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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-09-22

\ meeting of the County Executive
Committee appointed 10 have charge OF
the auti-,icanse campaign in this county
was hold on Thursday. Mr.. George y.
Blake, who was appointed county chair
man by the late convention in his
absence, through Dr.. James II. Frazer,
stated to the committee that for personal
reasons we'll known to all at this time, it
would be impossible for him to accept
the appointment. The committee in
Difference to his wishes, accepted his
declination and unanimously elected Mr..
VIM. I. Hammond, OF North East, as
chairman.
The committee mapped out a plan 10Y
the conduct of the campaign, and ad-
journed subject TO the call of the chair
man.
The subcommittee in the districts
are already actively at work, and the
reports from all sections OF the county
are of most encouraging character.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-09-22
Tennis Tournament,

The West Nottingham Tennis Club
visited Oxford on Saturday and engaged
in tournament with the club of that
town. which resulted in the laurels going
to the home players. The events were
all pretty exhibitions and were as follows:
Ladies' Doubles-Mss Lena Kimble
and Miss Jennie Mccullough, West Not
tingham Club, defeated Mrs. j. NJ
Dickey aud Mrs. H. L. Hodge, Oxford,
6 to f. 3 to 6, 2 to 6.
Mems Siogles-M. L. Mccullough,
Oxford, defeated Horace Gillespie, No
tiugham. to 3, to q, & to 3.
and Robert Hutchinson, Oxford, defeated
Prof. J. G. Conner and II. F. Richards,
Nottingham, Ito 8, 6 to 2, ito A.
Ladies' Siugles-NIiss Hannah Ewing
Oxford, defeated Miss Jennie McCul-
| Tough, Nottingham, to 4, 6 to 4.
Mixed Doubles-AGlss Ewing aud NJ
| L. Mccullough, Oxford, defeated Mis-:
Rebecoa Gillespie and Horace Gillespie
Nottingham, to 2, to 4.
PORT DEPOSIT DEFEATS OXFORD.
A match game OF tennis bstween
Messrs. Philip NJ. Bond and Thomas c
| Bond, ESQ, of the Country Club, auC
Messrs. Rogers and Hutchinson of tht
| Oxford Club, was played Tuesday, Sept
18Th on the grounds Of Mr.. +. s. Everis
at Port Deposit resulting in victory fc
| the Country Club, the Messrs. Bond win
| ming in all five of the sets played Score
to 3, 6 to /, 6 to 3, 10 to s, 6 to 3. OWNS
| to the very short notice of the match bu
few of the mem bers were present.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-09-22

That prosperous and influential young
organization, Harmony Council, Junior
Order OF United American Mechanics, at
CgciitOn, az it's meeting on Friday night
last took fnal steps toward the building
of new hall IN that town. The build
ing committee consists of Messls. J. H..
Smith, chairman, E. II. Pearce, Harry
Duh amel, w. {. Lake and Il. w. Black
way
The patriotic character of the order
has won Tor it the friendship and best
wishes Of All true citizens, aud this new
enterprise is receiving generous support
aud encouragement. Tie refusal Of the
Cecillon public school trustees to allow
the couucil to raise an American flag
over the school house on Old Defenders
Day is still receiving its just condemna-
ton both at the home of the council and
throughout the county and all concerned
III this most disioyal act are severely
ceDsured by the public.
The members of Harmony Council
desire to heartily thank their lady friends
who so kindly aud generously contributed
| toward the success oil their celebrate On
last week, and also to thank the public
for it's liberal support and interest shown
in their efforts.
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The Democratic primaries e., Gsen
allied for Septen,bo- 90

The Democratic primaries e., neer
called for September 20.
The evening services in the I Etor
churches now commence at 80 i.s.nsd Of
s o'clock.
-i'ev. L. Day Clutweu on I,n lay
leoe'Ned an aprointueut 10 the Queer 'own,
, Nd" NJ. L. Church, aud will assume the
4uileS OF his new charge on Monday.
the salary OF the Queenstown Church is
5000.
Register of voters p. j. McGreldy sat
III Eikton for the September registration of
voters in this district on Monday, Tuesday
aad Wednesday. For:y.two new names
We're added to the list, and fourteen names
OF deceased voters taken of.
Mr.. James L. Wells, conductor on
dining car on the North Pacific Railroad,
after many years absence from Elkton,
was in town this week Mr.. Wells father
was for number of years the popular
proprietor Of the Old Union Hotel
"A stranger who gave his home AS Port
land, Maine, and who Was tramping there
from Georgia, was taken with an attack of
heart failure on Main street on Thursday
afternoon. He was taken To a nearby
residence attended by DR.. II. L. CIemso
and WAS able TO resume his journey on Fri
day.
"A large monument weighing about 5
tons, was erected in the rev cemetery at
Leeds on Monday 17th IN memory Of Miss
Sarah Wilson the founder of the first sun
day School in this State outside of Ba!ti-
more City, winch was organized at Leeds
in 1917. The monument was purchased by
the NJ. p. Sunday Schools OF this county.
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Port Deposit Items

PORT DEPOSIT, sept 70, 1891,
Capt John Mitchell has opened a con
t1ctlouary and fruit store in the first stor,
. of his dwelling
Austin L. Crothers E.q.. Administrator
OF J"hn +. lYoG sold a Two third iuter...
IN TIL" large dwelling and store house al
Rock lsun for five hundred doilars,
a small frame tenant house bplonpin, +,
to Mrs, Davis near Craig town burned lasI
week. II had been teniuted by .Joseph
Bear AID the same evening after he eft
the fire occurred
Rev. Thomas s. Ockford rector of ST.
James Episcopal Church arrived with his
family last Saturday ami preached in the
church last Sunday morning and made A
very favorable impression.
The Jacob Tome Institute opened Mon
day morning and with the kindergarteu
now has ABOUT four hundred AMI fifty
pupils. The kindergarten will open next
Monday with Miss Bessie Kellogg from
Chicago As teacher
Huntlng's Circus came to town on We'd
nesday, but the rain prevented them from
getting in shape till late Il the afternoon,
and they had bat few in attendance hut at
night there was IA much larger crowd, and
most persons say il was much better than
the usual class that visit the country towns
Mr.. Thomas II. Patten while having
some walnut lumber sawed AT Coulson' 5
saw mill last week, some how, he cannot
tell how, lost the end OF his foretinger and
tore nail aud part of the end OF the little
fuger off, by buzz saw. He says he is Il
good Presbyterian and believed it was
fOreordaIned.
The Oxford Tennis Club chaleu sed the
the Country Club for a friendly contest,
MIR. c. j. Rogers and Mr.. Robert Hutchn-
son came here and played Messrs. Thos. G.
Bond and PhilipE. Bond. Tuesday after
noon on The Court of ME~--'--'-~ -Everist.
DoubteS, Messrs-- score
6-S--E---
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COnOWingO Items,

CoNowINGo, Sept, u, 1891.
The Cono"ipgo Wall Paper Go, is almost
ready to commence printing the PAPER.
j. Michael K2nnard, Of Pilot Town
started on Wednesday morning to the hos
pltal IN Phll'., 10 be treated for an abscess.
john Hess, the present roprietor of the
Fountain Ho:ei of this place, has rented
The hotel at Texas, Pa where he expects
to move In the spring.
The heavy rains of Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning have swollen and
made the river so muddy as to spoi! the
bass fishing for the present.
On last Sunday Jacob aud George He'd
rlck, two boys of this place, were foolipg
with pistol, when it went off. strikin@
George about the centre of the nose, but
fortunately it glanced off without doinn
much harm
WIN. ladders, the boy who about i
week or two ago went through the rolls
head first at the sulphite mill, met with
another accident. He was pryiug down
With an iron bar, when it broke, MASKING
his fingers badly.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-09-22

The Orphans Court for CECIL county
was in session on Wednesday of this
weok-present, Judges David p. Davis
and W. X. Reckefus. The following
accounts were examined and passed:
First and final account of Joseph L..
Wells, admir- of Mary Ann Boyer, and
distribution struck on same; first and final
account of Joseph \. S~aney, Administrator
C. t. a. of Margaret Swaney; 10th account
of ii. II. Haines, executor and trustee of
Eli Hurford; 81 and final account of
Robert r Rawlings, Guardian Of Robert
Kerr: IOsh account of William Thomas
Brickley, guardian OF Isaac E. W. Brown
and Harry G. Brown; 18Th account of
John keilholtZ and Alma NJ. keilho!tZ;
first and fnal account of Amos Wilson,
administrator of John f. Stevens; first
and final account of Thomas +. Sidweii,
executor of Lavinia Sidwen.
Court adjourned to meet in regular
session Oh Oct. Och, next.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-09-22

machine work The girls viii bo tsugh
sewing, ;n both cases tho studies heir-
Introduced not for their technical. bu
educational value, aud essential worth il
/ general training
! BY the heneflccEce of its founder, Hon
| jacob Tone, the schGcl has an cpd9 -
mentd 81 600, COG, and IS 4 free rustrju.
| ton ,cvl supplying books and stationery
In the equation of its entrances the
childrenh Pert Deposit are frst to be
received, then OF the county, then of
state, and istly OF the country at large.
The me Gers Of the faculty are.
Director, loi. James r. Campbell:
| Seventh, Gig il and high school grades
}. NJ. Jamlso. science; Charles b. Howe
manual tra!nl' and Instrumental draw
ing; Thomas Currier. mathematics
and geography;,rs. Charlotte Newell,
history and damages; Miss f. \.
Palmer, free Id drawing. The
teachers up 10 ID seventh grade are
First grade, Ms Efie NJ. Rayuo,. !
second, Miss AIaIret Grant. third |
Miss NJ. Alice Card and Mrs Tj,o,nos |
W. Cnrrler; i"or'h' SIS Helen .Schaad;
nith' M'HS Eh'9'!"6 )Ge. and sixth,
Miss Mary Calhoun. !. $. G.. Handr;n
Is teacher OF sewing "nmiiiine:y, Miss
Helen q. She idon is lIbiap aud 7T,,.
Gerry is bedroom clerk
The board Of directors ,ompess6 nj |
Mrs. E7alyn S. fom", preeut; Jao,h
Tome, Thomas c, Bond, suei G Row
land, Peter E. Tome, Henri. Nesbi,t
John NJ. McCIonahaD, Rot { Hon.
kins, Washington W. lIopki.
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NOiN UIWIItat GN.
A Plain Talk.

We hsar the cry of al! :ri times. Hard
times business Of ali kinds is nara
lyzed, " they say, but so far as | know there
Is not one saloon i'll Cecil county that In,
been obliged to close its doors on account OF
hard times. They multiply aud thrive in
spite OF The hard times. They nav tn, in
licenses i'll spot" cash, and wher,. does The
money c rma from? Out vi the pockets Of
their Gus !omeTs every time, aud TOO often
out OF til" innn'hs aud of the backs ii snt-
terinS wives and helpless children of work
Ing men Or men who would work if tuev
could. Careful estimates show that if ths
drink bill was divided there wnu,a he
enough to pm: three dollars per wre!. in
every family. Add that amount To their
incomes and you woald never hear anything
about hard times. And yet am told here
that the rum traffic is a resrecta ole calling
engaged in by some of our most eminent
and worthy citizens. Respectable, indeed,
wheu three-tourthS OF the crime misery
ana want Is the direct result OF the rum
traflc; when our rtu.teutiaries are over
populated with runs degraded victims.
asylums and almShouscs til!ed with CrDhars
and abandoned progeny made so by the
rum shop. respectable when the wife's
hopes are basTed, and her home made .
pAndemoniUm by the drunken orgies Of faith
er and husband. Respectable when the hus
bands home is made wretche,l by tippling
wife and mother. Respectable, indeed. and
this avowal to "ome from those whose duty
TO society is toe keep the fieni within such
limits as 10 jeopardize society as little as
possible, [ am looking anxiously to the
next election for deiiverapce, and | pray
God That every man will use bis God
given intldsnce to right that which il
wrong and for the helpless and oppressed
for when they send up their influence in
loyal service, :hen and .hen only can they
fall in faith on bende,l knee and pray, "Our
Father who art in Heaven, Thy kingRoll
come
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Chesapeake City Items

CHESAPEAKE CITY, Sept. n, 1921.
Miss Mary E. Culinary is lying quite i'll
| at her home bere
The infant son Of Capt. George Lochmau
died on Tuesday evening.
John j. Hager & Son are building new
ice house on George sire ct.
Several boats are waiting to go into the
dry dock as soon as it is ready
Miss Mary Rogers, of Baltimore, is visit
ing Miss Annie Boulder, of this place.
James Allen has been spepdiug a few
days with his daughter, Mrs John Conc
way, of Eikton.
The Jr O. U. A. NJ. has arranged to have
flag raising and parade on the eighteenth
OF October III this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Bouchele and son have
returned TO their home III Chicago after a
months visit to his mother.
Miss Margaret Griffith has returned to
her home in baltimore after IN liking a visit
to her sister, Mrs. Ella Hoppers.
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COLORA NEWS.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CHILD-DEATH
A YOUNG LADY-OTUER NEWS

| FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CHILD-DEATH OF
A YOUNG LADY-oTHER NEWS,
The corn cobs and husk from the
canneries of the county would make
excellent food for the cattle if thus
preserved.
A temperance meeting will be held in
the town hall in Rising Sun on Sunday
afternoon, Sept. %, at 2 O'Clock, under
the Auspices Of the Temperance Com
mittee of Friends (Little Brick) Meeting
House, West Nottingham.
Mr.. Elwood Balderston, of Colora,
finished filling his third slo this week.
The corn used Tor this purpose made a
fine growth this season, and his herd of
dairy cattle Will be largely sustained
by this ensilage, food the coming winter.
Miss Mollie SmithsoD, daughter of
Mrs. Lizzie Smithson, died at her home
near Colora on Sunday afternoon of
consumption. The deceased was about
twenty years Of age and young lady OF
many estimsble qualities. Her funeral
took place on Thursday morning utter
ment at West Nottingham.
A very distressing and fatal accident
occurred at Coiora on Saturday evening.
A seven year old daughter of James
Burke, of that place, accidently fell into
tub of scalding water which her father
had placed on the floor, preparatory to
using, and which he had left for few
minutes. The child was terribly burned
about the body, and only survived its
injuries about twenty four hours The
funeral took took place on Tuesday
afternoon.
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Personal and Social.

Miss Minnie Armstrong, of Oxford, Pa,
Is visiting Mrs. r. II. Oldham.
Miss Victoria B. lamar, daughte" Of Reg
lister of Wills Reuben E. lamar, left on
Monday TO attend school in Philadelphia.
Miss Mamie Summers pleasantly enter
tanned her Elkton friends on Monday ey an
Ing at her home white Hal" near town.
Mr. Fred Files, of Laport, Indiana. and
Miss Minnie Tyler, of Philadelphia, were
the guest of Mr. j. S. Settle On Sunday last.
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The session of the General Conference
of The African Uuion Methodist Protest
aut Church held in Ellltou came to I
close on Monday afternoon, when al
adjournment was made, to convene foul
years hence in Norristown, Pa. Tbs
con !erenca resulted in considerable bust
hess bsing accomplished, among the
most important things being the revision
of the Church Discipline.
The Board of Managers for tho follow
ing four years was elected as follows
President, Benjamin Scott, of New
Jersey vice pres, {. II. Williams, Balti
more; secretary, ]. E. Sargent, Whining
ton; asst. secy., Rev. \. Woodwards
Norrstown; treas, f. Il. Chippey; gem
book steward, ]. II. Grinage.
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Rising Sun News.

Rising sun, Sept 20, 1894
MIR. James Barnes and family hay
moved to Baltimore for the winter.
u. a. Smith has moved into the hous
formerly occupied by James F. Me.
| kelvey.
Misses Fiolette and Halle Haines ant
Albert Burlington returned to Swatt-
more College on Wednesday.
Mrs. Lillian II. Passmore and daughte,
Edna, OF Cochranviile, Pa, are visiting
Mr.. Jonathan Reynolds and family.
Mrs. George F. Young, of Whining
ton, and Miss Margaret Metals, Of
Media, Pa, are the guests of Mrs. Bsllf
Pogue.
Mrs. Bennett, OF Wilmington. Mrs.
Abbott and Miss May Abbott, of VIII
mlngton, are visiting Mr.. II, J. Shennard
and family.
The Friends Normal Institute with II
ID. Bower, principal aud r. w. Tiusley
assistant opened this week with yery
good attendance. The school promises
to be more ti0urishing this winter than
for several years past.
y very enjoyable surprise party was
rendered Miss Edith Ryan 90 Tuesday
evening last. Among those present we're.
Misses Name and Edith RYAN, C,rr;e
Coates, Lulu Wor:hington, Marion Shep.
pard, Anna Roberts, Messrs. Joseph
Richards, Frank Kirk, Horace Duyck.
lnckg Will Bryan.
la compliance with the request of her
numerous friends, Mrs. ]. b. Ewing will
give on September 25th, at the Rising
Sun Town Hail. au illustrated reading
topic, Life aud Times of Mary Stuart.
Queen of Scots" Throughout the read
ing, will be introduced a number of
Scotch songs, among them being a solo
by Miss Rhoda V. Wilson. Among the
stereopticon illustrations shown will be
one OF the finest portrait extant of John
huox, the great reformer. The entertain
ment to conclude with We ancient Scotch
song, Aud Lang Syne, in which all
are invited to join,
All honest men and bonnie lasSies.
Aud sOngSters, too. and cen the masses
an, that right Justify. Miss Mary +.
Gillespie. piano accompanist. Proceeds
for church purposes.
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4 FRAME MANSION HOUSE

49, Also, Il Two and a-half Frame Tenant
House good Frame Barn with stone foundation
wagon House, Shedding and other necessary
farm buildings.
This desirable farm is well watercd and well
fenced, and IN a good state OF cultivation, il
being located within one mile and a-hai miles pl
chesapeake CITY. and within Tour miles of the
town OF ElEton. makes it convenient to markets.
churches, schools. mills, sc. This is rare oDuor
tCnity for persons desiring to invest in re-; estate
10 do so adyantageOusly.
THE TERMS OF SALE are: That the whole of
the purchase money shall be paid In cash Iut
these terms may be modified to suit purchasers.
The expenses of the deed to be defTaycd by
purchaser.
WILLIAM =. EVANS
Attorney named in MORTGAGE.
Osea Il. Smith, auctiUneer scIts
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Mechanics Valley Items.

MECHANICS VALLEY, September 81. 1891.
Our farmers are busy cutting corn
aud preparing to seed wheat.
Mr.. j. Abel has finished the extensive
repairs to his property here. He has
rented it to William Ireland, formerly OF
Washington.
Rev. Alfred Shear preached farewell
sermon here last Sunday morning to
about two hundred people. After the
sermon he held q baptismal service when
four persons were baptized in the creek.
improvements have been made at
Boulden's Chapel, and wa hear, til at
other repairs are contemplated in the
way of new roof and Inside work. Rev.
w. G. Rooms will preach there Sunday
afternoon at 2,30 o'clock The supper
held at the chapel last week netted over
$50.
The funeral of Benjamin Lynch on
Tuesday afternoon at the Union was
we'll attended. He was a young man
we'll spoken of by all who knew him.
He was son of Wilson Lynch, formerly
OF this place.
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FL cErII. LODGE NJ % ~ -

WHEREAS, We desire to place OF
| record an expression OF our sincere regret
at the death of Brother Robert T. C. Cr6ncl
and TO testify to the esteem in which h,
was held bg his fellow memb ers of hi,
Order; there,
| RcSolred, That in the death of Brothe,
| Crouch, this Lodge has lost one who. Inv
his genial and kindly nature by hil wan,
| and generous disposition aud by his mxpy
| bic qualities had gained the good
will and friendship of.l!l Of us aud whN in
the patience aud courage displayed by him
in his fight against an nsidiUps and nior,aI
malady, earned the respect aud comma lied
the admiration of all who came Into cor-
Ia CT with him.
ReS0tced, That to his afflicted family W.
extend cur condolences and the assurance
OF our warmest sympathy.
ReS0tted, That, as an evidence of cur
sorrow, ths charter of this LIige be DRAINED
for thirty days with the usual elm ble,us of
mourning.
ReSotred, That a capy of these resolutions
be pr"senrad to the family of our deceased
brother, and copy be furnished to the
local newspaper for PUBLICATION.
GEORGE MCQUILkIN,
K. {. THACKERY,
WI j. ALRICH,
Committee
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A NOBLE INSTITUTION.
Wide ITS Doors to Freely Educate
the Children OF the County


and State.
The Jacob Tome Institute at Port
Deposit, opened it's doors on Monday for
the enrolment of students, and already
four hundred pupils have entered the
institution to pursue the various courses
There were no formal exercises in
commemoration OF the event, which
were deferred until the school has been
thoroughly organized aud the pupils
graded.
Prof. James r. Campbell. director of
the school, comes fully familiar with the
routine of study and system of ustrue-
ton to be pursued in the Tome Institute,
be having been acting director of the
high school department of Pratt Insti-
tute, Brooklyn, which he resigned a
year ago to become lecturer on English
literature at Rutgers College.
The plan of tho Tome Institute is a
miniature public school system on i'm
proved and modern methods; to embrace
every grade of public school work from
| the kindergarten to the high aud manua
training schools. In the manual training
| department. the boys for the first yegl
| will be confined to carpentry, but will
l ultimately take up smithiDg, forging and
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Perryville News.

PEERYrILLE, Sept. 10. 1891
A well attended dance was given by
the local council. Jr. O. U. A. NJ. on
Thursday night.
Mr.. Charles L. Cole has returned from
his trip to New Brunswick, n. J bis
wife and daughter remaining there
awhile for their health.
A strike occurred at the canning house
of A. II. Owens Il Bro, one day last
week. The POlanders struck because
some of our own people went to work
The trouble however was soon settled
by the firm, the Poles returning to work
after brief Reconsideration of the m at.
ter.
The infant daughter, of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Campbell, died on Monday last
from Malaria Fever, the funeral took
place on Wednesday from their residence
on Susquehanna Ave. Interment at
Asonry cemetery. This was their only
child. The oereaved parents have the
sympathy OF the town.
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come along later with full supply o
medicine and he wanted the purchasers t.
maze special report TO the party whr
would follow him. He commenced by
sellng medicine at 25c per package but
required a certain number 70 nnTchase
then gave them the medicine and each
MS money back and did the same with the
medicine at 30 cents, returning money
aud giving medicine. BY the time he lad
the audience worked up to its highest pitch
"f excitement he commenced selling larger
packages at 81 and when he had sold about
thirty dollars worth he drove of leaving
Tie crowd behind to think how foolishly
they had acted