The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-11-25
NORTH EAST NEWS.
CHILDREN BITTEN BY MAD D0G-THE
FINANCIAL DEPRESSION. KEENLY
FELT-PERsONAL AND

FINANCIAL DEPRESSION kEENLY
FELT-PERsONAL AND
OTHER NEWS.
Friday, Nov. u, 1898.
Miss Ida Raeder spent part of this
week in Chester, Pa
Rev. Giles b. Cooke is able to be
about.
Mr. l. r. Dean spent part oil the week
in Fulton county, Pa.
Rev. r, Day Cantwell of Eiktor, filled
the pulpit of the NJ f. Church last Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Harry Buren,, of Thurlow, Pa.
spent this week here with relatives AID
| friends.
Mr.. Charles Ford, of Washington,
spent Sunday with his brother Henry
Ford.
Mrs. Mary Wingate, of Oxford, Pa,
8 visiting Miss Emma Rutter.
J. Ii. Whites razor strop factory is
closed on accoun: of no orders.
DR.. r. G. Underwood is cunning in
| Virginia. He will return next Tuesday
Mrs. l. N. Benjamin, of Chester, is
visiting her daughters Mrs. j. B. Ander-
son and Mrs. f. I. B. Day.
Rev. William T. Hammond and Harry
| Wildsmth assisted in the revival at
Wesley Chapel GU Sunday evening last.
James II. McCrackeu of Darby, Pa,
spent Sunday with his uncles Captain T.
c, McCracken and j. H. McCracken.
The Pawnee Indian Medicine Com
pany entertained large audiences on Fri
day and Saturday evenings last.
The duck season has thus far been
very poor. The ducks are good price
but very scarce.
Miss Minnie Alexander a teacher in
the public school, has been confined to
| her home by the grippe.
The rabbit law being out on Monday.
the woods have been full of gunuers who
had very fair luck. The highest number
killed by one man was twenty one.
The Edwin Joyce comedy company
entertained a good audience on Wednes
day evening
Thirty eight members of the NJ. E
church attended the revival at Perryville
NJ. E. church last Friday evening.
The cornet band sorenaded Rev. w. G.
| Rooms at the parsonage on Saturday
evening last and paraded the street.
Presiding Elder L. E. Barrett will
deliver his famous lecture, Adam s
Rib" in G. A. r. Hall next Thursday,
| Thanksgiving evening, for the benefit of
the Mercy and Help committee of the
Egworth League.
Never before in the history of the
oldest citizens. has it been SO dull here as
at present. The Iron and Charbon
works are idle, and j. H. Whites factory
has closed down. The friedrich works
and basket factory are on half time.
Captain James Long is billed to give
his celebrated lecture, The Battle Of
Gettysburg" in &. A. r. Hall next
Wednesday evening for the benefit of
! Wingate Post The lecture is illustrated
with stereopticon views.
On Tuesday morning last dog with
every indication OF the hydrophooia bit
two children of Robert Reedy aged
respectively 3 years and 16 months.
Several men employed at the iron works
saw a dog pass the mill acting strangely.
1t ran upon the porch and against the
door Of Mr.. Reedy's residence and Mrs.
Reedy thinking some one was knocking
opened it when the dog seutered and
grabbed the baby by the arm, tearing
the flesh. 1t then attacked the girl,
then went out and ran at the COW in
the yard, which however escaped.
Pursuit was then given and Reuben
White SUGGESTED ia shooting it. The
rabid animal was small hound ard
belonged to Mr.. Reedy, and had been
gone two days. DR.. P. 3. Housskoeper
took the dogs head, and accompanied by
Patrick Reedy left for New York to
interview the doctors at the Pdstuer
Institute. Mr.. Reedy remained in New
York and DR.. Housekeeper returned on
Wednesday morning and sent the chill
dren accompanied by Mrs. Reedy and
Mrs S. S, Jeffers to that institution.
One hundred dollars was raised in the
tywn in less than three hours, one
person giving SIS and several s.. DR..
Housekeeper rs confident that nothing
serious will result Mr.. Reedy and
family have the sympathy of every one
and if more money is needed 1t @lll be
forthcoming The dog took a turn
through the western part OF the town
earlier in the morning and bit several
dogs. Over twenty five dogs have been
killed since Tuesday.