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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-08-13
Hynneneal.

IN these warm Summer days IL is rather
an uncommon thing To
- Breathe the musk of orange flowers,
And hear the chime OF marriage bells,
but We had the pleasure OF such a rarity on
Thursday evening, 18th inst, when we wit
messed the nuptia,s of Mr. David j. Camp
bell and Miss Hattie G. HyneS, at the resi-
dence of the brides parents. AT an early
hour the rooms were crowded with guests
and ut 3 clock the contracting parties en-
tered the paror, preceded by Mr.. j. VI.
Campbell and Miss Emma \. Hynes. They
were met in the center of the room by the
Rev. Mr.. Hammersley, who in brief and
solemn words pronounced them husband
and wife. The bride was "bedeckcd in her
snowy array with a wreath cf orange
flowers beautifully and artistically arranged
i'll her hair and looked ever so sweet. After
the congratulations We We're invited to sup
per. and We Went, We saw, We conquered.
The table was filed with the deicacies of
the season. and looked grand. After supper
we were called upon to partake of the mann
moth wedding cake, which we did with a
vengeance. The presents from numerous
friends We're beautiful and valuable
At Il late hour we left the happy couple.
hoping that each successive day of their
life, like that of their Summer wedding day,
may he all flowers and sunshine. and w hen
the voyage is over may life on the other
shore be linked 10 the flowers OF perpetual
Summer aud crowned with the sunshine of
immortality. :.
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The County Commissioners.

The Board Of County Commissioners met
Cameron, Reese, and Coulsor.
Road and bridge accounts examined and
passed: Henry Wood, 81: Jacob Huber, SO;
Charles Walton, 50: II. II. Alexander, 81;
e. w. Devinney, SD :J,j: Andrew Beaston,
SJ1.SS: Vim. benjamin, S:;l2 III: 5. y. Wood,
SlO.92; John j. Fisher, ssh: McClenahan
II Bro. S4S2l James l.. Foard, Sl:i.65: Elk
Mills Co, S22.46: Dennis Dwyer, $40: @.
b. Logan, SD: Charles II. RhUadeS, $40:
Zimr Taylor, so: Samuel Gay, $50.
Miscellaneous accounts: Il. MarShbank n
Son. bedstcadS for Jail SO: $. l.. Chamber
laine, coffin for pallper. ST.
The matter of 4 new bridge over Buck
Run, 9th district, was referred to tommlS-
Sioner toulSon.
The letter of the County Commissioners of
Kent county, relative tn repairs to Sassafras
river bridge, was read. The Kent Commits
Sioners concur with the commissioners of
Cecil on the subject. Repairs We're ordered
to be made.
The letter of George p. Whitaker. Esq,
with reference to proposed new road in Elk
Neck, was read. Mr.. Whitaker declines to
allow said road to cross his property.
The Elkton bridge question fully
cons Tered, and it was decided that, as the
of the present fixed span would create Il
considerable debt, it was not eNpedient TO
make such improvement ut this time. Re
pairs not exceeding 5000 i'll cost Were: or
dcrcd to be made to the old bridge. I nder
this the abutments will be rebuilt, so that
they will he available in the future for Il
swing. These repairs, rs well as the cree
ton of Il lew bridge over Far creek, We're
ordered To he commenced Immediately. The
Il
to y. +. johnson. nj 50 cents per perch, and
the filling III to Henry Wood at III cents per
cubic yard. 1t is proposed to place two
iron spans over Far creek, and proposals
for them will DC opened on the 2ird
The subject Of freeing bohemia Bridge
was called up and the following resolution
adopted:
HcSolred. That the Board of Public Works
be respectfully requested to reconsider their
determination To not accept - per cent on
the States ORR inal subscription 10 the Bohe-
mia Bridge Company. us authorized hy the
-Acr OF 1876, chapter I'll, inasnuch rs in the
opinion of this Board Cecil county is not
prepared financially to have said bridge
m;i,le Il tree bridge upon any other terms;
and the: Clerk is hereby directed to make Il
COPY OF this resolution to be laid before said
Board OF Public Works.
The complaint of citizens against the as
Sembing of disorlerly persons on the court
house yard at night was brought, hut the
Board was of the opinion that it was proper
subject for the Town Commissioners, and
that they should take action in the matter.
Final consideration was given to the eases
of the few eN-collectors who have failed IL
close their accounts, and the following or
der adopted:
! Or,iered, That unless cN-collectors in ar
rears settle their Indebtedness ut once, suit
will be positively instituted against their
bonds at the September term of court.
The Clerk was directed to advertise fol
the required quantity of coal for the county
buildings.
Adjourned 10 meet August 25ri.
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Orphans Court.

Court met ON Tuesday and "Wednesday Of
this week Presentation. Jas. McCauley,
Chief Judge: and Hon. Richard l.. Thomas
and Hon. ID. =. Davis, Associate Judges.
Sundry claims against deceased persons
were examined and passed.
Bonds approved T. Braden Gillespie,
guardian of Edward A., Frank, Eleanor,
and Mary Gillespie; T. Braden Gillespie,
executor of George Gillespie.
Inventories and list of debts passed: In
ventory of the goods and chattels of Susan
Deaves; list of debts due the estate of Re
becca II. Evans; inventory OF the goods
and chatteS Of John L. Gatchell.
, Accounts passed: Fifteenth and final ac-
! count of James II. Nevill, guardian OF
/ Joseph +. and .Jno. I. Ramsey, and release,
! fled fourth account Of w. IL. Hedrick,
/ guardian of jackson II. Hedrick: first ac-
count of Frank Il. Scott, guardian of Bessie
/ f., Eva c., Helen, and Henry ID. Scott
first and final account of James Roe, adj
/ ministrater of Mary Roe; first account OF
isabella $. Broughton, administrators o
Rebecca II. Evans, ana distribution struck
4 ON same third and final account of VIM
I r. Skinner, executor of Susan i. Harris
and distribution struck on same.
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The Ivanhoe Archery Club.

This Club met OH Thursday evening, at
the beautiful country residence Of Mr.. II.
Mcdaniel. near North East. The meeting
was well attended. and all We're pleasantly
entertained The badge to the gentleman
making the highest score was awarded 10
Wilson Condor. and the one for the ladies
was awarded to Miss Allie Stump. oscar
Wolff. of Baltimore carried away the gen
tenan stranger badge, and Miss llu"pie
Mitchell, of Elkton, the lady stranger :.
The evening was spent in Str"lling through
the spacious grounds and enjoying til.
moonlight scenery of the North East river.
ou Tuesday the Club viii be specially
entertained by Miss Anna Coudou, and all
are looking forward To the meeting with
. the brightest expectations. These meetings
are considered the most pleasant features OF
the social life among its members, as wei
as atiording n great deal of healthy ont
door exercise.
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Chester County Acknowledges the Oats

Our neigh boring county has rallied on the
oats question and has taken such an adj
vancel position that il is likely she will
be able to hold the fort. When We We're
present at the meeting Of the Cecil Farmers
Club at the farm of H. II. Duyckinck, the
attention of all was taken by the appear
ance of Mr.. Duyckinck's oats field. which
had been cut and stood iii shock. The
heaps Of oats were very large and very
numerous and the ground looked Us though
the stuhble had been built on it. Mr.. ID.
has tlreshed the oats from that ten acre lot
and the result was eight hundred and thirty
TWO bushels, an average of over 81 bushels
per acre Was this ever exceeded in this lat
itude? We think not, and to Mr. Duyckinck
and Cecil county must be awarded the merit
of raising the largest crop Of oats ever grown
in, possibly, Maryland or Pennsylvania.
The grain was threshed by j. f. Haines OF
Rising sun with his new steam ihresher---
Oytotd Press.
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The Maryland Ship Canal.

The project OF uniting the water, OF the
Chesapeake and Delaware Bays by ship
canal seems to be we'll under way. The
scheme was hroaciled and steps taken to
ward putting il in execution as far back rs
49, \ company was chartered, several
surveys We're made, and satisfactory route
selected Every few Years the agitation Of
ilt. snritli i;ls been r',,..~e'i ;ir,i latter, y
Congress his i'e.n i'tl"rtuued for t"Ecrn-
.ncnl aid in It's construction, hut the canal
remains still in the paper stage.
The great abundance OF money now seek
ing every possible investment offering has
caught hold Of this Sche,n-, in common
with a thousand others. and promises To
push it to completion ut once The IS "on,-
900 capital required Tor the enterprise has
been subscribed, ST, Ooo, 900 in Paris and 81,
onU, 900 in New York. Though Baltimore
capitalists do not seem to he investing in
the enterprise very heavily they doubtless
have faith in it a. a probable ho"m to Balti
more commerce. The Baltimore GnZete, in
speaking of the subscription OF the neces-
Sary capital for the canal. says: 1T is
doubtful if anything of more Importance
To Ba!timore'S commercial interest has hap
pen-,l since the beginning OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. -
The route chosen is the one known as the
SaSSafra> Route, and the length of the canal
will be seventeen miles. lis construction
will involve dredging the SaSSatraS River
for niue miles and cutting through eight
miles Of land. 1t will pass through the
lower part of New Castle county, Del, and
will reach The Delaware Bay 1T Il point
sixty mics east of Baltimore sixty miles
below Philadelphia, and fifty miles above
Cape May. 1t is expected that all the Bal
, timore freight to and from Northern and
. European ports, being fully tour-1itths of
the whole, will pass through this canal
This, at twenty cents Il ton, the estimated
charge, would net 4 handsome profit on the
investment. AS an offset to this toll the
/ ship using the canal and bound for any
! Northern port will save full 225 miles in
! distance and IFS pilotage charges will also
| be considerably reduced.
! This canal will have the effect TO place
! Baltimore and Philadelp ha at exactly the
4 SAME distance from the open SEA. The latter
city will, Of course have the advantage in
/ its commerce, being freed from the tax
/ which that OF the former must pay by way
/ of toll, though, as far as grain rates are
concerned, Baltimore pays exactly twenty
cents Il ton on all grain shipped from the
West. The canal toll proposed is, indeed
SO moderate that it will not he felt rs Il con-
siderable charge upon the commerce of the
port The construction of this canal Seems
so feasible on the map and its advantage tc
Baltimore is apparently SO great that the
wonder is that it has been allowed to wait
so long, and then only to be taken up whel
foreign capitalists thought they saw in it 4
profitable investment for themselves. Tho
good people OF Baltimore have been dream
ing of this canal for thirty years. We con
graduate them on the prospect Of having
their vision realized --Philu. Press
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Death of Mrs Margaret w. Gilpm.

This e>timahlt l:iy and one ;" we'll
known IL this trinity. ,iit.i AZ her resi-
ienre. near flhton, last .ttnda> after noon,
1T O'Clock, after a lingering illness. She
had been in very delicate health for some
years and had suffered from Il complication
and Christian character hened her to bear
with exemplary ii,rlitn.it ami she passed
quietly away. >urr.unae.! ny her !lrgc i;ami-
~ OF So!s AND daughters MI, Margaret
W. tiilpu was lie: rri,.t ~ ihr i.ir- Henry
n. Gilpin, ant, was born II Tickets mills,
March 18th, ISL. She WAS married in the
year 1883. and they went /" lig. on the farm
at the east of Elkton, now known as the
Cooper farm. In lS4; they moved 10 the
farm north of Elkton, where she resided mp
to the time of her death. She was sister
of the late Col. Adam Whann, formerly
postmaster here and 4 prominent. citizen,
and her relationship and connections en-
tended largely over the neighhorhood, and
included the Tickets, Mc'ulloughs. Hol-
lingsworths. Mackalls, and the Chambers.
OF Wilmington. She was the mother of
twelve chidrea-eight sons and four daugh-
tiers. Six sons and three daughters survive
her. Her funeral took place from her late
residence last Wednesday. and was attend
ell by 4 large number Of relations and
friends. The services We're conducted by
Rev. James McIntire and Rev. Mr.. Alex
ander. of Middletown. ami her six sons
acted as pall-DearerS. She was inferred in
the old family buryin: ground on the Gil
pin farm. Her family have the deepest
sympathy Of the entire community i'll their
berea vemtnt.
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A Youthful Depredator.

Alfred Steel, Il Youth OF ahou, fourteen or
fifteen vetrS has been arrested and is now
confined in West Chester Jail charged with
stealing three horses from parties in Chester
county, Pa. When Quit" small, this lad
VAS taken from the Aims House 10 raise by
the late John Riddle, residing near Fay
View. Ne subsequently found Il home
with Mr.. Is. NJ. Reed, in the same neighbour
hood where he remained until about four
years ago, when he left or was sent away,
and engaged with gentleman in Chester
county. \ few weeks ago, he stole Il horse
place he WAS ut work, and by making Il
plausible story sold it to Mr.. II. Il. Cordes,
near North East. Being successful i'll
this his first attempt ut this nefarious bust
ness he visited Chester county again on
the same mission and stole NV. horses. one
from his former employer. named Lloyd
and the other irom a ::eighbor. Alexander
Brown. TheSr. he took Ia the vicinity of
North East, and by representing that they
had been sent to him |" sell 10y his uncle,
and other reasonable stories, hr succeeded
in selling one Of them and was about to
effect the sale of the other-beng in the
very act of testing the workin. qualities of
the animal--when the Chester county par
ties appeared upon the scene and took pos
session ot the lad and horses. Alfred has
/ always been regarded rs a very bad boy,
and we give this us Il warning to other boys
I who disobey those in authority over them.
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Singular Affection.

\ farmer named Menaenhali, residing in
Cecil county, in conversiug with Il neighbor
short time ago, made some hlasphemou>
expressions in regard to the dry weather and
PRO pective failure of cropS. and since that
day he has moi uttered Il word. DIR. Mcarns
was called in bnt he could discover n"reason
TOR the loss of the power OF speech and APP
l,eared to think that no physical disability
existed. 1t is thought by some OF his neigh
hors that remorse for his profanity has led
him to refrain from the Use OF language that
he SO greatly abused. In the meantime he
attends to his farm rs usual, making his
wishes known by signs and motions and
and seems all right with the exception OF {;
slight manifestations of aversion toward.
certain members of his family that he for
merry seemed particularly fond of.
Uela,rare Repubiicun.
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Arrivals and Departures.

Miss Alice May iionlien, of near chesa-
peake City has been visiting friends in
Elkton.
Miss Mary Nc, 'ulloush and Mrs. Susan
Currer. arrived nome, OH Tuesday. from
Atlantic City. to attend the funeral of a
relative: they both left for the same resort
on Thursday.
Dr. T. H. Musgrove. of Phila., formerly
of Elkton, is visiting in Elkton.
Miss Helen W eatherby, Of BALTIC. is visit
ing her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. George
Harbert.
friends in Elkton.
Mrs. Ward of Baltimore is at Mrs Ward
Henderson.
Mrs Weaver and family are visiting Mr.
Jas. Mercy.
Mrs johnson of Baltimore is VISITING
: Mrs. Edwin Purnell.
Mr.. VIM. Torbert, of Galveston, Texas is
visiting relatives in Elktou.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. =. II. C!eaver, Mrs. lame
Frazer and Miss Emily Frazer have return
ed from Ocean Grove.
Mrs. James i. Groome Mrs. Burns an,
Miss Pascault are at Cape May.
! Mr.. John f.. Wilson and family are at At
lantic City.
( Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas bremen, NiSSe
lylie and Mollie bremen. Mr.. Henry Vim
singer, Misses Carrie Wood, Florence Hall
and Lizzie Hutton. left on Wednesday fn
Cape May.
Miss Fannie Jones is visiting friends n:a
Port Deposit.
Miss Ella tossell is visiting near Wood
/ lawn.
/ Mrs, f. Is. Groome, is at Ocean Grove.
lJr. Tull and Mrs. Harry Carter are at A,
lantic City.
Misses Matte Nicos, Ida Staples, Ami
and Mollie Purnell are camping at Wood
lawn.
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Frozen Shad.

Anything frozen is acceptable Just now.
Even cool words, or the cold shoulder. are
quite hearable while the mercury in the
Thermometer hobs up ScreneE among the
nineties every day. Even fhinneSt of pic
ME lemonade is welcomed for the dab of
ice that is sometimes iorgottenly put into
ii: and no one would he afraid to tackle Il
moderate sized iceberg. or to ride short
distance ON an Alpine avalanche. And
therefore the above heading will have Il
soothing and rcfrigerating effect on every
reader.
Frozen shad in August" Yes, actually.
There are frozen Shad in August, and July,
and June. Our fishermen cannot catch
them, il is true, in Chesapeake or Potomac;
but they may be caught, nevertheless
with silver hook. Last Spring Il stock
company was formed in Philadelphia for
the purpose of freezing Shad, and they troZr
80, 900 OF them, Which are now rapid sell
ing at HGo per hundred. The process W as
somehow thus: The fish were taken care.
/ fully alive TO Philadelphia, carefully wash
+ ed, and each one packed in crushed ice
which was soidly frozen around them by Il
patent process. The ice was SO arranged
, that ten slIad were EN- balmed in each chunk
/ of ice, and the chunks We're put in refriger
atnrs that are kept at 20 above zero. Whel
offered for sale, one or more is chopped Out
the ice coffin, cleaned Just as if not tel
minutes out of the seine, cooked in what
ever manner the buyer prefers, and eater
with much more gusto, of course than
when you could buy them at ten cents
pair The original flavor is perfectly pre-
served and the rarity Of that sort of fist
just now imparts additional delicacv to TIT
slicculcnt dish.
As all kinds of fish may b. preserved thu
same way, we suggest that some enterpris
ing Annapolitans 60 into the business mex
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Wandered from Home

W.. cali cspeci.ai attention 10 tli. notice oi
Mr. WIN. Met Grey. published else" here,
His brother, James MrCrcry, VIII" has been
suffering from severe nervous debility, has
wandered away from his residence at Holly
Hall. near Elkton. where he has been board
ing for some time, receiving careful medl-
cal attention: and so far all traces of him
are lost As he is unable to take care Of
himself. grave fears are entertained rs TO his
safety. Any information that may lead 10
finding him will be well rewarded
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usual placid temperament of the WAGNER
roKt, nEHEilS
viii soon be rip. ana We .hall expert IL
hear of some of The decisions Of rhe lazy
club.
THOSE PICkiSCs IN THE Pi AlNe
have created quite laugh in the neigh
borhood, and terminated in a resolution
that their author ahideth not OH the
plains, and that it is the departing echo
of some unclean meloiiouS tramp. whose
twisting attempts TO appear courteous
rivals the most sublime efforts of the pro
teSsional contortionists, who exhibit
themselves for pehny rohtor. He
represents that our esteemed colored
friend, Gen. Prentiss w. Columbus. has
erected 4 gymnasium. upon which he
performed nightly for the space of three
weeks before an audience Of dogs and
boys. This is an aggravated exaggcra-
ton, as the gymnasium still remains at
the shop of the mechanic. He further
asserts that Gen. p. w. G. has almost
succeeded in skinning the cat. We are
assured upon the best authority that at
the age of nine months and sixteen days
he could skin the cat with all ease, and
now can perform any feat that any other
man can. except court t,co sisters and
n,otntatD amicdble relations rith 10th,
unless he could obtain from beyond the
sea a supply of love powders reputed to
be compounded at the Temple of Miner
va. Again, he has promised in the fll-
tnre to regale the readers of Tie Demo-
cfW with an account of our political and
religious career Evidently, he labors
under delusion, as We have never en-
tered the political arena nor coveted the
emoluments of office. Religiously, we
are little ano unknown, always maintain
ing strict regard for the ordinances of
the church OF the Most High.
Mr.. Editor, if you will allow MS to ex-
press an opinion with regard to the reli-
gious views of Echo" Judging from
the hasty manner in which he FASTENED
to the saw mill to witness the immersion
OF Daniel Webster Lilley and others, We
should decide he was an enthusiastic
apostle of Brigham Young, and if he
will announce sermon upon the ordi-
nances of the Church of the Latter-day
Saints. in the vicinity of the saw mill,
we will insure him the largest audience
that ever assembled in that picturesque
region. where pleasure seekers can luxu-
rate in all the reveries of their romantic
natures, beneath the shady boughs of
the majestic timber whose towering tops
nod benignly to the ripping stream be-
low. Finally, as he says our nom dc
plume has dwindled down to nothing. we
will try to please our fastidious friend by
signing JACKSON J.
p. S.-We will now retire to the invit-
ing shades of obscurity till after camp CT
until called forth by the swelling echo"
Of the vindictive war-whoop of the re-
turning tramp.
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::C0UNY!Y+t NEWS.::
CHESAPEAKE CITY i7FHs.
DI Il SIC h.


Edwin Clark, bilious: VIM. p. How
ard, bilious: Mrs. Jas. Cummins. chills;
Miss Laura A. Coleman, convalescent;
Joseph Lindsey. rheumatism IN his feet;
f.. p Bowen. Esq. is dangerously i'll
from the enlargement OF the heart. His
friends are anxious tor his safety.
OUR VISITORS.
Rev. Mr. Cullis; two Misses Brady, of
Delaware, at Mr.. II. II. Brady's resi-
dence: Miss Laura A. Price, Baltimore
residence of II. Bouchelle: lIeaman Mat
thcws, \. Y, residence of VI. Burgett:
G. c. Ban'itt, of PittSburg, and Mrs.
}. Pierce, Of Philadelphia, visiting \. NJ.
b. Coleman. Bohemia avenue.
GENERAL. NEWS.
Clarence Warmsley, of Frederick town,
purchased the schooner rrxrf of Steele "
Cooling.
Rev. Mr.. Cults will preach in the Pres
hyterian Church, ON Sunday morning and
evening.
Another colored excursion was here,
on Saturday last. from Baltimore on the
P1"t Boy
a. l.. Barwick has excellent pills for
the chills.
Willie. little son of Samuel Holman,
accidentally cut his finger off.
The steamer Coym"at has returned
here fully repaired and is ready for duty
again.
The I. :. surveying party has moved
to the Buck. on the canal.
LEONO.
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Notice to TM-Payers,

THE subscribers. Collectors in the
i several Election Districts OF Cecil county,
hereby give notice that. authorized by law.
thew will make the following deductions FOR State
Taxes if paid AT the times specified. viz:
On or before September 1St neXt.......5 per cent.
October LIST - ...........f = -
November Isl = ..........:s - :.
In order to facilitate the payment OF State Tax.
and to IA ford taxpayers the bcnent OF the above
deduction the subscribers will he at tn" places
named below OH Friday and Saturday. the 18th
and 9TH OF August: on Friday and saturday the
23ri and oath OF September: and on Friday and
SATURDAY. the 2sth and 18th OF Octohrr next
WILLIAM $ POTTER. First district.
at Ccclt0n:
WILLIAM H. RHO DIES. Second district
at Chesapeake City:
Holm Nee Al LEN. Third district
at Elkrnn:
Holm NJ SENTMhN, Fourth district.
al Fair Hill:
JEFFERSON W PI RNER. Fifth district.
at North East
JDSEPH H. FRY Err Sixth district
at Rising sun:
& FRANK klRh Seventh district
N Port Deposit:
RICHARD CROTHERS. Eighth district.
at Rock Springs:
GEORGE W JANNEY Ninth district
at Brick Meeting House
Aug 8. lSSl--6w