The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-05-25
PORT DEPOSIT NEWS,

i"ni DhfoSli' May 20 1879.
Mrs. Jacob Tome is in New York.
Mrs. Mary j. Davis is visiting her brother
in Baltimore
Mrs. Sarah Durgin was in Baltimore the
first of the week
Grail & Kennard will open an ice cream
parlor next month.
Mr.. and John Matthews visited relatives in
Steelton, Pa, Sunday.
Mrs Mary Smith and Miss Elsie Bond were
IN Philadelphia this week.
Mr.. Ewing. of Blue Ball, visited his son
Rev. II. W. Ewing, this week.
Mrs. George Atkinson and daughter are
visiting friends in Philadelphia.
MIR. S. c. Rowland has moved his family to
their summer home in the country.
Mr.. W. W. Reynolds. of Baltimore maid -
lying visit to his old home tuesday.
Mrs. Kenyon, of New York has been the
guest of Mrs h. E. McClenahan for ten davs
Mr.. and Mrs. William Parker, of Brunswick
Georgia were the guests of Mrs J. A. Gerry
this week.
Mrs. r. b. Sperry and Mrs. S. C. Penning.
ton, of Baltimore, visited the Silver Cross
Home Wednesday.
MISS 'erina Davis Browne, of South Caro-
lima, spent Tuesday and Wednesday with
Miss Helen Sheldon
Mr.. Truman Smith is very ill. He is a
member OF the X. G. Z. and they are attend
ing to him faithfully.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert and two daugbters
Of Baltimore, will occupy the old Fissick
homestead this summer,
Mr.. E. ID. McClenahan. of BaItiroro bo,
been spending few days with his son, Mr.
NJ McClenahan, this week.
Mrs. Bates, of Lima, n. Y, and Rev. DR.
strong, OF Illinois, were the guests Of Mr.
james Campbell this week.
heSsrs. Hlestand, Mrs. Hiestand and daugb
ters' and Miss Edith Chids. of Baltimore.
nave been visiting Mrs. r. E. Pugh
Mr.. 4J'.thell and daughter Anna of AMMAN
oils AID Miss Anna Howlitt of uavre Ia
Grace, were at the Tome Institute this week
Misses l.. X. Gerry, Nellie b. Davis, Lum
Pusey, and Rev. II. W. Ewing attended the
Epworth League convention in New CastIe
this week
Mr. Jacob Butchenhart, Sr., of Baltimore.
ana MS son Jacob, of Philadelphia, and Mr.,
anu MIS-. Howard Pugh and children. Of
Perryvllle, were the guests of Mrs. Butchen-
hart last Sunday.
DR.. E. s. Boyle went to Perrvvile Tuas-
u"y' 10 engage Il suitable room in which to
put Il dental chair. He has a number of
patients In the village and is anxious To
accommodate them.
MIR. John Evans, of Washington State. ia
visiting Mrs. Harry Cameron He left for tba
west more than ten years ago and this il his
llrst Visit to the home of his childhood We
were glad to give him hearty welcome home
Mrs. Lawes. the guest of Mrs. II. w Ewin,
sang MY Redeemer and My Lord" Sunday
Ill the NJ l.. church. She has sweet, clear
voice and gave "A beautiful rendering of the
song, There will be a service of song in ths
church, Sunday, to which all are cordiaIlv
invited.
Alter the chapel services at the Tome
institute on Wednesday morning the follow
ing programme was given Reading. "Telinp
the bees by Francis Morrison; Recitation
characterization as represented by Napo
leon,' y Ray McClenahan; Concert recitation
The Skylark, by b Grade. Mrs. Newell,
teacner, Whlcn was well done: Chorus
Baby" by ten little girls, from B Grade
Miss Margaret Grant, teacher. These eyer-
cises are of much interest to all and great
benefit to the pupils.
We had quite little excitement in town
on Tuesday occasioned 10y wreck at the
quarries. While shifting the engine ran some
cars out on the main track. Hearing freight
approaching from Columbia, the engineer
started some more from the switch to the
main track, thinking he could get them
away in time, but the freight had so much
headway it could not stop and the engines
collided, smashing the trucks on some of tina
cars and tearing up the tracks. No one wa.
hurt rs the engineers jumped. 1t is said that
vacations are in order.
Even the railroad company cannot rule
supreme. After the ice gorge many fence
were torn down and of course have all been
put up, everything looking as well as before
the gorge. The r. r. bosses looked around
to see whom they could devour, and ali, hted
on the fence of Mrs. Sarah Atkinson. and
tore it down. While at their very persistent
work, the son came in and ordered them 10
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