The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-05-06
county Ne2ps,
Noh1H EAST NEWS

fever.
Tomatoes and straw berries are in til,
market here, but as yet the prices arr
fancy
There is the promise of an abundant
fruit crop next year. The wheat also
promises well,
The Que year Old sou of Chas Reynolds
died en- Wednesday morning last, o.
congestion of the brain.
}. B. Underwood and his daughter
Bertha, of Marshallton, Del, were visit
ing FrisGy PArsous this week.
Charles J. Bayard will keep the Hylaud
! House, Elk Neck, this year instead OF
| Charles L Biddle OF this town.
Tne Rsynold Bros, caught fifty six
large carp GA Saturday last. None of
them weighed less than four pounds
1t is rumored that The FORCES at the
Iron works will resume work Monday.
The barmen are making SIX oeats every
turn.
Rev. Giles B. Cooke has been attend
ing the cOnvocatiou Of tie Diocese of
Eislon at Millington, Kent county, this
week.
The Whitaker Cornet Band will fur
nish music at Carpenters Point on
Saturday. 4 large number of cur citizens
will be present.
Together with those mentioned last
week as attending the Naval review at
New York were S. ID. Mccullough, Ira
Wells and Dennis Cauley.
There has been slight falling off of
shad and herring the last few days, bus
still large numbers are being caught
Shad are selling at forty e2nts per pair.
Rsv.W. G. Rooms who has been confined
to his home By typhoid fever for two
weeks, is rapidly recovering, aud we
hope viii soon ba able to resume his
duties.
ABOUT thirty members of Independents
Council, Q. L. A. NJ. accompanied by
several members of Calvert Council
attended church at Chesapeake City on
SUNDAY.
Joseph L. Mcdaniel Was in town on
Tuesday, looking after his interests. He
said they will probably not occupy their
country residence at Shady Beach this
summer.
Sail Captain Parker and members OF
the Salvation Army from Havre de Grace
and Eikton were present and held big
demonstration with the North East
corps on Sunday.
An euter.aiur-.::55 7TSas -2iven-in the C.
A, r Hall Oh "Wednesday ior the benefit
of Reeds a. L. III. Church. The choir
OF Providence Church, E.kton, rendered
excellent music.
The dredger finished work on the chan
mel on Wednesday. Tie channel was
found much deeper as they came Gp.
They will paint and repair before leaving
here, bciug now at tie upper wharf.
On account Of the death ard sickness
at the NJ. Z. parsonage, class aud prayer
meetings have been held iu the room
over HammoGd's shoe store. They will
be continued in the church tomorrow.
The old drug store of DR., P. B House
keeper has been moved back. A hand
some two story front with ali the city
drug store attachments will be built.
Levi O. Cameron OF Zion. is the builder
Wingate Post, G. A. r., is already
preparing to celebrate Memorial Day.
Que Of the speakers will be Hon. Milton
o. UrueT, of Baltimore. The music will
be furnished by choir of fifty voices,
The meeting viii BE- held in tho evening.
We did rot enormously state the fact
concerning the school, as the correspon-
deut O! the Democrat accuses US, and we
aIe strong friend of the school as any
one, although we do not enjoy the priyi-
lege of being principal or trustee, and
are not jealous OF them.
TIE editor of the Perryville Record,
who is engaged IN business here, is
au.hing over what he thinks is huge
joke, namely the destitute family story
he reported in his paper, but the people
of this vicinity as far as l can learn, are
wondering where the joke comes in.
Miss Elizabeth Yates, of Maine,
preached in the NJ. E Church on Sunday
morning last and in the evening deiiv
cred a temperance lecture before large
congregation, under the auspices OF the
W. c. T. U. She was entertained by
Mrs. J \. Lambert, president Of the W.
c. T. L., and expresses herself as well
pleased with our town and people.
y great dea! OF sorrow and sympathy
for Rsv. W. G. Koors aud family was
felt here on Saturday last at the
news Of the death of his daughter, little
Irene Rooms, three years Oh, after an
illness from typhoid fever. Irene was a
bright aud lovablo little girl and greatly
endeared TO those around her. The
remains were taken TO Wilmington for
interment. Olly brief service was
held at the church. Several friends from
here accompanied them.