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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
The Water Works.

As heretofore ann ounced, au adjourned
meeting OF the Board of Town Commits
sioners was held on Tuesday evening at
the office OF the Cecil county Agricultural
Society to which general Invitation had
been extended to the citizens OF the
town. The Board on "Wednesday of last
week. having by a unanimous vote Geci.
ded W contract for tie construction OF
some suitable system of Public Water
Works, deemed it only proper that an
opportunity be offered the citizens Of the
town and county TO organize a home
Company il tLey 50 desired. To ascer-
tain this. the meeting was called on
Tuesday evening, when at the request
of Geo. A. Blake Esq, President of the
Board, Mr.. F. p. Price its secretary
read letters from ChestertOwD, BelaiI
and Dover, received by Mr. Blake in
answer to letters of inquiry relative to
their local system. Mr.. Blake stated
that the present Board OF town Com.
missioners contemplated immediate ac-
ton in the matter. That they could rea-
Oily contract with firms for the construc.
ton of the works, at an annual cost to
the town of less than the amount fixed
il the amended charter which is $500
After some informal conversation among
those present the business of the even
ing took shape IN the adoption of the
| following resolution: That commit
tee OF eleven be selected to canvass
and ascertain, whether there be +;
sufficient number of citizens of thu
town willing TO organize . company
with sufficient capital to contract with til
Board of Town Commissioners ior thu
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
A Successful Concert.

The chilling wind of Wednesday played a
boiste Gus prelude TO the Episcopal Church
Concert in the evening at Masonic Hall
Chesapeake City. But Bowers conquered
Boreas and the concert was IA success. We
are glad of it, because We Know by expert
ence how amatuer singers feel, when they
have unfavorable weather and bad roads
to contend against. Miss Dushane was tn"
vocal star of the evening her solo 'Sing
Sweet Bird being The Soprano gem of the
programme. Miss Wallace took second
honors in ''Sttr of Descending night" the
best rendered concerted piece OF the evening
Miss Ellison and Mrs. Ellison rendered in
excellent Style "Life's dream is o'er''.
Miss Brady and Miss Conrey supportin &
them with effective coutraltos. Mr.. rinnau
did his best work in "MIrguerite" Mr.
Thos. Smith and Mr.. Bowers their best in
the O. r. Il A, and the MeSsrS Gardner il
the uuartette "CDme thou FOunt." The
! oneninr number was we'll executed ms
| trumental Duet by Misses Irsuer and f
] Conrey. We have ol.ly words of praise fol
the entire programme. Messrs T. Conrey
Bennett Steele, f Howard aud Ii. Howar,
acted very successfully as ushers.
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GOLDEN w EDDINGS.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Matthews Celebrate
| the Fifty Sixth Anniversary of Their Mar
riage, and MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Ar


the Fifty Sixth Anniversary of Their Mar
riage, and MIR. and Mrs Daniel Ar
buckle their FIftieth Anniversary.
1t is not very often we have the pleas
ure of recording two almost Simultaneous
golden wedding anniversaries, but such
is the case this week. Ga Saturday
last, January 3lst, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Matthews, highly respected residents OF
this county, celebrated their fifty sixth
| anniversary at their residence near Zion.
county and to their present home from
Bucks county, Pa, in 1S49. They are
| the parents of seven children all of
whom were present at the anniversary
| but one. OF their forty five grand
! children not more than one third were
present. Besides the immediate family
of the celebrants many friends from
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and other
places rendered their congratulations on
the interesting occasion. Ga the 22d, day
of February the birth day of George
tanned his S0th year. He cast his first
vote for Andrew Jackson for President,
voted for "Tippacanoe" Harrison the
Presidential Grandfather of President
Harrison, and has voted for every Re-
publican President since. We tender the
venerable couple our sincere congratula-
tons.
SECOND GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Arbuckle, an
other venerable and highly esteemed
couple of this county celebrated their
golden wedding at their home near
Audora on Monday last. They were the
recipients of the congratulations of a
large number of relatives and friends.
Mr.. Arbuckle who is a native of Penn
sylvania came to this county in 1869,
having been married to Mary S. McGar-
gle in February 1871 in frankfort, near
Philadelphia Soon after their marriage
they removed to Minayunk where Mr..
Arbuckle entered into a partnership
with j. Meadowcroft for the manufac-
ture of cotton and wooden fabrics. After
ward he engaged in the same business
under the firm name of Arbuckle &
Richards, until removing to this county
and purchasing the valuable property on
which he SIDES Mr. ard MIS-. Arbuckle
are the parents of niue children four of
whom are living and were present at
their anniversary Samuel J. Arbuckle,
Daniel L., Paul ThurIow. and Philip r.
Arbuckle, with seven grand Oh ldren,
Ella, William L Esther, Auuie, Samuel
J , Philip NJ ana Pauline Arbuckle.
seventh year, while Mrs. Arbuckle is
two years his juuiOr.
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Lenten Services.

The order of Lenten services at Trinity
Church, Elkton, until further notice will be
as follows: On Wednesday next, Cash
Wednesday, at 1890 a. N and 4 p. m,
daily thereafter at p. IN, excepting on
Thursday, when the hour will be 7:30 D. m.
Sermons at the Thursday evening sessions
by visiting clergymen the preacher next
week being the Right Rev. Bishop Coleman,
of the Diocese of Delaware. Other prerch
ers will be present during the week follow
ing, and in the order named, the Rev
Messrs Eckel, of Newport, Del, Ham
mond, of Highlands, near Wilmington
Howard of Wilmington, and Davidson, o
Port Deposit. The public are cordially in
vited to the services whenever occurring
throughout the season
VIM. SCHoULER, Rector.
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LICENSE RECORD.

Since cur last issue, the Clerk of the Cir.
for hotels. making the total number of
licenses twenty-six now operative in the
county.
Charles Z. Biddle, Hotel, North East.
Sureties Henry B. Cordes, and Records
& Goldsborough. Application approved by
Henry B. Cordes, Amos b. Cox, c. w.
Purner, Robert Il edy, Elizabeth Pushell,
john Cunningham, Sal.ie L. Mason, James
McKowan, Charles w. Cooper, Joseph
Weaver, and Robert L G. Heath.
B. f. Thomas, Hotel, North East. Sure
ties-C. Il. Ulary and James Roney. APP
plication approved by G.. w. Reynolds,
Thomas j. Abrams, Matthew Russell,
Alexander II. George, John Williams, Jos.
Saring. George d. Racine, William S.
Wood, Ct. I. Hill, Willilm l. Crouch.
STATE LICENSES.
Under the recent decision of the AJtor-
ney General of the Site requiring state
license III addition to the county license,
the following have teen issued to date.
Hotel-Nelson T. Smith, <ort Deposit
William C. Hambleton, Calvert Cecil w.
Stry ker, Perryville; A. p. Shockley, Elk
ton Charlie. L. Bidd!e, North East b. f.
Thomas, North East ; John Falls. Port De
post.
acknowledgement E Dawson, Port De.
post Joseph Veazey, North E asst John
II Gallaher, Elktoni Delphos Price, Elktor.
Wholesale-Cecil w. Ssryker, Perry vile
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construction of such system of Water
Works as the Board may determine upon
and that the committee shall report at
an adjourned meeting OF the Board to
be held on MondAy evening the 9th inst.
The following gentlemen were selected
as the committee; Thos. bremen, DR..
Jno II. lamar, David f. Sloan, DIR. c.
NJ. Ellis, George Turner, DIR. II. II.
Mitchell, Jno. S Writ, r. c. Lewis, Jos.
TOrbert,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
Opening of Pew Dress Fabrics
FOR SPRING, 1891

\kIE MAKE this morning most beautiful and compre-
w hensve showing of New Dress Fabrics for Spring,
embracing handsome and extensive foreign mportaons to-
gether with large invoices from domestic manufacturers
These embody all the ruling features of the fashions,
Guiding both colongs and patterns. careful examination
them will be full interest to ladies and great he in
planning Easter Toilets and Costumes for early Spring and
Summer
1t will be observed that Grays and Tans the most
highly favored Of all colorsevery magnabe shade of them
the light neutral cloud tnts the heaviest and darkest
These are nterminged with every variation OF color and
shown the greatest variety Of contrasting shades in self
coorings-PIads Stripes Bouretes, &C. Among the Woos
Chevots and Cancels Hair most favored Rough effects
and mixtures resembling little threads of opposite color
sprnked here and there apparently irregular intervals
The CHALLIES most exquisite We incline
to say pretter than before but that broad claim
Certainly remember any which beaut-
tul They scarcely distnguishabe from China Silk
light and dark grounds-some blackscovered with apple
blossoms carnations vole crocuses daisies torgeme-no
&c. so perfectly reproduced that they to lie loosely
upon the CLOTH just ready to be picked tan and gray
through the backgrounds of many of these Also
The display includes ali the cottons woods and silk
and woo Space newspaper advertisement does not of
course admit of detailed mention, but the following few
of the prominent fancies in
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
From the North Amcricnn.1

The display Of silks alone occupies 80 feet OF
counter loom. And such novelties, too, The
japanese and Shannai silks are something beau
tful. the figures having the appearance OF being
hand-iainted. Art work ON black briefly de
scrbes them. Then there is a beautiful display
OF BengalineS, which are big Improvements over
groS-gran silks Some of them OF SOFT drapery
nature and are Just the things Tor costumes or
drapingS. There is splendid array OF light
PUngee silks OF dCineSJ ic manufacture, the goods
and printings being the result Of American Ell
terpTiSe. There i a revival in polka dots, Ol
which there is full line in dots OF every size
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
The Cecil County Hedge Com
D1Dy.

A meeting of the directors chosen by this
new company, was held at the office of the
Secretary in Rising Sun, on Tuesday, Sid
inst.
This organization succeed the Cecil
Hedge and Wire Fence Company in all
business that may be contracted FOR in the
future, but all the old contracts will be
completed by the latter company.
The system of fencing is becoming more
popular every day, and which if it receives
the proper attention while growing, cannot
be surpassed for beauty, strength and dura.
bility. Every farmer should have it along
the highways. The present board comprises
George 5. Wooiley, Second district {; Dan'l
Arbuckle, Four h district; jesse \. Kirk,
q. S. Dare, VI. d, II. II. Haines, John
keilholiz, Alfred Kirk, and job Haines,
Sixth district Joseph Cutler, Eighth dis
trict; II. II. Duyckinch and Ross Il Smith,
Ninth district. q. Il. Hopkins is General
Manager.
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"a tendency of the coming Summers fashions
was shown in every kind OF fabric. toward d.rE
or black backgrounds. brilliant figured. not with
eeometrical or conventional designs, but with re.
markably natural and vivid represe ntatUnS o.
every pretty blossom, garden grown or found in
field or forest.
This is particularly true OF the printed silks
almost all o. them triumphS OF French art. There
are japanese and Shanghai abricS, which owe
their beauty to the dyerS aud designers OF Lyons
One noticeable piece among hundred was dot
ted with pansieS. the effect being SngulaTly Tree
from stiffness and cUnventiOnality.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
RECORD OF PUBLIC DRUNK.
ENNESS.
SATURDAY.


Iu the afternoon an unusual number If
drunken men on the reefs, but no breaches
of the peace.
At night drunken row in the Hollow.
The neighborhood generally disturbed, and
a fight prevented by the appearance of the
Peace Officer.
TUESDAY.
A drunken man on North street, took the
cars for Wilmington, where he was twice
arrested for drunkenness started in Elkt on.
WEDNESDAY.
Three men drunk on North street, two Of
them PROSTATE.
THURSDAY.
Two citizens of the town on "a beat,
who when sober are good men and industr:
Gus mechanics.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07

along the four great counters full OF cOttO II
goods the feminine eye can fairly revel in de-
liYhts. A pineapple design is exclusively con-
trOiled by StrawbTidge y ClOthier in this country.
The India POngees, the whole product OF which
is handled by this firm, appear in multiplicity
of refreshing cOiOrs and .esigns and demonstrate
how American products are gaining the highest
Iavor The Anderson ginghaIns are displayed in
happy varieties and in this connection a novelty
zephyr of fairy lightncss and American manu-
tacture is pronounced equal to AnderSOn's"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
COTTON ''SURAHS"

A Twilled Cotton Cloth,
closely resembling Silk Surah.
An almost endless variety of
styles and colorings; superb
designs. A trif1e less sheer
than the Pekins, but with a
peculiar, shiny, clinging effect,
very sure to please.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
COTTON DRESS GOODS
PEKIN CLOTH

A highly pleasing and origi-
nal Cotton Fabric, being a
cross between Organdy and
French Batiste, beautiful de-
signs and colorings, sheer and
dainty, but not Fj-cnch, being
purely Philadelphia concep-
tiOn.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07

1.-The greatest Grove were arCund the counters
where the wooden tai RIGS were ON exhibition. Here
over 1000 pieces OF French printed chalies, made
by the best firms in the world, were TO lie seen
and examined The majority of the goods had
white on pale backgrounds, with exquisite de-
signs OF flowers printed upon them, The carna-
ton. rose, vIoic-, and all the other flowers were
to be seen in their brightest cOiOrS.'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07

"a brilliant display OF siikS, velVeiS aud SLtlhs
in all the culnrS and shades known to the artist,
delicious blending OF the prismatir hucS AMI tnts
of the rainbow and artistic arrangement "i the
finest and most costly goods give iilut cJhcep-
tinn Of the anne rance of the interior of the mann
moth store oil sStrawhridge y Cioihier, at Eighth
and Market streets; in the department allotted to
ladies' dress goods -
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WAY-DAViS.-At the VI. f. Parsonage, Char
lestown, Md. February ;, by Rev. + II. Hyn.
PrGcpiO Furnace.
BOYD-HACKEY.-At Perry VILE January %
by Rev. l.. II. Hyns0n, William t: cnry BOYD
and Miss Fannie Il. Hackney, OF this county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
TipII

the rtsdeuce of her mother, neal
Carbonate, OS ge county, Kansas. on January
y, Mary Jane, eldest daughter OF Sar Ii +. and
the late William w. Thomas. aged 81 Yeas
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W.&B. BRANCH OF PENNSYLVANIA. r.
TIME TABLE.

a. HENRY W. 0. JOHNSON WHOSE posToFFoE Is BAY VIEW
COUNTY MARYLAND. THs AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE
sHo TO RECEIVE SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BILLS
OFFICE
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
The Newspaper Men,

quick by instinct and training
to scent important and inter
esting news for their readers.
gathered in numbers at our
recent Opening, almost every
Philadelphia paper being rep
resented.
The following are short ex-
tracts from their long notices
referring to different Zines OF
goods:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
SHATONG PONGEES

Choice and handsome styles,
confined exclusively to US for
Philadelphia. These need no
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07

If that lady at the lecture the other night
only knew how nicely Halls Hair Re
newer would remove dandruff and improve
the hair she would buy bottle.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
HOUND LOST.

nN JANUARY ~, A RED HOUND BITCH,
" last heard running fox on Iron Hill. near
Newark, Del. 4 Reward will he paid il returned
to A. J. KELLY, Newark, Del.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
fine French ChaIIies.

fine French ChaIIes.
Very beautiful. The floral
designs are simply superb.
Especially striking are the dark
shades, with the delicate light
tones in very realistic flowers.
CHEVIOTS
With Bourette Plaids-a most
elegant line of colors.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
China Pongees

"a inches wide. Two to four
color printings, Exclusive pat
terms on Back, Medium Color
and Light Ground, at 81 per
yard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07

DRY MAIII-Out oiTown Customers Will be serV
bropob orr perfectly Mail Order Department.
Send for Shopping containing full Catalogue and Prices
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
SILK DEPARTMENT

4 Silks-the choicest and new
full collection of Novelties.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-07
Extra Shanghai Silks

p inches wide. Two and
three color designs, S5c. and
Soc. per yard.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-09-23
RAILROADS,

THE Denver & Rio Grande railway is to
become feeder for the Atchison, Topeka
IL Santa Fe.
The state railroad commissioners resolve
that the Kettle River railroad must be
operated or have its affairs wound up and
be sold at auction.
A TRAIN makes the tip from New York
to Buffalo, 1861 miles, in 426 minutes,
actual running time. This beats the
worlds record.
CHAIRMAN FINLEY is sustained by the
arbitrator in his decision that the Mil
waukee road had no right to sell excursion
tickets from st. Paul to Toronto via Mil
Waukee.
A COMBINATION is said to be on the tapis
among the Great Northern. Canadian Paci-
tic and 500 railroads, to be operated under
one management and effect great changes
IN the commerce OF Nle world.
THE fact that the price of wheat is from 4
to cents higher in St. Louis than in the
Chicago market is causing considerable I'M
easiness among the traffic officials Of the
Chicago roads, AS natural consequence
OF such state Of affairs, the wheat from
Kansas and Nebraska is mostly going East
by way of St. Louis, some oft being ship
ped by river to New Orleans for export.
In answer to an application for instruc-
tons filed in Judge Burke's court at Dallas,
Tex, by Sheriff Lewis and James Morno-
ney, the court ordered these parties to hold
on to the Texas Trunk and not to turn it
over to Receiver Dillingham;, as ordered
by United States Judge Mccormick;
also to apply, to Judge Mccormick
to dismiss Dillingham;. The friction
between the co~rts is liable to lead to
trouble.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-09-23
IN GENERAL.

A VERY valuable find of iron ore is made
near Grand Rapids, MINI.
SEcEDERs from the Farmers Alliance are
to form new Alliance in opposition to the
sub-treasury and third party schemes.
The us. S. Albatross is to proceed at
once to make surveys for q. cable from San
Francisco to Honolulu.
J. NJ. KNIGHT, an undertaken at Topeka,
has brought suit against the Kansas under
takers trust for 500. 600.
SOLDIERS and sailors monument. cost
ing $50 eco was dedicated at Troy, N. Y,
recently. Hon. Stewart L. Woodford de-
ivered the Grafton.
MILLIONS of army worms are at work up
on the forest trees near Howell, Mich, and
thousands of acres have been devastated.
They leave the mammoth oaks standing
like ieafiess skeletons and pass on to green
er forests.
The agents of the coal producing COM
panies met in New YorK and ordered prices
advanced 10 to 25 cents per ton Oct. 1.
Broken is advanced 10 cents; egg and
stove, Is cents. and chestnut Is cent?.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-09-23
The Odd Fol1nwe

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21.-Visitors to the Odd
Fellows emonstrstion, which will begin
here tomorrow, when the sovereign grand
lodge will open its session, began to arrive
yesterday, and from now until morning,
when the grand parade will take place, til ey
are expected to come in large numb Ar
engagements Tor their reception and enter
talnmert are complete and an elaborate
programme has been prepared.
At 6 o'clock St. Louis Cantons % and %
marched to the union depot, where they
met Grand Master and Lieut.. Gen. John c..
Underwood and staff, who arrived this
morning from Chicago. The two cantons
acted as escort and guard of honor to Gen.
Underwood's headquarters at the Southern
hotel, where he imln ediately went to work
preparing a programme of procedure, as
sisted by his staff: 1t can safely be pre-.
dicted that an estimate of 10000 men
in line will not be misleading.
The parade will start ct p. H., and
alter being reviewed by Gen. Underwood
and staff, Gov. Francis, Mayor Noonan and
many prominent citizens, the participants
will proceed in a body to the exposition
building, where ceremonies Of the order
will be carried out, chief among which will
be the con errinS Of chivalry upon num-
Der OF prominent members of the order OF
the "decoration."
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-09-23
CASUALTIES,

NINE ice houses of the Indianapolis
Ice Company burned, Loss, $120, 900.
IT is feared the recent heavy rains have
endangered the sugar. coffee and cotton
crops in the southern states of Mexico.
One man is killed and another seriously
injured by the explosion Of a thresher en-
CINE near Lakeville.
MORGAN JONES and William Jones, lum-
bermen, in No. 5 colliery of N. and H.
Company in Plymouth, Pa, were instant
ly killed by fall of $50 feet.
ARTIST Folge A. Bigelow, % years old
was killed by the accidental discharge of a
revolver in the hands of his friend Anthony
L. Courtney.
THE fire in the Southern hotel at Meri-
dan, Miss, was confined to the upper
stories. Total loss, $780,, 0oo fully insured.
E. Davidson and Harry Warder two fire.
men, who were so badly injured, died.
BY the collapse of a building at Barber
ton, Ohio, VIM. Stauffer was instantly kill
ed and N. Waterman Carl Reany and w.
E. Kellar injured the first named probably
fatally.