The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-03-31
COUNTY NEWS.
North East News.

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Master Evart Biggs, of Chester, Pa, is
visiting E. T. Leedom and family.
The Forest Comedy and Medicine Com
pany is exhibiting in G, A. Il. hall nightly.
Frank Warren, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing his uncle Mr.. VIM. Birmingham, near
town.
| Mrs. Lizzie Bernhart, of Troy, n. V, is
visiting relatives near town and in Elk
| Neck.
Mr.. Allan Muhlhausen, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with his brother Mr.. E. j.
Muklhausen.
a very pleasant evening social was held
a the residence of VIM. T. Reed on Tues
day evening last
Mrs. Lizzie Haley has opened a confec-
tionery store on the corner of Cecil avenue
aud Main street,
Miss Emma Anderson, who is attending
Easter holidays at home.
Taste Day was deliberately celebrated 1T
St Mary's P. E. Church, tull account of
which appears in another column.
Each of the Sunday School scholars OF
st Mary's p. f. Church was presented
with an Easter egg and orange On Easter
Sunday.
Miss Dollie Wilson, Misses Emma Rutter
and Richard Collins of Elk Neck, spent
Sunday last visiting the family of Thomas
c. McCracken.
Harry Harvey is at the University Hos.
pital in Philadelphia, under treatment for
an embrasure of the leg, caused by a broken
bone not properly set.
Fears are entertained for the fruit crop in
this vicinity as the peaches and small fruit
were in bloom. The freezing cold weather
has also delayed the gardening.
The Mccullough Iron Company has put
in an oil furnace for the lower water mill,
which we understand is not proving sue
cess. The forge and one sheet mill are
working this week.
Nearly all of our fishermen left for tho
fishing grounds this week. The hauling
seines will begin operations next week.
Fish reported as being scarce, herring
selling at 81, per hundred.
Coxey's army isn't n it with the number
of unemployed men that passed through
here this week, bound for the fishing shore,
where they will seek employment. Some
of them were never in a boat before.
Miss Lille McCracken and not Miss Ida
Rseder, as we reported last week, presided
at the organ during the Sunday School
Missionary Anniversary at the NJ. E.
l.
we make this correction.
Easter WAS quietly celebrated in this
town. On account of the death of Mrs.
Rooms at the NJ. E Parsonage only Sunday
morning service was held. Rev. VIM. I.
Hammond oficiated. No effort was made
TO celebrate Easter in that church.
The other day one OF our busy,,housewlves
was at work patching her husbands clothes
when neighbor called. Asking what she
was doing, the busy woman said she was
making Cleveland badges. She was then
putting on patch about eight by ten.
The new Board of Town Commissioners
met on Monday evening and organized, as
follows: DR.. T. A. Worrall, President; John
L, Moore, Secretary; S. D. Mccullough,
Treasurer. j. A. Lam bert was electel
bailitf. They will meet in the room above
the lcckun, which is being thoroughly reno
waited.
The annual Easter Monday election of
vestrymen of ST. Mary Anne parish, held
in the church, resulted as follows: j. S.
Sincoe, John L. Grosh, S. L. Cham berlaiu,
j. c. \ audaiu, +. w. Jones, w. l.. Coudon,
II. S. Coudon and Jos. Coudon, vestrymen;
H. S. Coudon was elected Registrar; w. L.
Cou6op, Treasurer; John Il. Bradfeld, Sr.
Warden; Allen H 'Grosh, Jr Warden; H.
S. Coudon, delegate to the Diocesan conven
ton, which meets in Elkton in June. This
vestry has the management of about S25, 900
worth of property.
The funeral of Mrs. Ida E. Rooms took
place on Monday at the NJ. E. pa,sonage at
one o'clock and was largely attended. Rev.
W. l.. S. Murray, of Dover, Cfficiated,
,sssted by Revs. W. w. SHARP, H. W
Ewing, and L. II. Harding. The services
were very brief. The bearers were: Charles
E. Beatty, William L. Hammond, Isaiah
Biddle, S. j. Reeder, Charles Mearns and
Samuel Scotch, who accompanied the
remains to Wilnington, where the interment
took place in Mount Salem cemetery. Rev.
Mr.. Rooms has not yet returned.