The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-21
North East News.
Friday, Oct. 10th, 1898.

| Miss Bertha iatey Is NlsItlGS relatives Ill
Chester, Pa.
Chickens are roosting high. Thieves are
about
Nh Ira Wells and son Rufu3 spent this
week at the Worlds Fair
Miss Mosie Ewing, Of the Fourth district
visited relatives early in the week.
Ga account of the absence of the rector
there will he no service at the p. L Church
next Sunday.
Miss Mollie Blake and Mrs. Jessie Sim
pers are i'll with the typhoid malarial fever
Robert ReeGer is able to be about after
three weeks severe illness.
The pnblic school il in furnishing con
diiiyn, having enrolled 220 scholars, and
will doubtless reach 80 next term.
Arthur Lyttle, of New York, is visiting
his father, john Lyttia.
Stanley Ferguson, Of Philadelphia, son
of the late j. Scott Ferguson of this town.
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Samuel
Sturgeon.
Miss Dolie Wilson, who has been spend
ing the last ten days in Collngswood, y, J,
returned to her home in Elk Neck on
Thursday.
Miss Ella White, who has been spending
tie summer at ST. Mays rertory, returned
to her home in Portsmouth, lie Tuesday,
Miss Sarah Thomas. teacher of the coored
school, has resigned, and in consequence
the school is closed this week.
M. and Mrs. Isaac Collins, of Ceilings
wood, y. j, who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Wm. II. Collins, have returned
home
Captain Whitley, of New York, and Capt
NJ orehead, of Have de Grace, will be at the
Salvation Army barracks Sunday evening
Presiding Elder l.. e. Barrett will fill the
pulpit OF the VI. L. Church Sunday morn
ing at 1880, The presiding elders visits are
always looked forward to with pleasure.
Quarterly conference will be held at one
o'clock on Saturday.
Rev. WIN, T. Hammond attended the
annual session of the National Association
of Local Preachers of tie NJ. L Church in
Washington, D. this week. He returned
| on Wednesday,
Alfred, The one year old son OF Theodore
took place on Tuesday from his late home,
Rev. ". G. Rooms officiating, interment in
| NJ. L. cemetery.
! The protr&cted effort in the II. E Church
under the charge of Rev. W. G. Rooms, il
well attended TIE church was packed on
Sunday evening, Several have been con
verted, aud the outlook for good old time
revival il good.
Rev. Giles z. Coke, J s. Simcoe Mrs J
| II. White AMI son Herbert, and Allen aud
Aaron Grosh took the train st Leslie, B. &
| 0. Il. T., on Wednesday morning for the
Worlds Fair whe,e they will spend ten
days. Aaron Grosh vii! keep on TO Cali
fornia, where he will Try his f1rtlae for a
time. We wish Them pleasant trip aud a
| safe return.
The Maryland Clay Company of Baid
more, comprising y. Il. Spice, W. f. Pdrr,
| C. J. Merriken, Il. b. S Powers and y. N.
| Ritteuhouse. of Baltimore, who have leased
the old Kaoin properly, are pushing The
work, and are rebuilding the old shed,
engnl house, &c, and are putting in new
engine. They have twelve men employed.
| Mr.. George Lawson is manager.
The funeral of Clarence Lowman, who
WAS killed in tn wreck at Newport, Del,
last Friday, took place from the NJ. +.
Church Wednesday at II o'clock, having
come here on the 1888 train. Rev. ". G.
| Rooms Clliciated. The interment was il the
| NJ. +. cemetery. Mr.. Lowmar formerly
lived here, having novel to Wilmington
about six ears ago with his father, Samuel
Lowman.
Bailiff j. A. Lambert is engaged in the
auctioueering business, and will doubtless
prove success, We have not had one TOR
several Years and his services will no doubt
be appreciated.
Amos II. Ewing, foreman of the section
gang, here P, w. &; B. Railroad, narrowly
escaped being killed Saturday afternoon
about ii We o'clock. He and his men were
engaged in fixing he track, moving freight
cars, sc. 1t was nearly time to stop work
and Mr.. Ewing wished to finish i certain
part of the work about the frog" Conse
quently his mind was more on that than
the car that was being moved by the men
be WAS caught between the car and the
platform Of the freight house, and turned
around two or three tunes, the space get
ting smaller and smaller, and had not the
car been stopped within the next few feet
he would have been killed. As il was, he
is badly hurt He is improving slowly and
the doctor says be will soon he all right.
Ii is q member OF Beuhelm Lodge, |. .. .
| Of bariaau H3rf1ri rDuutN
The heavy wind and rain storm ON Satur
day morning last was the source of much
damage in this vicinity. Limbs were blown
off the trees, orchards ruined. and several
cid buildings blown down. The tide was
eight inches higher than on August 9th,
and did much damage, especially along the
shores of The river The losers more or less
t are Mrs. d. p. Mcdaniel, Shady Beach; &.
= J. Pierce, Hancs's Point; James Crothersi
Red Point; p. II Barnes, Carpenters Point
> William Wilson, Bulls Mountain; j. W
, Simpers, Grecnbank. The summer res
dences of Horace ID sst1u and EI Sheriff
Wright of Philadelphia, were severely
washed with the high water D. A. DAVIS
u Sons lumber yard was flooded and shir
giles an ID lumber carried away, but were al
recovered The lower floor of Armstrong
g & Co. 5 -four mill and Alexauder's oyste'
i saloon were flooded, but everything haC
y been removed. John Bryson's truck farm
: was flooded and the lower fields of Chas. j
Byard's farm were submerged, but oil
account OF the great damage done on Aug
, 9th our people We're on the ebert ant