The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-01-14

PORT DEPOSIT. J.nuarv l2th, 1Yss

PORT DEPOSIT j ,nuary l2th 1883
j thu ID ". "ul"reu, "as iIjut'.! last S,rur
day willie walt ing rm thu rtliru.,i track N Il
| r',-ncntuwn, by an nxrr engine from Perry
| vile His shoulder blade was broken. Dr.
| William H. Noble, the surgeon OF the com
pany at this place, gave him what assistance
he required.
| TREAT LII ALIKE.
Ii those who are circulating the petition
III EIkton requesting the Legislature to re-
quire the County Commissioners to give
one quarter of the funds collected for county
| purposes in the town of Elkton to he towu,
| will include Port Deposit, "A few of the peti
tons might be sent hele for signatures.
| Now let us hear from Rising Sun, North
East, Chesapeake City, Warwick and Cecil
ton. 1t is presumed the farmers hsva no
interest in this matter, and will not take
any action about it.
YOUNG PEOPLES TEMPERANCE ASso'N.
The annual meeting of the Young PEG
pies Temperance Association held i'll
the lecture room of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church last week. After interesting
exercises the following officers were elected:
w. G. G. Vannemau, president; Miss Haiti"
Butchenhart, vice president; John McClen-
ahan, secretary, and j. Louis Reynolds,
treasurer There next aecting will be held
the first Tuesday in February.
ILLNESS OF A PHYSICIAN.
The many friends of DR.. Wm. j. Evans,
IS ID Il, II. 8
will regret to hear of his serious illness. DIR.
r. L. Bronwell, his brother in-law, Left
here Tuesday, and had not returned We'd
nesday evening. DR.. Evans is Il son of the
late Levi H. Evans, who lived near Perry
ville and belongs to one of the old familie.
OF our county, and is highly respected by
all who know him. He married daugh
ter of the late DIR. Broughton, one of the
most widely known physicians of his day.
Since the above was in type, we learn
that DIR. Evans died on Wednesday. His
funeral was held on Friday. Iuternent At
st. Marks Chapel near Perryville.
MARRIAGE.
NJ. Washington Price and Miss Emma
Dawson were married on Tuesday, January
10th, by Rev. l.. E. Barrett, at the NJ. E.
parsonage.
SUNDAY SCHOOL EMBARRASSMENT.
The Sunday School of the Presby terrain
Church neld their Christmas entertainment
Wednesday night. The school after the
usual opening exercises was addressed by
Rev. Mr.. Downey OF Havre de Grace. DIR. j.
II. Mccullough read select IN in his usual
excellent style, after which the children re-
ceiyed the usual sweetmeats, oranges, SC.
All enjoyed themselves, and some made a
resolution tuey would attend school at least
two weeks before another Christmas tree.
Rev. j. Jones, OF Hopewell NJ. f Church,
will preach in the Tome Memorial Metho
dist Episcopal Church next Sabbath. The
Presiding Elder, Rev. w. L. S. Murray,
will preach At hopewell,
PROSPECTS FOR THE ICE CROP.
Our river is packed full of ice from Mt.
Ararat up Is far as the eye can see. On the
Hartford side there Is a small channel open
along the canal oank down to the bay and
ice has beer running out for the last day or
two. If the cold weather continues it will
soon freeze up. Inside of Garrett Island
the ice has not moved, and there is a pros
pect that the ice houses on the Island and
at Frenchtown may be filled.