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Teachers Association.

The Teachers Association of the Sixth
Seventh and Eighth districts met last
Saturday in the public school building in
Port Deposit. At the January meeting
the president, +. S. EvcGist, Esq, stated
that he intended offering prizes for the
best essays and also for the best reading
the essays to be handed in by the time
of the March meeting, each writer TO use
uon lie plume, so tn the author of the
various productions could not be known
to the committee appointed to judge be-
tween them. The committee appointed
for this duty consisted of Rev. r. c.
Jones Rev. James Conway and w. w.
Hopkins, Esq.
The following was the subjec. an
nounced at that time: My pupils. What
they have learned from me, and what l
have learned from them" One month
was given the committee to examine the
essays, and they reported at last Satur-
day : meeting. The president stated that
he was disappointed in the number of
teachers who competed for the prizes,
there having been but four essays sent to
the committee, over the following sigma
lures, viz: Nautilus, Sub rosa, "Mar-
garet Brown" and "Waverly.' The first
prize of ten dollars was awarded to
"Waverly," who proved to be when called
for ward by the chairman of the commit
tee. Miss Rose Graham of the Sixth dis
trict. The second prize, Mrs. Proctor 5
poems, was awarded to ''Xanthus, Mr..
J. J. Hanna, of the Eighth district. The
selections for the reading contest as made
by the committee were ''The first eight
verses of the lortieth chapter of ISAIAH :"
Cato On Immortality" and Cicero $
fourth Grafton against Marcus Antonius. y
each teacher reading all OF the selections.
Thirteen teachers read the three selec-
tionS, after which the committee retired
to make up their report and upon their
return awarded the prizes as follows:
First prize $50 to Miss Emma l.. Brown
of the Seventh district; second prize,
GIilton's works to Mr. Cecil A. Kidd.
Of the Sixth district, and third prizs,
(Mrs. ileman's works. to Miss Lou Saun-
ders, of the Eighth district.
Saturdays meeting was an interesting
one throughout. The essays and readings
were all really excellent, and it was a
difficult task for the committee to Judge
between them. There were twenty four
teachers present. The Inauguration OF
this system of comparative composition
and reading by President Everist will nc
ers, and is also an evidence of the great
! personal interest that he takes in the adj
] Eancement of the teachers
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Agricultural Fair improvements

Although the meeting OF Stockholders
oithe AgriculturalSociety last weeklai'ed
to effect anything, there is but little doubt
but that the improvements desired by the
directors will be made. There appears
to be some little opposition to the pro
gressive spirit Of the directors, bat the
failure o. the meeting was not from this
cause, but from simple want Of interest
upon tue part of the stockholders.
Enough of them have expressed their
approval OF the projected Improvements,
but they failed to be present at the meet
ing There is 10 doubt in the world but
that everything proposed is absolutely ne
cessary to the success of the next fair, and
without them it may prove failure. The
stockholders are not asked to buy more
stock, unless they desire to, but to allow
others to buy it. Some Of those who
refuse to sanction the extra issue do so
on the ground that the stock has paid no
dividend, and that they are opposed to
mourning any more expense until all
debts are paid and dividends declared.
AS to the first assertion it il a fact. bat
where is the citizen who would not cen
tribute the little mite of sixty cents a
year on a share of stock towards a sue
cessfu county fair? Besides this they
have the benefit of the stockholders tick
ets-surely this is enough dividend. The
association was not organized as money
making concern, but as an enterprise
that would benefit the county, (Which it
has undGubt adly done), and it is to be
supposed that all Cecil's sons, both to the
manor born as well as adopted. would
take pride enough in it to lead them to
aid it, even to the extent of putting their
hands into their pockets.
AS We remarked before, the proposed
Improvements are needed; so much so
that successful fair cannot be held
without them. To guarantee its success
each succeeding fair must promise to and
be better than the last. The old jog trot
day has past, and it must be kept up
with the times or 90 under.
The improvements are all necessary
substantals. not gew gaws and orna-
ments. some ofthe largest exhibitors last
season declared that they would not enter
at another fair unless proper accommodate
tons were given them. Many valuable
| articles were damaged because of the
limited space and for want Of the proper
kind Of accommodations. All that is
asked in the proposed Improvements is
| to remedy these existing wants.
We urge upon all stockholders who
want to see Ceciis agricultural exAibi
tious abreast Of these Of its neighbors to
| be present at the next meeting. or else
! authorize some one else to represent
them. Mr.. y w. Mitchell will willingly
act for any stockholders desiring it.
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COMPLIMENTARY Dinner.

William B. Smith was inaugurated
Mayor of Philadelphia, OIL Tuesday last.
with the usual ceremony in the presence
OF several thousand people.
The same evening Il small party Ut per
snual friends of the mayor, chiefly mem
hers of the Republican Invincibles. gave
him complimentary dinner at Dooner's
restaurant. James l.. Miles presided.
with Mayor Smith on his right and Chief
Stewart on his left. Three banners. bear
ing the appropriate legends. Virtue,
Liberty and Independence, hung behind
the chairman's table. In answer to re-
peated calls Mayor Smith made neat
speech, in which he christened the club
The Boys Speeches were made by
Deputy Coroner Ashbridge, Messrs.
Rudolph, Wells, Kline. Marris, McWade,
Norris aud Nickers. Prior to this din
ner Mayor Smith was presented heavy
silver tea service by the Republican In
vincibles. President Miles making the
speech. Edwin f. Wells, Vice President
of the Invinclbles was presented with a
gold badge. Mr.. Wells is a son of Mr..
Joseph Wells, of this town.
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Chesapeake City Items.
DEATH OF JAMES ICHARDSON-FEII. IL
\ CiSTEKN-ETC.

DEATH OF JAMES RIcHARns0N-FEII. IL
\ CiSTEKN-ETC.
We regret TO announce the death OF
James Richardson, which occurred on
Saturday, the 9Th inst. His funeral took
place Tuesday, the Sth inst. at o'clock
=. NJ, services held at his hone on Bohe-
mia Manor, Rev. Atkins, of Bethel NJ.
f. Church, officiating. A large concouIse
of his friends anG relatives were in at
tendance. The interment took place at
Bethel Cemetry.
One of our lady citizens came very near
loosing her life few days ago by falling
into cistern, and but for the timely aid
and assistance of VIM. Lyle, who hap
pened to be near at hand. wonld have
been drowned.
Herring and small fish have made their
appearance IN the hands of various and
many hnckstcrs along the streets of this
town. Shaa have not rs yet put in an
appearance. Gut a. \. Price joys along
with his wheelbarrow singing that same
old soas-potatoes, cabbage, greens, oys-
tiers, etc. Alpha is an institution and will
be bigger one when straw berries, black
berries, rasherries, etc.. come III season.
There is culsing, swearing and threat
ening in the camp of the unterriiied 'er
the appointment of the collector Of this
Gibralter of Locofocodum. Let 'em cuss,
they have the right to do SO, considering
all the circumstances. pro aud con,
reckon.
There are preparations going on among
the Republican clans for gathering to.
gether on the 18th, ard as | understand
it is said one elan is for unpledged and
the other pledged. Tur, ont. you clans,
and fight the good fight if ii takes until
1910
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Lost Heavily.

BY the recent big fire at Church Hill.
Queen Anne's county, Nd. Mr.. b. Z.
Cock, a former resident of this town, lost
in the peighborhood of $1,000 his az
ricultural implement warehouse, dwell
ing and store being burned. He is senior
partner in the firm of Cook & Temple
and also conducts another business in
djvidually. Mr.. Cook is the oldest
son OF Rev. Joseph S. Cook, former pas
tor of the Elkton NJ. +. Church, Cat the
time the present church building was
erected, 1859 to 1861 He married Miss
Lide Aldridgs, youngest daughter of
Fredus Aldridge, of Chestertown. also Il
for mer resident of this town.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
In Port Deposit -$iJ, 600 Worth
of Property Burnt.

A fire broke out about ) o'clock last
Monday morning in the dwelling house
of Morgan Morris in the central part of
Port Deposit near the railroad and not far
from the station The building which
was of frame is thought to have caught
fire from a spark from passing locCmo-
tive.
The building burned rapidly, and Mrs.
Morris. whu was seriously ill,narrowly es-
capped snllocato by the smoke. AS soon
as the alarm was given the inha bitants
turned out and fought the flames. They
spread very rapidly and the high wind
that Was blowing caused them to be
communicated To surrounding buildings
Port Deposit has but one fire engine
bat toltunatel, the Waite: Witch engine
ct v lining ton vas there whence she had
been taken for trial Both engines were
put into service and after the fire had
ragged for over an hour it was subdued,
but not until il had completely destroyed
the dwelling occupied by Morris, the
dwelling and large store of f. p. Brick
lev. and the stable and back building of
". W. Nichoi. Several small dwelling
houses owned by Hon. Jacob Tome,
standing between the Morris house and
Britkley'S store We're saved. y part of
the contents oi the store was saved, but
the loss will be heavy. 1t is estimated
at least SD 900 worth of property was
destroyed. .
Aside from the actual damage by the
fire the individual losses in the way of
broken furniture will be very consid-
cradle. f. p. Brickley's stock of dry
goods, groceries, queensware, notions,
&c, are in a badly mixed condition,
much of it being damaged by water as
well as by fire and smoke. III the eX-
citement incident to the fire ii was i'm
possible to place the insurance accurately.
f. p. BrickIey has =. 600 insurance on
his stock, divided equally between the
Orient Fire Insurance Company of Hart
ford. Conn, and the Howard Fire Ill
surance Company Of New York. W. w.
Nickle has -. 900 insurance on his dwell
ings. siorehouse, &c. divided among the
Spring Garden and the Sun Fire Insur,
auce Companies of Philadelphia, and the
Farmers and Mechanics Mutual lnsur
ance Company OF Cecil county. Adams
Express Company lost several packages
of liquor in Jugs and demljohns, which
is supposed to have contributed largely
to the disorder that prevailed after the
fire was over.
The liquor secured from the Office of
Adams Express Company during the fire
was put where it would do the most
damage. and the consequence was very
considerable rpdyism and disorderly con
duet. y row sprang up between several
colored men and number of Italian
laborers which ragged iiercely for 4 time
during which one Of the Italians was Sc
v1rcly cut on the neck. One man only
was arrested aud locked mp.
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perryville Items.

\ HEAVY SNOW FALL-IMrovEN!E>f IS
TIE l.. x tt. BRIDGE.
Snow fell here On Wednesday, from IS
o'clock \. NJ. 20 : T.. VI. W hen it turned to
the season, AT one time the flakes were as
large as Il silver half dollar. Had it been
winter and the ground frozen, it woul,. have
been at least a foot in depth. Such weather
must be very hard on the Shad fishermen
We fear it viii drive back the shad There
was quite a run coming ON. One boat
brought POO shl,l 10 Iavre de Grace last
Friday the fourth. nne giller caught nearly
400 in one night. Shad are selling III Havre
de Grace at SIS per hundred. Some Of our
hauling seinS are catching few shat aud
herring and we hear that Mr.. Snencer
caught 1920 herring At one haul ON We'd
neSday, frora his battery or fat below Port
Deposit. There are some shaN being caught
at Port in gil nets.
We are still in the notion of improving in
this old town. our county surveyor. Mr..
McNry, las surveyed and laid ont the
streets which will be opened as soon As POS
sble. We are now ready for the County
Commissioners to open our new road 10
Port Deposit, when think things will take
new start. There will be Severalnew build
ings 60 up this spring. Harry Fay has his
foundation dug fora dwellinghouSe Reuben
Smith is hauling stone for his dwelling
house. Among the buildings, We are about
to get new school house inside the town
limits for truly it is much needed.
Our Building and Loan Association i,
houriShing, ans! is said to be among the best
Money sold on last meeting night at / ~ cts.
The Il. & o. Bridge is goirg ahead slowly
hut surely.
The stone cruSher is again in Gull blast
grinding stone for ballast on the T., W. &
II. Il. Il.
The foundry of Armstrong Il Co, is run
ming under heavy orders. Two trains stop
each day at the foundry to accommodate the
men who live in Port Deposit They come
down in the morning AMI 90 back in the
evening.
Cochran \ Co, are shippiu. some ice.
Two boat load were shipped on Tuesday
Up to this lime they have shipped 1000 tons.
The health OF our town is rs good as can
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\ Child Roasted Alive.

On last Saturday evening John Earle
ment house at Waterford. Dull Frog
thee miles south Of here desired to visit
this town, and with that end in view he
put his child Ga little girl of two and a
half years of aSe.) the only ether occu-
pant Of the house, in bed, and locking the
door from the outside. went on his way.
y fire had been burning on the hearth
during the early evening, but before he
left Errle drew up the embers and made
them safe. He started at his return
home between nine and ten o'clock, and
when he reached the Frenchtown cross
ing mile this side of his home lie saw
the light OF Il burning building and from
its location he felt certain that il was
his domicle that was burning. He ran
with AL the speed he war capable, but
when he got there the hsuse was burnt
II ashes. Nothing had been seen or
heard by the neighbors who arrived a
short time previous to him, to lead them
to suppose that there was any living
creature in the house, aud they had sup
posed it to be tenantless and had not
made any attemp5 to enter. When Earle
informed them that he had left his child
in bed, il the house a search was made,
and the liielesS form of the young one
was found burned 50 an unrecognizable
mass, presenting more the appearance of
a charred log Of wood than the remains
of human being.
1t is supposed that the child had awak-
ened and gotten up, aud began playing
with the Goals upon the hearth, perh APPS
started fresh fire, and by some means
the flame had caught to her clothing,
and no one being near enough to hear
her cries, she had burned to death and
the house had burned over her. The
fact that neighbor had noticed bright
light within the house for some time be-
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his strain. Just how much mot:tf It
would take to buy either OF BOTH OF
them we are not prepared to say, hut no
doubt they are held high up among the
big sums. A half brother of Coburn,
ecently sold for $4,000. Such prices
are little stiff for this neighborhood,
and we have but little hopes of either of
these animals coming this way.
Any one desiring to see Autograph
cut o; these animals with the full pedi-
gree and official butter test certificates
may do so by calling at THE WHrG
,tiipn
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The roads will he sold in sections, laid out by
the County Commissioners according to Road DIS
trictS. to the lowest responsible and accepted bid
iers who will he awarded the contracts for keep
ing the same in good repair for a term of three
years. dating from the first day of April 1884, said
bidders to be residents of the Road Districts In
which the sections bid for by them are located.
The Commissioners reserve the right to REJECT
any or all bids.
i'uts OF each district showing location nnt
length OF each section of road, will be exhibited
on the day of sale. Blank forms OF contracts ana
bonds will he furnished at the same time, and
persons purchasing roads must have their suretes
present 50 that there may be no delay in execut-
ing these papers.
The auctions will commence promptly at IL
o'clock \. Il. BY order
JOHN =. EOSSELL. Clerk
Mar2hts County Commissioners Cecil Go.
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Live Seeds.

OF course none of Us want to plant any
thing but live seeds. Iii order to secure
them We must deal only with reliable
parties. Dead seeds, especially Of core,
are likely to be offered this year in great
quantities. Hiram sibley & Co, Of Re-
chester, \. y, aud Chicago, H., are a
house that it is safe to deal with. Al
though they sell thousands Of varieties
vegetable, tielQ and flower seeds, yet
they make speciality Of seed corn.
Their catalogue and price list costs It
postal-card.
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A GENTS WANTED to sell Fruit
"A and Ornamental Trees. Shrubs. Vines. Roses
etc. Full instructions given. Inexperienced men
can easily learn the business. Salary aud EN-
penses paid. Address IL. !. Bt-WDEN y CO.
Brighton, n. ]. 4 mile east OF Eochcstcr.)
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YDN JIHRhKTS.
l..iktun Markets..


Col1r,.'cd UccA1g By u, H. NcL",l d SIMS
GitiH and PfpI"cc HonbTS>ioa Nr-
chants. al UcHI.rr'& Hh.Ei.
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fore the fares broke out, confirms this
theory. When he noticed The light
shining from the window it did not
strike hEi as anything unusual lie had
often seen 1t 50 before, and supposed
Earle was at hottie, and ne Vas not
aware of anything wrong until the flames
broke through Coroner Litzenbcrg
visited the scene on Sunday, but did not
deem an inquest necessary. Undertaken
Bell buried til remains at the public
expense.
A Fortune Wanting an Owner.
The following letter We clip from the
thinking that it might reach the eye of
some one acquainted with the deceased.
AsToHlA,; OnrGnN. March 18th. lSS4.-
Mr. Editor Philadelphia Lc5g,,: Please i'll.
form the ii -nlS "f ti,- ls1, Edward Nit' et'
of his death He died "G- year a-' ia I'm
Francisco, California. at he Grrli.o,n Hos
pital. He vas "n- N Is ".h ,aIIuon fisher
men If the Columbia liver, and by prn-
dence accumulated quite a little fortune.
The administrators, John Fitzpatrick, ui
Brooktirld, Wa-keaccun county, Washing
ton Territory, and Frank Taylor, of Clatsop
county, Oregon, not knowing of any rela-
tives here, are about closing up the estate.
Edward Miller, some 80 years ago, tished
for shad on the Chesapeake bay, and it was
understood that he was born in Eiktnn,
Mary land, although lie claimed Philartrl-
phia as his adopted city; He formerly
worked in the Red Woods of Humhoit,
California, also at Canyon City Gold Mines
in early days. For fear of the property
being squando. ei is the object of this ce0.-
munication. Any particulars can be given
as regards the estate by addressing the sub
Scrber, WM. y. tHURCH,
Iwaco, Pacific CO., Washington TER.
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PERSONAL To Men Oniy ,

Ten thousand Ap@le Trees for sale at the
North Fast Nurseries. Al! OF the best Va
rieties known. apJ-3t
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p, W. & B. Branch Penna. Railroad.
TIME TAB E.
TRAINS LEAVE ELKTON STATION
*Run on sundays.

*Run on sundays.
Newark and Perryvlie accommodation.
xrPor the time OF trains leaving North East
station ON Northbound deduct II minutes, and on
Southbouud add IL minutes to the above time.
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EFUNri TO tOAN.-$p50 Of Trust
4N2 Money to Loan real estate lrat lien:
loan can &c divided. Apply to
REUBEN HAINES.
sprt-3t Attorney, Elkton, Nd.
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Brick Meeting House Items.
DEATHS pUlSGs-".THE SIN ANn "N
FORD -TWO-MII.E SEN

DEATHS nulSGs-".rHE SIN AND uN-
FORD -TWo-NILE SEN.
Alrs. benjamin Wilson, widow # th4
late benjamin wilson, died on The i
inst, and Was inferred at "Jrirn,l>''
Cemetery, AZ Z. NJ itou-" iii DAY ,S.tur
day), aged 81 years.
The widow Of The late John I Cameron.
of Zion, died here on the lth inst. aged 80
years, buried at Rose Bank Cemetery, t.
VI. House, on $tin,tay 9TH inst.
Walter &. Shirn, coachmaker, has rcIit-
ted the old coach shops here, and i. VI.
McNey, blacksmith, will do the smiEhing
for Snnn. They, together, are Il whole
team The "Sun' and oxford will have
to look to their l,ur"ls, rs Shinu will make
them "shinn' ii. Shinn as 4 painter can't
be beaten in Cecil or Chester County, Pa.
Mrs. Horace Ii. Duyckinck is quite i'll
of pneumonia.
James \. tonlSoH, "N-COInty Com mis-
sioner, is dangerously i'll, supposed 80 he
of pleuro pneumonia.
James {. trothers, will throw his two
mile SENS overheard on OF about the l2th
inst, at Red Point and Bulls II ountain
shores Hope he viii catch more than
those iiavre de Grace fishermen did Oh
Friday night last, when according "Ijlth
Day" each boat caught from 100 to -
shad, when the real catch was from five to
twenty. How about that Perhaps it is
an April joke or has a dopbla nrauin., is
to who was caught the readers Of the "Do}"
or those shad at Havre lie Grace.
Harvey clark is repairing the \ Keys
Hotel, with a new doablc porch also. The
hotels surroundings preparatory 10 Spring
and summer trade, as all the mercantile
druminers stop al TIE \ Keys iIo:ri en-
route to and from Philadelphia, Hlitituore
AID New York. Harvey {. has just rur-
chased speuhid span of fast stepprrs for
his livery stables. When the city bellies and
beauX come out in Summer To rura!iSe, at
the Brick Meeting House, they can hire the
finest teams in Cecil to whirl over our cle-
CANT roads, and the drives by moonlight and
otherwiS, through the most beautiful see =
ton Of all Cecil or any ether place within a
radius Of hundred miles.
There are large numbers Of ladies' and
children who spend their summer vacatio II
here every season. Like swallows they
know when summer comes ar1 where 10 GO.
Charles Frank, corner Of Pennsylvania
and Linn avenues, does a hUur:shiug uu>i-
ness in the boot and Shoe trade. Charley is
| known here as the Berlin shoe maker, lie
| having learned his trade in the old country
prior to emigrating here. Charley is said
| to be one of the very hest workman on
/ stitched work.
/ Squire Daniel Wherry has been confined
| to the house by a bad cold. Hope he vii
/ be ont soon, as we like. to see his genia
/ smile and listen to his humorous jokes.
/ Capt. Augustus Z. Craig left oa W ednes
day for Crothers' fisheries. tn" Captain
| knows how to cast tie uet for the fun,
tribe.
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pnpr DEp0SIT BRANCH

}e.+U sos 9. SO, 10 IS a. NJ.
Leave Fort pepos'' 80 1855, 500, ga p. NJ.
1855. $50, 10 ~, ll.b5 A. NJ.
Leave Perryviiie 10, SAL, 600, 1906 NJ.