The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22
North East Items.

Presiding Elder L. E. Barrett will
preach in the NJ. E. Church Sunday
evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Thos Riley moved from Cecil avenue
to Elkton on Tuesday.
James Mallen & Co will erect a flag OF
the new addition Friday and name ii
| Columbus Hill.
Rev. w. G. Rooms preached at Wesley
Chapel, Elk Neck, Sunday afternoon.
The partial eclipse of the SUI was
plainly observable Lere and nearly every
one had a look at it.
There is some anxiety among the Re.
publicaus that the water up Sal5 river
will be too low to seud the calamity
howlers up.
Mr.. Samuel Sturgeon, our popular
merchant has been Ill with the typhoid
fever, but is recovering.
Nothing has yet been heard of the
stolen team belonging to W. J. Clark.
E. J. Clark and Charles J. Bayard, Jr.,
returned home on Friday but could not
get trace or hear of the team.
Mrs. Robert Mccullough is very ill
and still sinking at her home.
It is rumorcd that Mr.. E. T. 3. Day
intends to move his basket factory near
P. W. & B. station, adjoining the old
Free Methodist Church.
The water in the creeks in this vicinity
is the lowest for many years. Many
wells and springs have also failed.
The Right Rev. ". F. Adams, Bishop
of the Diocese of Easton, preached an
able sermon in the P. E. Church last
Sunday evening to large congregation.
One person was confirmed.
The Hover Ink Co are having things
adjusted in their building and are nearly
ready for business. They will employ
from six to ten hands.
There are at least twenty five children
here over eight years of age who never
SAW the inside of school room and are
allowed to run the streets, seven being
in one family
Mr.. Henry Warren, spectacle case
manufacturer Of Philadelphia, bought
the Woolley property about one mile
from town, and has greatly improved it.
1t is said that he contsmplates moving
his establishment here next spring Mrs.
Warren is sister to j. H. White, razor
strop manufacturer. Mr.. and Mrs
Warren and Miss Birmingham spent the
summer on their property.
Mrs. William Rambo, aged 80 years,
died on Tuesday morning of typhoid
fever. She had been suffering for some
time past with the fever, but it was
thought that her recovery was certain
children. They have the sympathy o.
the entire community in their irreparable
loss. The funeral took place Thursday
afternoon from the NJ. +. Church, inter.
in the NJ. E. cemetery, Rev. W. G
Rooms officiating.
The musical part of the service at St
. H. SuulCl oOcD SlfCh u
the young people of the church, who
have organized a choir of ten voices anC
intend to increase the number as soon a!
| possible. They will also introduce the
| violin. and cornet.
The correspondent of the Dem0cra
from this town thinks that the district
is going to flop this fall but he will gel
badly left, there being 70 reason at al
why we should not have an old tim,
Republican majority or even an increase
as that misguided person thinks thai
dull times greatly assist the Democrats
business. Business has not been SO goot
for several years past as DOW, all GU
works are running full time, the onl.
hindrance being the dry weather W.
have reason for hope that business
new factory and one coming in thu
| spring and a new addition laid out and
! large number of lots sold. The mex
tb;Sto be done is to get rid of tn
ooI,n,itn hen boom the town
-, no" ioi aaaament in tn
There is a visible =,
Condition of Geo. Abrams who has bGe(
very i'll "IUn Uno rIv.- Ever and his
ultimate recovery is hoped for.
Thomas Hitchcock missed "a valuable
mare from his stable near the station
and as no grace of it can be found it il
thought that it got loose from the stable
| and wandered away.