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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-30

John Regain has purchased he resi-
dence of S. Il. Enos on West High -treet.
Charlie NJ, owned by Manly D:ennen
and b. b. Dunbars horse Deck, OF Elktou
raced at the Oxford Fair On Friday.
Mr. Joseph L. G. Death and Miss Jennie
H. Gerry, daughter of Mrs. Aunie Gerry,
of Rowlandville were married on Thursday
evening in that town.
"A preliminary meeting of the members
of the Chautauqua Literary Class was held
on Friday evening, to arrange for the
studies the coming season.
Mr., George w. Sutton has forty young
steers which he received last week from
Craig county Va, for sale at wildwood
Grange farm near Perryville.
Jacob 7. Howard and Jacob McCsrdle
were arrested on Wednesday night for
disorderly conduct and were given hear
ing before Squire Cleaver on Friday, being
fined.
The marriage licenses issued this week
an: Sept. %, Edward j. Campbell and
Emma j. Lamar, both of North East;
Joseph l.. G. Death and Jennie FL. Gerry
both of Rowlandville; Thomas Campbell
and Tanner Sophia Stephens, both of Cecil
ton.
A gang of horse thieves was recently
arrested at West Chester, Pa , and in their
possession wos found number of horses
said to have been stolen from Pennsylvania
Delaware and Maryland. Mr.. b. b. Dunbar
of Elkton, who lost dark bay horse with
carriage in April last went to West Chester
on Thursday and inspected the recovered
horses but none answered the description of
his. The officials have the photograph of a
man for whom they are searching which
Mr.. Dunbar states resembles the man who
lroye off his team
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Old ItInerant's Day at the Elk
tou NJ. Il. Church.

Sunday last was Old Itinerant's day at
the Elkton Methodist Episcopal Church
of which the Rev. l. l.. Wood is the
popular pastor, and which proved an
interesting occasion. MIR. WOOD hao
secured the Rev. DIR. T. A. Fernley, who
is the executive officer of the Sabbath
Association of Philadelphia, who delIV-
cred two able and interesting sermons.
There was eminent fitness in asking Dr.
FernIey to Elktop, on the occasion ol
making the annual contribution to the
| conference fund for the old itinerants,
since DIR. Fernley had been the senior
! preacher on the Elkton circuit forty one
years ago, 1S50-51 his junior associate
being the Rev. James W. Lightbourne.
Elkton circuit then embraced Bethel
the Manor and Chesapeake City, the
charges then composing the circuit,
afterwards being reorganized as stations
Dr.. Fernley haC not visited Elkton Since
he left tho circuit forty one years age,
and it can very readily be imagined that
his PASTORAL "reminiscences could be
turned to very profitable account IN the
pulpit. He took as the theme for his
morning sermon, the scriptural assur- !
ance given the faithful preacher, OF the
gospel That they who turn Many to
Righteousness shall Shine as the Stars
Forever and Ever. One of the most path |
> o hot 10 Ga1I doctor
said was the calling of the roll after an |
engagement when the living comrade |
answered for his silent comrade dead
on the battle field" If the roll were |
called on old Elkton circuit, the answers
would show almost all of the old soldiers
of the cross dead upon the battle field.
The doctor then made a cursory analysis
of the character of the old intinerant.
He could not term him scholar, was
not an orator as that term was generally
interpreted, yet in the pulpit he rose
in the heart of the unconverted. He attri
buted this power to the rugged zsal and
deep personal piety of the old preachers
of Methodism. Its marvellous growth in
America, beginning with five persons,
three devout women and two backsldden
men, could be only accounted for by the
wonderful power of the early Wesleyan
preachers displayed in prayer. Ia this
they were extraordinarily gifted. DIR.
Ferniey enforced the idea that high per-
sonal example was the true secret OF
every minister's success in preaching.
Not the least interesting feature Of the
service was the pressucs of Mr..
Samuel Thompson of Bethel, who vener
able in years and faithful in profession
although carrying the weight of SO years
Is the sole surviving official of old Elk
ton circuit.
In the evening DR.. FerDley delivered
an interesting sermon on the Signs
Of the Times" which was listened to by
arge and attentive congregation. Tie
services of the day were of unusual
interest, and the doctor says that having
been forty one years i'll getting to Elk
tod, he expects to come back ?gain forty
,ne years hence, if not in body at least '
in spirit.
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TubercuIous Cows.

Fourteen dairy COWS belonging to A.
T. Colburn, of this city, says the Phila
delphia Press, who has a farm near
Delaware City, Delaware, were killed in
Richmond Thursday because they were
found to be suffering from tuberculosis.
The cows were from "A herd of thirtyoGe.
Several weeks ago a number OF cows
died aud DR.. L. Buckingham, of the
Delaware College Agricultural Station,
Wilmington, was called upon to exam
inc them He injected lymph into the
remainder of the herd and fourteen re
sponded to the tests. Leonard Pearsol,
of the L University of Penusylvanil, who
made the post-nortem examinations
said that al! the animals but one showed
marked indications of consumption
Veterinarians whc have been investi
eating the origin of anthrax among the
cattle and horses of Delaware City ex-
press the belief that they have found
the cause of it in the refuse OF the mo
rocco factories in Wilmington, which is
used on the farms in that vicinity as
manure
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Peoples COz2g17171.
"A' Answered III the 9TH.

PORT DEPOSIT, Sept. 81 SO.
MIR. EDITOR:
Permit me through the columns of the
WING, to correct a misstatemeut made by
the correspondent of the Cecil Democrat
signing himself "a" from this place. "A''
40 every b ldy well knows is Democrat for
rcrcHue only, and with doubtless promise
from Mr. G. G CrOthers of much protesting,
should Mr.. Crothers be elected, which is
nov highly improbable, lie is trying to sag
through the Democrat to the voters of the
county. that the 9TH district is for the
CrOthers licket BY a large majority Such
= not the case however for outside of 'A'
who no doubt hopes to pull Mr.. Crother' :
leg and get much Doodle tue election
draws near-and few oJhec Il svenue d sm
osrats and Gro,aeriJe1, there are really no
Democrats here who ,re enthusiastic. or
fell nclnei to support with vig0r, tie pre-
sent 80 called DAmOcr tic ticket.
As result, the entire ticket here prob
ably, and Mr.. Crothers certainly, unless all
signs fail, viii be overwhelmingly beaten.
This Mr. + iitor is the district where
Judge Stump lives, whom Mr.. CrotEers is
credited with having tried hard to beat in
the general election, after buying and
beating him out of the Eighth district at
the primary.
Here Eli S Seminar also resides who
Was numerically butchered with I. JEFF
erson Scott a. the returns shovel, by the
same Mr.. Crothers, who now solicits Dam
ocralic votes, Oh tha g:0uai that he is a
Democrat.
Tne fact is Mr.. Editor, tha5 politics up
this way IRE getting hot, and as the days
roll By, the crushing defeat of Mr.. Crothers
will be- male els ,riy apparent to all.
AZ does not speak for the Democratic
masses, but Is inspired by and hungry for
Mr. Crother's doodle" the primary supply
doubtless being about exhausted. No, CA
controls in part but one vote his owu-no
more, and the large majority in this District
will lie for l.. Marshall Haines. the clean,
pure, honorable gentleman, if not indeed
for the whole Republican ticket. Oar PEG.
pie have not forgotten the disgraceful scenes
OF the last Primary, when under the cover
D! MT. y. AIDtEL DOyu CAhuiuaCy iOl
Sheriff, and the expenditure of much
doodle" and the exercise OF unparalleled
tricEery, Mr.. Croth9rs was foisted upon US
against the will of a large majority of the
Democratic party. This will be resented
at the polls in Novem Der, by large ma ority
for Mr.. Haines, and all the boosting of ga, "
and all the "bcodle" of Mr.. Crothers, will
be powsrless to prevent it.
Mr. Editor l cast my first vote in 1867,
and have voted a straight Democratic ticket
ever since, but this fall sh I'LL vots in the
interest # my party and my County the
Republican ticket as all good men should do,
but | shall still be a DEMOCRAT.
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Notes and Personals.

Mrs C. NJ. Ellis is at the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Charles n Tull is a visitor at the
Worlds Fair,
Mr.. Eugene Phillips is on trip to
Niagara Falls.
Miss G fittings OF Baltimore, is the guest
of friends in Elkton,
Elk Senator E. NJ Allen, of Bel Air, was
in Eikton on Tuesday.
Mr.. w. H. Mackall is enjoying a visit
to relatives in Bel Air.
Mrs. John NJ. Bowen, OF Newark, is
visiting relatives in Elkton.
Miss Florence Biddle, of San Jose,
California, is visiting Mrs. L. NJ. Haines.
Reuben Haines Esq, left on Sunday for
a stay of two weeks at the Worlds Fair.
Miss Florence Miller, of Philadelphia, is
visiting Mrs. Lszaiere on West High Street.
Mrs. John Stump, mother of Hon. Fred
erick Stump, is lying critically ill at her
residence Perry Point, near Perryville.
Mr., and Mrs. George NJ. Young, of
Chicago, are visiting in Elkton, the guests
of Mr.. Youug's sister, Mrs. Susan Courier.
Mr.. G. NJ. Newman, of the firm of Prich-
ard and Newman, architects, Baltimore
was visitor in Elkton on Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul I. Arbuckle, of
Cherry HiIl A Kirk, of Farmington; and
J. N. Mccullough, of Port Deposit, regis
tered at the Worlds Fair on Wednesday.
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W. C, T. u.
The Nineteenth Annual Convention Held
at Annapolis

The Nineteenth Annual Convention Held
at Annapolis
The nineteenth Annual Convention OF
the Womens Christian Temperance Union
of Mary land convened at Annapolis on
Tuesday evening, the State President
Mr.. Summerfiald Baldw OF Baltimore
presiding
After Scripture reading by Rev.
Watson Case and prayer by Rev. j. W.
McIlvain addresses of welcome were
delivered by City Counsellor Riley on
the part of Annapolis; E. C. Grant for
the press; Rev W. L. Mcdowell, for the
pulpit, and Mrs. Case on the part of the
local branch of Woman's Temperance
Union. Mrs. Blake wife of George A.
Blake ESD, of Elkton, handsome lady
who sat beside the president, responded
eloqueutly to each of the speakers IN
turn.
In noticing Mrs. Blakes responses the
Baltimore Sun says. Her remarks were
appropriate and her language SO fluent
there was no time to give merited appla-
use. She stated in the beginning of her
speech that the Womens Christian
Temperance Union had not come out to
secure office or seek political pull nor
to buttonhole people, but to discuss and
to further the cause of good morals and
and order. The press she said bad be-
come interested in temperance, which
she considered a good omen. She de-
clared that nine tenths of the lawyers of
Cecil county were favorable to prohibit
ion, which was also good sign. She
is graceful speaker and held the
audience attentively.
Besides Mrs. Blake Cecil county was
represented by Miss G. L. Broksw of
Roch and St. Johns Unions, Miss
Sue Mackey daughter of Elk Sheriff
Robert Mackey who was delegate from
Moores Chapel Union. Mrs. r. A
Lambert of the North East Union
Mrs. A. C. Shippers, Colora, Mrs, Mercil
Mcdowell, of Calvert, Mrs. c. S. Abra-
ham, Woodlawn, Mrs G. A. Martindale,
Zion, Mrs E iiVin Haines, Rising Sun,
Mrs. G. A. Gerry, Port Deposit.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-30

But few days remain until the close
of the season at the cannery OF McuaW
& Smith. During the season which
opened August the eighth, ooOo cases Oh
corn have been packed, making total OF
1872 600 cans. The drought diminished
the corn crop one half which allowed
the firms packing but this number OF
cases, their intention bel ng to can Is, 0oo
Owing to this deficiency the firm can bill
but 40 per cent of their orders. The corn
vet remaining to can is from thirty acres
of land.
Fifty hands have been employed dur.
ing the season, and the farmers raising
the corn have received for it S9.5 per
ton with the privilege of taking the
husks and cobs for use as stock feed.
Manager J. E. McGaw states that next
season the firm will can both corn and
tomatoes provided the farmers Will plant
both. and he desires to meet the growers
this season at his Office during next week
for this purpose. For next season 40C
acres will be planted in corn and 200 10
tomatoes. The cannery has been mater
ial and welcome benefit to Elkton, and
Manager McGaw is assured of the con
fidence Of every grower and of all others
with whom the firm has dealt. MIR
McGaw will spend the winter in Wash
ington.
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FOOT BALL.
The Season Opens To-day at EIkton-EIk-
Ton vs.. Warren.

The Season Opens To-day at EIkton-EIk-
ton VS.. Warren.
The foot ball season opens in Elkton
today when the Ekton eleven meets the
Warren Athletic Club of Wilmington.
The game will commence promptly at
half past three o'clock, and be played on
the Fair Grounds. Both teams are in
excellent form from careful training and
tho contest promises to be one of decided
interest and full of excitement. The
Elkton club is made up of the best
players of last season in addition to sew
eral new men of experience and is strong
and probable winner.
The Warren club is confident of putting
up stiff game and the men have bee n
practicing at Creston, their grounds near
that city.
An admission of twenty five cents will
be charged, and the game should have a
large attendance. Let everybody go.
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CECIL'S FINE CORN.
A Kansas Farmer Pronounces it the Finest
He Had Ever Seen.

A Kansas Farmer Pronounces it the Finest
He Had Ever Seen.
1t used to be said that the New Eng
land states supplied the seed corn for
the continent in their sons who were the
pioneer settlers in the great West, but
Cecil county is gaining prominence i'll
that section, because of the quality and
excellence of her seed corn for the rails
ing of that staple.
Cecil county justly takes pride in her
agriculture and the following self explain
atory letter is very gratifying and indi-
Gates that the celebrated Cecil county
hay has strong rival in Cecil county
corn:
Board of Worlds Fair Managers of Md
Jackson Park, Chicago, Sept. 16, SO
MIR. w. X. RECKEFUs,
Port Deposit, Md.
My Dear Sir:-The samples of corn
furnished by you and en- exhibition in
the Mary land State building have attrac
ted much attention and received highly
favorable comment.
A number of visiting farmers from the
great corn growing states have solicited
portions for seed and notably one from
Kansas, with whom | talked. He was
free in his expression that it was tbs
finest corn he had ever seen.
Very Truly Yours,
GEORGE L. MCCAHAN,
Executive Commissioner,
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Burned to Death.
North East, Septem Der 90, 1898

North East, Septem Der 29, 1893
Mrs. Jemima Chambers, aged seventy
years met horrible death at her home
in this town on Thursday. When her son
Alfred Cham bers returned from his work
at the iron works this evening, he discovered
his mothers charred body lying in the pump
house, from which every particle of clothing
had been burned. When Alfred left home
this morning his mother who is in feeble
health remained in bed and it is thought
that her clothing became ignited when she
was fixing the coal fire and that she rushed
to the pump in an endeavor to exiting
ush the flames
An inquest was deemed unnecessary.
Mrs. Cham beers was a we'll known and
highly respected lady and consistent
member of the NJ. E church. She owned
the handsome residence on High St, In
which she lived She leaves five sons and
one daughter, all grown. The funeral will
take place on Saturday from her late
residence; intermeut in the Nj. l.. cemetey.
A gloom has been cast over our town py
this sudden and terrible death.
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An Appeal From The Singerly
Fire COmnanv

The Singerly Fire Company take this
method OF announcing that they intend
to hold Fair, commencing October Goth
and continuing ten days, and appeal
to the people Of Eikton and vicinity
especially the lalies-to assist them.
The object Of the fair is to enabl3 the
Company to purchase more hose, aud to
equip the members for protection to
their persons as well as their property at
fires.
Also, the Company would like those
who have their names on the Company's
books for subscriptions to come forward
and pay the same as the Company intend
to publish the names of all who have
contributed to it.
Messrs. VIM. Meisel, Patrick McGready
and w. w. Burkley have been appointed
a committee TO solicit articles aud money
for the Fair.
The Company is not as we'll prepared
to fight big fire as they should be;
They need more hose and such equip
mepts as will protect their persons while
on ddty. Give US helping hand.
ID. L. SLOAN,
Secretary OF Fair Committee.
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RISING sun.
PROF.. KAUFMAN RESIGNS - TOWN I'M.
PROVEAIENTS PERSONAL AND

a fast gOer


OTHER NEWS.
RISING Sun, Sept. IS, 90.
The canning factories closed this week.
Mrs. L L. Ewing and sou are visiting
relatives il Iowa.
The fuleral of Mrs. Annie Reynolds on
last Sunday was largely attended.
The Juvenile Temple of Rising Sun, will
give an entertainment at Port Deposit,
Oct. 18Th.
Prof. w. l. Kaufman has resigned his
position as principal of the Friends Normal
Institute.
Jesse a. Kinks house on Walnut street
is being reprinted which is quite an i'm
provemcnt
There will be services in St Agnes Chapel
every second and fourth Sunday until
further notice.
The Town Commissioners are iay ing the
town surveyed. Z Henry Haine. is doing
the surveying
Six more wires are being Put on the
telegraph line which ruas from Philadel-
phia to Washington.
Basil Brown and family of Philadelphia,
who have been spending the summer at
their cottage return ed home this week.
Lloyd Robert formerly OF Port Deposit
has opened CT. en- grocery and restaurant
on the conner of Pearl and Queen streets.
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ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Frank Bryson Shot Through tho Window
OF his House in Elk Neck.

Frank Bryson Shot Through the WindoN
| OF his House in Elk Neck.
l.. Frank Brysoh lies in precarious
condition, his throat pierced with a
pistol shot from ear 10 ear, at the home
of his father Thorn J Bryson in Elk
Neck few miles from Elkton, the
victim OF prGmeditated attempt at
double murder, and which may yet prove
a tragedy. Who committed the deed is
as yet to be determined. although the
finger of suspicion possibly points out
the would-be assassin.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. Bryson aud
Mrs. Harry Krause, who is stated to be
his fathers housekeepor, were the occu
pants of one of the downstairs rooms
when suddenly they were startled by 4
report and bullet whizzed by Mrs.
Krause. In an instant a second shot was
fired and Nh. Bryson fell, blood stream
lug from bullet wound i'll his neck.
Mr.. Thomas J. Bryson was in another
room, and upon hearing the sho's hurried
to the scene, au alarm Was given, but the
perpretrator OF the deed had made his
escape.
THE HOUSE.
The house is a modest log structure
one and a hall stories high, to which an
addition also OF logs has been bu lJ. Il
is located between the old and lew Elk
Neck roads, in a ssquestered spot within
the heart of the woods, and the scene is
one of quiet anu seciusion. y side road
half mile in length winds its way from
the public road to the house through the
woods and over which one would be
hardly tempted to travel without
mission. The room in which the shoot
ing occurred is in the main building,
plat OF which is presented.
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All that FARM or TRACT OF Ian
84ACRESOF

be the same more or less, and adjoins lands
William Fell and Others and being the sal
land whereof William II. Mcdowell died SELF
and which was conveyed unto the said willie
H. Mcdowell by Onias q Mershon by De
dated the 4th day of March, A. ID. 1867, and
now of record in Liber II. X. 7. No. l, folio .
&C., one CT the Land Record Books OF Ce
county Aforesaid. i
The improvements consist OF aLARGE -
~ STORY FRAME MANSION ,n
HOUSE, with Frame Kitchen attached iii
also a good dry celler under the house 49,
and a well of excellent water at the door. Lar
Frame Barn on stone foundation walls with go
stabling and we'll of water at the barn. Fra
Wagon House and Carriage House combin
Wood House and other necessary outoulldlDgs
The land is all clear and in the highest state
cultivation except about five acres which are
set in Chestnut and Oak. There is also thTiyl
Apple Orchard of choice fruit and other fri
trees and vines on the premises.
This very desirable farm is situate within
miles OF Sylmar, a station on the Phlladeipi
X Baltimore Central Railroad and is cenvenit
to mills, schools, churches, &c.
THE TERMS OF SALE as prescribed by I
decree. are: That one thousand dollars shall
paid in cash on the day OF sale and the residue
Two equal instalments at six and twelve mon
respectively from the date OF sale, the credit pr
ments to bear interest from day OF sale and
secured to the satisfaction OF the trustee. In
terms may be varied 10 suit purchaser.
RSCosts of deed to be paid by the purchas
John c. HINpNAS. Auct. Trust
NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors OF W
II. Mcdowell deceased, to lie their claims
the proper vouchers thereto with the Cleri
'n' oi''U'' 0O"'' ''' 0''l' 'V VIM. $. EVANS,
s16ts Truste
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.GLOgAL DEPARTMENT. v

The Jr. o. U. A. NJ. fair held a
Perryville Melted the order $40.
"A young child of Mr.. and Mrs. james
Marcus died on Tuesday evening.
-Phillip NJ. Groves removed his family
from this town to Bay View on Monday
Several cattle have died recently a.
Perryville with disease closely resembling
anthrax.
The high tide on Monday found large
number of gunners on the marshes, anu
fully thousands birds were bagged.
Mrs, w. H. May has purchased the
residence on West Main Street owned py
Mrs Alexander Evans, row occupied oy
the Misses Hartnett.
A slight fire occurred on Thursday after
noon in the summer kitchen of the residence
of Mr.. Winfield Bennett Oh High street.
1t was quickly extinguished.
Mrs. NJ. A. j. Nelson has removed from
the Crouch building on Main street to that
few doors above owned by Mr.. VIM. ii.
Elder and recently occupied by DR.. 5. u
Jones.
Work was commenced upon the new
iron bridge over Mill creek at Bacon Hill
on Tuesday The bridge is to be twenty
feet long, sixteen feet wide, and six feet
above water level. George MCQuilkin, OF
Elkton, is the contractor for the iron work,
and VIM. Watson, of Perryville, will do
the masonry
Mrs Eliz lbeth W. Clark, wife of Ed
ward w. Clark, died at her residence In
Chesapeake City on Tuesday morning at
l O'Clock. Mrs. Clark was a daughter OF
Mrs. Toward Lorraine of that town. The
funeral services were held on Friday
afternoon at two o'clock at her late home.
Interment at Bethel cemetery.
The funeral of the late Henry A Spittle
was held on Sunday afternoon at half past
three o'clock in Trinity Church, the rector
Rev. VIM. Schouler officiating. The utter.
ment was in the Elk.on cemetry. The
bearers were: Ames NJ. Merry, James Clark
Hyand Marcus, +, B. Bradbury, John
Regan, and DR.. R. C. Mackall.
"A second wage reduction went into
effect at the works of the Principle Forge
Company This week. A daily reduction OF
twenty FIVE cents has been made in the scale
CT each ton of iron; thirteen cents from black
smiths; twenty cents from the engineers |
and fifteen cents from the hammer drivers. |
The daily wages of the laborers were |
previously reduced from 81. % to S1.10.
AT the September registrations the
following numbers of new names were
enrolled and those of the deceased-as men
tioned-strickep off: