The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-05-11
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED IN A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
NORTH EAST NEWS.

H. I. Abrams moved to High street from
Perkinsyille on Friday last.
Louie Muhlhauscn, Of Wilmington, is
is visiting Alvin and Jesse Lum.
Miss Katie Hitchcock. of Chester, Pa, has
been visiting Miss Oleita Hitchcock.
Joseph Neasey is preparing to open a store
in the building which he recently occupied as
"A saloon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. living Walker, Of Balti-
more, spent part OF the week with DR.. and
Mrs. $. L. Ford.
Mrs. L. j. Muhlhausen, Of Wilmington,
spent the early part OF the week with the
Misses McCracken.
Joseph Harrison, of the Salvation Army, in
charge of a corps in Camden, y. j., spent the
week with his parents
Mr.. L. I. b. Day, ships from his factory
to-day, 2lO dozen basket which is one of his
largest orders ever received here.
Rev. j. II. Medley is attending the forty
fifth annual conference OF the A. L. NJ. Z.
Church at Iowsontown, Nd, this week.
The congregation OF Reeds a. L. NJ. Z.
Chnrch gave ID very creditable entertainment
in G. A. Il. hail, Thursday evening to a fair
sized audience.
Presiding Elder L. E. Barrett will fiji the
pulpit OF the NJ. L. Church Sunday evening
Quarterly conference will be held Saturday
morning at eight O'clock
Presiding Elder l.. L. Barrett will give his
much commented on lecture, The Four
Boxes, in G. A. Ii. Hall Wednesday evening,
May 18th, under the auspices OF the Epworth
League.
Constable George L. Murray sold out the
stock and fixtures of II. 5. AleXander's news
and confectionery store this week for rent.
He will continue the news business for the
present without ii store.
Herring have been caught i'll very small
quantities this week and have raised in
price to forty cents per hundred. A large
number Of shad ale being caught and sell Oh
the shore at 9l2. Very few reach our town,
however.
I AT their meeting Wednesday afternoon the
Jr. EpwOrth League elected Alvin Lum and
Harry Blackwell as Delegates and Misses
Annie X. Reatty and Jennie ". Matthews rs
\alternates to the convention at New Castle.
Relaware.
John. the small son OF Thompson George.
who with his mother was visiting Mrs. Wm.
Widcner. was run over by "A horse and buggy
near the covered bridge on saturday evening
last, but for few severe bruises he was
uDiniurcd.
Rev. ). J. Sherwood and Rev. Isaac Cooke
Of the National Local Preachers Association.
assisted Rev. W. \. Wise with the communion
the morning, and in the evening Rev. ). j.
Sherwood preached to a large congregation.
Rev. Isaac Cooke preached at Boulden's
chapel in the afternoon.
A peddler giving his name as Jacob Brooks
aud his home at Jerusalem, OF Turkish
decent was arrested on Tuesday, by Con-
stable Murray and was given hearing before
Magistrate Delord for selling Without
license and was fined with costs 1868, ard
in default was committed to jail.
Our town and vicinity now have the trees in
foliage, apple trees in bloom and the grass
growing on all sideS-a picture worth paint
ing-and presents IL very attractive appear
ance. The citizens and property owners who
are doubly repaid Tor their work, for there is
not another town in the county with 50 many
handsome shade trees
The May-day picnic at Red Point last
Saturday was II large affair, the attendance
being about fifteen hundred, from this town.
Rising Sun and Elkton. and the surrounding
country The North East band was in
attendance i'll their band wagon. A large
number OF people came by boat, and every
one thoroughly enjoyed themselves i'll boating
promenading the shores and watching the
fishermen. Over two hundred teams out Of
the three hundred or more passed through
here. The one haul Of the seine was very
small.
On Wednesday afternoon search warrant
sworn out by j. b. Anderson to search the
residences of VIM. Furgerson and Thomas
Bull situated about one-half mile out of
town. on the Irish town road, for "A roll of
corduroy goods and a roll Of oil cloth which
was taken from his store porch in February.
The warrant was served by Constable Murray
and the goods were found on the premises of
Wm. Furgerson, and with the parties liv-
ing in the houses were before Magistrate
Deford who heard all tho evidence in
the case and Henry Ferguson, son of VIM.
Ferguson, was convicted of stealing the
goods and was in default of $500 bail COM
mitted to Jail for court, the others were ad-
judged not guilty A search warrant was
also sworn out by Harry Logan for the resi-
dences of Wm. Ferguson and Thomas Bull
and was served at the same time by Con-
stable Murray. The buffalo robe which was
stolen from Mr.. Logan's buggy together with
one belonging to o. II. Benjiman, was found
on the premises with two or three others,
which were taken from the NJ Z. Church
shed. David Furgerson, VIM. Furgerson
and Thomas Bull, was taken before Magis-
trate Deford and given "A hearing. VIM.
Furgeson was committed to Jail for court for
receiving stolen goods and concealing the
same. David Furgerson, his son, was found
guilty of receiving stolen goods and secreting
them in his fathers house and was sentenced
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