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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03
DEATHS OF A WEEK.
John w, HarriOtt,


Mr.. John w. Harriott respected and
prominent citizen of the Second District,
died at his home near Chesapeake City on
Friday night, the 25th ulto., after an illness
of several months from cancer of the liver.
Mr.. Harriott was born in England in 1892,
and came to this county when a boy locating
in 1919, in Philadelphia. Subsequently he
moved to this county with the late Mr. Pratt,
who was lock-tender on the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal. He was an energetic
and reliable young man, and early obtained
position on the steam tug "Star.n and later
was engineer on the "Cushing," as well at
the steam pump of the canal ut that town. For
number of years he has been actively identi-
fled with the farming interests in the county,
and has been engaged as such on the Kibler
farm, owned by Mr.. II. II. Brady, and at the
time OF his death was treasurer of the Cecil
County Agricultural Society. In politics he
was a Democrat, the only public position he
ever held at the hands oi his party being the
trusteeship of the Poor and Insane. His
wife, who before her marriage was Miss
litter of this county. and five children sur
vIvc him, Mr. VIM. 7. Harriott of st. Angus
tine, Mrs. Eugene Clark of Elkton, Mrs
Henry Churchman Of Cnristiana, Del, Mrs.
Walworth Of Baltimore, and Mrs. Charles
Flintham who resides with her mother.
Mr.. Harriott's funeral took place on Tues
day afternoon the Rev. ii. A. G.. Westerfeld,
of Chesapeake City NJ f. Church, officiating
His body was laid at rest in Bethel Cemetery
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Long Distance Telephone.

The Elkton Town Council has authorized
the Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and
Telephone Company of New York to erect
poles and lines in Elkton. This Is long
distance telephone line and its primary object
in entering Elkton is to establish connection
between the Office Of the Singerly Pulp and
Paper Company here and the office of the
company in Philadelphia. 1t is understood
that should there be demand among the
business men of the town public phone will
be located in Elkton. 1t is stated by an officer
Of the Cecil Telephone Company which now
operates the lines in Elkton that the new
project will in no wise compete with them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03

Ford, was drowned in the North East creek,
opposite Perkinsville, on Tuesday. He with
two other little boys, Wallace Reynolds and
Avery Jackson were playing in small scow
belonging to Mr.. Ford. The little boy had
gotten in the boat and the others at his word
showed the boat off. In doing so the motion
OF the boat caused him to fall overheard in
about foot of water and within Is foot OF
shore. The little boys ran away, but Eva
Ford, sister Of the little fellow. who was
working in their lot saw him but was unable
to render any assistance, but called her
father who arrived too late to get him out of
the water alive, he not having come up after
falling in. Several began to grapple for him
and the body was soon found, and taken
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Ford have the sympathy
OF the community in their af1liction. The
funeral will take place this Friday, at 2
O'Clock from his late home.
Monday will be celebrated here as Indepen-
dence Day and Wingate Post, Sons of Vet
erans and Women's Relief Corps will have a
fair and festival in and adjoining G. A. r.
hall. There will be speaking, reading and
athletic sports in the afternoon and fire
work in the evening. There will be lots OF
music. The fair and festival will begin Sat-
urday, tomorrow evening, and big time is
expected. There will be an effort to have a
game of ball both Saturday and Monday.
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NORTH EAST NEWS.
NORTH EAST. July 9, 1897.

Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Wise and children,
Delaware.
Harry Miller, of Newport, Del, spent Sun
day, with George Simcoe.
Giles b. Palmer, Of the Virginia Military
Institute, and Paul Palmer, are visiting their
unce Rev. Giles b. Cooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. George o. Reynolds, Of
Providence this county. spent Sunday. with
MIR. and Mrs. Levi Eeydolds.
The North East Cornst Band will furnish
music for the July 4th celebration at Smyrna,
Del, on Monday.
H. M. West has painted the houses occu-
pied by DR.. Underwood and +. G.. Parsons,
for ]. W. Shippers.
The wheat is all cut in this vicinity and the
hay nearly so. The yield OF both has been
fairly good.
Huckleberries are getting ripe in the
adjoining woods, and our people are making
arrangements to gather them. The crop will
be large.
Independent Council, No. IA, o. U. A. NJ,
elected officers on Saturday evening last as
follows: Councillor, B. T. Mcvey; Vice
Councillor, Henry Deckman; Rec. Secretary,
J. F. Peach; Asst. Rec. Sec., Summer Grant:
Fin. Sec, NJ. q. McVey; Induetor, George H.
Warner; Examiner. E. j. Warner; l. p, s. s.
Reynolds; O. p, w. W. Logan: Trust, q, Geo.
Reynolds.
Monday was observed as Memorial Day by
Fellowship Lodge X. Of P. when flowers and
the colors of the order was place on the
graves Of departed members. A delegation
also visited Elkton Cemetery. Charlestown
and Principle.
George, the year old son of Ed and Nellie
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03
RISINGSUN ITEMS.
RIsINasUN. July 2, 1897.

RIsINGsUN. July 2, 1897.
DR.. Lee Hopkins, of Hartford county. spent
few days of last week with Mr. George S.
Hopkins and family.
Prof. r. ID. Bowers, of the F. N. l., left for
his home in Chestertown on Saturday morn
ing last.
Mr.. b. H. Brown and family, OF Phladel-
phia, moved to his summer home in Rising
sun, on Tuesday.
DR.. G. G.. Sill narrowly averted very
serious accident on Wednesday. at the rail-
road crossing at A. L. Duyckinck & Cos,
warehouse. He was driving a pair of horses.
one being colt, and as they were on the
track the colt became frightened and broke
part of the harness and started up the track
toward the station, until the wagon struck a
switch post and threw one of the horses and
completely demolished one wheel of the
wagon. The horses and wagon were barely
gotten out OF the deep cut in time to allow
the 4 A train 90 by.
Prof. and Mrs. j. G. Conner, OF West Not
tingham, started for the Christian Endeavor
Convention in San Francisco. on Monday
morning last. They are the only ones from
this section TINT are at.ordin.; the convention
Misses Violette 7. Haines and Halle H.
Haines will sail for Europe, on July II, in
company Mr.. and Mrs. Miller and Miss
Miller, of New York city, going by the Ham
burg American line to Hamburg, then
through Germany, Switzerland and France
a stay in Paris, the balance of the time will
be spent in England, Ireland, Scotland and
Wales, returning in October.
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PRINCIPIO FURNACE ITEMS.

PRINc1pIo FURNACE, July 2, 1897.
Mr.. George Winchester, who has been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Craig, has returned to
his home in Philadelphia.
This has been fine harvest weather and our
go ahead farmers have taken advantage OF
it by storing away large quantities OF grass,
A great many have their wheat in shock.
Miss Maud Brown, of Darlington, spent
Wednesday with Mrs. John Hicks.
Mrs. Edward Jackson and Master Marion
Leedom and Miss Maggie Wilson. of Aiken.
spent Thursday with friends of this place.
Mrs. Mary Watts moved into one of the
Whitaker houses and took charge OF the
postofIice Thursday.
Mr.. E. A. REYNOLDS and Eddie White spent
Thursday in Baltimore.
Quite large crowd enjoyed days visit
to Chowder Hall on Wednesday. Although
the day was warm they report having good
time. Arriving at Carpenters Point they
were met by Capt. J. j. Wright, who has
charge OF the club house. After viewing the
surroundings the ladies prepared bountiful
feast which was much enjoyed by all. After
satisfying the inner man they were taken for
sail on the bay. The wind blowing caused
them to remain on the Cecil shore, as we
learn the majority wished to make visit to
Havre de Grace. 1t is supposed on account
Of the extreme heat ice cream would have
been pleasing feature. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. Cecil Craig Mrs. Willard Dill,
Mrs. Wick Sentman and children, Mrs. Wm.
Blackson, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Wright, Mr..
Eugene Reynolds, Misses Mamie, Mabel,
Carrie Estsle and Clara Charshee, Master
Edward Charshee, Luther Davis. James Nc
Cullough, Frank Davis.
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COLORA ITEMS.
CoLoRA, ND, July 2, 1879

CoLoRA, MD, July 2, 1897.
Ernest infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Elville died on Friday last. The remains
were inferred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery on
Sunday morning.
Rev. E. Greenfield preached to the Ameri-
can Mechanics of Oakwood last Sunday
afternoon in Porter's Grove Church
Our new postmaster Samuel T. Wiley took
possession of that office on Wednesday even
ing of this week.
Miss Fannie Rambo, of North East, visited
Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds last Sunday.
William Slicer, OF Perryvillc, visited his
father JacobSlicer this week.
Cherries are quite plentiful and are being
gathered in large quantities.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED IN A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
FARMINGT0N ITEMS.

FARMINGToN, MD., July /. 1897.
Miss Minnie Brickley having closed school
has returned home for the summer.
Miss Lucy Kirk is lying quite ill at her
home. Dr. Richardson is attending her.
Mace Jenkins has improved his residence
by the addition of a new porch.
Corn is looking well considering the dry
weather.
Ralph Scott, of Wilmington, is visiting his
grandparents.
Mr.. James Cameron who has been danger
ously i'll at his home Principle. is rot much
better.
Quite number from here attended Chill
dren's Day services on last Sunday at Zion.
Misses Martha and Eliza Brckley have
been visiting friends at Harrisburg.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03

In observance of the Fourth of July Win
gate Post, G. A. r. of North East, will carry
out II patriotic program in the afternoon
which will be capped by an exhibition OF fire
works in the evening. The following is the
order OF the afternoon program: Singing by
choir; recitations; reading Declaration OF
Independence by J.. W. Falls, ESD; music by
band; address by H. R. Torbert, Esq.
An all-day celebration will be held Monday
in Moores Grove, near Fair Hill.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03

III HIOU1IVItT, dHu UeU1pB
Moore has for some time since been noted as
one of them that can do and try anything
awheel. Henry Warburton has trick that
the others haven't acquired as yet-that is
balancing his wheel at II standstill, while in
the saddle, and in which he is now so expert
that in this position he can unbutton and
take Off his coat. Bob Marshbank is spend
ing much leisure time on this trick and tells
the boys that he will soon get on to it-but
Henry still holds undsputed sway.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03

As published in the CECIL WHIG last week
the returns made by the Re-assessment Board
Of Review to the State Tax Commissioner
showed the county basis of taxation as
?1i, 7iG, 49S but this amount included 52,6SO,-
l0i representing private securities which in
making up the actual basis of taxation could
only be taxed ut TN average Of about thirty
per cent. of their fun value.
The basis last year was ga ,S4i 1923.
Among the principal items OF the levy for
1897 are: Public schools, 1872 800; roads and
bridges, $4,000; poor and insane, $1,000
county commissioner office, $1,000 sheriff,
$4,000; jurors, $500; printing, II 900; inter-
est. ) 900; new bridges, 81 900.
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Boy Drowned.

George. the nine year old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Ford. OF North East, was
drowned in the North East creek on Tues
day. while playing on scow with several
companions. The body was recovered soon
after the accident The funeral took place
from the home OF his parents yesterday after
noon at two o'clock.
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trottng, purse $3.50; running dash, purse
$780, 2.45 mixed, purse $3.50; running dash,
$780, 2.32 class trotting. purse 5000; 2.40
class mixed, Cecil county horses, purse $3.50;
running dash, purse $780, IA class mixed,
purse S4O0; 2.40 class trotting. purse 5000;
running dash, purse 800; $50 class trotting
purse $3.50; running dash, purse 800: 2.29
class trotting, purse $500.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03
PROVIDENCE ITEMS.

PROVIDENCE, July 2, 1887.
Horace Spear left here last week for New
York where he has secured situation.
Walter Veach left few days ago for Pied
mont Va, having secured situation there
running Il machine.
No. machine started up again on Friday
last having been shut down for sometime for
repairs the brick layers have finished the
brick work on the new bleach house it is now
ready for the carpenters to finish. At present
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03
Letters Advertised.

Miss Mary Thomas, Mr.. Julian Jackson,
Mrs. Mary E. Garter, Billie Breezer,
Frank M. Bray, Jack Bailey,
Arthur Anderson, William Humes.
Antonio Congrano.
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L ar, september 4, o, y
and 10. will be as fol-
lows: Four years and
under, trotting and pac-
ing, open to Cecil county
colts, purse 800; run
ming dash, 800; 237
class trotting, purse
$500; running < dash,
800; 2.29 class pacing,
a. .E.Onn n m -.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03

THE BLOW ALMOST KILLED FATHER.
"No, papa, l don't want wheel"
Replied his student daughter.
you've spent 80 much / really feel
AS II hadn't oughter.
I'll PUNK the money in the bank,
II you don't mind, I'd rather.'
The old man in deep faint sank;
The blow almost killed father.
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philip ROrper.

Philip Berger, aged twenty-five years. son
of Michael Berger, of Chesapeake City, died
in that town on Tuesday evening after an
illness, from typhoid fever.
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spirit Of rivalry in this line
started up among them, to
the effect that each one is
striving to acquire some
new performance wit h
which to amaze his rivals
Dan Terrell, Of Wells drug
store, is taking rank as an
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03
Bicycling.

Among the younger wheemen OF Elkton,
there are several who have become expert
trick riders, and there has been a stimulating
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-03
With the Horses.

The race program at the coming Elkton
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Continued on Page 8.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-27
REMARKABLE DEEP SEA DIVING.

How Lambert and Companions He-
covered Specie.
The recovery of the gold in the hold Of
the lost steamer Alfonso XII. is described
as the most remarkable effort at deep sea
diving on record. The vessel sank off
Point Gando Grand Canary, at about A
o'clock in the afternoon of February H.
1885, in fine weather, having probably
struck on Gando rock. She had a val
liable cargo and 10 boxes, each containing
10000 newly minted Spanish gold Is duros)
pieces, each Of nearly the value of an
English sovereign. This specie was
stored in a small triangular room or
lazarette in the run of the ship. It was
subsequently found at a depth of 20 %
fathoms, or 100 feet. The best profession
al opinion then fixed 25 fathoms as The
practicable limit of continuous deep sea
diving. There were three divers-Alexan-
der Lambert, David Tester and Frederick
]. Davies. The specie was below three
decks, which had to be pierced. The idea
of making hole in the side Of the steam
er by an explosive was abandoned, the
fear being that the specie might be scat
tered. Lambert recovered seven boxes,
Tester two and Davies one. The diver
had to descend into the lazarette and lift
his arms on to the deck above, the pres
sure upon him at the time being about 70
pounds to each square inch of his body.
Lambert made 81 dips, being submerged
altogether 903 minutes, his longest i'm
mersion being 26 minutes, including going
down and coming up. Tester made 46
dips, being submerged during COL minutes,
his longest immersion being 20 minutes.
Davies made 80 dips, and was submerged
293 minutes, his longest immersion being
20 minutes, but he could not get so low
down as the lazarette, the pressure being
too great for him. Tester had one bad
fit. Lambert was for time paralyzed in
his legs. Two subsequent unsuccessful
attempts were made by contractors with
the underwriters, on the principle of mo
cure no pay" to recover the last box.
Probably this last $4,000 will never be
regained.
The divers were paid good wages and
per cent on all the gold recovered. In ad-
dition to this they were of course boarded
and a bonus of ESQ was given for each
box recovered. Lambert received G4OS8,
Tester G1S75 and Davies 2275. The under
writer's estimate of the cost of the sal
wage before commencing the operation
was 16 per cent. The actual cost was
15.922 per cent.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-27
VIII MoNEY viii Nor BUY.
All the Social TrappinEs for Gold,
but No Sincere Regard.

The selfish indifference of the money
getters of America, whose motto seems to
be every man for himself alone is
held up as the final cause of the many
failures in the central west, by a writer
in the February Ev'ry Month. Those
failures are attributed to the feeling,
which the writer asserts animates all UNI
scrupulous merchants, namely that plenty
of money will purchase all friendships
and pleasures for ones old age, much
more surely than will long continued ex-
ercise of the general virtues. This feeling
seems to be growing, he asserts, and in
the course of the diatribe exclaims:
why, in New York one creature sought
prosperity by burning out others-a van
dal for gold The example of his own
home, his wife and children, was not in
anything lesson to him. He would not
see that what he did others could do,
and that his own might be burned and
destroyed by Just such as he. No, money
was what he was after-a bright home,
good name, a plenty of fine clothes and
FOOD; and these he gained by igniting the
homes of others so that some property OF
his might be destroyed and the damage
paid him in insurance. That was a sim
gular livelihood and a horrible one but
1t was the money-desire, and he knew no
better way of satisfying it. That was
his object, and he expected money to
bring him friends, and comfort, and
peace, as so many others vainly expect
1t.
1T never does, though, earnestly as
some may believe it. 1t will bring as
sociate9. true enough, but only those who
must come, or do come for a special OBJ
Ject. Those others whom you desire to
have with you are never drawn by money,
and the more you expect that affiuence
will purchase them, the more certain are
you to experience chagrin and defeat.
Never is it the purchasable that is the
most valuable. Amid all that money will
buy you can sit quite alone. The smiles
OF the seekers are icy, their laughs are
metallic and dry. However much they
may affect to amuse you, you will ever
feel that you have commanded them, that
they are yours-for consideration.
mo, you cannot take your energies and
business skill and go out and buy the
pleasures of vanity. You can buy the
semblance Of these with all kinds of ac-
tors, and all manner of settings, but ac-
tors and settings they are and will re-
main, desire and cash to the contrary
Notwithstanding. That is what the bank
ers purchased in Chicago Chat ana ruin),
and that is what the vandals bought in
New York. Others are striving to pur-
chase the same actors and settings, self
deceived as to their true value, and the
gilded pictures will prove mere tinseI upon
close inspection. The reality is unpur-
chasable, and the sole trouble in this
world is that mostly everybody sincerely
believes that it is purchasable."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-27
KENTUCKY MATRIMONIAL TANeLE.
SIX Weddings Which Result in a
MiX-Up of RelatiOnshtD.

Six Weddings Which Result in a
MiX-Up of RelatiOnshtD.
News of a most extraordinary matrimo-
NAL mix-up, involving six couples, comes
from the little town of Roley, in Adair
county, KY. The six weddings all oc-
Cured ~ the same day, three in the
morning and three in the afternoon. In
the morning the following were married:
o. S. Dunbar and Nora Tucker, Robert
Hood and Minnie McWhorter, and w. r.
Hopkins and Ada McWhorter. In this trio
the McWhorters were sisters and Miss
Tucker was their aunt. After the triple
ceremony the three couples went to the
home of Uncle Bob" Tucker, father and
grandfather of the brides, to be enter
tained. In the afternoon three other we'd
dings took place, within an hour of each
other, and at the homes of the respective
brides. There were several singular feat
ures connected with all six of the we'd
dings.
Every couple is now closely related to
Uncle Bob" Tucker, one of the leading
men of his county. Out of the six couples,
before the wedding, he had a daughter
and son, three granddaughters, a niece
and a nephew. There were in the group
brother and sister, two sisters, two
brothers, three cousins, two uncles, an
aunt, four nieces and two nepheWs, and
yet no one of the II married any one re-
lated to him or herself. Another singular
feature is that out of the II individuals
before the weddings there were two by
the name of Hopkins, two Dunbars, two
Chefs, two fuckers, two McWhorters,
one Pendleton and one Hood. After the
ceremonies had been pronounced the re-
suit was that the Dunbars and Hopkins
had each increased two, the Pendletons,
Chefs and McWhorters could nowhere be
found, the Hoods had gained one and the
fuckers had been fortunate enough to
hold their ground. Since the day of the
great matrimonial sweepstake the town
loungers have been wearing out their wits
and their pencils in their endeavors to
discover just what relation the several
brides and grooms bear to their mutual
kinsman, Uncle Bob" Tucker.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-27
A WORKMAN ROASTED TO DEATH.
j. COnnOrs of Brooklyn Drops Into a
Fire While RepaIrIng a Ship.

John Connors, so years old, boiler ]
maker employed at the Morse iron WeEks,ot
South Brooklyn, N. Y, met a fearful, q
death on the Prince line steamship East
ern Prince, lying at the east central pier !"
Atlantic dock, Brooklyn. -,s"'>E' Eft
Connors was literally roasted on a.ehar7s;l
coal fire, but whether he was conscious =
or not when he fell on the fire will never
be known. Foreman King and three men;
OF which Connors was one, were semitic. =
repair the crown sheets of one of the
main boilers of the steamer. 1t was neces-
sary to heat the crown sheets and a char
coal fire was started upon them by Con-
nors. He was warned not to remain too
long below, because of the poisonous, >
gases generated by the burning charcoal ,
Connors entered the boiler at IL o'clock
but 1t was noon before Foreman King no.
ticed the prolonged absence Of the man.:
man was sent down through the man=f,t
hole, and to his horror he found Connors "a;
lying dead across the burning charcoal,
his body literally cooked. ''''@