The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-11-07
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED in A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
PORT DEPOSIT NEWS.

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lam and daughter, of Bel Air, were visitors
at Mrs. Harry Cameron's the last of the week.
DR.. Keyser of Hartford county, was in town
Friday and Saturday. He came over on his
wheel.
Miss Ellen Fisher of Chestertown, is visit
ing her brother Dr. S. G. Fisher.
Miss Emily McCay is enjoying herself in
Virginia.
Mrs. Loag. of Evanston, H., is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. w. w. Hopkins.
Mrs. Charlotte Williams, of the Teachers
Institute, New York, was Miss Palmers
guest the last of the week.
Mr.. Joseph Reynolds, of Lancaster Pa
was ut his daughters, Mrs. Jessie Hopes,
the last of the week.
Peyton Shade injured his ankle quite badly
Wednesday playing foot ball on the play
ground of the Tome Institute.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Haverstick. of Kirkwood.
Pa, were at the Tome Institute Saturday.
Mrs. Louise Matthews and child, of New
Haven, Conn, are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. c. Hopkins.
Howard McClenahan, of Princeton, N. j.,
and Joseph Brown. of Bordentown, came
hometo cast their votes for the winning party.
Messrs. George Oldham, George Atkinson,
Tom vannort and Harry Oldham went down
the bay after ducks Monday morning. but
the day was not favorable and they came
home with but few.
Miss Annie Alexander met with quite
serious accident Monday morning by running
a nail in the bail of her foot 1t was immc-
diately dressed and is doing well.
Miss Houser is again attending to her work
at the Institute, although her arm is still in
cast and will be for weeks.
The most enthusiastic meeting ever held in
this town was the one addressed by Hon.
VIM. d. Baker, Messrs. Boyd and Bond Sat
urday night.
DIR. and Mrs. E. S. Boyle attended the
funeral of Mrs. Elsie Groves in Columbia on
Thursday.
One of the most delightful parties ever
given in this town was the "Ghost Meet
Saturday night by Mr.. and Mrs. Aldrich,
Misses Bernite, Tompkinson, Jewett and Mr..
Leach. Wierd tales and fortunes were told.
His satanic majesty marched around arrayed
in red, carrying pitch fork taking each one
to look at his wives and telling them to be-
4 ware of snakes. All sorts of legitimate amuse-
ments were INDUCED in Among those pres
ent were: Mrs. Tome, DR.. and Mrs. Eveland,
Miss Houser, Mr.. and Mrs. Emory McClena-
han, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Rowland, DIR. and
Mrs. S. G. Fisher, Misses Stone, Gerry, Shaad,
Bennett Gardner, Barry, Wilde, Evans. Tenn
pleton. Barnard, Grant. Short, Palmer, Mrs.
Newell. Mrs. E. J. Abrahams, Messrs. Curran,
Snyder. Everist, McClenahan and others. All
left before midnight voting the meeting
grand success.
Mrs. C. X. Alexander and family will leave
the first of the week to join her husband in
West Virginia.
Mr.. william Thompson, who has been
sufferer for many weeks from a gathering in
his head. went to n hospital in Baltimore for
treatment Monday.
Mr.. Herman Smithson, of Cambridge, was
in town the first of the week.
The Catholic fair has opened and will con-
tinue for several weeks. AS usual they have
n number of attractions. Booths ice cream
will be served to lovers of that dainty.
Mr.. Herman Brauer and bride returned
from wedding trip Tuesday evening, going
Immediately to their new home which had
been prepared for them. The Riverside band
serenaded the happy couple and the groom
presented them with a25.
The pupils of the Tome Institute have been
greatly interested in the questions at issue in
the late political campaign. They recently
| 1phntnl IA money 1upstion N a way that
evidenced not only their interest but also
their wide range of information. On cleo
| ton day instead of the usual holiday, ar
rangements were made for holding an cleo
ton in accordance with the forms laid down
by the State. The Institute was divided into
| two voting precincts. Supervisors of cleo
ton were appointed and these in turn We're
appointed registration officers. Registration
| lists in due form were made out and placed
| in the supervisors hands Then booths were
erected, constructed in all points in COM
pliance with the present law, Additional
judges and clerks were appointed by the
supervisors and everything was ready for the
voting which was done with regular sample
ballots. The greater part Of the morning
was taken up with voting, and just here was
the important part of the exercise, as each
| pupil received lesson as to how to use the
ballot; when all had voted the polls closed
and the count proceeded with. This, too,
was done in accordance with the form pre-
scribed by law, after which the school assem-
bled in the chapel to hear the returns. The
result, as it was received amid enthusiastic
cheers, was as follows: Republican, 167;
Democrat, 1870; scattering, II; defective, 2G.
A poll of the primary school was also made
during the morning and showed 70 for Nc
Kinley, 10 for Bryan. canvass made by
the teachers after the vote was cast showed
that in almost every instance the pupils
choice was determined by the political PETER
ence of his parent.