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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
A Mother and Her Sons.

Mrs Eliza Wilson, The lady referred to in
the following article, which, we clip from
the Baltimore I0.erictn, Was the widow Of
Robert Wilson, who WaE = pratl.er 81 isaac
Wilson, formerly clerk on one Of the steam
boats which ran between French1oWu and
Baltimore. and also a brother of Maj ur E,i-
ward Wis a. 10: many Years Crirr OF the
Circuit Court iur this county. Mr.. Wilson
was a vigorous Wing in lis Gay and :, great
Henry Clay iE;an. AMI III ErrS4n is s:iid to
have horne Il ,r,uarlsal,le resemblance to
t!,.,t Ht.ltcsn4an
TIE funeral ri Mrs Eli:a wilson, who
Gtt'l IN baltimore, On Monday, in ihi. Stith
year of hrr age, took place on "Wednesday,
at Chestnut Grove Church, Baltimore ,.uun-
tT. The services We're conducted by Rev.
Andrew T. Cross and Rev. Mr.. Rathhurn,
the present pastor of the church. Mr..
Cross, who WAS tie rririster in this field in
1871, and nj the time She and her hjIsbard
gfute i. iliis itcicGi.olu"od, gave an inter
eSiing account Of her lif. from that time
She and her husband, Robert Wilson, with
six sons and one daughter, first located
about two miles east of the present church.
and on the place adjoining that on which
he then preached They were among the
earliest of those " ho were interested in the
Founding of ~ Presbyterian ci,urth Afttr
sonic Years he rii6yedtG he Edte. Al Goel:-
igsIi!ie. Ehiia living lhere Ills eldast 500
Hillani, w:1> killed i,y lightning at York
In after years, when the first attempt WAS
being made to burn the bridges on The rail
road, on April -, 1861, Captain John Will
son, one Of her sous, had come to Cockeys-
willie 10 consult in regard to defending the
bridges against any attempts which g,!Et.t
lc G.a..t ~ ti.;,t i.i..rcs,. 4 bout IL o'itrE
al night Two omnibu>eS with about Il men
drove up. The men noticed II company of
military, and they asked if he Captain
Wilsnnl knew who they We're. He said,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
House Warming.

Mr.. Amos f. McNeal, an old soldier of
the Second Delaware Regiment, in which he
served with distinction during the greater
part of the war of III. rebellion. is the pro-
pTietof IF a snug little homestead, near
Bell Hill, on which he recently erected a
handsome new cottage. On Monday after.
noon last, large numu-r Of his neigiborS
anu friends assembled in the new house
for the double purpose of celebrating the
fftIeth birthday OF Mr.. McNe:tl and partc-
lpating in an old-fasiIioned house warming.
Notwithstanding the gIonnness Of the
weather OUT Of doars, the guests found Il
warm and genial atmosphere INSIDE the cosy
cottage of their host and hostess, where
they had the pleasure Of partaking of an
excellent dinner.
Mr., and Mrs. MrSeal were the recipients
Of many handsome aud useful presents, III
Gliding lafge Fqcking ehair and lot of
sotng anitie trees while nlG funny fellow,
havins5 an anErfiatiop of the '!rternal fit
ness OF things, SEM 4 fine present of cigars
enclosed in u handsome and unique cigar
holder. After few hours spent in social
interGQHrse, the guests Of the afternoon en-
tertainment separated and returned to their
homes.
In the evening, some young people Of the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20

On Tuesday morning. Mr.. Jacob T. Logan,
one of the cnmpositorS in this Office, was
missing. Inasmurh rs he had i.-eY there
through Winters c.iu ami summers heat
for six long years, during which he had es-
tahlished a reputation for honesty, sobriety
and punctualty second to that of no other
person in town, his absence created no little
establishment aud an&irty, until i WAS A;s-
covered TINT he had. il, = .e.. o"s,ness-likt
manner, gone TO Philadelphia the evening
before. accompanied by Il fair young lady
from the hunks of the beautiful Big Elk.
Then the truth broke upon the minds of his
friends thai this quiet little trip To the city
of " Brothrrly Love " was the beginning ot
a voyage upGn the placid seq OF nidtrni ony.
This thro.y proved to he y correct one-tor
the missing man returned on Tuesday even
ing, saf. and sound, and next morning re.
snmed his place with his arcHs:omed reyu-
iarity at the case. We Et>i; ii" rarpy
couple :, SAT- ana prosperous voyage across
life's tempeStuuuS ocean, and Il Joyous Ell
trance into the happy harbor on the farther
Sl,nrn
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
The Old Maryland Canal.

The petition, which We publish below, is
being circulated by Mr. Isaac Brown. a gen
tleinan who owns considerable mill property
along the line of the old canal, and there
fore is deeply interested in the subject. Mr.
Brown is the person who won the celebrated
eiectment suit about a piece of land ut the
mouth of Herring River, below Port De
post, after fifteen or more years of litiga-
ton. If any one can make anything out of
the old canal, he is the person to do it,
To tne Honoro5t Legislature
q the State Of lhryiund:
We, the citizens OF the State aforesaid
petition for relief of grievances, and submit
the following statement, to-wit:
BY an Act of the Legislature of this
State, passed in the year 1852, chapter 90.
authoriZin. the cutting of Il canal from
tide water tn the Sta.e line of PENNSYLVANIA,
on the east side of the river SuSuuehauila
under the title of the SasIuehanna Canal
Company granting valuable franchises
in perpetuity, for navigation. grain mills
and other machinery" STIMULATING for a
volume Of water to he maintained through
said line OF canal thirty ieft wide and three
feet deep, to be kept iii good repair.
The sole control, ownership and manage
ment was vested in the hands of the citi-
Zens of this State.
| Since the first organization of said public
improvement, it has passed to other pre-
pretors apparently adverse to the interests
of Cecil county ard this State, and for more
than twenty years s:eG3G4 to be the hubble
/ work OF usefulness granted by tl,c afore-
said Act of the Legislature.
And the sad work Is entirely SGbyerteti
and useless for the purpose intended, but
now used foF individual interests
Investments heretofore made in purStl-
ance of the requirements and incidental to
the navigation grain mills and other ma
chinery for working the SANE and made on
the faith of such legislative grant The
sole object and usetu mess of the property
purchased and improved was in c"nsider;,-
tiun OF the suErfy of wat@r i"r H;.vi sttion,
lain mills aid other machinery. The
failure to keep said canal in order was de,
structive of the value of said purchases and
expenditures, and operated ~ fraud upon
the purchasers.
And the said nonresident proprietor,
have avqwedly and intentionally Invested
;Iis property Of Its great value by falling
10 keep lre same Il: repair ana deciin. il
40 anything 10 nrGmott The EsetIi lness d
The valuable franchise tleE hold under the
Act aforesaid
We, the citizens OF Cecil county and q
the State aforesaid, crave your ilonorS tc
take such action in the premises as may b,
requisite to investigate the actions of this
Slrrnan., with re,nirelpentS for the rhar, q
TO oe strictly complied with or vacated, anC
other parties be allowed to bring the said
valuable property into use under the all
thority of the Legislature.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
The Methodist Protestant Conference

The delegates to this Conference, in Ses-
sion this week at Washington, called on the
President with their wives, on Wednesday,
and were received by Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes.
Brief addresses were made by Drs. Web
Ster and Valiant.
Mr.. G. I. Cochcll, who has endeared him
self by his useful labors among his people,
is returned to Cecil; y. \. Harrima II, Row
landsville; Il. :. Rowe, Warwick: J. G..
sullivan, Wilmington. W. T. DUNN and
James Thompson were placed on the super
anuated list.
Tie report of the conference steward,
showing Il total amount of salaries of Si0,-
092.60, in addition to the president salary
and expenses; deficiency S2,1S304 from
other sources 81 ,49l.i2: amount on hand
to meet conference expenses 81, $50, was
adopted.
y resolution instructing the delegates III
the General Conference, if satisfied that the
approaching Ecumenical Council of Method
ism called by the NJ. T.. Church will not
tend to forward the interests of non-episco-
pal branches Of the church, not 10 encourage
it 10y their presence, was adopted.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
Attempted House Robbery.

Last Saturday afternoon, Nathaniel Meek
ms, who lives on the farm of Thomas Reese,
about 4 mile from Chesapeake City, being
ut that place, had occasion toeNckapge some
thirty or forty dol lars ii specie iur paper
money, which h. took home with him in
the evening, and which is supposed 10 have
been known Ia sonne Of the ludSf characters
that frequent the village aforesaid. In the
evening, after ngllttall, Mr.. Meekins re-
turned to Chesapeake City, leaving his wife
and daughter and son at home. They re-
tired about the usual time hut were awal-
ened about 10 o'clock by y nerso!, I.paiiiug
'he yard gate a,d a;terward taking lis boots
of, Oh the porch. which excited the sHspi-
cions Of young Meekins, who arose and
armed himself with gun and took posi-
ton at the head of the stairs. During th,
time the rohhcr had assembled about half
way up TIE stairs, unwarc that the family
were conscious Of his praspnGa, 4, this
junctNrr. tirs, Sitth,nS exclaimed to her
son, For Gods sake, don't shoot" and
the robber gave a bound or two, and. reach
ing the foot OF the stairs, made his exit
through the door which had AeCn lit Ua-
fastened To admit the cid-r MeeLnS, gath
cred I'M his l4Qts "pd made his escape. No
arrests have EsSu made Mr.. MrekinS hay
ing lie knowledge of who the robber was
1t is Il matter of regret that the Young man
did not send Il load Of shot after the villain
who entered the house.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
Death Of Joseph Brinshafse.

Joseph Bringhurs1, one of Wilmington's
best known citizens, died about 80 o'clock
81 Sunday evening last, at his residence
southwest corner of Third and West streets
in the I'D year Of lis aga. Ills death WAS
orcasiGnGa III :, s..l.. i.ii..iiiun OF affections
soi..e OF an asthmatic nature, which coupled
with slight Justification OF the heart were
principally Instrumental in causing his
death. Though he had been suffering fnr
some time past, he WAS only ceM!iua;; "a she
house about two weeks: a.iq W;,S attended
hy Br. Bniipck iia .aar.-a y wife and two
Gr4N,l-i,li ciiillr"'!-- "a .o, and q 1aughte
Mr.. brhshnrst WAS emphatically Il Will
mnStonian, having resided here all his lite
He was born in 1897, on Market street below
Fourth (now No ;flj) and was a son of Jos.
Bringhurst, wh", i'll 1893, Established the
drug store which IS sill! tQuiHCted ut No
81 N,av,.es Street. When Mr. Bringhur<t
grew up to lnanhood he succeeded his fat her
i'll the proprietorsh of the ,Ir,lg stuYe, and
conducted it until 1888, Wl;pu ne disposed OF
tue business to NJ. H. Il. Rringhur>t, who
Stils Glipies tl,s $ sHe Stlni,
MIR Grin2hurSt Was always actively in
iercStei iii public business affairs though he
never held, or even would he Il candidate
for any political office He was for twenty
wears 4 director in the p, w. u b. and Del
aware Railroads, and WAS also pYya;,.2n. Vi
the Wilmington Savings. i,r,Hn .s0cicsy and
director n tie ,.tnk ut- Bel:iyv;lie aud III The
!~;rf.,.rs. LVtu"l INSURANCE t>',np.,ny.
iii Rr,ngh"rsi MAS Il member of the
lic<aite branch of the Society of Friends
D@iawdre fozetic.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
An ACCIDENTAL DRoW MING.
Y ORTIZ EAST ITEH.>
HASH AND REHASlI.

''-'7'i -h-Ni' i'-ii-NSii.
In compliance viii. previous invitation
by Rev. Mr.. Murray. the stewards and
trustees of the N. f. Church assembled
themselves together. on Saturday even
ing last. at the parsonage, where they
were socially entertained fer short sea-
son, after which they were invited to the
dining room where they found the table
hountifully spread with all the good
things OF the season. and you may be
sure there WAS ample Justice done the
good victuaiS, ice cream. cake, &C.. after
which business was amieably talked over
by the two boards of church officials
Mr.. NJ expressed his qualification for the
friendly relations existing during his So
.iouin with them. and closed the even
ing entertainment with feryent and
impressive prayer.
But on Sabbath evening following he
fed his official board on hash, some of
which had been cut and dried for two
years. winch, of course, was rather too
stale to make a pleasant or raatable
relish. He took for the base of his re-
marks the words, "A happy people"
but that was the Alpha and Omega"
of his text, rs it was never referred to
thereafter. lie gave them about an
hours discourse. composed in part of
fabulous statements and criticisms which
OF course. was relished by some who
never take much interest III church mat
tcrs: but quite number became SO dis
Su>ted that their situation became any,
thing bur comfortable to them. lie. of
course, relieved the stewards of one I'M
pleasant duty (accorciing to lis theory
of estimating his successors salary. as
he assumed that prerogative himself and
left instructions as to the course the
stewards should pursue. Time and space
Will not permit US to eNpatiate, but alto
Gcther his days service was quite novel
thing.
DECIDED IMPROVEMENTS.
The vacant space on Elkton street.
spoken about short time ago, has since
been taken up by the town authorities
and thoroughly improved before some
bodys horse Went UNDER and it is no
ionger Etkton street, but has been named
The Maryland Avenue" Great credit
is due to the manager OF street improve
mentS.
The gasoline street lamps are a decided
Improvement on the coal oil heretofore
used for that purpose.
THE TOWN ELECTION
came of, ON Monday last. with no un-
usual degree Of excitement, the old
hoard being reelected. but rot without
some sharp practices heing performed.
When counting out, eleven tickets were
found with the names of all the old
board on them. but all stratched except
that OF Is. F. Thomas, which. of course.
was intended to give him the highest
vote. but, Notwithstanding, he poled de
cidedly the smallest vote.
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About the 10th of March, Messrs. straw.
bridge Clothier, the well known mer, hants
AT Eight! and Market street. phiIadc phia
Ta'ia:!y have their openil,. al! the fabrics
which, during the aGason, are 10 he The
things for ladies' dresses. 70 these open
lngs, in increasing numbers, year by year,
the ladies flock from far and near, showing
hy their presence All amount Ct interest
which is scarcely ever excited by any other
spectacle.
This year, about the usual time, the firm
announced that the pressure from the ladies
10 show the new goods had been SO great,
that for weeks before, as they passed the
Custom House day by day, they We're shown
to the favored few.
knowing, however, that large mum hers OF
ladies' in city and country await their Gus
tomary announcement each season before
doing any shopping, it was stated that, al
though they had decided to have no formal
opening they would, about the usual date,
place the remainder of their importations
on sale, ana inaugurate the business Of the
season
The day OH which the informal opening
was announced, turned out TO be intensely
diSagreeable with almost the only snow
storm of the season. One would have sun
posed that no lady would have gone out of
her house unless compelled to do so by in
exorable necessity, OF drawn by some ex-
traordinary attraction.
No more striking instances of Messrs.
Strawbridge & Ciothier's popularity has
ever been given than the fact that during
this day OF snow and sleet, large numbers
OF ladies hrarcd the storm and inSlprctetl
with great satisfaction the immense eXnib
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
I Quick w ork.

The :;i;s r,"nl,. ot 2lt,ce aud the laws
,s.ay " have been prorerhiai since the days
# the bard Of Avon; bus Ills j. .,", always
the {aSr, as Il .u rir"wrne incident will show:
Ga Monday last, Clement Sattrr,hwait, ex-
ecutor of Carrie Is. Satt-rthwait, late ot
Aiken county, South Carolina, came Ia Elk
ron and took out lrtterS tc>tamentary o;i
her estate, and forthwith collected Wv. l,,,,
of Sll 100 from james {, ,,e.i, alta wheel!
h" stGtn,i ~ a,a ',u.,i and Hied the same i'll
~, i.n..tS;;.y' : .iiticc. WhHrrGrnH he wa, ali
;cd hy the orphans tonrr To transfer
the sam collected, after dedurting expenses
to his administration in chief in Aiken
county. South Carolina: the whole matter
bring transacted in les than an hnnr, AMI
closing the settlement of the estate of the
deceased p the State Of MarJ,,.GG,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
Baltimore Markets.

WHEAT.-We qnote as follows: Southern
FultZ at Sl.42a1.4S; long berry ST. 5Oa1 80
Western No. red 81 A.
CoHS-Southern white ut !7or.: do. vel
low 5Sc.; Western III PC; mixed 81
OATS.-iIixed Western 4,.c.; do, bright
mixed l1a4Hc.; Southern 4Sli9: PennSylv.,-
MIA lisa 10 cents
HAY AND STRAw.-The market is uuiet
and easy. and we quote as follows: Hay
Choice Cecil county timothy $40: fair &c
prime Maryland and Pennsylvania SlGa17
mixed ut $ljal6: clover at S14al5 Straw
Wheat S9al0: oats S14, and Rye SlSal9.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
A Church " Bazaar, "

The ladies of st. Thomas Protestant EPi>-
cnpal Church, of Newark, Delaware, pro-
pose holding Il Bazaar in the store room
formerly occupied by the Changers, i'll that
town, on the afternoons and evenings OF
Thursday and Friday, April 1st and 2nd.
The proceeds of the entertainment are to
be applied to the purchase of Il church or
gan. To most of our masculine readers, the
supper TO be served will, probably, be the
most attractive material feature of the at-
fair. The ladies of Newark and vicinity
are too well known as successful caterers to
gastronomic AZ well as social pleasures to
need newspaper putting. Who would not
willingly seek the board at which youth
and beauty will so daintily preside? We
bespeak for the ladies OF st. Thomas the
patronage of Elkton and vicinity.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
Death of Jones Matthias, Esq.

Mr.. Jones Matthias. who died at his reSid-
ence, in London Britain township, on Tues
day last, was for many years resident
of TIE 18th district, i'll which the larger part
of the piantation ON which he lived was sit
uated. Deceased was 4 native of Chester
county, but came to this State many years
ago, and engaged in farming, AT which he
was very successful He was Of modest
and retiring disposition, kind husband. a
warm friend, 4 patriotic citizen, and Il faith
full christian. Mr. Matthias WAS one Of the
few persons of the neighborhood i'll which
he lived WHO eSpoused the cause of !iiS""iln-
try during the war of the rebellion, which
lie did with much loyalty and devotion lie
was long Il member. and for many years IN
elder. of the Head Of ChriStaua Preshytcr-
ian Church. where his remains will be i'll
tered to-day at Ii o'clock.
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Information Wanted.

Mrs. Lydia NJ. RUSSELL of No. II Valley
ST, Baltimore, Md, the granddaughter OF
Archibald Gordon. II Revolutionary soldier
aad pensuner of the United States, late ct
Elkton, Cecil county, Maryland, who died
late in the year 1870, or early III 1850, WI!
he glad of any information respecting the
precise time of the death of her said grand
father, and place Of his burial or the name
and address OF any person having such in
formation. The matter is important Ad-
dress jeremiah Hall. her Attorney, Box 35l
tircleville, Ohio
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20
MARRIED.

:: II :: = ~ :: = :: :: :: =; :: = = i: :: :: ::
sLOIAN-EI ANS.-In PtiIudelphio, on :.
: Monday ereni"a, harch 18th, 1850, by :
:. The Ror. JoSeph Trris, MIR JACOB +. :
:: LOGAN, Of the Wig office, ami Miss :.
;: MAMIE +. EVANS, daughter OF Uenry :
= II. Erons, Esq, Of Iicstum'reH. :,
:: X :: 4 = i: = !: =: i 4 = y y 4 :: :: :: =
DEGRIFT-On March 10Th,
1850, ny Rev. James McIurire, Uriah NJ.
Fowler and Salie +, Nandegrift, both of
this county,
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TO THE LADIES
JOHN WANAMAKER, GRAND DEPOT,
PHTT,A TOE;T ,P-ET
GRAND DEPOT,
PHILADELPHIA

All ladies know that it has not been easy get FrsClass
Underwear in Phladelpha-we Muslin and Linen
Underwear such the French people indulge Excepting
of the Old Chestnut Houses who have made it
speciality Others have kept stocks made up principally of job
lots that have usually for other been adver
tised as bargains"
Desiring to the question, often asked by ladies':
Wby must go to S and elsewhere in New York for
Underwear" have say You not CO. unless YOU
choose to go other Grand The past
ing other cities than Philadelphia for shopping.
Referring to Underwear several months ago to
get ready frstcass stock of Undergarments every de-
scrpon. We have said much about it, and propose to
let our work and not words speak for This simply
to draw attention to the fact that have allotted a large
space in the section of the Grand Depot the left the
Chestnut street entrance where locate what will be-
point of fact
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DIED.

ScoTr.-On Sunday, March l4th, 1880,
Robert Livingston Scott. in the 9th year OF
his age.
STAGLE-s-Un Friday, March 9Th, 1880,
Mrs. Margaret Stagle, beloved wife of Ed
gar IL. Stagle, aged 90 years / month and
% days.
PrGH.-Also Margery Elizabeth Pugh,
daughter of William and Josephine Push,
aged II months and II days
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ueighborhonh assembled in j!:n "'j Louise to
do honor IL The occasion an. also IL honor
the GOODIES Of The lighr fantastic ice, which
they did by joining in the may winnings
of the dance, until lons after the "wee Sma'
hours " had ushereu in the succeeds" day.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

runs Is TO give notice that the subscriber of
L Cecil county, hath obtained from the Orphans
Court OF said county, letters OF Administration on
the ersonal estate OF
GEORGE CAMERON,
late OF said county deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are hereby warn
Ell TO exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereo
duly authenticated.
Tn CT before the 9TH day of March. 1881:
they may otherwise. by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All persons ip,,,.naes, to
Siiu estate are requested to make immediate pay
nent TO the subscribers G!yoH sGter ulir hands
this 18th day OF March, lssl
3tHS CAMERON
WILLIAM X. CAMERON,
Administrators OF George Cameron decd
TeSt-HENRl D. MILLER, Register
Mar l3--6W
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Sudden Death.

Mr. VIM Lardner recently of Philide-
phia, and who formerly lived at North East,
in this county, was found dead in his bsd,
on Thursday morning, nj the City Hotel, in
Wilmington. The deceased leaves i've chill
dren. his wife having died about six months
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20

Joseph L.. Wells furnishes his Gus
toners with the best cuts of beef and veal
at l2l! cents per pound, moi withStanding
the efforts of some of the other butchers to
raise the price to II cents
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Postponed Sale.

We call the attention Of our readers 10 the
advertisement in to-davs issue, of Robert
HATS sale Of stock to take place on March
2ttll This stock to be offered is excellent
particularly the horses.