The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-14
COUNTY NEWS,
North East News,

NORTH EAST, April 13, 1894
Miss Mary Harris is visiting in Balti.
| more.
Snow fell to the depth of inches here on
Wednesday.
Rev. Giles b. Cooke has married 10
couples this year.
Miss Maggie Leighman spent part Of the
week at Principle.
Miss Blanche Matthews spent part of the
week in Wilmington.
Evan Neal, of Wilmington. Del. spent
Sunday with friends.
John +. Davis has closed his blacksmith
and wheelwrisht shor.
Miss Lulu Benz amin, of Chester, Pa, is
visiting Mrs. E. I. r. Day.
Mrs. Robert Hodge. of Rowlandville, is
visiting Mrs. George Hodge.
VIM. Brown, OF Norrisville, spent part of
the week with Mr.. E. f. Warner.
Up to Thursday none of the section men
of the p. w. & b. Il. r. had returned
to work.
Fletcher Ford who has been spending
the last Two years in Georgia, has returned
and will live with his daughter in law, Mrs
Charles Ford.
The Town Council has had men at work
on Bank street, Cleaning cutters, filling up,
etc. No meeting was held on Tuesday
evening last there being no business on
hand.
Part Of the roof of the Cecil Fire Brick
Works fell in ON wednesday on account of
the heavy pressue of the snow on the roof,
but 10 damage of any amount was done to
the contents.
Eddie B4yard was awarded the smoking
set at the Forrest Medicine Company
entertainment on Saturday last IS the most
popular man in the hall. Rufus Wells won
the silver set.
Prof A. S. Octey, of Ciaymont, Del,
spent the Latter part OF last week with Prof
George S. Mattingly, and led the Sunday
evening Epworth League prayer Meeting at
the NJ. L. Church.
Some uneasiness is felt here for the fruit
cop, but fortunately only few trees were i'll
blouu, but a great proportion of the early
potatoes have been planted The storm has
greatly interfered with the fishing.
Prot f II. Thompson will take charge
II the public school on Monday, at the
beginning OF the summer term. Prof. q.
5. Mattingly will hand over the key with
the regret OF the patrons of the school.
Rev. ". q Rooms returned home on
SATURDAY last. bua did not otficiate Oh
Suudty. Rev. Isaiah Biddle preached IN
the morning, ard song service was held
IN the evening conducted by Rev. William
I. Hammond.
Some one stole herring seine
from Harry Hall on Friday evening
last, which at L great deal OF expense and
| Dor he Ii AIDE last winter, and from which
he was making considerable money. We
nope the guilty party will be caught.
The kaolin company now has 10 men
at work, and they expect to refine 40 tons
Of clay per day. They have small kiln in
connection with the works for testing the
clay before shipping to Baltimore. This
business will no doubt be great benefit to
the town.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Fire In
suranCe Company paid the loss sustained
by john l.. Moore III the recent fire, the
amount being assessed at S125, ]. w. Sim
pers has not yet been settled with.
TIE stockholders of the Mccullough Iron |
Company met in their office on Tuesday
and elected the following directors: L a.
Harvey, Henry Whitley, w. l. Walker,
Henry Tatnall, G. w. Mccullough, Hurley
Harvey and Euoch Mccullough. Later a
meeting WIS held i'll Philadelphia, and the |
following officers were elected: +. \. Har
vey, President; w. |. Walker, Vice Presi- |
dent; Huxley Harvey, Treasurer; NJ. A.
Walker, Secretary, and Henry Whitley, |
Managing Director. There will be no
change in the management of the North
East works