The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-04-27
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED in A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
North East Items.
NORTH EAST, April 2


weeks in Philadelphia
There are 15l pupils enrolled at the public
school for the short term.
Miss Laura Grant. of Cherry HILL spent the
week with Mrs. II. NJ Pierson.
Miss Nellie Ford, of Washington, D. G., is
visiting Mrs. c. T. +. Mearns.
J. F. Peach moved from Back street next
door to o. Z. Logan on Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Kenny, of Mays
Landing, n j., are visiting her parents
Miss Lizzie Warren of Virginia. and Harry
Brumgardt will conduct the bakery here.
Miss Willie Furgeson of Chestear, Pa, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. $. A. Sturgeon.
Joseph T. Stout. who has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs Alfred Ford, has returned
/ home.
Two turn Of forgmen and the runout went
| to work at the Mccullough Iron Works, Mon
day lat
There will be celebration OF the Holy Com
munion at St. Mays p. f.. Church. Sunday
morning.
John Holland who died in Charlestown,
last Saturday, was brother of Mrs. L. C.
| Yeamans
Several OF the young lady pupils ut the
public school will try the June examination
for teachers.
Rev. w. G.. Rooms of Wilmington. Del.
spent Monday and Tuesday, with Rev. VIM.
T. Hammond
william Coslette moved to Wilmington,
Del, on Wednesday, whore he will conduct
confectionery and bakery
Mrs. Elizabeth Dean and Miss Ella Craw-
ford, of Wilmington Del, are visiting Mrs.
Samuel Scotch, this week.
Rev. W. A. Wise began his adult Bible class
in the NJ. Z. Sunday School last Sunday with
| II members and it will no doubt bc a success
The Epworth League will hold IA social ut
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dunlap
tonight. A full account will he given next
week
/ Our young men should get up base ball
cub, and with Il little practice they would be
able to hold their own against any club in
/ the county.
/ Shad and herring have rapidly declined
/ in price this week. On Thursday shad
We're selling at ?15 per hundred, and herring
% cent per hundred
| Quarterly meeting was held at the Elk
/ Neck A. L. NJ. p. Church last Sunday, and in
consequence Il large number of the colored
/ people from this town attended
| A valuable COW belonging to VIM. r. Ham
/ mond by some misfortune obtained an en-
trance to the feed box on Sunday last, and
soon after died from over eating.
| Ira Wells, proprietor of the Hotel Cecil,
moved his household goods to Havre dc
Grace this week, and will discontinue the
liquor business here after Saturday.
James Forcaker moved to his handsome
house in Perknsville this week from his
home on Bridge street, which he traded some
time ago with the James A. Davis heirs.
William T. Hoffman died ut the home Of
his son, Samuel Hoffman on Wednesday last
aged about 10, of dropsy. The funeral took
place Friday. interment in the NJ. L. cemetery
While handling small revolver on Satur-
day last at James Foreakcr's livery stable, it
Exploded and the ball struck james Anderson
son Of Wesley Anderson. barber, on the arm
and made Il painful flesh wound. DIR. House
keeper removed the ball which was from a
b. b. cartridge.
William c. Crow, notary public of Elkton,
was in town on Wednesday, adjusting the
Iron Hall claims and giving J. W. Falls, Esq,
power to collect the claims from the rccev-
ers. The certificate holders who have not
sold out their claims, will get 80 per cent of
the amount paid in.
Next Saturday, May 4th, will he observed
as May day at Red Point fishing shore and a
big time is expected. The North East Band
will give their best tunes and Wesley Neal
will have his merry go-round on the grounds,
and everything points to quiet and peace
able a gathering as met there last year
The interesting history of the old church
and OF our town in the last Mondays issue of
the Philadelphia RecOId was written by L. L.
Jackson. who is known about Elkton, and
who has proved himself quite an able writer
and is also II good scholar. He has been
spending two weeks with Rev. Giles b. Cooke
Harry Harvey, who for several months has
been compelled to use crutches on account of
trouble with the bone of his leg, the result of
an injury four or five years ago, and who has
been under the care of doctors at the Johns
improved and hopes are entertained of the
ultimate recovery of the use of his limbs We
hope this may be the case, as he has many
friends i'll this vicinity and has born his
trouble very patiently.
\ a reception was rendered Rev. and Mrs.
w. A. Wise, by the w. C. T. T., at the resi-
! dence of Mr. and Mrs. John r. Little, We'd
nesday evening which was attended by 80
members and friends of the Union. pro-
gram Of music, recitations and readings, was
given. Recitation by Miss Ethel Mccullough;
reading by Miss Louise Alexander Irish
selection, by John w. Mccullough; reading
by Mrs. j. A. Lambert; solos by Miss Nora
| Campbell, Mrs. Ii. c. Wildsmith and Grace
Ewing. The remainder of the evening was
spent in games and partaking of refreshments.