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FREEFOItIBUWATioN OF

' tafjctnring’ Plants.

-EmptiM from Town TaxesFOB 10 YEARS.

The Board of Tnd* ol Blktoi will convey land

In the town free to my reepon* ll ic Maulactuiing'

Snn or eorportUon who wdl h'r.te a manulaeorlng plutl open the emc -md the town

authorities willexempt such plu at and land from

¦— taiei lor ten yearn

Water works were eeaetr.i-.N 1 tlu- summer

and a supply ofgood, clear,epr; a water always

In the rwierroir, With ample Ifrov(Sion In ease ,d

fire.The climate Is healthy. Labor is abundant.Tho town is within 78minutes .y rail of Phila-

P dolphin and 80 minutes o! Baltimore over the

Phlladelpnls, Wilmington and Baltimore rail-

road. Also good water communication to either

Philadelphia or Baltimore.

Population over li.SOO.i , ¦ 'JUurchesandeicellontschools.

Address all communications to

iB,B. FRAZER, Secretary

ELKTON. JANUARY 3- 1898.

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—A large Newfoundland dog supposed to |be mad, was killed near Elkton on Tuosdsy .

—K. Lawson Tosh has purchased the ilarm of Joseph X. Tosh, containing 118acres, neat Colora, for JS,OW). i

— Mr. U.A Brake will sane j<! J. Harvey i

SS *Groves on Mrs. Tnite’s dairy firm. The inew creamery will be managoi by Mr. iGroves.

—Mra. E. Thomas, widow of the late 1Kichard Thomas, who conducted an oyster 1saloon and fruit store on Main stree-, 1moved from that property this week to a 1dwelling on Cnnreh street owned hy Frank 'E Rradbury. '

—Dr.G. Cleland Jones, demist, has ar 'ranged to be in Chesapeake City on Tutus- j

S day of each week with office it Ihe ForkHotel, where he will be pleased o receivehis patients in that viclnty. Office hours

H| from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.-Capt John P. Shelton has recently (

purchased of GsorgeG. Hopkins... f U sing .him, the Carter farm on which his brother, ,Vi illiatn Shelton reside# This farm con- ,tains and is located about four jmilesftom Cecilton, running to the waferat Bohemia Bridge.

—By careleailj writing the M, Mil. resein Ihies fnd ,and in many cises letters, etc., ,intended hare been forwarded ]to Iu liana, if iuUaouf occtirred ,this week

from Fjir ,Ul^lloutheHth lan.etarrived in Elkton |on Tuesday, having bean iltutl;, d from tho .

'-’VjB r- “'!t oo amiable t

“dkm ' lie,n*l‘*lihneedlessly t>• special .

School classku' 7 W* *hole Sunday Inight of laste^T k* Cl‘y “u Friday =single banded, *

**4i4o'‘ 'help of four hafu horsed, but the¦ „, , -T""paired—Fnsbymen hanged l°ar coloredinstant for HaZf*I®*" on the 13 h

born in Back ®r - **‘!! ’ wls

near the fartsqla hhis county,

¦ parents who I^’,*Milbnrn. His

worked for the p-coph -,

neighborhood, litroughou* the

removed from yeir.- ago

Kent county, wij,?**hi Millington,

wined. " •>* conl

—The (Ixford

the following ite; ••ek cont ains

resident of Cecil an ol 'd

a pedestrian of nett* 80

he started at ft iast

near Calvert, a hid walked to

The time conßnrneda2 BTer ten miles.¦PI hours. This i was about

[ of his age with the y,for a manmany (daces deeply^Sof enow, in

cufil. When tho toys'ed everclymake 15 to 30 rntlss •“?d he can

—Caj)t Williamwas in Elkton Tuesd*J , '°f Cecils u,

the county seat used y *“ driving t"

the Bohemia river. bridge overiron and wood which J'*’L e'' ° !| e of

sioners are constructin^P* y C.untah-stream, hut the tiew? iilat historicunlike most bridges whichhave to pay well for,^’ 1* taxpayer*built this season for king hasprice. Not since the u i,Nle v - ul ",lU

Captain Shelton used a,* has ;

the Bohemia, and this CaetJ oVer

winter of 1893-3 has been JP ' hlil ":u

Bohemia Ins had an i,;,. i.JN* 011 **- ' ! ‘eonly twice in fifty years affi

,0r

them. JP is no of—

The funeral df ffarry|fcunfortunate young man SOI! ’'Singerly Pulp Works ou TijS at ,h,t

of las' week, was heldA- of his ut.c.V. 11-.-J, .id J r”'ll'“',v

Sunday at 13 o’clock. Tt,811,,0 u, <•

conducted at the house bfg? c *”*

Wood and a ere continued! 11 v- 1 ,J

Chapel, Elk Neck,where the tail 'Visley

made. Ihe U-v Edward G irdo*°" 1 ***

The funeral -arrangementswofc?®'^” 1 11'I'B 'of ElkJou (’ouacil, No 22, J r o' Q

of which he was a member,?' A “’attending in a body, fh,, i,ear

'“e ur,l,;r

selected from Company g "Wo were

which organiaation he was’afJ R ' °’

° f

were: Alfred Thomson, Harry*l“"’Robert Rudolph, Andrew c,, ,

Blil dle,

Bennett and Morris Hitehens"

Ch *rle>l

—Mrs. Rachel Job B toWnlate Thomas Brown, died at hertl Ct ° f 1,16

Calvert on Wednesday of , ast84th *year of her age. She was a AaJsr*of Daniel Job. brother of AU dcelebrated hermit of Nolti*ie{*^',c thewhose death occurred in 1/3; ‘‘]T.. rgrandmother w,is Eliz.bern Maxwell

lt

who married Thomas Job in 173fb ’

having immigrated to this oountryf* fterLondon tn 1718, She was a niece aL

mmDefoe, author of Robinsondeceased was au aunt of 11ai Thelog near Calvert, who la r,!s 'd

descemlant of the family tbe nn| vcounty. The funeral iu t 'ecilSaturday morning, the j"WHI"

made in the Friends’ Jr ’

''.". . _ us ground

adjoining the Brick ife.t(Bg IJouaß .

Rev. William Schouler will I, J -orviceo Andora school house morrow,hnncl y. at p. m.

-Aiben Constable. Esq, the w. II known

in W-T"! ,hm COUUIy * haH opened an cilice111 >V ilmiuguin. Do).

U is is said there is more if, in the• squehauna river .ban at any time during

, the iast twenty two years.—i ho Susquehanna Paper Mills bad to?!’ ''mk lust week, ou account of tho ice,

W lcl* interfered with Hie water wheels.Kev. .John A. I'ethune of Princeton,

p’Jersey, wili Preach in the Elkton

reshyteriau Church to morow, both morn-ln£ ail J evening.

rile petitions for the pardon of Steven-

l' " Archer have been presented tuG .vernorrown* Those from Harford contain one

tbousaiul signatures.

Mr. H. \\ . Lord, lljo Hiltimore agent°r Ijortl H Boiler Compound, will please

accept our thanks for the handsomestcalendars for 1893 yet received at the Will.;oftice.

~-Mr. !• rank Jenkins Henry, son ot Mrs.A- M. 11. Price of this town, and Miss MaryL. Gale, of Kislou, Talbot county, weremarried in the Protestant Episcopal Church

>h it town ou Thursday afternoon.Attention is called to the advertisement

of the .‘•ale at auction by Barnes A Lcll mdai the Philadelphia exchange ou Tuesdaytiext of the valuable stock of the McCul-lough Iron Co, and McDaniel & Harvey Co.

—Messers. GeorgeS. Woolley, Simnel C.Kowiand and John M. Tucker representedthe Cecil Agricultural Society at a meetingof the Virginia, Maryland aud Delaware <Trotting ( ircaltiu Baltimore on NVednes- iday.

r ilhe report published in the county ;

papers that Mr. T. ,1. Conrey of Chesapeake1 had engaged in ilu* coal business in ,I biladelphia, is incorrect. He is still eu-gagei in the mercantile business in thattown. 1

Lev. Louis E. Barrett, Presiding Elder01 Wilmington district preached iu theEikton M. E Church on Saturday night.Ho is an able ami forcible preacher, and his csermons are always productive of good iu <this community. $

—There will be a supper held at Capt. *M . Foster’s in Elk Neck on Tuesday even- xing, January 31, 1593, for the benefit of iW esley Chapel. The tickets will be 50 centsand patrons may rest assarted that the billof fare will bo plentiful and tempting.

Ihe Alumni of Dickinson C.dirge willbald a banquet at the Bellevue Hotel, X. r

. Corner Broad aud Walnut streets, \Philadelphia, on Friday, February 17, 1893,at 6 p.m. Distinguished speakers will bepresent to reload to toasts at the dinner.

—John C. Hindman, auctioneer, soldthe personal property of Gilbert McDowell eou last Thursday the 19U* at which the vfollowing high prices were obtained:—Horses soul for 8104 to 893: colts 89- to 8-6; s

cows 830, 8-7,845 50,8-15,842. $39, aud§39 50 \bro d sows 852, 8-6 and 8-5 a piece; small *pigs 85; corn 94 cents per barrel. All theimplements sold for good prices.

—Mr. E, G. Sutton, practical electricianat 716 Shipley street Wilmington, Del., has 0received tie bells for the new convent nowbeing erected on the Highlands, and will Iplace them in position at an early day. vThey are fine toned bells and every one that nwill hear them will say so. Mr. Sutton is uprepared to take bells ot the same make fanywhere. His Elkton friends should tmake note of this. n

—Capt. Patrick Shay and Mr. Henry tCook, both of this city, were caught by ice fdown the bay, on the buckeye “Daylight,” Kowned by Captain #Shay, and iu which he j(does an oystering business They wereanxious to get Lome, aud early last Sundaymorning started on a long walk, across theice, from Tolchesler to Havre do Grace, adistance of about thirty miles. They ctouched l Poole’s Island, then can * Fstraight across to-and through Spesulia Nar Crows, aud then up to our city, which they Ireached about 3 o’clock. Capt. Shay, who 5is au aged man, was about “played out” 8by his long walk, but Mr. Cook did not [jseem to mind it at ali. He say the ice was

solid all the way, with not an “air hole” to vbe seen Havre Republican. t

—A l.td about, sever years of age a son of

Calvin Simpers who lives with Dennis -,

Mullen on the Blue B ill road was bitten ou

ti e hand bv a log supposed to be rabid ou

Tuesday of last week. Mr Walter Scott

Price who look much interest in the boy’s

case, went to Townsend Delaware on Mon-day and br ugbt back with him one of

Sam Townsend’s famous hydrophobia pills 1which was given the boy the same night, aFor years it h:*s been claimed by the Towns vend family, that these pills are a specific* J

tor hydrophobia, if one of them bo taken \before the expir rion of nine days from the

receipt of 110- wound. Simuel Townsend

Sr., made and sold them during his life

time, charging formerly ten dollars for a .

single pill. Now his son sells them at one

dollar each. The only condition imposed

in administering them is, that tho pillshall

swallowed whole. The Simpers boy

swallowed his like a little man, aud Mr.

Price says “he is all right.” (

Personal.The whist Club met at the residence o!

Miss Florence E. Turbot o;i Wednesday JMr. E. V. Hinchliffe, who has been quite

ill at Dickinson College, arrived home on

Thursday.

Mbs Florence Jenkins of Wilmington is ?

the guest of Mrs. Joseph 11. McNealat 1Belle lUU.

Mrs. John A. Jarvis, of Washington fHeights, Now Vork, is the guest ot Mrs. <John T. Brown.

Our fellow townsman, Mr. James F.

Jackson, has returned from a pleasant visit ¦to friends iu Now \ ric.

M:-, M. P- Sxtterw rth, an I Mrs. G. W .Btkt-r of Wilmington h ivu b3ea the guests

of Mrs. G, Cleland Joues.

Miss K .'•! Ivivea'jy, of Port Deposit,

is visitinß hersiste. in law. Mrs 1..-

Mrf.‘l>‘. iit Govauet.-wa, Balimove county.

Mrs John S Wirt entertained a number

of her "frieads -it luncheon at her residence

on East Main street, uu Thursday afternoon

a* 2 o’clock.M

Church NoticeM.Preaching in Chesapeake City M. J-

Church tomorrow at 10 30 a. m. and T p.

m . Morning subject, “The Prophet and

the wheels;” evening subject, “The Minis

try of Angels.” Breaching on the manor

i at 3.30 p. m., weather permitting.

I. t). O. F.

Nation al Lodge, No. 37,1. 0.0. F.,was instituted in Elkton on Friday even

ing f hast week. Representatives were

present from tho Nation al, Oriental aud

E ten Lodges, of Delaware; the Merchants

Lodge, of Philadelphia; aud Bohemia

Lodge, of Chesapeake City. Hie cere-

mony was performed by Grand Master

Grason assisted hy the Grand officers of

the S ato of Maryland. The officers in-

stalled ara: N. CL, J. Wdl Perkins; V.

G., 8. .1. Keyes; S-ioretary. W. U- Wit-

worth; Tioasurer, George .MaCiaillcffi; R.

S N. G., A. M. Strickland; L. S. N. G,,

lI.V’. Wells; Warden, Malvern Jones;

Conductor. Robert Strickland; K. S. V.

tr , H M. McCullough; L S. V. G.,

Harry Luzalere; R, S. S-, B. B. Dunbar;

L. S. S., F. V. Price; I. G., H. Frank

Witwortb; O. G., John Dunbar.

Tho Lodge starts under most encourag

1 iug circumstances, tho present charter' inembetship numbering twenty-seven.

Fire in tiio First LHstrict.1 On Tuesday night tho barn and out-

I buildings on Ihe farm of Mr. Wm. K.

Lockwood iu tlie First district were des-

r troyed by fire, together with nine cows,

two colts, a quantity of feed, fifty tons

I of hay, and all his farming implements.

> The fire broke out about dusk and origi-

nated in the feed room its origin, not| being known.

i i Whiskers that are prumaUirely grayer; I faded should be colored to prevent the look

1 j of age, aud

I others iu coloring brown oj black.

whiq(elkton,

STOUT HANGEDPrivately Executed it tlie Jail Yard, iu

tbe Presence of Thirty Persons.

MAKES NO CONFESSION.No Excitement or Disorder Either

about the Prison or the Town.

Within the confines of the high stonewalls surrounding the Elkton jail yard,shut from the view of the outsideworld, Alfred Stout the colored mur-derer of the aged farmer Gaorge Ditmar,expiated his mime upon the gallows,

yesterday, the drop falling at 12.39 p. ra.Although the drop of over five feet

failed to dislocate the condemned man’sneck, tlie fall rendered him unconscious,and after a few slight muscular contrac-tions, his body hung motionless, and,death resulted from strangulation iu 19minutes, At eight minutes past oue,the body was cut down, Dr. John 11.Jamar, the jail physician pronouncinglife extinct. The body was taken incharge by Undertaker Harry W. Belland being placed iu a coffin, was deliveredto the almshouse authorities, upon whichproperty it was later interred, no claimhaving been made lor it by any of hisrelatives.

On Thursday night Sheriff MoKenuoyand Deputy J. Harvey Mackey alter-

nated as death watches. At 11 o’clock,Stout went to bed, covering his headwith the bed clothing in true negrofashion, aud apparently slept soundly,giving no physical indication during the 1uight of any mental disturbance. He 'awoke about six o’clock iu bis usualseemingly cheerful frame of mind. Hespoke pleasantly to the guard, aud put-ting on a new dress of underclothing, a 1white dress shirt, a neat new black cloth 1cutaway suit, and wearing a new pair ofshoes. Between eight aud nine o’clock 1he ate with relish a solid breaktast of 1ham and eggs, potatoes, coffee, jelly,chow chow, and bro id and butter. Whenhe had finished his last meal, several !

colored women came into the jail and 1with Elsinore Brown, a colored prisoner, 1sang a number of hymns, the refrain Ibeing taken up by a number ol news 'paper men and others present, the effect 1of which was striking, as the echoes Iresounded through the corridors of the 1prison, while S-out stood with his face ‘

pressed against the door of his cell, Ievidently deeply affected.

Early iu Hie morning the Rv. I. L.Wood, had his final interview with the :

prisoner. Ho told him to be true to him- >self aud urged him to assert the truth, tStcut was calmer mentally than ou

Thursday morning when visited by Mr. •Wood, persistently declared his inuo- '•

conoe, that ha had made his peace with IGod, aud was prepared to die. (

About 11 o’eloca, the Rev. J. H.Wootten, entered the jail, aud fifteen minuteslater his counsel R. V. Thaokery and C. 1C. Brothers, accompanied by the Rev. IE. W. Scott, entered, his counsel hold- '

iug a private interview with him, and

remaining until twenty minutes ot 12 m, 1Stout assuring them that he had no 1statement to make to them, still strongly 1asserting his innocence. Whan hiscounsel retired, the,Revs. E. W. Scottand I. H. Wootteu entered his cell .

and prayed fervently with him. ,Whilo thus engaged, tho Sheriff with his ,

deputies J. Harvey Mickey ami his |special officers, Ex Sheriff W. T. Boul- {den, George King, John R. White, J. P.Scott, George A. Brown, Major W. O. (Purnell, Eiuier Hyusou, County Com- jmissioner Andrew Anderson, Calvin fP. Merritt and Harry VV. Bell had ,completed all the arrangements about ,the scaffolding, and the hour lor jthe final ael in the legal tragedy had ,arrived. At fourteen minutes past twelve fa telegram wr.s received by Stout from a

clerical friend in Belair which the sheriff |presented him iu his cell. It read; ,

‘‘l’leaso accept my prayers, and read 1Psalms 50, 15, Romans 10, 13. ,

[Signed] Webb.

Iu the meantime Stout's counsel aud (the officers of the jail had vainly waited .for a response favorable or otherwise to

a petition to Governor Brown askinga respite hut for some inexplicable

reason ho denied them even the poor jcourtesy of a reply, the Governor’s |refusal to interfere in the case, only ,

being incidentally learned through a .reporter of a Baltimore newspaper.

The sheriff having considerately |waited si I reasonable time, at 12.21 p. ra. ,

with his Deputy Mr. Mackey proceeded \to the prisoners cell. Mr. Scott was then .reading to Stout the scriptures cited iu

the telegram. Their entrance brought a

perceptible pallor to Stout’s face, his

bps twitched, aud a slight tremor passedthrough liis frame. Although attentive

to the reading, his eyes wandered fromface to (ace with au imploring expression.

After tho sieging of a familiar hymn, MrWootten offered prayer and -Mr. Scott

pronounced tho Benediction, DeputyMackey then proceeded to h i ideutl the

prisoner, and pinion his arms from

behind. Too solemn march from the

cell to the scaffold began. Stout bracinghimself by a last brave effort,

and assuming a manner of totalunconcern, firmly passed down the

iron stairs, to the floor below,bidding farewell to moae standing on

either side, as he passed toward the

stone steps leu-ding trom the lower hall

to the jail yard. Twenty steps brought

him to tho loot of the stairs leading to

the scaffold. He ualliuebingly mountedtho eleven stairs, and took his place ou

the fatal trap without any apparent tre

pidation. On the platform with the

prisoner were the Revs. Wootteu audScott, Sheriff McKenuey aud Deputy

Mackey. Mr. Wootteu offered a short

prayer, during which tho uulortunate

man turned his eyes to Heaven. Mr.Scott then impressively recited tho Lords’prayer, at tho conclusion of which,Stout >vas placed in position on the trap,

aud Deputy Mackey securely strapped

his legs at the knee aud ankles. Stoutnever wavered, examined tho prepara-

tions that were being made, and gazedover the people staring at him from be-

low. Deputy Mackey then adjusted thonoose. Removing two rings trom his

fingers, Stout requested that oue be sent

to his aged mother, aud the other to a

young woman named Saunders, aud w ho

lives iu Elkton. On being asked by the

1 sheriff whether fie had any stitemeut to

make ho replied iu the negative. As

the platform was being cleared, and just

1 before the adjustment of tho black cap,

ho hade those at bis side good bye,

remarking, “I will meet you ou- the other side of Jordan.”

The Sheriff then placed the black cap

> over bis face, and everything being

s prepared, as be stepped down the stairs he

quickly severed with a hatchet tho rope

1 connecting tho trigger, the trap instantly

1 fell, and with a Hull thud Stout’s soul

was plunged into eternity at 12.39

o’clock. After hanging as stated nineteen

minutes, it was placed in a casket and* immediately driven to the almshous

15 burying ground, •

1 Outsider the special n,>r*>'

y tho execution was *4- S( Spath a son-in-law of* '

g and with whom Mrs.,t Wiimiugton,M)el., J •

. I gained '

* capacity of del . . v

WEDDING BELLS,

Marlatt—Nesbitt.Mr. Clarence S. Nesbilt of Philadel-

phia, the oldest son of Mr. Henry C.

Nesbilt a prominent merchant cl 1 ort

Deposit, was married to Miss S.illie A.

Marlatt a niece id Mr. and Mrs. George

S. Adkins of Philadelphia on Wednes-

day evening lest. The ceremony took

place at Trinity Methodist EpiscopalChurch in that city, at half past seven

o’clock and was witnessed by a large

assemblage 01 the friends and relativesof the bridal couple, among whom were

Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Nesbitt of Port De-

posit, Mr. and Mrs. George S. Adkins,

Hon. Jacob Tome and Mrs. Tome, Mr.

and Mrs. 11. A. Nesbitt and Miss BerthaNesbit, and Mr. Will Nesbitt, of Harris- .burg.

Ou Wednesday evening next, Mr. and

Mrs. Jacob Tome will give a reception to

Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt, at their residencein Port Deposit, and lor which a large

number of invitations has been issued.m t

Wedding Bells at Kaston. 'Mr, Francis Jenkins Henry, of this

town, son of Mrs. A. M. R. Price, andMiss M. Elizabeth Gale, of Easton, were 'married at Trinity Cathedral in Easton,Md., on Thursday, by lit. Rev. William ,

Forbes Adams. D. D ,Bishop of the

Diocese of Easton, assisted by the Rev.

A. U. Walker, rector of Trinity Cathe- ,dial. The bride was beautifully attiredin dahlia broadcloth, hat and gloves tomatch, and pearl ornaments, and carried £a bunch of roses. The maid of honor |was Mias Hannah Radcliff Gale, sister of *

the bride. She was dressed in tan broadcloth with grecu trimmings and curied

pink roses. The best man was Col JohnM. Newel!, of Wilmington, Del. The £ushers were: Dr. James Ljlland, of gPhiladelphia, and Mr. William C. Smith, fof Easton. The wedding was on the gold English style, and the bride was tgiven away by her brother, Mr. SamuelGale, o! Easton- Miss Josie P. Dawson crendered Mendelssohn’s and Lohengrin’s

wedding marches. Trinity Cathedral .was handsomely decorated by the con-

giegatiou, of which the bride was a cpopular member.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry left on the after- cnoon train for an extended tour to New vVork, Niagara Falls and Florida. 8

I

Death of’ Mrs. Mackall. T

Mrs. Isabella Mackall a highly esteem-u

ed lady of this community, and ther

wife of Dr. Richard Covington Mackall,died at her borne at Elk Lauding on *

Sunday afternoon last at live o clock. 0

Mrs. Mackall had been iu impaired health

for a number of years, the immediatecause of her death being a disease of thekidneys. She was the second child, and

*

eldest daughter of the late William

Hollingsworth, during his life a

prominent citizen of this county, and

whose memory is still cherished for bis c

many admirable qualities as a Christiangentleman. Mrs. Mackail inheritedfrom her father a number of his charac

terislic virtues, a modest retiring nature,

an amiable disposition, consideration for

the feelings of others, thoughtfulnessfor the poor and suffering, and a con- 1scieniious spirit of charity and benevo- 1lence. She was born at Elk Landing iu

1830, and in her early girlhood bec uua as

member of the Presbyterian Church, her a

entire life having been marked by aconsistent regard for her religiousprofession ami zaal and devotion li

co the benevolences of the church.In 1854 she became the wife of Dr.

Mackall, locating with him for a time iu

Savannah. Georgia, where he practiced (‘his profession, and afterwards removingto Langley, Fairfax county, Virginia,where they resided uutii their removalto this county during tbo war. Of their *two children but one is living Mr. Will- L

iam Hollingsworth Mackall of this t >wq !and au active partner iu the Seott Ferti-lizer Company.

Mrs. Mackall’s funeral took place at ‘

her late residence ou Wednesday after c

noon the services being conducted by tie I

Rev. W. W. IlerbartOD, of’ Philadelphiaa former pastor of the Presbyterian *Church of this town, M v-.srs Win. J.Joues, Clinton McCullough, Charles L.Finley, Wm. S. Evans, George W.

1

Cruikshank, Frank R. Scott, AlfredWelherill and Reuben E. Jara-.r ..clingas bearers, her remains being interred Jin the family lot iu tbs Presbyterian 1„ eCemetery.

Two Cases of Small Pox. tSmall pox has made its appearance in 1

Cecil county, but by the prompt actionof the attending physicians the progress 'of the disease has been affectively check- '

ed, and the patients who are suffering 1with mild eases, are steadily improving. 1The victims are Mrs. Samuel Thompson -and her son, James Thompson, aged 17 1years who reside at Freuchtown, a small -station on the Columbia ami Port De- *

posit .Railroad, midway between Port 'Deposit and Perryvillo. They wore first *stricken with the disease the latter part ¦of last week, and Dr. George Stump, of

Perryville was called iu attendance.. 1The patients bore every evidenca of •

suffering from a genuine case of small Ipox, and were promptly isolated. The 1house was thoroughly disinfected a d (the residents oi the neighborhood vacoiuated, every precaution and safeguard ;having been taken to picveut any spreadui the disease.

No other cases are reported, and there

need be no apprehension felt iu the

matter. Dr. C V. Chancellor, Secretaryof the State Board ot Health was officially uotilied and upon his instruction Dr.J. 11. Jaraar, of Elklou, County HealthOfficer, investigated the case this week.He reported that the patients were

properly quarantined and that there is nodanger to the community.

Tne general supposition is thatyoung Thompson contracted the diseasefrom a visit to a shanty ou the isla :doccupied by a number of men from Haitimore then engaged cutting ica ou theSusquehanna, the theory being that theclothing and other articles were infected.The fact that the disease did not breakout among the men is prot-aly due totheir being protected by vaccination.

Klktou Well Lighted.

The Elkton Electric Eight and PowerCompany started its plant iu operationou Saturday last and the trial resultedmost satisfactorily. No difficulty wasexperienced along the circuit, the lightsburning regularly and brilliantly. Thepower and quality of the light fully meetthe requirements bolh for stroot audhouse lighting, aud the system is a

; decided improvement to tbs town iu: every way, The Thompson Houston

alternating incandescent system is used,; the street lightiug being supplied by

eighty lamps of twenty five caudlepower each. About six hundred lightshave already been wired m throughout

the town, The current remains on allnight. Mr. Charles G. Wells has beenappointed electrician.

, Joseph V. Dory, of Warsaw, 111., was

s troubled with rheumatism ami tried a

number of different remedies_but says none

of them seemed to do him any good; but.. finally ho got hold of one that speedily

cured him. He was much pleased with itaud felt sure that others similarly afflicted

r would like to know what the remedy was1c that cured him. He states for the benefit

1 of the pubjio that it is called Chamberfain’s Paiu Balm. For sale by druggists.

ruple hanging in Chest,ert,own; DeputySheriff Frank Bateman, of Harfordcounts; W. T Warburtoo, E'q., of the

Elkton bar, who assisted the State in

the prosecution; newspaper representa-tives of the Baltimore Sim, American,

j We tr*, I/icnltl and World, the Washington

i Slur, the Erery Eve uiin/, tho Morniny! Xetrs, of Wilmington, tho Wine., News

j and Dtmvrrut of Elkton, with several

j others m..king up a conipanv as stated of

about thirty persons.The physicians attending, aud who

assisted Dr. .Tamar were: Dr*. I’. B.

Housekeeper, of North E il; aud Dr.James A. Peeples of Ltueaster co., Pa.

It is but justice to state, that Stout’scounsel were assiduous in their atten-tions to him, aud tho sheriff aud bis

officials including Mrs. Me Kenney the

wife of the sheriff, showed HlO prisonerevery consideration and kindness.

The slrests of Elkton at no time dur-ing tbo day indicated any unusual event,

except iu Ihe immediate vicinity of thejail where a crowd numbering 250 pet-

sons had assembled, and awaited the

information of the execution having

takou place. There were no objection-able manifestations, no drunkenness ordisorder, and the provisions of the law

as to the privacy of tho execution, were

conscientiously aud decorously observed.

HIS LAST DAY.

Mr. Calvin P. Merritt completed the

scaffold ou Wednesday night and rcraov

iug it to the jail yard began its erectionou Thursday morning. It was the usual

structure of hemlock, the platform being

Gx7j leet, with a height ol 8j feet from

the ground, the cross beam to which therope was attached being 7 \ feat above

the platform, the trap d.or being 4x31feet. The structure was located on the

south side of the jail yard. While beingerected a large number of persous passedthrough the open gate into the yard andviewed it curiously. While the crowdoutside gazed at the scaffold, and the

ring of tbe carpenters hammers wasresounding through the corridors of the

prison, 18tout bearing seemingly ascontented a manner as ever, quietly sat

in his cell ou the north gallery.At one o’clock bis counsel Messrs,

Thaokery aud Crothars accompanied bythe Rev. I. L. Wood called to see him

and remained some time with him iu his

cell. Mr.Wood exhorted him eloquently,

begging nim to remember that his peace

with man must precede his peace withGod, only to be answered by Stout that

ha was au innocent u au, had made hispeace with his M tker aud was preparedto die. This was tho last visit paid himby Mr. Wood aud ho bole him a Huai

farewell.His father, sister and two brothers

also visited him, with whom be had an

affecting interview. Later in the daythe Rav. E. W. Scott, the Rev. J. U.Woollen, of Chesapeake City, visited

him, Stout requesting Mr. Scott to

attend him at tho scaffold. Earlier in

the day Father Quigley, ol the Elkton

Catholic Church went to see him.

At twilight on Thursday evening Hie

Elkton jail was as quiet as any privateresidence iu the town. A bright electric

lamp immediately before the doomedman’s cell door, cast its naie rays into

its recesses, while Sheriff McKenuey andhis faithful deputy J. Harvey Mackey-kept alternate watches daring the longnight.

PROTESTATIONS OF INNOCENCE.

During bis confinement since February2nd, 1891, Stout has displayed re-markable indifference, and even the

approach of his execution apparentlyhad little effect upon him, until Wodnes

day afternoon last when visited by the

Rev. I. L. Wood, pastor of the M. EChurch, hr gave some signs of weaken-ing, and appeared impressed by the

seriousness of his position. At the time

a number ot visitors were in the jail andtheir presence had tbe effect of restrain-ing him. Seated by his side iu the

narrow cell, the minister endeavored to

reveal to him the vital importance of a

oonlession if ho were guilty, and effered

him every consolation. Tho condemnedman however did not seem iuslioed to

m-.ute any statement, and when further

urged to confess replied, ‘‘Mr. Wood,you seem to doubt mv word I havetold you all along that I am innocent.”This was said in a half resentful manner,au evidence that his mind was in a stale

of unrest. At tho close of his visit Mr.Wood stated that he confidently believedbe would make a confession, but while

ho manifested signs of weakness then, he

again assumed tho air of indifferencewhich had characterized him.

lie was visited by a large number of

persous, including many ladies, on Wed-

nesday, and appeared to enjoy seeingthem. Ha was always ready to talk,and laughed and chatted unconcernedlyAu incident occurred during the after-

noon that shows he was sensitive andof a bad temper. He was out iu the

corridor iu charge of an officer, when ahalf wilted prisoner iu passing him

remarked about his being a murderer,This he resented instantly and it was

only by physical force that lie was

prevented from injuring the man. On

another occasion he made a similar

attack upon one of the other inmates.

Ho was au obedient prisoner and alwaysacted courteously toward the officershowever. Ho was kindly treated by the

officials, and Mrs. Melvsnney was p.irticularly painstaking in preparing his food

to select eatables which he enjoyed.

When interviewed by the Wmo re

porter in the morning, Stout was attiredin a cotton shirt, mixed pants, and

wore heavy shoes. Leaning against thelatticework iron door of his cell on the

upper tier on thu north side of tho jail,he greeted tho newspaper man pleasantlyaud to a query replied that he had

enjoyed a refreshing night’s sleep, and

felt wsil. His case is a remarkable one,aud his action toward the ministers who

labored faithfully in his behalf, onlytended to increase tho mystery. While

he has always received them respectfullyhis manners have suggested that he

regards their efforts as being only towring a confession from him. Uonsequeully he was guarded, aud did not

converse with them freely. He professedto feel “saved,” although he made nodemonstration of a change of heart, in

manner at least.His other spiritual advisers were:

Roy. William Schouler, pastor of theProtestant Episcopal Church; Rav. C. E.Herbert of the Bethel A. M. E Church;and Rsv. E. W. Scott pastor oi tiae Elk-

tou A. U. M. P. Church. Upon the

request of his eounsai the colored minis-

ters called to sso him in November last

to give him spiritual advice aud consolalion, but he refuse I to see them. Oc

Thanksgiving Day ha scut tor Mr. Scott

aud apologized for not having receivedthem, stating that ho thought bo would

rather pray aud talk to the Lord and

1 get some help from Him, so he would be

able to talk to the servants of the Lord.1 He further stated that it was not that

1 ho did not want the ministers of the

' Gospel to visit and to pray with him.I Since then they have visited him often,I and during a call on Monday ho said

1 that he was assured that the Lord hud

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he might be called homo any time, 1and when questioned pointedly, coollw'teplied that he had been told that/fiewas to he hanged at 2 o’clock on Ftgtlay.Ho was in no frame of mind to oventhink of a confession aud said that when

called upon ho would meet death without fear and unflinchingly. He did uot

then express a desire for any particularminister to attend him at his last hour.

He was visited by his oldest brother,rUex. Stout ou Wednesday ami bothmen were deeply affected.

lie retired early ou Wednesday nightaud enjoyed a sound sleep, awakeningabout five o’clock, when he could bo

distinctly heard laughing aud talking in

the portion of the jail occupied by the

sheriff and his family, lie ate a heartybreakfast and began the day in as cheer-

ful a mood as though no eventful occa-sion were near. llis appetite still

remained good and he partook of three

meals a day with relish.STORY OF THE CRIME.

The crime for which Stout suffered thedeath penalty was one of the most brutal

and wanton murders aver committed iuCecil county.

George Ditmar an 1 wife, au agedGerman couple, lesided on a small farm

ou Bohemia Manor a few miles below

Chesapeake City. They were inoffensivepeople and lived modestly in a comfort,

able two story frame dwelling.Go tbe night of Sunday, February Ist,

1891, Mr. Ditmar retired about nineo’clock, his wile Christine, remainingdown stairs to attend to some domesticduties. But a little time had elapsedwhen she still sitting before the firedown stairs, was startled by her husbandcrying “murder.” Hurriedly seizing alamp she started up the narrow stairwayleading to her husband’s room, and hadscarcely reached the top when she wasfelled by the blow from a club, her headbeing severely cut, and tho lamp she

carried shattered. She retreated down

the stairs taking refuge from leaf intho cellar, from which iu a few min-she emerged aud running to a neighbors,gave the alarm.

They burned to the scene and dis-covered Mr. Ditmar, lying unconsciouson the floor of the sitting room, wherehe had dragged himself, the blood flow-ing profusely from his lace which hadbeen crushed and battered beyond recognilion. The inhuman wretch had used asa weapon a piece of pine flooring, threefeet long whittled to a handle at oueend, and which bespattered with bloodwas found on tho premises. Subsequentinvestigation showed that tho assailanthad gained admission to the house by (breaking a pane of glass from a windowsash and raising the latter, anil beingintent ou plunder ou the upper floor oftho bouse, had crate suddenly upon Mr.Ditmar iu bed where the assault wascommitted.

Mr. Ditmar’s condition was so criticalthat the attending physicians removedhim to the Pennsylvania Hospital, Phila-delphia, iu which institution ho diedalter a short limn.

Every bone in the patients face wascrushed. Tbe two superior maxillary

bones, the two molar bones, and all thebones ot his nose wore separated fromhis head, leaving a triangular spacebetween the eyes aud tho point of hisnose which would admit au ordinaryhand. Tbe physicians stated that it wasoue of the worst oases over treated at

the institution.STOUT ARRESTED.

The news of the assault created intense

excitement in the neighborhood, audwith tho break of day began the searchfor clues to lead to the apprehension olthe perpretrator. The officers engagedoil the case traced deeply indented foot-

prints leading from the saeneot the mur-der across fields, tho earth being soft

from a recent rain, to a house occupiedby Stout, about two miles distaut.

Tho wearer of Ihe shoes, alter crossingtbe fields, had taken them off at thefence enclosing the Lousa. These wereidentified as tho property of Stout, andblood was discovered upon the clothingworn by him on the night of the murder.Uo was arrested and lodged in the Elk-

ton jailand on the following Wednesdaygiven a preliminary hearing before Justioe A. J. Soott. Link by link the chainof circumstantial evidence had formedart und him.

Stout had previously been in theemploy of Mr. Ditmar, und as iu the easeof tbo murderer, was familiar with thepremises. Before the assault, the manhad gone to tho barn and prepared hisclub, by splitting a piece of flooring,cutting it down to a handle, tho whit-llinga being left lying m a pile on tbefloor. Nearby stood the other half oftho b aid from which the club had beensplit. Here an important point wassecured, in the discovery of an ordinarywalking stick which had beau left

behind by the murderer upon securing

tlioclub. Several witnesses testified as tohaving :;eeu this stick in the possessionof Stout.

Another important clue iu fasteningthe crime upon Stout was the discoveryof tbe part of u pocket handkerchief,purlieuliurly torn and saturated withblood, stuck among the woodwork of thebarn, the other half being found amongStouts’ clothing. Several other clues

were obtained, which tended only toincriminate him deeper and deeper.

At tho hearing ten witnesses appeared

against tho prisoner, among the number

being Mrs. Ditmar, who testified thatshe was unable to identify her assailant.

Tbe prisoner was held to await the

action cl the Grand Jury at the followingMarch term of Court when ho wasindicted for the mutder of George Dit-mar, and for au assault with intent tokill Christine Ditmar. rV presentment

for burglary was also made against him.

His case was postponed until tho S. a pteiuber term ol Court when it was re-moved to Harford county and called for

tiiu! during the February term, 1893.Tbe case was prosecuted by States

Attorney Austin L. Brothers and W. T.Warburtoo, of Elkton, and States Attor-ney, Walter W. Preston, of Harfordcounty. Stouts’ counsel were R. C.

Thaokery and C C. Crothors, of Elkton.Tho trial consumed six days and thecase being given to the jury, a verdict of

guilty of murder iu the first degree wasrendered, after au hour’s deliberation.

Tho counsel for Stout filed a motion

for a new trial which was over ruled.

The case was then takod to the Court ofAppeals on two grounds, viz. that tho

court had uo jurisdiction in the case asDitmar’s death occurred in Pennsyl-vania. and that the jury had been

illegally separated during the trial,eleven of the jurymen having been

brought into court while one, who wasiil, was left at a hotel iu charge of abailiff.

On Thursday, Nov. 9, 1892 the Court

of Appeals filed au opinion sustainingtho judgment of the lower court, aud the

death warrant was signed by GovernorBrowu ou December Ist.

PREVIOUS EXECUTIONS.

The hanging ol Stout is the first

execution that has 1 ver occurred. \ Cecil county, which has beeu the

scene of three executions within thehirty nine years. The last execur'

Kjjwai that of Medford Waters, tk¦uf'g, murderer of Jenkins Whaley,¦Sjangcd on tho alms

on Friday, Dot^

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by fully 1000 people. Twenty live years

’"previous to Ihis, in April 1554, JosephSwift was hanged on Gray's Hill, onemile cast of Elktou. Although there areno authentic recotds of any execution |previous to that of Swift, there is every ,reason to believe that several executions ,

occurred iu this county at early dates. 1On June 1), 1724, John Hack, who was ftheu sheriff, presented a petition to the tcourt, stating that a certain Uobert sDoth, then iu his custody, was sentenced •to be hanged on the 19„h of that mouth 6and being fearful he might escape 1through the inefiioiency of the jail, he ’besought the court to order a guard towatch the prisoner and also to summonthe constables of the various hundreds jto bo present and assist at his execution. tThe petition was granted and no doubt ,the man was banged. t

At this time the county seat was at iCourt House Point and there is no doubt 1that at least two other criminals were 1executed there. Oae of them is said to 'have been drawn and quartered, aud 1part of his body exposed ou each side of *the liver. He was a slave aud had mur- *dered his master one Mr. Sarviu, who

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£lived iu Elk Neck, opposite Court House ,Point. The other one was executed for (the murder of Hugh Mahaifey which yoccurred ou the ISih of November 174V). EMahaffey lived ou Big Elk a short dis gtauce south of the telegraph road and fwas killed by the paramour of his wife ’and an apprentice boy, whom the guilty 1couple forced to finish the work which cthey had begun, by knocking Mahaffey 1senseless while sitting by the tire. The 1boy was hanged, the man having escapedbefore the murder was discovered.

Iu 1786 ouo Johu Dockerty was convicted of robbery aud sentenced to behanged at Charlestown, but inasmuch \as tradition is silent ou the subject, it is ,probable that he was not executed. t

cNorth East Items. 1

North East, Jan. 26,1893. cPresiding Elder L. E. Barrett preached 1

an able sermon at the M. E. Church, Sun 1day morning last. 1

Quarterly Conference was held at the M. yE. Church on Sunday morning last. *

Mr. H. W. Shallcross has slightly im- 'proved since last week. t

St. Mary’s Guild have obligated them*selves for the support of one of the waifs at *the Childrens Home at EAston, Md.

Ssver.il members were admitted to mem- *

bersbip iu ihe M. E. Church, Sunday even- tirg last, 1

Several persons are complaining of the cbad roads in this vicinity aud several bad *upseta have occurred. 1

The Lei lat the I*. E. Church was tolled *on Thursday in respect to Bishop Brooks Iat the time when the funeral was taking Jplace at Boston. i

There will be a warm town election here tthis Spring as a sharp contest will be madeby George Murray for hailiiV and lamp *lighter. Looking toward the next uomina* \tion for sheriff every Republican should ts‘and by BUliffLambert as he has made 1an excellent bailiff aud is also looking (toward the next Republican nomination tfor sheriff. 1

Oliver B. Graves, a former resident was tvisiting here this week.

Mr. Chas. J. Mearns finished fillingbis Iice house this week. ]

The public school will give an entertain-ment on the 22ud. of February.

Postmaster .1. H. McCracken is again {fillinghis office 1

Notice was posted at the office of the yMcCullough Iron Works that the bar aud 1sheet mills will resume on Monday, after ian idleness of G weeks. Lr. is not known 1when the forges will resume. i

Port Ueuoslt Items. 1Port Deposit, Jan. 20, 1893.

At the gipsy camp near the residence 1of George W. Poist, a free light wasindulged iu last Saturday and cold as it 1was the women sent two small children (down here to secure an officer. But we .

are not favored with an officer who can jserve as a constable outside of the town slimits. i

During the cold weather last weak the iwater froze in the boiler at C. W. Fox’s(lour mill aud burst it and some pipes.

The snow still blocks the road near IBattle Swamp, aud persons going to and 1from Woodlawo drive through the fields. 1It seems that the road supervisors should 1have some authority to open roads, andthey should be opened.

Ice is about eighteen inches thick onthe river aud those having sleighsfrequently drive to and from Havre de

Grace. Quite a number of parties have

gone in largo sleighs on a trip to ourneighboring city.

Rev. A. Steugle continues his extra

services in the Tome Memorial Metho-dist Episcopal Church and the meetingsare very interesting. A number haveprofessed conversion.

Rev. A. L. Lathem preached in the

Presbyterian Church last Sunday, morn-

ing aud night. He has promised to givethem an answer soon as to whether be

will accept the call extended to him last

November M.

Rising Suu Items.Rising Sun, Jan. 20, 1893.

H. U. Haines started on Saturday last

for Atlanta aud New Orleans. Wehope he may have a pleasant tnp aud

safe return.P. Harteustiue of the firm of Barnes &

llarteustiue is in Florida. He is interest-

ed in an orange grove.Presiding Elder L. E. Barrett of the

Wilmington Conference will preach in

the M. E. Church ou Sunday morning

next. Extra services have been in pro-

gress for the last two weeks.

The lecluie'.by Rev. Mr. Caton on

last Monday night (on Mrs. Grundy) waslisteueu to by a very large and appreciative audience. Ho handled his subjectwith great ability, aud much to the

satisfaction of those present.The public installation of the officers

of Harmony Castle K. G. E. was held on

Friday night last. The officers wereinstalled by Ihe following Grand officers

o: Maryland, G. C , Wm. T. Hill;',G.V.C., Mr. Haring-G. M. R., Daniel Zsiglee;G. K. E., Jacob H. Anil; Grand Instruc-tor Mr. Smiley. The officers ol HarmonyCastle are as follows: P. C„ Waltar K.Terry; N. C , Harvey K. Garvin; V. C.,Eli T. Reynolds; U. P. W., Louis Ryan;

M. R , Ceoi! E. Ewing; C. E., Wm. J.

McDougal; K. E., Wm. M. Pogue; Y.H. Wm. L. Taylor; S. H., Sherman

Clayton; W. B.,Wm. E Bailey; Captain,J. Fred McClure; Ensign, 11. H. Kirk;Ensign, Walter Wright; Ist G., A. B.Keen; 2nd G, Jacob Bair, Jr. \ isitors

were present from neighboring castles.

The Odd Fellows will give an oyster

supper to the members and invited

friends, this evening in the hail.

Colora Items.Colota “Y” met iu Colora ball ou

Thursday evening 20th inst. In the

absence of the president Miss Annie Jeo-ness occupied the chair. The election

of officers being in order, the electionwas accomplished by the informal ballot.

Mrs. Ada Fryer having sent in her resig-nation, it was accepted with regret, and

Mrs. A. C. Simpers was elected presidentlor the ensuing year. Vice Presidents,Miss Annie Jennets aud Miss FrancisThayer; Recording Secretary, Mrs. MaryWiley; Corresponding Secretary, MissMary Tosh; Treasurer, Mrr" Arthur

1 Tosh. The “Y”theu o meet1

Thursday evening Feb. 0A church ,le

w. <c. •

Sail 1. ; IThe daily and weekij -a L

kaleidoscope ofeveryday life, a Iran-Q

spiring arc uud us. How grotesquely pathetic c* veins are blended in its columns? The latehanging of the four negroes at Chestertown |for the murder of Dr. Hill, as it wasgripbically described by the reporters was a {

scene which will linger long iu the mind of jevery thoughtful person. "Whatsoever yesow the same shall ye reap” is not more utrue of individuals than ot nations. Wbatwere these poDr, ragged, shivering wretches, j;dangling from the ropes end on that bitter t,•January morning, but the legitimate 7results of cruelty, ignorance and neglect? (]

During the long years of slavery, ignorance pand brutality were cultivated in the slave, awhile his mental and spiritual nature was iitrodden down by its iron heel! Yet these amen were only representatives of a class! 1Descendants of a race of cannibals, so tbe 0reporters said, as if that were tbei* faultinstead of misfortune. Among these tbe brum traffic is doing its work, putting tbe Dfinishing touches upon natures already pbebased, until the image of tbe Creator is halmost lost. Why then give so largely in 1support of foreign missions, when such a cwide field remains at home uncultivated? aOnly last year tbe writer of this article was j,

visiting iu a southern town near which f.stands a noted Theological seminary. It aseemed that by far the largest part of tbe 4students were preparing for missionarywork! To be sent by the board to China as 0

missionaries, seemed to them, tbe most adesirable thing which could happeu to *

them iu this life. Yet from tbe lofty otowers of the seminary they could look bdown upon poverty most dire, ignorance hmost dense, wickedness most appalling, inthe town below, yet it seemed to me they f.saw it not, the spectacled gaze of each f,young mystic was fixed upon the wavy cblue line iu che Est, which told where the 3

waves of the Atlantic, were breaking upon othe shore, and far far beyond lay the land fjof their labors and their dreams. Scarcely iihas this dreadful picture ceased to haunt Cour waking thoughts and even to intrude lj

upon our dreams, when another is flashed 3upon the canvas by the lightning power of btbe press?! Tis that of an bumble borne, pwhere a father comes each eve from homely iihealthy toil, to mingle a few brief hours owith wife and children, then away in tbe agray dawn, to work again, that all of that dlittle circle may be sheltered, clothed andfed. There is a girl bride and a loyal young thusband of two weeks, he too goes daily to hhis appointed task with all the hope and tgaiety ofyouth and iove, all this in the 0

morning, at night—the father a bleeding vcorpse, tho mother lying shot and moaning oher life out in the hospital, and near her vthe daughter, also shot, wounded and auf- hfering terrible tortures, and by her side sits gyoung husband half crazed with grief, vAnd this terrible change from happiness to rgloom and misery, has been wrought by 8

the hand of a demon iu human form.A finished graduate from the government $

training schools,established and maintainedunder government protection in everytown, city and hamlet of the Union, with Ifew exceptions. The .eldest son, idle and cdissipated, denied money with which to cgratify his appetite for rum, reproached for ahis idleness and worthlessness, resolves cupon revenge, and this is the result.

Then fellows another picture, more *touching and pathetic than either of the (

preceding. \A dwelling in a garret, it could scarcely J

bo called a home, yet here lived and strug jgled and dreamed a brave young spirit. IHere he came each Saturday night with hisweek’s wages, cheerfully giving the toil of \h ; s young life to help support his mother, a

young half brother, and ofttimes a worthless stepfather. Sleeping on a bed of ragsiu a corner, partaking of scanty fare, theson of agillant officer in the late war,member of a literary society, and better yet

more full of promise—a leading memberof a Total Abstinence Society.

But tbe mother was a beer drinker, thusthis poverty and privation which theirunited efforts might have otherwise overcome. One evening after a hard day’s toilat the wash tub, feeling weary and de-pressed., she went into a neighbor’s andspent an hour over the social beer mug,then went home with an unsteady step andclouded brain to prepare her boy’s supper.It was not ready when be came and thisvexed him. No doubt her condition ex-

plained to him why bis supper was not iready, and this may have vexed him more, ‘He upbraided her tor neglecting to care forhim while he toiled so willingly and un lceasingly for her. In her drunken rage she fflew at him aud stabbed him to the

with the knife she held iu her hand.Yet there are people who consider them

selves highly moral and deeply spiritual,who will look you coldly iu the eye aud tell *you that they never felt the necessity ofjoining a temperance society. Don’t see

any use use iu making a fuss aboutnothing, &c.

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The "Y”s of Pennsylvania seem to betaking tbe lead iu their special field, 30 Ydelegates attended the state convention.They report 219 “Y"Unions iu the state.

400 public meetings held duriug the pastyear &c.

Pennsylvania and Illinois vie with each .other iu the number and interest of Demorest Contests county is the bannercounty for ‘‘Contests’’ in the former state

and Mercer county iu the latter.The third grand gold medal contest was

held iu Philadelphia iu November. Thecontestants, eight 111 number, came from

Columbia, Hacks, Chester, Lancaster, Bradford, aud Philadelphia counties Themedal was won by Miss Mary Harr, of

Lancaster county.

The diamond medal, iu the contest at

Denver was won by a Penusylv.ini 1 girl

who is now a resident of Georgia, but hersilver, gold and great gold medals werewon in the Keystone State. And thus thework goes bravely ou iu our neighboring

state? Here in Cecil county it does

as if a great mauy more “V”sare needed.

Wherever there exists a living W. C. T. U.

it seems to me there ought to be a "Y”. I

do not think we could advance upon a*'y

lino which would give more satisfactory

results than the establishment of more

“Y’’sespecially in the towns and villages.

We have already held in Cecil 10 silvercontests, and one gold, we still have seven

who hold silver medals, and who are eu

titled by the rules of the contests to try for

the gold medal. If one more silver medalshould be taken iu the couuty, we would

then have eight who could contest for the

gold medal. Will net some ofour Unions

hold a silver contest and give us the full

compliment of silver before trying again

1 for the gold medal ?

M~n. McGee Snell has been holding

revival at Harlan. Tennessee

with wonderfulhave professed conversion, within the short

period of two weeks.

Conowinffo items#The jingling of tho bells bus about

ceased ou this ridge.Wo are pained to report that Mr,

Frank Fulton is lying very ill at bis

home near this place.Miss Margaret Cummings, near

Pleasant Grove, has partially improved

her residence aud when finished it will

have quite a fine appearance.

Lewis McGuigan, sou of Charles

McGuigan of Pilot Town, is now iu the

state of Washington, where he has been

sent by the telegraph company.

Uumor says that tbe dog belonging to

John R* White of Oakwood went madlast Sunday.

We understand that the public school

at Pilot Town is iu a flourishing condi-( tion under tho supervision of John L.

Crotbers and Miss Annie R. Williams.k Tbe Paper mill located on tbe Harford

. side, has been closed for some time

t owing to the severe weather, and if this

mild weather continues for a few days

9 it will soon be in operation again to tbe; delight c! mauy, TOPSY*

Family Medicine.v *l*each day. In ot

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% ".coably not the coldest weather youoi’er knew iu your life; but that is how youfeel just now, because past sufferings aresoon forgotten, aud because your bloodneeds tbe enriching, invigorating influenceof Ayer’s Sarsaparilla—tbe Superior Medi-

cine.

Homes, Partus and Mortgages.A very interesting and important bulle-

tin has just been issued by the CensusBureau, relative to tbe statistics of farm 8

homes, mortgages, ownership and indebted-ness in Maryland.

Among tbe 202,179 firuilie* of tin state,

there are 124,902, or 61,81 per cent, of thetotal which hire tho farms and homes, aud77,217, 01 38,19 per cent., which own them.Of the families which own, 20,927. or 27,10per cent., have farm or home incumbrance

and 59,290 or 72,90 per cent., are free of

incumbrance. In 100 families on theaverage, 61,81 hire their farms aud homes,10,35 own with incumbrance, aud 27,84own without incumbranca.

Tuere are 41,372 farm families iu Mary-

land, which is 20,46 per cent., of tbe totalnumber of families. Of these, 25.959. or 62.77per cent, own, and 15,403, or 37.23 per cent,

hire the farms cultivated by them while ofthe owning families, 7,794, or 30,01 percent., have incumbrance 00 their farms,and 18,175, or 69,99 per cent., have noincumbrance. The average 100 farmfamilies are composed of 37 23 that Liiw

and 18.84 that own, with incumbrance and

43.93 that own without incumbranceIn Cecil county there are 833 families

owning their homes with encumbrancesamounting to §1,114,076 on property valued

at §2,735,860. The uumber ot families

occupying owned farms free of encum-brance is 588, with encumbrance 405, audhiring farms 616.

In the state 37 23 per cent , of the farmfamilies hire and 62 77 per cent., own thofarms cultivated by them; 30 01 perceut., of the farm-owuing families ownsubject to incumbrance aud 69.99 per ceut.,

owu free of incumbrance. Among 100 farmfamilies, 37 hire their farms, 19 owu withincumbrances, aud 44 witboutincumbrance.On the owned farms of this State there areliens amounting to §12,753,827, which is38 49 per cent., of their value, aud this debt

bears interest at the average rate of 5.79per cent , making the average annualinterest charge §95 to each family. Eachowned and incumbered farm, on the aver-age, is worth §4,251, and is subject to adeDt of §1,636.

The corresponding tacts far homes arethat 68.13 per cent., of the home familieshire and 31.87 per cent., own their homes;that of home owning families 74.37 per cent,

own free of incumbrance and 25.63 per centwith incumbrance. Iu 100 home families,on the average, 68 hire their homes, 8 ownwith incumbrance and 24 without incum-brance. The debt ou owned homes aggre-gates §12,305 49, or 39 94 per cent., of tbeirvalue, uud bears interest at the averagerate of 585 per ceut., so that tbe annualamount ot Interest to each home averages$55. An average debt of§937 incumberseach borne, which has an average value ot§2,346

Mr. Albert Favorite, of Arkansas City,

Kan., wishes to give our readers the benefitof his experience with colds. He says; “Icontracted a cold early last spring thatsettled on my lungs, aud had hardly re-covered from it when 1 caught another thathung ou all summer and left me with ahacking cough w hich I thought 1 neverwould get rid of. 1 had used Chamberlain’sCough Remedy some fourteen years agowith much success, and concluded to try itagaiu. When I had got through with onebottle ray cough had left me, and I havenot suffered with a cough or cold sjjv*I have recommended itspeak well ofit.’* 50 cenlC^T

Jv f J

I*Tur NExt MORNING I FEEL BRIGHT AND

NEW AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER.3Ty doctor say* !t acts gently on the stomach. Ilrciand ki lm-ys. nml isn pleasant laxatives. This -.trta :

Is n-..-. ie fr-nn h*rbs, and is prepared forusc-ss eosll*'.os tea. It iscal led

LAKE’S MEDICIMEAH dmoists sell It at 50e. and SI.OO per packageBuy one to day. Lnnc’a Family Medicine move*

the 1)0 we Is each day. Inorder to ho healthy, thl/*s necessary

Notice to Iniestr—*—

.,

WILL,BE SOLD ATAUCTION BY >A LOFLAND,

On TUESDAY. JANUARY 31sl, I

AT 11 O'CLOCK, A. H..

AT THE PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE, 3d fand Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, ,

A LARGE BLOCK OF STOCKOF THE I

McCullough Iron Companr-The statement ol this company January 1,1

showed an exce ol assets over liabilities$83,000,' Hut on March 5. 1802, TheCompany as Trustee tiled a Bill in £<

against them claiming that the real value or-* .assets would show an impairment ol theCap^p^*Stock. Ou March Id, 1802, the defendantsthis and swo:e that they could pay the UapalStock in lull and leave a surplus lor distribufcnol *74.454.44 (making the Capital Stock wnh•f 110.5) per share.) This was sworn to by theveePresident, Secretary and Treasurer.

As the above stock willbe sold lor very miclile;s than $116.50 per share in lots to suit purchas-ers, this is a chance seldom 'dlered to investors.

Also will be sold a BLOCK OF

McDaniel & Harvey Company Stockwhich the books show to be worth *135.00 pershare on what Is undoubtedly a low valuation. It

ATTORHEY’S SALE.I

Under power given in a mortgage trom Car*.Krauss ami wife to Hannah A. Griffith, datedApril 2,1586, and recorded in Liber J. A. If., No.11 tolio 611, etc., one ol the mortgage, etc , recordbooks ol Cecil county, Md„ the undersigned, asattorney mentioned therein, will oiler at publicsale at the court house door in Elkton, Uecilcounty, Maryland,

On Saturday, January 28,1893^AT 1 O'CLOCK, P. M.,

ALLTHAT KEAL ESTATE mentioned thereinsituate in tho Fifth Election District of Cecilcounty aforesaid, ian.l comprising two tracts ot

Land—the one containing

I Acre and 4 Perches,AND THE OTHER

II Acres and 3 Roods,adjoining. The improvements consist of a Com-

fortable ‘

FRAME DWELLING HOIWITH OUTBUILDING

4

TEKMS—Cash on day ol saltbe paid by purchaser, ,

REUBEN*,j7,4t Attorney namoin

for rek

FOU^O-'clothing K

( jfiStl Apply’ MAi

A BOY to Learn the Gn£eb> Country youth prater red, from I®^

j years of age. *

Address In owu handwriting

j 2ljal Boxislw *

STOCKHOLDERS’ •

NOTICE is hereby glr>I Meeting of Stockholders

OEKLY S. F. E. s>. H.S Elkton. Cec" Co., Md., w

. Hall, Elko 'ld ON X3 ol Februa

j purpose (

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