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The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
The SaSSafraS Neck Peach Crop.

The prospects are that there will be an
average crop of peaches this season in
Sassafras Neck. Mr. Jermiah c. Price
this week showed us two branches of
peach trees from his orchard. 4 branch
of a Beer Smock tree, which is very
prolific bearer, had on it A peaches,
while branch of Crawford's Late, which
is not SO prolific, had on it "a peaches
The Bee1 Smock branch was cut from an
orchard of 2, 800 trees and the Crawford
Late from an orchard of 200. Besides
these, Mr.. Price has two other orchards,
one of $50 ten-year trees and another
of 5000 three-year- old trees, making
$3.50 trees in all. He estimates that his
crop this year will be between 10, 600 and
900 baskets. Mr.. Price sent the
branches which he exhibited to us to Mr..
Seneca, of IIavre de Grace. the peach
packer, who last year purchased most of
his crop.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
THE BIsHOPRIC OF EASTON.
Plans of Uniting With Other Diocesas Be
ing Again Debated.

Ing Again Debated.
1t is suggested that as Rev. DR.. Mel
son has declined the bishopric of Easton,
further action be postponed until after
the adjournment OF the General C0nven-
ton, which will meet in Chicago in DC
tober, and that the calling of special
diocesan convention be postponed until
then. l. is thought that the members
of the General Convention from the Dio-
cese of Easton, who will meet at that
convention all the bishops and many
prominent presbyters from all parts of
the United States, having in view the
needs of the diocese as regards bishop,
could ascertain to very great extent
who are available and who most likely
would not refuse an episcopal call. Others
would have a special convention called
at once, and would restrict the choice of
a bishop to some presbyter in the Die
cese of Easton, and some would go back
to the Diocese of Maryland or unite with
the Diocese of Delaware. 1t is not be
lieved, however, that there are many who
would favor the abandonment of the die
ceSau organization. Those who favor a
reunion with the Diocese of Maryland
would after the union favor division,
whereby the District of Columbia and
Southern Maryland would be made into
diocese, with Washington as the see,
and leave the Diocese of Maryland COM
posed of Baltimore, the Eastern Shore
and the western and northern counties.
The following letter concerning the
matter was written from Middletown,
Del, this week to the Wilmington McIH
ing Ne,cs:
| see by your paper that the Rev. Dir.
Nelson has declined the election to the
bishopric of Easton. This makes the
third declinature of the office since the
decease of Bishop Lay, and it is very dis
couraging to both the clergy and laity of
that diocese. What can be the reason
for such declinatucs? Is it because the
work is too laborious? Or, is it because
the diocese is d med too small and
feeble to fully employ and properly re-
| munerate an able man? | think it would
be wise thing if the Diocese of Elston
and Delaware were to unite and make
the entire Peninsula one diocese, which
might be called the Diocese of Will
mington,' that being the only city of
Importance on the Peninsula. Suppose
the present venerable and beloved bishop
of Delaware were taken from this world.
think there would be equal if not
greater difficulty in finding a successor;
for it is not every man who would want
to be rector of a parish, as he has been
for over forty years, as well as bishop of
the diocese, in order TO obtain sufficient
employment and income. This would
be obviated if the two diOceses were
formed into one. Then the new diocese
would be large enough to occupy the full
time and energy of any man, and strong
enough to decently support him. Let
the union be effected.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
fi5anamaker's. S.

seersuckers tumble. Let en-
tumble.
Northwest from tie centre.
Next year is going to be
crazy-cotton year. The crazy
cottons are going to have their
turn. Can't get it this year
not enough of them. You may
have noticed, the styles are com
paratively few. There are styles
enough, but ugly. We picked
out the pretty ones and left the
rest. American crazies we are
speaking of. The Scotch are
pretty; but they belong to ex-
travagant cottons. Not so with
American. Ioc and SOC.
Northwest from the centre.
Batlstes are as dainty as
ever; 16c. They have driven
out linen lawns entirely.
Northwest of the centre
Cheese-cloth is another favor
ite cotton for dresses; cotton
nuns yelling we hear it called;
6, 10 and I21ac yard; "a, Sc
and 52-inch; the middle quality
guaranteed by the MAKER fast
colors-we don't know our
selves-we'd take the risk on
the I2H, perhaps because it's
Pretty-avery bad reason. The
colors, by the way, are many,
ncludingnavy-blue and Turkey
red.
Northeast from the centre.
Ohm WANAMAKER.
Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
W hy Is 1t?

We have, i'll our experience, met num-
ber of men, i'll every imaginable line of bus
mess; but the happiest. most energetic and
agreeable fellows are the agents of the we'll
known and popular "DLvis Sewing Ma
chine They are AS happy As the day is
long They make every body with whom
they have dealings fl :! the same. Why is
it? They are men from the ordinary paths
of life, chosen more for their honesty and
respcctability than on account of M 2hani-
cal skill, because this "Davis'' machine is
the very acme of mechanical simplicity and
requires no skill in its manipulation. Ohe
hours operation in customers house
amply demonstrates this fact and its al.
vantages become at once apparent. 1t does
not take the lady long to decide in favor of
this machine, finding, as she does, that she
can do work on it that would be impossible
on machines of the under-tt ed pattern. Any
lady who has any knowledge of the DAVIS
and other mac chimes, will tell you without
hesitation that the DaN is incomparably
the best Not only Will it perform more
than double the work possible with any
other machine. but the work is done with
half the exertion and with an ease that is
as pleasant as it is surprising. For sale by
Frazer X Bro, Agents, Elkton, Md.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
A Card.

We have received the following com
munication from Ella Ida Jane Miller,
the young girl who alleges to have been
feloniously assaulted by John Mendin-
hall, who is now confined in Jail awaiting
the action of the grand jury.
SATURDAY. June 10Th, 1886.
Dear Sri have been reading so
much where have been telling stories,
and have also been reading that THE
Wing reporter has been to see Mendin-
hall and he denies the charge. | can
convince him, can swear to this: On
June 1st, as Constable Paul Wagner was
taking him to Esquire Taylor for the
first time, Sarah Philips went out to ask
him about my clothes, being afraid of
him. lie said had no clothes. But
do not think 1t very fashionable for young
ladies to ride around in the cars if had
gone the way he said. l would had
many stare at me. | will swear to this
what am writing. want this put in
the paper. Yours respectfully,
IDA ELI JANE MILLER.
Rising Sun, Md.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26


grain not gros-grain.
1t is refreshing to speak of
a silk again by weight and to
know it is silk. The eoc is as
fine as the SS.75.
But it isn't the silk of the
poor. There are silks of twice
the weight for the money,
We'd like to make it true if
we could that the poor can
afford to..buy it. But there are
better things than fine silks that
they can have.
West Transept.
We don't believe it is safe
just now to buy a very cheap
woolen dress-stuff of any sort
whatever without consulting
the market-the markets. very
shaky, And what we mean by
cheap is what we always mean
when we use that unfortunate
wordsworth more than its
price. 1t isn't safe to buy
scarcely anything wooden, no
matter how cheap, without con-
sulting the market.
Strictly speaking, staple
woolen stuffs are steady. Every
thing else there snothing certain
about. The store abounds in
wooden dress -stuffs slightly off
from the staple forms that have
tumbled a quarter, third, or half,
or more than half. Why, the
other day there appeared an
advertisement telling how fash
ionable lace-cloths are. We
have a good one for soc a yard!
1t might have been homespun.
We haven't sold a ahomespun for
anything likeits value forweeks.
1t might have been a canvas.
We have in mind a canvas for
SOC that held its own for SI.25
all through the season. And so
all through the stuffs not strictly
staple as to texture. Fashion is
an imperial mistress. She
makes and unmakes. If she
but take her eyes off a stuff for
an instant, down it goes! And
yet nine-tenths of you, ninety
nine hundredths of you, wear
for months the stufs you pity
for having dropped in the store.
That is, the imperial mistress
hasn't 50 much to say about
what you actually wear as we
sometimes think; but she's ter
ribly hard on a merchant who
has the stuffs she has smiled on.
At every one of the woolen
dress-stuff counters, black,
cream, light colors, dark, what
ever you seek, look out for sur
prlSes.
southeast and southwest from the centre.
It's a seersucker year; and
yet in the thick of buying time
the scersuckcrs tumble. Those
at the bottom awhile ago are out
of sight; &C they were; but
who will buy them at 6 with fine
and light ones at l2H? Light
colors went down from ISc to
I21l and lacestripe 25c seer
suckers dropped to I6c. The
sccrsucker market is all awry.
1t doesn't go by fneness or
lightness or beauty. 1t goes by
somebody S freaks, not ours. 1t
ism t our doing.
Its a seersuckeryear, andyet
in the thick of buying time the
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
Death of Mrs. G.. X. .HendrickSOn

Hosts of children, says the Lancaster
,Netc Era, now grown to manhood and VIC
manhood will grieve to learn that Mrs
George r. Hendrickson (formerly Miss
Mary O'DonelD died at her home, near
Rising Sun, Md, on We Wolne>day night of
last week. Mrs. Hendrickson was stricken
with paralysis a coupe Of years ago. from
which she never fully recovered. Her hus-
band has been dead for some years. One
son and daughter survive her. 1t has
never been our pleasure to know more
gentle, kindly woman than Mrs. Hendrick-
son, and her death will be mourned by all
with whom she came in contact.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
Qhelleoplts Qolun,n
For Education and tie Public Schools.

CoLORA, CECIL COUNTY, Nd,
Sixth Month, 18th day, 1856,
DEAR WHIG:-THE WHIG suggests
that the County Commissioners would
like to hear from the taxpayers in refer
ence to the proposed increase III the tax
rate for school purposes.
do not think they should hesitate for
one moment about increasing the neces-
pleasure in having good bridges, taste
full and comfortable Court House. Let
us by all means, see that good educa-
tion is afforded to the boys and girls of
to-day our coming men and women.
Very respectfully,
THos. WARING.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

cised the the privilege but once, and An
drew Jackson, Tyler, Polk, Pierce, Buch-
anan, Hayes and Arthur used their
power sparIugly in this direction. John
son vetoed seventeen bills and Grant
twenty five, while up to date Mr.. Cleve-
land has already sent to Congaess fifty
four vetoeS.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

Six young children We're baptised last
Don't forget the kempa Orchestra con-
cert next Wednesday evening. at Odd Eel
lows Hall, for the benefit of the Presby-
terrain manse fund.
The June inon Jury) term OF the Cir
cult Court met on Monday, Judge stump
presiding. The session lasted but for a short
while, and no business of public Importance
| was transacted.
We wish to acknowledge with thanks
the receipt of the first biennial report of the
Bureau of Industrial Statistics and lntor-
nation of Maryland, from Thos. c. Weeks,
Esq, chief of bureau.
The well-known clothing house of
Wanamaker & Brown should IL visited by
all persons going to Philadelphia for cloth
ing. They sell the best goods at lowest
prices. See advertisement.
-"Peninsula Methodism' by Rev. Robt.
w. Todd is now just out from the
press, handsomely bound and in beautiful
type. About 900 volumes have been sold
and the sales are becoming rapid.
The Hon. Jacob Tome attended the
commencement at Dickinson College tbs
week. The Eev. j. 7. Otis, one of the Will
mington conference visiting committee, and
the Rev. L. E. Barrett, of Port Deposit, were
in attendance.
The concert of the kempa Family an
nounced for last Tuesday evening, for the
benefit of the Presbyterian Manse flnd, did
not take place owing to the extremely
stormy weather. 1t will take place next
Wednesday evening
The committee having in charge the
improvements to the court house and the
building of an insane asylum held a meet
ing last Tuesday. y subcommittee COM
posed of Messrs. Daniel Harvey, William
j. Jones and Henry 5. Coudon had since
the last meeting visited insane asylums at
Gettysburg, Pa, and Frederick, Md. They
concluded that the asylum at Gettsburg
would serve as model for the one to be
erected in Cecil county. The committee
furnished measurements of the building
and other data. Messrs. Daniel Harvey
and William T. Miller were authorized to
employ some one to draw plans and give
specifications. The new hospital will cost
about 81 900 and contain over 2j apartments.
DR.. Cooper, a homeopathic physician,
has located i'll Elkton. The following from
the heat Ne,cs is an excellent Introduction:
CDR. j. Wesley Cooper, our well known
homeopathic physician, who has been in
active practice in Chestertown for year or
two past in partnership with his brother,
DIR. L. II. Cooper, decided some tine ago to
leave Chestertown and seek field to him
self, and on Thursday last took his depar-
ture for Elkton, where he proposes to locate
permanently. His removal will tie regret
ted by his many friends. He had gained 4
wide popularity anu lucrative practice,
aud none questioned his skill in his partic-
ular school of medicine" Dr. Cooper's Cf-
flee is at the residence of Mr.. Frank =.
Price. See his card in another column.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
Fourth OF July Excursions via Pennsyl-
R

Fourth OF July Excursions via Pennsyi-
vania Railroad.
ln pursuance of its usual custom the
Pennsylvania Bailroad Company will sell
excursion tickets between all principal sta
tions on its owned, operated, and leased
lines, on July ID, Sd, 18th and 9th, good to
return until 9th, at greatly reduced rates.
BY this arrangement the great national
holiday may be spent in visiting friends, or
in making pleasant excursions to some of
the many points of interest located on the
company's lines. The Intervention of Sun
day gives an additional day to those whose
time is occupied by business, and this with
the liberal limit of the excursion tickets,
affords opportunity for the enjoyment of a
nice holiday trlp
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

The best black silk in the
market, SO far as we know, and
the best for the money as well,
is that Bonnet we advertised
May 5I-old-fashion Bonnet.
You may not want to pay the
price for it. We are commend
ing it without regard to you or
your wants. 1t is good; it is
true; it is pure; as pure as black
silk can be; it is hne-no mat
ter what the price, it is all one
quality; price depends on the
quantity, weight. The silk ism t
loaded; neither is the price.
Here are the fifteen different
Weiphts in dollars and cents.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

1t is noted as significant fact that Mr..
Cleveland has already vetoed more bills
than any President before him. Adams,
Jefferson, Van Buren. J. Q. Adams, Har-
rison, Taylor, Fillmore and Garfield never
vetoed a bill; Monroe and Lincoln e1er-
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

I ciW challenge any Bin
der Of sc to meet the Ne
Cornu;ch" any afternoon,
With or zcitholtt experts, in
the field Of wheat belon 9mG
to Jos. T. En- GLAND. Let NE
hear1roDa you. Yours,
Ellis L. DltUchinck.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
Farmers, Take Notice.

If you want to buy horse rake or hay
Tedder, call on me before you buy, as | will
sell cheap. L. G. STRICKLAND
June 10, 1896.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

President Gilman, of Johns Hopkins
University, in public address recently
alluded to Mr.. Cleveland as "the Presi-
dent who had planted his foot SO firmly
in the support of that product of public
school education-civil service reform" !"
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

This week we opened lot of new
things in Dress Stuffs at fully IS per
cent. less than asked for the same
goods ten days ago.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
fl;ananaker's.

PHILADELPHIA, June 2I, 1886.
After the Fourth of July till
late in September the store will
close at one o'clock on Satur-
days.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

We have just opened several new
designs in Crinkled Seersuckers;
fine qualities at 12I cents, instead
of IS cents.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

Fifty dozens Crepe Linen Towels,
12I cent goods, for this special sale,
three for IS cents; six for 50 cents.
Every lady will pronounce them a
rare bargain.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

Wilmington is politically more corrupt
that the city of New York, for in the
And Wilmington never attends State
Convention of either party but that it
causes nearly all the trouble manifested.
An honest election is thought of no
more, and the bestyoterS stay away from
the polls in disgust, as they did recently.
-PntHSWIr Ner..
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

State Of Maryland, County Of Cecil, ss.:
/. CHAS. b. FINLEY, Cashier of the above
named Bank do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true. to the best ofmy knowledge and
belief CHAS. b. FINLEY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me- this eth
day OF June. 1855. CHAS. II. SMITH,
Notary Public.
Currect-Attest
J. TOME,
FRANK X. SCOTT, ; Directors.
REUBEN HAlNES,
June lb-lW
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
Baltimore Markets,

Corrected Weekly by W. H. Michael e. Son 4.
Grain and Produce Commission Mer-
chants, 81 Nc NcEldefrg's Wharf.
BALTIMORE lime "a 1896
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
Mechanics Valley Items.

UNION MEETING House, June %.
Having just completed quite an exten-
sive job, we will lay down the troweI
aud take up our pencil to jot down a few
items about the Valley.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
Native of Cecil County Honorcd.

Tufts College, at College Hill, Mass, on
Wednesday, June ., conferred on the Rev.
Charles w. Biddle, a native of Cecil county,
the degree of Doctor of Divinity. This
reverend gentleman is son of the late
John IL. Biddle, and was born in Cecil
county. He is brother of Miss Martha
Biddle, well known teacher of this coun-
ty, and of Miss Mary Biddle, of Elkton
After his graduation at Lafayette College
he began the study of law, but afterwards
gave it mp and entered the Universalist
Church. He was at first stationed in Con-
necticut, and is now in charge of church
in Cambridge, Mass. His many friends in
Cecil county will be please to hear of the
honor conferred upon him.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

We offer you three Special Bar
gains in Table Linens this week at
the lowest prices ever quoted over a
retail counter for the same quality:
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

We think we sell more Dress
Trimmings than any dry goods house
in Wilmington, hence the Largest
Assortment and Extreme Low Prices.
$50 new Parasols and Sun UNI
brellas, in the New Shapes-lined,
unlined, or lace-trimmed-at our al
ways popular prices, from IS cents
to So each.
We haye at present some unusual
bargains in Laccs and Embroideries,
Linen Collars and Cuffs, and Neck
Ruching.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
Fourth of July at Gettysbu~g-'i Crane
Demonstration on the Field

Fourth of July at Gettysbu~g-ti Grand
Demonstration on the Field.
The encampment of the Grand Army Of
the Republic and the reunion of the Third
Army Corps at Gettysburg will appropri-
tely occur on the anniversary of the great
battle which was waged on the historic
ground twenty thrC : years ago The Penn
sylvauia Department of the Grand Army
of the Republic encamp' on the field from
July "a to eth, and on the ID and Sd the re-
union of the Third Army Corps will be
held. During the entire week ceremonies
of the most inter esting character will be
held every day, which will be participated in
by the veterans Of the fight. 1t is expected
that from five TO seven thousand mem bers
of the Grand Army of the Republic VIII be
present, including many officers who We're
engaged in the fight. Generals Sickles,
Fitzhugh Lc., and Longstrcat have az
cepted invitations to be present and to
speak. The ml ting will undoubt, lily be
one of the most imposing demonstrations of
modern times, and will be worthy of the
presence of every American citizen. To
those who desire To get all the points of the
battle no better opportunity will ever Pre-
sent itself for in addition to the number of
soldiers who were engaged in the fight there
will BE- n large number of experienced
guides who will point out to visitors every
spot of interest and give all the information
possible as II the events of the memorable
days of the hattie. For the benefit of the
large numtar of visitors who will be drawn
to Gettysburg the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excarSion tickets from
all principal stations on its lines east of
Fittsburg and Erie on June 3Oth, July 1st,
2d. Sd, ith, and 9TH, good to return until
the 10 inclusive, at one fare for the round
trip.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
No. 3O6 Market ST.,
Wilmington, Delaware.

One case of 54-inch Tricots at IS
cents yard-the regular price 81.
The quality of these goods needs no
comment; they speak for themselves.
No lady can afford to buy Silk
Dress without looking over our
stock. The quantity cf goods, the
reliable makes, and the price, are
three distinct things in favor of the
buyer.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

Red Wheat. 50
Fultz Wheat. Observation-Disclosures. IS
Shelled Corn. n............... 40
Oats Observation-Disclosures. 80
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
THE uHRKETS.
Elkton Markets.

REPORTED BY d. SCOTT & BRO.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26
Mrs. titzeabefa,
ELKTON, Maryland.
No. 1896.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
NATIONAL BANK OF ElKT0N,

AT ELKToS, IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND,
at the close of business, June 3, 1885.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

are already burning in Cecil; and now
shall we openly light other fires as extin,
guishers? Fire don't extingnish fire,
bat adds to its intensity until all the fuel
is consumed. Some time ago we made a
business visit to
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

Intending to quit farming, the undersigned
offers ut private sale that desirable property To-
Gated near Andora, in Cecil county, Nd, on which
he now lives This farm contains
The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-26

are busy, and the harvest is upon them.
Much of the corn was late planted, and
will need attention during harvest time
The potato bugs are around plentifully.
The farmers report there is some kind of
a worm or insect cutting off the wheat
heads.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-28
GbastIy Relies Mt Washington

Beside the pistol there is still retained
the bullet which penetrated Liucoln''
brain as well AS portions of the skull
which was fractured in the vicinity Of thi
wound, the dagger which Booth nourishe,
on the stage as he shouted "sic sempei
tyrannis" aud the saddle on which he rode
when he made his escape The large
bullet Is fiattened somewhat by reason of
the resistance IL encountered in penetrat.
ing the skull Of the president, and on one
side, almost indistinct, however, may still
he seen the letters "a. L." which wer.
marked for its Identification at the time
Of the trial of Mrs Surratt, Payne, Har,
rold and Atzerodt.
The clippings from the skull are pre-
served Ia small circular case like but
ton, an inch and half in diameter,
small glass like a watch crystal permi
ting view of the pieces of bone witho
danger Of their being lost. The dagg
Is "A two edged affair with deer's horu
handle and blade about as long as one 5
hand. \ leather ease much worn aud
broken at one end usually covers the
weapon. II was with this dagger that
Booth turned upon Col. Rathbone, who's,
tragic end in Germany was chroncled q
few months ago, WHEN the latter tried 1,
seize the murderer aud prevent him from
escaping. g.-Cleveland Leader.