The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-03-23
Rising Sun Items.
RISING sun, March u, 1885,

Those who have to move are busy prepar-
ing for the 25th.
The doctors report some fifty cases OF
measles in town. The public school is almost
broken up on account Of them.
Rev. Amos Il. Brown, of Sylmar, filled the
pulpit in the NJ. L. Church on Sunday. Rev.
Mr.. Bryan is still unable to preach
Mr.. Christopher Bear and Miss Louella
Phillips, both of this place, We're married at
Port Deposit, on Tuesday evening.
Ohio Reynolds has sold his farm OF ninety
acres situated near the Cecil Paper Mills, to
Mrs. Celia NJ. Windle of Chester county, Pa
Prof. Tinsley gave very interesting lecture
on chemistry on last Thursday evening. The
school house was we'll filled and the audience
was pleased with his experiments and talk.
| Mrs. Margaret Ganly, an old lady, formerly
of this town, died last week ut the home of
her daughter in Fairville, Pa. She was
brought here on the y39 train on Saturday
and buried at Pilottown
Miss Emma Wilson, who has been spend
ing few days with her brother, Mr.. Fred c.
Wilson, in Philadelphia, returned home on
Saturday evening very sick. She has been
confined to her room since.
Mr.. Peter Hartenstine is confined to his
home here, with severely sprained shoulder
While he was going from his boarding house
to his place OF business ut Principle Furnace,
last week. he fell and struck his shoulder on
the lee, making ii IA very painful accident
| Mr.. A. j. Mearns, of Zion, while delivering
beef last week, near town, came very near
having Il serious accident. His horses started
while he was taking piece of meat to II
| house, but he caught the lines before the
horses got much start and stopped them
before going far.
The weekly cottage prayer meeting of West
Nottingham was held ut the home of Mr.. A.
l.. Duyckinrk Oh Wednesday last Although
1t was very stormy night and the roads
almost impassable, Rev. ID. L. Shaw was on
hand. 1t will he held this week ut the home
of Mrs. Samuel Tosh. near Harrisyille.
MIR. VIM. toale died on Sunday night at his
home near Mt. Pleasant. Mr.. Coale had not
been feeling well for few days but gave it
no serious thought, he was feeling about as
usual on Sunday, when that night he became
suddenly worse and died. He was buried nj
Friends burying ground at Huntsville, OH
Thursday.
Misses Clara and Lillian Kieholtz enter
tained few OF their friends on Saturday
evening last. The evening was very pleasantly
spent. Among those present were: Misses
Hannah and Carrie Kirk, Carrie Cummings,
Grace Wilson, Prois. Bowers and Tinslev,
Messrs. Jos. +. Richards Jr. Aver REYNOLDS,
ii. Linn Worthington.
Mr. j. J. Bennett died ut his home in Oak
wood, on Saturday morning last Mr.. Bennett
was one Of the most respected citizens of the
| Eighth district. He was successful Gamer
and storekeeper, and was a member of severa!
secret societies. one Of which was the |. 0. O..
f. He was GA years of age, and was buried
at West Nottingham burying grounds on last
Tuesday.
The Baconian Literary Society of the
Normal School met last Friday evening al
/ 40 O'Clock. A large and interesting prograu.
had been prepared. The principal part con-
sisted OF debate. The question was: Re
solved, That athletics are IA hndrance I,
/ o'"L" '"u'hloh. Inc negative was Mr.
Aver Reynolds: affirmative, Mr. Charles
| Burlington.
Mr.. James d. Headley died at his home
near town on Monday morning about nine
O'Clock. Mr.. Headley was feeling as well as
usual in the morning and was doing his
chores around the place when he suddenly
took pain in his side and went to the house
and laid down. He rapidly grew worse ana
died before medical aid could be secured. He
was successful farmer, having moved here
from Bucks county, Pa, number of years
ago. He will be buried on Thursday. at
Friends burying ground at Harrisville