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The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
Religious Intelligence.

-l;ev Joseph Travis, of Philadelphia,
Chairman of this district, will hold quar-
terly meeting service in the Elkton Free
Methodist Church, tomorrow Preaching
and administration of the Lord 5 Supper in
the morning love feast in the afternoon
and preaching in the evening. Services
continued part of next week.
The following is the programme of the
anniversary exercises of the Brick Meeting
House Holiness Association. which began
yesterday and to continue over to-day and
tomorrow: saturday 10 \. NJ, Prayer ser
vice for u general baptism of the Holy
Ghost upon ale churches, conducted by
Miss Mary +. Carhart. > r. NJ, Conversa-
tion meeting, to be opened by Miss Emma
Gregg. Secretary j. NJ. Campbell TO read a
report or history OF the meetings of the
past year. At 80, Bible readings, con-
Quoted by j. NJ. Campbell. Sunday, AT >
T.. NJ, services to be under the direction of
lanes \. Eiae At 80, subject for dis
cussion, . The difference between Re-enera-
tIon and $anctitcation,' by Rev. A. d.
Davis.
ley. Mr. Schouler will conduct services
at Elk Mills Chapel at :; o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28

For years past one Of the greatest pests IL
the farmer and gardener, and the occasion OF
great loss besides. has been that little val
lar varmint' called the potato hng. OF
such greedy nature is this little gornand-
izer that he appropriates the entire crop.
leaving nothing for the human potato bug
But now a new actor appears upon the
scene-a friend, though exceedingly small
one, 10 man,-possessing an appetite for
potato bugs even more vOraciouS than that
of the bug tor the potato, and >wooping
down in countless millions upon the var
mints," rapidly exterminate them. Sure
iy this is something to be thankful for. Mr..
William Booth, on Wednesday, showed us
collection OF potato bugs, taken from his
truck patch near town, every one OF them
infested with countless numbers of this in
tinitesmal vermin. They seem to torment
their victims most atrociously, and i'll 4
very short time destroy them. We trust
the supply may not give out until the last
specimen of the potato eater is annihiiated.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
The Mission.

The services ut the Catholic church Of this
town, during the past week, have attracted
much attention. Three services daily have
been held, at half past five and nine thirty
\. NJ, and half past seven Y. NJ, lectures or
sermons on each occasion, except the early
morning, which was Devoted to the mass.
RevS. Father Raphael and ke@an, members
of the Order Of Passionists have been in
charge: and have spoken on all occasions.
The main object of the meeting is to awaken
and arouse to lives of greater devotion the
members of the church and to assist III pre-
pairing candidates for confirmation. The
sermons OF Father Raphael and kegan have
been listened to by large audiences of both
Catholics and Protestants, and generally
highly spoken Of Altogether the series of
services have been effective.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
A Good Little Girls Narrow Escape

Anr.ie Blank is the name of Il good little
girl who lives with \ family ut their resi-
dence, on East Main street. Annie has been
Il regular attendant upon the mission in
progress 1T the Catholic church, aud is II
candidate for contir.nation On Tuesday
evening, she retired to her room in the third
story Of the house with the intention, before
going to sleep. OF studying her catechism
with Il view to her approaching examination.
She decided to combine comfort with study
and to that end Snugly eusconccd herself in
bed and by the light of Il candle, which she
placed upon the bed beside her, began her
studies. DrowsineSs, however, soon over
came her, and amid dreams of the children
in the fiery furnace, the hoy on the burning
deck, and other blazing anecdotes, she was
dragged from her bed by members of the
family who had smelled the smoke of some
thing on fire and comirg TO her room found
her couch in a blaze. Her candle had burned
down to the he'd and set irs TO it. Annie
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
Important to Ex-Union Soldiers.

There being now pending il the War i's'-
partment great number, Of volunteer pen
sion claims which cannut be satisfactorily V
verified for want of information which miss
ing records Of discontinued volunteer com
mands would afford and it having tran
spired in many instances that officers Of the
late volunteer forces have still in their pos
session or under their control, books and
other records pertaining To their corps, diri-
sions, brigadeS, regiments, and companies.
Adiutant General Drum has issued Il circu-
lar calling attention to the fact that all such
books and records should be deposited in
the Adiutaut Generals office, and earnestly
requesting that they be forwarded without
delay to the Adiutant General at Washing
ton. No expense other than postage. or
proper express charges when packages eN-
ceed four puunds--the limit oil mail parcels
tan be paid by the government.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
A Wild Man.

F.arly yesterday morning, Il Young and re-
spectacle looking man was found on the
race bank, east O! town, wandering around
in demcnted condition. Mr.. j. \. Howard
first saw him and informed the l;aiiti, who
went out there. When he arrived the
stranger had stripped nearly all his clothes
from his person and was running about
through water and everything else in u
frantic condition. He was taken in charge
and lodged in jail. lie said his name was
Ed. Ruddy, and that he was from Savannah,
Ga. Over eleven dollars were found in his
pockets. His clothing was good though
muddy and wet. 1t is thought he is suffer
ing from mani '-apotu. He gave his occu-
patton as that of a bar keeper, though it is
thought it is crazy notion and that he is
really I; commercial agent from one of the
cities. He will be kept here until he re-
covers.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
TI't }1eoplts & olunn

EDITOR CECIL WnIG-Dcar ,Sr:-The
following communications, with notes
from Col |. ID. Davis and Mr.. }. l.. Wells,
having been handed to the Editor of the
Democrat, who has had manifest plea
sure in publishing the letters of argus
and so-called essays of Shockley, was re-
fused publication by him-except in a
mutilated form. prefer to have it pub
lished entire and as | have written it;
and therefore ask the favor of its publ
cation in your columns. Mr.. Cruikshank
has held the article, without refusing its
publication, till noon of Friday. Fair
play is a jewel. DEMOCRAT.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
A Sketch of the Seasons.


The strength of Winter has passed away.
The pure snow mantle that spread its
,,,.ood ro,a., o,.o,, a., ;o,, ,o,1o
''f' mas
p''SSe" away IN 'o'tS 'apor' revealing
some pleasant indications of the coming
Srrinr-tima laden with cheerino int1u-
ances with Lona. and ,,r,,,;s.s az f,+,ro
~,
oe'el'phieh'. ne sehiai rays Oh the
sun, having aroused some of the sleeping
fountains. are uyitinm the little tribu-
-.,;o, . ,;+o; ana ,r,o1 +1u,,
:, '''' :, '''o N''''' 'i,i'7N
the 'aiieSs Ill tle Inspiring song Oh spring
Each season has ITS charms. summer,
with all Its attendant beauties and splen-
oof, opens VIDE iields Tor pleasant con-
temptations; and to those who appre
clate It's floral exhibition, 1t affords vast
opportunities for study and reflection.
The forest trees, like sentinels erect. in
full dress clad. with dew-dropS glisten-
ING, greet the morning sun: while larks,
as ushers. blend their notes in joyful
demonstrations. The landscape, over
spread with a carpet of standard green
and unchanging fashion; the attractive
ferns and lilies that grace the low-lands,
>>-'N' N--N>S
garden lawns and more extensive parks,
nature and art combine to beautify with
well-shorn turf, with roses, Towering
shrubs, and ornamental trees: with cul-
tlvated flowers, OF every hue, IN plats of
various forms and sizes, bordered with
white or some contrasting foliage; with
rustic seats and cooling fountains; with
lofty sprays that glitter in the sunlight;
with shady drives, winding pathways,
terraced declivities, and sloping hill
sides. From early dawn till evening
shadows fade, the little birds render en-
chanting music; and while the twilight
fingers still, the parting song Is sung OF
bomeward t1v the silyery tones are waited
h.ct in echo beautifuI evan;nn avar
fa,a,.o, E,or,, of r.+,,r ;s f,,,erht
:.I, ia.o,j IzG,ta,,t ;.,ta,a,.n IL
III ,T 'noa ,'n nsnid;n ,%nI ,ha; n1
" a "i'i '.I"'' "'l'inS IS 'n.n so
uen lieeces' the many plodu acres Oh
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
Resignation.

Mr. John NJ. Tucker, the obliging tele-
graph operator at our depot, has resigned
his position, and his successor will take his
place to-day. Mr. T. was driven TO this
course by the determination of those in
power over him TO force work upon him en-
tirely foreign To the duties of an operator,
and he, rather than surrender his entire in
dependence, gave up his place. Mr.. T. was
an efficient and obliging officer and has
formed IL large circle of friends here.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
s::.CeUNYY Y11YEWS:::
PORT UEPO.SIT ITE'HS.

DEPOT DRAPED.
The depot building was drapcd in black
on Monday morning, by order of the Su-
perintendent of the Columbia X Port De
post Railroad Oh account oi the death
Of Col. Thomas \. Scott.
IMPROVEMENT.
\ long and much needed improvement
the raising and repaving of the pavement
from the residence of Il. c. Hopkins to
that of II. {. Nesbitt. This piece Of
pavement has been in = very bad condi-
tion for months and the citizens of the
lower end of the town have had just
cause for complaint.
FUR SALE.
Temperance Hall, having served the
purpose for which it was erected. will be
offered for sale. Oh June 18th to the high
est bidder.
ENtI RSI0S.
Messrs. Mccullough x Brickley. who
in former years have afforded our citizens
an opportunity to enjoy the air from the
salt water. announce to the community
another Of their excellent excursions to
Colchester. on June 9th. on the p11t Boy.
These gentlemen know how to make peo-
pie have a good time and have fine order
and promise that all who favor hem with
their presence on this occasion will not
be disappointed.
THE TROUBLESOME CUT WORM.
Quite a number of our farmers have
had to replant their whole fields of corn
because of the ravagcs of the cut worm.
THE ROCK Run EARD,
rumor says, has been to the city to read
and examine the proof sheets of his
Forthcoming book OF poetry, and We
shall ere long have the pleasure ol perus-
ing its pages.
OUR BAND
was out sercnading some Of our citizens,
Tuesday night. They certainly are im-
proving and il in the future make as
rapid progress as in the past. it will be
one of the finest bands outside the city.
CATCHING FISH AND PILFERERs.
Some citizens from the upper end of
the town concllded they would catch
mess of fish for themselves On Satur-
day night they borrowed a small hauling
seine and went to an island opposite Rock
Run, made a haul and caught a dozen
shad and few hundred herring. Two
men, one from town and the other from
the country. came on the shore as the
seine was landed and Watching their OPP
portunity slyly picked up Il pair of the
best shad and hid them in the bushes
farther down the shore, intending to get
them when they left. The shad were
soon missed. Search was made. but they
were not found in the boat. One of the
fishing party. having his suspicious
aroused. watched the boat and followed
it some distance down the island. The
two men now concluded the coast was
clear and returned for the shad. when
they We're caught and compelled to ac-
knowledge that they had taken them,
when they were permitted to return
home. 1t is no excuse that the two had
been to Lapidum and We're a little under
the influence of the ardent.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
PHIL,pELPHiA, May %.

PHILADELPHIA, May %.
Quiet and Quaker-like at all times.
Philadelphia on Sundays becomes pecu-
liarly mournful. OF course all the stores
are closed, even the little cigar shops and
the places where in other cities you can
get meek and inocuous soda water. The
very hotels seem deserted, and only the
churches are accessible to the stranger
In other places stranger is a holy name,
but here it is viewed with distrust For
instance, the Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts is open on Sunday, but only to
natives who during the week have pro-
vided themselves with tickets which are
distributed gratuitously. The stranger
approaches the portal of the artistic
temple is denied entrance because. not
aware of this rule, he has ignorantly ne
elected to provide himself with this
wholly superfluous passport.
But he can spend half an hour very
pleasantly in the street near to the Acade-
my, for within few rods there is group
ed the finest specimens of architecture of
which Philadelphia can boast. The
Academy itself, with headlcss relic of
ancient statuary over its entrance, is
worth few minutes study. Insigniii-
cant as regards its height, the facade is
vet to degree quite original and pleas
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
MARRIED..

THoMAS-REYSoLDS:- the NJ. T.. par
sonage, Smyrna, Del, on May IL, 1881, by
Rev. j. ID. Rigg, Edwin l.. Thomas, of this
county and Lucy Z. REYNOLDS, of New
Castle county Del
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
COUNTER NO. 4.

The change produced in the general ap
pearance of a dry goods store by substi-
tuting the light-colored and zephyr-like
worn in midsummer in place Of
the dark and heavy Winter fabrics is like
the transformation most ladies make III
the Summer by the covering of THEM par
lors. The demand for French IeplH>.
Scotch Ginghams, iIandkerchiefs, Got
tons. Satteens, Monte Cloths. Lawns.
Foil d Aisace, Organdies. .IaconrrS, Lin
en- Lawns &c, has been unusually large
for SO early in the season.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
COUNTER NO. 1.

The fabrics at this counter consist of
bold plaids neat Checks. some elegant
Stripes at So 80, and a few pieces all-wool
French goods now marked 25 cents. &;
bargain:) and then the Drap Salonica
Tricot, plain and illuminated Armures.
Foule and Mclange-these all in quant-
ties sample pieces of which are on the
shelves. with piles of duplicates in base
mcnt and wholesale rooms. Cashmere
De Beige, in Lupin's and other makes,
are at No. / counter. Camel's Hair and
Flannel Suitings are shown here. all of
which, no duubt, are marked as high as
any other importing retailer has them.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
The A. M. E. Church Report.

Puny, weak, and sickly children need
Bruwn'S Iron BittcrS. 1t will strengthen.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28

escaped I'M jury onl ) .a account Of he earl y
discovery ofthe accident. Considerable dam
Ace was done 10 the tr,,i and bedding.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
ELKTuN, May 23rd, 1851.

DEAR SIR My attention has been called Ia a
letter in The DtmOcrdt, puTporting TO be written
by a. L. ShocklcN. in which hG processes to give
an account OF a converse tion had with me.
In r"nly. wish l" say. that Shockley came to
me dur NJ Il ; canvass ion Town BailiH and said
he had understood ! was to he the Republican
candidate for Sheriff: that he came to tender me
his support and to say that he intended to do his
level best to elect me. | thanked him, and told
him did not expect to be candidate.
Thus is one OF many offers made mo by Shockley
since he was elected 10 the office OF Bailiif, in
1850 nlsinly as hr said by mv efforts and the
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
FHE UHRKEFS.
Elkton Markets.
REPORTED BY u. SCOTT & BRO.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Nav Goth, 1881.

Corrected Weekly by W. H. Wchqcl d Sons,
GFuin dnd PtOducc Commission Her-
Chants, 10 Ne kterryS Wharf
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
PHILADELPHIA.

THE SABBATH TIILNESs-CEBTAIS ARCH
ITECTIRAL FEATUREs--TIIE PI BliC
81 BIILDINGS.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich.

Will send their celebrated Electro-N oltaic
Belts to the afflicted upon 30 days trial.
Speedy cures guaranteed. They mean what
they say Write to them without delay.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28

Place is given to the foregoing letter
i'll our People Column, in the absence of
the Editor of Tie Wing, with some uncer-
tainty as to whether OF not its insertion
will meet his approval. 1t is admitted
on the broad ground of every one being
entitled To a hearing.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
COUNTER NO. 3.

This counter is devoted exclusively to
Black Goods. which every one buys who
wears frock, either Young, middle aged
or old. A few years ago Alpaca was the
leading fabric, but now none are SO poor
as to do it reverence. Then came Cash
mere. and what run it has had. and has
even yet, nothing having been invented
to supply it-So firm 4 hold does it seem
to have on every lady's wardrobe, We
have quantities in our basement, and
more in the custom house.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
!. " Ellis.

ELKi"N. Nay 18th lSSl.
DEAR SIE:-lH reply to Nuur note lnJuirn%
whether \. =. Shocklcy sometime last April. said
10 me. nr in my presence thar lie Intended in case
Col .lHV. NJ. Miller wa> nominated the iIc,lo-
cratic candidate iur State Senator 10 seTeadc his
Republican opponent with the Elhton Brass Haud
at ms own expense" have u say that NJ r. ShUch-
ley did make such declaration IN my presence.
am myself friendly to Mr. Shookley. and
2ret that You should have applied to me to state
the abOt { facts. | hope you will not find it
sary TO publish this letter: but whatever course
yon may take. can only say that You have cor
rectly given Mr.. ShOckey'S language
ours very truly, |. ID. DAVIS.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28

roiored I1te To sn,p port any office for which
might htr0IRe IL candidate
am sorry il this - ter ~ Shu'atry's shaft have
The effect OF iplurNI him with ms part but
AIN reunctantlS forced by the course he has taken
al denying 1t in Pailic letter 10 Ihe pcnOt rat
to Stttc the real facts.
Very respectfully. i. l.. WELLS.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28

The following is y report of the stewards,
trustees, etc, of the Chesapeake Circuit of
the A. VI. f. Church for the conference
year ended May 10, 1881
EIKTUS CHURCH.
AMOUNT collected by the trustees. 80. s;56s.9l
stewards. ~ 2OS.9o
Sunday school. 600
- rs conference claims 200
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28

- Half the ills of human life proceed
from a torpid and disorslered liver. submit
to them no longer while g Sellers Liver
Pills" will cure you quickly. Price DE.
,B REESE will buy your wool.
.Y Our Provision House is well stocked
and prices at the lowest point. REESE.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28
COUNTER NO. ).

No. ) is known among us The Cheap
Dress Goods Counter. Most Of the goods
shown here are made III this country. The
foreign goods that find their way to it are
those which have been tried at their value
among the goods where they belonged
and would not sell, and were put here AT
half-price. or some times less: so do not
always pass it by without notice. The
head of this counter says he has Monte
Cloths at 12Ac.; were 25c. Aberdeen
Suitings at 12!c.; were 25c. Now botll
of these are really good value. An all
wool fabric in Cashmere figures, SO inches
wide. at CSC, we have sold piles of; We're
imported to sell at 81. \ case of Llam:,
Cloths at 25c. are worthy of favorable
mention. The Manchester Pacific goods.
at regular prices, we show as they come
ont-many being good limitations "i
French or English goods
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28

was out sercnading some Of our citizens,
Tuesday night. They certainly are im-
proving and il in the future make as
rapid progress as in the past. it will be
one of the finest bands outside the city.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28

Temperance Hall, having served III,
purpose for which it was erected. will be
offered for sale. on June 9Th. to the high
est bidder.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-10
Elec1ioneering bY NIniI.

Special to the Cincinnati Commercially
New York, November Never
in the history Of the New York post
office has there been such an amount
of matter sent through it as during
the last few days. The increase is due
OF course to the political campaign.
On Saturday, $4,000 two-cent stamps
and 100000 stamped envelopes we're
sold. This represents a total Of 1920
600 pieces sent through the mail for
delivery in this city. Postofice off
cials who have been in the service al.
most their entire lives, say that at no
previous election were so many oircu-
lars sent through the mails. In fact,
they say that this year three times as
many circulars have been mailed as at
any other election in the history ofthe
country. On Saturday the crowd of
matter was so great at two of the sta
tons that it was found necessary to
forward it all to the general Office to
be marked and forwarded. The first
delivery ON Saturday was delayed
forty.fVe minutes by the great amount
of matter that had to be handled, and
in uptown districts on some Of the
delivery routes the delay extended to
two hours. This delay occurred not
withstanding the fact that there were
forty additional carriers. In some Of
the tenement house districts four car
riers were required to do the work
usually performed By one.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-10
star Driih.
Philadelphia Ledger.1

fhllhQtlpnla Lcdger.l
The usual display Of November
meieors," on the l4th and adjacent
nights, radiating from Leo, will un.
fortunately be obscured by the moon.
which is full and shines all night at
about that time. Later in the month.
about the 18th, the Biela meteors NAV
be watched for. These are believed
to be the debris formed by the de-
structiOn Of Biela's comet, and are
plentiful about the time of the peri
Odical return Of the comet, had it
remained in existence; hence no large
shower can be anticipated the present
year.
Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and Venus
are all brightly visible in the evening.
Saturn rises at sunset and jupiter
shortly after. The present month will
be the most favorable time for the OBJ
seryatiOn Of these two planets, for
they are the nearest the earth and
present their full face to us.
Some Of the other interesting objects
now to be looked for in the small
telescopes are the beautiful cluster in
the sword handle Of Perseus, visible to
the naked eye as a hazy light, between
the bright stars Of Cassiopea and of
Perseus; the nebula of Andromeda
nearly overhead, also visible TO the
eye as a haze the ring nebula of Lyra.
situated between the stars Beta and
Gamma; the q%uadruple star EPSILON
Lyra, which is easily seen double. but
which requires a high power to sepa-
rate the e~omponents, and EDcke's
comet IN the east just before sunrise.
The bright stars visible at 0 O'Clock.
about the middle Of the month, will
be Antares, in Scorpio, in the west
Vega, in Lyra, in the northwest
above it Deneb, 10 Cygnus; low down
In the southwest, Alpha. ofthe South
ern Fish the Square of Pegasus, lust
west OF the meridian Cagsiopea.
nearly in the zenith, and the dipper'
close to the northern horizon Ca.
pella, half way up from the cast
Castor and Pollux just rising in tbe
northeast Aldebaran, southward
from Capella aud the brilliant Orion
close t. the EASTERN htrizon. Saturn
Jupiter and Mars will be ranged IN
order along the elliptic, from near
the meridian 10 the cast.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-10
A Physicians Advice OF How 10
Gain Health.

HARRISBURG, Pa March 80, 1881.
Nothing is more charming and at
tractive than a thoroughly healthy,
perfectly formed woman; a bright
eyed, rosy, laughing, joyous, happy
faced girl, one who finds keen pleasure
in merely living. An invalid wife or
mother is a constant object of sympa-
thy 10 an otherwise contented house
hold. Happy the home whose women
folk enjoy perfect health. In my
practice | have always recommended
slckiy women to use Browns Iron
Bitters. In case of Irregularities.
dyspepsia, indigestion, heartburn, nau.
sea, sou stomach, nervousness and
exhaustive debility, | find it exceeds
all other remedies as a true medicinal
tonic. 1t never fails to gently soothe.
refresh aud strengthen the general
system, and especially those parts
made weak by continued distress; and
what satisfies me most is, that the
cures, although in some instances
gradual, are always permanent.-M.D D.
S. Mansfield & Co., w. N. Wilker-
son & Co., and G. w. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.