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Death OF Mrs. Walter S. Johnson.

on Saturday evening last Mrs. Martha
'. johnson, wife of DepIiy Sheriff Walter
:. johnson, of this town, died at her resi-
denCe on Church street after Il lingering ILL
maiden name was Plummer, was II years
of age ut the time of her ,leceaSe and leaves
a family of children. She was Il daughter
Of the late Philip Plummtr, a former we'll
known re>idcl Of this county, who died Il
number of years ago upon what is known
As the Church farm, near the Universalist
Church. between this place and Chesapeake
City. After the death of Mr.. Plummer the
family removed to this town, and shortly
afterwards, in 1873, her mother died. Con-
sumption seemed to have taken hold upon
Il number of members Of the family, and
about a year ago another member, a sister
of the present subject, also passed away.
The deceased was lady of fine personal
appearance and great amiability of charac-
ter and her taking away will be severely
felt by u large circle of friends. Her funeral
took place on Tuesday, Rev Mr.. Avery Of
the NJ. E. Church and Rev. Mr.. Rose of the
Free Methodist Church officiating, and the
following friends of the deceased acting as
pail bearers Il. L lamar, Morris Dun
bar, Joseph Hinchcliffe, q. w. Denny,
Jas. P. Marrett and Henry Wood. The liz
terment was at the Elllton cemetery
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denied invasion of 4 large portion "f this
town by ants is now in progress. The army
is made up of Il number of varieties and as
great 4 variety of sizes, each class or kind
however trave ling together and apparently
observing their separate organizations. The
numbers in which they travel can he COM
puted simply by myriads. They uncere-
moniou>ly enter any dwelling house in
til il p tn and lay waste the pantry stores,
sugar being II special savorte. And they
rsvel in it with perfect abandon. The
smaller of the creatures being much less in
size than il grain of sugar and OF the almost
exact color OF the lighter browns, they are
herd to detect when in it, frequently finding
their way into the tea or coffee cup before
their presence is shown up. Many all ANA
thelna has thus been called forth from the
housewife 10y such an occurrence. y
suuare of risk is also a tayorite resort with
these visitors, and nothing short of tire or
water will prevent them from reaching
them it they happen to he i'll house they
visit They are, however, not hard to
please, and will lis greedily seize upon one
thing us another. We were the other ,iay
shown IA dish Of lard completely titled
with their ho,lies that it was difficult to de
termine what the nature of its contents was
before the ants came and mixed up with it.
A number OF remedies have been given for
these pests, bnt we believe the best and
simplest is to rub the insides or shelves of
pantry and closet with a mixture vi boraN
aud red pepper. This seems to be little
too much for them, and they will quickly
desert the locality.
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A Pleasant Pic Mic.

ON Wednesday afternoon last, Il party of
ladies and gentlemen, numbering about
twenty, left E.lkton in Bob" Crouch
large wagon, en- route for White Hall, for
the purpose of having Il pic mic. Upon ar
riying there they were met by Capt. Fowler,
in his neaE ana swif calling. yacht -fantho
Her sails were sooh. uniiurled and thrown to
the breeze and as she sped over the water
merry jests and laughter We're heard upon
all hands. After delightful sail of several
he's q tandin,- was proposed, and, as hun
ger part,pl,aFi, -t4ri.,s tha tt.aia stemenD
was ginning to evinoe itself, tnsre was an
immediate and general concurrence
this proposition. Our gallant and courte-
Gus captain soon put about, and in il very
short time reached terra tirma. Prepare
sons We're at once begun for supper and
so6ii III. asies nj, t,."enared "A repast cal
eulatr,! I'd Iite,,sc tho ,!.dat ts.stlu.ca.. As
natural consequence it was reished and en-
ioyed by ALL This dispatched, the gentle
men wandered away to enjoy the inevita-
h.. ....... ....:., =" ladies' We're thrown upon
their own rIasosstreas IT'D enjoy ...sA4. ..etns
equal, as usual, to such Emergency, they
made themselves comfortable. The even
ing was truly beautiful one, the sun drop
2i"g TO sleep behind the western hills, the
Rt,an f'ng,ns .tsptt nrtrA,:;: s:.&@ sly as
though ropbfng tiie suns last fays of its
rightful beauty and brilliancy, formed i
picture long to he remembered. One could
scarcely look upon the laughing, sparkling
:, - ''itho"t feeling that the hand of the
r'teatap Wis ',nqee4 ltaaitssl s;*.s where.
Looking upon tho RESTLESS Waves tossing i'll
the moonlight, gave one some appreciation
of the belief of the ancients who, from their
creativr and superstitious fancy, peopled
Elth ihry srriscs .ra ,.tetS ffo.,S tn jin.
Tie sighingof the wind AMONG the tree
tons. and the sweet m".ic Of yiolns filling
the air. heightened and beautitied the scene
making it y pleasant memory for future
reeqrrefpAAe fatc,ns 4 'fts sttiy tnfuisad IN
at long intervals, as the extreme heat of The
evening precluded its usual and always
pleasant indulgence. Preparations for re
! turning to the heat and dust of town wer.
pea... i, ith evident re- uctance, but pleasant
things must eventually END, ana the houl
was late that found all ready to leave and
later when home was reached. So CLOSED
the day upon one of those iutprmissions
that make lite pleasant.
4 PARTICIPANT,
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Personal.

Reuben HalneS, E'4., accompanied by
Mrs. Haines, Miss Stella Ilaines and Mrs.
Norris Lewis started for Ocean Grove, on
Wednesday.
Miss Mary Mccullough Went this week
to Atlantic City.
Miss Mary McIntire is at \ tlantic City,
at Mrs. Morris ialkton by the Sea.
Early in August, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Mar
shall fIaines and family, Mrs. L. Walnsley
and the Misses Walmsley, Miss Mamie
Ellis, and Mrs. DR.. c. NJ Ellis, will occupy
the cottage of VIM. \. 1Qnes, Esq, at Eeho-
both Beach, for tue balance OF the season.
Mr. +. +. Wells, of Philadelphia, son of
Joseph Wells, of this town, and family left
here, on Monday, for Cape May.
Miss Annie Wells starts for NcEeytown,
Pa, early IN August.
Miss Hannah L.. Owens, formerly Of this
town, is visiting the family OF Or. John
I'll. lamar.
The Misses Constable, accompanied by
their brother, Master Jack, left home, this
week, for a visit e. -, ,e;.gt, to atlantic
City. They stop with Mrs. Norris.
Mrs. DR.. Evans, of Port Deposit is ut
DIR. X. {. Mackall'>, at the Lendins.
Hon. Jacob Tome, of Port Deposit, is
ell route for the Pacific coast travelling with
Il Pullman Palace Car "lrtv. They will
visit t.regG.4. TIE ! 4',,l,,itt, ,i,a Ll,nierous
points of interest. Tho trip vii! be extend
ed over the month Of August.
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CECH ron ITEMS.

Tins community was the scene last week
of two destructive fires. I'm Tuesday while
the men We're at dinner at MIR. Thomas
CruikShank'S. same Goals of fire fell out of
an old pan under the engine aud caught to
the straw ana before it WAS scen il had
gained such Roadway that it conld not he
eNtinguisAcI The thrasher. wagons, straw
stacks and everything that wonla burn was
CONSUMED He was thra,hing uut in The
field and fortunately not \ hundred bushels
OF wheat WAS lost.
TN Thars.!ay Mr.. Benjamin Price, 50
well known in this county, had IN old col
ored man stacking his wheat. The old man
lit his pipe by the side of the stack The
result was that in Il few minutes from 900
70 POO bushels lay in asasS,
y good hqgSe. the property Of Mr. Thos.
Wag;.. c..t himself SO badly ON wheat
cradle that he died.
No one can plead ignorance as an excuse
for wrong doing now in this part Of the
Glote, for they have had the Bible placed
in their hands at such reasonable prices and
given IL those who We're Not ahie tn bay by
the Roy. Ny tuwan.
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4 Word to trtif Growers.

Now that the annual crop of small fruits
as well as the usual crops Of other farm
produce is becoming ready for market, as
we's a. a.r Et l.H I, croH Of peaches and
other larger fruits WLieu 4e,.,a.l .,uick
handling and rapid sales, this portion of
the growers duties should be looked to.
This is 4 matter Of So much importance to
the grower that we may safely say that the
selection Of an agent or commission dealer
to market US ..z}2''s is fully as important as
the growing offhe crop itseit. fhiS is not
always apparently realized ~ the farmer
it is nevertheless true, and lie will be first
to feel mistaken selection of 1niddleman
In it::..es.f..ss ;is selection in tbs respect
many points AS Il .e s!@ ~. ID First,
the eapahi'ity and honesty Of the Petaltl u
WHOM he entrusts the results OF his seasons
labor. S-,Aand, his experience, then his
success as merchant, aud his facilities for
reaching an early market and the location
of his Iaaye 80 business as to render 1t avail
able TO the various classes " ';ry'rS. lhese
remarks were suggested by a review u li.6
place of business OF Mr.. Edwin +. Wells
With its surroundings the eligible and com
pIete Cha. .,...1,- IF the same having struck
us. Mr.. Wells p,ssa y p Va. ll9 Dock
street, Philadelphia, in the vsty l,rsr r
the purchasing grounds Of retail dealers.
shippers and packers of farm produce OF
ss@.v ,,.""riety. The proprietor, Mr.. Wells,
is young. -a..s.:: and energetic business
man, with long ssi'e..IA-+A y, ms hue,
thoroughly reliable and trust worthy ~
every respect. This location was choset,
by him with an eye to the very essentials
Va have named and his success has marked
the :.alt C-..7h. ,.aod one, as his sale lists
will compare fav6rindy n-.tr :..cse of any
other house in Philadelphia. US wa..,4
therefore say to our farmer readers that
.bev cannot do better than make him theil
ags.,.. .,E9 strictly observed rule of thi'
house is prompt te.}l+s, e which no ship
| per will make objections.
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A. Attempt to Escape Prison.

On last Tuesday evening Il wrangle hav-
ing arisen among the occupants af the
county JAIL one OF the company as amatter
of spite Sgains1 the others informed the
officer in charge that several of the prison
ers headed by one Blair, . -oqns man re
Gently committed, had secreted AZ : spot
" s.iah Ae indicated, a rope made from their
bedding. WITH which they intended to make
an effort to escape. The officer looked in
the place designated aud fo++n;t1 long line
of stout rope, which bad been made from
the tisl,ings of the beds of the prisoners,
we'll made sa4 capable Of sustaining with
ease the weigh1 of 2 map. This be contis,
Gated and th4s pvt ap ena to the hopes OF
the incarceza.sd to escape from tAefr place
of confinement by that iaeass, The ropf
was about twenty-eight or thirty feet i'll
length, very neatly made Of strips torn
from the ticking. The inforner stated that
the plot t9 escape had been instisated by
Blair and that he VIZ he he principal work
man upon the rope, which: he hole,! f. use
as ladder with which to scale the wall.
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Wreck on ss.s p, w. & 3. Railroad.

About 4 o'clock VI Wednesday, morning
through north bound freight ,.ata, from
Hatkimore to Philadelphia. on the r.. ~. -
Il. Ex.szoad, broke an axle about 100 yards
sonth Of tn. slnall bridge near Brandywine
Station The t....,sa Ell axle threw the train
from the track and t4s.s Up about fifty yards
of the track and dasiiias .kca the bridge
completely demolished it. Every ~. Tas
broken or torn loose from the rails, asld
Nothing but the iron spans remained. Three
cars loaded with is0n were completely
wrecked, the trucks bei~E turned upside
dawn and the wheels shattered a..l soiroken.
The ~xscked cars were fortunately attaeli.a.s
to the reat vi the train, and thus avoided
much more sess9+s accident. One end Of
the broken axle ~ae hsgt and twisted
nearly double, and the s4-~y .t1ael rails
were broken and splintered IL .3s fFaI
places, showing the terrible momentum
with which the traiQ was moving. Word
was tka n4sdiately sent to We depot at Will
mington, Del. and a force OF asG;it 80 men
was speedily st wort. clearing away The ~
bris and reconstructing the track and
and bridge. All traius southwark were
held at Philadelphia until .,'clock, when
the AL passenger passed safely 6~-r the
bridge, thus causing delay of from one I"
five hours to the Southern mails. 1t is very
fortunate that the &C ,ident was to freight
instead of q passenger train. AS 1t was, no
person vas injured.
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Serious Accident at Port Deposit.

On Tuesday morning last, Mr.. George H.
Stebhin>, Il well-known citizen OF Fort l'e
post, while repairing cuivert on the rail-
road. had his foot and ankle badly crushed
He was hauling \ heavy stone when tram
came along The horse became frightene!
and hacked towards the cars, and Mr.. Steb-
bins in attempting to clear himself fell, and
his foot was caught by the cars or cart. The
leg was amputated the same afternoon by
DIR. A. A. Hanna, assisted by DIR. Nlrdln
and Mcl 'ullnunl.
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On Tuesday eyepiGS fast Mr. riah
Drake, one of our oldest aGi ,..2st i,islly
respected citizens, died at the residence Of
his son, William Drake, Esq, two miles
west of town, ON the North East road. Mr..
Drake was attacked by gangrene about
seven Ea7aoqiptps 4sa, from the effects of which
after long term 9! Of suferi.. h. he died. He
had reached the advanced age Of elshtg-
sevap years. The deceased was native of
Orange eaaai7, New York, and prior to re-
moval to this sqnpiy .4i iiifa3nt four years ago
had bess resident Of BelaE4rs mr. New
ark for "bout fourteen years. He lea ~ a
family Of fopr :, ans aud .pe daughter, all
grown, namely Uriah an "eofs'' wa. ''le
engaged in the auction business ' WIZ
mington, under the firm name Of Drake 4
Co., Samuel, who resides in Chester, Pa,
and William and Mary, wig t~-i.ie AT
home. The funeral took place yesterday
(Friday) attsraoon, leaving the house at
40 o'clock. The sersi 2ae was held at White
Clay Creek Presbyterian ci,~.reh and the
inLafment was made in the cemetery :...rere.
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The Baltimore and Delta Railroad

The directors Of the Baltimore and Delta
expect to have tho road completed to Loeb
Raven, on the Gunpowder river by the first
of August, and excursion trains will then
run to that point. The Baltimore city
Water Board have authorized the company
to lay a track along the northeast bank of
Loeb Itaven. This will open to travel the
heart of Dullany's Valley, one of the garden
spots OF Maryland. 1t is understood that
Mr. Gilmor, with several we'll known Balti
more capitalists will erect hotel at Loeb
Raven, on the property known as the sum
mertield tract, to be finished before the next
excursion season spend, and endsayer TO
make successful excursion point Of that
locality.-Delar .Igis.
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The Cecil Agricultural Society.

The quarterly meeting OF the managers OF
the Cecil County Agricultural Society was
held in their room in Odd Fellows Hall on
Tuesday, the 18th inst. when the executive
committee reported the buildings and
grounds in good order and that the grass
had been cut aud the hay saved, which
would no doubt be suihcent for all needs
at the October fair. Tie committee rscsaQl-
meuded the Use of tents AS used last year
for exhibits, &C., and the Recommendation
was adopted. The question Of issuing
passes to visitors t. return free after leav-
ing the fair grounds Was further discussed
and negatived. Sundry committees sere
appointed to attend to the various details
of the business of preparing for the October
fair aud Cor conducting it, when the man
ayers adjourned +. meet again on Tuesday,
August Goth. The cataios.,e sld premium
lists are now being distributed.
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The Cecil County Agricultural Society S
Catalogue for 1882.

The third annual catalogue " k1enfuHts
offered by the Cecil County Agricultural
Society was issued this week, and is now
beihk generally distributed. The catalogue
was printed entilely upon the new steam
presses of The GsrI wig oHice, @r.t fs Z,
specimen Of the art of printing has been
pronounced, by competent judges, not
merely the best ever done in Cecil county,
but one Of the finest catalogues ever issued
by any Society. 1t is, in fact, the first cat
alogue of its size and quality ever issued
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Excursion to Cape May.

The Masonic Fraternity will give one Of
their popular excursions, on "Wednesday
next, August end, to Cape May, via Della
ware City. y special train of cars will
carry the excursionists to Delaware City,
where they will take the large and hand
somely furnished steamer Thcnlas CtHde for
Cape May, having four hours on the Beach,
returning at an early hour in the evening.
The train will leave as follows:
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We call attention TO the advertisement in
another column of Mr.. +. Il. Whitman
The tendency Of the manufacturing business
for yea,s has been towards making put one
line OF goods in n factory, workmen be
come very skilflI and can turn ont better
goods and more Of them when kept AT one
thing year i'll and year cut. The success OF
this policy may be- silrmi>ed from the iiu-
nlenSe factories and en"r,nn,,a. sales of the
various concerns engaged in the manutac-
turin. ot reaperS anu mowers, grain drills,
Nc, Nr. Mr.. w hitman represents tlr.-
separate factories: one manutartG,,,,s4 piowS
aud rlow castings, :n,itv. ;Be Champion,
Grain Drills; 'IpN ;sNGtilcr !Hakiny tie cr!!e-
braieA British Mixture He is NaG in ,h..
general agricultural hu>,0sls but for lows
grain drills and ..r.ii:.ers, 81 inns to ht
able u compete with any other maliniac-
turer in tue Lind.
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"NNW WE'LL AND STRONG"

SHlPMsN, Illinois.
bi;. Il. Y. PIERCE, Buffalo, y. V: Ueot
Sri wish /" state that my daughter, aged
Is, was pronounced iucurable and WAS fast
failing as the doctors thought. with con.
sumption. | obtained q half dozen bottles
of your ",;oltlan Metiical Discovery for
her and &4.D commenced. improving at once,
and now well and strong.
Very truly yours,
REV. ISA AC y. .AttGI STIN.
"Diseovery' sold by druggists.
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One greasing VITA. ft,zrr Axle Grease
will last tw.. weeks, all others two or three
days. Try it. 1t received first premium at
the Centennial Exposition.
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ORPHANS COURT.

TFNIIE Stated Meeting of the Orphans
4 Court OF Cecil county will be held on the
SECOND TT ESDAY i'll every month. ENecu-
tors Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated. will please bring in the
vouchers few days belo Court.
II, ID. MILLER,
.iaa I. Lss2y Register.
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The Dogs Of East Elkton.

The number of individuals making up
portion Of town is not SO great rs the num-
Der of ants of which we speak elsewhere,
hut, comparatively, they are as many. Many
gentlemen keep good dogs, which are taught
their places, and made to Keep them, and
are, therefore, OF no annoyance to the
neighborhood, while many other persons
keep about them dogs, Il clan of dogs,
over whose actions no control is exerted,
and which, therefore, mix up with the third
class, the genuine street Arab, and in con-
cert make night hideous and oftentimes day
unpleasant, It Is remarkable how many
ours may be found upon our streets that
have no owners. Where they put up, or
upon what they subsist, is II mystery, but
of their capacity to howl, yell, snap and
fight there is no doubt. Many times, while
listening to these unearthly concerts in the
What shonld be- quiet midnight hours if
WE were asked 10 slare t,+s n+pher of par
Elephants, we would be inclined to measure
them by thousands. OF course, this would
DC an eNaggeraton, but We venture to say
that of whatever number the band making
its nightly grounds fox its pastinnes around
the Square formed hy tlaip, Slill, Howard
and Johns streets may consist, they are ca
pable of creating much ui,roar as any
one thousand respectable dogs We heard
a gentleman, resident Of the locality re-
lerred 10, say, ths other fnprnins, that the
L. 4
sleepl-ss for him by these lawlesS night ser
enaaers, and upon some one expressing
surprise. he said, further that it was a
eommun occurrence, especially upon moon
light nights, when the animals seem more
inclined to their peculiar fun. We would
like to hear some remedy for this trouble
suggested. No one keeping 4 good, well
trained dog can be supposed to be included
in til. CLASS OF owners referred 10. 1t is
only the street Arab and whose number,
unfortunately, far surpasses the other class,
that are after.
Malaria, Chills and Fever, and Bilious
attacks positively cHrea with Emory's
Standard Cure Rills-an infallible RENE
dy: never 1all 10 cure the most obstinate.
long standing cases where Quinine and
all other remedies had failed. They are
prepared expressly for malarious sections,
in double boyes, two kinds of Pills, con-
tanning a slrong cathartic and chill
breaker, sugar coated: contain no Quinine
or Mercury, causing no gripping or purg-
ing: they are mild and efficient, certain
in their action and harmless in all cases;
they effectuai;y cleanse the system, and
give new life and tone to the body. AS
household remedy they are unequaled.
For Liver Complaint their equal is not
known; one box will have wonderful
effect on the worst case. They are use d
and prescribed by Physicians, and sold
by Druggists everywhere, Or sent by mail,
% and N cenr boxes. Fmory.s Little
Cathartic Pills, best ever made, only 10
| cents. Standard Cure Co., ia Nassau
Street, New York.
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MRs j. q. HENHEKs',N, of Cleyelanh
Ohio, writes The use of two Of Pierce 5
Pleasant Eurgative Pellets day, lar q
few. weeks, has entirely cured me OF slcs
headache, from which | formerly suffered
terribly. as often on an average rs once in
ten days" OF all druggists.
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- The peculiar action on the kidneys
and urinary organs Of asparagus is fire.
quenty noticed dnrins the season. Prof
Benson recently proved i'll the case Of the
Emperor William and otn,,rS that in comb
nation with mali and qrlnine it is IN nl>o-
Lutte specific for diseases of the liver, kid
neyS and urinary organs. His method has
been adopted by the Malt Hirters Company,
aud this great German food is now compos-
ed of lna!t, Hops, qninine bark and aspara-
GUS. .Hetlica! Times