The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-02-17
II 1894
COUNTY NEWS.
North East News.

| North EAST, February Is, 1894.
Harry Hockey of Philadelphia IS visit
ing Mr.. l. r. Dean.
Rev. Giles B. Cooke spent part of thii
week in Easton, Md.
Miss Maggie White of Elkton, is visit
ing Miss Emma Mearns.
| The Lenten services at the P. E.
Church are we'll attended.
! Bertha Sever, OF Gloucester, N. j., is
visiting Mrs. Robert Mccullough.
Miss Fannie Moore of Crumpton, Nd,
has been visiting Mrs. j. H. Bacon.
The Misses Bailey of Hartford county,
| have been visiting MIS-. Amos Ewing.
Jacob Dean of New Castle, Del, is
| visiting his sister Mrs. Samuel Scotch.
Miss Kitty Grosh, of Bacon Hill, spent
part of the week with Miss Fanny White.
at tie recto-y.
John o. Grant and son William, spent
the early part of the week with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. NJ. PIersou.
Our fishermen are making extensive
preparations for their spring fishing.
We wish them success
Miss Teresa Bayard is recovering from
a serious attack of typhoid malaria. She
is not yet abba to be about.
Misses Eva and Mable Brickley, of
Pennington, spent the early part of the
week with Mrs. Wilmer J. Falls.
The NJ. E. Sunday School banner was
awarded to Mr.. Charles T. F. Mearns,
bible class for the largest collection.
Mr.. Wilmer j. Falls represented Eel
lowshIp Lodge. No. 40, X. of P. IN the
State Council at Baltimore this week.
Tue members of Fellowship Lodge K.
Of P, will bold social aud musicale in
their castle room ON Monday evening
next.
l. is reported that all the departments
of the Mccullough Iron Works will
resume OIL Monday. We hepe it is cor
rect.
Quite a nun Der OF photographs were
sent through the postotfice on Valentine
Jay do well as soue very uauusomo
cards.
The livery stable OF Samuel T. Simp-
ers was burned to the ground early Mon
day morning. A full account appears in
another Column.
While Mr. 5. G. Lowe and family were
t church last sunday evening some one
e -,
silver from drawer.
The colored folks will hold concert
and exhibition in G. A. Il. hall on the
evening of Feb. %, which promises to be
quite an interesting affair.
The Town Commissioners are making
crushed granite walk on each side of
ais O negotiating for oyster shells for the
bed of Main street.
Mr. A. Anderson, County Commls
sioner and VIM. T. Hammond went to
Annapolis on Thursday with the Cecil
delegation to intercede with the Cover
nor to veto the County Commissioner
law.
There will, without doubt, be an inter
esting contest for Town Commissioners
next month. Those most prominently
spoke of are B. F. Thomas, John l..
Moore and William Fl. Simcoe 1t is not
known whether they will run or not.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Wakefield Fire Brick Company on
Friday last the following officers were
chosen: President, Andrew Anderson;
Vice President, J. W. Falls; Treasurer,
William T. Hammond; Manager, James
Cameron; Assistant, Harry Wildsmith,
The firm is doing good business.
A meeting of our local sportsmen was
held in Mr.. John r. Mearns' store on
Wednesday evening for the purpose. of
forming cunning club. Mr.. S. d.
Mccullough presided. After eleoting
the following officers-S. D. Mccullough,
President; John R. Mearns, Secretary
and Treasurer-tne constitution and by
laws submitted were partly adopted.
The club was given the name of Ariel.
A meeting for the purpose of completing
the organization will be held next We'd
| nesday evening in John r. Mearns' store.
Seventy-fve members are now enrolled.
A largely attended shooting match
was held in Jesse Vests field, east Of
town, on Wednesday, over five hundred
men being present. The Havre de
| Grace and Perryville shooters thought
| they would carry the affair. The intent
| ion was to shoot for large hog, weigh
| ing over 600 pounds, which was brought
to town by farmer Lstz, but on account
OF disagreement the hog was taken
J back. The first match was five birds
| each aud resulted as follows:-Robert
Lambert, A; t, Jackson, a; w. Fooks, 4;
Geo. Huber, OF Wilmington, 3; G. Buck
master, Wilmington, s.; Jacob Huber,
| Wilmington, 4; Lyman Maulden, Port
5; W. Ii Poplar, Havre de Grace, 4
| The first money was divided betwee n
the ties The second match resulted
as follows, birds each:-R0bert Lam.
bert, 3; T. jackson, 8; Jacob Huber, /;
VIM. Fooks. 2; w. H. Poplar, 3. Third
match, cache. Buckmss:er. 4; L
Mauldeu, 4; Geo. Huber, 3; Gus Oldham
8; W. H. Poplar, 4; W. Jackson; 3
Fourth match, II birds each, resulted as
follows:-Geo. Huber, 10; Gus Oldham,
| 10; T. Jackson, of this town, IL straight
Port Deposit Items.
PORT DEPOSIT, Feb. 49, 1891,
Bishop W. + Adams preached last Sun