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The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
Town Ticket Nominated.

\ meeting of the citizens of the town was
held in the office Of Esquire Scott-base-
ment of the Court House. on Thursday
evening, for the purpose OF arranging a
list of ten residents of the place from which
the voters of the town may select five per-
sons, at the election on Monday next, to
serve as Il board of Town Commissioner for
the ensuing year. David l.. Sloan was call
ed to the chair and John S. RoSsell, ap-
pointed secretary. After receiving in NOM
ination as many names as the meeting saw
fit to present, a BALLOT was taken which re-
suited in the choice of the following: Roht.
Marshbank, S. j. Keys, James y. Lewis,
K. q. Reese w. T. Warburton, John An
thony, James H. Scott, George Turner,
Joseph Terrell and Joseph Hinchclitf. On
the above selection, list of ten nominees is
presented, from which the voters cannot by
any possibility fail in electing a good and
effective board of Commissioners.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29

ing njnr, which is not, "" think, as it
should he. Their playing is Il matter of
inter,.>t 10 almost every one, and large
audierrc> efuently gather TO witness the
games. reop,', generally are required to
pay foo admission to shows. \ practice
game will he played this afternoon 1T the
old ground on High street.
The new building recently erected by
Mr.. W. K. Nelson, on Main street is being
strengthened in It's foundations by addition
al supports Of heavy tmherS and the low
er stories formed by the steep decline of the
hillside upon which il stands are being en-
closed and will he made use OF. 1t is said
that one portion Will be occupied by an
Elkton mechanic as Il boat building estab-
! lishment. Some idea of The exceeding de-
clivity of the hillside at this point may be
formed from the fact that the building
r,Gn ntiuned is on lie line of the street and
its first floor is on the street level, while at
the rear-furty feet back, The level of the
same floor is sufficiently elevated from the
ground below, to allow of at least two and
perhaps three full stories, floors being
placed therein. The difficulty of erecting 4
! building of this class in such a location is
therefore very great and the cost Will be
many times more than it would have been
on level ground.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
Marriage of Miss Annie Rambo.

The east end of Min street was The scene
Of unusual excitement on Thursday even
! ing, the air being resonant with mirth,
laughter, and music from early evening
! until late in the night. The cause of rhe
, unduly lively state of affairs wGs Il we'd
ding, an occurrence which seems, and has
SO seemed from the foundation of civilized
society, to arouse greater interest in the
/ human breast than almost any other Of the
: incidents Of life. The center of the scene
I was the residence of Mr.. Jacob I;ainbo
| which WAS brightly lighted from basement
! to attic, and where a large company had
! assembled 10 witness the binding. in the
roseate bonds, cfhis second daughter, Annie
and Mr.. Hiram &. Webb, Of Philadelphia
| The ceremony took place little before s
/ o'clock, the Rev. Mr.. Avery, of the VI. f.
! Church, officiating; and when the town bell
toled the hour of eight. the interesting rite
was complete.
| The bride, who is petite and pretty bru-
nette looked unusually handsome, and bore
| her part with great grace and iirmness.
( She wore 4 steel (telegraph) blue sill. with
! out train, the only ornaments being Il land
some corsage bouquet and a wreath of
orange blossoms. The groom looked glow
/ ing and happy in 4 suit Of black Prince
! Albert coat, adorned by a button-hole bot
! quet The bride and groom stood alone
| without attendants. The regular service
of the NJ. T. Church was used, being i,.en-
teal with that OF the Protestant Episcopal
! Church, or what is generally known as the
! ring ceremony.
/ After the ceremony, 1 reception was held,
/ when the com pany paid their respect, to an
( abundant and attractive table Of refresh
ments. The presents displayed We're nu-
merous and of u valuable chararter, the
most notable being Il massive and hand
, some silver table service set, presented by
! Caleb Z. johnson, Esq, Of Wilmington, an
uncle of the bride. The groom is Il grand
son of John l.. Smith, ESQ. for many
years resident of this district, and is en-
pioyed in the Philadelphia mint, where his
father has been engaged for many years.
The happy couple left for Philadelphia
in the Il. train yesterday (FridayJ morn
ing, where their new home is in readiness
to receive the newly married couple.
After the greater part OF the company had
! dispersed. and matters were quieting down
! in the neighborhood of the scene of the we'd
ding, the Elkton Band put i'll an appear
ance, and favored the happy couple with
serenade: after which they were also in
vited in and introduced to thG refreshment
table. 1t was we'll on toward midnight be-
fore the neiyhhorhood assumed its usual
quiet. Quite Il large portion Of the com
pany present was from Wilmington and
Philadelphia, who returned to those cities
by the morning train.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
Before the Court of Appeals.

The Court of Appeals heard argument
this week, in the case of Isaac Brown VS..
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Eailroad Company. The railroad
company. in 1858, in good faith purchased
from Hon. Jacob Tome lot of land in this
county, on which the railroad is located.
Mr.. Tome claimed a good title. In 1868 and
1861 the appellant, Brown, instituted y suit
OF eiectment against the railroad for 4 re-
covery OF the lot, and a verdict was render
ed in his favor and Judgment was entered.
The railroad company then attempted to
purchase from Brown, but failing to agree
upon terms, the railroad instituted an in
QUESTION, and the land being condemned
the company rendered the appellant the sum
awarded by the jury Of inquest Of damages.
This Brown refused and appealed on the
ground that the act of 1858. chapter 13S, did
not allow the company to condemn any land
six months from the time when the bridge
over the Susquehanna was SO far COM
pleted as to admit Of tine passage of cars.
James T. Mccullough. Albert Constable and
William Rowland for appellant, and Alex.
Evans and W. J. Jones for appellees.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
Cecil County Agricultural Society

At the quarterly meeting of the mana
gers of the Cecil County Agricultural So
ciety, held on Tuesday, at their rooms in
Odd Fellows Hall, the executive commit
tee reported that Mr.. Smith, to whom the
track had been rented on conditions until
the October Fair, had not come forward to
| comply Herewith, and was instructed to
make terms with some one else.
The President, Mr. \. IL. Magraw. ex-
planned to the Board the system of entering q
exhibits for premiums used 10y the Bur
lington County (\. J.j Agricultural So
ciety, and recommended the same, which
was, on motion, adopted for use by the So
ciety.
The President appointed the several com
mittees as follow:
Executive Coatmittce -McsSrS. George W.
Cruikshank, George Ricketts,, and Isaac D.
Davis.
Comnitttee on TrGck-Dr. j. a. Mearns,
Me>srs. ". NJ. knight and Thomas Dren
nen.
discretionary ComHtittee-Judge Stump,
MesSrs. w. VI. Knight and w. Armstrong
Committee on entS-MesSrs A. W
Mitchell, t. premnen, and W. Armstrong.
Committee to -1rroaGe HorScs-Messrs. w.
Armstrong and George p. Jackson.
Con,n,atec to -irronge Cattle-Messrs. H.
II. Duyckinck, Geo Ricketts,, and Joseph
Wells.
Conntittee 10 AIrongc Sheep amt >riHc-
Messrs. John Brickley and John Gilpin.
Committee to -4rran9e agricultural M'pIc-
ments--Messrs. Jesse \. Kirk and Harry d.
Miller.
Committee 10 hr"aqc Fruit&-AIeSsrs. W
L. Grosh and Samuel McIntire.
Con,mittec 70 4lrGnyc Te5ctahleS. GrdiaS
Seeds, Hay, ond Poultry-Messrs. Arthur
w Mitchell, y. F. Manly, l.. T. Roberts,
and Samuel H. Miller.
Committee 10 .f"ranpe Ho,,SeboM Prodpcts
William j. Jones, Esq.
f"Dn,iheT to 4rrange faarn ddd N'tdla
Work-Thomas bremen, Esq.
Committee TO -irTange Floral Dcparthtent--
George a. Blake, Esq.
Commtttec 10 ArrdHGe Miscellaneous lrti-
cles-Messrs. Roger Witworth, A. Weth-
erill, and Isaac ID. Davis.
The executive committee was instructed
to report at next meeting, to be held on the
1lth of May, what improvements should be
I made to the grounds and buildings. with
| the cost rs nearly as can be made, and the
plan of having the same done and also as
to the cost and plan Of having the catalogue
printed.
DIR. Mearns and MeSsrs Cruikshank and
Armstrong were appointed to report at the
next meeting 4 programme for trials of
speed.
Adjourned TO meet on Thursday the lth
Of May.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
LETTER FROM THE INDIAN TERRITORY.

DEAR WnIG:--liow pleasant it is 10
open your neat folds every week. When
get you from the office, and hold yon in
my hand, | think: Now old friend, what
are you going to disclose? Shall learn
good news, or bad? always feel inter-
/ eSted in the New Leeds letters, for
have friends there; also some in Cherry
Hin and Elkton. How kind you are. old
wig, to come to me in this far-off land
| wonder if you know this is beautiful
country. | will tell you something about
it.
There are some big Cherokee farmers,
and some of them have very large herds
OF cattle; indeed they are prosperous,
growing people. They do not want rail
roads through their lands. know YOU
think that strange: but you would not,
did you but under stand. \ ou must know
tive born or adopted is 4 landowner,
and can take rs much land as he wishes
to enclose, be it much or little. If the
railroads come through, they bring with
them stream of whites of all kinds,
especially the lower class, and soon the
laws of the United States would be ex-
tended over us: now we are an independ-
ent people by the side of our elder brother,
the great United States. No white per-
son can become a citizen. except by mar
ryin~ Il Cherokee. We have no beggars
here, and no poor houses: all have the
same chance, but all do not know how
to get rich we have some poorer than
others, but they do not suffer: they can
always make enough to live ON. Some
of the Cherokees are highly educated;
many are tirSt-class teachers: nearly all
the teachers in our institutions are first
class teachers of Cherokee blood.
KATE 4. l.. c. DUNCAN.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
An Alarm of Fire.

Quite an excitement was created among
the guests and other inmates of ;he How
ard House, about midday on Tuesday, by
the cry of fire ringing throughout the house
All hands made hasty preparation for 4
rapid exit, and the house was rapidly being
cleared when the exodus was suspended by
the welcome announcement that the danger
was past, or that in fact there had been no
danger, there having been Il great deal more
noise than fire, and the frightened company
settled down to discuss the subject of hotel
fires in general and this one in particular.
1t was discovered that the alarm was caused
by the SCOT in 4 foul chimney OF the kitchen
taking fire and burning and roaring like il
furnace, which had subsidized as soon us the
fuel gave out. The Elkton fire department
did not make its appearance: if ii had, per-
haps some damage might be to record.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
A Bloody Battle with Fists and Brass
knuckeS

y fierce encounter took place between two
Elkton athletes, at late hour on Saturday
night. The battle ground was the corner OF
High and North streets. The immediate
cause OF the contest, was 4 disagreement over
Il game of cards, but il is said that i'll blood
had existed between the two for some time
previous. We withhold the names of the
contestants, who, suffice it to say were both
stout, muscular Eien. anl eager for the af-
fray, both being braced by 4 number OF
inches of spirits fermenti, imbibed no doubt
during the game which preceded the engage
ment. And We also refrain from mentioning
the name OF tie officer Of the law. who was
not present to assist at the little game. pre-
suming of course, that he was sick OF ont
of town or both 1t was close Vergng up
ed-nr 1T Least when that point had arrived
when i'll all such little. entertainments time
is usually called-and the two went at each
with whiz, crash and bang, that made the
sparks fly. Hair also flew, and blood took
legs and ran, and one engine Of war sailed
away, a brass knuckle being picked up af-
forwards some distance from the spot. 1t
is not known who whipped, both were used
up, and friends carried away their broken
forms and the pieces, and it is reported that
in certain quarter the next day linen band
ayes and sticking plasters were in demand,
aud that one eye and a ilaif sulticed for two
men to See with, white they hadn't a real
whole nose between them. This affair was
entirely impromptu, no cards, no cake, but
everybody was privileged 10 gather up as
much of tie deuris-whiGh consisted prir-
c'paily of" blood, the NEXT morning as
they desired, as it was allowed 10 remain
" here it fell. for church goers to gaze upon
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
An Interesting Incident.

y novel christening ceremony took place,
April Is, on the quarterback of the /. S.
Receiving Ship Hahash in Boston harbor.
The little one was Helen Josephine, a daugh-
ter of Captain j. y. Miller. commander of
she Wabash, whose mother is & native OF
this State. The ship was decorated with
flags and bunting, and all the officers and
their families We're present, as was also the
crew of the ship.
The water in the font was from the river
Jordan. Holy land. After the ceremony
the child's feet We're placed on earth taken
from this State, the birthplace OF the
mother. The child was born on the ship.
and has never been off it, Thus the land
it first stepped on was that of its mother 5
native State. The Rev. DIR. Lambert, of St.
Johns Church, Charlestown, officiated, and
Nh and Mrs j. +. Tate of Baltimore. Nd,
acted as sponsors.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
Spring Tiles.

Says IA New York correspondent, recently:
Every woman THESE early spl;ug days
seems to have mounted Il big straw hat
The popular style is a colorcd, fine sort of
braid, called the manila; and if the old
Spring hats made man i'll, these certainly
make man Her Sixty dollarS is the atti-
tude they start at mGst OF the time. They
are so big, they have such Tyroiean crowns
and such r;lce-track hrims. they require So
mauE yards Of expensive lace, and they
accommodate such crop of feathers, that
sixty dollars is not eXtravagant. ! went in
pursuit of Il modest thatch for my intel
lectual top-knot, and, of course, anchored
at Miss PRINCES. whprc there's so much to
be seen and bear.l. twenty wholesale or
dorS for Chicago and other Western cities
We're filled III her establishment during the
last week. and the hats sold to a dozen New
(orears during the hour sat there con
vincel inc it's better to lie fashionable
milliner than the wife Of u hanl. CLARK ur
the daughter Of Il plumber. Just think of
PATHS getting New York hats to wear this
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
Death of Col. Faeht2.

Coz. L. Z. VI. Faehtz, who has long occu-
pied prominent position in Washington,
as secretary of the German Fire Insurance
Company, and other positions of promi-
nence. died at his home on Monday morn
ing. He was leading member of the Leg
islativc Assembly of the District; compiled
several valuable works respecting land titles
and not long since had charge of the Wash
ington Asylum. He has been in failing
health for several years.
Col. FaehtZ came to this country from
Germany, his native land, shortly after the
revolution of 1873. He first became known
here as assistant principal Of the New Lon
don Academy, and afterwards filled for
several years, the position OF principal of
tine academy here. He was an excellent
scholar and 4 successful teacher. At the
outbreak of the war he entered the Union
army, being commissioned as Captain in
the 9Th Maryland Regiment, rising from
that rank to the position of Colonel. The
deceased was even Il more thorough soldier
than teacher and was held in high esteem
by his comrades in arms. He enjoyed the
friendship of many of our citizens, and the
news of his death will hs received with sor-
row
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
A Neat Device Tor Raising Water.

The necessity of having an abundant sup
ply of water NJ the farm house, is Il qUes-
tion that puzzles many farmers living III Il
hilly or rolling country, where the sinking
of a well is attended with great difficulty,
and often involves heavy outlay OF money.
The only source Of supply i'll many cases Is
Il spring, lying i'll a shady hollow SON" dis
tance from the house, from which the water
is carried in buckets and barrels in all kinds
of weather, the task generally being per
formed by the women folks, or small boy,
whose maledictions are loud and deep, espe
ci..lly on wash-lays, VIXEN the supply to be
carried is much greater than usual.
\ very neat solution Of this veN@tiouS
problem may he seen in operation at the
farmhouse of Mr.. Patrick Scan!on, on Red
HiII. near Elkton. Tie apparatus, which
is patented was erected by Il liivrc de
telegraph size, stretched perfectly tight,
which run in Il straight line from the house
to the spring, a distance Of nearly one hun
dred yards, and at an an@l" Of about TWEEN
ty-tive degrees. The wires are seven inches
apart, and are suspended at intervals by
poles placed one on each side in the shape
of a letter A. Upon these wires runs Il car
riage fourteen inches in length, to which
the galvanized iron bucket is attached.
This bucket. which will contain three gal
Ions of wafer is round, about twelve inches
in diameter and seven inches wide, and Is
hung very nearly on its center, SO as to be
easily overturned. The carriage and bucket
are drawn from the spring by quarter
inch cord attached to Il light windlaSS.
The .'gude housewife" wishing to draw
4 pail OF water, starts the carriage and
bucket rardiy down the wires. W hen they
reach a spot directly over the spring, III"
carriage enters Il box, where, by an auto
matte arrangement, the bucket is detached
and glides down two guides into the water,
the windl;tss being turned, the bucket rises
to the carriage, attaches itself, and starts on
its upward journey; having reached the
house, it is ingeniously overturned. aud
emnties its contents Of limpid sprin" water
into Il tin tube, from whence ii runs into
pail placed to receive it. The whole opera
ton consumes less than a minute, aud Mr..
Scaulon claims he can raise barrel OF
water from his spring in about the same
time it could be pumped from Il slow we'll,
II certainly is for the purpose neat con-
trivance.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
ssG0U My !: NEWS.:
PORT DEPOSIT ITEMS.


WOOD LAWN CAMP.
At meeting of the Beard OF Mana
gers of Wood Lawn camp meeting held
on the ground. Monday, April Eth, Rev
4. c. Jones was elected to take charge
of the camp to he held August 8. 1852
Mr.. Jones was requested to invite Sev
eral prominent ministers To be present
and preach during the camp meeting.
The next meeting of the Board of Mana
gers VIII be held on the ground, Mon
day. May ist, ut 80 Z. u y full at
tendance is desired.
y GOOD ATT ENDANCE.
Tine attendance at the entertainment
fox the benefit Of the Lyceum was good,
and the receipts We're fully as large as
was expected.
WHAT TIE Fi~HEPM:.N WANT.
Oar river is 4 little muddy from the
anxious for a good rise, i'll order to make
fishing more profitable.
MADE THE FARMERS REJOICE
The rain on Wednesday afternoon OF
last week made the farmers rejoice. rs it
was needed for the wheat. oats. and to
make blowing easier, RS the ground il
some places had become quite hard.
Will GIVE Az ENTERTAINMENT.
! company from Rowlandsvillc will
give All entertainment in odd Fellows
Hall, Saturday. May 9th. The proceeds
will be tor a good purpose. 1t is hoped
they may have 4 good house. as all who
attend will get value received for ther
investment.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
MURDER IN DELAWA ARE.
Shot for Saying Good Evening

Shot for Saying Good Evening
WILMINGToS, Del, April &c. =.
Hallet of Milford, sLot James b. Deputy,
~ years old, at Milford, Del, on Satur-
day evening. inticting Il wound which
proved fatal at noon to-day. Young
Deputy, who lived short distance out
of town, had been iii Milford III company
with two friends. About 5. ~ clock all
three started hoMe ~ t.ag1n. deputy
sitting IN the centre, with a friend on
either side. Just outside of town the
party saw Il couple sitting alongside oi
the fence. The man they recognized as
Hallett, and young Deputy thought the
woman was his cousin. !tytin. under
this impression he politely said, Good
evening" Go to -, answered Hal
lett, adding some further very offensive
personal remarks. - do not care to 90,
responded Deputy with d laugh, when
the proprietor is not at home" The
words were 20 sooner uttered than Hal
lett drew his revolver and fired. Although
Deputy was about 30 yards distant the
homlcide'S aim was perfect. and the ball
entered the right side. lie requested
that lie be taken 10 q doctor, end he was
removed TO thG residence Of his UNCLE i'll
town, and medical aid was summoned,
but after lingering until ! o'clock to-day
he died, first making lis ante-mortem
statement, which detailed substantially
the above facts. Immediately after the
shooting the homicide was arrested and
taken before Squire Stephens e., :. pre-
liminary hearing Thl testimony having
been taken, the Squire informed Hallett
that he would hold him in 81 900 bail to
await the result of Deputy's injuries.
IIallett drew from his pocket $1,000 in
bills, and handing them 20 his l,other,
who was brespht, requested him to enter
bail for him. This being done. he was
released until three o'clock this after
noon. Immediately aftpr the death OF
Deputy he was rearreSted and committed
To Georgetown jail. He refused to sub
NIT to Handwriting, and the constable
did not insist. When he entered The car
riage whipi, was 70 t;,Eu him 80 Jail he
raised his hand over his head, and ad
dressing the crowd. said: Gentlemen. |
am free man; my rights have been
sworn away, and will come out victor
ious. Hallett is known as Il desperate
character. Severn! YeaYS az" ne @hut Il
small coioreei hoy witl! !. gun because the
lad refused to help load Il wagon with
dirt. For this offense he was tried at
Georgetown. convicted and sentenced To
one years imprisonment. After serving
about half the term of his sen;rnrc hc
was pardoned hy Gov. I'uader. Fer the
past two years he has been living i'll
Brainerd, Minnesota, and engaged in
trading with the Indians. lie expected
to reluru to the West tomorrow.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
A Wedding Party at the M. E. Parsonage.

On Wednesday evening company OF
four two ladies and two gentlemen, aiight
ed from the i. SIS train ahd proceeded ut once
to the residence of Rev. Mr.. Avery, pastor
of the NJ T.. Church on East Main street
Their object was soon announced, which
proved to be the marriage Of two of tn"
parties, Mr.. Edward II. Brown and vii
helmina HeiranemouS. OF Baltimore which
was quickly lone by the a.iablc clergyman,
and the party adjourned to the Howard
House. The register here showed the party
to consist of Edward II. Brown and Mrs
Edward II. Brown, nee EleironemotiS, and
Brown and wife, the latter sister
of the bride The bride is IA pretty bru-
nette, of perhaps twenty-foUr OF five years
of age The groom looked Il year or two
Younger The party carried a marriage
license procured in Baltimore. They re-
turned to that city by the 1I.3ri p. ". train.
\ number of persons about the Howard
House upon that evening didu' / seem to
understand why the party came here, and
kept up an inquiry to that effect. We did
not inform them then, but will now-they
came to get married, Of course, and they
succeeded.
The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29

Summer. Among her baggage she carried
three sorts of Yankee rccking-chairs and a
folding recliniug-chair. She evidently go-
ing TO have IN easy time in that hard-namcd
she calls it,. The distinguished little lady
believes big hats are the thing fox this sea-
son. She got her tall-crowned ecru manila,
with broad ecru lace fulled about the broad
brim and pale pink roses hcmeath the straw,
the back turned up, and a pair OF large
double loops of pink ribbon depending rloSe
tn q l,p head