The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-10-18
Two inches of snow fell in Minnesota

to morrow, SUNDAY, evening at $50.
Charles White and VIM. Feehly hav
been appointed extra operators at the block
on the F., w. & B. railroad.
DIR. II, C. Mackall addressed meetip
in favor Of the present prohibitory law a
North East on Wednesday evening.
LOST: On Blue,ball road, Friday, Oct
18th, black astrakan cape. Reward. Appl,
to Charles II. Price, Leeds, Cecil CO, Md.
Our popular Townsman Mr.. Mani,
Bremen has been confined to :he house b,
sickness for several days past. He is i'm
proved now.
Mr.. Partridge, secretary, hes a golt
bracelet found on the Fair grounds suhiec
to identification by its owner, whose sup
posed initials it bears.
DR.. S. b. Slicer, near Pennington, in
this county, has the "daisy" dahlia heard
of this season. 1t is white in color, and had
on it last week 1863 blooms and 253 buds.
During the Fair, here and there man
could be seen under the influence of John
Barley corn. But for every one now, under
the old license system you could have seen
| ten.
A reporter of the WING discovered an
apple tree bearing number of blossoms
near Elkton, one day this week. Although
not as bright as in the spring, they seemed
quite hardy.
That old and well tried furniture house
r. Marshbank & Son appear in a new adj
vertisement in this issue. You can do lust
as well with them as with city house.
Try them and see.
Marks Lieberman has gone into poetry
to tell you how money talks in buying
clothing. His poetry is good, Tut for the
money his clothing is better. Price it, and
prove it for yourself.
Mr. Z. X. Brown intends closing his
jewelry business at the Rising Sun and will
be there from Monday, the 9th instant, to
November LIST, 10 settle accounts. Notice
his card in this issue.
Buy your winter dress and other dry
goods at Mrs. l.. Litzenbergs. There YOU
will get new shades, fashion plates, and the
ladies will tell you how to make their
plush and velvet for dresses at low prices.
| The Messrs Diebert have received thi s
week an order for seven canal boats. We
are glad to note the activity at the Landing,
and if the winter proves mild one, a num-
Der of workmen will find steady employ
ment at this prosperous boat building yard.
| Joel Kincaid, a well known and re-
dead on the street in that town on Thurs
day of last week. He had complained of
feeling unwell before leaving his home and
returning to it, expired before reaching it.
A temperance meeting was held at
| Cedar Hill in the Fourth district on Tuesd
evening. Another meeting will be held
there ON next Tuesday evening. A full
| attendance of persons either friendly or I'M
friendly to the present prohibi DRY law is
desired.
Mrs. Ellis, the talented and interesting
lecturer of New Jersey, will lecture in
Cherry Hill NJ. E. Church on Saturday
evening, October 18th, in the interest of the
W. c. T. u, and "Home against the
Saloon" All are invited. Come, hear and
judge for yourselves. Lecture begins at
7.30 o'clock.
Mrs Ellis, of New Jersey, one of the
national lecturers of the union, and who has
recently delivered several lectures in vari
Gus parts of the country, will address
meeting at Calvert on Sunday afternoon,
the 10Th instant, at half-past two, in the
Friends meeting house. The public are
cordially invited.
The captain of wood vessel reported
to Town Bailiff Boulder early this week the
loss of ninety dollars and watch and
chain which he alleged had been stolen
from tina cabin of his vessel on Saturday
night last while he was in it asleep. So far
as known the captain has not reported his
loss to Sheriff Boyd.
William 7. Bye, secretary of the Farm
ers' and Mechanics Mutual Fire Insurance
Association, is about to assess the tax 10
pay the following los .es: Joseph l.. Krauss'
shop at Colora, Granville Richards tenant
house near Colora, Benjamin McVey's horse
struck by lightning and, Adam Il. Magraw's
barn near West Nottingham. The average
amount to be paid is about S4.460.
While the w. C. T. L. tent was being
taken down on the fair grounds on Friday
of last week, the guy ropes were loosened
too suddenly, and the whole canvas fell at
once, number of ladies making narrow
escape from injury. As it was, Mrs. DIR.
r. G. Mackall was struck by the centre
pole and knocked down. She mas not yet
recovered the use of her left arm on which
she received the blow of the falling pole.
The outrageous abuses practicei upon
oystermen on Chesapeake Bay, and the
manner of securing them by what is known
as "shanghaing," has led to reforms in the
system of hiring them, by which they will
receive the uniform pay of S13 per month.
1t is provided, MOI cover, that the men shall
be paid off at the close of the season before
the Shipping Commissioner, at Baltimore,
before the captain who employs them shall
be released from his obligations.
Doubtless many of our readers in Cecil
county, have heard of "Beatty organs, and
some probably own one of them. Daniel F.
Beatty their manufacturer formerly mayor
of Washington and very widely advertised as
such, was indicted by the U. S. Grand Jury
at Trenton on Monday for alleged fraudu
lent use of the mails. He is charged with
sending oirrnlarS the country
Offering organs at ridiculously low prices,
and, after the r. ceipt of money, refusing to
| fill the order till further sum would be
| forwarded, claiming that he had run out of
the cheaper instru ments.
The October number of .StrdCbrldge d
Ctothier'S Monthly veey appropriately ushers
| In the autumn season with frontisplece
| port-ayiug a costume for an October bride
| "Passage-tIckets to Fortune" and "The Dia-
mond Ring" furnish fiction of an agreea-
BILE and interesting character. Many pro
fusely illustrated pages on fashion news and
gossip tell what ladies, misses, and children
| should wear. The home decorator, the
needlewoman, and the housewife are furn-
| isbed with in formation in their respective
spheres of activity. Chow to Compose a
Chorus and a Part song" makes easy a
seemingly difficult subject. The music pages
contain glee, called, "Fading Hours, the
composition of Adam Gebel. 1t is written
in the key of G, and is melodious, and OF
moderate difficulty. The stay -at-home
shopper will find sufficient to interest her
in the described and priced catalogue OF
seasonable dry goods that follows the liter
airy contents This bulletin will enable her
to shop by mail, to her great convenience
The Monthly is published by Strawbridge q
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