The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-07-07

Mrs. Maggie White ofPortmouth, Va,
is visiting her brother Rev. Giles i.
Cooke.
Miss Emma Anderson is home on her
summer vacation from Chester high
school.
Miss Bertha Dougherty, of Charles
town, spent part of the week with Miss
Matte Warner.
Captain W. j. Wilson of Elk Neck, has
As acres of tomatoes planted for his can
ning business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Build Jefferis of Sparrows
Point, spent the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. &. Anderson.
Independent Council O. U. A. NJ. at
tended the pic nic at Gilpins Rocks on
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bryson of Camden,
N. j., speut the week with his parents
MIR. and Mrs. John Bryson, Sr.
Captain and Mrs. T. c. McCracken
attenue1 .he funeral of Captain Jonn
Manly in Baltimo>a. last Saturday.
Mrs. Annie BermingLSc' and Mrs.
Lizzie Warren is spending the summer
at their summer residence near town.
Wheat is all cut and it is very fine
crop throughout the district. Tue farm
ers are busy with their hay crop, which
is also very good.
Samuel Z. Lowman and daughter
Florence, of Wilmington, and Miss Mary
Thomas, of Blythedale. are visiting Prof
and Mrs | " Coslette.
John Alexander was severely injured
on Tuesday by his barr door falling on
him, cutting Lis head aud injuring his
neck. He is impr rowing.
The members of Company E., First
Regiment M. N. G. from here came hone
on Sunday, full of war yarns which they
spin at every opportunity.
Red Point is getting to be popular
picnicing place for our people, three
large parties spending the day there this
week on three different days.
Miss Emma Reeder, who won the cake
at the band festival on July 4th, invited
the band and other contestants around
to help eat it on Thursday evening, and
they had very nice time.
Next week we will publish the pro-
gram of the Local Preachers and
Exhorters' Association camp meeting,
which is creating considerable interest
and promises to be big affair.
There is an unusually large crop Of
berries, especially huokleberries, and
many gallons have been picked
this week. The fires on Hog island and
in the clearings surrounding it, did not
damage the bushes, which are heavily
ladened.
There was large number of visitors
in town this week, especially on July 4
who spent the morning in fishing ant
sailing on the river, ard the afternoon al
the bands festival. Oar town is fins
place to spend day or a week.
recreation.
Shawnah Tribe, 105. l. o. R. NJ.
elected officers on Tuesday evening as
follows: VIM. T. Mccullough, Sachem
T. B. Cramer, Prophet; G. w. Reynolds
Sr. Sycamore; John Dennis, Jr. Saga
more; E. j. Campbell, Chief OF Records
Philip Hines, Trustee.
On Saturday evening last Independent
Council, No 16, o. U. A. ~, elected tn
following officers; {, P. E. Abrams; y
| G, A B. Crammer; r S, John Laighman
A S, Jesse Shippers; F S, ] f. Peach
Inductor, Elwood Logan; Examiner
Frank Jackson; P, James Jones; 0 T
S. NJ. Cugley; Trustee, NJ. Cameron; J
| T. +. Abrams.
The committee OF the NJ. Z. Sunda
School has made arrangements for thei
annual excursion, which will be given o
Saturday, July l4th, on the steame
will invite the Episcopal and Charlie
town Sunday Schools TO go or the sam
terms as their own school. 1t promise
to be fine excursion.
On Tuesday evening the residents a
Seneca Point, Horace Disto8 summe
residence, were sending up paper balloon
and one Of them burning bright.
passed over the upper part Of Elk Neck
A mau who was on his way home saw
and thought it was new comet and "a
all the way home, and the next day to-
through the town what mario
escape he had.
The Town Council will begin {
Monday grading the hill above the CT
cred bridge, and as soon as the crushe
which they ordered from theWneelscrap
Co, of Aurora, Ill, arrives they will beg
in full force. Instead Of getting sto
from Port Deposit they will get it fro
: Cameron's quarry, about a mile cut
town. The crusher will cost $3.50, viii
is less than the shipping expenses fro
Port Deposit would be on the stor
When they are through with the crush
, they will sell it to the County Comm
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