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The B. & O.'s Philadelphia Line.

Proposals were opened on Monday, ut the
Office OF Chief Engineer II. II. Douglass, of
the Baltimore and Ohio's Philadelphia line,
in Baltimore, for the grading and ma
sonry work of twenty-seven miles of the
Maryland division through Baltimore, IIar-
ford and Cecil counties, and also thirty
three miles of the Delaware division. There
are upwards Of one hundred bids from con
tractors in Cincinnati, Baltimore Philadrl-
phia, New York and other places, and there
has been some close figuring owing To the
sharp competition. The contracts will he
awarded in a short time, and the contract
ors will he required to begin work within
fifteen days from the date notice is given
them of the allotment of work. The CON
struction will begin at Il point near Bay
view, lust out of Baltimore
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A Big Scare ana a Bigger Nose.

A circumstance of rather an unusual
nature occurred on Church street Sunday
night Or early Monday morning, startling
the quiet denizens of that street from
their midnight dreams, with the cry of
murder, robber &c, greeting their ears
as they awoke. Several friends of
| family resident upon church street, had
come to town to attend service at the NJ.
f. Church that evening, and liz conse-
| quence of the storm were compelled to
remain all night. Sometime about the
middle of the night night mare began
playing prauks with one Of the younger
members of the family, and she, while
III this condition arose from her bed and
ran about the house, crying "robbers
are in the house" OF course this arous-
ed the household, and of course they
were not scared, but about this time
each separate window in the building
was thrown up and from each window
one or more heads protruded, and from
each individual head went forth the fear
full cry of murder, robbers, help, &c.
Three or four blasts of this kind aroused
the entire neighboGhood, and cores
bonding hubbub was created in each
domicile. In the first named house, af-
ter the alarm was given each individual
looked after number one, and after the
scare was over some time was consumed
in searching for the various members of
the family. They were finally unpacked
from trunks, closets, clothes baskets and
beneath beds, and all hands were found
to be safe. 1t is said that when the head
of the house heard the alarm he cried
out in the boldest tones, "where's my
gun and Immediately dived beneath a
feather bed, from which safe harbor he
was afterwards unpacked. Another in
dividual Ga YOUTH in his flight, jumped
into the arms of one of the women and
she with her load, hid behind the fire
board in the chimney place, from where
she reconoitered through the pipe hole,
and would not come out until fully as
sured that the robbers had been driven
off. The last one found was a valiant
hero, who had covered himself with a
large clothes basket, and though he had
heard them searching around for the
family would not come out, because he
thought the searchers were the robbers.
Finally he stuck his head out, terrapin
fashion, with the enquiry, "are they all
gone - and when assured that they had,
he took off his shell. Some of the neigh
bors were as much excited as the inmates
of the house. Some of these thought it
was a fire and put out for the engine and
the Babcock extinguisher. 1t was near
ly day light before quiet was restored.
All this because a little girl had the night
mare.
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Store, Dwelling and Contents Burned.

On Wednesday morning about $ o'clock,
fire broke out in the store house of Morris
Wilkinson, at Kirk 5 Mills, i'll this county,
which proved in its results destructive to II
large amount of property. The store house
and dwelling of Mr.. Wilkinson are under
one roof At the time the fire broke out
there was no one in the store, the attendant
Il son of the proprietor having gone to the
stable to get his horse, and Mr.. Wilkinson
being in the dwelling or somewhere about
the place. The Young man had Il few
minutes previous received from his father a
package containing $500, with instructions
to take it to Elkton and deposit it in the
National Bank. He laid the package up
on the desk, and went to the stable after
his horse, as above stated, and while there
incident to the alarm of fire, all thought of
the package of money left his mind, and he
engaged heartily with others first in en-
deavoring to save the buildings and when
this hope fled in removing furniture goods,
Sc, and when he did think of the money it
" /
it seems originated at IA point in the store
room near by where il barrel of coal oil was
kept, which ignited very shortly after the
first alarm was given. The whole building
burned very rapidly, and i'll half an hour
after the fire broke out it was in ashes The
exact amount of loss is not yet known, but
it will probably reach $1,000 or $500. \
portion of this we understand is covered by
a policy in the Farmers and Mechanics
Mutual Company of this county. The
origin of this fire is said to be unknown
Another and later rumor, in relation TO
the origin of the fire says that Mr.. Wilkin-
son, the proprietor OF the store, was AT the
coal oil barrel drawing oil, that it being
dark in that part of the store he was COM
PEELED to use lamp, and that while draw
ing oil, the escaping gas iguitrd Immediate
ly communicating to the oil in tue barrel
and in Il moment filling the room with
flames. Whether this account is correct or
not, we do not pretend to say, but give the
rumor, which is current here, rs we hear it,
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Big Fish IN the Chess peake.

The annual summer sea monster has not
yet put in an appearance, but he will prob
ably in good time show himself As a fore
runner of the terrific serpent or indescrihe
monster to come, 4 sporting whale is now
stirring up the waters of the Chesapeake.
a thirtyfoot young Whale is reported rs
having been seen swimming about in the
Chesapeake Bay, in the neighborhood OF
Smiths point. He was moving about as
though he knew that he was out of his bear
ingS. The captains and crew of several
steamers and other craft had good look at
him as he tloundered about. Tolchester
excursionists had better carry harpooms, or
they may meet the fate of iona
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-06-16
New Paper Mill.

Messrs. Harry c. and l. D. Carter, of
this county, together with d. c. Wharton
smith Esq, and other capitalists of Phil
adclphia, have purchased a water power
and mill site near Shures Mill, on the Sus-
quehanna river in Hartford county, nine
miles above 1avre de Grace, where they
will erect large mills for the manufacture
of paper from wood. The water power
is good one, valued at $50, 900 and capa-
BILE of developing from 5000 to 10000
horse power. 1t is derived from the Sus-
quehanna. The company is joint stock
organization, of which II. c. Carter Esq,
has been elected president. The new
mill will be run entirely by water power,
and will be located between the tide
water canal and the river. The capital
stock of the company which is 500, 900
has all been paid in, Mr. II. c. Carter
taking one fourth or $25, 900. The wood
will be ground by newly invented ma
chinery instead of being dissolved with
acid, the usual plan. Arrangements for
beginning work are being rapidly pushed
ahead, and ground is expected to be
to be broken for the new building in a
few days. The new mill is to have a
capacity more than double that of any
mill in this neighborhood. Mr.. Harry
c. Carter the President of the company,
will have charge of the affairs of the new
mill during course of erection and when
in operation. lie will not however give
up contro, of Marley Mill, but will divide
his time between them, the new mill be-
ing only an easy drive of fourteen to six
teen miles distant from Marley. The
work of raising the banks of the dam at
this point is already under way, and as
soon as the plans are ready the erection
of the necessary buildings will be CON-
menccd. 1t is expected that not less than
one hundred aud fifty men will be given
constant employment by the enterprise.
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Baltimore Female College.

BY the advertisement in another column,
it appears that the free scholarship in the
college, for Cecil county, is vacant. Here
is a good opportunity for Il y"nng lady to
acquire an accomplished education. The
college has graduated two hundred and
eighty-four young ladies for the home circle
and trained and sent forth one hundred and
eighty-tive teachers who are filling rcspon-
slble positions, among them four Of our
best teachers-NIisses Harlan, Phillips, Nc.
CullOnuh and Thorne
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Stone Layi G at Newark.

The ceremony of laying the corner stone
of the new Roman Catholic Church, at New
ark, Del, will take place on Sunday, 9th
inst. No special trains will be run to that
place As has been rumnred. The morning
train leaving Wilmington at lIoi, stops
there, and trains leave that station ut 4, 20,
& 06 and 9 % p. NJ. The main body of at
PENDANTS, however, will 90 there in carra-
ges, and have little interest in railroad time
tables. large congregation is expected.
Clergymen Of emineure are expected to be
present.
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Bound for New Orleans.

Hugh Il. McCauley, Esq, of New York,
was i'll town, on Thursday, and made a
short call upon his many friends here. His
visit was a brief one as he left on the SO
train, for Philadelphia, from which city lie
will start in day or two for New Orleans
where business calls him. Mr.. McCaulcy
looks well and hearty, and is as full Of life
and spirits as ever
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-06-16
ORDER OF PUBLICATION,
WILLIAM IL. RASIN AND WIFE AND
OTHERS
VS..
THEODORE WARREN AND WIFE AND
OTHERS.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Equity
No

THE object of this suit is to procure a
l. decree for the sale of Il certain farm tract
of land. situate in Cecil county, Maryland of
which Harry Warren, late of New Castle county,
Delaware, died seized for the purposes of parti
ton.
The bill states that on or about the 9th day of
November A. D., 1882, the said Harry Warren
departed this life intestate leaving a widow
Amelia Warren, and the following children and
grandchildren as his next of kin and only heirs at
law viz: Ella Dilworth, wife OF Edwin T. Dill
WORTH Della d. Halton, wife of GeorgsT Halton,
and their brother, Joseph l.. Warren, who are his
grandchildren, and children of his son, Joseph
Warren, who died before the death of said Harry
Warren; Angelina Rasin, wife of William II.
Rasin, who is his granddaughter and Il daughter
of his deceased son: Angelina Warren, who died
before the death of the said Harry Warren; and
Theodore Warren. who has Il wife named Hannah
NJ. Warren DR. John Warren. and Nelson War
rem, who has wife named Elizabeth Warren,
who are his sons That the said Harry Warren
died seized Of two tracts of land now forming one
undivided whole tract or farm, situate in said
Cecil county, conveyed to him by two deeds; one
from David NJ. Sherer and wife, dated March
25th, A. d., 1858, and recorded among the land
records of said Cecil county, in Lber II. H. NJ
No 9, folio 800, &c, and the other from Henry f.
Gatchel and wife, dated April ). 1858, and re;
corded as aforesaid. in Liber H. II. NJ. No o.
folio 32s, &c., which descended to his said chill
dren and grand children, subject to the dover
interest OF his said widow. That the said uudi-
vided whole tract of land or Iarm cannot be di-
vided without loss or injury to the parties inter
ested. That it would be for the benefit and advan-
tage Of all the parties interested to have said land
sold and the proceeds divided among the parties
entitled; and that the said Amelia Warren, Ias
L. Warren DIR. John Warren, Nelson Warren,
and Elizabeth Warren, his wife, reside out OF the
State of Maryland.
1t is thereupon adludgoI and ordered this 9th
day of June, ip the year 1883. that the complain
ants ny causing copy Of this order to be inserted
in suIne newspaper published in Cecil county
once u week for one month. before tho 18th day OF
July next, give notice to the said absent defend
ants OF the object and substance of this bill; and
warn them to appear in this court in person or by
solicitor, on NJ before the 18th day OF October
next, to answer the premises and show cause if
any they have, why decree ought not to pass as
prayed.
JAMES A, DAVIS, Clerk
True capy-test, JAMES a. DAVIS,
April T-Im Clerk
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ton for the purpose of putting an end to
it and also TO hereafter keep the grounds
in order, John E. Brown Esq, has been
given charge of the matter. He will see
TO it that the openings in fences, hedges,
&c, are closed and that hereafter all tres
passer will be prosecuted to the full ex-
extent of the law.
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PEACH CRATE MATERIAI.-Wc offer to
the ira de and Peach Growers Large
Stock of Peach Crate material at lowest
rates (pnt up in shocks ready to nail to
gether), delivered 10 all points accessible
by rail or water. Correspondence solicit
ed. Address G.. II. TOADyINE,
Successor to II. Humphreys
jun Sim Salisbury, Md
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NO PRICES REDUCED.
PRICES AR. REDUCED

his small list represents nearly five thousand "iit; ui
Clothing. If told the whole story we would ncc the
whole newspaper.
twenty-five years Oak Hall has been serving the public
and IN all that time has never offered stronger n
for trade than this.
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HARD FACTS AND PLENTY

Oak Hall is simply "rat real Clothing IIousc--.lc
greatest OF its kind in the country Oar Cotin i, made
upon honor. We would be- lian fool, to expect to
build and hold business up one. dan honest Goods at the
least prices. We neither ho buy The remains Of whole
sale stocks to off REAL bt make every garment to sell
direct to the wearer, under east IRON guarantee bond
OF good faith original with and perfectly we'll known to
everybody in the vicinity.
NO PRICES REDUCED
We are not advertising re uccI prices, but We are in
position offer the best bags rs in SPRING CIoin Of every
sort and upon many icm ... >,.~I bargains. in . very
sense all our
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EVENING SERVICE

Began AT elSnt o CLOCK, WIFI much larger
congregation present than in the morning
In fact the church crowded from pull
pit to galiery,and many persons were forced
to remain without. The services opened
with Il hymn by the school, led by Miss
Terrell, and prayer by Daniel Harvey, Esq
BY request the quartette of the morning
was repeated, and greatly enjoyed by the
large audience. Miss Eva Perkins sang in
her usual effective manner, a very pretty
solo, to her own accompaniment. The
Jones, BERTHE Sheppard, Mary Harvey and
MesSrS. VIM. Terrell, John r. Davis and
Asher Scott, sang another piece, when the
chairman, +. y. Ellis, Esq, introduced g.
\. Blake, Esq. Unfortunately, at about
the time Mr.. Blake arose to speak, IA thun-
der storm, that had been threatening all the
evening, seemed about to open operations,
and many of the congregation left the
church in hope of reaching home before tie
rain began. If they had all left at once it
would not have interiered with the service,
but they did not do this, but went out in
| small groups, now anu then, Keeping up
constant confusion during the remainder of
the evening, SO that even to a person sitting
near the speaker, it was difficult to distin-
! guiSh his words Mr. Blake's address was
of more than average merit, and to those
who were fortunate enough to hear it, il
MAS decidedly interesting and Instructive.
! When Mr.. Blake closed and after another
song by the school, the president announced
an address by Il stranger, one unknown to
those present, and all eyes We're at once di-
rccted toward the speakers stand, eager tn
| behold the unknown, and when VIM. j.
Jones, ESD, stepped to the trent, all knew
il was Il joke and enjoyed it accordingly.
/ Mr.. Jones spoke for about fifteen minutes,
/ subject to the same annoyance AS his p:ede-
| ceSsur, rs the congregation was still moving
ont in detachments. He spoke of the train
ing of children and compared the Sabbath
school Ia Il flower garden, where the young
plants must he carefully nurtured and
cared for. His remarks were we'll chosen
and appropriate. and but for the noise and
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TRAINS LEAVE ELKTON STATION:
>opTuEoIrSD soUTHBoUND.
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II lotions at cost.
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up, last Sunday evening" one might have
supposed the house was on fire. When the
first peal of thunder sounded youngest. r
bounced from his seat, and crying as if he
| had a bee under his Jacket, left the church.
| On the other hand a lumber of town peo-
! pie waiting for the storm to cease remained
until near midnight, and two couples from
Delaware, who We're bound to stay under
cover until the storm was over, if it took
all summer, did not get off until daylight
next morning.
The close season for Woodcock ended
on Saturday, and early on Monday morn.
| ing valiant nimrods could be- seen making
for the woods in all directions We were
permitted to view the result of one man,
shoot, and may our eyes never look upon
| the like again. The birds were no. nearly
half grown, and nothing like in feather bu,
very little larger than half grown field
lark When will this miserable law be re-
pealcd If the day of shooting was chang
ed to September the l0th, it would be much
better the birds would then be full grown
and worth shooting. There is no fear tina,
the birds will not he here They are of a
class of game that always returns to theil
breeding grounds in the fall. Shame upon
the gunner who would shoot a bird so young
| that it cannot fly.
An individual giving the name of
resident of this place, called recently a,
the store of MeSsrs. Plunkett & Co., Will
mington, and stated to them that Mr.. j
Mccullough, of this place, had requested
him to call and get quart bottle of whisk )
and directing them to send the bill to him
| (McCullough) by mail. The liquor was de
iverel to the party and the bill was SEN
by mail to j Mccullough, Ekton, Md, thu
firm surprising their customer to be Mr.
Rolling Mills. The letter or bill was frs
taken ont of the Office by j. r. Mccullough
| Esq, of this town. who finding it was no
| his, returned it. to the office. Ii was mex
delivered to Mr. Jethro r. Mccullough, VIII,
also Iepudiated it, and it now lays in tn,
| Post Office awaiting u claimant. As to tn,
| whisky, its whereabouts is unknown
| Messrs Plunkett x Co. would be pleased
have the gentleman who got the liquor I,
call and order another bottle. They pro
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REESE.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-12-14
The County Debt.

Ane CounIy Uept.
We are informed by the that the debt of
year.
When the present board came into Office the county
debt was 81 200 and the levy county purposes had
been reduced from to ~ NH 1t will remembered
that the September before obstructive freshet ser
ousy injured the bridges of tie county that all of them
required considerable REPAIRS The board has built
new bride ala 800 put all the other bridges
in complete repair which not been the for years
In addition to thsthey have t new buildings the
Poor House Farm under ordsS OF Court
No money has been recklessiy spent, and not dollar
has been drawn from the Treafy that not author
lied by law and demanded by e necessities ofhe
ty, and yet the county is deeber In debt than It
year ago. part of the caseEomes from the fact thai
the reduced levy insufSn but greater cause is
found in the fact that in consequence of the uncertain
ty payment the board was compelled to pay exorbtant
prices for supplies and works
What are we going to do about It? The debts WILL
HAVE TO BE PAID that's certsin and IL effort Is made
to meet them by sufficient levy, may reasonably
pect one of two results the county will be pressed
by innumerabe lawsuits (which Lawyers fees court
Penses &c. will be added ndebtedess tho county
will be compelled to repudtte her debts.
Our present board may bot be astute hnancers bu
they are strictly honest meand would not steal waste
adoar the countys monty consequently they may be
with an extra levy the debts of the county
One thing Is pretty certainly win be hard to find good,
reliable business men willino take their places in the
present unenviable conditio the csnnty particularly
so long the Legislature peslstin refusing to give
sufficient means to rtia Tive afbgs economically.
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A TERRIBLE Snow STORM IN CnLoE ADO
Denver, Col, December IA heavy snuw and
wind storm commenced in this section about
noon on Wednesday, which in its disastrous
effects is without parallel in the history of
Colorado. The snow continued falling all night
and attached itself to tho telegraph and
telephone wires until they were two inches in
diameter. i's,criny morning he wind blew
almost q gale and nuouI three hundred poles,
eighteen inches i'll diameter, were blown down.
blockading about dozeu squares with mass
Of wires. All trains were delayed until last
evening and outside communication was cut off.
The telephone company will probably lose
$4,000. The damage to the railroad, telegraph,
electric light and district messenger companies
is heavy. No loss of life reported and but few
serious accidents.
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Our SENATOR'S ~ COMMIT ER.-The complete
list of the Senate committees shows that Senai or
Butler is on the following committees Nation
nj affairs, territories, additional accommodations
for the library. and Senator Hampton on mill
tary affairs, mines and mining, civil service, and
epidemic diseases.
Senator Butler day introduced bill to
pay B. S. James tor transportation of United
States mails in 1869 and 1870, and one to ray
Cashmere Ginesi $4,000 for property unlawful
ly sold the Government.
MACKEY' 8 three EBILLs.-Representatiyc Mac
key will, tomorrow, introduce the following
bills Appropriating 81 ,200,OO0 to reimburse
depositors in the Freedmen's Savings and Trust
Company; providing for the reappraisement Of
the steamer Planter, and apr opriating 600
in aid of education by the States.
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