The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-04-22
Comfy Neaes.
North East Items.

NORTH EAST, April 20, 1893
Rev. E. X. Miller of Newport, Del., was
in town on Monday.
Rev. II. w. Ewing and wife, of Port
Deposit, spent the greater plrt of the week
visiting at the NJ. L. Parsonage.
Mrs. Cooke is able to be about again, we
are glad TO say.
II. w. Shallcross, Sr', is still confined to
his home from the effects of the recent
paryetic stroke.
T. r. Adams is repairing the Manley
house near the covered bridge
Rev. T. Snowden Thomas of Philadelphia
was visiting here this week.
Mrs John L. Moore is greatly improved
and will soon be about again.
Presiding Elder L E Barrett preached
an able sermon to large congregation on
Tunday evening The presiding elders
visits are always looked forward to with
pleasure here Quarterly conference was
held in the evening
James Ferguson was arreste;. on Saturday
evening lastfor drunkenness aud disorderly
conduct by Bailiff Lam bert While taking
several acquaintance who exhibited knife
and club. Ferguson was kept in the cooler
until Monday when he was fined 81 GO and
costs. No other arrests were made that
evening.
A prominent doctor and Lawyer. of
Elktou met a, the railroad station Monday
evening. A bystander poin ing to drunken
man near, asked tho lawyer, if people got
drunk in Elkton? He said the question is
not-Do they get drunk but do they get
sober ?
The usual short term of school began on
Monday, the fee charged being 90 cents.
! On account of the small attendance, Miss
Ruth McCracken was laid off, and Miss
Minute Matthews resigned.
Our Bailiff should look after the boys
who are carrying cat rifles. Several pet cats
| have beea killed and a valuable rooster,
besides numerous small birds, which it is
wanton cruelty to destroy.
The dredger which is in every way larger
| than any that was ever here, is
| pushing work on the channel TIE dredge
crew and tug boat Frank Pidgeon, Jr., are
| from Philadelphia, Pa. The appropriation
of $4,000 ought to be enough to complete the
channel, which will be eight feet at low
alter by 100 feet wide. The mud is beng
hauled outside and dumped as near shore
as possible They expect to complete the
work in a month.
| independent Council, No. II, o. U A. NJ,
| ;aJ htrT a1y upil ill attaud
church at Chesapeake City Sunday morning
April Both. Independerdent Council mum
bers nearly 100 members and Calvert 80.
A large number of colored folks from
here went to Zion on Sunday last to attend
the conference hsld there. H. d. Rutfin
| of this town, was one of the speakers.
Rev. I. S Williams, of Chincoteague
Island, was visiting relatives here this
week. Brother Williams was formerly the
pastor of the NJ. E. Church here.
The Mccullough Iron Company paid of
on Monday instead of Tuesday Oh account
of the officers of the works here attending
meeting of the company IN Philadelphia or
| Tuesday.
Miss Rachel Evans was not suspende &c
from teaching in the public school, as WE
reported last week, being misinformed. The
precautionary measures adopted by thu
Trustees of the school were altogether RICH
Fellowshi Lodge, No, ~, X. of P, arr
getting ready for their fair which will las
nearly a month, beginning June l. Further
particulars will be given later.
Shad and herring are rather plentiful thi
weak. Shad are selling here at 40 and .
cents per pair; herring at so cents per hui
bred.
The Democrats here do not find it so easy
to flop together, and several haze openl
said, unless the better element of the part
| is recognized here they will support tn
Republican ticket this fall