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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-30
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The House formerly occupied by DIR. G.. E. Nor
row on Main street. Office room reserved. VIII
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Are You Coming
To Philadelphia?

Be sure to visit 1898 Chestnut
street, directly opposite the
U. S. Mint.
Here you can see the finest
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London.
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it. The display was good: the weather was
gay: and the crowds were big.
You saw Wanamaker & Browns display
of course. Our Mr. Fulmer made sure you
saw it, and got some little remembrance OF it.
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Heavy Boots $500 perEpair.
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JOHN WANAMAKER.
FOR RENT.

Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets,
and City-hall square.
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The Assault Was in Delaware.

Justice A. J. Scott had case before
missed for want of Jurisdiction. 1t was
proved that the offense charged was COM
mitted in the State of Delaware. Henry
Purdy farmer of the Second district was
accused with committing an assault on
Joseph Pinkson, colored youth in the
employ of Edward Molitor who has an
adjoining farm. Purdy's horse was tres
passing on Molitor's property and the
colored BOY desiring to visit his home
and none of Mr.. Molito1's horses being
at hand jumped on the horse of Mr..
Purdy. The latter it is alleged, on hear
ing of it was greatly lncensed and offered
two colored youths quarter each to help
him beat the boy. They caught him
about Is yards on the Delaware side of
the line dividing that state from Mary
land and beat him severely. States At
torney Evans argued that while the Of
Tense was not committed in Maryland as
he had been given to believe yet that 1t
was evident that the conspiracy to as.
sault the boy was made in this state. He
asked the justuce to hold Purdy on the
charge of conspiracy. Albert Constable
Esq, who appeared for Purdy opposed
this view of the case and the result was
that the justice as stated above discharged
the accused.
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Mechanics Valley Items.

HARVEST UNION CHURCH IMPROVED AND
RE oPENED-NEwS ABOUT PEOPLE.
The farmers in our vicinity have been
very busy for some time gathering in the
harvest. The damp and rainy weather is
causing much loss in the harvest field this
year.
The Union NJ. f. Church was re-opened
Sunday, July 14th, when we had the plers-
u:e of hearing three good sermons as well as
contributing our mite towards paying for
the extensive improvements that have been
going forward quite rapidly there for some
time. The pastor, Rev. T. A. H. O. Brien,
was assisted by Rev. l.. E. Barrett, of ST.
Paul's Church, Wilmington, Presiding e.
der Murray, and Rev. j. b Quigg, of North
East. Old Union has taken on quite a diff
ferent appearance. The furnishing with a
few exceptions) was done by the Ladies'
Aid Society. Mrs. L. ID. Carter gave the CEN
ter chair. Mr.. Joseph Brown the bible and
and Mrs. ID. S. Lacy the hymnal. The col
lections amounted to 800 dollars.
Miss Sallie Miller has returned from a
trip to Philadelphia and other places.
Miss Mamie Tyson has returned from Wis.,
iting friends in Camden and Atlantic City.
Miss Clara Woolsey, of Camden, is her
guest.
Rev. L. Z. Barrett was the guest of Mr..
John 7. Holt during Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Benjamin +. Holt was home Sunday
to attend services at Union.
Miss Bessie Mahoney has returned from
Chesapeake City.
Our Valley is healthy and business is
brisk. Mr. S. T. Shippers, our new merchant
though but a short time among us, is be-
coming quite popular. OCCASIONAL.
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Death of Walter Armstrong.

Mr.. Walter Armstrong, well-known
farmer and business man of this county,
died on Sunday afternoon about four
O'Clock in the 10th year of his age. He
was i'll only II hours and the attending
physician sscribed his death to heart dis
ease. He was born in the Fourth district
where he spent the first so years of his
life. He engaged In the general ware
years ago and conducted it successfully
until his death. He spent each Sunday,
however, at his farm near Fair Hill,
where he died. He was for 3S years an
F. Ter 10 the Rock Presbyterian Church
He was1a Democrat in politics and was
tu ice elected County Commissioner He
W rs first IA Candidate in 1867 and was elect
ed. his coleag ues'in the board being VIM.
T. Ramsey and VIM. T. Weldon. He was
again elected in 1875 when he was asso-
ciated in the management of the business
of the county by Benz. NJ. Crawford. Sr.,
and Samuel b. Gerry. A convincing
proof of the high regard in which Mr..
Armstrong was held by the people OF
Cecil County is proved by the fact that
each time that he was elected County
Commissioner he received the highest
number of votes of the six candidates fol
the office. He was twice married and
leaves a widow, three sons and three
daughters. Two of the latter are married
respectively to Chas. II. Squire and Jos
X. Lewis, we'll known business meu Of
the county. His funeral took place Wed
nesday afternoon at two O'Clock. Inter
ment at Sharp's Graveyard.
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Collision at Perryville.

A yard engine happened on the main
southbound track of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad when
limited express came along and COLI
sion resulted. The accident happened
about 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon
last and travel in both directions was de
layed between three and four hours.
Both engines were badly damaged and
the front trucks were knocked from be-
meath the Pullman car nearest the engine.
The men in the engines jumped for their
lives. The passengers on the express
which was composed entirely of vestibule
Pullman cars were badly shaken up and
frightened. No one fortunately was in
jured. The work train was at Elkton at
the time with a large force of men and
left at once for the scene of the accl-
dent. TIE wreck train from Wilmington
was also soon on hand The fault is said
to have been with the engineer of the
yard engine.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
IN RE: THE MORTGAGED REAL ESTATE
OF LYDIA NIcCLAY.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil County, in Equity
No. 1913.
In re: The petition of Henry II. Mitchell.
In re: The petition of Henry H. Mite

The object of this petition is to procure an order
from said Court directing that the claim of the
said Henry IL. Mitchell as well as the claims OF
all other creditors OF Lydia McClay late of Cecil
County deceased. who will come in and contribute
to the expenses of this suit be paid out of the pro-
ceeds of sale of the real estate sold by William 5.
Evans the attorney named in the above entitled
cause. The petition states:
l. That Lydia McClay to whom the property
sold by said William :. Evans. attOrr ey, belonged
died intestate or about the 18th day of February
A. D.. 1889 leaving two sons, John McClay and
William McClay, who is intermarrted with An
ME L. McClay. and three daughters: Sarah who
is intermarried with George Witworth; Margaret
A., who is intermarried with Adam Meisel, and
Emma. who is inter married with James Marcus.
2. That the said Lydia McCiay died seized OF
real estate above mentioned, which descended
to her said children, but LETT no personal estate
sufficient for the payment of her debts
). That said real estate sold tor mOr1 than sutti-
clent to pay the mortgage debt and costs and
there will he surplus remaining in the hands
p said attorney Tor distribution among the par
ties entitled thereto.
l. That the said LYDIA McClay was in her life
time indebted unto the said Henry H. Mitchell
in the SUN OF twenty-three dollars with interest
accruing thereon from December 9th 1883 fOr
medical attendance.
5. That the said John McClay. William McClay
Annie f. McClay, his wife, George Witworth
Sarah Witworth. his wife. Adam Meisal and Mar
garet A. Meisal his wife. reside in Cecil County
aforesaid: that James Marcus and Emma Mar
Gus his wife reside in the City Of Wilmington In
the State of Delaware.
IL Is thereupon adJudged and ordered this 18th
day OF June A. D., 1889, that the petitioner. by
causing copy of this order to he inserted in some
newspaper published in Cecil County once week
for four successive weeks. fifteen days before the
18th day of August next give notice to the said
absent defendants of the object and substance OF
the said petition and warn them to appear in this
Court on or before the 18th day of August next
and show cause why the relief prayed should moi
be granted.
JAMES A. DAVIS,
True Copy. Clerk.
Test: JAMES A. DAVIS.
Jn2y-6w Clerk
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Resolutions of Respect.

A. the last meeting of the Cecil
County M'dic i Society held in Port De-
post, Friday, July - h inst the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an all wise
Providence to remove bv death DR.. j.
Haines Mccullough, of Port Deposit. a
faithful and valued member of the So
ciety. at whose office the meetings have
always been held. therefore
Res0lred. That we do sincerely mourn
his untimely death and regard his loss to
the society an Irreparable one He mani
tested lively interest in its success by a
puuctnaI aud regular attendance upon
it's sessions and took au active part III its
proceedings. He was cut down in the
MONDAY of life and of usefulness when he
had attained to that degree of success IN
his profession which he so jusrly deserved.
ResOlced That We tender his many
friends and relatives our deepest SYM
pathv in this heir sad bereavement.
Res0lced. That these resolutions be
spread upon thu minutes of the society.
Res0lccd That out of II spect t. the
memory of the deceased brother we do
now adj, urn.
JOHN ii. LAMAR Secretary.
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An Editor Assaulted.

On Thursday of last week a cyclone
visited the property on the North East
river hear Charlestown owned by Wm
Moore of the Girard House, Philadelphia,
and tenanted by Mr.. Lewis II. Ashton a
we'll known farmer. The cyclone shat
tered and partly destroyed the house and
some outbuildings. Mr.. Ashton with his
family took refuge IN the cellar and were
not injured. He went to Phila ielphia
and reported the matter to Mr.. Moore.
While in that city MIR. Ashton fell in
with reporter to whom lie related the
disaster. The reporter wrote "a greatly
exaggerated and very humorous articl,
about the affairs which was calculated to
bring ridicule on Mr.. Ashton. This re-
port was republished in the Cecil Star OF
last Saturday published at North East
bv Mr.. George o. Carey.
On Saturday afternoon Mr.. Carey was
assaulted while sitting on the porch OF
Beatty's drug store in North East by Mr..
Ashton. The latter walked up to the
editor and saying ''the reporter wfc
wrote it was drunk but you are a temper.
ance man and must have been sober
struck him in the face, knocking hin
down. When Mr.. Carey got up ht
knocked him down again. One blow GU
| Mr.. Garey's cheek while the other was OF
the forehead Mr. Carey had a warrant
issued for Ashtou's arrest and he has
been held in bail to answer at the Sep
TENT Der ter On of court.
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Select Excursion to Colchester
via Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad.

The second select excursion to Colchester
Beach, under the auspices of the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company, will occur on Thursday July 18th
Colchester is undoubtedly of the most at
tractive and beautiful bay resorts in this
section. 1t has everything to recommend it
in beauty of surroundings and equipment,
and the delightful trip by rail and boat is a
pleasure in itself 1t is a peculiarly desira-
BILE resort for family parties, as no intoxi-
eating liquors are sold, and the strictest or
der is maintained.
The special train will leave Philadelphia,
Broad Street Station, at 7. 90 A. NJ, Chester
7 % and Wilmington 1872 for Perryville,
where the boat is taken for the beach. The
excursion rate for the entire round trip is
ST. from Philadelphia, 81. % from Chester.
81 90 from Wilmington, and proportionately
low from other stations.
The train will leave Elkton at S.37 A. NJ.
and excursion tickets will be sold at 70 CTS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-07-20
Personals.

Judge Wickes is summering at Atlantic
City.
Miss Bette Knight, of Biltimore, is Wis
iting relatives here.
Mr.. Robert Lewis of Philadelphia visited
friends here this week.
Mr. Cfas. Cummings is visiting the fam
lily of Mr. Harry Hall.
Miss Emily Smith of Philadelphia is visit
ing relatives in Elkton.
Mr. f. Brown, of Wilmington, visited his
father, MIR. Edmund Brown.
Miss Alice Thomas, of PHILADELPHIA. !, is
visiting Mrs. c. Nj. Boulder.
Capt. P H. Ellis, U S A, is visiting his
brother, DIR. Charles NJ. Ellis.
Mrs. VIM. j. Hennick, of Baltimore is
visiting her parents in Elkton.
Mrs. Cannon and Miss Mary Cannon, of
Dover, Del, are visiting Mrs. X. G. Lewis.
Miss Lille Karsner, of Baltimore, is Wis
iting Miss Mary Strickland, on Bow street.
Miss +. Alfredo Johnson, of Baltimore, has
been visiting Miss Mollie Drennen, of Elk
ton.
Mr. Frank Shockley, of Philadelphia, WIS.,
tied his father, Mr.. A. p. Shockley, on Sum
day last.
Mr. Thomas Freeman, of Philadelphia,
and formerly of Elkton, was in town on
Sunday last.
Mr.. William Sutton, of Philadelphia, was
this week the guest of his relative, Mrs. l..
II. Litzenberg.
Mrs. Reese Gray, of Baltimore, was the
guest this week of her father, MIR. Joseph III.
McNeal, at Bell Hill.
Miss Ella Todd OF Newark, Del, and Miss
Siner of Philadelphia have been visiting
Miss Mary Strickland on Bow street.
Miss Helen Hasson, who had been visiting
in Elkton left on Monday. She will spend
the remainder of the summer on the Hud-
son river near West Point.
Mrs. VIM. Elder and Mrs. III. III. Shippers
are at Rehoboth where they occupy the cot
tage OF Prof. Kershaw. Mr.. Elder also spent
several days there recently.
VIM. ID. H.ddock and wife of Whining
ton, Del, formerly of Zion are visiting her
father Presiding Elder John France at the
District parsonage, Smyrna, Del.
DIR. +. II. Mackie, OF Fair Hill, went
trouting in York County, Pa, last week and
caught 43 nice ones after some hours cast
ing. His uncle, T. Il. Ii. Murphy, also
caught % fine fish.
James n. Todd, Esq, leading member
of the Caroline County Bar, and formerly
editor of the american Union published at
Denton, spent Sunday last with the family
of Mr.. James III. Scott.
Miss Mears, of Germantown, daughter
of the late Rev. John NJ. Mears, formerly
pastor of the Elkton Presbyterian Church
has rented the cottage of Mr.. VIM. Elder at
Rehoboth for the season.
Mr.. Henry Il. Torbert, of THE CECIL WING
left Elkton on Wednesday morning tor
New York where he sailed at 10 a. IN.
Thursd ~ on the steamer State Of Nebraska
for Glasgow, Scotland. He will spend sew
eral weeks travelling in Europe returning
about September first. His son Victor M.
Torbert accompanied him to New York.
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Glasgow Items.
GLASGOW. .Inha

tILAStiDW, JuhH lN, 1873.
The Presbyterian Church Sociabe was
held At the residence of Mrs l. ZZle Boulder
Tuesday evening", the tight being favorable
il number were out and an enjoyable even
ing W Is spent.
Rev. 5 muel Webb, of Oxford, son of a
former pastor Of This place, preached in the
Presbyterian Church last Sunday evening.
Mrs Ida Gift and son of Wilmington,
Del are Aursrs If Mrs. r. I. Cam.
Mrs. Samuel Alrich aud daughter, and
Mrs. 5. f. Gonce started for Kent County,
Md last Wednesday to spend short time
with friends and relatives at Millington
and Sassatrls.
Miss Jennie Marley, of Delaware City, is
visiting her aunt Mrs. +. .Janvier near town.
Miss Sue Ferris, of Wilmington, Del,
who has been visiting relatives near Kirk.
wood. for a few days returned home on
Thursday.
Miss BERTHE Black, who has been visiting
Miss Gelert ruikshank of Elkton, is again
the guest of DIR. w. L. Skinner and wife.
ARMY Congo.
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This "EiSh StOrYo is Correct.

"While great deal of valuable infor
nation has been Cleaned from the numer
GUS articles written concerning the habits
of the striped bass and methods employee
to capture it," remarks writer in the
Philadelphia Times, and adds that lit il
IA source of real aggravation to the aver
age fisherman to note that the writers i'll
variably omit to mention the best fishing
grounds, and the time the bass is most
likely to be taken"
This is true, and the writer, after Civ.
! ing correct and definite information as tC
| the best tackle to use, proceeds as fol
| lows:
June and July are regarded as the
best months for angling for striped bass,
| consequently the present is the open
season. and this year they are running
| large and are taking the bait" at an ex.
ceedingly lively rate.
"One of the best places the writer can
recommend to angler is the vicinity OF
Port Deposit Havre de Grace and around
the head of Garrett Island. These places
arc all reached by the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore r lilroad. The
Susquehanna, at the points named, is a
magnificent stretch of water, and one il
impressed with the idea that this region
has been specially created by nature for
the enjoyment of the votaries OF the rod
and reel. Here the water, clear as crystal,
flows over it's rocky bed, sometimes in
quiet, placid stretches, and then again
churning itself into frothy foam against
the rocks, and breaking in tiny waves
upon the sandy shore. The facilities for
fishing here are unsurpassed, and if the
condition OF weather and water are favor
able, the angle is indeed tyro and a
bungler who does not come home with a
respectable number in his crrel. Bass
pounds.
There ale no game laws to prohibit
non-residents from fishing in Maryland
waters, and every gentleman who pur-
sues legitimate sport on the Susquehanna
is sure of courteous treatment at the
hands of the residents, and will be cheer
fully accorded all necessary information.
''The best time to make the casts is
in the early morning hours and from
about o'clock until twilight. These
hours are the feeding time of the bass,
and they will readily take the minnow.
In our experience we have found that
from a. M, to 9 a. M, is not only a
pleasant but favorable time to "wade
the stream" A serene sky and clear
water are two requisites necessary to en-
sure success. II the water is polluted
that is, if it is contaminated by mud
or the lowering clouds menace rain, it is
useless to '.ioin the rod or bend the line. !"
Even ifs these conditions are favorable
from 10 \. H., to about 4 p. M, fish will
not bite under any circumstances. AS the
sun climbs higher they seek the deeper
pools. and there they remain until feed
ing time.
LAS to erch-fishing, the ordinary
s'cork" line is in universal use. The
shadows in the Susquehanna abound in
yellow perch of good size. which bite
freely, the common groundwork being
the best bait.'
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Death of DIR. James Nj. MagraW

DR.. James NJ. Magraw, Register of
Wills for Hartford county, died on Satur-
day morning at his home, "Heprico, "
near Thomas's run. He was a son of the
late Samuel NJ. Magraw. and was born in
Havre de Grace in 1S41. He married Miss
Katherine Stump, daughter Of Mr. .Jno.
Stump of Perryville, this county, who
survives, with three sons and two daugh-
ters, only one child, Miss Mary, being
grown. DR.. Magraw graduated in medi-
cine at the University of Pennsy lvania,
Philadelphia, and was very successful
practitioner, keeping himself posted on
all the latest discoveries and improve
ments in his profession. In his private
life he was kind and hospitable, scrupul.
ously upright, and was universally es-
teemed. His death resulted from heart
trouble, complicated with other diseases,
which have kept him confined to his
house for more than a year. during which
time the duties of his office have been
discharged by his deputy.
Dr. Magraw's funeral took place or
Tuesday. The services were held at the
house and the interment was made al
West Nottingham Presbyterian cemetery
this county.
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Damage by Lightning.

A destructive thunder and wind storm
visited Sassafras Neck on Thursday of
last week. Samuel w. McGill was en-
gagged that afternoon in moving his
threshing machine from Mt. Hartman
to the farm of Mr.. Thos. Ward. AS he
approached the residence of the latter
lightning struck a tree GEAR by. Mr..
McGill was considerably stunned. A COW
belonging to James Wilson at Jamestown
was killed. Two horses belonging to
Thomas p. Jones, ST., at Cecilton were
also killed by lightning. The residence
of Mr.. Joshua Clayton was struck the
same day by lightning, colored woman
standing in the yard was knocked down
an' sew, raj members of the family
stunned.