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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-03
Customary Anniversary,

Tire ktou Il. L. Sunday Saropl eele-
hrafrd It's missionary anniversary Oh
Wed lesday e,'rning. The exercises were
opened 10y singing of tn" chorus "Scatt.,,
The Tia H." after which Mr. Lain P,.i-
kins offered prayar. The scnoo sang
"A Glorious Day is Coming" and after
warts there was responsive reading
followed BY the singing of the chorus
Seek aud ave" Bertha McNeal and
Lulu Brown, two young misses, sweetly
rendered Go Forth and Reap The
report OF classes, one of the most inter
esting features to many, was the next on
the programme. This Sunday School
divides the year in quarters for collection
purposes. The monies contributed dur
ing the first and third quarters are used
i'll supporting the home school and those
given during the secoud and fourth for
missionary purpose. IL is evident from
rauge to give all their yearly cortribu-
rions to missionary purposes. The re-
ports were very tlattering. Each class
sent it's contributions i'll an envelope
by scholar to Rev. ]. p. Otis who pre-
sided and read the amounts. We give
the amounts contributed by the various
classes aud mission schools and totals are
given below
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Pleasant Hill Items.

PLEASANT HILL March LIST, 1888
Pleasant Hill is fast assuming the appear
ance of AL ordinary country town, having
Il prosperous school presided over by II. W
ID. johnson and new f. NJ. Church, two
important Institutions for the mental and
religious training OF the present and rising
generation. Two stores in successful opera
ton. Store No. by Matthew Scarborough
No. by Henry Henderson, both dong sat
istacsory business. As an evidence of in
creasng prosperity, merchant No. 2 Smiles
all over his face and will sell goods for the
next 80 days Two degrees below zero. The
little stranger inherits all the cardinal vir-
tues OF its houored sire.
Some effort is being made to organize a
debating society by l.. T. Miller, local
orator of considerable fame. One meeting
has been held and one question forever set
tled namely; Christopher deserves more
praise for discovering our country than
George for defending it. Now let the live
throbbing ISSUES of the day be brought for
ward. Prohibition, tariff, emigration and
kindred subjects, and be laid in the cruel bic
and subjected to the purifying rhetoric and
refining diction of those whose duty it will
be to spread etfulgent light over this dark
and benIghted land.
Matt, our obliging merchant, has lad out
the foundation for u new house. 1t is wins
pered he Is thinking Of taking a helpuate
| i'll the near future.
If the ground hog came out on his APP
pointed day and stayed out, be is a very
foolish hog We never thought the hog
family very level-headed bruJes any way
We understand next Sunday night week
| the Rev. Mr. SouthworUh will deliver his
| partin address to the people of Pleasant
| Hill, We nope every body will avail them
| selves Of this last opportunity to hear the
| good man speak and receive his partiu =
| briedictiou before he leaves for distant
| fields Of labor aud usefulness.
| Our knight of the cylinder Dan had quite
au adventure while travelling on the border
Of Egypt lately. Meeting all old friend he
kindly rendered his ''congrats'' when in
| stantly his old friend grew red hot under
the necktie, and began to excavate the
ground, Dan thinking his last day had
come, and being seated on his tieetest
charger bied himself away to IA place OF
safety, leaving his irate friend to mediate
upon the undying DEVILS hne5s of this world
| and humanity i'll general.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-03
A Complimentary Presentation.

Mr.. Henry NJ. Warner, who has been
in the service of he Mccullough Iron
Company for over 30 years and as man
ager of their West Amwell mill for 81
years, has been presented by the com
pany with handsome gold hunting case
watch as u memento of the anniversary
Mr.. Mcdaniel in presenting the watch
after praising Mr.. Warmers fidelity to
the company, said. that while they might
be little late Ia the time for so doing,
aud had never for miaute thought he
needed any regulator or balance aoheei, they
had concluded to put todtch on him,
and hoped that in this ease he would
second the neo nt00eDseRt which they were
bout to spring on him, (Mr. Warner by
this time had got the key to the surprise)
Mr.. Mcdaniel SAID he would aoitd up by
say ing that he trusted the watch would
always be as correct, reliable and true in
it's action as Mr.. Warner had always been
in his towards the company.
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A Dastardiy Assault.

At surprise party given at the resi-
dence of Matthew Pierson on Wednesday
evening near Persons Grove School
House MIR. Henry Pierson who
resides near Cherry Hill vas one of the
guests. He was called OUT of the house
by two young men reported to be Harry
Jordan, son of Cherry Hill merchant
and a young man named Wood who has
been employed by Lamdin the grain
dealer a Siugerly. Mr.. Person was so
badly beaten about the head that ply
sicians' services were required and he
was unable to return bone. The young
men making the assault are said to have
been intoxicated. 1t is also reported that
they were angry on account OF not being
invited to the party and after the assault
left the county, going to Baltimore.
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on the part OF the men vim are AT ,l, head
Of 1t. This law ii PASSED would sto!, very
bod. from gettlnS even q irt.ss of is right
IL iae season, and " Gen 4'tI'e a number OF
people throughout this anal Hartford .."uut,
nI"i,.- living oui II i-hll.,' NAM / poor
Iutn eau get i - net T.. -. Uh IL .:a ii-h
who cannot raise cunning outfit and buy
license to gnn We cor.sirier the whole
thing a law to beuefiJ a few rich men and
sports, aud to prevent IA poor man from
making an honest living out OF what ought
to be our free waters. Do We pay men 10
90 10 our Legislature 10 pass laws to mi are
our people ar to rF..mpla under foot our
working men and their means of honest
support to satisfy lilo wulrus OF a few aris-
Jocratic sport. and ldu,i holders. We think
there has been ducking iIgs enough already
such rs they are, aud this new fishing law
would only be another way of getting
arodnd the duckiEg law, so that shore ow-
nerS might rent their shores to foreigners to
come here to kill up what few ducks might
be left. However, this is no more than we
predicted in our last election campaign
when some parties were nominated for office
We felt satisfied that if they were elected it
would be III the interest of certain parties
who were all for self. Time viii tell, and
probably it may be lesson to some of our
voters. Should the dill spoken OF become a
law it will not only be against fishermen,
but be an injury TO all except Il few land
holders. As poor man or even "a rich man
could not get mess of fish or ducks for his
family unless lie would rent d duCking
point. We consider the whole thing an
outrage, and should he stamped uFo:. and
tranpled unde: foot by every honest man
in the county. LITE.
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Bethel Literary Society.
BETHEL, February 24th, 1885

The Bethel Literary Society met in
Bethel NJ E. Church on Friday evening
the gath lust, Rev. A. Burke in the
chair. George r. Donaldson, secretary,
opened 10y singing, Work for the Night
Is ComiDg;" prayer by w. G. Lake.
Scripture lesson 10y the pastor. Reading
by Miss Estella Dloomer, Mrs. Caudle's
Curtain Lecture to Mr.. Caudle;" reading
by Miss Maggie Donaldson, Death
Doomed" recitation by Miss Edith
Bloomer, The Drunkards Dream"
singing, ''Stay Not;' three minutes
speech by Fl. B. Kirk on Music" read
ing by G. R Donaldson, Over the Hills
From the Poor House" Three minutes
speech by w. c. Lake on ':Prde;'' sing
ing by Miss Edith Bloomer, Beautiful
Little Hands, (By the way Miss Edith
lis only thirteen years old, bus she per-
formed her part in all the exercises in an
excellent mapne); reading by II. B
Kirk, '.Stivers Horse;" reading by Miss
Florie Donaldson. Domestic Difficult
ties; reading bs W. G. Lake "McGriffins'
Mule" Closed by singing, ''God Be
With You Till We Meet Again. w. G.
Lake having been appointed critic for
the evening reported that all who took
part IN the exercises acquitted them
selves remarkably WELL especially the
! ladies. Next meeting on Friday even
| ing, March ID. W. G. L.
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PoET DEPOSIT, March l, 1858.
The ice broke through McCalls Ferry
Sunday night but before it reached here
channel was opened on the east side of Gar
rett's Island and it ran through all day
Sunday and Monday. At no time since the
anticipated gorge in the river has the water
been within two feet of the railroad track
and while III a very few back years has not
been i'll a single dwelling. The cold weather
OF Monday and Tuesday caused the mush
and some little back ice to come down and
the river is now closed, but few days of
warm sun will soon clear our river and put
the fishermen to work at their nets getting
ready for spring fishing.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
lad their missionary anniversary last Sun
day and gave that day for missionary pur-
poses S9l; previously contributed Sl33-Jotal
of SPA for school; congregation, S76-mak-
ing $500 for church and school.
DIR. Samuel Rowland, son of the late DIR.
VIM. B. Rowland, died on Monday of pleu-
risy in the 3Sth year of bis age, at the
residence of Robert G. Hopkins. DIR. Row
land had only been confined to the house
since Tuesday OF last week. The threatened
ice gorge of last Thursday morning caused
him to be removed from his home ON the
west side of the street to Mr.. Hopkins
residence. Funeral Thursday afternoon at
l P. NJ. DIR. Rowland had made many
warm friends since he removed to our town.
The election of town commissioners was
held Monday from t to p. NJ. l75 votes
were polled. The following gentlemen were
elected: w. w. Nickle, 157; Il. G. Hopkins,
l6O; j. w. Burlin, Jr., 16l; S. I'll. Stellar,
162; DR.. WIN. q. Carson, 156; j. NJ. McCien-
han, 164; w. w. Hopkins, 164 As we only
have five or six candidates for baififf they
are now being button-hoied on suitable oc-
casions and the claims of the different appli
cants presented. We have so many good
men ior The place it will be hard for the
com missiones To make mistake.
Frank S. Davidson's company played the
"German Detective" TO a small audience in
Odd Fellows Hall, Monday night. They
struck our town in a bad time to draw a
Reynolds Bros. have force of men at
work cleaning up the machinery in their
canning house preparatory to commencing
work next week. They employ good N any
men and boys and their pay roll every Sat
urday afternoon amounts TO considerable
money and we are glad to know that they
expect to commence work 50 soon. n.
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DIR. j. w. Cooper Selected.

Owing to the heavy rain of last Satur-
day the trustees of the poor did not meet
on that day to make second attempt to
elect a physician to the almshOuse and
insane asylum as was expected. They
met on Wednesday and on the first ballot
elected Dr.. J. W. Cooper, Jr., of Elkton
who received three votes; Drs. G. w.
Clifford and P. B. Housekeeper each re-
ceived Que vote. DR.. Cooper is the first
physician of the Homeopathic school to be
elected to the position. Hsspromises to
furnish medicines at cost making saw
ing OF over half for that necessity. Dr.
Cooper although he has only been in the
county for about two years has estab-
lished good practice by his medical
skill and gentlemanly department.
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Death of Michael Hartnett.

Mr.. Michael Hartnett, "a wel-known
and estimable citizen residing near Cherry
Hill. died on Thursday shortly before
uoon OF hernia. He WAS Only seriously i'll
few days. He was native of Ireland,
and had been IN this country over thirty
years. He tor many years managed Hon.
j.. A. j. Cresweil's farm near Elkton
Some years ago he purchased the farm
near cherry Hill where re died. Several
years since Mr.. Hartnett suffered a severe
at1ictlon, his wife being gorged to death
by a bull. He leaves number OF chill
dren, one of whom is the wife of Mr..
Clarence Garrett, of Eikton. The bell
Of the Catholic Church was tolled after
his death was learned.
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Bay View Items.

BAY VIEW, Feb. 20, 1888.
Il. L. Janney, of Newark, n. j., is visit
ing his parents. We are glad to see the
blooming face OF our companion of oar
boyhood days.
Inc approach of spring has caused our
merchants who are ever alive to the de-
mands OF their business TO lay In new
supply of desirable goods which are marked
at low prices.
Our obliging sewing machine agent Mr..
l. ii. Harkins is ever ready to supply the
pubic with superior machine at low
prices and on easy terms.
Our fishermen are preparing their nets,
boats and &c, preparatory to the beginning
OF the fishing season, which is fast APP
preaching, but they do not expect 10 ''navi.
gate their way TO the Chesapeake" as "a boat
Cam OF go over Gilpin's Falls
We are glad TO say that BELL" still leads
all our fast horses despite "Jabin's'' persis-
tent efforts to prove to the contrary. Tnat
Bell takes the lead on the roads is a we'll
known fact admitted Cabin excepted
nation probably caused by change of
drinks.
Our prophet is going about like roaring
lion seeking whom he may devour
Miss Rachel. Tyson, of Nottingham, is
the guest OF Miss Georgia Tyson.
Our farmers are beginning to look around
| their farms and talk of hauling cut manure
and other spring work.
Aud now for 'J.oin." We would bt
hard hearted indeed were we to speak O
,Jabin as he justly deserves. He has shur
himself up within his den, where wreatheC
i'll cloud of smoke and deluged in flood
OF tobacco juice, and we find his groveling
form - sad reminder OF the fact that VIVA
we SOW that shall we also reap. As to the
truth of Jabins last com IN unicatiou, trutl
is TOO pure plant to inhabiJ such a region
With these few words l wipe my pen o
this newspaper war. Faithfully yours,
Ron
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Prof. RrIstoI,s Trained Horses

La anoiher column We pdbhsh ;ra
advertisement Of Prof. BrlSGo's trai I'd
horses, winch will be at the Whining ,on
Grand Opera House during the week
bcLinntng March 26Ch. For details read
the card. The Atlanta Georgia NetCe
said of their performance III thaS city:
Seldom has tue Academy nI Music
held a larger or better pleased audience
than it dii yesterday Afternoon at lho
matinee performance of Prof. Bristoi's
Equescurriculum. The boxes, the par
quette and the dress circle were crowded
that ladies aud gentlemen were compell-
ed to stand up in the aisles at the rear of
the auditorium, aud finally Manager
keogh had To open the family circle, i'll
order to accommodate the li.tle folks who
continually pJuren in TO see the equine
wonders.
The perform ance was one we'll calcula
ted to please Juveniles, and the delight
of the children was manifested in the
frequent burst of applause which follow
ed the more wonderful feats of the horses
or the constant laughter occa5ioned by
the tricks of Denver, the kicker
The performance was made mp of three
acts, in the first of which the horses and
ponies were shown at school, and were
put through the various feats and antics
in which most pupils delight. Exhibit
tions of swinging, rocking, jumping, see
saving and balancing were given in the
second act, and were followed in the
third act by a military drill, in which
the horses deporJed themselves as model
soldiers, marching COMMUNICATING,
wheeling and falling into line with a
precision Indicative of wonderful sagacity
aud training.
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A Wedding Anniversary.
CEcILToN, February 22nd, 1888

CECILTON, February 22nd, 1888.
Cold weather still continues, but the
roads which have been almost passable
we are glad to note are improving.
TIE writer of this communication had
the privilege of being among the number
that assembled at the residence of John
Roman and wife in Grove Neck on Friday
evening of last week for the purpose of
commetnoratiug the twenty-ffth ami
versary of their wedding. We found
after arriving at the home of the above
named although the weather was very
inclement, that quite a large concourse
of people had assembled to extend their
congratulations to the happy couple, and
to wish for them another twenty five
years OF happiness and pleasure. The
event was one long to be remembered by
those present, aud one we trust that will
live in the memory OF those for which it
was intended for years hence. Quite q
delightful time was spent in social man
ner especially by the young, and at clever
O'Clock we were Invited 6y the host and
hostess to the dining room where large
table was spread and Il bouutiful repast
served. We can only hope that their
future lives may be as bright and beauti
full as the past have been.
May JOY and peace await you,
And sorrow never come,
And the angels with harps receive you
In your glorious heavenly home.
CLIFTON"
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Cecil Committee At Annapolis.

A committee composed of Messrs. H.
II. Brady, Thomas Drennen, John S. Ros
sell, Dr. James H. Frazer, Thomas G.
Bond, Thomas P. Hopper aud William J
Jones visited Annapolis on Thursday
taking with them petitions largely signed
and endeavored to prevail on the Senator
and members of the House of Delegates
from this county to procure legislation
giving the county commissioners the
light to fund the floating debt OF the
county by issuing bonds for $35. 900. The
legislators expressed their willingness to
have bonds issued for $50, 900 but re fused
TO exceed this amount
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MISSION SCHOOLS.


This amount is considerably in excess
of the contribution of last year for mis-
sions. and is the largest amount ever
raised for the purpose during year by
the EiktOn Sunday School and church.
The last three classes were organized
during the year
After singing by the school of tine
Everlasting Song" Rev. E. l.. Hubbard,
the speaker of the evening, was intro
duced. He delivered an interesting and
instructive address. A duet and chorus
ITO the Rescue" was rendered oy Misses
Bessie Terrell, Carrie Ricketts, and Others
Little Miss Mollie Crouch sang very
sweetIy the solo part of a solo and chorus,
entitled Giving Yet Receiving" Rev.
j. p Otis made few remarks aud a duet
eye Have Done it Unto bic" was rem
dered by Misses Lizzie Merritt aud Clara
Scott. The school sang Beautiful
Land and Rev. E. l.. Hubbard pro
nounced the benedictiou.
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Louisa M GORE, MS vile, defendants.
TINE object of this suit is to procure Decree
Il for the sale of certain mortgaged premises
situate at the corner of Main and Bow streets in
Elkton. Cecil county. Maryland. and which were
on the first day OF September 1876 mOrtgaged by
John Moore. since deceased, to Amanda Ramsay
now also deceased. OF whom the complainant is
the executor.
The bill states that on or about the first day of
September 1875, the SAID John Moore conveyed
certain Real Estate, consisting of lot Of land at
the corner OF Main and Bow streets in the town
of Elkton, in Cecil county, in the State of Mary
land, which is more particularly described in said
bill and its accompanying exhibits, unto the said
Amanda Ramsay, by way of mortgage to secure
the payment of the sum Of fourteen hundred dol
lars, with interest at the rate OF seven per cent
from date Of said mortgage. which sum was then
owing from the said John Moore to the said
Amanda Ramsay, or before the first day of
September, in the year eighteen hundred and
eighty-one: that the said Amanda Ramsay has
lately died, leaving last will and testament, of
which she appointed the complainant the eXecu-
tor who has proven the same and obtained letters
testamentary thereon; that the said John Moore
has since the execution of said mortgage departed
this life, intestate, leaving widow, the said Cor
nelia 5. Moore. and four children, viz. Elizabeth
G. Fehrman. Mary Tylee Moore, Annie NJ, mar
ried to Charles Haight. and Thomas NJ Moore,
who is married and whose wites name is Louis
Moore, all of whom are of full age and reside in
the State of New Jersey, or elsewhere beyond the
jurisdiction of the Circuit Court Tor Cecil County
In Equity: that the interest on said mortgage
deJt has been paid up the first day of Septein-
ber 1887 but that the whole of the principal sum
of fourteen hundred dollars and the interest
thereon from the tlrst day of September, 1887, is
| still due and unpaid
1t is there fore adludged and ordered this 10th
| day OF February, 1855, that the complainant by
causing copy OF this order to be inserted in some
newspaper printed and published in Cecil county
| once week for one month before the 10Th day
March, 1883. give notice to the said absent deien-
dants of the object and substance of this bill, and
warn them 10 appear in this court in person or by
solicitor, on or before the 18th day of June, 1855,
and show cause, ii any they have, why Decree
| ought not to pass as prayed
| JAMES A. DAVIS,
True copy Clerk.
Test: JAMES A. DAVIS,
FlSt4 Clerk.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THIS Is to give notice that the subscri.
l. Der, of Cecil county, has obtained from the
Orphans Court OF said county letters testament
tary on the personal estate of
JOB H. KIRK,
late of said county, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before the 18th day of July, 1883;
they may otherwise, by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All persons indebted to
said estate requested to make immediate pay
ment to the subscriber Given under my hand
this 18th day of January. 1883.
JOB HAINES KIRK,
F1s-6t Executor.
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PpstDoned Sale.

The sale of cattle aud horses advertised
by Evan Aiuscow, was postponed on &C
count of weather till March 12Gb, He
offers rare chance to secure splendid
cattle and high. bred horses at reasonable
prices. See handbills. ct.
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of the Loyal Legion ho we're present.
The hope OF the .atury lies IN then.
the question what viii be the best
i'll our public schools, no penalty being
attached to dlsregarding the Law, wa
answered rs follows: Keep knocking III
the doors of legislation until we get a
n.ullLN.
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Notice to Trespassers and Gunners.

All persons are hereby warned not to trespass
on the premises known as the Burlin farm with
dog or gun under penalty OF the law.
JAS. T. CLENDENIN,
Oct. l5.-i. Agent.
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Notice to Trespassers and Gunners.

All persons are hereby warned not to trespass
on the farm OF Mrs. Rebecca Clendeniu with dog
or gun under the penalty of the law
JAS. I. CLENDENIN,
Oet ls-t. Agent.
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No. 1898 Equity. In the Circuit Court for Cecil
County in Equity.
ORDERED, this 10th day of February, 1885,
" that the sale made and reported by Henry
NJ. Mccullough, trustee iot the sale OF the mort
gagged real estate mentioned in the proceedings in
the above entitled case. be ratified and confirmed
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on
or before the 18th day of April next; provided Il
copy OF this order be inserted in some newspaper
printed end published in Cecil county once a week
Tor one month before the 18th day of March next
The report states the amount of sale tc be 81 5JO
JAMES A. DAVIS,
True copy Clerk.
Test: JAMES A DAVIS.
Fllt4 Clerk.