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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-06-25
An Amphibious African.

Nea: the Gas Works, IL. this town, is a
large spring or pond from whir;l water is
procured for the purposes of the establish
mant, The water in the pond is about eigh-
teen inches deep. With ii bottom of soft mud
of fully as graa. . depth. 1t is in a somewhat
retired position and piSiiei oniv y few tilnas
day by Mr.. johnson. the FL .inCa. e. .;;e
works. Tile other day, az he approached
the pond, he saw what at first sight appear-
ed to be a couple of stick, protruding above
the water, upon each Of which was Il shoe
but on a closed inspection he found the two
seeming sticks to be the pedal eXtremites of
. colored boy, his head and the greater part
OF bis bGiy being planted firmly in the mud
beneath The V&iGF THIS limbs were NOV
ing, but that was at frst tak6n for thu
potion of the sticks caused by the wina.
AF. J. didn't stop to debate matters, hut
graspei AID quickly pulled the boy ont, and
TO his astonishmeBC L.; -.:g rs live and pert
as the average of his class How ,s:.g liz
had been there. there is no sure way of iudg.
ing, and whether he was asleep or awake
when pulled ont is also a matter of doubt
but Tn II he is Il member of the am NH bious
class Of animals 10 hardly open TO question,
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ANOTHER ELKTON BELLE GONE
A Quiet bu: Attractive Wedding Ce1e-
nony in this Town.

Very few persons outside Of the imm".
dialc fanny circle Of the contracting parties
were aware of the time fixr, for the mar
riagr ceremony of Mr.. Harry II. Shippers,
of Philadelphia, and Miss Mary n. Elder,
ri This town, SO that VIXEN, on Tuesday
evening last, preparations for that event
WAS seen and the whisper that it was /"
take place on that evening became General
ii proved Z great surprise. The groom, who
is Il son of the Rev. Thomas W. Shippers, OF
Philadelrhii, with the members of his
fathers family, arrived in the evening train
south, reaching here shortly before seven
O'Clock, and proceeded at once to the resi-
d,nC" of the brides parents, on Main street.
The ceremony, winch took place at o'c.ork,
WAS performed by Rev. Mr.. Shippers, as
sisted by Rev. Mr.. Avery, Of this town.
Six Young lady friends of the bride elect
Misses Maria Jones, Maggie Ricketts,, Emily
frazer, Mamie Ellis, Fannie Jones and
llyie Erennen-acted as maids Of honor,
u,h"rS being dispensed with. The com
l'al!y of friends gathered completely filled
he east parlor, leaving just sufficient space
i"r the h.idal party beneath The arch in
front. Here they took their position at y
O'Clock beneath i very pretty i!orai 0rna-
mental monogram, bearing the initial letters
" NJ. y H. and in u few minutes were
made man and wife. The bride wore Il
dress of pare white, entrain, with bouquet
nj field daisies ut the waist and roses in her
hair, and without other ornament, looked
exceedingly pretty. The groom Wore the
usual morning dress After an hour spent
in c"ngrat uiationS. the company returned
to the depot and took the 9 o'clock train
north, the bride ard groom on a tour up
tie hudson, and the remainder of the party
To their homes i'll Philadelphia After Il
TRIP ot u week or So the newly married
couple will settle in West Philadeiphia.
where they will hereafter make their home
convenient to the business OF Mr. Shippers
The groom, who is an rmyl"ye in the Phila-
,l-lphia post Office The bride is the only
daughter Of William II. E.lcr, Esq, OF this
place, and tor some Years one Of E!kton's
bellies. Tie good wishes OF
the printers follow the Young ycyacers on
litc's sen, rs they enjoy the generous cuts of
delicious cake with W hich they We're favored
-. $ N"u't forget the Elkfon Social Clu|, en-
cu!a!"n IL roiche>t on July 9th.
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Death of Lizzie Crow.

y young girl Ivy rhe name Of Lizzie Crow,
who has for several months past been liv-
ing in the family of George Ricketts,, Esq,
near town, died on saturday last under dis
treSsng circumstances. She attended the
children anniversary on sabbath evening
previous. and being late ran a great portion
of the distance frniil M Tickets 10 the
church, more than Il mile, and Was greatly
exhausted thereby On Monday, the next
day, she was taken with Il chill. Fearing a
case of protractel sickness, she was taken
To her parents. who reside near Cooch's
mill, where typhoid pneumonia soon after
developed itself, of which She died on Sat
urday. Lizzie was a girl of much promise,
and Il number of the teachers of the NJ +.
Sabbath! SCHOOL were interested III her well
fare. Size Va. o,i.i - :, HE4!hes Of children
gathered in hy the members Of The b0rGs.
Society of the church, and from the time of
her introduction To the school year ago to
the present time has shown great desire
to learn and has made much progress Her
parents, who are poor, hard-working peo-
pie, live near Cooch's, five miles from town.
aud nearly every Sabbath last winter, Liz
zsr, sometimes accompanied by her sister,
walked olri.3qi aad lack again, never once
stopping for cold or sIoria she vas sc1cIi-
teen years 0f age. Friar to her inirGduc-
ton to the Sabbath school, her opportgni-
ties for set-improycmeut were limited, and
size WIS .iF l;.l!ind many girls of her age;
but T''.-. ...e ..,,I.4u NY rfnaeEteS itself.
she took hold with - viii ara Vas al am
ing rapidly ut he time OF her illness, giving
evidence of a good mind. Her remains We're
Inferred 1T Head of Christiana cemetery, on
Monday last just one week from the time
she was taken sick.
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Baltimore Female College.

The thrtieth annuai commencement Of
the Baltimore Female College took place
on Thursday last. ana was rs usual. ar
occasion "f high qualification to the pa
irons and friends al this popular institu-
ton. The day vas irri"mcr.t. Int tucfc
was Il large and attentive audience.
The exercises consisted of addresses.
essays, etc, intcrsporsrd with music both
vocal and instrumental. all of which ex-
hihited careful training on the part of
the Professors and diligence on the part
of the students. The Saluta.ory was by
Miss Anna VI. Cameron. of Cecil. an ex-
cellent production. read in good taste
The Elledictory. by Miss Carrie +. Ste
vens. of Caroline county. The other nota-
bic articles of the graduates Were: {" )"
Runs the World Away by Miss Fear
lngton. OF MlsslSslpp!: The Silent Foot
of Time by Miss Ella +. Grimes, OF
Prince George county; and ii spirited
poem by Miss Bessie Alien, OF Airing.
ton. Md, entitled = beauty and Brains
versus Wealth." The audience expressed
their qualification by frequent applause
and a profuSion of flowers in bouquets
wreathS. baskets. etc. among them Il fine
imitation of Z steamer.
\ number OF medals was bestowed fo,
distinction in various studies. Miss Cam
eron, Of Cecil, received the medal for Sill
perior excellence in Mathematics She
received. also. the degree OF Mistress OF
English Literature. BESIDES tue regular
degrees conferred on the graduates. the
honorary degree of -lltiHm Nagistra was
conferred on Madame Il. Zeit>Ia of San
Francisco. a in.uished scholar and
teacher, and three other ladies.
The instruction given in the College
while sufficiently ornamental. is eminent
ly practical, as is shown by It's haviu.
trained and sent forth la teachers. sew
erai of them from our GsTn county. There
is y Tree scholarship in the College for
each county III the State. That tur Cecil.
we understand. Is now vacant. This i'll
>titutloii. which has been under the abb
management of DR.. \. {. Brooks from
its organization. has done valuable ser
vice IL the State. and should 1T least b
put on an equal footing with the thrc,
male colleges of the State. III which the
board of those holding scholarships Is
paid by the State. This certainly is On,
OF the rights TO which woman is entitled.
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How 70 PEEl INT NhQN xINc-Mr
Harry AlCC0rIial communicates to II
London scientific Journal the results OF
some careful investi cations as to the best
means of preventing drowning. As the
season for seaside bathing is at hand.
VIII ch means for many the drowning sea-
son. Mr.. MgCormaa : subject Is timely
The great resource of any one getting
into water beyond his depth who cannot
swim is to initiate the motions of dog
and other brutes, which, not even the
hou> chull cat excepted, take to water on
OCCASION and e!staiN ,l,em ~tiys.a ra.isetly
well I'itho.t any PRIOR experience what
ever. The brute in the water" SAYS
this writer. continues to 30 on all fnurs,
and the man who wishes to save his life
and cannot otherwise swim must do So
too striking alternately one-t"o, one
two, but without hurry OF precipitation.
The great peril of persons unable to
swim and suddenly entering deep water
is paralysis %; muscular pow"r E,Gm
fright and Nj Mcsioru,i> Is not far from
the truth when he says: Nothing is
less difficult, whether for man or brute,
than to tread water even for the first
time The mere knowledge of this fact
might in some cases inspire those wholly
lacking in natatprial experience with
that confidence which J. cua e ;L1 t,.t
Saiegualua a..atiist G.',. aug. Ii,e rule
to " tread wafer Wien you ind Yourself
beyond your depth - and to lloat when
you are tired is certainly simple enough
and practicable enough to be tried in an
emergency.
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The Princess Anne Hcrald says that Mrs.
Souder, formerly Miss Annie Cullen. one Of
7ht. principals in the CriStell matrimonial
sensation, is a beautiful girl of eighteen,
with piercing black eyes and fascinating
manners. {. W. So"ler, her husband who
WIS Il widowtr with ore child. met Miss
Cullen in Cri>tield and became her constant
attendant. Her parents seemed satisfied
with his attentions, and the father on one
occasion stopped with Sender at the resi-
dencc of the father-in-law of the latter, in
Elktou, and then asked Sou,ler to bring his
iiff!e girl 10 his (Cullen>) house. in CriSfi"!d
Snuder had been engaged to Miss Annie for
some time, when one evening he proposed
that they get married he next day. She
replied She was willing if the consent of the
old folks could be Obtained. Her fl; her
being away, her mother WAS asked and she
intrrpoSed no objections. Two days after
wards he secured his license and on tie
9th "t May drove to Mr.. Cullen's house.
II" being ut home, Suuler asked l4i. consent
To The marriage, bur lie objected to tn,.
union. The contracting. parties then went
Gut for a drive, the lady knowing FIJI well
that the gentleman had the license in his
pocket, and she, holding the rcin~, drove to
the residence of Rev. Mr.. Collins, near
Nestcver, and in the presence of half u
dozen or more Witnesses were unite, in
wedlock. Both minister and witnesses are
ready to testify /" l.cr apparent willingness
TO get married, and wonderful self posSes-
sion during the ceremony. After the cere-
mony they drove 80 Cri>iicld, the bride WAS
left II her fathers house, and the groom
Went 10 the hotel The understanding he
tween them AT parting was that they world
take Il trip to Baltimore the following even
ing. When the " old man - was informed
Of the marriage Of his daughter. he raised
quite Il storm. The husband helieveS that
undue influence was brought To bear upon
the wife, and viii probably bring the queer
case before Il court of justice.
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CH-1RLESTO WV ITEMS.
CHIL.DREN's DAY.


/; may be of some interest at least to a
good many of your readers to hear how
we are prospecting 1T this place Sunday
the beautiful and impressive service OF
chlldrens day was held in the NJ. +.
church. Quite a number participated in
NE exercises "Ming to the scarcity ot
flowers the church was not elahuratly
Trimmed "a on similar occasion: but sc.-
erai buquetS ot flowers nicely arranged
ny some oI our fair one, graced the most
prominent places near the altar way.
RcV. j. IL. llammerSely diScoursed in the
evening from Solomon's words, Train
up Il enid III the way he should 90. when
ne gets Old ne will not depart from it
lie spoke OF the wisdom q: solomon, as
SURPRISING the men of his day. Whether
or not Solomon would take the lead or
wise men i'll this day We have not heard
discussed. His remarks were especial to
parents. lie drew a line between in
structlons AM training. and the Rever-
end gentleman WAS not disposed to 90
back on solomon : words. but adhered
10 the doctrine that children trained right
would not bring rrpro:ich upon theiI par
ehtS. Ills remarks weie rrpirtt with
good advice; aud >lrenyt heued bv reyel;
tIon could not fail to have reached the
hearts of all parents that SO eagerly list
ened to the discourse
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haunted Me.

\ Workingrnan say; " Debt, poverty ANA
suffering haunted me fur years, cauSt.,i Ivy ii
sick family and large bills for ,tnrtn.ing,
which did no good. | was completely dis
conraged until one year ago 10y the aIvice
of my pastor. | procured Hop Bitter> and
commenced heir use, and in one month WE.
were all well, and none of Il, have been sick
Il day since: and | want - say To all poor
men. yuu can keep your families we'll :, Near
with Hop HittrrS for les tIIan one ducrof'>
visit will cost. - Christian idr0cutc.
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Mr.. i. d. Spencer, Of Havre de Grace, is
making rapid progress with the addition to
his store and intends having it ready Tor
fail trade. When completed it sill cover
An area of over six thousand square feet, all
departments being complete in every par
tiruar. and with his greatly increased f;,cili-
ties he intends to put in the largest and most
complete assortment of goods ever before
exhibited in any store in the State outside
OF Baltimore. He proposes to make it the.
mammoth store of the county He is now
Offering his very large stock at a great sac
rifice, to avoid taking stock and moving, a.
his space is now limited and he is obliged
TO dispose of many of his goods TO make
room for the improvements.
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Population OF Cecil County.

Census bulletins Nos. 19I and 1872 We're, on
Wednesday. issued from the bureau at Wash
inston, containing in detail the population of
the cities, towns, and villages in the STATE
Of Maryland. The population Of the cleo
ton district includes, in every ease, that of
all villages within it. The towns and villages
marked with an asterisk ~ are unincor-
porited. and their population is given only
approximately, as their limits cannot he
sharply defn1d. Places marked with Il
dagger Cd We're not separately returned by
the enuMerators.
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Vhe {)sopleS e olun'n
Malaria.

Mr.. EDIToH.-ihe subject of VI ,!aria
should interest us all. The whole coun
try is engaged in its study. Our low
lying districts especially should he guard
ed against this fatal raasmatic disease.
Tins Is not y plague sent from heaven to
atliict reheliiuus Pharoahs. but a disease
arising from known causes. ANY com
that will permit these causes to
operate day by day, when it is in it's
power to cure them. certainly deserves to
be afflicted with malarial troubles.
Every intelligent citizen knows that y
lack of proper attention to DRAINAGE"
is fruitful source of all those allied
maiadies which are included u..,ier the
term Malaria Filth,
cutters ought not 10 be permitted to
throw oil their poisonous exhalations.-
The town authorities should know that
they have the health Of the town to think
of. There has heon n source OF ANNOY
ance aud disease open for two or tire,
years oh tho street running from the
public school house to Einsinrer-s mill
The attention OF our town autborit;a.
has been called to it time and again 10,
two successive Seasons. Last wear tn,
Board was respectfully pe.is,uned to drain
the public road here :s.,d carry it OF to-
wards the cippH. The expense would n,,
have r...i., at the farthest. over ten dol
i.rs No Notice Was taken ut il. 4 s.,.
old petition Was sent. wh;pn oreateu
some legal discussion. they ned In.
gutter up III red tape, ana that was Tho.
end oi II. Siekhess prevailed in the ad
john 4 house nearly all that Summer.
aga'n this year polite and respectful
appeal WAS Made 10 the new Board for :,
dram here. Alter waiting for weeks. and
hearing nothing from ii. the petition WA
with Il request that at leas,
some official notice he given to the nett
TONERS about the intention Of the Board
Nothing has been heard is.4., them vet.
Now. Mr.. Edilur. Wh;tt are We to expect
from this kiuil CT attention to these mat
ters WlsiCi, affect the pnblic health? Is,
al uieans let the Board pay attention to
'nr drainage. What arc miserable gravel |
pavements IN comparison with proper
iraiuage? Had not the town better
spend few dollars year on drainage |
,han to be afflicted with diphtheria and !
.rph"id fever? TAX PAYER.
Elit0m June ,!5iI 1891.
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IMPROVING HIS STORE.

Mr.. T. Il. Hopper, our chief city father.
has had quite AN improvement made in
his drug store and dwelling. by having
it overhauled and reprinted by an eX-
pert painter who is hard to beat in his
line. We refer to Mr. }. VI. Broadway.
He has all the work he can do. Paper
ing aud upholstery also receive attention
from him.
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RISING sun ITE.HS.
FEsTiFALa

FEsTiyAIa
are ROW Eli the rage. Those at West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church and
1T Ebenczer were quite successful. and
our VI. E. Church held one on Tuesday
and Wednesday that was all that could
he desired. being under the charge of the
Fnun- folks. All old foyy ways were
very properly discarded.
MOVEMENTS OF ,BNE ho.,AR.
\ half i,Uii.f ra}:aC 4nto the hands of
d. G, Waring, having stamped on it the
name Of c, L, Knapp. i.e"miss. Mass
BY way of curiosity. Mr.. Waring dropped
i postal card to Mr.. X. and received Il
reply thanking him for the information.
saving lie stamped it four years ago, and
wished it kept moving.
TOWN ELECTION.
At the borough election. and at enc
held aiterward to fill yaGanEiag, .toGn 7.
Burkins, u. II. G,,g.a.. Iesse A. Kirk,
F.. /. l,.ti,i.ltun, and DR.. l.. r. Kirk
We're elected to serve the ensuing year.
The treaSurer's report showed the debt
reduced to 5000 aud about $50 on hand
MUSICAL.
On Saturday nj ,iit last, the Rising sun
Cornet Band treated the inhabitants g. a
promenade concert. Thf in,,&.,. Waa very
good and vii, hnGss,y f1.e&,ii%,.i, The small
hey .sa,4 i.AIs,y
NOVELTIES.
Joseph McMullen deposited branch
from his gooSeberry bushes, at the drug
store, that shows they are doing their
duty. Lewis Reed denosi3eI, :. s,.tiAus
comhinat "a u. e. 9, ,he,,' .Vis2,
COMMENCEMENT.
The Friends Normal School hold their
closing exercises on the 2ith instant
They are making every exertion to make
it entertaining and creditabIe. This
school has been we'll patroniZcd aud has
filled long want.
HISTORICAL.
Alr. Geo. Johnston has been round with
his prospectus of the history of Cecil
county. and has been quite successful III
getting subscriptions.
socI,f.
Tie fr,,er.>,s ~, yalat$v2,, ii Mrs. Elia.a
! til McDo"eli n,es q. her son-in-law's,
Mr.. Thomas Garvin. on June 10th. to
celebrate her Send birth day. AS has been
their custom for wears, she being an in
valid and confined TO her chair and bed,
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Al astronomer, writing TO city paper,
says G. IS he ;,.lGi! VIII b. at lie. inferior
conjunction on the 2jth of July. and rs the
planets will be but Il few degrees out of CON
iuction, would advise scamen to get their
passed. Terrific gales, accompanied by hail,
will blow from the southeast all along the
Atlantic coast. Brilliant showers OF me-
teors will occur, especially within tie tfop-
i,,s. The rides will he unusually high in
the West INDIES, and a nFrricanca will pre-
Tal On the east side of the Rocky M"un-
tains. The weather of July will be excess
sively hot, owing to the heated atmosphere
rrtnrnirg from the equatorial regions"
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The Circuit Court,

Thc June term mo iury) Of the circuit
court for seri, cqFniS rel on Monday last,
and after 4 brief SESSION adJprrned o. Tues
day afternoon. Judge Stump presided. The
business transar;ei was rs follows: The time
Of AleHanaes 1arESQn. collector Of ravrs,
was extended for one year rrorn ,iuna lst,
1881. The Trial dOcke; was called and cases
set for September term. The petition for
nav trial on the part of the Deer Creek Iron
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Go. was refused ana i'tdgncn. entered it
th-"aSe Henry u .utGulio"gh, Esd, was,
IN motion Of j. T. NrGullough, Esd, al
united to the bar. The remainder of til,
session WAS oceupi"! in argument in tn
case of Scotch is. Wrlde. After hearing
which, the court adjourned, holding it tan
der consideration.
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CHESAPEAKE CITY ITE.US.
\ NEW STORE.

There is a new grocery aud ship chan
der store started since my last communi-
c,uiom-in the hotel property near the
locks formerly kept as u restaurant. no.
tel. and drinking saloon by James Vance
by John Banks. and he appears to be
doing very well. We hope he may do a
GOOD business.
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Pr BLIC SCHOOL,

Growing small by degrees and beau
titully less One little boy nad,. his AZ
prarance III the school, the eally part of
the quarter, from Easton. Pa. as a visi-
tor and inocuiatcd the entire school with
measles, and each day witnesses fresh re-
cIults i'll the catalogue Of measles. Some
OF the children If Il larger growth have
been very much hindered from the school
after recovering. with sore eyes. The
teacher aud tine remnant Of the schnul
are counting the days, when like birds
let loose Ill eastern skies will hasten fond
~ home. Commissioner England visited
the scl,''l. aud made calculation for suue
improvements. Our Examiner has visit
e" us twice during the scholastic yrar:
but We have Tot been 50 favored a>
" AlaicuS with visit from Prof. New
all
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OLD LANDMARKS GONE.

The old log pond. the receptacle, in
other da,s. Of large quantities ot lumber,
grain and iron. and on whose banks lovers
used to walk and sit and talk over their
plans for the future, WAS drained last
summer and is now plowed and ready
for farming purposes. This is the place
where :, Yankee sent an Eastern Shore
captain for a load of post holes. What
change a few years has made in the APP
pearauce Of things in that vicinity. and
one who has been away a few wears
would not recognize the place. Where
the canal WAS is, now the bed Of the G.
4 z d haiirnaL
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

'TNlilS is to give notice. that the aF,SacIibcf. @
L Cecil county. hath Obtained ;l>In, 5ia Orphans
Court of sid county, letter. i-.t,rteusary on the
personal estate OF
MANN MCKINNEY.
late OF sail ,,,I,,i deceased. All persons having
cai' ~ i.,. the said deceased are hereby warn
g. ,%rhIibt the same, with the vouchers thereof
daily authenticated.
On or before the 1St day of April, 1852;
they may otherwise, by law. be excluded iru;a al
benefit OF said estate. All persons ia,se2ta1 to
said estate requested to rla. ,la1v.4i;.ee pay
ment to the subscriber ,&iFSn Under ny ha nd
this 10th day Gf Apsq Az.
SA1Su-.r Of Mary Mckinney. deceased
,est-llENRY D. MILLER, Register
April l6-6w
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DEATH.

Many of our citizens were panied, on
Wednesday. when they heard of the
death of Mr.. George Gillespie, At his res
idence. near Upper Principle. Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Gillespie WAS one Of our
best business men and farmers in this
section of the county. taking prominent
part III everything that would benefit his
fellow man. and we shall miss his genial
face and warm shake OF the hand.