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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-10-13
North East Items.
THE SPIRIT OF IMPROVEMENT

THE SPIRIT OF IMPROVEMENT
seems to be moving. Mr.. G.. W. Shippers
is improving his property by the erection
of another new house, which, we under
stand. is to be occupied by son of Gran.
vile Jeffries, Esq, who intends to carry on
the business of a tobacconst. William
Scotch, Esq, is putting up a new dwell
ing. Through the indomitable energy of
Mr.. Hubbard Anderson, contractor, Mrs. B.
Chambers house will soon be completed.
The Mccullough Iron Company has nearly
completed a snug little house, to be occu-
pied by our gentlemanly matchmaker, Mr.
VIM. Allen, who is always ready to serve
his patrons with clocks, watches, and news
as he keeps variety OF publications on
hand.
REBUILDING.
We are informed that the Iron Company
are making preliminary arrangements to
rebuild at once their Shannon mill dam
The BREACH we learn, is some seventeen
feet deep, and seventy five feet long. Mr..
5. d. Moffitt is busily engaged repairing
his mill dam, on Stony Run, near this vii
lage, which was seriously damaged by the
severe storm of last week.
THE HEAVY RAIN
| on Monday night was quite drawback on
dam builders and farmers, as its rather diff
ficult for farmers to get the ground in con
dltion for seeding their wheat.
THE ROADS
are in a bad condition throughout this dis
trict, caused by the late heavy storm, and
in some places are extremely dangerous.
Two lighthouses and canal boat or barge
would be very convenient for three places
between Atkinson's Corner" and Five
Points, on the Port Deposit road. If not
mended soon, a coroner's jury will be ne
cessary, and Tile IVhig will then get fat
local.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. George Wilson, a former resident of
this place, who left last Spring to seek
better cline in Bay View, has again re-
turned to his old home. Like many others
he has discovered that its not all green
fields that looms up in the distance.-The
Workingmen have connected with their
ticket the name of Elisha Mahoney, as can
didate for Sheriff. Since the organization
of their party at Port Deposit and Rising
Sun, they have become quite sanguine as
to their success.-The Cecil Fire Brick
Company, we understand, will resume the
manufacture of fire bricks next week
For some time past they have been running
exclusively on stove tile.
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ROWlandsVil1e Items.
TIE GREAT STORM.

Ten thousand dollars is the lowest bid
for repairs upon the track of the Bait,
Central railroad since the great storm.
The greatest amount of this damage is be-
tween the stations of Liberty Grove and
Rowlandsville. Trains are now running to
the former station, and hacks convey the
passengers thence to Port Deposit. 1t is
thought that through passage on the road
cannot be resumed for some weeks to come
The mill dam of G. Kirk was totally swept
away; that of f. Kirk terribly damaged;
while the race of Christie's mill was badly
injured, but will soon be in good condition
as ever, workingmen being busily engaged
in repairing it. The blacksmith shop of
]. Green, at Liberty Grove, was demolished
and carried down the stream. Horses,
mules, chichHns, &c, were given free
ride on the raging torrent from the same
place. The bridge which spans the Basin
Run, at this place, had one side knocked
out of it by the force of the water dashing
against it.
REBUILDING.
Mr. Brown is busily engaged in rebuild
ing his wheelwright and blacksmith shops,
which were destroyed by fire a few weeks
since. DAN.
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son " Peoples store. MIR. 5. Gathers,
Isaiah Burins and f. Gerhauser, had part
of the foundation of their houses washed
away. The dam at Reynolds mill that
has stood many storms, is entirely gone
and there is a hollow of fully sixteen feet
where it stood. The colored school house
was destroyed; also the county bridge.
The road is in a terrible condition, and
some estimate it will take two thousand
dollars to repair those coming into Rock
Run alone.
TIE RAILROADS.
The Phila., Viii. & Bait railroad had
forty feet of their road bed at Herring run
washed away, and a land slide at Mount
Ararat. They had men employed all
Thursday night making repairs, and CON-
menced running trains at 20 A. NJ, Friday.
The Columbia d Port Deposit railroad had
the bridge at Rock Run carried away and
the road bed covered with debris at Todds.
Mrs. Beatty and lIaines' calvert, above
Conowingo, was also carried away. Their
first train left at the upper end of town, on
Saturday morning, and at night got down
to the depot. The Baltimore Central has
six hundred feet of their embankment
washed away at Liberty Grove, besides
other damages They run to Rising Sun,
but it will take them some time to repair
the road before they will get here.
OTHER DAMAGES.
Davis, Christie & Co., at Rowlandsville,
had their mill dam badly damaged, and
their forebay carried away. The county
bridge across Basin run had part of the
weather boarding knocked off, and the road
up the stream is impossible. Our Town
Commissioners have gangs of men putting
our place in proper shape, and it will cost
the corporation several hundred dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The temperance meeting, Tuesday night,
was addressed by Dr. Matlack, Rev. J. d.
Rigg, and others.-The Southern ORA
matte Company did not put in an appear
ance on Monday night not being able to
secure a piano The steamer Sarah r.
Taggart was here all day Wednesday, load
ing fertilizers for Kent county.
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TO THE CHARITABLE.

Mr.. EDIToR:-The young ladies of the
newly formed Sewing Society are making
efforts to relieve the necessities of dis,
tressed family living on the road between
Elkton and Red Hill, consisting of father,
mother and five young children, the young
est not two weeks old. Father and mother
are both sick and helpless. All are with
out clothing, food, or fuel; and unless some
thing is done to relieve them before the
cold weather sets in, they must be sadly
situated. Contributions of old cast off
clothing, or any thing that will contribute
towards relieving their forlorn condition,
will be thankfully received by the men,
bers of the Martha Washington Sewing
Society," and properly appropriated.
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The Supreme Court of the United States
met on Monday. There were present the
Chief Justice, and Associated Justices Cliff
ford, Swayne, Miller Field, Strong and
Bradley.
The Woman's Congress of the United
States met in Cleveland, Ohio, on We'd
nesday.
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MARRIED.

WHITAkER-EVANS.-On 3rd inst, by
Rev. Geo. F. Wiswell, D. D., in Green
Hill Presbyterian Church. Philadelphia,
GEO. p. WHITAKER and MRS. MARY l..
EVANS, both of this county.
AY-HOPKINSON.-O October 4th,
1877, at St. Bartholomew Church, by
Rev. John Y. Gholson, D. D., j. ALFRED
MAY and EMILY, daughter of DR.. M. A.
Hopkinson.
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- A stitch in the back is caused by a
sudden wrenching of the spine and produces
violent and acute palms, making it exceed
ingly difficult for the person to move. 1t
should not be neglected, as curvature of
the spine is often brought on by neglect of
this apparently trivial complaint. Keller
Roman Liniment will afford immediate
relief
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sive, which was introduced through a hole
drilled through the upper part of the door.
The door of the safe was shattered and
blown entirely from it's hinges. 1t was a
bold piece of work, and those engaged in
it must have been old hands at the bust
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Rising SUN Items.
TIE GREAT STORM

took away the mill dam of E. Haines, on
Stone Run, and otherwise damaged his
property to amount of $1,000. The mill
of David Phillips, lower down on same
stream, was also taken away. The mill
properties of B. &. Reynolds and James S.
Addison were considerably damaged. All
the farmers along the small streams lost
fences. The railroad was damaged at sew
eral culverts near our borough, but are now
all right again. Joseph Stevens had fine
bull drowned by being washed under a
bridge near his house.
AT THE DRUG STORE,
Clarence Thompson has left stalk of corn
13I feet high and having three good ears
from the property of Ii. j. Briscoe. Dr.
E. Robertson exhibits fine specimens of Late
Rose and Snow Flake potatoes. Mr. Ebe-
nezer Morrow, curious stone heart. John
Briscoe a stalk of fox tail six feet high,
grown on the Hermitage. Rev. William
Brickley exhibited sample of linen,
only partly completed, and dated 1880. If
this date is correct it takes the premium
for age. The big pumpkin that "Ned :"
Williams intended bringing has not come,
somebody having hooked it from its little
bed.
THROWN FROM HIS WAGON.
Mr.. A. b. Kay, Superintendent of Cecil
Mills, received quite severe hurt by being
thrown from his wagon while coming to
town, but was able to go home, and is get
ting we'll slowly.
TROPHIES
are now all the rage. From the bed of the
broken dam axes saws, etc, lost in get
ting ice, are being fished out.
AROUND
candidates, the oyster man, sweet potato
man, swapping turtle man, pet squirrel
boy, and the man that is looking for work
and don't want to find it, JONES'
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SB Lik e beautiful jewels in brazen set
tings are handsome features upon a face
marred by signs of blood poisoning. The
great purifier of the blood is Dr. Bulls
Blood Mixture.
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1870 ACRES or LAND.

more or less, and the Improvement consist of xsak
a large comfortable and substantial BRICK lml
DWELLING HOUSE. covered with slate. with I.,s1'
| II large parlor, double sitting room, dining ,s4
room, and two kitchens the first floor and seven
comfortable bed rooms the second floor. The Base
ment is divided into three apartments of which
now used AS kitchen The BARN is very large with
stone basement and large Corncribs each side of the
bridseway, capable of holding 800 bushels of corn
The Smoke-house and Spring house both built of
stone and the Carragehouse frame. All the buildings
well preserved
The house and barn both supplied with excellent
Spring water by hydraulic ram and there is also
Well of good water at the house. with pump in it.
The land is naturally of superior quality and in
excellent producing order, admitted by all who know
II to be the most productive farm in the
1t is divided into eight fields all well wateed under
good fence and hedge and has sufficient timber for the
of the farm
There are two good APPLE ORCHARDS. both in
bearing; besides great variety of other fruits.
This is in every respect desirable property being
only mile from the thriving village of Rising SUM-
where there Schools churches, stores bank me-
chanics, railroad depot. telegraph and express Offices
TERMS OF SALE.-One-fourth of the purchase
to lie paid the day of sale neuurih on the
18th day of March when possession will be given;
and the remaining onehaf remain in the property
during the life of the widow, secured by mortgage and
the interest paid promptly semiannually The credit
of the purchaser, with approved security.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Port Deposit Items.

THE STORM.
Like all the rest of the hily part of our
county, our town and vicinity suffered
largely by the unprecedented storm of last
Thursday. The rain, which had been fall
ing nearly all day, had filled the earth with
water, and the heavy fall from to ). 80 p
NJ, ran into the streams and down the hill
sides to the river, and with such irresistible
force as to carry everything before it. The
run coming into town near Mr. Buck mill,
not only occupied its natural bed, but the
whole road carrying large boulders into
the road, washed off the soil and carried
logs, timber and lumber on the railroad.
At Mrs. Pugh's residence the run was COM
pletely filled up with stone and sand, and
flowed over the pavement and road, leaving
a pile of stone and sand on them.
PORT RUN,
as it is called, near the burnt hotel, as,
sumed its right to destroy everything before
it. Armstrong & Co.'s blacksmith shop
was washed away, their engine and boiler
house damaged, the dam cut away, and all
the pig pens and outhouses swept off and
broken up. Mr.. Gerry's bridge into his
stable and carriage house was knocked
down, and the north wall is entirely gone
and the south badly damaged. The bridge
leading to Mrs. Murphy's stable was lifted
up bodily and carried toward the river and
the bed of the stream below the culvert
was entirely filled up and part of the abut-
ment of the railroad bridge carried away,
covering the track with mud, &c. Mrs.
Jamar's and DR.. Wakeman's residences
were badly flooded, and mud two or three
feet deep had to be shoveled out Mr..
Barry's photograph saloon, and DR.. Beach's
office required water and broom to make
them inhabitable. All the cellars and yards
as far up as the depot were filled with
water.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Mr.. w. w. Nickle came near meeting
with sad accident. Not being able to get
across the street, he went up on the south
side of the stream and crossed over on a
foot log, in doing which he came near fall
ing into the run. If he had it is more
than probable he would have been drowned.
ROCK RUN SUFFERED THE MOST,
and if the torrent had continued much
longer, we would have lost some of our
citizens. The bed of the run is not much
below the road, and the road was filled with
the rushing water, carrying huge rocks,
logs and trees down to the street, and even
picked up Il stable on the side of the hill,
carrying it and horse into town. Parties
living between the road and stream were in
danger of having their houses swept into
the river, and persons near could not cross
The mad water to render any assistance.
Mr.. Castles bar room, dining room and
kitchen, were filled four feet with stone,
Nc, and one piece of coping, six feet long
and two feet wide, was forced into his din
ing room. Water and mud was in Thomp-
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JACKSoN'S BEST
Sweet Navy Chewing Tobacco

Which guarantee to be the finest Navy made. For
sale by in all shapes and sizes. FINK BROS, Co.
corner Eutaw and Franklin Streets, Baltimore.
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A CASE OF DEsTITUTIoN.--The report
comes to us that family of seven persons,
named Simmons, living at the foot of Red
Hill, short distance from town, has been
in state of extreme restitution. The fam
lily consists of father, mother, and five
children. The father is suffering from
dropsy, and the mother and children are
said to have been in an almost naked con-
diton, while starvation stared them all in
the face. Their condition was made known
to the Rev. II. A. Skinner, who interested
one of our we'll known charitable ladies
Miss May LESLIE in their behalf, and their
wants are being attended to, the money
used being part of that left from the
receipts of the tea party and supper held
recently in the Hall. Thus, before the
severe weather of late Fall and Winter has
made its appearance, the necessity of some
provisions for relieving our poor becomes
apparent. Cannot some united action upon
the part of our citizens be made to this end:
See the card "To the Charitable - in
" Peoples Column"
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sS Mildness conquers-and hence it is
that the gentle yet positive influence of Dr.
Bulls Baby Syrup overcomes SO quickly
the disorders of Babyh God. Price % cents
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Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court for Cecil county was
in session on Tuesday and Wednesday last.
Presentation. James McCauley, Chief
Judge; Hon. James NJ. Evans and Hon.
James A. Lewis, Associate Judges.
Sundry claims against deceased persons
were duly examined and passed.
BONDS APPROVED.
Bond of Geo. w. Wilson, administrator
of Charles E. Roberts; bond of Henry IT,
Brady, administrator of VIM. J. Morris;
bond of Thomas Wright. administrator of
VIM. Wright; bond of Fillmore Bouchell,
administrator o: Isaac c. Bouchell; bond
of Jesse ID. Pennock, guardian to Mary A.
and Bessie Nj. Peunock; bond of Elizabeth
r. Pugh; administrators of Joseph b.
Pugh; bond of Lizzie Price; bond of
Martha NJ. Devon, guardian to Edward II +,
Mary G. and Josie S. Mahan.
ACCOUNTS PASSED.
Third account of James NJ. Evans, guar
dian to John II. Reynolds; third account of
James NJ. Evans, guardian to Cornelia H.,
Elmer E., Emma NJ. and Bernard G.
krauss; third account of James w. Evans,
guardian to George NJ. Washington G.,
Robert E., Mary j., John w, William r.
and Ann E. p Gillespie; fourth and finanl
account of John H. Shippers, guardian to
Emma B. Shippers; seventh account of b.
c. Pearce, guardian to john IL. Pearce;
first account of Mary ]. Davis, Mary X.
Davis and John E. Collins. administrators
pendente late, of George Davis; fifth and
final account of Jane Torbert, guardian to
Henry G. Hurn; fifth account of Eliza j.
England, guardian to Addie England; first
account of Samuel Ii. Mcgee, surviving
executor of James Mcgee
Court adjourned to meet at its regular
session in November.
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Executors Sale
Real & Personal Property

FINDER and by virtue of an Order of
~ the Orphans Court of Cecil county, the under
signed, the Executors of the last Will and Testament
of John W. Mount late of said unty, deceased, will
offer at Public Sale, at the premises,
Thursday, the LIST day of November, 1877,
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RELIGIoUs.-Services of a particularly
gratifying character are being held nightly
at the residence of Mrs. Hannah Warbur-
ton, near Nowland's Corner. Many have
been converted, while others crowd the
altar, and the meeting is increasing in in
terest rapidly. This remarkably pious lady,
so we'll and favorably known in that sec
ton, has met with great success in her
labors, and has been the means of pointing
many one to the way of life. For some
years, meetings for the promotion of holi-
ness have been held weekly in her house.
She conducts the services generally, with
out any assistance in the ministerial line.
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REAL ESTATE.

situate, lying and being in Cecil county. Maryland,
aforesaid the public road leading from Rising Sun
to Pennington, one mile east Of the former village,
adjoining lands of Basil lIaines ii. J. Brscoe A. Brum-
field, T. j. Wilson and Others, and upon which the said
John W. Mount resided at the time of his DEATH The
pruDerty contains
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aB All first-class Sewing Machines re-
duced 80 per cent for cash. All kinds re-
paired. Every thing furnished in connec-
ton with the trade. at reduced rates; also
Oil, Needles, etc. Write for any informa-
ton and leave your orders at the office of
JOHN WILKINSON,
Main street, Elkton, Md.
Poet offioa how No tOe
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BOLD RoBBERY.-On Thursday night
the store of VIM. J. Barwick, in Masonic
Building, Chesapeake City, was entered
by burglars, the safe blown open and about
$500 in money taken. An entrance was
effected to the store by means of tools
taken from neighboring blacksmith shop.
The safe, which was to all appearances
perfectly impregnable, was blown open by
means of powder Or other powerful explo-
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A SMALL FARM,
Thursday. October 25th, inst,

AT ONE O'CLOCK p N.
TERMS.-One-half in cash; balance in Six months
with interest satisfactorily secured Cost of stamps
he paid by the purchaser. Possession given at any
time after 30 days notice. NJ. J. SIIOBF.
p. 0. address: Principle, Ceci county, Nd.
Oct g. 1SI!-3w
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s8 Kerseys from % cts. up; Grey Shirt
ing Flannels, 16G25 cts, at
MCCRERY & BoULDEN's.
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TRUSTEES SALE,

by virtue of decree of the Circuit
- Court for Cecil county in chancery, the under
signed Trustee will sell at public sale. the Store
lately occupied by Charles r. Martinlale, at Brick
Meeting House. on
Saturday, the eth dag of October, 1877,
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TAXES RELEASED

Ordered that S. H. Miller, Collector Third
district 1871 release Charlotte Thorpe
taxes on $1,000 personal property, and
return the same insolvent; amount, $10.44
Ordered, that S. II. Miller, Collector
Third district 1877, release George w.
Wells taxes on 5000 personal property, and
return the same insolvent. State tax,
$l.O4; county, $3.7S; total, S4.S2.
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NJ. j. Moore, pay McCrery & Boulder,
50; VIM. Lewis, pay DR.. II. H. Mitchell,
$40; Martha Z. Linton, pay VIM. Taylor,
So; Annie Golf (colored) pay VIM. Taylor,
s.; Annie Brown (colored) pay VIM. Tay-
lor, So; Jupiter Preston, pay VIM. Taylor,
s.; Sidney Richardson, pay r. G. Reese,
81
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County Commissioners.

The Board of County Commissioners was
in session on Tuesday and Wednesday last.
A full Board-Messrs. Armstrong, Craw-
ford and Gerry-was in attendance.
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TAXES TO BE COLLECTED.

r. II. Crothers, collector Eighth district
1877, was ordered to collect from Amos
Preston taxes on 81 80 real estate, omitted
in assessment. State tax, 81. %; county
tax, $26.40. Total, 5000.
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FURTHER DETAILS OF THE STORM DAM
AGE AT HOME AND ABRoAD.-We gave
last week pretty full report of the dam
age done by the unprecedented storm of
Thursday, the 4th instant. We give be-
low a few additional items:
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Post office box No. 1906.
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Executors Sale Of Real Estate,
FIFTY ACRES. More or Less.

of which she died seiZ and possessed situate lyin
and being i'll the Sixth Election district of the count
aforesaid, adjoining lands of John Hammersmith an
others, and containing
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