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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-19

IMPORTANT To DRUGGIsTs AND OTHERS
The mmissioner of Internal Revenue
has revoked former rulings As to the li.bil.
ity to tax OF persons selling Hosiettcrs and
Plantation Bitters and ordered as To these.
bitteIs, THAT for special tax purposes, they
should be treated A. distilled spirits or
wines, and that the person who sells thrm
or offers them for sale, either by the drink
or by the uubroken package or bottle,
should be required to pay special tax rs 4
liquor dealer AS this revokcs former
rulings, he adds that the order should
take effect and he enforced only Oh and
after November LIST, ISIS" and further
:. Persons, therefore, engaged III selling
such bitters, or offering them for sale, on
or after that date, should be required TO
pay special tax as liquor dealers for the re
manning portion of the special tax year
ending April Both, 1873" The tax will be
SO 30
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- For perfect accuracy and reliability,
depend on tho Waltham Watch. To Sc
lee; the watch of your choice. call at the
old established Jewclry House of BAILEY.
BANKS BiDpLE, Twelfth and Chestnut
streets, Philadelphia.
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OLD WALLS REMOVED.

Mr.. John keavcny has = number II men
and carts tearing down and caring away
the walls Of ihc old Washington Hotel.
which was destroyed by lire about three
years ago. and soon nuj vrsiisc ci tho
old building vii hc left to mark the Si,c
where it formerly stnud. The removal Of
the walls OF this aud the old store house
opens nj a beautiful lot for the erection of
iitst-class hotel. such as some az our
moneyed men talked of putting up few
years ago. ITEM.
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IL
associations of this kind can give them:
and furthermore, tha; parents aud patrons
oi the schools would advance their inter
est aud the improvement of their children
aud wards 10y manlfcsting u little sympathy
tor the teachers and taking the rains to
encourage this ASSOCIATION 10y their pres
encc.
REV. {. W. BrppLE-Thc friends of
the Rev. c. ". Biddlc, who now resides at
Lynn. Mass, will he pleased to learn from
the sul.ip;n,d extract taken from a paper
published in that city that lac has returned
from Europe.
Welcome Home" Reception If Rec Mr..
Bitidie. Rev. &. ". Blddie's people gave
him i right royal welcome home upon his
return from Europe. Contributions Of
flowers ami fruit awaited hIrr IN lis home
Gu Friday evening a large humber of his
parIshiourrs greeted him at the conference.
when addresses of congratulati"m were
made: the sunday following witnessed an
o,eriinwinG house with an elaborate display
of floral decorations and offerings. among
which WAS u large Moral ship or a sea OF How
crs with an anchor, denoting a sale harbor,
aitcra voyage. The music was Of tac high
est order, ami the pastor discourse from
the words, - II is good 20 bc here was
an appropriate word for the occasion. At
the close the congregation pressed forward
10 take the hand of the pastor, and 20 ad
mge the beautiful floral offerings.
In the cvri.!ng there was i special service
of welcome III the church, 10y the three
schools connected with the parish. Hun
dreds went away unable To gain admission,
and those admitted filled every available
spot in the spacious building. II was n
grand sight to look upon. An order Of
service had been printed, aud was scattered
freely throughout the congregation. Mr.
Il. r Spinuey. superintendent of the main
school presided. aud during the evening
addressed To the returned pastor fitting
words of welcome; the organ and choir
discuur>ei thrilling music, among other
pieces - Sweet Home the Swampscott
and Gleumerc schools had special parts as.
signed them: the infant class sang. We
are little travellers. and three mem beIs of
ttc class gave exceedingly unique addresses
10 the pastor, presenting him with "A basket
of beautiful flowers. At the close the pas
tor gave an address, referring To his eX-
prrirnceS III Europe, and expressing graft
tudc for the kindly reception and welcome
that he has received. The superintendent
gave notice that meeting for social greet
ing would be held IN the yestry the next
Tuesday evening at which DR.. Thayer, who
has supplied the pulpit i'll the absence Of
the pastor, aud the choir of the church,
would be present. He also stated, as a
matter Of interest TO the congIcg alton that
the attendance at tine three schools during
that day had been eight hundred and
eighty uIte Of which number six hundred
During the evening two hymns prepared
for the occasion, were sung which we re-
greet to he compelled to omit FOR the want
of room.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-19

\ New FEATURE IN THE ApMINIsTRA-
TON or THE LAw.-On Tuesday last.
Deputy Sheriff Janney took a load of hands
from Eikton 10 4 farm hear Ceclton. where
they expect 10 be employed under the
supervision OF Sheriff Bodiden for several
days in husking a field OF corn, on farm
belonging 10 the heirs of the late George
DAVIS, Of Smyrna. low IN the occupancy
Of VIM. II. Muifitt. The Latter gentleman
unfortunately hrcamc involved i'll rccuuiary
difficulties, and the Sheriff. Is i'll duty
bound, was forced ~ levy upon his corn,
which At the time WAS not huskcd, ana the
plaintiff in the case ordered him To husk !; 50
as Ia facilitate the more advantageous sale
thereof. This led to the strange freak in
the administration Of justice. Mr.. Januey
returned the same evening aud reported
progress. The field contains about forty
acres, and it Will necessarily take some
time TO complete the job.
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PRAY FOR RAIS.-Now that the dusty
roads make travelling So uncomfortable aud
the parched earth 50 sorcly needs the CRATE
full Autumuai showers. and the anxious
farmers fear that injury To their Fall sow
ing may result from the exceptional dry
weather, little incident that happened
not long since in the county seems in sea
sou. 4 devoted Episcopal minister not far
from Elkton WAS enjoying the hospitality
of one Of his agricultural pari>hionerS. III
the upper section OF the county. II so
of remarkinE almost invariably upon meet
ing any one, "dry weather we're having:
dry wca: her we Tc having The thought
ful clergyman, in the service OF next day
inserted the usual prayer for rain, much to-
the a>tonishmeIt Of number of his PARISH
Iumcrs who waited for their rector az the
church door tn Learn the reason of his III
timed petition. Said one, My dear sir.
what do You mean by praying for lalu:
my grass was only cut yesterday" S;sId
another, land mine Is still III the field, -
aud said 4 third. 'do you know the dam
age rain would do our grass crnp?" The
clergyman SAW NJ a glance how lie had
been misleG. aud To complete his d!Scum.
future. that very night, as If II were III reply
10 his anxious petition, there came a
drenchIug rain that turned the hair Of
every farmer in the ncighbprhood. Moral:
lie sure you're right, and pray ahead.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-19

AN INTERESTING NrGT-A case, which
was quite interesting to members of the
bar and others, was before The Orphans
Court, on Tuesday last. The facts, as near
as we could gather them, were about As
follows: Hester Kelly (who was formerly
Mrs. Creswell was the wife of Edward
Kelly, who resided near Pcrryvillc. IN this
county, up to the time Of his DEATH which
occurred recently. Kelly, in his lifetime.
became indebted to his wife. Hester Kelly,
in the sum Of $50, for which he gave her
his promissory note, with security Mrs
Kelly, also, held against her husband a
mortgage FOR $500, which had been assign
ed to her by James \. DAVIS, Esq. Before
the note and mortgage were paid To her,
Mrs. Kelly died, leaving her husband sur
viving her, and also chIdTen 10y her former
marriage. The note and mortgage, being
what the law calls chooses in action. - br
came, by the death Of the wife. the pro
perty of the husband. Edward Kelly. during
hiS life, provided lie reduced them iutn
possession Shortly after the death of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-19

d Parents. mothers. nurses do mo- fail
10 give DR. Bulls Cough Syrup To the little
ones for all cases Of coughs or colds. Costs
only - cents
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-19

WASAMAKER GRAND DEPOT.-A cor
respondent writes: - ! have visited all the
places Of note IN the city, aud come 20 the
conclusion that Wanamakcr's Grand De
pot is the greatest wonder of them all. and
no one should fail to see It who eau spare
the timr. How such an immense business
is conducted by one man is a marvel
Here are dry goods. clorhing. boots aud
shoes, hats and caps. millinery goods, aud
everything i'll these lines III SrIar..ir de.
partmcuts under one runf. and larger
assortment Of each than can he found IN
any other establishment i'll the city. ! ,hu
Wanamaker il, comparatively speaking. a
young man. COMMENCING some twenty
years ago with ! modest little clothing
store, with quick sales aud small profits
for his motto. and liberal advertising uf the
same, he has built NJ the most gigantic
establishment ON the continent. auI his
success is one Of the wonders OF the age
Panics only increase his business. for those
wanting To ccuuomjZc rush To- his place.
and there is no question about his being
able Ia under ssl all his rivals. As an in
stance, | must relate = little story, rs L,u-
colin says: y neighbor of mine, who ac-
cpmpanicd me, desired To buy a dress coat:
lie was shown one by the pnll.c salesman
m attendance as soon rs we entered: the
price was marked. which my friend thought
not unreasonable, and as he was abuU: Ia
try how 1t would fit, you may imagine his
surprise when informed that the price in
Guided pants and vest of the same mate
rial. | would advise every one visiting
the city not L" fail going through the Grand
Depo;-it Is oiic OF the principal sights"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-19

Too POLITE FOR Her BY HALF.-A
two horse load Of Eiktnn youth and beauty
spent the day chcsnuiing in Elk Neck, on
Monday. The weather was lovely and 50
were :he girls. The gay party had reached
the lower terminus OF the Few road. and
heing At a loss how 10 drive across country
To reach the old one on their way home
ward. one of the gentlemen volunteered TO
inquire the route of plain country lady
they were passing. Approaching the lady
with that confidence of manner that seem
ed to say tc his companions. Now see me
do this, he said: My deal IN a.d a IN.
can we reach the old road by tins route: ."
- es, you can, and without any my dear
ing about ii, either" was the laconic reply.
4 shout from a half dozen pretty mouths
Indicated that the plain spoken lady had
scored one. Moral: Don't overdo either
your mush or your manners.
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\ CoIp WINTER APPROACHING If
signs don't fail the caeiirg Winter will hc
the coolest in this latitude since the country
was discovered 10y man named Mr.. Co
lumbus. The squirrels are laying in their
Winter coal, the beavers are putting heat
ers in the basement Of their lodges. the
bees have killed OF all the drones and lined
their hives with sheet iron, the muskrats
are flying South, wild ducks a:n commit
ting suicide, the goose bone is black sixteen
inches deep, Western editors soilc-
iiing wood in exchange for subscription,
poor families are buying an extra dog, aud
we have mad a new collar put on our over
coat Norri,t0lrH Herald.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-19

DEMOLITION oF AN OLD BUILDING
Workmen have been engaged this week in
demolishing the building on the lane at the
east side Gf the Catholic grave yard II
having been sold 4 few months ago 10 Mr..
John johnson, who is having it removed
from the ground of the T., ". X Il. railroad
company, 10 which it formerly belonged
This venerable old structure once stood on
the south side of the railroad near the
alianthus tree on the depot lot. 1t was
the first depot building erected for the
purpose 10y the railroad company in Eikion
IL was built by Zcbuion Rudolph, who at
the time was the company's agent, in 1891.
benjamin Wells, ESD, the polite and
efficient agent, was then a young man IN
the employ of Mr. Rudolph, and has
ever since been in some way employed by
this company. For many years after the
company went into business and commenc
ed the transportation of passengers. the
agents resided i'll the depot building
along with their families. This was the
case with Mr. Wells, three of whose chill.
dren were born in this building while II
was used as a station house. The old build
ing was superseded 10y the one now in use.
about twenty years ago, shortly after
which time the old one was removed to the
place where il recently stood.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-19

Tuesday evening next. is one of the most
accom- lished and talented elocutionist in
the country. lier dramatic rcnGitIons arc
not what are generally spoken OF rs read.
iEgS. She is not, technically speaking, i
reader, but 4 recilIiionist, rendering from
memory, after assIduous study and prcpa-
ration. repertoire Of choicest dramatic.
humorous aud descriptive selections culled
from the pages of the best authors, drama
lists and poets. Some of her TcnditiouS of
well known and popular poems are mimi
iahly fine. Exceptionally 81, her recitation
"f The Bells" Ivy Edgar Alien Poe. gen
orally conceded I" he a poem that tests
most severely the capabilities of tie finest
.lncutiouisiS. Many other al her rcudiliuus
are equally celebrated. We think il pTnba.
Die that Mrs. Dillehunt is the first grn;,s-
SDHu' elncutinui>t OF her SIX who has
ever been announced for an E8k:nu audi
cnCc. Mrs. DIllrhunt Is \ young ard hand
some lady Of strikingly pleasing manners
aud address. aud her rent!illuus alone should
crowd the Hall. apart from the long list of
artists whose regulations as vocalsts aud
musicians are well established in city CIR
cles.
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his wife. Edward Kelly died. leaving chill
dren 10y "A former marriage. but none by
the marriage with Hester Kelly. surviving
tam. pou the death of Edward Kelly
Oh" ut the tTrswrn children took out let
tciS ni admlnIstIati on the estate of his
ucccast 1t mother, Hester Kelly, for the pur-
pose q! collecting from the estate of Ed
ward Kelly the note aui mortgage before
mentioned. The children uf Edward Kelly,
however. denied the night OF the admins.
traitor 10 collect, claiming that their father
Etw.id Kelley. had, in his life. time. re-
Guccd the said note aud mortgage into his
POSSESSION. 81 As to vest them in him absD-
,uicly, and a. one Of hem had in her pos
session the note ard mortgage mentioned
refused Ia deliver them TO the adminis;ra-
tor. tresweil. Whcreupon he filed. by his
counsel, a petition ia the Orphans Court.
alleging that the said not. and mortgage
were concealed and withheld from him. &c.
and praying the Court to order their de
livery to hun. The Kelly children filed
their answer 10 the petition. denying any
cnncralment and airr, the right of Mrs
kclly'S administrator. aud, 10y their com
sci, - moved the Court to dismiss the
petition. Upon the motion To- dismiss aud
The title Ia the property elaborate aTgu-
mcnt> were md,!1, the Court finally con
Guiding To mold III. ease under Amusement
until its next meeting. Hiram Mccullough
and H. {. Thackrry. Esq~.. were counsel
fuG the petitioner. Mrs. krlly's admIuistr.s-
tor. VIM ;. Evans for respondents. the
Kelly chid.cu.
THE Man ur THE Times. ''-' Thigh
mans Island, ON the EASTERN Shore. has
been swept 10y religious whirlwind.-
Sixty conversions and several new cases.
with the epidemic spreading rapidly At last
accounts. i the report. Wicked ElAton
has cen quarautlncd. '-Pii't. Times.
Not 50 Philadelphia. That city has no
g.ous whirlwindS. Neither had Sodom
It's reputation saved IT from them. That
of Philadelphia will save il. Iiu; Ia speak
plainly. is not this unkind Hing ut Elkton
much like the kettle calling the pot black
We confess that the morals Of our town
are far from being as good As they should
be, but we protest against The Times manu-
featuring reputation fur Us by fal>i.
Tying the geography of the country and
locating the SCENE Of bloody duel here,
when Il was fought six miles away, and
then twItr:nE us with wicked E.kton, We
ask Mir. McCiurc'S attention to the case OF
former citizen of thi. county, one Aleck
Magulir, who was confined in Jail, await
in; ttial. charged with killing a man. The
situation not being pleasant, Aleck whilrd
away the time by writing this piece OF dog.
gercl:
Aleck Maguiic.
lie sits 10y the fire;
II his chain was longer
He'd sit still higher.
We advise our respected contemporary to
be- = lftIic more. truthful in the future or
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DErREpATons sHnr.

Nr. Jas. {. ilines, better known as
" Endd iiaInes, has been much troubled
lately hy boys aud yuUn. iucn. principally
iInnl The upper end Of our town. dep-edat-
ing on ms property and stealing his ar.pics
! lac thing had gone To such au extent that
lac determined Ia put a stop 10 il. and 4 few
nights since being on the watch he detected
q party IN the act ui making oil with some
ut his apples, who at once took TO their
heels. but not fast enough to ret oui OF the
reach Ui - couple %; loads al shot, the re-
suit OF which was that they have found il
very uncomfortable TO set down to rest
their tired bodies.
Mr.. Halnes has also had three or four
boys arrested and had them taken before,
squire AbiataraS. on Tuesday evening asst,
but could not succeed in identify ing but
one OF the party, who Was bound over ioT.
the action of ;Ee county court. Mr. Haiues
deserves credit Tor his energetic efforts to
pu. stop 10 such deprcdaiinns There
was aw passed few years ago empow-
ling Justices of the peace TO take cugni-
zauce of such cases and punish with fine
according To Ike nature of the Offence: bES
A. that would tend tn relieve the county
from the expenses uf attendauc. uf wit
nrsses To the County court, thu law was
repealed At the rext session of the Legisla-
turs; probably because such cases were
beyond tie competency of the average
Democratic justices
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DEATH or An OLD REsTpFST-N Miss
Bstsey Burke died at her residence, near
The Wig office, on last Sunday. She was
woman Of a modest aud retiring DISPOSE
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.S on can buy a Barrel of Apples
cheaper at the North Street Market than
you can get one from the city.
- Handsome new Neckwear for gen
tlemen, just received, by
McCKERY < BOULDER.
Is New stock of Boots Shoes and Gait
ers, opening To day, from the manufacturers
and made to order; each pair warranted;
call at I. DRENNEN's.
- Ladies' M-rino Underwear. at all
prices Orders received for Cartwright Il
amer = Goods, at importers prices, by
MCCRERY 4 BoULpEN.
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4 SERIOUS EFFrcT FROM SMALL
WoUND.-AbOut four weeks ago, Mr.
Henry Honegger, vino resides at Now
lands Corner, accidentally stuck the point
Of 4 butcher knife in his arm while en-
gagged in opening sheavcs of grain pre-
paratory to thrcshing them. The wound
was quite small, and though il bled pro-
fusely shortly after it was made, it finally
stopped bleeding aud Mr. ilonegger suf-
feIed but little Inconvenience from it for
some time, when u suddenly commenced
bleeding again, aud he started to North
East to obtain the professional services of
DIR. Housekeeper. When he arrived there
the wound had ceased TO bleed. and but lit
tie attention appears to have been given il
FOR some time. when 1t became iuiiamcd and
much of the flesh sloughed OF Ten last
Monday evening Mr.. II. again visited DR..
Housekceper, who proceeded to dress the
wound, which began tn bleed airesh, and
the Doctor ascertained that the knife had
wounded the main artery of the arm n
short distance above the wrist joint. Ow-
ing TO the inflamed condition of the in
lured member, the wounded artery was
hard to find, and there was some fear on
the part of DIR. ilousekeepcr that his pa.
iient might bleed To death. lie, however,
obtained the aid Of another ply stefan, 10y
whose assistance the artery was tied Mr..
iionegger is now doing we'll, aud the I,ay.
siciaas are hopeful of his ultimate recovery.
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Aleck Maguiic.
lie sits 10y the fire;
II his chain was longer
He'd sit still higher.

We advise our respected cutemporary To
he a lftrie NOR" truthful in the future or
perhaps he may require longer chain than
his almost namcSakc.
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THE GoUNG PEOPLES ASSOCIATION
The monthly meeting of the Young Peo-
pies Association, which was held in the
basement Of the NJ. +. Church, on Friday
evening, the 18th inst, was very pleasant
aud enjoyable one, and fully up To the
high standard of excellence that has been
distinguished a characteristic OF the
previous meetings. The meeting was
opened at eight O'Clock, with music by the
choir, after which the pastor, Rev Mr.
Ridgway, offered beautiful and appro-
pirate prayer. Miss Harvey. Mrs. Green
field, and Me>srs. Smith and Warner then
sang When the Mis;s are Cleared AWAY -
This selection was rendered IN a beautiful
aud artistic manner. The President then
made 4 few remarks, reminding the mem.
beers of the Association of the objects for
which it was organized, and introduced the
essayist, Rev. W. J. Stephenson y. D..
who proceeded TO read well written ana
eTudite essay upon The Man for the
Times" The essay was listened To with
great pleasure by the large and intelligent
audience, who by their close attention
manifested their high appreciation of 1t.
Alter short IntermlsslOn, the hymn com
mencing =. Jesus, Lover Of My Soul" duet
and quartette, was sung by Miss Maria
Jones and Miss Terrell, DR.. Frazer and
Mr. Smith completing the quartettc. The
rendition of this selection was the best it
has ever been our good fortune 10 hear. and
we are sure we express the sentiments of
the delighted audience who heard il when
We say that they were sorry it could not
have been repeated. We know but little
of the other good work that is done hy this
Association, for its members are not of a
class that sound u trumpet when they be
stow aims upon the sick, the needy, ur
the suffering: but if they have been half rs
successful IN mInIstcrlng to the wants of
the classes We have named, A. they have been
IN ministcriug To the refined musical tastes
and literary enjoyment OF the community
they have done well.
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ANoTHEE Discovery. Boulder
having received information from James
Anderson who Is the man who WAS in
carccrated in the Jail some seven OF eight
years ago for an attempt L. commit an out
rage upon a woman near Freeman Mill. in
SasSafras Neck, and who only escaped the
penitcnt!ary because ihe jury in this case
believed him To be crazy that there WAS 4
butcher knife concealed under one of the
cells where the prisoners formerly kept :hc
museum, an account of which we gave last
week gave the space under the cells ON
the north side of the Jail a lhuruu.. TX.
p!cratIur uu Tuesday last and found a
~G=H wheclbarruw load ii scantlIur and
plank, together with the butcher knife be-
i"ic mentioned. aud Il considerable lot ii
other things, some Of wEirh lie placed IN
hl, "ilice with those he obtained from under
meath the cells on the south side of the
building last week. Andrews informed
the sheriff that the knife in question w.ts
hT"u.h, 10 The Jail 10y one Charles Carrier.
about four years ago. Carter had
row with his wife and bruthc- in Chcsa-
prake City. and had the knit. concealed in
his bootleg FOR the purpose nj defending
himself from the attacks of the latter He
WAS arrested, and the knife ESCAPED the
visIlence of the person in charge of the
jail At that time aud he threw IL under the
cell where il was found.