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The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
A Heavy Tax Payment.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
last week paid to the Clerk of the County
Commissioners one of the largest single
tax payments ever received. it's agent
handing over to Deputy Rossell drafts
for 50, 1909. The payment was for
county tax on property of the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore, Colum-
bia and Port Deposit and the Baltimore
Central Railroads, all of which are ope-
rated by the Pennsylvania road. On the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and b fillmore
road was paid for tax on property in the
Third district $500. 36, on property in the
Fifth district $7S0.23 and on property in
the Seventh district STAG. 11-total on
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
line, $2, 216.70; on the Columbia and Port
Deposit was paid on property in the
Seventh district $3S6.50 and in the
Eighth district $179.42, making the total
payment on this road $5G5.92; Oh the
Philadelphia and Baltimore Central was
paid ON property ia the Sixth district
$356.34, and on property in the Seventh
district s1.73, making total on this
road of $35S.07, and grand total on all
of 50, 140.69. On the entire sum the
Company saved s13O.SG by discount for
early payment.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
The Colored Convention.
a oau Was,issued last week for q meet.

a oAN was.issued last week for meet
ing Of the celored votes in Elkton for
the purpose of electing delegates to a
State convention to meet in Baltimore
on Thursday next. The meeting took
place at Union Hall on Thursday. The at
tendance was. not large, perhaps because
Of the great bulk of colored men being
engaged at work. s. E. Tilden was elect
ed president and Robert NJ. Morrison,
secretary. A committee consisting of ].
W. Martin, Geo. Gordon and J. w.
Davis was appointed on resolutions, who
presented resolution demanding that
the word phite shall be struck from the
bastardy a,t, and calling for committee
to wait upon the legislative candidates,
requiring of them a pledge that if elected
they will vote in accordance with the
above requirement.
The chair appointed ]. w. Martin, J.
Fields, G. Hinson, w. J. Cephus, George
Gordon, N. Griffin, NJ. Penic, Z. w.
Johnson, BENZ. Brown as such comm it
tee.
The following were elected delegates to
the State Convention: George Hinson,
N. Griffin, George Gordon, r. w. Nor
ris, S. E. Tilden, E. w. johnson, ]. w.
Martin, Peter Hall and Thomas Delany.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Mar
tin, Tilden, Hinson and others, and the
convention adjourned, subject to the call
of tn, committee. The demand that the
word nhite be struck from the law re-
ferred to is righteous one, and should
be accorded them.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
A Runaway Locomotive.

On Monday evening about s o'clock
Engine No. 90 of the Delaware Division
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad, which was standing
ON side track at Clayton, attached to a
car loaded with phosphates, was boarded
by tramp who, it is supposed, started
the engine and jumped off. A despatch
was at once wired to Townsend to notify
the conductor of the passenger train al
ready due but behind time. The mes
sage was too late. rs the train had left
Townsend. A locomotive was at once
started from Clayton in pursuit of the
runaway engine, with Superintendent
Mills, Road Master Murphey and Train
Dispatcher Mackey on board, but they
were too late to overtake it in time o
prevent its collision with the south
bound passenger train leaving Whining
ton at 6.25 p. NJ, which occurred just
below Green Spring Station. The engine
was in the rear of the car pushing it, and
the car and the engine of the passenger
train collided, smashing the former pretty
we'll to pieces, scattering phosphate in
all directions, raising very unsavory
smell, and bringing the passenger train
to sudden halt, number of persons
were injured, some of them seriously,
but no one was killed.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
COLLEGE GREEN ITEMS.

Mr.. C. F. Kirk has completed his new
house. England & Linton are the car
penters. Thomas Spear put the finish
on. Tom can do it J. J. Edmundson
intends to commence his house by the
first of next month.
j. T. Armour mad two fine mares badly
cut about the feet by some cause un-
known, one night last week. while in
pasture.
G. w. Clifford is on the new road with
full force and expects to have it COM
pleted in short time.
Mr.. ]. W. Crothers, the moving saw
mill man, is about to move his mill to the
woods of DR.. Jackson, near Oxford, for
the purpose of taking out a large house
frame. John Will can do it.
Rev. W. F. Dawson, of Denton, paid
us flying visit last week. j. w. Falls
has left us for Elkton. Mr.. Falls is a
good teacher. Miss Had and Mollie
johnson have left for the purpose of at
tending school.
Mr.. James Kirk has returned home
from Calvert, where he has been engaged
in the mercantile business for some time.
Mrs. VIM. Armour has gone to the
Eastern cities on . visit.
Around-the fan man, the tramp, the
candidate, the tax collector and the fire
tax collector. ODD TINES.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
Assignment of Ministers.

The Conference of the Free Methodist
Church just closed at Uniondale, Pa,
made the following changes in the loca-
tion of the ministers mentioned below,
all OF whom are we'll known in Cecil:
The Rev. w. b. Rose, whose pastorate
of the Elkton Church closed with the
conference, was assigned to Dover, n.
j., and the Rev. J. J. Uaviland, of Phil
Adelphia. sent to fill his place here. Rev.
d. w. Hart, former pastor of the Elk
ton Church, was returned to Roseville,
N. j., for q second term. Rev. S.N. Nc
Vey, a native of this county, was as
signed to Waverly, Pa. Rev. George
Eakins was transferred from Brooklyn to
Philadelphia, and Rev. William Gould
~as made travelling chairman of the Con-
ference. Mr.. ]. T. Logan, of this town,
a son of Mr.. Robert G. Logan, of North
East, was, after examination. admitted
to the travelling connection, and assigned
to Vineland and Millville. n. J. Mr..
Logan has acted as foreman of the WHIG
Office for some time past, where lie learn
ed his trade.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
A $Io, 900 Gift.

Under the above heading the Baltimore
American of Sunday, the Goth ulto., tells
the following remarkable story. Such a
circumstance may have transpired in this
county, but we have as yet failed
to find any one that knows any
thing about it. The fortunate individ-
uals should make themselves known and
receive the congratulations of their
friends. Whether they had any friends
before or not, they will have plenty of
them, now, that they have lots of cash.
Nearly two years ago there came .
stranger Ga Germany to the house of
farmer in Cecil county, Md, asking for
shelter for few weeks until he received
tidings from an uncle living in Sumatra.
His request was granted. w eeks wore
on, and no news from the far-away uncle,
time passed pleasantly though, especially
to the farmer and his wife, for in the
stranger they found highly educated
and refined man, he often entertaining
them with accounts of his travels, and
being proficient performer on the violin
pleasantly than they otherwise would in
the little farmhouse But time went on;
weeks rolled into months; the German be-
coming oftentimes moody and distracted;
In fact, he would often remark that, "as
the circumstances were, it looked as
though he was an impostor; that he had
no proof to show them what he told them
was all truth" But in the month of
August Gone year ago) a cablegram came
requesting him to leave America and
come to India Immediately. He started
at once, the farmer and his wife accom-
panying him to New York. While with
them he often limited that the time would
some time come when he could and would
surprise them with something that would
recompense them for the kindness shown
him while in their home. To cut long
story short, about six weeks ago there
came message across the sea, saying:
"The time had already come that he
could make some return for the kindness
and hospitality shown him while a stran-
ger in strange land His uncle, who
was millionaire, had died, and left him
sole heir to all his vast estates in and
around Sumatra, and token of remem-
brance and gratitude he had sent draft
for $40, 900 to the farmers wife, who had
nursed him through sickness and had
been friend to HIM in many ways" The
draft was received and highly appreciat-
ed. The little woman being in DELEGATE
health improved part of it by resorting
to the sea shore, where she will remain
until improved in health.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
A Norfork Lady Married in Idaho.


We take the following from the Wood
River Times, HALEY, Idaho:
Rockwell l-Cunningham.-1 HALEY
July II, by the Rev. |. T. Osborn, rector
of the Episcopal Church, Miss Isadora F.
Rockwell, of Goldsboro, North Carolina,
to f. E. Cunningham, of Shoshone,
Idaho.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence Of few intimate friends of the
high contracting parties, among whom
was the ed itor of the Times. Mrs. Gun
ningham is descended from one of the
most distinguished families of the Old
Dominion, her mother having been a
Miss Manning, of the Manings of Nor
folk, Va, family which supplied one
Governor to North Carolina in pro -slav-
cry times, and several officers in the
United States Navy for three genera
tionS.
General Cunningham, the groom, is
well and favorably known in every town
and hamlet between the Missouri river
and the Cascade Range, and has held
man important Offices, including the
presidency of the State Senate of Ne
braska and the Surveyor General ship of
that State.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cunningham in all parts Of the Union
will doubtless join with the Times in
wishing them long life and prosperity.
The bride spoken of above, is a niece
of Mrs. David NJ. Taylor of this town.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
B. & o. Railroad Philadelphia Extension.

We gave the doings Of the jury of arbi-
tration on disputed lands, last week, up to
Friday, when they began investigation into
the amount of damages due the Russell
heirs. On this the following jury was EN-
paneled: Jacob Scott, Tobias Rudolph, S.
II. Miller, John Lockley, j. Alex. Rutter,
q. ID. Racine, II. l.. Marcus, j. Il. David
sou, n. p. Manly, Joseph Deaver, John L.
Alexander and Frank Pennington. After
viewing the land and hearing argument,
they returned a verdict of 81 900 in favor of
the heirs. This was the full amount claim
ed.
The next case was that of the Morrison
heirs, of whose land they take one acre and
thirty-ive perches of swamp timber land,
for which they allowed them $50. Consta-
BILE and Writ for company and Jones and
Haines for the heirs. The following was
the jury: James Merry, Tobias Rudolph, S.
H. Miller, j. Lockley, j. f. Roach, G. d.
Racine, G. w. Denny, II. L. Marcus, j. w.
Shippers, j L. Alexander and F. Penning-
ton.
The third and last case was that of Alex.
ilnueE Vi WuOSc ldutt Iuey Ldhc Two
and half acres, the line running $50 feet
from his dwelling. His farm contains AZ
acres for which he paid $1,000. The case
was begun on the premises on Saturday,
and the evidence all taken and the property
viewed, and at request of the jury, the case
was adjourned until Monday, when it was
argued by counsel in the Court House, in
Elkton. Constable and Writ for the com
pany and Hiram Mccullough and Clinton
Mccullough for Ritchie. The jury, after
full and lengthy deliberation awarded him
sllO0. The following was the jury: James
Merry, Tobias Rudolph, John Lockley, j.
L. Roach, G. ID. Racine, g. w. Denny, II.
L. Marcus, j. r. Davidson. J. +. Penning-
ton and W. G.. Crow. (The last named was
IA talesman summoned in the place of Alex.
Rutter who was absent). At the conclusion
of the case the jury, counsel and witnesses,
were entertained at a sumptous dinner by
the Sheriff. spread in the large dining room
at tine Jail, and were after wards discharged
finally.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
A Genuine Curiosity.

A real genuine curiosity is on exhibi-
tion at Mitchells drug store. 1t consists
of a medium sized bottle, which at one
time con tanned cologne, the neck or open
ing to which is not more than three
quarters of an inch in diameter. while
the body is at least three inches across;
In this Mr.. Isaac Bedwell, of this town, a
cripple, has managed to place eight pieces
o. wood, each fully the width of the bot
tie, set crossing each other, and pinned
together by wire running down through
the center of each. fixed in such shape
as it is impossible to get them out with
out breaking them Or the bottle. lie
has then closed the mouth of the bottle
with a wooden stopper, fitting it tightly.
then through the inner end of this stop
per wooden key is passed, preventing
it from coming out, and through the
small end of this key wooden peg is
driven, preventing it from coming out.
How he ever succeeded in getting these
things in position through the narrow
mouth OF the bottle is a mystery that
none seem able to explain. Several per-
sons who have looked at it professed to
be able to do it, but none have yet been
found ready TO describe the modus oper-
andi. 1t will be exhibited at the fair
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
Personal.

Ex-Sheriff' Wright: of Philadelphia, was
i'll Elkton OH Tuesday.
Mr.. w. j. Smith, of this town Republican
Candidate for sheriff, was confined to the
house a portion of the past week, suffering
from malarial fever
Miss Rebecca j. McCauley and Miss
Ella Neill of Philadelphia are visiting Miss
Mary Strickland, on Bow street.
Mrs. and Miss Sneider, of Philadelphia
are visiting Mrs. John T. Brown on Main
street.
Mr.. John w. Falls, the newly appointed
principal, took charge OF the Elkton public
school on Monday.
Mr.. f. II. Jones of baltimore, agent Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
at Camden station, son of Capt. J. T. Jones'
of this town, spent 4 day or 30 here last
week.
The Port Herman School, is in charge Of
Miss Clara Mccoy, of this town, this sea-
son and Miss Florence Mcfarland will act
as assistant in the Chesapeake City School.
Geo. R. Young, Esq, of Chicago, visited
his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Young, of this
town, this week.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
September Skies.

The planets will not be on dress parade
this month. Venus, the leader Of the
brilliant train, is entirely out of sight
during the whole month. Her coniunc-
ton with the sun occurs on the twentieth
and she will not be visible till October,
when she will appear as evening star.
JUPITER next to Venus in brilliance, does
not rise until about clock, and is the
chief morning star. 1t is easily distin-
guished from all other stars by its bright
ness and it's steady lustre, but seekers
who need further direction will find it
near the twins, Castor and Pollux, in the
eastern sky.
Mars is also morning star, being in the
western part of the constellation Gemini,
about an hour before Jupiter. Saturn is
the earliest of the lot, except Mercury,
who, to the ordinary observer, doesn't
count. He rises with the Hyades about
10.30. 1t is said that Mercury will be
visible next week on perfectly clear even
ings, very near the horizon, about 7
o'clock, at 8 degrees south of the east
point. All these planets of course rise
earlier during the latter part of the
month.
The so-called fixed stars make up by
their brilliancy for the shortcomings of
the planets. Arcturns is blazing away
in the western sky. Vega is straight
overhead early in the evening. Affair
occupies his usual position near the
Milky Way, not far from the celestial
undertaking establishment were Jobs
coffin has been waiting these many years
with patience more than worthy of its
namesake. Antares glows red in the
south, and in the eastern sky appear the
precursors of the great fall and winter
procession of celestial monarchs. The
Pleiades rise before 0 O'clock, the Hyades
soon after 10, and by midnight the
"great aud only Orion, the bejewelled
hunter of the skies, comes after the rag
ing Taurus, accompanied by his little
dog. Still later the diamond of the ce-
lestial expause, Sirius, before whom all
others pale their Intellectual fires, appears
flashing above the eastern horizon. The
moon will be full before the middle of
the month. The sun will continue to
shine as usual, with more or less violent
disturbances in spots.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
Accident at Havre de Grace.

One Of the leading features of the G. A.
r. Encampment at Havre de Grace. this
week, was the tournament which came off
on Wednesday. 1t took place in a field on
the outskirts Of the town, and just as the
riding was about to begin, the stand upon
which portion of the audience was seated
gave way, precipitating the crowd of hu-
manity together to the ground in a mass
A correspondence of the Baltimore Sun
writes as follows:
One Of tho striking features OF the day
was tournament in large field on the
outskirts of the town, where 5000 people OF
more gathered. A grand stand, with can
vas cover, had been erected for the ladies.
1t was well packed with ladies arl chill
dren in gay colors, and presented ii very
bright picture. About 900 persons were
on this stand, and the riding 1t the rings
was about to commence when il coiumotion
was observed in the lower tiers ufth,, stand.
This was repeated several times, the occu-
pant of the stand crying out that it was
giving away, yet no one deserted the struc
ture. Finally, after these several disre-
garded warnings, the stand commenced
falling, the tiers next the ground crumbliug
first, and the ones above them steadily fol
lowing. 1t took but moment or two.
When about half of the stand had crumbled
to the ground, the remaining upper, half,
in consequence of having no props, tilted
endwise and threw those on the upper seats
to one side of those already struggling in Il
common mass on the ground. The screams
were fearful and the confusion beyond de.
scription. Those in other parts of the
grounds rushed Ell masse to the struggling
pile on the ground, and some of the knights
even rode their horses up to the scene of the
disaster. Men about the margin of the
mass of people on the ground begged and
motioned for the crowd to keep back, but
it was some time before anything like order
could he restored. Strange to say, no one
was killed and no one is known to have
been seriously injured. Mrs. Edward Hall
of Havre de Grace, was carried home from
the ruins, but her physician could find no
broken bones, and it is not thought she is
dangerously hurt. Mrs. jesse IIilles, of
Baltimore, received cut on the head. Col.
Milo V. Bailey was hurt about the foot and
right leg in extricating a lady fro:n falling
timbers. Peter Ferrare, of Wilson Post,
band, had leg and foot skinned. Many of
the bands instruments We're bent up.
Among others hurt were Mrs. Washing
ton Barnes, Mrs. Doneley, Mrs. S. j.
Seneca, Mrs. Jacob Osmond, of Havre de
Grace, and Miss d. Z. Hopkins, of Will
Transport, Pa. Dresses and,drapcries suffer-
ed fearfully, and piles of ofparasols and ladies
wearing apparel were gathered up, in some
cases not to find owners
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
Accident to an Aged Lady.

Mrs Zrphora Mcfarland, an aged lady
who resides at Elk Landing, had fall on
Sunday last by which her thigh was broken.
She was crossing the dining room and step
ped NJ on or trirped over cat that was lay
ing upon the floor and fell, with the above
result Only short time ago she met with
the same kind of an accident and the frac-
tured bone had hut fairly united when this
second accident befel her. She is an elderly v
lady, past eighty years Of age, and she will
he likely to suffer much from such II hurt.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08

the yard, coal oil poured upon it and burnt
with all its population.
-Elkton boosts of dog that chewa -
bacco like veteran.
The Cecil Medical Society will meet in
this town on Wednesday next.
Rev. Chas. Boulden, colored, formerly
of this town, is now located in Vineland,
New Jersey.
Wilkinson, Elkton's organ dealer is
pushing sales. He this week placed fine
instrument in the residence of Mrs. Cam.
eron, on Howard street.
Peaches were little more plentiful In
our market during the past week than they
were previously. They sold at from forty
to tifty-tive cents per basket.
A busy scene is now presented at Sing
erly's new wharf, the entire work being
covered with busy mass of humanity. 1t
is rapidly advancing towards completion.
The Elkton Philharmonic Society held
its last meeting at the residence of Mr..
f. Brown, Main street, on Wednesday
evening. The exercises were very interest
ing to the audience present. In one of the
dramatic pieces leading place assigned to
Miss Mcfarland, who was absent, was
creditably filled by Miss Ole Gilpin.
Mrs. W. P. Ewing is at Chautauqua,
n. V, giving lessons in cookery during the
meeting of the Chautauqus Assembly with
great success, having one hundred and
seventy-tive ladies in her class. She now
stands as among the highest authorities in
that science in the country. We have re-
ceived the latest edition of her work on
cooking, and find it replete with valuable
information.
Everybody should be making prepara-
tions for the fair. Each household in the
county should send at least one article for
exhibition, anu more, if possible. If this
was done, this portion OF the fair would be
a success to certainty. Give the enter
prise a boom, one and all. The success of
the fair is a card for EuSton and Cecil
County, and every citizen has an interest
in it.
Mr. A. =. Shockley has fitted up, adj
joining his pool room, basement of Odd
Fellows Hall, very convenient and pleaaant
rooms for n restaurant. Every detail is
about completed and he invites his friends
to be present at the opening, on Monday
night next. His bill of fare will be full,
oysters in all shapes, clans, crabs, rail
birds, reed birds on toast, and every season.
able delcacy. He has secured the services
of a thoroughly competent cook and pro-
poses to have things nice, and we believe
he will.
Prof. II. f. Moore, tenor, lecturer and
prince of conjurors, will give an exhibition
of his renowned calcichromopticOu, COM
prising scenes in Ireland, America, En- gland,
Paris, Italy, Vencs and ancient aud modern
Rome. Also new and startling soiree dc
magic, at Odd FellOws' Hall. Septemb Der
18th and 18th. Tickets 25 cents, reserved
seats 50 cents. Proceeds for the benefit Of
the Catholic Church of this town. This ex-
hibition is said to be well worth seeing, aud
as the price of admission is low all who
can make it suit should be present.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
Pianos.

Persons buying a Piano should not
judge them from their outside appear
ance, as low priced instruments are al
ways highly ornamented in order to sell
them. Take the Emerson Piano or
Davis s Sons, which can sell you for
1925 to $3.50, and other makes as low as
$3.50. These we sell for second and third
class Pianos; but good Piano will cost
from $3.50 to 5000 such as Weber, Stieff,
Haines Decker Bros. These goods will
stand by you and the makers are not
ashamed to put their names on them.
JOHN WILKINSON, Agt., Elkton Md.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
Shot HIS Wife.

On Sunday last, colored resident Of
North East, Webster Ham by hame, while
handling a pistol, became careless, and
the weapon was discharged, and the ball
from it struck his wife in the left side.
Fortunately the leaden missile struck
upon the sixth rib, and glanced of, with
out penetrating any deeper. She was at
tended by a physician. who says there is
no serious hurt done and the woman will
be we'll in few days. Had not that rib
interposed the shot would probably have
been fatal There is scarcely any need
of advising Webster to be careful of
firearms in the future, but to all who
have not yet had an accident we would
admonish the utmost caution.
The Cecil Whig., 1883-09-08
Fine Cattle.

The Baltimore Sun of Thursday says Mr.
Samuel NJ. Shoemaker will send His fine
herd OF Jersey cattle to the New York State
fair at Rochester. The herd consists of the
celebrated bull orget-Me-Not, cost As a
calf s., 40; Princess >, for which he paid
81 800; Oxford Kate. cost 81, $50; Queen of
the Farm, s., 900; kedive's Primrose, 50, $50;
st. Clementine, $1,000; Miss Mutfett and
Butterfly. This is claimed by his manager,
Oscar Ruggles, to be the finest herd in the
United States.