The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-03-17
COUNTY NEWS,
NORTH EAST ITEMS.

NEWS.
| NORTH EAST, March 10, 1898.
The NJ. L. Church choir is practicing the
Easter music.
| Miss Nell. Craig, of Principle, is visiting
Mrs VIM. l. ,mar.
Herring are becoming plentiful and sell
at 20 cents per dozen.
| Mrs. Rehecca Emery, of Norway, Va, is
visiting relatives here
Andrew Barber moved to his farm near
Calvert on Saturday last.
Robert Cameron is having his double
house on BACK street repaired.
b. f. Thomas is having his canning fac
tory greatly improved,
There were several handsome lilies in the
NJ. f. Church last Sunday.
Miss Laura Grant, of Cherry Hill, is
visiting Mrs. IL. NJ. Piersou.
Rev. w. G. K0ous will leave for Sails
bury, sd, on Tuesday TO attend the NJ. f
Conference.
The band pars,'ed the streets on tur-
urdsy evening.
Miss Lizzie Dennis, of Wilmington, Del
spent the early part of the week with Mrs.
George S. Mattingly.
Mr.. and Mts. Joseph Summerill, of
Woodbury., n. J., spent the week with Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. w. Shippers
j. G. Crothers has force of Uen at Rid
Point rebuilding his fish houses and
preparing to fish his hauling seine.
Monday night meeting for the study of
the bible has been started in the baud room
under the leadership OF George Hodge
The annual missionary anniversary of the
NJ. E Sunday school will be celebrated III
the NJ. E Church on Sunday evening VITA
an interesting program.
Albert Eckland, u Swede, who formerly
lived here, was taken to Elkton on Wednes
day by Badiff Lambert and committed to
Jail for insanity.
The first shad of the season was caught in
the hauling seine of Lsvi Reynolds & Son.
on Friday last. 1t was an unusually large
fish. Since then several have been caught
Independent Council. No. IA. o. U. A. NJ,
will visit Calvert on Sunday morning and
dJleuu bHc SuuTCn Will bapn6r
Council of that town. They will leave the
hall at 9 o'clock, a. m.
May, the seven year old daughter OF W m.
Mcbride, died at the home of her parents
on Saturday last after long illness. The
Junior Epworth League and infant sun
day school of the NJ. Z. Church attended
her funeral. Rev. w. G. Rooms officiated,
iuterment in the NJ. E Cemetery.
An interesting shooting match was held
in the field north of Shannon on Saturday
last by the Ariel Cunning Club. Blue
rocks we're used as target, II each icing
shot at. Robert Reedy broke g. Robert
Lambert 5, Alfred Chambers 3, Samuel
Hoofman 6. Ed. Baysrd 3, Geo. Minker 8
a. Anderson has moved his harness shop
across the street to his building. Prof.
Lynch will occupy the room as a music
psrlor Mr.. Anderson is preparing to erect
:, building on the lot opposite j l. NJ, ores
drug store. TIE building will be 40x60 feet
and be a great improvement to that part of
the town.
A very pleasant evening social was given
at the residence of Kinsey Matthews on
Saturday evening. The young people pres
cut were: Misses LAURA Lambert. Matte
Warner, Mary Harris, Jennie Matthews,
and Messrs. William johnson, Roy Warren,
Harry Wilson and George Warner. Miss
Mabel Matthews acted as hostess.
The wedding OF Dr.. K. G. Underwood,
our popular dentist, and Miss Dora Quig-
ley, who. with her mother, formerly lived
here, is announcer to take place on the
9th at Miss Qmgley's home in Whining
ton. They will reside here in the building
partly occupied by the DEBTORS office, and
to which Mr.. j. w. Shippers had an addit-
ion built recently.
Services during Holy week at st. Mary's
p. Z. Church will be as follows: Monday,
Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday at 10. 80
a. IN. On Monday evening, prayer at
O'Clock; on Good Friday at 10 80 a. III. ana
3 o'clock p. M, and on Saturday at 10 50.
On Easter Day service will begin at 1918
a m, which will be one of the greatest
services ever held in The church.
There will be several changes in this
vicinity next week. VIM. Brice has moved
to I. Il, Dsan's farm near Zion. Mrs. Jos.
Kenny will move to Mays Lluding, n. J.
Crisp Taylor will move to Oxford from the
Mccullough Iron Company's farm. Mrs
Lizzie Haley will move into the Bennett
| house in Perkinsville and will open a con
fectionery store in the building on the
corner of Cecil Avenue and Main Street,
Andrew Barber moved to his farm near
| Calvert on Saturday last. There will be
several others which we will report next
week.
A well attended and important meeting
| OF the taxpayers OF the town was held on
! Saturday night. DIR. T. A. Worrali was
| chosen chairman, aud George o. Carey,
Score airy. A motion was made by William
7. Hammond that a committee of i've be
appointed to draw up a petition to the
Legislature to allow the town to issue bonds
to the amount OF So, 600. for street repairs,
| at i've per cent, due in five, ten, fifteen and
| twenty years, a sinking fund of $500 to be
| invested to pay the bonds when due.
| Delegate Il. l.. Thomas was present and
said he would use every effJrt to have the
| bill pass promptly. After considerable
discussion for and against the bill it was
| passed by a standing vote with a good
majority. Mr. George o. G lrey then m de
| a motion that five men shall constitute a
| board of Town Commissioners Instead of
| three as heretofore. the motion was carried
| If Mr.. Thomas succeeds in getting the
| amendment through the Legislature we
| will elect five instead of three commission
| ers. The chairman then appointed the
| following committee 20 draw up the petition
| E. I. b. Day, William I'll. Simcne, Andrew
| Anderson, S. d. Mccullough and William
L. Hammond. The meeting was then
adjourned The committee met on Monday
and sent the petition to our delegate, X. l.
| Thomas There is no doubt that great
majority OF our citizens are in favor Of
issuing bonds for town improvements.
Some people have the idea that 1t means an
increase of taxes, but Delegate Thomas fully
| explained that the bonds could be paid of
with a sinking fund of 5000 year, which
the county allowance is more than sutil-
Gent to pay. The $1,000 will bs used in
matchmaking the bed of the town streets
which Will last thirty or forty years. Also
tor laying good ravements. This is an
excellent move, and on Monday every ont
will have a chance to give expression tt
their views in the town election, when two
boards will be nominated, for and agains
the movement. A board of Town Commits
| sioners should be elected who can spend thu
| money judiciously. The new board viii
| also haua To deal with Law street. liphtS. "A