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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
SOCIAL CHAT.
PERSONAL MATTERS OF THE
WEEK.
Brief Notes and Gossip About People
and Happenings.


The Misses Finley are spending some time
in Philadelphia.
Misses Mary and Corrinne lamar gave an
afternoon tea ON Thursday.
Mr.. James p. Merritt, of Baltimore, was in
town several days this week.
Miss Lucille Litzenberg is enjoying visit
to friends in Milford, Delaware.
Mr.. Edward Boynton of Port Deposit spent
several hours in Elkton on Thursday.
Mr.. Thomas G. Crouch, of Wilmington was
in Elkton on Tuesday for a short time
Miss Rose Gibson, of Havre de Grace, is
the guest of Mrs. Boyd of East High street.
Misses Bertha and Flora Brown are spend.
ing IA short while with friends in Newark
Delaware.
Joseph s. Terrell, well known resident OF
Elkton, is lying critically ill at his home on
North street.
Miss Doyle, Miss Hattie Maloney and Miss
Maggie Qurrk, OF Baltimore. spent SUNDAY
in Elkton with Mrs. O'Neiu.
Mr.. W. Don Price, who has been confined
to his home for several weeks past by sick
ness, is now able to be out.
Miss Margaret McCauley returned to Elk
ton yesterday after spending several months
with relatives at Norwak Connecticut.
Dr. Harry 2. Hinchlire, of the University
OF pennsylvania. Philadelphia. is spending Il
vacation with his parents in this town.
Miss Lizzie Mitchell, daughter of Mr.. w.
Arthur Mitchell, near Elkton. who has been
Ill with the pneumonia, is now recovering.
Mr. Cecil c. Morgan has accepted position
with the Baltimore shoe firm of Samuels &
Co., and will travel over the Eastern Shore.
George McQuilkin, Jr.. witnessed the
launching Of the United States Steamer, st.
Louis at Cramps shipyard, Philadelphia, on
Monday last.
Mr.. j. Mark Groves of Elk Neck. and
Miss Anna Ii. Dean of Newark, Del, were
married at North East on Sunday, by Rev.
w. G.. Koons.
Messrs. Albert Constable, Jr and John
Cuttings returned home on Saturday from a
successful two weeks cunning trip in Virginia
along the York River.
The Rev. Mr.. Sheppard, formerly pastor OF
the Elkton VI. i. Church, now stationed at
Sudlersville. Md, was in town on Thursday
visiting among his Elkton friends.
Mrs. A. f. Taylor spent several days in
Baltimore last week, and attended the grand
demonstration meetings conducted by General
William Booth, of London, the founder of the
Salvation Army.
Mrs. Caroline l. Vanneman. wife of r. X.
| Nanneman, ESD, of Iavre de Grace is one
of the Maryland Delegates to the National
Convention of the W. c. T. U. which assem-
bled at Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday
Marriage licenses were issued this week to:
Hiram L. Balch, of Philadelphia, and Mary
j. Battersby, of Chesapeake City; George NJ.
Jackson and Susan j. Burgein, of Principle
j. Fred Gerhauser and Anna L. Lyon, OF
Port Deposit.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
of Miss Maria c. Lusby, daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. u. Porter Lusby, to Mr.. Lambert Wickes
Davis, which will take place on Tuesda,
evening, Nov. 81, at $50 o'clock, at st
| stephens Chapel Cecton
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
They Look for Prosperity.

In commenting upon the recent Prohibi.
tion victory in Cecil county, the Oxford Press
in its issue of Thursday states in part:
We look for an era of unexampled pros.
perity, good order, moral and intellectual
advancement in Cecil county during the pro.
hibition reign upon which it now again
enters.
The local option system is commended tc
Pennsylvania and the hope is raised by the
example of our sister county that the people
of Chester county will move in the matter o
securing similar law at the coming session
of the Legislature.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
Real Estate Sales.

j. Eugene Gonce, of Elkton has purchased
the property owned by John W. Anthony, on
Main street, djoining the National Bank, for
$4,000.
The farm owned by the heirs of the late
George L. Winchester, containing IA acres
of land near Perryville, has been sold to
ex-Sheritf George c. McKenney, of Elkton
for $1,000.
The farm of 191 acres, near Rising Sun,
owned by Miss NJ. Fannie Lockhart, was sold
at public sale on Monday, to William Grason,
of Rising sun for $500. Mr.. Grason also
bought IL acres of woodland for so.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
Waving Over the Schools.

Harmony Council, Junior Order of United
American Mechanics, raised two American
flags on Thursday, in the First district, one
over school No. 7. The exercises of the day
were eminently patriotic and much interest
was shown on both occasions. The flags were
raised by the Council at the invitation of the
trustees of the school.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17

urer of Cecil county, to hold Office until May,
1896. The county commissioners. who, with
Manly Drennen, treasurer of Cecil county,
are appellants, "claimed the act to be uncon-
stitutional and void. The court below had
directed Drennen to surrender his office as
treasurer, thereby sustaining the constitution
ality of the Act. State Senator Crothers and
Attorney General Poe represented the appellee
and Albert Constable and Congressman elect
John X. Cowen the appellant.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
Cecil COuntY'S Treasurer Case.

The first case heard in the Court of Ap-
peals, which convened at Annapolis on Tues
day was the Mandamus case, involving the
Cecil County Treasurership. The case as
previously stated in the WING involves the
constitutionality of the act of 1894, chapter 25
under which the appellee, John Banks,
claimed to have been duly appointed treas
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
County Commissioners.

The Board of County Commissioners was in
regular monthly session in Elkton on Tues
day and Wednesday. Present, A. Anderson,
j. G. Price. Jr., s. Hindman.
The treasurer submitted his monthly report
showing the receipt and expenditures for the
month of October to be as follows: Receipts,
55,9S6.45; disbursements, S9,447.99; cash bal
ance on hand, S37, ,994.03.
About 200 claims were examined, passed
and ordered paid.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
Inspection by Health Officers.

County Health Officer DR.. John II. lamar
and DIR. James A. Stewart, Secretary of the
State Board of Health, went to Port Deposit
on Saturday and inspected the Jacob Tome
Institute, and the Silver Cross Home for
Epileptics. Their report as to the sanitary.
and heating systems, and arrangements of the
institutions was most favorable
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
Sunday School Conference.

On Sunday next, the 18th inst. Sunday
School Conferences will be held in the follow
ing Methodist Protestant Churches of Cecil
Circuit; Leeds 1890 a. m. Moore's Chapel,
8 p. m. Rev. Geo. II. Mock of the Maryland
Sunday School Union of Baltimore City will
preside and make addresses at each Of these
conferences. All are invited and especially
those interested in Sunday School work.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
Perryville Matters.

PERRYvILLE, Nov. 18th, 1894.
The duckers are not doing much damage to
the feathery tribe.
Stephen Jackson of Bellvidere, has moved
to one of James Z. Graham's houses.
Harry Taylor, of Blythedale, will occupy
one of Mr.. Graham's new dwellings.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Baker on Front street, died on Monday even
ing of pneumonia. The illness was very brief,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
First Founders Day.

In honor of Hon. Jacob Tome, the founder
of the Tome Institute, the trustees have set
apart Wednesday, Nov. 21, as the First
Founders Day, and which will be appro-
priately celebrated. The exercises OF the day
will take place in the assembly room of the
Institute, commencing at 1.3O p. m.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
Foot Ball.

The Elkton foot ball club dropped game
to the Warren Athletic Club, in Wilmington
on Saturday afternoon, the score ending 20
to 0. This was the third of series of games,
each club having one victory to its credit,
and accordingly the deciding contest of Satur
day was hotly fought and full of interest.
Warrens game was stronger throughout than
that put up by Elkton, their interference work
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
The Temperance Executive Committee.

A meeting of the Temperance Executive
Committee was held at the office of George
A. Blake, ESD, on Tuesday, most of the mem
bers were present. The committee closed the
business growing out of the recent campaign,
and by resolution continued its organization
and decided to enlarge its membership in the
different districts of the county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
WHIG DIRECTORY.

rage l......................G .General Local News
Page2. Farm and Garden, Political and Advs
Page 3. .Woman's Interest, Religious,
and Advertising Matter
Page 4.............. Editorial Comment and Ads
Page 5.............M Minor Locals and New Advs
Page e6.................L Literary Matter, Ads, sc
Page 7..... Miscellaneous Reading
and Advertisements
~~a s.. County Correspondence,
Washington News and New Advs
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17

world, the Niagara Falls. 1t may be said at
the outstart that what has been done at Mia
CARA can be reproduced at Conowingo but
not perhaps on 50 large or magnificent scale
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
Letters Advertised.

ELKToN Posr-oFFIoE, Nov. 12, 1894.
A. A. Hughes, Mr.. Frank Larzalere, Mrs.
Annie L. Sage, Mr.. John Morris, William
McDool, Mrs. Annie Nokes.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
ACCOUNTS PASSED.

The first and final account of Laura f.
Paxton administrators of James Walter Pax
ton and distribution struck on same: first and
final account of Sophia S. Clark and
James H. Clark, administrators of James f.
Clark, and distribution struck on same; first
and final account of George s. Dare, admin
istor C. t. n. of Matilda Olmstead; first and
final account OF Wilamina NJ McCollum and
Charles L. Johnson, executors of Samuel S.
McCullum; first preferred account of Ben
jamin F. Caldwell, executor of David Bond:
first and final account of II. H. Haincs.
administer, pendente lite of Moses Nesbitt;
first account of W. Reese Mahan, guardian of
Essie NJ. Kyle; first account of Edith NJ.
Brown, guardian of Winter ID. Brown
Court adjourned to meet in regular session
on Dec. II, 1894.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17

Touch-downs, Mears, 3; Mccartney. Goals,
Prentiss, 2. Referee. Wales. Umpire, Carl
Harrington. Linesman, Pennington
The West Nottingham foot ball club visited
club of that town by the score of 54 "a. 1t
was Oxfords first game.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
BONDS APPROVED,

Bond OF James A. Boulden, executor of
David Palmer; bond Of Ransom r. Crothers,
executor of Moses Nesbitt; bond of Elizabeth
Mckinney, guardian of Winfield s. AleXnn-
der, Walter A., Alfred F., and Florence s.
Mckinney; bond of Frederick s. Lewis, guar
dian of Helen, Georgie and Mamie McCor-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
CECIL COUNTY'S FAIR.
Auditors Report Makes a Good
Showing.
THE STOCKHOLDERS MEET
And Elect Directors. The Directors Will
Elect Officers on Tuesday Next.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Cecil County Agricultural Society was
held at the office of the Society in Elkton on
Tuesday morning at eleven O'Clock. John S.
Writ, Esq, presided, and Henry NJ McCul-
Tough, ESD, acted as Secretary.
The report of the auditors was submitted
as published in the advertising columns
to-day-and accepted The report is gratify-
ing-when everything is considered-and
shows that the management of the associa-
tion has been and is conducted economically
and business like. The condition of the
Society up to the last year or two was one
verging on bankruptcy, but through excellent
management it has been put on business
footing and is to-day solid organization
promising many future exhibitions. During
the year II 900 was paid off on the mortgage
which now amounts to $4,000, all floating
debts We're liquidated and interest paid. the
grounds improved and with all slight cash
balance of SS7 81 exists in the treasury The
Fair Grounds are without an equal in the
State. The last exhibition was a financial
success, although the inclemcnt weather of
the last uay was a serious blow.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
At the election OF officers the old board was
reelected without opposition. The members
of the Board are: George S. Woolley, Z. p.
Lusby, j. W. Harriott, II. c. Lewis, Manly
Drennen, DR.. Howard Bratton, II. NJ. McCul-
Tough, Morris Dunbar, $. G. Arbucklc, Wm
A. Wilson H. s Mcdowell s. C. Rowland
The Board will meet on Tuesday and elect
officers.
Because of the requirements OF his own
business. President George $, Woolley ser
iously contemplated resigning the presidency
of the society, but his able administration of
the office at so critical a period. OF itself
urges his remaining as chief executive and
which the stockholders and directors insist
upon.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
The Orphans Court,

The Orphans Court for Cecil County was in
session on Tuesday and Wednesday, Present,
Hon. James McCauley, Chief Judge. Hon.
Associate Judges.
Sundry claims against deceased estates
were examined and passed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-21
one YEAR DEMOCRACY.


DsHutOT CuWOW w tue MlN FOTu M.
In March, 1893 President Cl eveland re-
ceived from President Harriso solvent
treasury, prosperous country, and the
control OF the interests Of happy. thri "
ing people. In March, 1894, the treasury
is so nearly insolvent that au issue Of S50,-
con. 900 in bonds has been made, with a
probable deficiency Of S12, 600, 600 during
the current fiscal year. Every industry
throughout the land is stagnant or dead
The shadow Of last year became cloud,
and the cloud has been followed by a cy-
clone Of ill-fo rtune from which there ap.
pears to be no present irelief. charge
the dominant party with having caused.
an absolute and tangible loss in dollars
and cents to the Saturday night
men aud women Of the United States, of
$500, 100000. mean by this that by the
depression in business consequent upon
the advent to power Of political party
which is not responsible to any higher au-
thority-more than $500, 900, 600 in wages
have been taken from the years due of
men, women and children who stood
ready and anxious to give good dollars
tn OF labor for every dollar of wages.
A thousand millions Of dollars Is but q
small and modest estimate of the differ.
ence between the value Of farms and farm
products in March, 1893 and March, 1894.
Various interests, corporate and individ-
ual, in which capital has been largely in
vested, including every factory, mill, store,
shop, RAILROAD, mining company, vessel
owner and transportation company, have
sunk, in valuation Of investment and In
loss upon business, much more than 81, 600.
100000 in addition. From north to south
the smokeless chimueys are monuments to
the spread of the peStilence; here the pow.
erless water wheel and the silent mill:
yonder the bankrupt store; ships rottiug
at the wharves; and on every hand the idle
laboring man. Add together, then, the
r ecorded results Of wrecked industry aud
stagnant business which have met ouI
eyes and ears; give ample allowance for
every hope and ray Of future sunshine;
and upon the most unlOubted proof we
tiud our country more than s., 500 00O, 00O
to the bad in twelve months.
II there is any one thing upon which this
country may congratulate itself, it Is the
fact that whenever and wherever public
opinion finds expression, it sets the seal of
emphatic disaDprobation upon the entire
work Of the Democratic party.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-21

to supplant the American workmeu.
aud these ignorant, brutal creatures
have logically accepted all the vices of
our free system with none Of its vir-
tues. They dominate in large pro-
portion Of the striking miners through
out the land. and they have brought
such reproach upon organized labor as
must forfeit the public sympathy that
poorly paid labor would inspire.
The first thing to do is to stop the
coming of ignorant labor, and the next
thing should be to drive from our
fields of industry every one OF them
who has participated in, lawlessness by
violent assaults upon person or
property. But whether few or many
Of this turbulent class shall remain in
the employ of our operators, the stars
and stripes should float over them to
teach 20 citizen and stranger alike that
free government is the government Of
peace, of law and Of protection to the
humblest Of its people. Let the flag
not only float over our schools, but let
1t float over our mines, our shops and
our mills as we'll Let 1t bs teaching
its lesson from day to day alike to
children and to worklngmen, aud thus
train all to respect the ssnctity Of our
law and pay homage to the grandeur
of our free institutions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-21
TINS FIRST lDsaLlST.

A jellyflsh swan in a tropical sea,
And he said, "This world it consists of Me:
There's nothing above and nothing below
That jellyfish ever can possibly know
Since We've got no sight, or hearing, or
smelly
Beyond what our single sense can tell.
Now. all that learn from the sense Of
touch
Is the fact of my feelings, viewed as such,
But to think they have any external
cause
Is an inference clean against logical laws.
Again, to suppose, rs I've hitherto done,
There are other assumptions that can't be
backed
BY jot OF proof or single fact
In short, like Hume, very much doubt,
II there's anything else Mt all without,
So como at last to the plain conclusion,
When the. subject is fairly set free from
confusion,
That the universe simply centers in Me,
And If | would not then nothing would
be.n
That minute shark, who was strolling
by, .
Just gulped him down in the twink of an
eye,
Aud he died with few convulsive twists.
But somehow, the universe still exists.
Grant Allen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-21

from The PhliddeLDhid Times.
1t is well in these days Of iorgetful-
ness OF law and order in many Of our
industrial circles to have the Stars and
Stripes waved from our public schools.
There is propriety in it ut all times, bu.
it is we'll at this particular time when
lawlessness prevails in many sections
OF the country to teach the children of
the land that the flag of the republic is
the symbol not only Of public safety
but Of law ana order
There 10 great need,to have the Ameri-
can flag hoisted over our mills and
great factories where lnwlessness nas
been bred by labor troubles In almost
every instance turbulence has been
creatsd by those who do not know what
the American flag means. that are
strangers to the liberty of law on which
our free government is founded. They
have no appreciation Of liberty except
liberty Of license, and they assume that
in free government they are free to
destroy property and life when their
wishes are disregardsd by their en-
ployers. With them are few Ameri-
cans, but as rule the turbulent els
ment OF our industrial circles are brutal
foreigners. who are not citizens, and
who have no sympathy with the free
dom that is made sacred by the ma jesty
OF law.
Now that we have tho flag hoisted
over our schools, why not 60 step
further and provide that the Stars and
Stripes shall float from every mine and
every factory. and every hive of indus
try in the statef II only Americans by
birth or by adoption were employed in
these great industries there would be
little need to teach the lesson of obedi-
ence to law that Is taught by the flag
Of the republic. Unfortunately the
greed of employers has made them
bring cheap pauper labor to our shores
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-21
What Il All Means.

These are not happy days for the
oodler in politics. The man who has
cen accustomed to sneer at those per-
ons who have yet retained lingering
redilection for honesty in public SER
ants is beginning to get uneasy. The
Individual who used to pooh pooh all
rlggestions of moral reform in civic
fairs as being the iridescent dreams
of impractical purists does not at this
'ime exhibit his former jauntiness of
)irit. The haShily dressed gentleman
'ho was wont to declare, between
tufts of cigar smoke, that the dscs-
logue has no place in the government
of our cities is nowadays psrplexed
Nth wonder and surcharged with
iarm. For the face of the returns be-
ins to show refutation of his dogma;
{ I'D the march of events is distinctly
counter to his self confidence.
THE TRIBUNE makes no apology for
tavoting, from day to day. q good
cal Of prominent space to the findings
o' the Lexow committee which is now
] robing political debauchery in New
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-21

The verdict Of the jury in the case Of
Dr. D B. Hand against the Central
Telephone and Supply company, 40.
quitting the defendant Of liability for
injuries sustained by the plaintiff in
consequence of detached live cleo
trical wire, leaves serious problem yet
unsolved. 1t may have been the cor
rect verdict. but it will yet be necss-
sary to locate the responsibility for
perils similar to the one at issue
No fact is clearer than that live
wire lying where it ought not to lie is
prima facie evidence Of carelessness, for
which somebody ought to be held
directly responsible. Whether in this
particular case that somebody was the
Telephone company, the Traction com.
pany or person unknown, we have no
means of ascertsining; but it would
be serious public misfortune If
the outcome of this litigation should
be an exemption of all electrical
companies from responsibility for
imperfectly insulated wires. Nor do
we wholly concur in the opinion of the
court that ordinary care is all that
should be exacted from these COM
psnles, This may be the law; but it
can scarcely be the equity of the case.
The dangers of wild electricity are not
ordinary dangers. They involve the
important risk of instant death; and a
company which distributes electricity
by the means of overhead wires should,
in common justice, be required to exer-
cise even more than ordinary care.
They should be required to exercise the
very utmost care.
1t will be interesting to watch the
progress of this case in the higher
courts, to which we understand it will
eventually be carried. The principles in
volyed in it are vital. They intimately
concern the people OF today In all our
cities electricity is coming daily into
hundreds Of new uses. The safety of
property and life depend upon care
full insulation of its media Of distribu-
tion. The establishment Of precedent
that would encourage carelessness in
this matter would be a proceeding
which we trust will not be taken.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-21

John SwINToN boldly affirms his be-
lief that hundreds of persons ara killed
by the police o. New York every year,
in one way or another, in retaliation
for refuaals to render blRckmail or for
efforts to secure justice. In the official
reports of one fortnight ended June 0
there were, he recollects, the enormous
number OF eighty.one OF these cases Of
violent death. many Of which are other
wise inexplicabie. Mr.. Swinton wonders
il there is another city in the CIVILIZED
or uncivili2ed world which can show
such record al this. Policemen who
would lie, perjure themselves and
steal, as the tools of Tammany do with
impunity. could easily be credited with
the eliminating crime Of murder.
Surely here is picture to alarm the
careful student of self-government,