The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-09-29
Perryville News.

PERRYVILLE, Sept. - 1894.
The Misses Gregg have opened dry
avenue.
WILDER Nicho, son of Cooley Sichol, who
farms the Dr. Brom well tract, lies very i'll
of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Strickland, of Elkton, was visiting
ex-Sheriff Boyd's family, of this town,
during the past week.
TIE infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Moore, who reside on Front street, is not
expected to live, being afflicted with COL
sumption. Tue child is eleven months old
The tomato crop in this locality has been
very good. but is now beginning to fall off.
Frederick McCiutock, who has rented the
acre of ground belonging to the railroad
company, already has gathered over 400
bushels.
Miss Han nah MacMullin, eldest daugE-
ter of Hazlet MacMullin, Of Perryville,
who has been residing in Philadelphia,
returned to the latter city on Monday last
having speut the sum her months with her
parents.
Some change is expected among the
trackmen of ais place relative to an in
crease In pay. This is looked forward to
with pleasing anticipation, as the much
needed increase will be highly appreciated
by those employed in this branch.
The new board walks that have recently
been placed on NJ ain stlcob sioaIlJ "
the convenience of public travel. Our
present board of Town Commissioners are
| deserving of much credit tor the improve.
ments and repairs made upon our streets.
The Epworth League OF our church held
their monthly literary entertainment on
Friday evening last The subject upon
| which the essays and Rotations were based
| was temperance. A very interesting and
enthusiastic feeling pervaded the audience
| throughout the service.
| Miss Amelia Gallon, daughter OF Henry
Gallon, of this place, was taken suddenly
| and seriously i'll while attending love feas'
Al the NJ + Church on last Thursday eve
ming, the 20th inst. Tho young lady is
| lying in a serious condition from nervous
| prostration at this writing.
| Groups of people are frequently seer
| along our streets discussing the license
| question, The absurd arguments used il
| favor of license, are worse than useless II
| convincing the wideawake reasoning facul
ties of our more Intelligent citizens tina
| license is essential to coed government.
There is now on exhibition at the drug
store of n. G. Cameron the largest bunch
sweet potatoes that was ever grown from
one plant in this section. They were RAISED
by John Stump, Jr. The vino has Mint
potatoes, ranging in weight from ounces
to %! pounds, the entire bunch weighing
WI"
that Mr.. Stump has very fine lot Of
vegetables.
| Arthur Harlan, of West Nottingham
son of Jos. G. Harlan, of this town, who i
living with Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomp
son of the former place, fell from ire
while playing at school, and broke one o
his arms The child is quite unlucky ii
this respect; only twelve years of age, ant
time this being the second he has met witt
this misfortune,
Rev. II. &. Budd preached II temperate
sermon OF Sunday morning last from III
following text: Habbakuk, ,, 10; "Wo
unto him that giveth his neighbor drink
that puttest thy bottle to him. and makes
him drunken also, that thou mayest loo
on their nakedness. The sermon was whs
M ay be rightly termed practical talk, fu
of incontrovertible truths from the begin
ming to the end of ii.
A colored campmeeting held under tn
auspices of the African Freewill Baptis
Society, commenced in the suburbs OF on
, town on Sunday last, the Odd inst. I'll
meetings are held in the old sty!r, cGarac
teristic of the colored peoples modus opeI
andi. The camp is held on the river ban
north of the town. known as Chestnr
, Grove, and will continue over Sunda
: the 3oth, when large attendance is el
| pected,