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

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Rev. and Mrs. Ewing of Port Deposit,
spent Wednesday with Rev and Mrs.
Rooms.
Mr.. John C. Williams spent last week in
Philadelphia and New Jersey, visiting
relatives.
Frank ksitley and Amos Lockard, of
near Bay View, moved TO the Charlton
farm last week.
Miss Molie Ford, of Chesapeake City,
spent the early part of the week visiting
Mrs. j. f. Peach.
Ernest Delaney, of Sassafras Neck, spent
week with George t. Murray on his way
| home from Florida.
Mr. Alfred Parody and Miss Berthe Drum
mond, OF Wilmington, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. 5. q. Dunlap.
| The revival was carried on on Tuesday
and Thursday evenings, and will also be-
held next Sunday evening,
| Mr.. Charles Beatty has laid in a
supply of over Sl25 worth of garden seeds
| tor his customers this spring.
The public school is in a tiourishing cor
| dltion. The Prof. has several young ladies'
who will try the teachers examination in
June.
Rev. w. g. Rooms and Harry Wild
smith Conducted meeting at Bou!den's
| Chapel, Mechanics Valley, On Wednesday
evening
On Saturday evening about fifty members
| o! the NJ. + Church surprised Rev. and
! MIS- Rooms st the parsonage with a liberal
| pound donation which was greatly gppre-
| Grated.
Prayer meeting was held at the residence
| of Mr. George w. Harvey on Saturday
| evening. Next Saturday it will be held at
he residence of MIR. Ell. jackson in Per-
| klusviie.
Six officials of the +. w. & B. r.. Il. came
here in a special Car on Saturday last and
went through Green Hill Fire Brick Works
and also spent some time at the McCu Tough
Loo Co 2panv's office.
The orst storm for two years visited this
| section on Sunday and Monday. During
the snow storm, lightning was seen several
times with distinct rolls OF thunder, TIE
snow fell 10 the depth OF six inches.
Fred Holland, colored, was arrested by
B.iliff L. mbert on Thursday for stealing
three horse blankets. He was given a
hearing before Squire Hammond, aud III
default OF $500 bail WIS sent To jail TO await
the spring term of court.
Thirty kipe members of National Lodge
No. 81, l O 0. f. p.id North East Lodge
80, l
assisted the Lodge III heir degree work,
| afterwsrd very pleasant evening was
spent in speaking and conc uded with a
supper.
Our citizens are greatly dissatisfied
because the State Senate failed to confirm
the nomination of VIM. T. Hammond as
magistrate. Mr.. Hammond has given the
greatest satisfaction during his term. 1t is
rumored that the appointment will go to
Charlestowu.
n dog with every indication of the hydro
pho6la ran into the gypsy camp at Stony
Run on Monday and created considerable
| excitement. Happily the dog was killed
before any one was bitten. The dog c ,rua
frGm the direction OF Cnariestoxu. It j.
-aid ssl' herring frequently causes hydro
| phobia.
The titv ar more knights who attended
| he K. of p. social on Mond Y evening nd
| a delghtiul time. The iuclement wear her
! kept many away and in consequence all Of
| he program Errauged was not rendered.
| The program consisted of vocal and iDstru
mental music and or.tions by several
members of the order
Miss Eliz tbeth S. Owens died at the resi-
dence of her meet, Mrs j. II X Mrffitt, on
| Wednesday, aged 20 years. The rem aims
| will be taken ,G Prlucip;o for Iubermeut on
| Saturday, service in the Principle NJ. E
| Church at . o'clock. They will meet a the
house in this town at 10 o'clock. Rev. w,
! q. Rooms will otficiate.
a vast majority of our citizens will no
doubt be glad when the winter, which is
nearly spent, is over. L. has been the doll
eat water in the memory of the oldest
| citizeus. Those who had the means have
responded nohly 10 the calls OF the reeiy,
and We trust no one has suffered All this
| happened in the firsE year of the second
| reign of Grover Cleveland.
| Charles NystrOm, who work ed a forge
man in the Mccullough Iron Works for a
number of years. died At his home on the
Bank on Monday, aged SO year,, Of a tumor
| Ia his stom sch. He leaves a wife aud six
| children, four grown. The rem aims were
| taken to Trenton, n. j for burial on Wed
| nesday last. He was of Swedish descent,
being born in Sweden aud emigrated here
| IL years ago.
| Daniel Smith, a well known shoemaker
died at his home on. Tuesday morning of
| pneumonia, aged so years. He leaves a
wife and four children, who are being geneI
ousiy supplied with the neccessaries of life
tor the present by kind nefghbars. He was
| u member # St. Mays P. E. Church and a
member of the Brotherhood OF ST. Andrew
| rne funeral took place on Thursday from
the church, interHsnt in the adjoining
cemetery. Rev Giles b. Cooke otliciated.
| Frank Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs
| VIM II. Alexander, died at his home OF
Thursday evening, aged % years, of cor
sumption, after long illness. The funera
will take place on Saturday, meet at thu
house at = o'clock, service at the NJ. E
Church. Rev. william L. Hammond vii
Otficiate, ln;eTmsnt in the NJ. L. cemetery
Two years ago he had a fall which severely
injured his leg, which finally caused col
sumption. He was employed for numbe
of years at the Cecil Fire Brick Works.