The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-07-13
FORTH EAST NEWS.

Everett Epley. of Baltimore, is the guest OF
Walter Blackwell.
MIR. and Mrs. j. s. Deford, of Camden, N,
j., are visiting his parents.
Miss Fanny MacGill of Chester. Pa. ia
visiting Miss Emma Anderson.
E. j. Jackson moved his family to Wash
ington Fosters farm in Elk Neck on Monday,
Allan H. Grosh has secured a situation in
Philadelphia as "A bookkeeper and left for
there last week.
MIR. Wesley Thomas, who for some months
has been sojourning at Smyrna, DEL, is at his
nephews, Mr.. E. T. loves, for the camp.
The Junior Epworth League picniced in
Eddie Simpers' woods on Tuesday last where
they spent the entire day and had most de-
lightful time.
large balloon coming from the southeast
passed over here on Friday last and fell in
the woods west of town where it was torn I'D
| by the high winds.
| The latter part of last week and Sunday
our town was full of visitors and now thew
have dropped off and we look for another
rush during the camp.
| c. II. Reynolds, while working at the iron
works, was severely cut and bruised on the
breast and chin by pinch bar which he was
using flying up and is confined to his home.
Mr.. Russell Mccullough, of Lafayette Col
lege, and Miss Jennie Mccullough, of Will
sons College, Pa, are spending the summer
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. McCul-
lough.
Wingate Post No. 8, G.. A. R., will COOP
crate with the Havre de Grace Post and give
an excursion to Bay Ridge August 1st, which
we venture to say will be well Latronized
from here.
Ten members of the Greenes August
Flower Co.. force of workmen came here on
Monday last from Woodbury., \. j., and went
to Chowder Hall, below Carpenters Point, to
MIR. Joseph Summerill's outing house and are
spending the week there.
Considerable interest is being manifested
| in the Republican primaries Saturday, and
large vote will be cast. There are several
candidates for the different places here and
it will be free for ALL
The Town Council have a force of men
under the superintendent of Bailiff ]. A,
Lambert at work raising the road bed Of
Main street, Perkinsville. They are also hav-
ing the loose stone hauled off the Main street
up the town and put in the road in Perkins,
vile and are covering the street with gravel.
| marching band Of II pieces to he con-
nected with the Uniform Rank X. of P. was
organized last week with Prof. l. w. Coslett
as leader, and Herbert H. White as sub
leader; Geo. Simcoe. President: Harry Wilson,
secretary, and William Johnson, treasurer.
The band will consist of cornets, 4 carinets,
pair of cymbals, bass drum and kettle
drums.
Edna. the seven year old daugher of
Milinteer Cameron. met with a very painful
and serious accident Thursday. Mrs. Cam
eron had placed large pail full of scalding
hot water on the floor, when by some means
the little girl fell backwards into it, scading
her body in a shocking manner. Dr. Worrall
was quickly summoned and relieved the
little sufferers pain as far as possible, but
reports her at this writing as in a very serious
condition.
We noticed in the appeal and Ne,rs this
week-it seems that they never get anything
right-that the North East Base Ball Club
went to Baldwin's Bank on Saturday last and
that they could do nothing with Crothers
curves, and no wonder. for he played short
stop and the Baldwin's battery were MINER,
Brown and Carr, and we venture to say that
they could beat Elkton as bad if not worse
than they did the North East team with the
same players.
Misses Minnie and Blanche Matthews gave
a lawn party to number of their friends on
Saturday evening last. The lawn was lighted
with Japanese lanterns and a most ENJOYABLE
evening was spent with music partaking of
refreshments, and dancing. Thosr present
were Misses Emma and Margery Rutter,
Dolly and Bertha Wilson of Elk Neck, Stella
Blackwell Ruth and Lille McCracken, Ella,
Fanny and Rena White, and Mrs. John l..
Moore; Messrs. Will Rutter, Walter, Edward,
Harry and Amos Wilson of Elk Neck, Prof. E.
b Fockler, J. H. Armstrong. Eddie Davis,
Geo. Simcoe and Howard Abrahams.
The Local Preachers and EXhorters' Camp
which is to he held in Johnson's woods one
half mile from Leslie promises to be a big af-
fair, and commences next Tuesday ana will
last ten days. The grounds have been greatly
improved and good well dug. Hacks will
be run from here every hour during the day
and the fare for round trip will be 20 cents
There will be preaching at 10, 3. and 80
o'clock and prominent local preachers from
all parts of the country will preach at the
three meetings each day. Most of the singing
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