The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-02-03
COUNTY mLWo.
North East News.
NORTH EAST, February ., 1894.

Nohih i.Aoii It cDiudIs =, 1881.
Shooting matches are in order.
, Miss Virgie Ri .ke, of Chester, is visiting
I Mr.. E. G Lowe.
A revival is in progress at Harris NJ. E.
| Church, Elk Neck,
Mr.. William II. Simcoe Is confined to his
| house with the grip.
j. NJ. Clark, Of Washington, spent las
| Sunday with his parents.
| Rev. L. X. Miller, of Newport, Def, spent
Thursday with friends here.
| The spring term of school commenced on
Thursday, with good ATTENDANCE
Mr.. \. Ford, of Washing On, spent pat
of he week WIN his brother, Henry Ford
The " G U. mst At the residence of
Mrs. j X. LyJrie, on Thursday Afternoon.
Business Is improving al j. II. Whites
ftetnry. He ma several persons employed.
MIR JOHN Mautueu, + BsiImure, spent
| the early part If the week. Visiting Gu .rls~
L. b atty.
Several Of our ciJizanS attended the fun
eral OF Hon. William j. jones, III Elktou on
Wednesday,.
ittlS VIII br CtItbItIlOH DI LEG Holy
Communion aO the NJ. L. CAurch next
Sunday morning.
Rev Giles Il. Cooke is making preparation
for series OF Interesting LsnJeu services,
beginning on Ash " ednesday.
John Brown. of Cecilton, spent Sunday
With William Brice. Mr.. Brown formerly
had charge OF DR.. S E Ford's farm.
FL. NJ. Pierson, one of our undertakers,
had charge of the funeral of Mrs James a.
Davis, in Port Deposit, on Wednesday.
Miss Sadie Schulz, of Camden, n. j., and
William Schofield, of Darlington, have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Minker.
Tbs Italians at the Iron Works should be
discharged and their places given to men
with families who have had no work this
winter.
Samuel Carter sold his farming stock
this week, and will move to New jersey
The community is sorry to lose such go1d
citizen.
The forge ard run out and one turn of
heaters went to work at the Mccullough
Iron Works this week, giving employment
to about fifty men.
Our down town school is proving a sue
cess in every particular, under its efficient
principle, Miss Fannie White. The room
is proving too small.
jesse Lum and Forest Harvey caught a
German carp on Wednesday in hoop net
that weighed % pounds, the largest prob
ably ever caught in this river
Rev. Giles b. Cooke preached an able
sermon last Sunday morning to good
sized audience, on "Disloy atty" and ad
ministered the Holy Communion
Il is said hat William j Wilson will fish
hauling seines this year instead of pounds.
If 20, this will make four hauling seines for
the east side of the North e sst, river instead
OF one.
An exciting fox hunt took place in Elk
Necl: on Wednesday. The fox was lot 60
near j. Alex Rutter's. and after an exciting
chase was hoIed at Odd Fields Point on the
Elk river
4 revival is in progress at the NJ. E.
Church, under the charge of Rev. w. G.
Koons, which is largely attended. There
have been in two weeks about twenty five
conversions.
Presiding Elder l.. Z. Barrett preached
an able sermon in the NJ. E. Church las,
Sunday evening to very large cougrega
ZION. Quarterly Conference held on
S.turd y mornIng.
Lsmuel Z Quigg, who was elected to
Congress from Nav YOrk on Tuesday last,
Is well known to many of our citizens. He
frequeu;ls visited his father, who the
pastor of she II. E. Church here.
A shooting match for $40 a side took
place east of town. on Thursday between
William FouIks and Clint Purner, live
pigeons being used. Fhuks killed ouJ of
10, and Puruer cut of 10. Another match
pound hog.
A very pleasant social hop WAS held in
Housekeeper's II al or Friday evening last.
Among those presen: were; Miss Cam
eron, of Bay View; Miss Florie Clark
aud Miss Annie Holden, of Elk Neck; Mrs.
L. j. MuhlEausen, Mrs. w. j. Falls, Mrs.
John T.Veazey, Mrs. DR.. Ritteuhouse, Miss
Blanche Matthews, Miss Mollie Blake, Miss
Louise Alexander, of NORTH East; Messrs.
Ed. and Walter Wilson. Charles Bayard
and Willie Rutter, of Elk Neck; William
d. Cauley, of Elkton; DIR. George S. Ritten
house, E. j. Muhlhausen, w. j. Falls, John
T. Veazey, II. W. Foraker anh Cheney
Housekeeper. Kinks orchestra furnished