The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25
PORT DEPOSIT NEWS.



visit Of some weeks to Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. +. $. Everist spent last week
at Deer Park, Nd.
Miss Eagles, OF Lancaster, Mr.. Marshall
West, Baltimore, and Miss Katherine Con-
stable of Elkton are at Mrs Il. c. Hopkins
Miss Katie Hodge, of North East was at
Mrs Gerrys the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. $. c. Rowland and Miss
Ransom spent several days in Norfolk. Va,
this week.
Mr.. Frank Creswell, Miss Creswell, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Creswell visited friends in New
Providence Pa. the first of the week.
Mr.. T. b. Maroney was in Wilmington
saturday and sunday.
Miss Kirk, of Philadelphia, is visiting her
grandmother Mrs Jesse Coulson.
MIS-. Virginia Higgins, of Baltimore, is
spending the week with her parenss Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Lignor.
Rev. A. ?. Prettyman, of Zion, will fiji the
NJ L. pulpit Sunday. The pastor Rev. II.
W. Ewing will be at Emory Grove Camp
Meeting.
Miss Bertha Nesbitt returned Saturday even
ing from ii charming visit to Clifton Springs.
NY.
Miss Lizzie Holm is quite sick in Paulsboro
n. j. Her mother is with her and her father
went to see her Saturday. She was "A little
better nut cannot be brought home.
Leutenants. Wilson and Thackera. of the
United States Navy. we've entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. Il. Emery McClenahun for several
days this week.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
give an excursion to Atlantic City, Thursday
July Both. Leaving here at 5 II. m. reaching
its destination ut 10. II IL. M, returning. leav-
ing Atlantic City mt 6 p. m. Fare -.
A great many rock fish and bass are being
caught in the Susquehanna river.
| Mr.. John Gibbons. an old and respected
citizen OF our town, died Saturday night and
was buried Wednesday, he was seventy years
old. High Mass was held from Il. m. until
10 Il. m. Rev. 2. p. Arnd conducted the
services. Interment at Havre de Grace.
The sad intelligence reached here the first
of the week of the drowning of the second
son, Charles. of Rev. and Mrs Henry Branch.
Mr. Branch WIS minister of the Presbyterian
Church of this town for several years. The
| friends of the family extend heartfelt SYM
patty to the family in their great bereave-
ment.
/ Dr. Fisher, of Chestertown, and Miss Col
Inns ar" visiting Dr. and Mrs Fisher.
Mrs Bessie Pugh is spending a week with
her brother in Atlantic City.
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visiting Miss Bessie Tome.
Miss Virginia Bond is staying in Baltimore
with her cousin Mrs. Isabella A. Anderson.
Misses Virginia and Estella Wilson are in
Philadelphia. the guests of Misses May and
Ella Pennington.
Mr.. Cyrenus Creswell will move his family
into the house formerly occupied by Mr.. John
Mack.
Miss Janvier, of Kent county, is enjoying
herself at tbs home of Mrs. Anna Physick.
Mr.. Philip Connor, OF Philadelphia, was in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Adams. of Knoxville, Tenn, and
Miss Brown. of Westminster, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. I. S. Everist.
Mr.. A. Bender with his sons Willie and
John are in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Jennie Nesbit had two toes badly
mashed Saturday. A weed was sticking in
the crate where coal is thrown in the cellar,
and while in the yard she saw it and stopped
to pull it out. The crate had not put in Sc
cureIy and it fell ON her foot. DR.. Fisher
dressed it and it is doing well.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr.. William
Foster dropped dead in front of the Presby
terian minister's home Friday evening. 1t
had the collie.
Little Hattie Anderson ropped the lid of
an ice cream freezer on the great toe of her
left foot, splitting the nail in two.
Mr. w. Nickle of Nottingham, was in town
Thursday.
Professor Lamb. who will take Professor
Jamcson's position at the Tome Institute, and
wife are here and will occupy the home just
fixed for their accommodation.
Mrs. Tagg and daughter. of Baltimore, are
visiting the Silver Cross Home.
Mr.. Edward Riley and bride are spending
few days with his parents.
Tuesday afternoon of last week while Mrs
II. W. Ewing was lying on the sofa in her
back parlor she heard some one in the kitchen
Surprising it was her servant she thought
nothing of 1t. Later she looked in her bureau
for her pocketbook but found 1t gone. Mr..
Ewing was in Baltimore and thinking he had |
removed it she awaited his return, but he |