The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-07-20
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED in A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
PORT DEPOSIT NEWS.

foRT DEPOSIT, July ~, 1895.
Mr.. Wm. stebbng is quite ill at his home
near Canal Station.
Miss Bertha Nesbtt is visiting Miss Bennett
near Danbury Conn.,
Miss Ella Basil, of Annapolis, is visiting
Miss Virginia Abrahams.
Miss Corneia Abrahams is visiting Miss
Frances Basil in Annapolis.
Mrs. Medbury, of Connecticut, is visiting
her father, Mr.. John sherman.
Miss Violet Haines, of Rising Sun, called
on her friends in town Monday.
Mr.. Jonn Rinehart is having the four
houses known as Brick Row painted.
Mrs. Mary Smith has returned from visit
Il Williamsport and Watsontown, Pa.
Mr.. George B. Swain, State treasurer, was
Mr.. 5. G. Rowland's guest on Tuesday.
Miss Virginia Bunting, of New York, Is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John McClenahan
Mr.. Wistar Heald, of Lynchburg. Va, is
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. C. NJ. Heald.
Mrs. Harry Cameron and Miss Reba Buck
ley are visiting their aunt Mrs. John Evans,
OF Lebanon, Pa.
Prof. James R. Campbell has joined his
family at Cornwall, n. Y, where they are
spending the summer.
The Western Union Telegraph Company is
having new poles put up along the line from
Philadelphia to Port Deposit.
Messrs. John Mitchell and Kelly will run
IL boat from the lower counties here with
truck and fruit the rest of the season.
Messrs. E. P. Brickley, Allan Nc vanne-
man and Edwin Boynton attended the Re
publican Convention in Ekton on Tuesday.
Our Epworth League is now holding its
meetings each Sunday evening on the church
lawn. They are decided success, as they
are well attended.
The recent rains have knocked down the
oats and caused the wheat that was in shocks
in the fields to sprout, but no damage has
been done the hay.
MIR. VIM. Baker will go to Havre de Grace
to help swell the number of saloon keepers,
Business is not 50 brisk here since the local
option law went into effect.
We would like to correct the paragraph
in last weeks letter concerning the festival
held by the NJ. Z. Choir The money was to
pay Tor repairs to the organ, not the bench,
but they are going to have "A back put on the
latter, purchase anthem books and church
hymnals.
Mr.. Howard Way is spending few days
in town as the guest of his aunt Mrs. Ruth
reynolds. At one time he resided here bIlt
moved to Armourdale, Kansas, ten years ago
and this is his first visit to his childhood,s
home. His friends are very glad to welcome
him among them.
Neither true Democrat or Republican
will SOW dissension in his party. but to the
contrary will do all in his power to further
its interests. Even though this is the truth,
one who processes to be a staunch Republican
was foolish enough turn the sneak in the
week past, but the success he met with did
not pay for the trouble he took.
The Frederick division Of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad is having our station raised. This
will necesstate coat Of paint for the whole
building and paper for the waiting rooms,
which will be great improvement. They
have the rooms formerly occupied by Nc
Clenahan Bros. as offices for waiting rooms
and telegraph office while the station is
being put in order.
1t is said that considerable liquor is sold in
town. in fact more than formerly. If this is
the case, it is very strange that men row to
Havre de Grace, Lapidum and the Island to
get themselves and their demijohns filed.
II it is drunk, why is it we do not see men
staggering through the streets? Where are
the crowds that congregated in the saloons
and around their doors, making it very un-
pleasant for ladies to pass? Where are the
yels that made night hideous, rousing people
from their sleep? A drunken man is rarity
on our streets. One argument used against
local option is that men will go to Havre de
Grace for rum and spend their cash surplus
Mt the stores there. We think that without
bottom, as the men who would go so far
to satisfy their depraved tastes have not
money for the necessaries of life.