The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-06-02
COUNTY NEWS.


| NOhIH last y uIle ISL, 1854
| There was light frost Tuesday.
| Miss Cornelia Mafitt moved to Baltimore on
| Monday.
| number OF shad and rock fish are being
| caught this week.
| Mrs. Hannah Grant. of Wilmington is visiting
| Mrs. p. b. Housekeepe7.
| Rev. Mr.. Green, OF Fredericksburg Va, is visit
| ing Rev. Giles Is. Cooke.
Miss Lucy Craven, Of Rock Run, is visiting
, relatives and friends here.
William Holm has been granted a pension Of
Sl2 per month, and back pay OF s575.
Mrs Henry Epp ehejmer, Of Philadelphia, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Geo. S. Rittephouse.
There is promise OF an unprecedented hay
crop in this vicinity 1t being eighteen inches
high in some places.
Rev. VIM T. Hammond, Isaiah BiddIe, Albert
Fooks and H. G. Wildsmith attended the Local
Preachers and EXhorters meeting in WHINING ton
on Sunday.
The public schools closed on Friday The
coocd school closed with very successful enter
tainment in Ct. A. Il. Hall. The year has been
a very successful one for both.
The Mccullough Irun Company expects to
begin heating iron Tor the sheet mill with their
new oil furnace next week. lift proves success
it will be used in all the furnaces.
DIR. T. A. WorralI attended the Memorial exer-
c;ea. of wilde Post G. A X in Chester nm
Wednesday evening and presented the Post with
a sword, sash and belt on behalf OF Mrs Elder,
wife of the late Levitt Elder, of that city.
Shawnah Tribe, No. 1902 1. o. X. NJ, celebrated
+boir second annivarsarv in a p uouor
saturday eventne last with n grand hanoue, 70
which IS Indians and s1uaws sat down and thor.
ougblv enioyed themselves Bouchelle,s orchestra
furnished musIc
Mrs SaIlie REYNOLDS had n very narrow escane
on Saturday last While lighting he stove. she
left n C an of gasoleue ON n table nearby. which
exploded. Fortunately she escaued unhurt The
fire sp,ead over the room and was extincuished
with diricuItv br F.. r Ieedom who hapuened IN
he pass,n, The walls and urniture were badly
scorcned
Rev. w. q. Rooms, who is District President f
the Epworth League presided over the couyen-
ton in Harrison Street NJ E. Church. Whining
ton, on Wednesday and Thursday, All the
delegates from North East League were present
as follows. M essrs VIM T Hammond G. II +
Nearns. Geo. O. Carey and Amos Ewina Mrs.
Sallie Worrall. MIS-. Lizzie White. Misses Nora
Campbell, Bertha Hodge and Minnie Alexander
Independent Council, No. IA, o. U. A. IL pre-
scented Bay View Public School with a handsome
flag on Wednesday last They went to BayView
where they Joined the Raw View Council and
marched to the school house. where the flag was
presented b. George T. Reeder and received on
behalf OF the school by Rev. Mr.. Mallineaux, of
the Bay View M. p. Church. in an able speech
Six little girls then hoisted the flag. The object
of the order is to have a flag on every school
house in the district and keep them there.
Wineate Post, No. 9, g. A. R.. and Sons of
Veterans attended service at tue NJ E. Church
SUNDAY morning and heard an excellent sermon
BY Rev. w. G.. koops. the pastor taking a. his
subiect Goods Hand in Our Nations Histoiv >,
They also attended st, Mary's p. E. Church
where they met with a cordial reception and
heard an able sermon By Rev. Giles b. Cooke
who was assisted in the services by Rev Dr.
Green of Virginia The cboirs sang patriotic
HYMNS in both churches which were handsomely
decorated with flae g and fiowers
Fellowship Lodge. No. ~, X Off, held their
monthly or May social on Monday evening in
their Castle Hall, at which $50 knights and
invited guests were present. loo OF whom were
ladies. The features were the singing OF the
Pythian Glee Club consisting OF the following
members: Mess-s, DIR. Geo. S. Ri.tenhouse W.
II Simcoe Geo. O. CAREY and w, T. Hammond.
with Prof. Z. Lynch as organist. The burlesque
plee club with their topical songs in connection
with THE cat came back was a success. The mem
hers were Patrick Reedy. J. A. Lambert. Kinsey
Matthews and Howard Abrams fine program
Of vocal and instrumental music. reading and
recitations was rendered. MIR. Chas. T.. Beatty