davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-15

Brig Glenarchy, Tovn'eni. Bahia. so-,.
schooner John W. eeil, Cordery, James river Z,
load lumber for Baltimore; schooner Dos.
". Anderson. ale. Scotland. 10 load lu,n..-s
New Haven, vessel Curtis x Parker. -'' AK
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-15
LAMBERTs POINT. DECEMBER H. 1884,

ARRIVED.
Schooner John Paul; bsrges Investig,,,.
Majestic, Marion, Nssly. Hoogly. ''
LOADED.
Barge A. Jackson. Hoboken; schooner q 2,
Simmons, Boston, +. r. Angel. Portland. p Y
Kelsey. Bridgeport; Almeda Wiley. Progi3e,.,
COALgn.
British steamships DRYDEN. New Or'e,,,
Liverpool; Salerno Belize. LIVERPOOL. Fesn
leigh. Galveston, Liyerpooi Empire, New an.
leans. Keyel. Russia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-15
PORT OF WEST POINT. DEcxxBra =, ,,..
ARRIVED.

Steamship Chatham, Foster. Palt.nore r,..
chandise; steamship Dany.lle. Bennett p-r..-
more, MERCHANDISE and passengers esr, ,t..-
Richmond, fanny, New York, merchan!.- ''''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-15

Steamship Chatham. Norfolk, merch,,i...
steamship Richmond, Norfolk, msrcLsri'ssi
steamship Danyile. Baltimore. merohssi, -
and passengers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
THE STORM.
Its Doines and Damages. Mail amd Pass
enEers Detained.

Its Doings and Damages. Mail and Pass
enEers Detained.
! The rain OF early Wednesday morning
was from three t. four O'Clock extraor-
dinarily heavy. The down pour in Elk
I ton was simply tremendous aud reports
indicate that the storm was even more
fearful in the surrounding regions. AT
| North East the lightning was an almost
incessant flash for two hours aud many
buildings were struck. l. was not sur
prising to those who were awake during
the storm to learn that damage had been
done. The chief loss " as corfiued to the
Z. w. & b Railroad A cuipert near
Charleston was so weakened by the rush
of water that IL freight train passing over
crushed it i'll and caused a Serions wreck.
A brakeman WAS caught it in the
crash aud seriously iujutet. Tue break
in travel caused serious Inconvenience.
The mail OF cDIrSs failed To arrive and
neither passengers nor express could be
moved. The mail from Baltimore did
not reach Elkton till 3 p. III. VI tny
passengers loIfered around the station
for hours, but could learn nothing salts
factory aud left disappointed. The fast
IN all train south due here at % a. M,
WAS sent around by Oxford and Port
Deposit. A number o. our Democratic
Politicians had arranged to - to BaiJi.
more to attend the conference, preceding
the convention of Thursday. OF course
they could not 90 in the Ordinary way,
and so fe " determined to fni way
or make If. w. S. Evans. r. f lamar,
John 5. Writ, Charles II. Smith and
William c. Purnell, hired coach about
noon and drove over to Newark where
they took b. & o. train. They were
accompanied ny Harrison w. Nicters,
of Chestegtown who had remained over
night on his way to Baltimore, t. SPEND
the time with Mr.. Coz. stable. Finding
himself stuck fast in EIkton. he jDiued
the party and went to Newark.
James Wa rton, tbs energetic Jehu of
Chesapeake City, would be m I'D if he
could only fad on whom to be mad
with. Wnile the early Express train
South which reached E}kton about Is
a. m, was detained on the siding at this
station, several ptsseng rs became weary
of the delay and offered to pay well for
to Siuger!y where they
might take the B. & 0. road that had
not suffered as our local road had. jaime
to take load at reasonable
rates and the bargain was soon struck
While the stage man was of for his team
the train z 1t ulaxp = ei orders to move
on and James arrived just il time to see
himself left. We uniels and that the
train moved on to y prth Z st where the |
passengers III haste could be more read
lily transferred to Leslie, on the B &
O., only a short distance away from the
North East Station.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
Prohibition Ticket

The Convention of the Prohibition
party of Maryland met Wednesday at
Glyndon Palk and made nominations as
follows:
For Governor-Edwin Higgins, of Bal.
Cimore.
For Comptroller-Joshua lowering, of
Baltimore.
For Attorney General-H. B. Moulton,
OF Montgomery county.
For Clerk OF the Court of Appeals
Levin S. Nelson, of Worcester county.
The platform of c)urSe opposes every
thing that directly or indirectly recog-
nized the right to traffic in intoxicating
drinks, Directing to the government col.
Letting taxes from such sources, and
takes a view of the situation political in
other respects. 1t favors a tariff for
revenue only; a gradual and equitably
averaged income tax as the best method
to put upon every citizen his share of the
burdens of government; favors gold,
silver and paper money as proper circu-
lating media; opposes unrestricted i'm
m igratiop; advocates longer probation
before naturalization; extends sympathy
to agricultural interests; advocates the
divorce of municipal government, public
schools, and the oyster industry from
politics; insists upon rigid Sunday law;
advocates suffrage to all who are CON-
petent to exercise it; and indorses the
Aus rslian ballot.
William h. Anderson, of Cecilton, was
appointed member of the State Central
Committee for Cecil county.
George BalderstoD, the Sixth district
florist took large boz of flowers to the
convention, and every delegate wors
''posy'' in his honor. There was no
laurel among them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
Brown for Sheriff.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE WING:
ask brief space in your paper to
to congratulate the party Oh the harmou-
ious spirit that now prevails and to thank
you for your repeated words of brotherly
kindness. l am sure that the day O.
victory for the Republican party in Cecil
county is at hand. 1t is plain to be seen
that the Democratic voters do not III
tend to vote as OF yore for the names on
the Democratic ticket, simply because
they are, if they can be encourase 10
snub the arrogance OF the new Leaders by
presentation of acceptable men by the
Republican convention. There is one
man whose name will be brought before
the convention who, l am absolutely
sure, will win # be can secure the nomina
ton, for the important office of Sheriff.
| mean, OF course, Amasa G. Brown the
we'll known native of the Ninth, the long
time resident of the Sixth, and the thor
oughly appreciated citizen Of the third
district. | know of 10 man who can
secure more Dem ocratlo votes than
Mass, and l am positive that do the
party and the people service in urging
that his name be not overlooked when the
Republicans meet to name a list of men
who, l am sure, will be elected candi
dates for office in November. Other
candidates will most probably win.
MASS" Brown will win as certainly as
the day of election shall come and go.
NINTH DISTRICT.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
Port Deposit Items.

PORT DEPOSIT, July 30th.
Samuel A. Reynolds received letter
from the tenaut on tie farm belonging
to himself. J. r. B md, Z. Noyes, Miss
Physick and Mrs. Alorz, Reynolds. that
the cyclone and cloud burst ruined 500
acres of excellent wheat on their farm
in North Dakota aud that he would have
to pillow the ground for another crop.
The cyclone levelled the wheat and the
cloud burst covered 1t with soil, render
ing it unfit for use. Tne prospect was
good for over twenty bushels to the acre,
AMI this is very serious loss to the
farmer as well as the owners of the land.
The Presbyterian Sunday school de-
cIded last Sabbath that they would hold
their annual pic mic Friday of next week,
August It'll, at Happy Valley and Mt.
Ararat Park.
The excursion from Baltimore last
Thursday to Happy Valley. was very
SHINY attended, and the railroad COM
pany has decided not to run any more
this season and have cancelled the other
two advertised.
A Sunday school picnic from Aber
deem, came mp "Wednesday aud spent the
day at the park. All were well pleased
with the sp)t. Many OF our citizens
think that the railroad company makes
the price of tickets entirely 100 high, or
more people would visit this delightful
spot.
William r. Nesbitt left for Chicago
Wednesday, He has an offer to go into
business with parties there, and if he
likes it, will accept and make his future
home in that growing city of the great
Northwest.
The storm of Wednesday morning
washed the roads very badly as well as
damaged the oats OF our farmers. At
Frenchtown or rather above on the
Columbia aad Port Deposit railroad it
washed the banks very badly, aud the
company had to get four Car loads of
stone to fill up the wash out. Ali trains
were behind time and the Baltimore mail
due here at $40 a. M, arrived at II m.
No Philadelphia mails came till 3 p. m,
when all three came together.
George +. Stengle will commence the
| issue OF his new paper, the Port Deposit
Press, next Saturday, August LIST. We
wish him great success in his venture
and hope he will succeed beyond his
| utmost expectation.
]. Swan Everist is on a visit to Hagers-
town, Nd, looking at a business enter
| prise, and should it com up to expecta.
tions he and gentleman from Havre de
Grace will accept it, and begin business
| there i'll the near future. VI.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
Calvert Items.
CALVEKT, July %, l

SaLN EhI, % uIy % 1881.
During the storm of Tuesday night
the mill of Howard Brown, near Calvert,
was struck by lightning and burned
down, between twelve and one clock
1t contained a great deal of wheat and
other grain, and was insured, to what
amount do not know.
Race Bank Church is about ready for
the plasterers, the roofs on, and the
painters are at work giving it the first
coat Of paint. This church has succeeded
well. and the building committee de-
serves praise for the manner in which
they have pushed the matter. They
have shown themselves to be men OF
energy.
Rev Isaac Wood began holding a
meeting in the grove adjoining the hall,
last week, but finding the weather too
chilly, has postponed it until the church
is completed where the service will be
then held.
Miss Mary Dawson presented the
church with very tiue BIole last SuA
day.
The Sunday School is we'll attend
and has every promise of future pros
perity.
The Republicans of this district are
talking over the primary election. They
say that they ant to see the delegates
that are elected, act freely at Elkton
and not be bound to any man or set OF
men, but to choose the best men in the
county. for their ticket. | hope such will
be the case.
Our farmers aIe about through with
their harvest. They say wheat is turning
out well, and that the hay crop is muct
better than they anticipated before har
vest. Corn looks well; in fact, 1t nevt
looked much better tniS time of year
than it does now, and bids fair to make
a iiue crop.
jacob Bsrriker, our shoe maker, i,
busy, and he generally has plenty o
work. Nell, lake is a goodf elbow.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
Fight on a Schooner.

While tignts over schooner" are OF
daily occurrence, fights on a schoone +,
in which the Whole crew engage, are
something of a rarity. \ general fight
occurred Saturday night last, on the
schooner John X. Nichols, of Baltimore,
lying at Singerly's wharf in this town
All on board participated, and as a re.
suit several were badly injured, especially
in the head, including the captain
James Danncll and John Byran.
The tight bad been in progress, proba
bly, au hour, before the sheriff appeared,
who broke up the riot by arrestiug Viii,
liam Black, who in default of bail was
held by Justice Johu Partri1go, on the
charge OF assault and battery.
Black couldn't have been the offend
ing party to any great degree. for when
arrested he was suffering from bruised
eye aud three scalp wouIis, administer
ed evidently by some blunt Instrument.
The majority of the crew were held as
witnesses against Black, but as the
Captain spirited them away on his vesseI
Monday morning, the prisoner was re-
leased that day.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
The Eemale Ball PLAYERS

The lady base 5allists made their debut
in Elkton last Saturday as advertised.
Preceding the game they gave process
sion through the town, headed by the
boat builders band, ending the tour al
the far srouuds, " en- the game was
shortly called. \ rather large crowd of
people waited, expectanL of great things,
for the ball to be set in play, and when
it was the countenances changed.
The ladies evidently didn't have much
ability as ball players, and most assuredly
their run making power consisted in their
appealing to the gallantry of their
opponents. As it happened, the EIkton
Geam played game far from errorless,
in allowing the lady players a chance to
run the bases, SO that their loss might be
the ladies gain.
The game continued until the fifth
inning, when both sides concluded that
the people had gotten their moneys
WORTH when it was called with score
of Is to in favor of Elkton. l. was a
"fake"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
Dead i'll the Woods.

Mrs Wells Harding, wife of T. C..
Harding, a farmer living near Mechanics
Valley, was found early Monday morning
lying dead in the woods near her home.
At dusk Sunday evening she went out
to drive some turkeys home, which had
wandered into the woods. Mr.. T. G.
Harding, is cripple, and falling asleep
early Sunday evening, he consequently
didn't notice his wife's long absence
until he awOke the next morning.
Missing her, Matthew McVey who lives
Oh neighboring farm was notified, and
a search was instituted with the stated
result. DR.. ?. B. Housekeeper who
was summoned, examined the body and
stated that death resulted from heart
disease Mrs. Harding was sixty years
of age. Services weru held at Union
Church, at 10 a. m. Thursday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
He Fooled 'That Bird.

Last Saturday afternoon, while many
were at the womeu's base ball game,
learning how it isn't done, aid some
were busy with their gains, and some
were slumberiug i'll their cups, a young
man of EIkton or vicinity found that the
pavement was getting so crooked and
the bricks prone TO rise up aud col
Tide with lis fore hPad that he stopped
his lessons in naVig ltiDn aud took a
prominent seat on the front door step of
dwelling not far from the town hall.
In minute he WAS past worries. His
head fell upon his bosom, his body lean
ed forward, his trembling knees support
ed his nerveless elbows, and he slept.
He did not lie down and he did not sit
up. He Just collapsed. How long he
sat or spraw!ed there is not noted; but
he was SO still that an iuQuisitive sparrow
approached and perched on bis neck aud
sat there and cbirped aud chlrped and
| still sat there. WhLS.sparrow Chartered
about, was not learned and 1t is not
|
ed if had understood. Perhaps he was
chanting a dirge. But, he sat there till
he had satisfied his curiosity and a sud-
den lurch of the sleeper betrayed the
fact that he was not really dead. After
the sparrow had gone, the sleeper still!
slept By aud by he sought a change of
position. Mistakiug his bearings he
leaned away from the house aud down
the steps he slid headforemost. For a
time he lay there with elevated feet and
then rolled of on the bricks, He would
Lave lain there probably till the Town
Baliff got through keeping order for the
female base baliists aud wheeled him
away on Il wheelbarrow. But, it hap
pened that IA crony who could navigate
with some risk espied the sleeper and
determined to move him. He approach
ed, sat down carefully, took the head
from the pavement, cuffed and smacked
it and cuffed it again. His blows were
not deity delivered; but they were
earnest and psrseVeTing. The man
who had fooled the sparrow could not
fool the old soldier. He kept up his
cutting till finally the dull head was
aroused and the sidewalk sleeper got up
and walked away, nor ever looked bach
to see who bis deliverer was. The p
thetic part of the incident occurred VIII ell
the poor fellow who had done a service
to public decotum by driving away the
sleeper, undertook to take himself away
he found that his energies were exhaust
ed and it took several efforts to enable
him to rise. He finally succeeded auC
took his uncertain departure, with the
thanks of North Street for his services
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01

A man, supposed To be- IL tramp, made
a cuuuIng but Unsuccessful attempt to
rob the house of Mrs. William Hughes
on Newark ave, Monday night. Mr..
Hughes IS employed by the Railroad
Company AMI is absent most of the time.
Mrs. Hughes was also away from home,
and party OF Young people were en-
gagged III conversation ard with music in
the parlor, VII, II neighbor stopped and
said that he noticed a man looking in
their kitchen wininy. NJ attention was
paid to This. however until Mrs. Hughes
returned, when If vas mentioned 10 her.
1t OF course made her uneasy, AID she
decided to look over tha house before
going to bed Sac then walked into the
kitchen, saying cloud | viii search
every where III tins house. No sooner
had she uttered the words tuan man
suddenly sprIng from d closet aud made
his escape through The door.
In tho eXci-nm -; u! The moment the
ladies' we're uI;.nia To notice the mans
appearance but II : m no til IN likely that
he was u mp " 10 h I'd a"creged himself
there wiIn the tnyen lol OF robbing the
house during thc night.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
Yellow Yarns About "YeIlOws.' -

The Baltimore american disc)urses as
follows about the peach tree blight The
disease of "yellowS," which threatens to
decrease the splendid crop OF Eastern
Shore peaches, now ripening. has afflicted
the crops of Delaware for several years,
and, to the utter dismay of the scientists
ment, nothing can be done 10 prevent its
ravages. Until now they have not even
succeeded in proving the method of
spreading the contagioD. For this pur'
pose, great clods of infected (?) Della
ware earth have been trapsp )rted to
Wisconsin to be packed around the peach
trees growing there. The results will be
watched with interest, for, when Il
specific cause is found, a sure remedy is
not far distant.
ECery EUeHing is still incredulous and
of course somewhat reseutful. 1t is sure
that no such good as infected earth
can come out of the Delaware Naz areth,
anu puIS It's COuCIuSlUu luuS lit
AmericaH'S Interrogation point after Gin
fected'' is pertinent. Such test, even
should the disease be thereby transmitted
to Wisconsin trees, would not be con
elusive. We have seen peach tree, q
Seeding that had never been budded by
the way, isolated in city yard, growing
L., i
at least quarter century, aud had prob
ably not been cultivated for double that
| period; not au infected tree within
| squares and possibly not within d mile
we have seen a tree under these condi.
tons killed by yellows. Where did the
infection come from and how was it com
muuicated in this case?
The WING fears it will have to give VI
| the conundrum as well as the peach.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01

In the viucinity of Calvert the uIll OF
Howard Brown was struck by lighting
! The building was entirely destroyed
with about five hundred bushels OF
wheat, flour and feed. On this the loss
is about $500 with insurance in Far.
mers aud VI 4chauics CoIora OF Cecil for
$500
ire house of Scott Wilson, at Leslie,
was also struck, and very much DANA
ged, but no one was hurt.
The village of North East was partly
inundated, cellars being flooded and
wooden sidewalks were atloat. Besd
the corn and field crops injured, peaches
aud other fruit trees were sadly de
spoiled by the violence of the rain, and
IN some few places hail, which beat the
fruit off to the ground. Some few
farmers came into Elkton during the al
the county, several miles west of the
town, after laborous drive over
wretched pixies, and rep )rted that their
fielus We're ruined. Dt.ius that were
used to carry off what would be stag
nant or marsh water were broadened
into great gulleys, and much OF the soil
especially on rising ground was carried
away, until the yellow clay base is
exposed.
Two negro cabins in the woods, owned
by George Gunth : and William WASH
iugton, near Bacon Hill, We're struck by
Lightning. TIE side o: one was torn out by
lightning, and the root was knocked off
the other; but, strange to say, none OF the
inmates were injureI. Their household
effects, however, being expose by the
mishap to the elements, were ruined.
The public road bridge, near Swan
creek, was carried away.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
Bay View Items.
BAY VIEW, July 80, 1891

BAY VIEW, July 30, 1891.
Harvest is over.
IT. Burns spent Sunday at home
Miss Clara Burns is still quite i'll, suf,
fering with the rheumatism.
Zip says it was the best fun he has had
since he went to Oxford.
The Union boys went to church Sun
day evening, but as usual they got nc
place else.
Horse back riding is quite popular
with our young ladies'. Why don't the
gents get their nags out too?
Rev. H. w. ID. johnson and wife. OF
Cristield, came home last week. Mr.
johnson returned on Saturday. Mrs
johnson will remain with her friends u
few weeks.
Rev. J. b. Jones has been unwelI fol
some time past. Rev. AIR. King OF Balti
more, filled his pulpit last Sunday and
delivered an excellent discourse.
A fair young maiden of Sussex county,
while rambling among the rocks was un,
fortunate enough to get her face
poisoned, but is recovering rapidly.
Rev. George r. Donaldson is taking a
vacation. He expects to visit the At
lantic coast and Will probably take II
Chiucoteague Island, where he was sta
toned last year.
Wocdlawu and Mt. Pleasant camp
meeting being held at the same time, the
patronage from this neighborhoDd will b,
divided Quite humber expect to tent
at each place.
There has been more trouble, but il
was not in the 'ainen corner" neither
was 1t i'll the choir; tut the war IS now
over and if all childish whims are graft
fed we will have peace and quiet agair
in our little village. BIZ.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01
Death of John r. GaIIaher.

The venerable John 7. Gallaher died
at his residence, near ChiIds station, on
Sunday evening last, i'll the 18th year of
his age. He had been i'll frail health for
several years, but was confined to his bed
only few days previous to his death.
Mr.. Gailaher was born and resided all
his life at the place where lie died g.
"Gallaher's blacksmith shop has been
an institution for fifty years. OF late
years MIR. G. has greatly improved the
place by the erection of a fine store house
aud several dwellings there. He WAS an
energetic, enterprising man aud good
citizen. He joined the Methodist Prot
estant Church at Leeds when he was "A
young man and continued Il member to
his death. He was twice married, his
last wife being Miss Hannah G.. Hayes
who, with three sous aud louc daugh-
tiers, survive HIM. The children are all
married, except the youngest son. His
iemaius were Inferred i'll Leeds Cemetery
on Wednesday.