The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-04-20
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED in A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
North East Items.
NORTH EAST, April 10, 1895.

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phia.
The rolored people are talking of placing a
flag over their school house.
Florence Smith, of Newport, Del, spent
part of the week with friends.
Mis- MoIlie Ford, of Chesapeake City, has
been visiting Mrs. J. f. Peach.
Miss Annie Mckinney Of Frenchtown,
spent part of the week with friends.
Charles Ford. Of Washington, spent Sunday
last with his sister, Miss Salie Ford.
Arthur Beatty, of Philadelphia, spent sun
day with his father. Charles L. Beatty.
Harry West is improving J. $. Simcoe's
double dwelling on Main street with coat OF
paint.
Miss Emma Anderson, who has been
attending school in Chester, Pa, is now mt
home.
4 Charles T.. Alexander, our boat builder, has
just completed handsome skir for James
Alexander. of Elk Neck.
! Rev. W A. Wise has been busy making
pastoral calls this week, and in getting
acquainted with his congregation.
Mr. and Mrs J. $. 5. Deford, of Camden.
n. j.. spent the Easter holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. $. Deford.
The men at the forge and run-out at the
Mccullough Iron Works are making prep
urations to 90 to work on Monday next
mrs VIM. Maen and daughters. and Mary
and Annie Quigley, of Conshohocken, Pa.
spent Easter with Mr.. and Mrs. james Mallen.
John l.. Moore represented North East
Lodge, |. o. o. F., at the meeting of the
/ Grand Lodge in Baltimore on Tuesday last.
I Quite number of herring are being caught
daily at the dam, and large number Of our
people participate" in the sport Of catching
| them.
Mrs Robert Lockard. of this town. and
Miss Netto Crouch, of Elk Neck. it is re-
ported. will receive $1,000 each 10y the death
/ of Il relative
The Thursday evening prayer meeting at
the NJ. +. Church il well attended since the
I advent OF Rev. W. A. Wise. and the meeting
is very interesting.
The short term of school, or seven-"lrycnths
of Il regular school term began ON Tuesday
with II good attendance, and will end an
unusually prosperous school year.
The li-hlu, season is at its height, but rs
yet the crop is very small Herring are sell
ing at sixty cents per, hundred, and shad
fofty-uyr cents per ,,air and are very scarce
in North East.
tn. county executive committee Of tn" VI.
r. [ met in the NJ T.. Church last FRIDAY
No business or importance was transacted
except t. select WnodIawn Camp for their
next meeting place.
Mr. AMI Mrs. =. j. Rredcr and his sisters,
MS Jan. Armstrong and Mrs. Cooper, from
! ~ the apurtry, attended the funeral Of their
uualr. SI'H- Johnson. At pin"~y le. Bucks
county pt pu saturday last.
The sunday : 'hool Children Of ST. Mary's
. Church wrr" maIr happy on Easter Monday
/ by couple pi urlvrcd Easter eggs apiece,
the gift If Mr. Pauline H. Grost. The
rhildr'n'- Offering amounted TO about Tl5
this year
Easter was celebrated rs usual in the NJ.
+. Church with a line display OF flowers
which were ta-tcllv arranged by the Indies.
. The choir furnished appropriate music, and
the pastor, Rev W. \. Wise, preached two
able and eloquent sermons commemorative
OF the day. to large congregations.
/ Mrs. margaret A. Perkins, widow of the late
Joseph Pnrkins. died at the residence Of her
| brother, o. B. Logan. Monday afternoon,
aged - years, Of u complication Of typhoid
/ pneumonia and heart disease She WAS the
sister oi Mrs. John Reed and Mrs. |. s. Drford
Of this town. She was "A consistent member
/ OF the VI. T. Church from where the funeral
took place On Thu sdav afternoon, Rev. w.
4. Wis ofll Eating interment in the NJ l..
cemetery. She leaves one SON. Harry W.
Perkins. who resides on High street.
W. large party Of young people met at the
residence If Mr. and Mrs. James Mallen ON
last Monday. it being the occasion of the
| thirteenth birthday of their son Harry.
/ Those present were Mrs. William Malen and
daughter, and Mary and Annie QugIry. of
/ Conshoho"kan, Pa, Minnie Cameron Bessie
Mr,iready Bessie Nelson. Cletus Finnan.
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