The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-04-27
Port Deposit Items.


PoRr DEposIT, April %, 1895.
Mrs. Frank CresweIl spent Sunday in
Colora.
Miss Minnie Davis has advertised her house
for sale.
Mrs. j. j. Taylor was the guest of Mrs.
Head Thursday.
Albert and Henry Matthews We're in town
the first of the week
Mrs Eliuor Harris is the guest of her
brother, Charles Grant.
Fred Kenyon, of New York, is visiting MI.
and MIS- X. +. McClenahan.
l. MIS-. Warick was buried from her sons resi-
dence Thursday, April 18th.
Senator Writ, Of Elkton visited the Tome
Institute on Friday, April 18th.
Miss Bertha Reynolds of Baltimore, visited
her sister, Mrs. Hopes this week.
Prof. Campbell has returned from his trip
to Cuba. much benefited by the voyage.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. McClenahan and Mrs.
Jacob Tome were in Baltimore this week.
Mrs. Rose Harry died Tuesday and was
buried Thursday at the Hopewell Cemetery.
Mr.. Creswel Head, of Washington, was
the guest of his mother, Mrs. c. NJ. HeuId this
week.
Mr.. II. Emery McClenahan has just received
an elegant new turnout. 1t makes Games"
happy
Miss Minnie Davis has returned home after
having pleasant visit ut her brothers in
Baltimore.
Little Charlie Murray fell Wednesday strik-
ing his head on the pavement inflicting
severe and painful wound.
Mrs. l. matthews moved to Steelton last
Tuesday. We are sorry to see the shutters of
Of the corner house closed again.
Joseph StebBing is having the store next to
Mr.. Philip StrOuts put in order for DR.. VIM
Carson who will open a drug Store as soon as
t is finished.
MI. and MIS-. Samuel Rowland and Mr. and
Mrs. Cameron drove to Elkton on SUNDAY,
returning Monday at noon. They were the
quests respectively of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Mack
all. DR. and Mrs. lamar.
Parker Hopkins dropped dead of heart de-
-"as on Wednesday morning while tying his
ravat He was in the I'D year Of his age and
was taken to Havre de Grace ou Thursday
md buried from his daughters
The first regular meeting of the Christian
Indeavor was held in the Presbyterian Church
sunday evening, it was led by Professor
Charles b. Howe. 1t was very Interesting
and WE hope it will be prosperous.
The programme for the teachers meeting
Of the public school of the Fifth, Sixth, Sew
cnth and Eighth districts which will hc held
In al & :
is rs follows: Lecture on Educational and
Manual training 10y Prof. Hamil of the State
Normal School; Talks 10y Misses Richmond
and Kicker of the same school: Reading, by
Mrs. Newell of Jacob Tome Institute, also by
Miss Benigna Holm; Duet, Misses Marie
Barry and Bessie Pugh.
Robert Il. Morgan passed away quietly on
Sunday morning. He had been ailing for
about one year from kidney trouble His
sight had been almost destroyed by cataracts
The members of the family We're all by hin
when the end came. He and his daughter
have lived together for about seven years
His son and other daughter being married.
but all living near him. Mr. Morgan was
born in Port Deposit September %, 1921 He
went to Wilkesbarre, thirty-three years ago
at the solicitation of Asa Packer and took
charge us superintendent of the Blackman
mine. He was esteemed for his broad and
liberal spirit His death will be much regret
ted. The funeral was Wednesday morning,
interment private His daughters are: Mrs
Walter Carpenter, Mrs. George n. Carr Mrs
Thomas Pedmere and Miss Kate Morgan. He
had but one son John r. Morgan.
A birthday party was held in the Manse for
the benefit of the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society of the Presbyterian Church on
Saturday afternoon, April Goth. The Society
the church and congregation, and also a
small daintily made bag in which to put as
many pennies as they were years old or rs
much as they pleased. The receipts were
between 80 and $40. Mrs. Shaw. the pastors
wife who has been in China, gave them an
exceedingly interesting and instructive talk,
on the people, their customs, religion, etc.
She has many curiosites from that land of
heathendom, which she exhibited and eX-
planned. Among them is heather god
which native Christian gave her. 1t had
been in the house since the sixteenth century,
how much longer they could not tell. Miss
Margaret Evans was dressed as Japanese
bride and little Helen Campbell as Jap
child. For refreshments tea and cake were
served, and the remainder of the afternoon
was spent in social chat.
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