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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
Port Deposit Items.

PoRT DEPOSIT March 29;h, 1888.
The Columbia and Port Deposit iilirord
Company have made u siding in front of
Reynolds Bros, warehouse for the con te-
nienrr at the tir2l. They are busy with
Their I'm can factory, aud have already been
shipping u quantity of cans.
The steamer City Belle, Captain Hohu'S
new steamer, arrived Monday morning. 1t
has made few trips to Laridum. Wedues.
day Captain took it To Havre de Grace TO he
hauled on the Marine railway to examine
and paint her bottom. After The paint Is
dry he will brig her here to change the
pilot house and make other alterations, and
when completed will PUT her on the route
between here and Lapldum.
Enough stock having been subscribed, AT
meeting OF The stock holders held in Fra.
zer's Hall Saturday night Jacob Tome and
Jonn NJ. 'McClenahan we're appointed a
committee to purchase from the =. w. q
b. Il. Il. Co., the ground and adjoining lots
to the saw mill. They left for Philadelphia
Thursday to see the representatives of the
company. Robert Smith and j. j. Buck
were appointed = com rnttee to lay of the
building, aud receive applications for build
ing the same.
Soon aite: the grand jury met last week
some OF our citizens Thought it would not
be healthy u remain in town, and left for
parts unknown. Their goods were shi pped
the middle of the week. The action OF the
grand jury has had a very sanitary effect
upon some of our vinlarors of the local OPP
ton law. A. L. S. Internal Revenue Off
Ger vas in town one day this week. Have
not heard whether any u. ). stamps were
taken ont, or whether he prefers sending
some people before Judge Bond in Baltimore
The second vessel with log, 900 feet of
yellow pine lumber for the planning mill
arrived Tuesday, and business about the
wbarves seem to he picking up.
Our roads are i'll "A very bad condition,
caused by the constant rain for some days
Mr.. Reeder, who carries the mail from here
to Rising Sun, via Woodlawu, was com
peliea To leave his horse and carriage AZ
Pennington Thursday, and carry the mail
on foot from here to Port, and also returned
by the Same conveyance to Flruiu. ton
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County commissioners.

Petitions of B. ID. Bowen an,l others
asking that the crossing of the Philade
phla extension of the Baltimore Il Ohio
X tiiroad at the public road leading from
b rldwin,s factory to Cherry Hill be dss-
IL 'ated as requiring tldgmau to be
stationed thereat. 1t was ordered that
Notice b. given to John S. Writ, counsel
for tie cpinptny that the petition " ill be
az i upon at the next mecsing oi the
boa.
Ii was ordered that the sale Of the
public roads which usually takes place
ApIli lst he pos! poned for a few weeks
III vIew Of the bil! now pending i'll the
Legislature 10. the repeal n the road law
The commissioners visited aud exam
ined the Stone work oi the Far Creek
bridge, the same having been reported
washed and requiring repairs No def
mite estimate could bo made of the re
ported damage on account of high water,
9nd 1t was determined to continue the
investigation ii another time.
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TNHE object of this suit is to procure decree
i for the sale of certain property in Cecil
county, in this state, which was mOrtgaged by
William McMullin late Of said county, deceased
to Mary A. McMullin.
The bill states that on about the 20th day o.
March, 1857. the said William McMullin conveyed
certain real estate, which is particularly de-
scrbed in said bill, unto the said Mary A. Nc
Muliin. by way of mortgage, to secure the pay
ment of the sum of two thousand five hun.
dred dollars which was then due and owing by
the said William McMulln to the said Mary A.
McMullin with interest thereon:
That to secure unto the said Mary A. McNulIin
she payment of further indebtedness on his
part of the sum of two thousand two hundred
and forty dollars with interest thereon. the said
william McMulIn on or about the 18th day OF
June, 1879. executed and delivered unto the said
VI 'ry a. McMullin second mortgage of the
aforesaid real estate:
That the said mortgages have been assigned to
the said Sarah L Fisher, the complainant:
That the whole of the said sums of $500 and
S2240. respectively, together with a large part OF
the interest accrued thereon remains due and
owing to the said Sarah +. Fisher:
That the said John T. Harris Sarah Harris his
wife, and George Harris are nOn-residents.
1t is thereupon. this 10th day of March, 1855
ordered by the Circuit Court for Cecil County in
Equity, that the plaintiff by causing copy of
tins order to he inserted in some newspaper pub
lished in Cecil county once in each of four success
sveweeks before the 18th day of pri 1885, live no.
tce to the said absent defendants of the object and
substance OF this bill. warming them to appear in
this court in person by solicitor on before the
18th day of July next. to show cause il any they
have. why decree ought not to be passed as
prayed.
JAMES A. DAVIS.
True copy Clerk
Test: JAMES A. DAVIS.
Mch24t4 Clerk
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Death of Mrs. Ann M. Brown.

Mrs. AIN M. Brown, widow of the
late John E. Brown, died at the resi-
dence of her son, john T.. Brown, in
Eixtou, on Sunday night from The effects
of paralytic stroke received gu the pre-
vious Thursday morning. Mrs. Brown
was a daughter of the late John Robb,
of Elkton, vino drove the mail stage be-
twee1 E!kton and Philadelphia before
the construction of the railroad. She was
born July 18Th, 1912, uearly rs years ago.
in Elktou, and resided here all her long
life. She was an estimable lady of a
kindly nature. She leaves two sons,
Messrs John T. aud George A Brown.
Her funeral was held on "Wednesday
afternoon at two o clock at her late home,
Rev Charles Hill of the NJ E Church
officiating. The interment was at the
Elkton cemetery
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Death of Miss Anna III. PurneII,

Miss Auna H Pnrnel died on Tues
day morning last alb nut three o'c,nck at
the residence of her brother, Captain
William G. Purnell, in this town. She
had been suffering from heavy cold for
some days, but her condition was not
considered serious up to Mend. y evening,
ard ler death was very unexpected.
She was born near Elktnn, and was 81
birthday.
Miss Purnell was the daughter of
Green bury Purnell, whose father James
Purnell was pioneer Metho list on the
peninsula. chapel being named after
him IN one of the Eastern Shore counties.
James Purnell was married several times
and had number of children. Mrs. Ann
Hewitt, who died recently after life of
great piety and usefulness, was an aunt
of the deceased, and also Mrs. Rebecca
Mckinsey. j I'm PANEL at one time
in the lumber business in Elkton. was a
half brother of her father. Her mother
was Mary Megredy Purnell, daughter of
John Megredy, prominent citizen OF
this county who died in 1896 Her grand
father. John Megredy, had several daugh-
ters who married we'll known citizens of
this county. Ann was the first wife of
the late General Henry S. Sites: Mar
garet who married E5enezer D. McClen-
ahan, of Port Deposit. whose descen
dants are prominent citizens of that
place; Sarah married Mr. White, and
Elizabeth married Stephen Hanna His
sons were Daniel, Enoch, and John Me-
greedy, number of whose descendants
reside in this county.
Miss Purnell had been for many years
a member of the Elkton NJ. E. Church.
She was a most estimable lady of high
intellectual and social attainments. She
had many warm friends who were
shocked to hear of her untimely and I'M
expected death.
Her funeral was held on Thursday, the
services being at the NJ E. Church Rev.
Charles Hill officlated. The interment
was made at the Ekton cemetery.
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Glasgow Items.

GLASGOW, March 2f'i, 1883.
We were not entirely submerged by the
blizzard OF two weeks ago, bat we were
shut i'll from the outside word tor few
days, the cold was intense aud the coal bill
immense
The Rey. Mr.. Burke has returned from
conference, and entered upon another YEAR :,
duties last Sabbath.
Tie literary circle has improved and
grown in number, far beyond expectation
since it opened last October. The Woman :
Foreign Missionary Society of the Presby-
terrain Church waited on the circle at our
last meeting, aud desired them To give an
entertainment early in Apri! for their mil
lion dollar fund.
We also have singing school in our
little village, Mr. c. b. Stewart instructor.
If you should step in any Weduesti ~ even
ing between the hours of nine and ten Won
would hear the do, re, mi, ia, la Sc of the
numerous pupils, aud see the uniform mo-
ton of the many han us moving down, mp,
left, right, as though they were all one
piece of machinery wound up and started
MIR. Isaac Frazier has gwen up farming,
and talks of going to California. Spur ,
Frazier will still live in the old homestead,
and 60 back and forth daily to his business
in Wilmington.
Some changes We're made moving day.
but very few.
Mrs. Mitchell Vansant died at her home
on Main street Friday of pneumonia Three
OF her little daughters are also i'll of the
same disease.
Farmers around us have done nothing as
yet, and will not while billiards.. high
winds and freezing weather continues.
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Dea tn of John Il. Gillespie.

Mr.. John E. Gillespie, prominent
and well TODD citizen of the Eighth dis
trict of this county, died on Sun ay last
from the effects of a stroke of paralysis
received on the day previous. Mr.. GILES
pie was elected county commissioner in
1873 on the Democratic ticket. He was
about s. years old. and never married.
He leaves two brothers, Samuel and
Nicholas. and sister Mary, all of this
county. He was an uncle of DIR. George
Gillespie of the Eighth district. His
funeral was held on Wednesday morning,
services being conducted at the West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church, of
which deceased was member,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
CATION -POOLE.

Rev. Irwin L. Cation, pastor of the
Chesapeake City Presby terian Church,
and Miss Gertrude NJ. Poole, a native OF
this unity, but recently of Philadelphia
were married on Wednesday evening last
at o'clock at the residence of the bride :
sister, Mrs. Ambrose \. Zleg Ter, 34O7
Wallace street, Philadelphia. The cele-
mony was performed by Rev. C. p. Nal
lory, of New York CITY. formerly pastor
of the Chesapeake City Presbyterian
Church. and Rev. W. w. Heberton, of
Philadelphia formerly OF E kton The
bride wore cretm silk dress. On l. in,
trimmed with ducneSs lace The mar
riage veil Was gathered and fastened on
he: head by a crescent of diamonds, and
her ornaments were diamonds aud rubies.
In her hand she held handsome bouuet
of La France Roses TIE ushels we're
Mr. Frank Moss and Mr.. George Ziegler.
Among those present were Miss l.. A.
Poole, Mr.. and Mrs. John Blaine, Miss
Emma Lorraine, and Mr. aud Mrs. james
Ellison. Mr.. and Mrs. Cation left on the
lao train for Washington aud puiuts
south. We extend to she happy couple
our sincerest congra ulatiuus.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
Hynlenial.
JAMAR-WHITAKER.

R. E. lamar, Esq, Register of Wills,
was married on Thursday afternoon last
at O'Clock in the parlors of the Hotel
Lafayette in Philadelphia to Mrs. Mary
E. Whitaker. formerly of Cecil county,
but recently of Philadelphia. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. Thomas R.
Mcdowell, pastor of Lower Brandy wine
Presbyterian Church. near Wilmington,
a brother of the bride, in the presence
only Of relatives of the bride and groom,
who were from Cecil county, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Oxford, Pa, Wilmington,
Del, and New York city. No cards for
the ceremony had been issued. After a
brief reception durlug which the newly
married couple received the congratula-
tions of their friends, the bride and
groom took the Eve O'Clock express at
Broad street station for New York city,
where they will remain until Monday
afternoon next when they will come to
Elkton and take up their residence in
the Presby parsonage building
which the 81, om Las rented. THE WHIG
offers lis best wishes to our popular
| - -fa..al md fa hrido
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
III the Circuit Court Tor Cecil County, in Equity,
no. 1855.
Sarah f. Fisher. by her husband and next friend.
John ]. Fisher, Plaintiff

Adriana Physck, administrator of Adrana
Physick, deceased, and James Barnes. Jane
f. Barnes, his wife, John I. Rutter Sarah A.
Rutter, his wife, William Haines, Hannah
Haines, his wife. George Thompson, Mary X.
Thompson. his wife. John T. Harris, Sarah
Harris his wife. George Harris, William T.
Campbell, John b. Campbell, Anna NJ. Camp
hell, his wife, Henry Harrison, Rebecca L.
Harrison, his wife, James NJ. Campbell,
Elizabeth Campbell, his wife, David
J. Campbell, Harriet c. Campbell his
wife, Margaret J. Campbell, John Lakeland
Lydia G. Lakeland, his wife, William T.
Jackson, Josephine Jackson. his wife, George
W. Campbell, Ida Campbell, his wife, and
Nathan g. Lakeland, heirsat-law of VIM
McNIullin. deceased, Defendants.
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fltarried.

Trinity Church Rectory.
Elkton, Nd, March -. lsss, by Rev. William
Schouler, CLIFFORD b. JANNEY and MARY +.
CouLsoN, both OF Cecil county, Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
A Cecil COuntIan Wins a Suit.

Mr.. Jethro T. Mccullough. of the Sixth
district, was the successful party to a law
suit in the Court of Chancery in Whining
ton on Wednesday last. Chancellor
Salisbury gave an opinion adversely to
the petitioners in the case of the Diamond
State Iron 90. VS.. Mr.. Mccullough. in
which the former tried t. recover one
hundrf d anI tive shares of stock of that
concern, which the defendant had inher
tied from his father, Jethro J. Met ul
Tough, and which he had contracted to
sell to Geo w. Todd, Secretary of the
Diamond State Company. at par, under a
misrepresentation created by Todd that
the stock was only worth that amount,
when it was really seIllug for 80 per cent
more. Mr.. Mccullough refused to de.
liver the shares after he learned of She
deception, and hence the suit. The costs
were also put upon Todd, and the total
amount retained aud recovered in divi
bends by Mr.. Mccullough is about s25 900
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The report of the committee visiting
the almshouse was as follows:

the almshOuSe was as follows:
The committee duly appointed by the Grand
Inquest OF the State of Maryland for the body
OF Cecil county to visit the almshOuse and asylum
for the INDECENT insane of Cecil county beg leave
to report your body, that on the twenty seventh
day OF March. 1855, they did in full accordance
with the instructions and authority given them
by your body, visit said institutions, and they
hereby submit to you theirrepOrt as follows. to wit
There are at this time torty-Seven inmates in
the almshouse, two OF that number being infants
All, your committee learned, were in the full
enjoyment OF their usual health, with the excep.
ton of one Perry Ash who seriously i'll, and
has since died.
There is one inmate, certain DIR. Brittan
whom your committee freely believe is capable OF
supporting and maintaining himself. Believing
this of DIR. Britain, your committee do not deem
him person entitled 10 the aims OF the people.
And they recommend that he be forthwith dis
charged from the institution.
They found that the paper upon the wall in the
executive chamber OF the almShouse is badly
damaged ty water caused by defective roof.
They also find that the floor ON the upper story
hall of said building is in bad and dangerous
condition, and they recommend that the roof and
floor mentioned above be repaired at an early
day. They further find that the barn is in bad
repair, and that the stock is exposed to the cold
and storm. Your committee recommend that
suitable shelter be erected or prov ded for the
stock. There thirteen inmates confined in
the asy lum for the INDECENT insane, and among
the number your committee found certain Sarah
Brown, who claims that she is OF sound mind and
reason and that she is wrongiully confined in
that asylum. Your committee convcrsed with
her, and are OF the opinion that her mind is not
diseased to such an extent as to warrant her
tention in an asylum for the insane. They recon-
mend that the attention Oi the States Attorney
other proper officers be directed To the said
Sarah Brown, AMI an investigation OF her un.
fortunate condition be made III once. In cOnclu-
sion your committee desires to say that the SUPER
intendants OF both institutions should be com
mcnded for the excellent manner in which the
buildings and inmates are Kept. All vi which is
respectfully submitted
The Court adjourned on Tuesday after
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
The New Orleans MinStreIs.


The New Orleans Minstrels. an excel.
lent company of burnt cork artists,
opened weeks engagement last night
The Standing room-only" sign was hung
out as early as s o'clock, and the house
was literally iImmed from top to bottom
The boxes were all filed and the aislps
were ovelti6wing. The performance was
good enough to keep the vast audience
IN roar all the way through. A feature
of the first part was Mr.. Frark NJ.
Hayden's tenor song. Mr.. George ID.
Lambson's rendition of ''The Old Turn
key was also quite hit. In the Ohio
The Silver Statue Clog" was feature.
and Dillon. Graham. Goodman and West
were loudly applauded for their clever
sketches. MIR. John Stiles was very
funny in an act of the Wilson and
Thatcher sort, and received a bouquet
from some admirer. The olio was toll
lowed by funny sketch entitled "But.
termilk. "-Fr0m tie Baltina0re -imerican.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

Walking advertisements for DR. Sige's
Catarrh Remedy are the thousands it has
cured
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
PROPOSALS FOR HERRING,
Notice 10 TreSpaSSerS

All persons are strictly forbidden trespass-
ing on the premises of +. =. MAHONEY With
dog, gun or otherwise.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-27
The Huron Conventions.

The coming political conventions Of
the 10th, 18th and 18th of July, at
Huron, will exert a great influence on
the future Of Dakota. The intention is
to work up such an interest in division,
to SO thoroughly arouse the people to a
need Of it, that the next legislature will
be nearly unanimous for division. Then,
as soon as it is organized, the plan is to
have constitutional conventions called
for North and South Dakota, have them
make their constitutions and submit
them to a vote of the people, by whom
they would Immediately be ratified, and
under these constitutions elect senators
and congressman, who will go to Wash
ington and demand admission. At the
same time the plan is to have the legis-
lature strip the governor Of the power to
mako appointments to office, make such
Offices elective, and cut off the little ex-
tras that were voted to the governor in
1877. OF course the governor will OPP
pose, and probably veto, these acts of
the Legislature, but if the Legislature
stands two-thirds in favor of this plan
the governor will be powerless.-E
change.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-27
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TERRITORIAL.

TERRITORIAL.
Governor. Louis y. Church.
Secretary MI. Mccormick
Chief Justice, Bartlett Trip. -
Mcconnell. 3. T. Ca Garland w ii. Francis, James
Spencer.
United United stasss S iasrahaI, D. W. Maralta.
Surveyor General, Maris Taylor.
Delegate TO Congress. @. .. Clifford.
Territorial Treasurer. j. ID. Lawler.
Territorial Auditor, james A. Ward.
superintendent of Public Instruction, Eugene
A. Dye, Mellette; Assistant, Frank A. Wilson, Of
Attorney General, &. F. Tenpleton. Fargo.
Commissioner of Immigration. z. J. Mcclure
Territorial Veterinary Surgeon, ]. G. Alioway,
Railroad Commissioners, Abe Boynton. Lenox;
Alex. Griggs, Grand Forks; N. I. Smith, Huron;
------------ Secretary
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Register, John r. Wl,iteside, Deadwood.
Receiver, John LaFaber, Deadwood.
DISTRICT COURT.
Judge, Charles M. Thomas.
Clerk, w. II. JONES.
COUNTY.
District Attorney. W. L. Mclaughlin.
Sheriff. A. j. Knight.
Register of Deeds. John Baker.
Auditor. r. H. DrfscoH.
Treasurer, J. G. Shurts.
Assessor, L. Ct. Sparks.
Judge of Probate, Leonard Gordon.
Surveyor, George s. Hopkins.
Coroner w. III. Wright.
SUPERINTENDENT of Schools w. w. Giddings.
Commissioners, f. NJ. Allen, Sfurgis. chair
man; D. A. Mcpherson. Deadwood; s. b. Crist
Central City.
STURGIS CITY.
Trustees, J. 7. Potter. chairman; J. G. Wenke,
Charles II ancis.
Clerk and Assessor. E. c. Lane.
Treasurer j. j: Davenport.
Marshal, Patrick Flayin.
q Dali
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-27
VIII This Be ) hot SUMMER

VIII This Be Hot Summer
The impression seems to prevail,
pretty generally, that wo are TO have 4
hot summer throughout The country.
The Indiana Pharmacist predicates il
upon the following theory, which has
been advanced BY others: The weather
seems to run in cycles of about seven
years, that is, when we have hot sum
mer, it is always followed by cold one,
and it takes about seven years to reach
another equally hot. It viii be remem-
bered by many that the summer Of 1867
was very hot, and so dry that during
August the grass crumbled under the
feet when trod upon. The summer OF
1868 was noted for its GOODNESS, the Their
mometer very seldom getting above
eighty five, and we did not reach the top
wave of thermality again until 1874,
when it was extremely hot. The follow
ing summer was cold to a remarkable
degree. From then on the summers
grew gradually warmer until 1881, which
was excessively hot and very dry, norain
falling for over nine weeks, and there
were more sunstrokes that summer than
there has been in all the summers since
The summer Of 1882 was quite cold, a
few flakes of snow fell on the morning of
July 4, followed by hail in the afternoon,
and during the rest of the month and
through the month of August the tenn
perature was SO low that overcoats were
necessary for comfort, particularly at
night. The summers since 1882 have
grown warmer and warmer, and last
summer was moderately hot one, but
unless all signs fail, the coming summer
will be the climax of the cycle, and a
hot, dry season may be expected. So
far this spring the signs have been
against the theory here advanced, but
possibly the GOODNESS of the spring may
be succeeded by a regular old scorching
summer whose temperature will rival
shoel for holiness. Scientific American.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-27

Our facilities for doing all kinds of
repairing In our line aresecoad to, meme
ia the Hills. Good work guaranteed
u reasonable prices. Shop on Maine
zaze6t, opposite Northwestern barn.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-27
JOHN sCHNELL,
lTONSORIAL ARTIST

-TONsoRIAL ARTIST
Shop on Main street, next door to Arnold &
Meyers grocery store,
STURGIs, OAK.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-27
Of Interest to Horsemen.

A traveller in Norway says that the
horses in that country have very sensi-
BILE way of taking their food, which, per-
haps, might be benefcially followed
here. They have a bucket of water put
down beside their allowance of hay. 1t
is interesting to see with what relish
they take sip Of the one and mouth
full of the other alternately, sometimes
only moistening their mouths, as ra-
tional being would do while eating a
dinner of such dry food. A broken
winded horse is scarcely ever seen in
Norway, and the question rs if the mode
of feeding has not something to do with
the preservation of the animals respira-
tory organs. -Scientific American.