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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-07-09
FIRE IN POCOMOKE CITY.
The Business Portion of the
Town DeyaSta ted.

A GiSaste:ous fire broke out jus at or
midnight "Wednesday morning. The fire
was NOT discovered till the building
occupied Icy james E. Bonasville, Oh
Willow street, was wrapped +u flames
The fire spread So rapidly that within
covery the post office and b. 5. Jones''s
property were doomed. All tbs letters
and mail ma ter in the pos5 Office were
saved. On tbs second fl lor % the Jones
building is Lodge room, occupied jointly
by the Independent Oorder of Odd Eel
lows and O. r Vi. All this regalia OF
both lodges was destroyed.
From the post office the fire spread to
Parsons grocery, thence to Veasey &
Bev4n's store. they are tho largest
general merchants IN the town. At this
point the fire took leap in three direc-
tions crossing Clarke avenue ca one side
and Market street on the other. Build
ings owned or occupied by the following
persons were burned: James E Boune-
vile, Is. 5. Jones, Parsons, grocer;
Eeasey & BevAu, general merchants; T.
II. Merrill, clothier: NJ. II. Dekay, MILL
ner; &. 0. Melvin, lawyer; Smith & Stub
bings, bakers; Misses Lambdiu, millners
Charles Kaufman, clothier; Ms. Jennie
F. Wilkinson, milliueI; E. G. Polk,
clothier; Lloyd Blaine, Druggist; d. J.
Wheatson, of Chincoteague Island, Frank
Jones, merchant tailor;J. II. Young, mar
BILE dealer; W. II. Davis. hardware dealer
Hail Bros. Il Co.
The following buildings were also
burned: Post Office, National Bank,
Parker's Hotel, the fire engine house.
On the west side of Market street the
fire was checked. The Ledger building
was in imminent danger and was saved
by extra efforts on the part Of the fire
department. On Clarke avenue the fire
extended as far as r. NJ. Steveuson's
Touring mills, which structure was badly
scorched.
This is the second time this same sec
ton of the town has been burned
About IS business places and one resi-
dence, that of George w. Twilley, were
DESTROYED. The P0comoke Creamery
Company lose their plant, upon which
| there was 10 insurance. The total loss
is about 5000 600. Among the building
badly damaged are tbnse of w. 5 Dick
inson & Son, Z l. Blaine & Co and
Perry & Co. Teiegrams Were sent to
| Chrislield and Salisbury, bus e.igines did
not arrive until 4 O'Clock, at which time
| the fire was under control. Arrange
ments have been made Ill some cases to
rebuild Immediately.
PGcomoke City is on the P0comok e
river, on the line of the New York,
Philadelphia aud Norfolk Railroad. 1t
also has direct communication With Bal
timore through the Eastern Shore
Steamboat Company. lis principal indus
tries are the preparation OF lumber for
building material, a marine railway,
shipbuilding ard the manufacture OF
fertilizers, brick making, -four and saw
| N ills.
| A number of policies are held in POGO
moke City i'll the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of this county, but ii advance
OF the adjustment Of the losses, it is
| impossible to state what the amount will
be- Intelligent estimates place it al
from five to seven thousand dollars.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-07-09
HAD FAITH IN THiI LIMITED
From New York to a Chicago
Court Room in Twenty
four Hours.

The perfection TO which the art OF rail
roadipg has been carried in these days
had striking illustrator last week III
the case Of pTcminert New York law
yer, who was a passenger on the Chicago
Limited on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
He had an important suit pending in the
Uuited States Court of Chicago. which
was to be called at 10 O'Clock on Tues
day morning. 1t %as absolutely essen
tial at lie should be there on time, but
Oh account of "a pressure of business he
could not leave New York before Sun
day. The alternative was then offered
him of taking a Sunday AFTERNOON train
and spending two nights on the road, or
of waiting until Monday morning and
taking the Chicago Limited, which would
land him in Chicago at 9 40 on Tuesday
morning.
The Consequences might possibly be
serious if She Limited should be late in
reaching Chicago; bat trusting to It's
well earned reputation for being always
on time the New Yorker decided to
take it and run the risk. The Jesuit
| shove that his coafiieuce was 60 mis-
| placed. Exactly at 9.45 on Tuesday
| morning the Limited relied into the
Union Station at Chicago. Jumping
! into a cab with his wife the lawyer was
| driven straight to the temple of justice,
where Judge Gresham presided lie
reached it in eight minutes, and a few
moments later was in the court room.
The court opened promptly at ten o clock
aud his case was called first GA the lsE.
Just twenty iour hours after leaving
| New York he Was addressing the court
in Chicago, feeling as fish and vigorous
after his luxurious trip as if he had just
come from his own home. It might add
to the story to say that after concluding
his argument he took another train back
to New York, aud was in court there on
| Wednesday, as usual, but he didn't. He
stayed in Chicago to see the Democratic
Convention, and came back at his leisure
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Town Council.
The Town commissioners were III regr
lar session oa Tuesday night, all mem

The Town commissioners were III regu
lar session oa Tuesday night, all men,
bers of the board being present.
John S. Writ, Esq, appeared before
the Board aud asked that a gravel
walk be placed OF the south side OF
East Main street from the residence OF
W. J. Smith to that OF w. B. Smith.
Ordered that tho bailiff procure three
carts and proceed to construct the walk
as asked for.
Complaints were heard in regard to the
bad condition of a particular pig pen
within the town limits Ordered that
the bailff notify parties keeping hogs to
maintain the pens in good order or they
would be subject to the penalties accord
ing to town ordinance 80, the fine rang
ing from one to ten dollers.
Tho bailif reported that a force OF
four men was now engaged cleaning the
streets of the town. Ordered that the
work be continued until the streets OF
the entire town are finished.
DR.. J. II. lamar representing the loca
Board of Health appeared and presented
petition asking that the nuisance con
slsting of pold OF stagnant water on
the properties of the heirs OF DR.. Johr
Gilpin, Mrs. NJ. A. T. Ellis, George
| W. Cruikshank and others. be removed
by the town authorities. The petition
was signed By the residents and those
engaged in business in that vicinity anc
had been presented to DR.. lamar a
! health officer.
Ordered that DIR. lamar be requested
to inform the owners of the propertie
that the removal must be done at thel
expense. By an order previously passed
if run to the sidewalk the comMls
sioners will then drain thsuN
marsh
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There's :. great del of guarantee husil IS
in the store keeping OF today It's tee
excessive. ,Or too reluctant Half the time
it means oihiEg. WorGs-oHiy words.
This Cffar 10 refund the money, or to pay
a reward. is made under the hope that you
wont want your money back, and that you
won't claim your reward. OF course.
So, whoever is honest in making it, and
works not on his own reputation alone
bat through the local dealer. whom you
know, must bave something he has faith in
back of the guarantee. The business
wouldn't stand ii year without it.
What is lacking is confidence. Back OF
that, what is lacking is that clear honesty
which is above the "average practice"
Dr.. Lierce's medicines are guaranteed &c
accomplish what they are intended to do
and their makers give the money back Il
the result isn't apparent.
Doesn't it strike you that medicine
which the III akers have 50 much confidence
III, is the medicine for yoa?
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Bay View Items.

RAT VIEW, Juiy 7, lS92,
Miss Jennie Logan, of Trainor, is visiting
Miss Ehoda Burns.
Miss Florence Donaldson, OF Pivot
Bridge, is visiting Miss MOlie Thompson.
Qute = number OF visitors spout I'll,
Fourth At the Rocks.
Rev. q. Il. Donaldson, of Virginia, is
visiting friend, in this vicinity.
John F,i1huson is attending the National
convention 0! the Y. p. 5. c. +. il New
York
Rev II. 5. johnson and wife Of Wiconico
county are visiting friends here.
f. 5. Jefleris OF Traina- spent the Fourth
in Bay View. He is still the same Frank
and all were CAD 80 see him.
Miss Ve-ta McComOs and Miss Matte
Richardson of Havrs de Grace are visiting
Mss Ju!ia +. johnson.
The executive committee of the Cecil
County Sunday School Union have decided
20 hold their uext convention at this place
the first Saturday and Sunday in October.
Mrs ID .niel Pierce who has been quite
iii for some time we are glad to say is con
valesCent.
TIE funeral OF Mr. Geo. W. Benz amin
mich took place last Sunday morning Was
very largely attended. Four brothers and
two nephews acted as pail bearers. Ser
vices were conducted by Rev. j. b. Jones.
Some OF our small boys held a festival ON
Friday evening Of last week which WAS
very pleasant ai1ur. Tae proceeds were
Invested in fire works AMI they made
very ere iltabe display on the evening OF
the Fourth.
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THE GLORIOUS FOURTH AT
THE KITE TRACK.
Many Cecil fountains Spent the
Day there.

The Fourth OF July inaugural opening
of tue great kite shaped track OF The
! Maple Valley Trottiug Association at
: Kirk wood, Del, attracted between ten
and twelve thousand people. among
whom were many from the various towns
( Of this county.
The exhibition was q marked success
and he track low holds the world S
double team record of 2.12, the time
made by Hamln's great team, Globe an /
Belle Hamlin, thus breaking their world 5
record Of 2 - made last year on the kite
track at Independence, Iowa. Great
enthusiasm was shown when the time
was announced, which by quarters was:
first quarter, 333; one half mile, 06;
three quarter, 80; mile, 212.
Hal Ponter, record 2.09f, made two
unsuccessful efforts to break the worlds
pacing record Of 200 held by Direct
Time-tirst neat, !, 80; J. 1861; :,
1891; mile, , III. Second heat, i, 3444;;
!, OH; ;, Al mile, 2.11!. His loss
of Il seconds over his own record is
accounted for in the fact that the run
uers, Que placed at the start. the other
at the hall mile pest, were unable to run
sufficiently fast to spar the great PAGER on
The phenomenal trottiug dog, Doc
was the centre of much attention, and
driven by his owner, Master Willie
Ketchum, covered his quarter in Is
seconds, lowering his record seconds.
Docs stride from heel to toe measured
) feet inches. Walter Murphy, a local
Splinter of Wilmington, raced doc" a
quarter, the result being that Murphy
Was second by at least fifty yards, Time
4Ss seconds.
The stallion Wilkes Bird OF the Elkton
Stock Farm, driven b. r. T. G. Crouch,
succeeded on the third heat in lowering
his record of $50! to a7! Tme-frst
heat, !, 3Sii; J, l.173, Z, As; mile, 2.31t
Second nsat, !. gu; /! 11e55; :, l 57!!;;
mile, 3Gt. Tnird heat, /, 3S!; J, 1.l3!,
!, 1.50!: mile, . 21Y
The first rac', , so class irottinG, (oc
local horses, purse 500, was won by
Wild Edge. $. M, cwued by y. n.
Crockett. Time: ? 39t, $780, . 40, . %.
The second race, 245 class trotting,
purse $500, was won by Kate, s. M, OF
the Elkton Stock Farm, in three straight
heats. Time, 30!, 229i, 3.30I
In old 10 al
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Letter From WoodlaWn.

! O0DLAWN, July t. 1892.
! Mr.. EDITOR.
! Perhaps you will like to hear how we
are getting along around Woodlawn. Well,
we are as busy as nailers, and to listen to
the musical CHATTER of the mowers and
reapers one would hink that the harvest
would soon be finished up. A good deal of
the grass is light, and the farmers seem to
think that the wheat crop will not be so
good as it has been for several years. That
however can only be revealed by the thresk-
ing machine The writer has been engaged
in farming for over forty years and it is
interesting to note the changes and i'm
prOvomeGtS, in thar time. The writer dis
timely ieaOiects the first reaper which was
used on our farm 1t WAS an Old Nanny
machine. requiring hand to stand upon
it, Gas it went its labored rounis) to shove
off with fork, the wheat as it fell across
the platform, TO be bound by hand by the
four men who stood ut the corners waiting
for its rounds. We presume the young
farmers who hitch up their horses and
drive around the wheat field now, leaving
trail of neatly bound sheaves to mark
their track would hardly like to go back
TO the old regime.
Oar W. . I. u. does not seem to be do
ing any great things just now to our know
lege, hut we have the filth in Them to
believe that their busy brains are at work
planning tor some good result in the ne ar
future, ditto the Us.
We hear a Keely cure for the liquor
habit has been esta blished at Oak Crest,
Md, and sincerely hope that those needing
treatment i'll that line, also temperance
workers, Will write for circulars, and inves-
tgate for themselves. 1t has our hearty
commend2tion, also ofthe seventy Thousand
men wEo have been saved from the thral-
dun of the drink habit by It's cure. This
extract from an address by the gifted Mary
T. Llthrop is 50 good that we give it to
your readers. So long a. boys are ruined
and mothers weep; 50 long as homes are
wrecked and tine sob ofuusheite ed children
finds lie ear OF God; so long as the Gospel
lets in the light for TIE lost, and Christ is
King, there will be a contest Oh the temper
:uce question until victory. 50 long as this
Christian nation sanctions the destruction
of is sous for revenue, and sets on legal
izad throne that sum of all villainies,
the SALOON; so long as the "wicked are JUST
fed for reward" and cities are built with
blood, there will he Il prohibition issue and
oue day the right will triumph.
YOURS, S. =. W.
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literary Note

Book Ne@S for July is rich il illustra,
tons from uew books, and presents
liie-like portraits Col. Alexander Nc
C!ure, of the Philadelphia Times, aud OF
Richard Harding DAVIS, The young
Philadelphian, whose stories of life in
American cities have made him famous
Col. McClure's book Oh "Liucoln and
Men OF War Times is reviewed at
leugth. ard au article on Professor
Smyth's philadelphia Magazine" aisc
has IN it much Of interest Mr.. Dole's
letter cells the publishing news from
Boston, aud Mr.. Williams article gives
his usual discriminating views on picked
books Of the month.
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-Childrens day will be observed in the
Leeds II. p. Church on Sunday evening
July 10Th, 1892. Services begin at O'Clock.
All are invited.
-Messrs. Geo. s. Clogg Il Son Leading
Baltimore firm and manufacturers of men >
fine shoes appear i'll card in this issue Of
The WING. Notice it.
Tx Collector of Internal Revenue John
Henry Sellman died at his home in Anne
Arundel county on Wednesday. Mr.. Sell
man was a gentleman universally esteemed
The Rev. DIR. Irvine will preach morn
ing and evening on Sunday at the Church
of he Good Shepherd, Chesapeake City and
i'll the afternoon at St. Augustine on the
Manor.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Whitney invited
a number of the little boys and girls to
meet their neice, Leslie McCauley, on the
evening of the Fourth, and who were mer-
rily entertained by display of fire works.
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Business Locals.

Insure your property with Manly
Dreunen. 5,l6tf
\ solid oak chamber suit of seven pieces
for S2i95 Call aud see them at Il. Marsh
bank & Son.
For Binder Irvine 80 to Carhart Il Co.
Zion, Md ard get it at bottom prices as
you will soon need it.
Manly Drennen insures live stock
against fire and lightning in first class
companies at low rates. 5,16tf
When you visit Baltimore, stop at tie
Maltby House, where will be found first
lass recommendations and exceedingly low
rates. hchl 7tf
Happy and content is home with The
Rochester, a lamp with the light of the
morning, Catalogues, write Rochester
Lamp Co., New York,
Business is booming at Booths Banana
Bazlr. Four hundred and forty Line
lunches of bananas handled iii four weeks,
and sixty more received this week. Fifty
bushels hand picked peanuts by the bushel,
peek qulrt or pint at city prices. Confec
tionery and French mixtures at city jobbers
prices without freight charges added. Ice
cream, the best at the lowest price, in any
Qulr tity and of any flavor. Watermelous
retail or to the trade Come and see for
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Hied.

KIRk-June 2lst, 1892, Hannah b. Kirk, in the
sd year Of her age.
Tuesday, June 18th, 1892, Lotte
A. .Ianney, wife OF Elmer Janney.
Dearest sister, thou has left us:
Thy bright face we'll see no more,
Thou has gone to join the blest,
On that bright celestial shore.
We no more shall hear thy footsteps,
Nor the music of thy voice,
Thou hast gone from earth to heaven,
With the ransomed to rejoice.
HER SISTERS.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION
In the matter of the Tax Sale OF Land OF Mary
Curry. by the Sheriff, In the Circuit
Court for Cecil County.

In the matter OF the Tax Sale OF Land OF Mary
Curry. by the Sheriff. In the Circuit
Court for Cecil County.
The object OF this proceeding Is to procure the
ratification and confirmation Of a sale made the
9th day of May, 1892, by George f. Mckinney,
sheriff OF Cecil county and eX-otficO collector of
delinquent taxes in said county, OF tract or
piece of land with the Improvements thereon
which in the advertisement reads as follows
"All that tract or parcel OF land with the i'm
provementS thereon. assessed TO Mary Curry, sit
uated in the Third Election District OF Cecil
county and more particularly described in a
deed from Samuel Miller and wife to William
Curry. usband of Mary Curry, dated December
the 10Th, 1851, and recorded in LiDer X. G.. H.,
No. 1, folio $50, one OF the Land Record Books Of
Cecil county aforesaid
The said sheriff having made report to this
court OF said sale, together with all the proceed
in9s had in relation thereto. and the said pro-
ceedings having been examined by the court and
the same appearing to be regular and the pro-
visions oil the law in relation thereto appearing
to have been complied with; it is thereon this
10th day OF June, 1872, by the Circuit Court for
Cecil county and by the authority Of said court
ad Judged and ordered that notice be given by
the insertion OF this order in the Cecil County
NetrS and the CECIL WHIG, two newspapers pub
lshed and printed in Cecil county aioresa id
once week for Jour successive weeks before the
third Monday Of August next, warning all per-
sons interested in the said property to be and
appear in the above court by the third Monday
have why said sale should not be ratified and con-
tirmed.
FREDERICK STUMP.
JAMES T. GRAHAM, CLERK,
True copy: Test: JAMES t. GRAHAM, Clerk.
June25-5t
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Death of MIR. Benjamin.

George w. Benjamin died at his home
in Bay View, on Thursday of last week,
aged IA years. A wife, one daughter
and four sons survive him. His sons are
E. J. Benjamin of Singerly; A. j. and
NJ. o. Benjamin of Salisbury, Md; and
Alison Benjamin of Bay View. His
daughter is the wife of Mr.. George
Lynch of Port Deposit.
The funeral services were held in the
Bay View NJ. P. Church on Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock. Interment in
church cemetery.
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Two Story Brick Dwelling House

Iss-k1 of six rooms with kitchen ATTACHED: Il
ETIm frame barn; wagon house and other
Mi,I buildings, including a frame tenant
klAuI house.
The farm is well adapted for general farming
or trucking and is about ~ miles distant from
Sylmar station on the Baltimore Central X. X.
and it will be sold subject to the tenants right OF
possession until the 18th OF March, 1898. when
possession will be given.
TERMS OF SALE. The terms of sale pre-
scribed by the decree are that one third OF the
purchase money shall be paid in cash on the day
of sale: one third in six months thercirom, and
the remainder in twelve months thereirom: the
credit payments to be secured by the sn0teS OF the
purchaser, with SuretieS to lie approved by the
trustee and to bear interest from the day OF sale,
but authority is given TO said trustee to vary said
terms If he shall deem it to be 10 the best interest
of the parties to said cause so TO do. The expense
ofconyeyancing to be borne by the purchaser.
GEORGE A. BLAKE,
june25-tS Trustee.
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- A.. Large Two-Story Brick House

j
HI in good repair with Cellar and Attic,
ElAllL and Two Story Brick Kitchen at
tached, containing in all eight rooms. There is a
well OF excellent water with pump therein in the
shed attached TO the kitchen, and also never
falling spring on the lower side Of the lot. The
other buildings consist OF a small Frame Tene
ment house two stories high in toieTably good
repair. and small frame stable with the other
usual Outbuildngs. There is abundant room on
the lot to erect a large sized house on the west
side OF the present dwelling, and also room to
erect one OF smaller dimensions on the east side,
The location IS high and healthy, the neBhbor-
hood good and the whole property is well worth
the attention of those desiring to invest IN town
property.
TERMS OF SALE. The ,sGssas----.--ssz pre-
scribed by the order are: OneSsi1Td OF the pur-
chase money shall be paid in cash on the day OF
sale. and the balance in two equal Installments
iii SIX and eighteen months from the day OF sale,
the credit payments to be secured by the notes or
bonds o the purchaser with surety or sureties
to be approved by the committee and to bear
interest from the day o. sale. Cost Otconveyance
to be paid by the purchaser
J. WESLEY FALLS
John c. I1indman, Auct,, je25-ts Committee.
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On Tuesday, July 10, 'e2,
2C'CLOCKP. N.

all that lot or parcel Of ground with the improve
ments thereon, which was conveyed unto the
said Abraham Cosett by the Mccullough Iron
Company by deed dated the 2sth day OF N0yem-
Der 1874, and recorded In Liber A w NJ No. /
folio IA &C. one of the Land Record Books of
Cecil county aforesaid and contains 1880 so.
FEET OF LAND MORE OR LESS.
This property is situate on the south side OF
High street in North East, aforesaid, near the
depot of the Z. w * b. X. K. and has a front on
said street of 10 feet and extends back therefrom
1aEEa 'Ia it.,t,r t~ntrn, r. cons 81 pF q
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TO BRIDGE BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS.

Proposals will be received by the County
Commissioners OF Cecil County. addressed to
them at their office in Elkton, up to the 10th day
July, 1892. at II o'clock m, Tor the rebuild
ing OF the Bohemia Bridge, according to the
plans and specifications now On file in the office
OF the County Commissioners.
The length OF the Bridge is 1857 ieet between
the face OF the abutmcutS. AID contains So bCnts
of piiing, and a 90 foot draw. The roadway on
the bridge proper will be l. feet inches IN the
clear and roadway on the draw II feet in the
clear. The foundations Tor the new superstructure
will be formed by cutting off the present pillng
at low water mark and placing 12xl2 yellow
pine or oak cap on the top OF the same, as will
be fully shown by the plans now on nile in the
Office OF the County Commissioners, and bids are
hereby invited Tor both Wood and Iron super
structures. No bud however will be considered
iUr wooden draw.
The successful bidder will be required to fur
niSh a good and sufficient bond to guarantee the
completion of the work TO the satisfaction of the
Commissioners or their agent, within a specified
time, and the County Commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
je25, c. H, SMITH, Clerk.