The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-05-02
North East Items.

Our town was visited by thunder
storm on Sunday last.
Messrs. Thomas d Rutter will start
their canning factory soon.
We had beautiful spring weather last
week, after such a long, cold winter.
Messrs. W. W. & j. G. Davis are doing
a large business at their lumber yard.
Our young bellies enjoy these beautiful
moonlight nights by promenading the
streets.
Quarterly conference commences on
next Sunday in the NJ E. church of this
town.
Mr.. E. G. Lowe is putting up a store
house in the Hollow. Mr.. Blake has the
contract.
The Mccullough Iron Co.'S charcoal
works at Broad creek, near this town,
are running on full time.
| Our town fathers are talking about
building a lookup for those who indulge
in disorderly conduct on our streets.
Fish wagons running through our town
on Sundays ought not to be tolerated.
The Sabbath ought to be observed.
Mr.. Isaac Licberman will open cloth
! ing store in this town today. Mr.. Lieb-
erman is son of Mr.. Marks Lieberman,
of Elkton.
J. w. Falls is surveying lots on the
corner of Church and Grand Army ave-
nues for Judge r. l.. Thomas fog build
ing purposes.
On last Sunday Rev. T. S. Williams
preached to large congregation at the
NJ. Z. church. His text was from the
4th chapter of Proverbs and the 18th
verse.
North East market is full of herring.
They are selling from 10 to 80 cents per
hundred. Shad are scarce and sell at
from $50 to s25 per hundred.
Mr.. VIM. Penney, who fell few weeks
ago from the bridge over North East
creek, on the B. & O. railroad is conva-
lescing, DR.. Housekeeper is his attend
ing physician.
Mr.. ID. NJ. Mccullough, of this town,
has purchased pair of fine sorrel horses.
Mr.. Mccullough drove through town
with his team last Sunday.
Mr.. George Harper, carpenter, who
resides on Beech street, in Perkinsville,
in this town, is building store house.
He will manage the enterprise.
Mr.. J. S. Ferguson's ice cream saloon
was open on Saturday evening. Cream was
in demand. An evening party was held
at the residence of l. N. Benjamin.
The ladies' Auxiliary society of Wing
ate Post gave supper at G.. A. r. Hall
on last Saturday evening to
go to furnishing the Post rooms. They
realized $50.
Mr.. Thomas S. Foster, representing
DR.. d. Jayne & Son, of Philadelphia, has
iting San Francisco, Denver and other
large cities of the West.
Housekeeper s. Moore, druggists, Of
this town, have purchased of Charles
Lippencott, Philada., handsome soda
fountain. 1t is now in use at their drug
store. Any one wishing a cool drink can
be accommodated there.
Mr. VIM. Priest took out his pocket
book to pay Frank Leonard % cents
at his gate on Cecil avenue, on Saturday
evening last, when Leonard snatched
it from his hand and ran away. The
pocket book contained 500. At this writ
ing his whereabouts are unknown.
\ heavy thunder storm visited our
town on Tuesday afternoon. The thun-
der was heavy and the lightning vivid.
A tree on the lawn of the Simooe home
stead was struck by the fluid, and some
windows near by were broken. Some
persons living near by were considerably
shook up.
Hats! hats! New spring styles, bosts and
shoes, Ladies, Gents, Misses, Youths and
Chidren's less than city prices. New
Carpets, Mattings, Oil Cloths, Shades, Mus
Inns, Sheeting and Shifting, Tickings, Cot
tenados at MANLY DRKNNEN's