The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-05-27
county NeoDs.
NORTH EAST NEWS.

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SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRs-THIs SEA,
SONS YIELD OF FISH IN THE NORTH
EAST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY EXER
CIsEs-MISs RHoDA THOMAS FUNERAL
LARGELY ATTENDED.
Mrs. John F. Davis is visiting in Penn
sylvania.
Rev. w. G. Rooms is able to be out, we
are glad to say.
Harry Lowe, of Newport, Dsl., was
visiting here on Thursday.
Prof. George S. Mattingly is having a
porch built to his residence.
The funeral of Frank Giberson was
largely attended on Sunday.
Our citizens are using more Maryla
paint this year than ever before.
| II. 5. Alexander and |. S. Deford have
put up awnings in front of their stores.
Several young men of Oxford, Pa,
came here on their Sateties last Sunday.
Miss Lucy Ferguson, OF Chester was
visiting relatives here early in the week.
Rev. j. B. Quigg. of Wilmington,
filed the pulpit of the NJ. E. Church last
Sunday.
Rev. l. L. Wood of Elkton, will fill
the pulpit of the NJ. E. Church next
Sunday.
We notice that the WIG is on sale at
H. S. Alexander's news store every
Saturday.
Quite valuable horse belonging to w
A. Weidner's livery stable died of collie
on Monday.
Mrs. j. A. Lambert is visiting in Phila
delphia and Chester, Pa. She will be
away a week.
There is rumor that we will have
bank established here soon by Phiadel
phia capitalists.
DR.. R. G. Underwood left for the
Worlds Fair on Saturday last. He will
be gone two weeks.
| Senator John s. Writ was in town on
Thursday looking after his fences. The
Senator is solid in the fifth.
During the terrific thunder storm on
Tuesday evening several large trees were
blown down in this vicinity.
Hon. Murray Vandiver, of Havre de
Grace, Ex-Speaker of the House of
Delegates, spent Sunday here.
B. E. Friday was arrested on Saturday
last by Bailff Lambert and taken before
| Squire Hammond and fined $500.
We will soon be able to publish the
complete program of the X. of P fair
which will take place early in July.
Rev. NJ. G. Alexander, of Haryey's,
Green county, Pa, was visiting his
mother, Mrs A. E. Groves this week.
Rev. Isaiah Biddle preached at Harris
NJ. f. Church last Sunday, in the absence
OF the pastor who is visiting in Pennsyl
vania.
William Cawley, of this town, succeeds
Arthur Beatty as clerk in Mitchell's drug
store in Elkton. He began his duties on
Monday.
Mechanics are at work rebuilding the
large smoke stack at Shannon sheet mill.
| Ia consequence the men have been idle
| two weeks.
The young fruit is doing well the cold
weather doing no apparent harm, the
corn is coming up we'll and there will be
an extra wheat crop.
Slows original Uncle Toms Cabin
Troupe will exhibit that play on Friday
evening, May Goth. Every old building
in town is covered with their posters.
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NJ, expect the State officers from Balti-
moro and Havre de Grace Saturday even
ing. They will treat them to supper.
Rev. Mr.. Medley, of Baltimore will
succeed Rev. f. w. Scott as pastor of
Reeds A. U. NJ. P. His last station was
Baltimore. He will preach next Sunday
| week,
Thomas C. Wildsmith who recently
graduated from the Baltimore School of
Pharmacy has secured situation in
Washington, d. c.. He left on Monday.
We wish him success.
At low estimate 10000 barrels of
herring were packed, and 10, 900, goo fresh
herring were sold from the North East
river this spring. No proper estimate
can be made of the number of shad
caught but not less than 100000.
Wingate Post G. A. r. will attend
services at our churches next Sunday, at
the NJ. E. Church in the morning and
P. E. Church in the evening. They will
probab bly, be accompanied by Fellowship
Lodge X. of P. in their new and hand
some regulation parade caps, and indie.
pendent council o. U. A. NJ.
! Tue Town Council is pushing work on
the streets. They have completed the
walk above the covered bridge, also
repaired the road near the iron bridge.
| They will purchase the old house adjoin
Ing the NJ. E. Church and widen Church
street which is badly needed. r. L.
| Thomas, the owner will furnish money
to help tear the old house DOVE. The
street will then be 40 feet wide.
Next Tuesday being Decoration Day
the vete rams graves will be decorated in
our cemeteries and several outside of the
town by delegations from Wingats Post.
| The entire post will march to the p. E.
! Cemetery aud after the usual ceremony
will decorate tho graves of the soldiers,
| then proceed to the NJ. E. Cemetery, the
route to be completed by o'clock. The
memorial exercises will begin in the hall
at 9 o'clock, several speakers whose
| fin njct
speak. The music will be furnished by
a choir of 80 voices and also by the
Whitaker cornet band.
The funeral of Miss Rhoda Thomas
took place last Sunday afternoon aud
was the largest here for several years.
Tie church was packed to the doors and
many could not gain admission. Rev.
]. B. Quigg officiated and made an ex-
celIeut funeral discourse. Several beauti
full hymns were rendered in an excellent
manner by the choir. The bearers were
Murray Vaudiver of Havre de Grace, r.
L. Thomas, John G. Williams, Kinsey
Matthews, B. F. Thomas,J. A. Lambert,
Prof. E. Lynch and Charles j Bayard,
Jr. Sixty four carriages accompanied
them to Calvert where a large crowd
was gathered. A beautiful floral cross
was presented by her friends. The choir
of the NJ. E. Church accompanied them
to the grave. The lnterment took
place in the Rosebank cemetery, Calvert.
Port Deposit Items.
PORT DEPOSIT, May %, 1898.
Casper Morhlein is having his dwelling