The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-01-09
Points From Perryville.

What Transpres at the Town on the
River Bank.
Christmas is about over and business
is about to assume it's old routine.
Christmas day was spent very pleas
antly here in various amusements, glass
ball shooting being the leading sports;
all passed off gently. Some of the
youngsters got lively on eggnogg but
nobody got hurt and all is over.
While the citizens of the town were
all at the treat at church on Tuesday
night, some sneak thieves entered Thos.
kernes meat house and stole near all
his meat, all of two hogs that had been
sailed but short time were taken. We
believe the parties are spotted, so they
had better be careful.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have gang of men here building a
large coal wharf-a dredging machine is
busy digging out the docks, and things
look lively in general with prospect of
more lively times next summer, as this
company intend putting in coal shoot
from which vessels can be loaded from
the cars. They also intend building the
wharf so that excursions may land from
or embark to every point on the Chesap-
cake bay. There are quite number of
the B. 4 o. telegraph men at work
here but do not know what they are
doing. We seen them on Wednesday
working on the cable below the p. W.
& B. bridge where the dredging mach
inc had reached, but We tailed to learn
if they were going to take it up, as they
are moving a wire across the new B. &
o. bridge.
There was Wedding in our town on
Thursday before Christmas, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Lynch, the
contracting parties being Mr.. Frank
Stermer and Miss Mary E. Incher. The
wedding was quiet one, and when the
seranaders called upon them they made
their appearance and gave the boys the
collateral for key of tonic which was
soon purchased and taken to an open
lot and fire built the key tapped and
the boys enjoyed themselves hugely and
wished the bride and groom all the hap
piness imaginable. Some tramps being
attracted by the fire soon came IL? to
warm themselves and were treated to
some of the tonic, and all was going
nicely, until the tramps got to numerous
and too familiar, and then the word was
given them: "Git up the Grade" The
tramps disappeared.
There was treat for the scholars of
the NJ. E. Sabbath School here on Tues
day, Goth inst, held in the church of
this town, which We are proud to say
resulted in one of the best entertain
ments of the kind ever held in this town
and one of which all concerned may well
feel proud. There was an address by the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Tompkinson, singing
by the choir, several recitations by the
scholars, and above all the appearance
Of old Kriss with his load of presents.
The presents of candy and other little
things from teachers to children of
their classes were too numerous to men
ton. Class No. appeared to be one of
interest, as there was prize promised
by the teacher. 1t is comprised of little
girls from II to IA years of age. The
teacher had long ago promised a book to
the head scholar. 1t was hard fought
battle as all expected to win. Edith NJ.
Owens proved to be the winner and re-
ceived the book, and as the teacher re-
marked to us it was we'll and fairly
earned. The book is entitled: "Ander-
sons Stories for the Household" very
beautifully bound. Miss Nellie GILES.
pie presided at the organ and we'll de.
serves the thanks of all not only for that
but for her great help in all the arrange
ments of the whole program. Prof. J..
Lawrence Finmin was present and took
an active part in the singing. Each and
every part was we'll conducted, but old
Kriss was sport for the children, and
even older ones could not help laughing.
Our old kriss was so big we do not see
how he gets down chimneys and tn rough
keyholes. However he was there and
his heart was bigger even than his
body, if one might judge by the way
he handed out the candies, nuts and
oranges and other presents. The church
was handsomely decorated with ever
greens and pot flowers. Had we time
we might give better description of
the affair, but we can not do better than
to say all was well, and we believe all
were sati fed and hope that the Sunday
School may 60 on and increase in know
ledge and in numbers, and when an
other Christmas rolls round all may be
permitted to meet again in the same old
cheer, with the ranks of the Sunday
school more than double and with
| banners flying.