPARTMENT.
LINEN DEPARTMENT.

Richardson's Shifting and Pillow Case Linens low prices
Loom Table Linen Beaehed Half Behd and Turkey Red from 45 ST.
One lot Damk Huc Towels from 81 80 50 doz
Napkins at so co. 25 90 rs and 90 per
and Neck Cloths, very low.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
SPECIAL NOTICE !!

we offer this Month the following Special Bargains
THE CLOTH DEPARTMENT.
Cassmeres Pads and Stripes suitable for Boys
at As, so. CO. IS and 81 90 per yard.
Cassmeres Fancy Paids Stripes and Mixed Styles for
Young Men, Is 90, 25, So and 81 rs per yard.
Cameres Plain and Hair Line Stripes Middle-aged
Men, at l 90, / 25, l so, Is and So 90 per yard.
Handsome GA Alwool sungs for all ages at2 SO $500,
So so and s4 90 per yard
Fine French GA Cloths in Granite Diagonal and Plain, Dark
Navy Blue Black for Goats and Vests from
So SO to 81 so per yard.
Fine Black English GA Worsteds in Diagonal and Plain
Twills from 50 so to 81 SO per yard
Fine French 34 Black Doeskn Cassmeres from dollar
and half dollars and half yard suitable for Pants
and Vests
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
nnrrn Nlar o 1871

Dover, May 8, 1877.
Hr. S. w. Hope: The peaches and apples
dried by your fruit dryer are the prettiest
ever saw. J. A. SLAUGHTER.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
SHOE DEPARTMENT.

Ladies Kid City Made Walking 81 Ladies' Three
Button Kid Newport Shoes from so 81 75 Ladies' Button Kid FOxed
Lasting Caters from 50 90 Ladies Caters
at 81 II So 81 IS and $2 co. Ladies French Kid Pebble Goat
Morocco Button and Lace Shoes all qualities and lowest prices
Lasting Kid Foxd Button Caters 50 OOo So 90 Misses Kid Pebble
Buttyn and Lace Shoes variety and prices Chidr and Infants
Button and Lace Shoes Kid Pebble the Spring Blue
Cuir Pearl and Bronze a all prices
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
Dress Goods Department.

Plain and Striped DeBeges, at l2a cents per yard.
Beautiful Newport Plaids, at IS cents per yard.
All the shades Plain Meanges the Cheapest and Best
Dress Goods in the market, at 25 cents per yard
All Wool French DeBeges Plain and Striped at cts yd
Black Apaca of the best brands at 25 81 35 4O 45 and
so cents per yard
The Guinet Black Dress Silks the best imported this
country, at l 90, 1.25. l SO and l IS per yard
1000 yds. of Prints at 5 cts. per yd.
1000 yds. Good Prints at s. cts. per yd.
1900 yds Cambrics, yd wide, only 10 cts.
1900 yds Ginghams, only 8, 10 & Ii cts.
GLOVE DEPARTMENT.
Two-Buon Real Kid Gloves In the New
Dress Goods
Two Hundred Dozen English Lle Gloves Buttons
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
In Defense Of Delaware.

Dean uses up a New Yorker-"Free Trade
and Sailors Rights"
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
THE MARKETS.
MIDnLETowN GRAIN MARKET.
M1DDLETowN PRODUCE MARKET.

PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
MUSLIN DEPARTMENT.

New York Mills Wamsuta Utica, Nonpa Wiiamsvle Davol at
24 cents Fruit of the Loom and Lona II Forestdae
burn A. 10 Appleton A. urquarte Unbeahed Muslin
Augusta A. ourquar do, Pocae forty wde do at
fremont &C. fouquaer do, Other 81 cts
All the above having been purchased the great break in
prices and under exceptional circumstances we are enabled to
offer bargains not to be found elsewhere
S. M. REYNOLDS
MiddIetown, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19

Hayes, Blaine, and their lHterview-Fred
Douglass and the Colored Race-The Raid
into Mexico, ETC., etc.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
washington Letter.

Townsend, Del, May "A.
, 1877-02-24

CRY CHARTERS appear to be equal to
about that much waste paper. AS illustrat-
ing this fact we have the decision OF judge
Lewis in a case where the city of Seattle ap-
peared in his Conrt as plaintiff. Mr.. H. l..
Yesler was sued by the city for payment
upon street improvements in front OF his prop
erty. and the judge held that the city could
not recover, for the reason that the territorial
legislature has not the power to create mu-
nicipality like that of Seattle. The case has
been appealed by the city council to the
Supreme Court. 1t is worthy of remark that
the Supreme Court has never reversed A de-
cision made by Judge Lewis, and there Is
slight probabili that different result Will
follow in this case. For the most part these
so-called city organizations are got mp for the
purpose of supporting one or two lazy fellows
in idleness. and hence the sooner they are
burstad out the better.
, 1877-02-24

SAD NEws.-At an early hour on Monday
it was flashed over the wires that THOMAS K.
Mccoy, man very generally known and
highly esteemed in this community, had
| died at his old home in Illinois We have
none of the particulars concerning his
! death, other than that soon after his arrival
home he vas taken down by a fever. and TO
this cause his death most likely Is to be at
! tribu ed, About weeks since Mr. Mccoy
left this valley for the purpose OF visiting his
old home, and also 10 carry ont certain busi-
ness projects. One of his last calls was at
! the STATESMAN Office, where be remained for
several hours, talking over his projects, and
apparently in excellent spirits At this time
he seemed TO be in good health, and it was
the remark of his friends that they had never
seen him look so well. He made the trip
through by stage to Kelton, and thence by
railroad to The old Illinois homestead. 1t is
supposed that the severe eold aud exposure
was too much for constitution never strong,
and that the fever thus contracted resulted in
bis death. Mr. Mccoy immigrated to this
| coast at very early day, and first settled in
the W illamette valley. Ia 1853 be removed
TO Eastern Oregon, where he engaged in farm
ing and stock raising, and WAS emineutly
successful. His home was On the Tum a Lnm.
Just across the Oregon line, and from bis
proximity he became well known to our ciii-
zens. Mr.. Mccoy never held public posi-
tion, but he at all times took an active inter.
est in public affairs, and contributed his full
share toward any and every movement de-
signed to az vance the general welfare In
the best sense of the term public spirited
man, Mr.. Mccoy means and influence was
always on the side of good morals, pure gov
ernment, and honesty in all branches of the
civil administration. He leaves "A wife and
six children TO mourn his death and honor
his memory. HIS visit to the East was with
Iiew to introduce improved breeds of horses,
branch of industry in which he took great
interest. Another project he had in view
was the erection of a grain elevator that
would have been a great convenience to the
farmers of this valley In the midst of his
plans and high hopes for the future, Death
has stricken him down, and far from his wife
and loved ONES he surrendered TO the grim
messenger - Peace 10 his ashes