The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-11-07
ne Baltimore. pauers on "Wednesday

.ast contained reports of the accidental
shooting and sudden death therefrom ON
Tuesday of LoXlcy Eicards. y wei! known
young man, twenty i've years Of a-", who
lived on Maryland avenue, Baltimore. He
was cunning with Il companion i'll Elk
Neck, this county, when by accident the
entire loading of the weapon was discharged
and went crashing through his head, kill
ing him Instantly. His remains We're in
tered in Baltimore.
Horace, the young son of the late
ThadeuS Smith and nephew of Sheriff
Smith, died on Saturday evening last at
the residence of his grandmother, Mrs.
Sallie J. Smith, in this town. Several
years of suffering from severe rheumatic
disease resulted in the fatal illness of sat
urday evening. He was in his sixteenth
year, and a lad very we'll beloved by his
companions. He had many excellent
qualities, many little manly ways, and
every youthful promise of Il bright future.
| His remains were inferred in the new
cemetery on Monday last.
| After three weeks of severe suffering
from complicated disease of the heart,
Robert Walmsley, Esq, died at her resi-
dence in this town on Thursday last. Mrs
! Walm>ley was in der seventy-secpnd year,
having been born near the Union church
in 1911. She was a daughter of John and
Elizabeth McCauley. Her husband was at
| n, ..l.a # This Tho de-
ceased leaves Two sons and two daughters:
John, of Rochester, y. Y; James, of Balti
more: and Mary and Lizzie of Eikton. Mrs.
| Walmsley was for many years Il devot, d
| and faithful member of the Methodist Epis-
| copal church. She was an eStimable lady
| of many refined and pleasant qualities,
| with Il number of those endcaring and
attractive manners few can resist when
they come in contact with such Il person.
Mrs Walmsley led a life worthy imitation
by every true woman and sincere christian
Ter loss to her chiidIen and other relatives
and the community in which she dwelt
will he deeply felt. Funeral services wi |
be held at the house on Main street on
Monday next ut two o'clock. The remains
will be inferred III the new cemetery.
a profesScd dealer in hay has recently
been trying to institute some sharp prac-
tice in the hay buying business in the mp
part of Cecil county and of Chester co. Pa
\ short time ago a man arrived in oxford
and stopped 1T Lloyt's hotel. He repre-
scented himself as +. l. Brown from Head
r,I, .,fI' 4, Il
wanted to buy large quantity of hay. AZ
ter visiting several farmers and engaging
all the hay they had to sell, which was to
be delivered in cars at Oxford and Nothing
ham, and also buying a quantity from
Campbell, Carer X CO., warhousemen at
Nottingham and Sylmar, he departed from
the neighborhood. For the hay he agreed
to pay the best price, 30 cents to one dollar
Il ton more than the same could be bought
for in Philadelphia and Baltimore, and it
was to be paid for when loaded on the cars.
Some of the farmers hauled out their hay
and two ears We're loaded at Nottingham,
where the owners awaited the appearance
of the hay dealer with his money. One of
the farmers, howevAr, refused to load his
hay until he was paid for it, Shortly after
the cars were loaded the Railroad agent at
Sylmar received an inquiry from the freight
agent in Baltimore asking why two cars
loaded with hay had not been forwarded,
as he had manifest for two cars of hay
consigned to ID. d. Dare x Co., Baltimore.
In the meantime it was learned by Camp
bell, Carter x Co, from their correSpon-
dents in Baltimore that t. l.. Brown & Co.,
was fraud. The hay was not shipped.
The hay Spectator had filed up the L. L.
manifest and expected on its presentation
that the hay would be shipped him. While
in Nottingham this Z. L. Brown boarded
at Mrs. Pierces, which place he left on the
oath of October without paying his board
bill. He was driven about by Will Mahan,
who was unaware that he was helping a
swindler i'll his little game. The farmers of
whom be engaged hay We're j. 7. Ander-
son, Robert Gri"st, Israel Townsend Thos.
CCo.nv, an,. ~ They were fortunate
in the fact that the cars we're not shipped.
This hay swindler is IA large man, of 30
pounds weight, horid complexion, wore
moustache and dressed well. 1t is said he
has been operating in other places.
A writer for the Oxford Press has some
happy and timely suggestion to make in
reference TO the use of tobacco by boys and
young men. He says: zone of the worst
features in the use of tobacco is its increas-
ing prevalence among young men and boys.
1t is amazing we'll as sad to notice in our
cities and villages the extreme youth Of
many of the tobacco users. 70 be sure the
filthy habit of chewing is not SO common,
perhaps, but the increased use of cigarettes
and other injurious preparations of tobacco
for smoking is on the increase. The work
of reforms against the use of spirituous
liquor. has overshadowe the efforts to sup
press the smaller evil of smoking and chew
ing tobacco. We are taught that the proper
places to begin is at the beginning and as
many boys make TIE bad habit of tobacco
using their first vice we should guard well
their beginning. BY the use of tobacco the
moral tone is corrupted, the will power
diminished, the selfrespect lowered and a
general preparation made for il worse evil.
This next evil does not always follow, but
1t does not require close observation to see
that i'll the majority of cases it does. Thus
we see that it is of vital Importance that the
boy should be warned of this and thus be
prevented from taking Il step that will open
SO sure road to ruin. There should be
some complete publc education i'll this di-
recton. Until lately nothing of physlolo-
gical or hygjenic nature especially bearing
on this subject has been placed or the rou-
tine of daily studies in our public schools
Such a subject should have especial promi-
hence in onr public school education. An
early appeal to the understanding of the
youth-warning him of the imminent dan
ger to health and morals, will be much
more ctlicacOus as safeguard against this
dangerous vice than threats or parental
rersuaSions." This, as we said, is a timely
suggestion, and if accepted would result in
great good to those whom it seeks to bene-
fit. y boy is far more Liable to obey the
mandate of teacher than of n parent, sim
ply because OF the haunting reputation the
former has for a free use of the birch; and
when kindly advice and council fail to
break a man of an evil habit, severe deuun-
citation OF the practice and occasional pun
ishmeEt may work wonders.
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On Wednesday Oct, 21st, at Hill
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