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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-14
Pratt sues for Divorce.

San FRAScIsco, May ls.-Gsorge C.
Pratt. recently acquitted OF the charge OF
assault to murder L. L. Bromwell. presi-
dent Of the California Insurance Company.
today began suit in the superior court for
divorce from his wife. Catherine Pratt, on
the ground OF adultery.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-14
A aaissouri bank Goes Under.

PLArrssuRG, No.. May 13.-The Platts-
burg bank closed its doors today and made
an assignn. emit sof all ito effects. Its la
bilities ara placed ct ~, 600; assets so. 600
in notes and SIS. 900 in real estate. SLOW
collections and too heavy load Of real es-
tate were the cause
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-14
The Rear and the Corwin.

SAN FRAxcIsco, May l3-0rders were
received from Washington City today di.
recting the United States steamer Corwin
to take on stores for Ave months cruise
in Behring sea, and assist the cutter Bear
as patrol vessel
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-14

For low rates excellent accnuuodssiona and
oil the features hat constifuse 3 successful and
enjoyable trip 70 the Eass take the NostheTn Pa
cfnc Through vestibale frsine b o. Paul,
dining. draSingrccm AMI sleepsng caa New
tousisf escspers under the direction ef the Pull
man Palace Car Company are attached 10 daily
shsouxh trains No betseF ooFvses - - found.
A. GhssbefR. city ticket axeps, rs see0nA ssfees,
Boston hiock. Z Tonktn. depot ticket Agent, So.
a.t3o.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-14

Hans earned T2cszaa q. Portland /
rse.As<e hits-FAsrrst = NxSabe. Hoxe. pors
asst A~as Sc
DeGsie saeys S<ecney - szitA. Bacasxs 10
Srasa. Manassas 70 MgSxee
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-14

Nesshueee Lsagus 9ennAin9.
Tho standing 20 da1s a the ciubs il ths
Pacific Northwest League h - foll0ws:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-14

Housrox, Tex, May 1a--The Brszos
river is rizing rapidly. The Richmond &
Columbia tracks are under water. Two or
three roads will BE- compelled to suspend.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-14

FoKr WoarH, Tex. May 13-The state
prohibition convention met today and
nominated full state ticket. The conven-
ton Was opposed 70 woman suffrage.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-14

In giving his usual report Of the SAM Jones
meeting at Foff Worth. Tex. the y<sss reporter
tells how sam Joncs, IN conversation with him,
ssxes him NJ. The MFRS man says be Is not
mad abou; n. and turtle: says Sam Jones has
done . wonderful amount OF good In Foss
Worth ozlere 10 what Jones sAfa II
know your folks in North Carolina They are
good members OF the church. why don' yon do
hettes. you old long. hungry looking scape grace,
yea Your old nose looks like . suspension
srsdee and your shoes Ike ferry boats. Your
old fingers look like . muck rake, and your neck
10 x,rinxy. wcasla't b. - mean - yon are for
. SIX bits. yoa obi Pale Rsvk you- spose old
Brother soashsAte could see yo1 nov. Amt
yon dandy. II yoa wss kin 70 nae I'd make
you do better or Ia mash your mouth. yoa old
reporter. yoa Old nevs-no ron Old jones'
sosaer yea ia Ok ycu. you Old iof-eared back
slider ycu.
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rHE UNKNOWN oLYMPrCs.


n 0t0RIG ExPI0f0r preparing 10 rene.
trats the Wild Hills.
Buckley Banner.
Jack Shants will take trip through the
Olympic range In the near future. He
will 70 by water to Pysht, and thence
south through the Quillinte county and
endeavor to cross over the range to Lake
Cushman and down the 6kokomish to
Hoods canal and Union City. It Is .
perilous trip and viii take nerve to accom-
plish il. The writer. in company with
Judge Wickersham. Of Tacoma, travelled
eighteen or twenty miles up the Skokomish
from Lake Cushman last summer. Elk
trails were followed for miles through .
dense forest skirting the banks Of the river,
with no evidence that human steps
had ever before gone that way;
anon scaling high rocky cliffs al
most perpendicular. with little tufts
OF grass growing like steel from the crew
ices, making II possible to ascend; then
again finding in the lower level grounds
windfalls and boulders covered with moss
eighteen and twenty inches thick. that.
had MT the elks worked . trail through
these barriers with their heavy. sharp hoofs
on their semi-annual trips from the upper
70 the lower ranges for years past, il would
have deferred stronger wills than ours
from making the attempt After climbing
TO the top OF high peak that was covered
With long. heavy grass. miles beyond
Mount Olympus, splendid view was had
Of the surrounding country.
Looking into the deep and hsxy distance
TO the north We discovered that the Oft
repeated legend OF the Indians was not
altogether myth. bat In all probability .
fact We could plainly discern that .
large cratcr-like tabie-land lay to the
north OF as. bounded on the south and
north by backbone or summit Of few
hundred feet high. Having run short Of
grub and time, we had 70 rctrace our steps
without having learned whether this level
land WAS fertile plain. as Is claimed for
it, or whether il is barren waste. Mr..
Shants viii be able 10 answer this question
on bis return 10 Buckley he has the
time. the nerve and endurance. and will
find his grub where he makes his bod
on the trail OF the elk and the grizzly bear.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13
The Teachers Association.

The Teachers Association of the Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth districts, met in the
public school building ut Port Deposit on
September 9th at about O'Clock p. NJ but
owning to the fact that the date of the meet
ing was not generally known, the attend.
ance WAS somewhat small.
The meeting was called to order by Pres.
ident EveIist, and short prayer offered by
Rev. Mr.. Squer. The minutes of the last
session were then read and approved,
Next in order was the annual election of
officers, the selection OF the members bein .
the following; President +. 5. Everist; vice
president, S. J. Tammany; secretary, J. Nh
Tull; executive committee, Misses Ida Gerry
Anna Quinn, Anna Cameron, ID. Richards
Lou Saunders and Mr.. J. l.. Cro,hers.
There were no regular literary exercises,
but the committee submitted tue following
program for the next meeting which, ii 5
hoped will prove an interesting one: Essay
lists, Miss Lou Saunders and ". II. Max
well: readers Misses Anna Cameron and
Jennie Johnson. QleStior for debate ''Whs
the execution Of Major Andre i'll the way in
which it was done jlstiiable?" DisputAnts
Me-srs. J. l.. Crothers, Thee. Carney, 5 J.
T.mmany and J. VI. Tuli. r. ferrei ques
tians, tc Miss Blanche Bond, The sum of
two numbers is G, and the sum of their
cubes is -; what are the numbers" 40
Miss Reba Buckly, The sum of two u In
bers is 100, and the difference of their siNdare
=. -. hot !,a l.r 4
portunity will be given the teachers to join
the Reading Circle of Port Deposit.
After few desultory remarks by several
members, the lneetidg adjourned till the
first week in October.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13

To say that the people OF Cecil county
census retHrns OF this county showing a
decided decrease in population is putting
j. mildly. Thera is not man OF intelli-
gence III the county but what firmly be
lieves, the census report TO the contrary
Notwithstanding, that the county has
increased in population considerably
s., &c 1880. The building of the pulp
works in EIkton and the purchase and
improvement Of Prov ideuco Mills by Mr..
VIM. VI. SingerIy, give employ ment to
more than 200 men. These with their
families count nearly i thousand. O.her
works in the county have been enlarged
and employ more mea than decade ago
Villages have sprung up alon@ the line of
the g. X O. railroad since The last census.
The reports of the various enumcrators
show large increase. In Elkton alone
the enumeraLor found 652 more people
the Third district outside of the town
was about 200. In the Fourth district
an increase of several hundred was found.
North East, in the Fifth district, in
creased in population. There was an
increase in the Seventh district. There
was slight decrease in the First district
while III Ches Apeake City there was also
decrease.
Henry NJ. Mccullough, Esq, ana
others have addressed the following petit
ton to the county commissioners:
To TIE HONORABLE: THE COUNTY Cow.
MIssIoNERs OF CECIL COUNTY:
.StrS:-t'rom statements published i'll
to-day's Baltimore Sun and Baltimore
1mcrtcou it appears that the population
of Cecil county has fallen off 1896 since
1850 and is GO less than in 1870.
To any one familiar with the conditions
a I'd people of our county it is patent that
a serious Gluuder has ileen made in the
enumeration by the census enumeratOrS
OF the reports OF the department have
been Incorrectly copied by the news
papers.
From statements published immedi-
ately after the census was taken 10y the
government officials gain of 600 in the
Third district and 200 in the Seventh
district was reported.
Along the route of the Baltimore and
| Onio Il liIroad which passes through four
districts began and completed since the
! last census large gain has been made in
population occaSioned by the immigra
ton of new people.
! Ia Elkton and at Providence paper
mill, which was closed at the time the
census of 1850 was taken, "a large gain
was also made occasioned by the large
mills started at these two points by VIM.
! NJ. Siugerly, who employs nearly 100
men at Providence aud many more at
/ Elkton.
As such statements are given wide
publicity through the press and are cal
cuIated to do serious injury to tina pros
perity and material progress of the citi-
zens of our county we would respectfully
ask that your honorable body take some
action to have the matter brought to the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13
Contract For Town Hall.

The County Commissioners opened the
bids for the contract for the Town Hall
on Friday evening of last week Mr..
Jacob Rambo offered to do the work for
$2,973 and was awarded the contract
The only other bidder was Mr. Levi O..
Cameron whose bid was only seven dollars
higher. Messrs Merritt who bid before
the plans were changed did not make any
other bid.
The building will front thirty feet on
North street between the Court House
and Odd Fellows Hall, and will extend
back forty feet. 1t will be of brick, with
slate roof. The first story will be used as
an engine house, and the second will
contain commodious office for the Town
Commissioners, and room for the use
OF fire company which it is expected
Will be organized. The building will have
tower sixty feet high. The land on
on which the Town Hall will stand was
donated to the town for that purpose by
JACOB Hollingsworth in 1877, and
although Elkton has been incorporated
more than hundred years it has never
had building for the use of the Town
Commissioners,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13
Charged With Assault.

Hayes and Lewis Wilson, two colored
boys, who are said TO be but ten and
twelve years Old, respectively, were
lodged injail on Sunday last by Constable
Carpenter of the Second district they
were committed by Justice Christheld on
the oath OF VIM c. Pyle, prominent
farmer of the Second district, charged
with assaulting his daughter Miss Katie
The colored boys live with their parents
in tenant house on Mr. Pyles farm. Il
is charged that the boys caught The
horse which the young lady was driving
on the public road by the head and at
tempted to pull her from the carriage
threatening at the same time to kill hel
if she dident keep quiet. She jumped
from the wa son screaming, for assistance
The boys claim that they were only teas
ing the young lady.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13
School Commissioners.

At a meeting of the Board o. School Com
missioners on Tuesday last the following
business was transacted:
The following teachers were appointed
and confirmed: Maggie J. Jackson, second
assistant school No. ), Fifth district; Rache
Evans, third assistant, Ruth y. McCracken
fourth assistant, Minnie V. Matthews
fifth assistant, same school: Lizzie A. Fer
guson, No. s, Fifth district: Clara u. Green
schOo! No. 10, colored, Fourth district
Lulu Benjamin, No. /, Fourth district
Hattie G. Gatchell, No. &, Fourth district
Minnie Alexander, first assistant, No. ),
Fifth district; Alma Il Brown, No. :,
Ninth district; Hattie Mahoney, No. :,
Fifth district; Mary y. Summons, No. -,
Fifth district.
Several hills we're passed including bill
OF j. Conner for $50: bill OF Joshua Miles
for fence No. l, TErl district, Wa, referred
to Mr.. Biddlc.
School Commissioner and Mr.. Charles j.
Blyard exchanged lots netr Harris Chapel.
Attorney of the board was authorized to
sign the bill.
Bills were passed for rep.irS on No. ),
Fifth district, S60.62; repairs on No. 1,
Fourth district, }2S.54; repairs on No. p
Ninth district, S57.35; repairs on No. 6,
Fourth district, S30.13.
IL was resolved that the teachers and
pupils of the public schools of the county b.
allowed Friday, October 10th, to attend the
Eair
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13
GDllnfY commissioners,

The County Com missioners OF Cecil
county met September 9th, 1890, pursu
, ant to adjournment.
Present-M. S. McNamee, ]. P. Steele,
John T. Willis.
Commissioner McNamee submitted his
report on the widening of the public road
from PerryvilIc to Aiken station, stating
that the necessary land TO widen the said
road to 30 feet could be had from Joseph
Coudon of II. for the sum of $50, OF
which Mr.. Arthur Stump and Mr.. Joseph
Coudon each would contribute SO, the
remaining 800 to be pad by the county,
thus making the cost to the county of
widening the said road only 500 beyond
the actual cost of moving the fence and
rounding up the road bed.
Ordered that the report be accepted
and upon the receipt of a deed for the
land from Mr.. Coudon the road be wild
ened to 80 feet.
Sundry bills examined and ordered to
be paid.
Petition of j. p Markey for 4 private
road was granted and the following ex
aminers appointed: Thos. Drennep, Geo.
r. Howard and Malvern Jones.
Petition of Jonathan Carter and others
praying for a Waterman at the crossing
OF the 3. & o. railroad at Baldwins sta
ton, was granted and the clerk was III
structed to notify the counsel of said rail.
road OF said action.
On petition an out pension of $40 per
year was granted VIM. S Hayes, of the
First district.
n delegation of citizens came before
the Commissioners and represented that
the published statements of the census
department show decrease of 1896 in
the population of the county since 1880
and 1t being apparent from the statement
as published that gross error has been
made which did our county an injustice
and we respectfully request that such
action be taken by your board as will
correct the error.
Ordered that the counsel to the Com
missioners investigate the census returns
for Cecil county and if possible procure a
detailed statement of the census of the
different districts whereby any error may
be detected.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13
Port Deposit Items.

PORT DEPOSIT, Sept. 10, 1890.
y meeting Of the congreg ,tion of the
Presbyterian Church was held Tuesday
night, Rev. John Squier, moderator. y
unanimous vote was given Rev. w. w.
Reese, Sweet Air, Baltimore Presbytery, 20
become the pastor of the church Rev. John
Squier, VIM. Steel and j. j. Buck were APP
pointed committee TO prosecute the call.
Hon. Jacob Tome has had the stable adj
joining the former residence Of John Il.
Bond and la ely purchased from Z. John
Rinehart, taken down.
Cecil Lodge, No. IS, Jr. @. L. A NJ, will
have a picnic at Happy Valley September
23d. \ firstclass cotillion band has been
engaged and dancing will commence early
in the afternoon.
1t is currently rumored in town that one
of our bachelor friends, whose nar1es is moi
Jones or Brown, will i'll the very near fu
ture take unto himself helpmate. IL"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13
TREASURBR'S N0TIGE

TN pursuance OF an Act Of Assembly passed at
/ the January session, lSSs, Chapter $40, the
undersigned Treasurer OF Cecil county, hereby
gives notice that for the purpose of receiving the
State. County and Dog Taxes in said county Tor
the year 1890, he will sit in the several Election
Districts, as follows:
Tuesday, Sept. 10th, at Patrick An
derson's, Cecilton, First District.
Wednesday, Sept. 18th, at Thos. B.
Hopper's, Chesapeake City, Second
District.
Thursday, Sept. 18th, at Henry Hess,
Fair Hill, Fourth District.
Friday, Sept. 10Th, at Andrew Ander-
sons, North East, Fifth District.
Saturday, Sept. goth, at a. L. Barry's,
Port Deposit, Seventh District.
Monday, Sept 22d, at J. !. Benefits,
lakewood, Eighth District.
Tuesday, Sept. Esd, at J. Harvey
Clark's, Calvert. Ninth District.
Wednesday, Sept. 24th, at William
Grason's, Rising Sun, Sixth District.
Between the hours of a. m. and p, m. As
the law provides, discount OF per cent, will be
allowed on all State and County taxes paid before
September 3Oth Taxpayers VIII pleas" take
notice that taxes are due and payable op Sep
TENDER LIST and that on all bills unpaid on Ian
uary LIST interest will be charged and collected
from September LIST. Alter January LIST delinqu-
ents will be warned that unless settlement in full
be made before April LIST the claims against them
will be placed in the hands OF the Sheriff OF the
county who shall proceed to seize their property
and dispose of the same To pay the taxes due with
the charges thereon and all costs of safe.
Dogs and shuts whose owners have no other
property, unless tax is paid will he killed. The
treasurer wOUld. therefore respectfully urge all
taxpayers to pay promptly and, If possible, in
time to obtain the benefit OF the discount.
HENRY J. BRISCOE.
sl33t Treasurer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13
Personals

Miss Bessie stump of Perryville is visit
| ing Mrs. c. NJ. Boulder.
Miss Josephine CLamberliu of Fhiladel
phia has been the guest Of Mrs. John II
lamar.
Miss Mary Mccoy of Baltimore, is visit
ing Mrs Dr. G. NJ. Ellis.
Mr.. j. w. Cooper of Chestcrtown and
Mrs I'etcr Cooper of Wilmington were the
guest of Or. J. w. Cooper this week.
Mr.. and Mrs 1T, jackson of Philadelphia
were the guests of Mr. l.. NJ. Haines this
week
Miss Mary Scherr of Media and Mr.. Frank
Hudson of Chester Pa have been the guests
of Mrs John ID. Alexander.
Mrs Ellen Wright Miss. Jane Partridge
and Mr.. John Partridge have returned from
Cresson Springs.
Mr. George Young, of Chicago, grandson
of Mrs. Rebecca Young gave All enjoyable
FontIeroy Party at odd Fellows Hall
on Wednesday evening followed by an
entertainment and dance at Mrs. Noung's
residence.
Miss Thompson OF Philadelphia, who has
been visiting Miss Lucy LltZcnburg return
ed to that city on Wednesday. She was
attended by one of Elkton' poltest Gallants.
Mr.. Frank Porter of Caroline coumty, is
visiting his brother Il. c. Porter Cherry
Hill.
Mrs. Lucy Mcdaniel Whitaker of Phil
adelphia visited friend here on Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Taco, j. VanEeman, of
Port Deposit, were the guests of Rev. Cnas.
Hill on Wednesday.
Mr.. Isaac Iearsley prominent business
man of Coatsville, Pa, was in EIkton on
Wednesday.
Mr. George Smith the son of VIM. b.
Smith of the Port Office Department was in
town on Sunday.
DR.. S. NJ. Osmand started for Kansas, on
Tues day escorting Miss Maud Crow 5 far
as Chicago.
Mr.. Arthur Stump, Esq, of Baltimore
was in Elkton on Tuesday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13
Notice of Annual Meeting.

The Annual meeting of the w. c. T. L.
of Cecil county will be held at the Town
Hall Port Deposit, Md, Friday 19th inst.
AT 1870 a. M there will he an address OF
welcome, response, presidents annual al
dress, reports Of Secretary and Treasurer,
etc.
At 1.3O p. IN. words of greeting by j. z.
Otis, reports of committees on credentials
resolutions, from county Superintendeuts,
election of officers and special address tC
Ladies by Mrs j. 7. Ellis
At 40 p. IN, address by Mrs. j. 7. Ellis
of Newark, n. j., from whom may be con,
tidently expected, the best, most entertain,
ing and instructive temperance sp eech.
The public is cordially invited to attend
each service. Lunch at noon, and supper
at 80 p m, will be provided for the con.
vention by the Ladies of Port Deposit and
Wood Lawn Unions.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13
BAY View Items.
BAY VIEW, Sept. 10, 1890.

DAN LEW, oepJ. ~, loJU.
Mrs j. Il. Jones is visiting friends in
Delaware.
Miss Stella Devine has returned to Phila-
delphia.
y temperance meeting has been an
nouuced to be held i'll Bay View Church on
Friday evening, September 18th.
Miss Fannie Mahoney has taken charge
CT our school, and Miss Lizzie Ferguson
has returned to the Burns school.
William johnson, while endeavoring to
escape from Il nest OF hornets on Sunday
evening last, fell and injured his back
severely, but is recovering slowly.
\ number of young ladies and gentlemen
of this place spent Tuesday last grabbing at
Futty's wharf on Elk river. They claim to
have had an enjoyable time.
TIE Bay View baseball club played the
Oxford club on the oxford fair grounds last
Saturday and defeated them for the second
time. Ten innings were required to decide
the game, the score then standing oxford,
$; Bay View, 9. We are sorry that some of
our young men who went to witness the
game INDUCED most too freely in Chester
county beer.
A number of delegates and members of
the Christian Endeavor Societies of West
Nottingham, Zion and other churches met
in Bay Church on Tuesday evening for the
purpose of forming county union. Mr..
Basil Hanna, of West Nottingham, was
rlado temporary chairman, and IL. S. John,
! son, secretary. The benefits of Christian
Endeavor Societies and the advantages of a
| county union were ably discussed. After
all enthusiastic meeting and the appoint
ment Of IA committee on constitution, the
meeting adjourned to meet at Zion on Tues
day evening, September 23d. j.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13

| attention of the Superintendent of the
Census, hon. Robert p. Porter, with a
view to have the mistake corrected.
The commissioners referred the matter
TO counsel to investigate and get if posi-
bic Il detailed statement of tie census of
the different districts whereby any gross
errors might be detected.