The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-06-23
Perryville Items.


fERkiNlLLE, June list, 1888.
| Mr.. Thomas Kane is digging cellar pre-
paratory 10 erecting IA large double dwelling
mousse on Elm street Mr.. Kane intend:
! building another adjoining this Que as soon
as this ono is finished.
Mr.. f Owens is expecting his boiler fo
his clearinghouse this week. He is alst
making all other necessary arrangement.
for the canning business. The farmers are
about through planting tomatoes. The plant.
so far look well.
The Pennsy lvaLia railroad have been sur
veying for their side track around our town
as their trade isconstantly increasing. There
will be double track laid through tine
right away. Side tracks will also be length
ened on the Port branch 1t is also SAT-,
that there will be another shifting engine
and crew sent here as there is already toe
much work for one. The coal wharf tina,
was built here more than year ago will b,
used in u short time as all the preparations
are now being made. w. Ii. Cole, Jr., will
have charge of the wharf in receiving and
shipping coal.
The festival of the Presbyterians held here
on last Wednesday and Thursday, 18th and
14th instants, was quite success both So
cally and financially. We learn that the
gross receipts were Sl75 which leave !,
net profit of over 500 to the church which
is considered very good. The various stands
were loaded with good things and attended
by ladies who well knew how to do such
things. Quite number of NJ. E. ladies
Joined them in their labors on the occasion
and assisted at the various stands. All
appeared to enjoy themselves. There was
quite Il number of visitors present from
Havre de Grace, Elkton, Port Deposit
North East and in fact all over the county
and some from a distance. Committees OH
the various stands were as follows: Fancy
stand, Mrs. Mitchell, Misses Bessie and AL
lie Stump: cake stand, Mrs. Il. NJ. Fay
Misses Carrie Owens, Hannah Boyd, Addie
Gillespie and Hannah McMullen; confec
tionery stand, Miss Maggie Jackson; truiL
stand, Mrs. Jennie Owens, Misses Effie
Fisher, Annie Gillespie and Mollie Stebbins
Rebecca at the Well. Miss Filth Owen;
Strawberries and ice cream, Mr.. f. Owens,
assisted by Misses j. A. Boyd and j. w.
Cochran, with Mrs. Stump's class of young
girls to wait upon the tables. Mr.. Walter
Boyd sold tickets.
On Sunday morning, 18th inst, the Senior
o. U. A NJ. of Havre de Grace visited the
Junior o. U. A NJ. on invitation of the lat
ter to attend church in a body. The Seniors
were met at the depot by II committee of the
Juniors who were Amos Boyd, ID. G Green
field, II. +. Owens and Thos. Truemau who
escorted them to the hall from thence to the
church with the Juniors where they were
entertained with an appropriate sermon by
the Rev L. b. Hunter. All We're much
pleased with the sermon. There were about
sixty of the two orders on the occasion On
Sunday evening the NJ. L. Church held
their Children's Day meeting. The church
was crowded to its utmost capacity. Quire
number could not get in at all. The
church was nicely decorated with flowers.
The singing and speaking were very good.
Quite number of the children spoke pieces.
Mr.. T. b. Hunter, also a short talk from the
Sunday School superintendent w. FL. Cole,
ST.
The next will be the supper and festival
of the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics to be held on July 4th. We are
expecting good time ON that day The
state council officers, with quite number
of others from Baltimore, will be present
and we shall expect to have some good talk
ing. The committee in charge, consisting of
ID. G. Greenfield, Amos Boyd, II. Owens. j.
ID. Nause and j. Frank Stebbins, will spare
neither time nor expense to make the affair
a success. There will be no liquor allowed
on the grounds. The festival will be held
in Mr.. Stump's woods. The various stands
will be attended by ladies, principally the
wives and daughters OF the members of the
order. The proceeds to 90 for the benefit of
the Perryville council.
Orr shad and herring fishing is over and
both were unusually plentiful all the season.
We find some folks without any salted fish.
Surely it was not on account OF their high
cost, for there was plenty given away, es-
pecially herring, but the fishermen had not
time to salt them and haul them to them.
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