The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-07-28
COUNTY NEWS.
North East items.

| NORTH EAST, July 9th, 1894.
| Miss Lamden Veasey is visiting ia Wi
mingtou.
The apple crop is M almus: tota! f'i'ure
in this district
j. y. Benjamin, of Chester, is Waiting
J. b. Anderson.
Miss Lucy Eurgeson, Of Chester, is visit
ing S. a. Sturgeon.
Miss MGbe: Ying'ing, of Baltimore, is
visiting Miss Emma Mearns.
Mrs Lucy Peterson, of Chesapeake City,
is visiting Mrs. Joseph Thomson.
Miss Mollie Crouch, of Elk Neck, spent
the week with Mrs. John 7. Davis.
Miss Katie Hitchcock, of Philadelphia, Is
visiting her uncle Thorn as Hitchcock.
Miss Maggie Johnson, Of the Fourth dis
trict, has been visiting Mrs. j. A, l. bert
Miss Lille Ratenbury, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her sister, Miss Ella Rattenbury
Mr.. j. II. McCracken is enjoying the
fishing and bathing at Chincoteague Island
Charles Ford, of Washington, d. C, has
been visiting his sister for two weeks past.
During the camp the NJ. L. Church is
closed. Rev. W. G.. Rooms is camping
there.
Mrs. A. Anderson and daughter Nellie.
are visiting Mrs. John l. Foster, at Heisler's
Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Murlock. CT Wash
ingtou, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Arisen,
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Minker of EIkton, are
;,;t l.
Minker
While trimming hedge with a corn knife
on Monday Mr.. Charles j. Byard cut his
hand severely.
A large party of young people picnicked
at Red Point, GA Wednesday, and had
delightful time.
Tho nine months old son Of Win Baker
died on Saturday last and vas buried at
Principle Oh Monday.
Eighty tickets Were sold at the P. W. 81
+. X, Il. station tor the excursion on
Thursday, to Colchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Il. Underwood and
children of Camden, y. j., are visiting DR..
and Mrs. Il. G.. Underwood.
B. +, Davis and wife, of Marshalton,
Del, spent part Of the week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Atel Davis.
Misses Daisy Jones, of st. Augustine,
and Beulah Hayes, of Kent county. spent
the week with Mrs. j. S. Simcoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell, of Perry
vile, spent the early part of the week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Campbell.
Miss Erlecher, of New York, Mrs Mar
garet Benson, of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Harvey Smith, of Clayton, ara visiting Mrs
Z. j. Muhlhausen.
Patrick Reedy has purchased the old
| shop on the corner of Cecil avenue and
Main street, and is having it altered and
repaired for Mrs Reedys millinery store.
Mrs. Robert Boucher and children, of
Philadelphia, and Miss Grace Foard and
Miss Clara Freeman, of Elkton, are visiting
Mrs. Jesse Shippers and Mrs. John w.
Shippers.
| George Bouchele leader of the band, was
| in Baltimore this week. negotiating for the
| purchase of new horns for the band. They
will sell the old horns to assist in buying
the new ones.
Brown died on Monday of last week of
cholera infantum. The funeral took place
| on Thursday, in termeut at Calvert Rose
bank cemetery.
John Briggsby, colored, was arrested on
| Saturday evening last by Bailiff Lambert
| and given hearing Tor wife beating before
| Justice Dsford, aud neld i'll 500 bond for
| appearance at conrt.
Mrs. Robecca Brooks, mother of Mrs.
Annie Shallcross and Samuel Abbott, of
| this town, died at her brothers home in
\ Baltimore, July Dist. aged 80 years. The
interment took place on Wednesday at Mt
] Carmel cemetery, Baltimore.
| Mrs. Tabitha Abrams, mother of w. II.
| Abrams of this town, and who has many
relatives in this vicinity, and widow Of the
late Richard Abrams died at her home in
Trainors, Pa, on Sunday last, aged 81 years
| The remains were brought here on Wednes
day to her sons home aud inferred in
Bethel NJ. p. Cemetery.
Joseph Veasey, Samuel HOFFMAN and
Samuel Abbott had an exciting adventure
| last Sunday afternoon. They went sailing
! in Veasey's sloop, the upper seams of which
had been opened from some cause. a good
breeze was blowing, and it finally took SO
much water that it capsized and sank, of
Turkey Point. The yacht was towed up
Elk river on Tuesday, out of the way OF
vessels, where it will be repaired. The men
reached shore in yawl boat.
On Friday last the School Trustees, Chas
T. Beatty. j. w. Falls, Esq, and Andrew
Anderson, met to consider the forty or more
applications for principal of the North Ess
public school, in answer to their advertise
ment in the Baltimore sun, to succeed Pro
L. II. Thompson. They finally settled OF
Prof. L. b. Fockler, of the Emmittsbure
high school. Prof Fockler is As years o
age, and is highly recommended. He is {
member of the Presbyterian Church.