The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-07-06
PORT DEPOSIT NEWS.

Mr.. William Kelley is visiting his brother,
Robert Kelley
Mr. John Matthews, of New York, was in
town this week.
DR.. Brummell has returned from trip up
the Hudson river.
Mrs. John Grant and children spent the
Fourth in Aberdeen.
Director Carph"l an1 Mr.. Tome were in
P.nlad"!i, '.. tI,ddy.
Mss Mary Nr.son, ol Columbus. Ohio, Wis
tied Miss Sheldon this week.
Miss Marie Barry is visiting Mrs. L. b.
McCabe at Govanstown, Md
Mrs. Bender and two chill dren have re-
turned from visiting in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Haggerty are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John McClenahan, Jr
Mr.. Roland Watts, of Westminster. Md, is
tine gnest of Mr.. James q. Reynolds.
AIessrs. c. E. Bannister and Edward Day
a!r the guests of Mr.. G.. H. Bannister
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. McClenahan and
son, Walter are Mt Old Point Comfort.
Miss Nealie Anderson has returned from Il
visit to Mrs. Colonel Sim in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Addie Finnachter and daughters are
visiting Mrs. John White in Philadelphia.
Miss Margaret Evans and ::grandchild, of
Baltimore, are visiting her sister, Mrs. Buck
ley.
Mrs. Edward West, of Wilmington, and
Mrs. Reuben Rogers, of Level, Hartford Co.,
called on friends in town Tuesday.
Mrs. John Matthews, who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Hopkins,
for some weeks, returned to New York with
her husband Wednesday.
Misses Beulah Bernhard of Salisbury,
Lizzie Repass, of Allentown Pa, and Blanche
V. Wright, of Warwick, Md, were the guests
of Miss Nesbitt this week.
Miss Sheldon leaves this week for CHATEAU
qua, where she will stay month. From
there she will go to the American Library
Association held in Denver, Colorado.
Workmen are busily engaged on the upper
part of the Institute, getting rooms ready for
the fall term. They are to prepare five Mr..
Tome is having the hill quarried back of the
the old Anderson house and expects to tear
down the building and will erect Il handsome
one in the near future. For the fall term
some of the rooms will be fitted up as recita-
ton rooms. There will be many new pupils
and the trustees are anxious to accommodate
all who will come.
What might have been Il serious accident
occurred on Wednesday in the home of Mr.
Frank Alexander His daughter filled and
lighted the gasoline stove, turning down the
flame. Mrs. Alexander, not knowing it,
poured in more gasoline. which overlooked,
| running down into the blaze. which ignited
it. The flames burst out. burning her hand
painfully. A passerby, hearing screams, ran
in to her assistance. The stove was carried
out, preventing further damage.
| DR.. and Mrs. Crothers reached home on
| Friday evening. About nine o'clock the brass
band serenaded them. After playing several
pieces, the doctor and his bride appeared,
and ii messenger gave the leader five dollars.
Scarcely had the last strains died away when
Chinese lanterns were raised and stretched
clear across the front of the house us if by
magic Then the street was black with
people, who played on instruments of all
sorts, horse tlddles, dinner bells, tin and
brass horns, buckets and everything available
that would make noise by blowing or
rounding. The crowd was good naturcd and
the happy pair took the fun As it was in
tended. came to the door and thanked the
boys for the compliment. The crowd dis
persed like snow before the sun. We wish
the doctor and his bride much happiness.
On Wednesday evening the lawn in front
of the Methodist church presented a picture
taken from fairy land. large flag was
stretched across the street, another was
draped above the front entrance to the
church, an arch was put over the gateway
wound with red white and blue, and sus-
pended from it were Chinese lanterns. The
tables We're prettily draped with bunting.
flags and lanterns, and up the side of the hill
the latter were hung in the trees. The brass
band played number of selections, and soon
the lawn was filed with people whose faces
were bright and voices pleasant. No sooner
were they seated at the dainty tables than
pretty mattresses were by them asking if they
would be served Everything was there in
abundance, ice cream from Booths and
meringues from Guilds. Great preparations
were made for the Fourth, but the rain came
on and they had to rush to get everything in
the church. Tables were put up in the
lecture room, and very good crowd came to
their assistance, but not enough to eat up all
the good things, and it was held over for
Friday evening. "The Star Spangled Ban
nor" and Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,
were sung by eleven boys and girls. Mrs. E.
Abrahams and Miss Reba Gathers were at the
at the ice cream and cake table; Misses Lulu
V. Gerry and Bessie Brickley, fruit and con-
fectionery; Misses Nellie b. Davis and Lulu
Pussy, lemonade well; Mattresses, Miss Lille
Butchenhart Edith Lamm, Emma Gather,
Beulah Creswe, Mary Watts, Alice Foster,
Florence Gerry, Lottie Calvert, Mamie
Stephenson, Mary Durgin, Maude Seedlings,
A Idle Pussy; william Nesbitt, cashier
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