The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-08-18
COUNTY NEWS.
North East Items.

NORTH EAST, August H. 1894.
Mr.. Jesse Lum has secured 1. situation
at Mays Landing, N. j.. and left fol-
there on Monday.
The annual picnic of ST. Mary's p. L.
Sunday school will be held on the rectory
grounds next Wednesday.
A large number of our people are
making preparations tc attend Wood
Lawn Camp on Sunday next.
| Rev. W. G. Rooms is spending his
vacation in Frederick county, his boy
hood home, aud will return about the
25th of this month
Rutter & Thomas received 1000 cases
of tin cans on Wednesday, aud they
expect to begin operations at their can
merry on or about the 18th.
Rev. r. Day Cantwell will fill the
pulpit of the NJ. Z. Church next Sunday
morning, and the Epworth League will
have charge Of the evening service.
The strike at the Mccullough Iron
Works in Wilmington has not made any
Improvement in the North East works
yet. The bar department is only making
half time.
The colored camp at Copson's Park
began on Thursday and will extend over
two Sundays. Rev. ]. II. Medley, pastor
of Reeds A. T. NJ p. Church, will have
charge. Rev. E. w. Scott will also be
present
A large party OF young people visited
Hesler's Point on Wednesday where
Mrs. A. Anderson and Mrs. John J.
Anderson are spending the summer and
caue near beng caught in the heavy
thunder storm which came up in the
evening. They had a very pleasant day.
The Town Council has a force of %
men at work on Main street, straighten-
ing the curbs, grading the bed of The
streets, aud cobbliBg the side bitches.
They also have a force of eight men at
the crusher, quarryiug stone. The
crusher broke on Tuesday, and in conse-
auence the work has been somewhat
delayed this week.
While driving to his work at J. II.
Whites factory on Friday last, Mr. E. E.
Reynolds had severe attack of vertigo,
and fell from his vehicle, and was sever
ally bruised about the head. The horse
ran away and broke up the cart aud
badly injured itself. DIR. P. Fl. House
keeper took Mr.. Reynolds home, where
he was confined for several days.
The Susan Wilson property on Back
street which was sold at sheriff's sale on
Saturday last, was purchased by Captain
William Wilson and E. c. Yeamans for
$S5. Mrs. Wilson has lived in the house
for upwards of forty years, and being old
and unable to work, the place was sold
for taxes. Capt Wilson is her son and
Mrs. E. c. Yeamans her daughter, who
join in supporting the old lady, who is
eighty four years old and lives alone.
A citizen who is greatly opposed to
the much reeded improvements, thought
he woul Id have some fun Thursday at the
expense of the Town Council. There
was considerable hole left in the grad
ing, opposite his residence, which filled
with water during the heavy rain on
Wednesday. He rugged up boat and
put it in the water as a joke. a very
handsome team came along, the horse
frightened at the sail and shed, striking
lamp post and broke wheel. Now
there is talk Of law suit.
The band met with a severe accident
on Thursday night last, while returning
from Baltimore, near Perryman's, where
they furnished music for the Knights of
the Golden Chains picnic. While eight
of them were in two horse team, being
driven to the station at that place, a
hamestring broke, causing the horse to
run away. The colored driver jumped
out and was soon followed by the band
boys. Some of them were severally
bruised, but Henry Mlnker was laid up
for three days, being hurt about the
head. Four of the horns were broken
past being mended. Fortunately they
had not received their new Instruments.