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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
ca Edition. epee With Illustrations Issued Next Week.
DEATHS OF A WEEK.
Jesse Shippers BOulden,

Jesse s. Boulden well known citizen OF
the Third district died at his home near this
town on Tuesday night, after illness of several
weeks. Mr.. Boulden was son of Jesse
Boulden and was born on May 4, 1922, his
father having been raised by Thomas
Shippers, the original owner of the tract OF
land OF which the Elkton Stock Farm is a
part. Jesse $. Boulden spent his early life
on the farm, and showed fron boyhood a
passionate love of horses, and became when
young man an active horseman In 1884
when only twelve years old, and before the
opening of the railroad between Philadelphia
and Baltimore, he rode as mail messenger
between Perryville and Elkton, having been
employed rs boy also on the Bacon Hill
cut. In 1915 he married Miss johnson a
sister OF the late Nicholas +. johnson and set
up housekeeping on the old Shippers farm
Lear Elder station on the B. & o. Railroad.
In 1916 he moved to the Larzalier farm, and
in 1S47 moved into the town of Elkton. He
afterwards moved to the John Shippers farm
In Elk Neck, and in 1863 bought the Philip
Johnson property near Cherry Hill. In 1864
ms "lle uleu Wnen ne moved to Chester
county, Pa.
In June 1865, ho married Margaret Ashton,
daughter of Andrew Ashton, and returned
to Cecil county in 1872, having purchased the
Mask farm near Upper Principle. where he
lived until 1884, when he resided a short
time at Bay View. In 1886 he bought from
the late Wm. j. Jones, IA part of the old
Shippers farm, where he originally lived.
which no improved greatly and where he
died. His widow survives him.
Jesse S. Boulden was Il man of untiring
industry and in every sense u good citizen
His funeral will take place to-day at II
o'clock from his late residence, and his body
will be buried in the M. L. Cemetery at North
East.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
RAIN AND WIND.
Cecil Count Well Ieluged, Roads
Washed and Elkt0n Houses Flooded.

Reports from all over the county indicate
that tic heavy wind and rain storm of Thurs
day CAUSED no triiling damage to the roads
ana other property. The roads in many
places are badly washed. much damage be-
lnS "Iono ~ the washing out of the terra
Gotta drain tiles.
Every stream was swollen. and the low
band represented inland lakes, and especially
was the force OF the storm felt along the
water power cours,s, where the race dams
wero very high. At the mill of Lewis and
Son. ut S,nscrIy, nad the water even raised
Two inches high the Result would have been
disastrous, ii, the abutmcnis and race bank
would have been seriou-ly washed.
Inc Elk river rose very nigh. The houses
in town along water street were flooded and
III boats. Henry, an aged colored man. who
occupied Il shanty along the marsh found
himself cut off from the mainland by the
Sudden rising of the water and there he was
Il vertiab.c Crusoe on his island. He was
rescued IN boat, but not before his humble
home had been delusrd.
The mill aud creamery at Mechanics
Valley. owned by Alfred Kirk, was damaged
aIong with the race. to the amount of about
$1,000
The only damage done to the telephone
Iise was the slight braking of the line between
Elkton and North East and atritling damage
to the wires in E.kton
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Fire Company Election,

The Singerly Steam Fire Engine and Hook
and Ladder Company No, l. OF Elkton, met
on Tuesday evening for the purpose of elect.
ing twelve directors for the ensuing year
The election OF directors resulted as follows:
S, H. King, p. J. McGready. Herman Jefrers,
Elmer Hinson, W. H. Booth w. L. Meisel
f. J. Denny, d. L. Sloan, G. R. Ash, O. c.
Giles, j. NJ. Tucker and J. +. Evans.
The new board of directors met immedi-
ately after, and organized as foil ows; Presi-
dent, w. H. Booth; vice presid ents, s. H.
King, o. G. Giles, and P. J. McGready
treasurer, G. G. Strickland; secretary, W. C.
Feehly; AS. istant secretary, Charles Z. Alex.
ander; chief, J. NJ. Tucker; chief engineer
Herman Jeffers; chief pipeman. F. J. Denny;
solicitor, G.. A. Blake; chief truckman, D. L.
Sloan; chief OF reserves. Ricketts, Nelson.
The board then adjourned to meet Monday
evening, February 10.
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Town Improvements.

Chairman Il. Il. lamar, this week, ap-
pointed George II. Ash as the third member
OF the committee on Town Improvement, to
arrange the resolutions asking certain amend
ments to the town charter and to present
them to the Legislature. The members of
the committee are, John s. Writ, W. H.
Mackall and G. r. Ash.
The committee met on Tuesday afternoon
and made up draft of the amendments. On
Tuesday they inspected the town and are
now engaged in preparing the matter for
presentation to the Legislature.
The committee held second meeting on
Thursday. and it is expected that their work
will be in readiness for the Legislature on
Monday next.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
WORKMEN INJURED.
A Sinking TreStle DerailS Several Cars
The Heavy Rains the Cause
of the Accident,

While an engine WAS backing number Of
loaded dirt cars on to the constructed trestle
along the new line of the p, w. & b. rail-
road, now in course of construction Just east
of Elkton by Drake & Stratton, contractors,
on Wednesday night about eight O'Clock, the
trestle gave way. seven spans sinking. The
trestle it about twenty-five feet high, and
and four Of the cars fell to the ground below,
one of the cars being the steam plow, and
which carried down with it several workmep,
a brakeman and number of Italian work
men. The men fortunately escaped with
severe bruises, the most injured one being an
Italian who was seriously cut about the face
and head. The recent rains were the cause
of the settling of the trestle piers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08

was not at all pleased with the change of
front, as he called it
Governor Lowndes, While conccding the
principles involved in the claim Of the Demo
cratic Senators, has from the very beginning
reserved the right to veto This he regards
in his prerogatve. while disposed to make
all proper concessions.
OBJECT TO THESE DEMOCRATS.
The Governor found that in Cecil county,
William W. McGuiSan was one OF tho present
Board of Supervisors and tn" Cecil Delegates
in the House objected to his reappointmant
So, too, in the case of Edwin T. Mace, who
heads the Board in Dorchester county. The
Republican members Of the house Of Dele
gates Of Dorchester and tho influence Of Mr..
Phillips Lee. .Goldsborough are against him
The names Of neither the Cecil nor tho Demo
cratic Supervisors were sent down.
THE ELECTIONS BILL.
The Senate committee On election reforms
has been very busy with the big elections bill
and will be ready to report i'll II few days.
Tho committee, Il majority Of which is re-
publican. will change the proposed method OF
selecting election supervisors and have them
appointed by the Governor instead OF being
elected by the people. The feature requiring
quadrennial new registration in tho counties
and annual in the city: as well us the four
registration officers in each election precinct
in the state, will he retained in the bills Us re
reported. 1t is not likely, however that
the Senate will agree to all these features
There is II disposition by democratic Syna-
tors to rush their reform and all important
measures through as soon as possible and
give them to the House.
The Markell Bill to repeal the Eastern
Shore Law was passed by the House on
Thursday, by 40 yeas to 30 nays. All the
Democrats voted against it.
ELECTION SUPERVISORS FOR CECIL.
The Governor sent the names of John c.
McNamee, VIM. c. Fulton and VIM. W. Nc
Guigan to the Senate on Thursday, as Super
visors of Election for Cecil county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED in A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
RISING SUN ITEMS.
RISING SUN, Feb. 7. 1896.

RISING Sun, Feb. 7. 1896.
The Odd Fellows will hold a supper in the
town hall in the near future.
Miss Sarah j. Clayton, an aged citizen of
this borough, died suddenly on Tuesday after
noon. She had been sick for quite q while
but was not considered seriously ill. She
was in her 74th year. Her funeral will be
held Friday, interment being at Rosebank
Cemetery.
The Rising Sun Gun Club held its regular
monthly shoot on Tuesday afternoon. The
medal was won by Jacob Bair, Jr., he having
broken % out OF a possible 25.
Miss Mary Worthington gave a party on
Tuesday evening to n few of her friends.
very enjoyable evening was spent by all pres
ent. Some of those present were: Misses
Hanna and Carrie Kirk, Carrie Cummings
Mary Brumield, Beatrice Keilholtz; Messrs
II. d. Bowers, II. w. Tinsey, Cecil and Evans
Ewing, c. 7. Dare, II. b. Patton. II. f.
Richards
The snow has made the roads in this section
almost impossible.
The Dramatic Club are practising every
evening for the reproduction of "Imogene,"
to be given in North East on Saturday night.
Crystal Lodge, No. 254, l. o. G. T.. cele-
brated their tenth anniversary ON last We'd
nesday evening Master Norman Kirk, u
young Juvenile, delivered the address Of well
come, which was responded to by Elwood
Nichols. A well prepared programme was
rendered by the Juvenile Templars also by
the Lodge. Miller Grifilth and Walter Scott,
of Minnehaha Lodge, delivered fine speeches
for the good of the order.
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Miss Matte Hammond.

Miss Matte Hammond, aged sixteen years.
daughter Of Levi Hammond, of Bank, this
county, died in Philadelphia, on Tuesday
evening, where she was receiving treatment
ior injuries received in recent fall on the
ice. while skating near her home. Miss
Hammond in falling sustained a violent blow
upon the head, which rendered her uncon-
scious, and produced conclusion ofthe brain.
Her condition was at once alarming, and ut
the advice OF the physician called in imme-
diate attendance. she was removed to Phila-
delphia hospital. Complications arose and her
case grew gradually worse until the end came
On Tuesday evening.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

In the House of Delegates, Mr.. Smith, Of
Cecil, presented on Tuesday. q petition
signed by over five hundred citizens of Cecil
county, asking that no change be made in
the pound net law in the rivers Of North East
6assafras, Bohemia and Elk.
The Governor decided ON Monday, that he
would appoint none Of the old Democratic
Supervisors, but at the same time adhering
TO the agreement to respect otherwise the
wishes OF Democratic Senators, or, in their
absence, Democratic Executive Committees
Mr.. Talbot contended that this was an
evasion Of the original agreement, and he
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
Mrs. Hannah NJ. Cannon.

Mrs. Hannah VI. Cannon, widow of John
Cannon, and mother of Mrs. James II. Moore
died at the home of her son-in-law, Mr..
Moore, on Malit street, Elkton, at o'clock
on Thursday evening. Mrs. Cannon's maiden
name was Foeman and she was born in Kent
county, Md. and removed to Elkton in 1861
and had since resided here. She was n
years of age. Her death resulted from the
inilrmities incidental to old age. Her funeral
will take place on Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock from her late home. The interment
will be in the Elkton cemetery.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
She Had Money.

Miss Tyson, an aged lady, who recently
went from this County. to Puseyville, Pa,
died soon after her removal there. at the
home OF Ebenezer Kidd, where she was en-
gagged as housekeeper. The burial was made
at Calvert, this county. At the time of her
death. but little was known Of her circum-
stances, but several days afterwards, small
satchel which she carried was examined and
was found to contain $40 in cash and notes
on the Rising Sun bank for about $500, and
notes on inviduals, in all amounting to about
$780, A brother living in Virginia is the
nearest relative. The deceased was about SC
years Of age.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
Andrew Woods.

Andrew Woods, resident OF New London,
Chester county, died on Sunday afternoon, at
the home OF his son-in-law, J. Preston Rose,
near Iron Hill, this county, aged sixty-seven
years. Paralysis was the cause of death,
with which he was stricken last summer. He
leaves five children. The funeral services
were held on Wednesday, the remains being
taken to Gettysburg, Pa, for interment.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
Accident at Pulp Works.

The Elkton Pulp Works were necessarily
closed down on Wednesday, for repairs. ow-
ing to an accident which occurred there at 2
p. m. that day. The archway supporting the
machine known as the digestor gave away, and
the machinery weighing about fifteen tons,
was thrown over knocking out q portion Of the
south side of the wall of the building. The
mill was shut down for two days when the
necessary repairs were made.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
Property Sales.

Mason Wilson, OF Oxford, has purchased
the bakery OF Alexander Hoffman, in Rising
Sun. After March 25 the business will be
conducted by Norman Wilson, Of Oxford,
brother of the purchaser. Mr.. Hoffman goes
to Philadelphia.
Ward Brown has purchased - acres OF land
adjoining his farm at Woodlawn, Md, from
W. P. Cummings Of Port Deposit.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
Steam Tug Burned.

The steam tug Elizabeth McOwen, of Phil
lJelphia. owned by james Hagen & Co., was
burned TO the water's edge on the Chesapeake
& Delaware Canal on Monday morning just
east Of Chesapeake City. The tug had two
barges in tow. The fire started at one O'Clock
and gained such headway that the crew was
unable to get it under control. The loss is
about $4,000.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
A Strong Sermon,

The Rev. A. s. Mowbray, pastor Of the
Elkton, Methodist Episcopal Church, de-
livered powerful sermon in his church on
Sunday morning upon the Armenian massa
ere by the Turks large audience was pres
ent, and collection to aid ia the work Il
rescue was taken up. The sermon in full will
be published in the special edition of the
WHId next week. Every one should read it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
Sarah ]. ClaYtln.

Miss Sarah J. Clayton, an aged citizen of
Rising Sun, died suddenly on Tuesday after
noon, the 4th inst. She had been sick quite
while but was not considered seriously ill.
She was in her I'D year. Her funeral was
held yesterday, interment being at Rosebank
Cemetery
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
Stolen GOOdS Found.

The cotton damask goods owned by NJ.
Gambell Il Co., at Baldwin, which were re-
Gently stolen from the warehouse at
Baldwin station. were found in the woods
near Singerly. The thieves had covered the
goods over with leavess
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
Laid to Rest.

The remains of Mrs. Mary Luton, widow
Of Ebenezer Luton, formerly of Cherry
lill, were brought to Elkton on Thursday,
and taken to Cherry Hill and there inferred
Mrs. Luton was seventy five years of age,
aud of late years had resided in Chester, Pa
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
Daniel Hanna.

Daniel Hanna n respected farmer residing
near Union, died suddenly at his home on
Monday evening, from paralysis. He was
sixty-four years of age, and was n native of
this county and had resided here all his life
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Continued on Puye ..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-14
THE ART OF CONVERSATION.
ROSSITER JOHNSON LECTURES ON
TAKERS AND LISTENERS.
Three Kinds of Listeners Who DON'T
Know How to Listen, the Bounce
ers, the Boosters, and the Fore
staIlers-A Definition and IIIustra-
ton of Repartee.
From the New York Sun.


staIIers-A Definition and nIustra-
ton of Repartee.
From the New York Sun.
Mr.. Rossiter johnson, one of the asso-
ciate editors of the Standard dictionary.
delivered a lecture last night before the
members of the American Society for the
Improvement of Speech in their rooms in
the Carnegie building. The society was or
ganized to improve the common speech in
both diction and delivery, and the greater
part of Mr.. Johnsons talk was devoted to
the diction of familiar conversation.
Most of you remember" he said, what
Alcibiades did, for he lived only $500 years
ago. He cut off the tail of a dog to give
the Athenians something to talk about. |
hope that my lecture will serve the same
purpose. Most of you probably remember
also the remark of the rhetorician who
said: "A proposition is a bad word to end
sentence with Well, l expect to make
breaches quite as frightful for the teacher
IS rarely gulltless of the mistakes he would
correct. Strange it is that language. the
thing we use most, should be the last to
come to perfection.
Conversation has many different mean
ings. Some times it means that every one
III the room IS taking at once while the
salad goes around; sometimes it means
that one old gentleman with long white
hair and countenance of great benevo-
lence is speaking while forty persons lis
ten with rapt attention to his ideas of phil
osophy. Conversation invariably requires
talker and listener and | lay it down
as a general proposition that not only
should all takers have something to say.
but they should all know how to say it and
they should be very careful not to over
say it,
"Of course, you all know about the talk
ers who go on and on forever like the
brook. The trouble with some takers Is
that they acquire a pretty good style and
they want to exhibit it, They are like the
boy who graduates from a business col
lege, and who thinks he can go into prac-
teal business without any further CAPT.
tai. There are learned men and brilliant
students who cannot talk well because
they have not acquired the art of editing
their conversation.
Listeners should know how to listen.
but am sorry to say that a great many
don't. OF the latter there are three classes
which are particularly perncious. They
are:
81. The bouncer.
''2. The booster.
80. The forestaller.
1.-THE bouncer may be described as the
man who bursts suddenly into a room in
which there are several persons, and be-
gins to talk without reference to what is
going on. The booster is he who assumes
that you do not know just what YOU are
going to say, and that it is his duty 10 sup
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-14

ply the proper words. The forestaller
has many traits in common with his broth
er, the booster. He assumes after he has
hear you say three words that he knows
all the rest of the sentence, and he pro-
ceeds forthwith to say it for you. He is
like the little dog who runs ahead of his
mates and turns every corner, on the as
sumption that it is the right one, and that
he has guessed accurately the direction his
master will take.
1.-The true art of conversation in its
highest aspect consists, like writing his
imaginatively. The best talker is an ina
ton delights you. Concerning rapid con-
versation, l would say that every witty
repartee consists in either denying a prem
Use you are expected TO grant, or in grant
ing premise you were expected to deny"
In the discussion which followed one of
the members of the society asked Mr..
johnson if the rule against ending sem
fences with a proposition was ironclad.
Mr.. Johnson replied that 1t was good
rule never to end a sentence with prepo-
sition.
"How about. the sentence. Where are
you going tor" persisted his interrogation.
THAT sentence is the same thing in
other words as the famous query of the
southern congressman: Mr.. speaker,
where are we att? " replied Mr.. Johnson,
and the audience laughed.
Before the meeting was over Mr.. Ohm
son wrote upon the blackboard. several
sentences to show the value of placing
words in their proper order.
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IT CAN'T BE DONE.
No One Can Remain We'll, No Chronic
stomach Is First Made Strong and

No One Can Remain Well, No Chronic
Disease Can BE Cured Unless the
stomach Is First Made Strong and
Vigorous.
This is plain because every organ in the
body depends on the stomach for its nour-
ishment. Nerve, bone, sinew, blood are
made from the food which the stomach
converts to our use.
How useless to treat disease with this,
that and the other remedy and neglect the
most important of all, the stomach.
The earliest symptoms of indigestion are
sour risings, bad taste in the mouth, gas
in stomach and bowels. palpitation all
gone feeling. faintness, headaches, consti-
patton; later comes loss of flesh, consump-
ton, liver and heart troubles, kidney dis
eases, nervous prostra ton, all of which
are the Indirect result of poor nutrition.
Any person suffering from indigestion
should make it a practice to take after
each meal one of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's, allowing 1t to dissolve in the mouth
and thus mingle with the saliva and enter
the stomach in the most natural way.
These Tablets are highly recommended by
DR.. Jennison because they are composed
of the natural digestive acids and fruit eS-
sences which assist the stomach in digest
ing all wholesome food before it has time
to ferment and sour.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by
druggists. full sized packages at 50 cents
They are also excellent for invalids and
children. A book on stomach diseases and
thousands of testimonials of genuine cures
sent free by addressing Stuart Co., Mar
shall, Mich.
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FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

-~--~~--~-~-~-~-->-~--->
HUNTER.-The relatives and friends of
Capt. William Hunter and of Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Hunter and family are invited to
attend the funeral of the former from the
Independent Presbyterian church. at $3.50
this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Larkin and family and
of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. j. McGouldrick and
family are invited to attend the funeral of
Mrs John Larkin, from SO15 Indian street,
at $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon.
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IF we told YOU that your

ii we tOIu you tnat your
baby was starving, that it
actually didn't get enough
to eat, you might resent it.
And yet there are thousands
of babies who never get the
fat they should in their food
or who are not able to digest
the fat that they do get. Fat
is a necessity to your baby.
1t is baby life and baby
beauty. A few drops of
SCOTS Emulsion for all little
ones one, two and three
years of age is better than
cream for them. They
thrive and grow on it.
SCOTT d BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
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visible supply of Cotton.

The visible supply of cotton to Dec. II,
as made up by cable and telegraph, is as
follows. The continental stocks, as well as
those for Great Britain and the afioat,
are this week S returns, and consequently
all the European figures are brought down
to Thursday evening But to make the
totals the complete figures for Dec. II,
we add the item of exports from the
United States. including in it the ex-
ports of Friday only: