The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-22
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED in A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
North East News.
North EAST, Friday. Dec. u, 1894

Mr.. and Mrs. Il. }. Muhlhausen are spend
ing IA week in Wilmington
j. Ii. White is reducing the remainder of
his stump land to cultivation
Rev. w. q, Koons will preach Christmas
sermon next Sunday morning.
Independent Council, No. IA. o. L. A. NJ,
will elect officers on Saturday evening.
John L. Ensor, of Newport, r. l., is visit
ng relatives and friends in this vicinity.
Clyde Mahoney. of Washington, d. c., is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Jane Mahoney at
Leslie.
Several carloads Of cvcrgreens, Christmas
trees and moss have been shipped from here
this week.
Hiram Shacross, Jr., moved his family
here from Philadelphia on Wednesday for
the Winter.
New lamps have been put on Main street
and the posts improved with coat of paint
by Bailif Lambert
Miss Fanny Ford, of Chesapeake City, spent
Sunday last with Mr.. j. F. Peach and her
brother. John Ford
There will be II celebration of the holy COM
munion at st. Mnry's p. +. Church on sun
day morning at 1870 a. IN.
Albert Miller who met with the loss of his
lett arm last week, is improving rapidly. and
Will no doubt be about soon.
Charles Pushel, track walker, is confined
TO his nome, having taken cold on the
mumps. He is greatly improved.
Mrs. A. T.. Groves, OF Columbia, n. j., "A
former citizen. is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Rebcrra Crouch, at Turkey Point
james Mcconnell, Of the Brown place, lost
II valuable shepherd dog on Saturday from
hydrophobia. The dog succeeded in esca;-
ing.
The Mccullough Iron Works have closed
down ior the holidays, hut the work OF re-
building the burned portion is being pushed
with energy.
William Clayton, of Landcnberg, Pa, spent
part Of the week with friends here. He was
employed Tor several years as harness maker
for A. \. Anderson.
Mr.. james Mallen had his pair of fine pork
crs killed on Tuesday. and are the largest
raised III this vicinity, weighing respectively
4l4 and 42l pounds.
Messrs. John W. Campbell and Wm Webb.
of Consohocken, Pa. spent Monday with J.
W. Campbell, and are now enjoying weeks
cunning at Principle.
DR.. +. \. Worrall successfully removed IA
good sized tumor from the face of Minnie.
Dean. on saturday last.
Christmas morning service will be held at
the NJ. L. Church Christmas morning at six
O'Clock m, and ut Reeds A. U. NJ. ?.
Church at the same hour
Joseph Brown who for several years served
us clerk i'll Leedoms butcher shop and has
many friends in this section. has resigned
and is now in Philadelphia.
Our fishermen are doing very well with
hooks ana set nets, catching some very fine
cat fish and pike, and are paying as high as
30 cents per quart for worms.
The Epworth League will hold Il Missionary
meeting. Sunday evening in the NJ. L. Church.
A programme of recitations. Epworth hymns.
etc, will be rendered for the occasion,
\ serious fire was narrowly averted in
Perkinsville Saturday evening NJ Camerons
chimney caught fire, but by prompt work
number of citizens succeeded in eXtinguishing
the flames.
Russell Mccullough of Lafayette College.
Easton, Pa. and Miss Jennie Mccullough of
Wilmington High school, are spending the
holidays with their father Mr.. John w.
Mccullough.
The public schools will close FOR the holi-
days on Friday, and Prof. Z. b. Fockler will
spend Christmas at his home in Emmtsburg,
Pa, and the assistant teachers have gone
to their several homes
One of our merchants is doing such IA rush
ing business that he is able to sweep into the
street, certified checks to the amount of go,
which fell into honest hands however, and he
was glad to recover them.
The door of the annealing furnace at the
iron works blew of, Monday, the flames strik-
ing Mike Kennedy in the face burning him
severely. DIR. Housckeeper attended him,
and says the injuries are nowise serious.
Amos Ewing and family attended the fun
era on Thursday, of Mr.. Ewing. his brother
John T.. who was killed at Newport Del, on
Monday night last, leaving II wife and three
children. He was well acquainted here
goods. and our citizens and people from the
surrounding country are patronizng them,
as they can do as well here as in Elkton or
the cities Santa Claus is laying in supply
from the display no doubt.
The Christmas celebration of st. Mary's p.
f. Sunday School will be held on Christmas
night, beginning at 7.30 O'Clock in the Church.
fine programme of music and recitatious
has been prepared. tree will be trimmed
and the church decorated with evergreen
The Grosh orchesta will furnish part of the
music. 1t is free for every one. and will no
doubt be well attended.
The coming Christmas promises to be the
merriest of recent years, as every one seems
to he now more or less employed, and ronsid-
erablc money is in circulation. Nevertheless
there are several families who are hardly
able to buy the necessaries of life, and the
families of children should be looked after,