The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-02-11
COagptg Ne1Us.
North East Items.

NORTH EAST, February 9th 1898.
Several of our citizens went to Will
mngtou on Sunday to attend the Moody
and Sankey meetings.
Two turns of forgemen went to work
at the Iron Works on Monday, after an
idleuess of nearly two mouths.
A Bible Reading Society has been
started in connection with Reeds A. T..
NJ. p. Church which will meet at the
residence of the members once week
Mr. w. ID. Cauley who has been in
! the drug business i'll Florida for a year
! past has sold out and returned home.
/ Miss Bessie R)sseau of Louisville,
Kentucky who has been spending several
weeks with Rev. Giles B. Cooke re-
turned home on Saturday.
Nearly Two hundred persons took COM
munion at the NJ. E. Church, Sunday
morning.
The Hotchkin Sisters bell ringers gave
| a very good entertainment in c. A r.
hall on Thursday evening to a fair sized
| audience.
A reading room was opened on Satur
day evening last over Hammond's shoe
store with appropriate exercises by the
w G. t. U. After the singing of several
temperance songs an address was made
by Rev. W. G.. Rooms. The room will
be kept open nights in the week.
Fellowship Lodge X. of p. of this
town is i'll e furnishing condition, hav-
ing nearly doubled its membership in
the last six months.
Several members of Calvert Council
0. U. \. NJ. attended the meeting of
Independent Council of this town on Sat
urday evening last.
\ large collection was taken in the
y. E, Church for the poor of the congre-
CATION on Sunday morning last.
Regular Sunday evening services will
hereafter be held in the P. E. Church at
7.3O D. m. Mr.. Edward Mulhousin will
preside at the organ, and morning SER
vices will be held the second aud fourth
Sunday mornings.
The recent mad dog scare is dong
some good in Kidding the town Of large
surplus of worthless ours. Those who
own dogs worth anything and have any
regard for the public safety havc tied
them up.
Prof. George S. Mattingly principal of
the public school is spa:ing no pains to
make the annual exhibition of the school
one of the best yet given. The pupils are
carrying their dictionaries with them.
One of the pupils tried to study on the
way to school on Monday morning under
difficulties.
The North East Operatta Company
are practicing for cantata to be given
Feb. %. The title is not yet known,
but it will it is said exceed the other
given last month, which netted a hand |
some sum for Wingate Post, and was
one of the best of its kind ever presen-
ted here.
J. Hooker Demon moved to Leslie on
Wednesday.
Mr.. Chas. Ford of Washington visited |
his sister Miss Sallie Ford early in the
week
Mrs. L. w. Lloyde of Philadelphia was
visiting E. T. Leedom early in the week.
Mrs. Enoch Johnson, mother Of Mrs. |
J. 4. Lambert is visiting at Bailiff Lam
bert's.
The Barclay Reynolds property on
Cecil Avenue is to be sold by James A.
Davis at an early date.
It is said that the Salvation Army will
discontinue their meetings here, as nearly !
all the members have joined the NJ. E. |
Church.
A Camp Of the Sons of Veterans was
started here on Wednesday evening last
with I3 members.
Rev. E. X. Miller of Newport, Del,
was in town on Wednesday and Thurs
day.
A child of Mr.. Alex. Patched of ElktOn
was inferred in the p L. cemetery on
Thursday. This is the second within
year he has buried.
Mr.. j. F Peach represented Indepen-
dent Council, No. IA q. L. A. NJ, in the
State Council which mot in Baltimore on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
W. Harry Abrams, of this town, who
also attended, was elected State Coun-
eillor. The members of Independent
Council are elated at their success and
kept their flag up all day Thursday. r.