The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-20
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED In A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
PORT DEPOSIT NEWS.
PORT DEPOSIT. June 10. 1896

" ll'S' IuI tH' hOlhdyS.
Ebenezer Frazer of Newark. Del. called
on friends in town the last of the week
Miss Berry, of New York. visited Miss
Palmer for several years.
Rev. Mr.. Fitz Simons, of Zion preached in
the Presbyterian Church Friday evening.
Mrs Margaret Marshall, of Pawtucket. r.
l., and Miss Favis were guests of the Misses
Steele during the week past.
Mr.. Rowland Wise, of Baltimore. was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Hopkins from
Friday until Monday, Mr.. Webster, of Be,
Air, Friday and Saturday.
Rev. Van P. Northrup, of Blue Ball, viii
preach in the NJ. J.. Church Sunday morning
and evening.
Miss Mary Watts has accepted Il position as
relief clerk in wholesale drug store in BAli-
more She will bc gone about x wcrts
Mr. w. w. Hopkins fell from the terrace
back of his house Monday. lie was planting
flowers when his foot slipped throwing him Il
distance of about ten feet. \ few severe
bruises were the result. but he was able to
attend to business IN Philadelphia On Tuesday.
MIR. G.. L. StengIc spent II few days with
his parents in Smyrna tn" first of the week.
Rev. and Mrs. Ey"liud. of nanyiIlr. Pa
were at Mr.. jacob Tones Tuesday.
Mr. Fred Gerhauzer and Mr.. Jarvis viii
move their families to the double house next
to Mrs. Caroline orr.
Mr.. Bliss. of Chester. Pa. WAS in town
Monday and Tuesday the guest OF Miss
Palmer.
Rev. and Mrs II. W. Ewing and son are
visiting relatives at Blue Bail. Pa
Mr. Henry A. Neshitt was elected supcrin-
tendent of the Methodist Episcopal sunday
School. He will fill the position SO long oc-
cupied by the late John NJ. NlrClenahnn.
Rev. Henry g. Bud1, OF Perryvic, was in
town Saturday to invite the choir Of the NJ
Z. Church to sing Sunday afternoon. jun"
25th ut the dedication oi his church. The
choir is under the leadership of Mrs. Abra ,
hams. They are rchearsng now and will
render good music.
Rex" the handsome collie. belonging to
Edwin Boynton, had one of his fore paws
run over by the express wagon Monday.
| breaking one Of the bones He has il now in
! splnts and Or. Fisher says it will soon knit.
Mr.. W. W. Hopkins. secretary To Mr. Jacob
Tome, has been appointed the second notary
public in our town.
! one Of the social Successes Of the season
was picnic given under the management
| of Mrs. Il. c. Hopkins nj Happy Valley FIJI
day afternoon The getty Belle made scv-
cral trips ANA took all who did not ,iriv" to
the appointed place. The ladies OF the town
provided the baskets which were abundautiy
| filed with good things. The teachers of the
Tone Institute paid Tor the platform and In"
| gentlemen for the music The mountaineering
crowd left the Valley about $50 O'Clock and
til" res. stayed Tor IL few hours to trip the
light fantastic" They all returned tired
but happy.
The Port Deposit Granite Co. is filing in
the old Crane Doci hy the depot. They hav"
received IL contract tor II large amount OF
rough stone 20 20 to Dismal swamp. En'
and ara building side track from the main
line across the Rhinchart property to the
river so they can load vessels. The road will
he done in three weeks. They have bid on
the wing to be built to the penitentiary in
Baltimore which the town hopes they will get
as the cutters and most of the quarrymen
have been out OF work since December.
Chidren's Day was observed in the NJ, L.
Church Sunday with entertaining and in
structive exercises. The rendering showed
care on the part of the committee. The
children and officers assembled in the Sunday
School room and at O'Clock marched up TO
the auditorium singing The Golden Age
After all were in their places they were led in
prayer by the pastor, after which there was a
responsive Scripture reading. A hymn. "In
LIES Fair Rosy Morning." by the school.
The envelopes were gathered and the pastor
gave short talk explaining why Children's
Day was observed. Introductory address,
1.-The Crusades and Our Program Clifton
Realty. ''Cold Water Army: What We Little
Folks Mean to Do Helen Harvard young
temperance orators. Hugh Stephenson, Grace
Grant. Wilson Berriker, who with Helen
Harvard as leader sang 1.-The Song Of the
Cold Water Army" little Murray Ewing car
ried their banner. An object lesson in tenn
perance, four boys, Willie Cane. George
Holm, Charlrs Peoples, Allen Reynolds,
Bessie Taylor. Temperance motion song by
little children which was excellently done,
Ethel and Nora Harvard, Frances and Irene
Gehrung, Florence Hyland, Mary Buck,
Rowland Atkinson and Arthur Grant. THE
Anti-Saloon Cadets" address by Charles
Butchenhart, who carried his own banner.
"The Good Conduct Band,' Misses Grace
Paxton, Mary Jones, Bessie Fowler and Row
land Holm; banner carried by Willie Cane.
Singing by school, 1.-The Good, the Beautiful.
the True" 'The Good Citizenship Brigade"
address by Roman West, who carried his own
banner. 1.-The Loyal American League" ad
nress by Miss Cassie Durgin. banner carried
by Miss Emma Gather. Singing. "Christ's
Crusaders" by school. 'The Conquering
LEGION" address by Miss Beulah Creswell,
banner carried by Miss Stella Wilson. "Stu-
dent Recruits read by Merritt Smith, who
carried his own banner. Announcement OF
collection. Sal Closed by singing, "We are
Christian Soldiers Benedction.
Ex-Minister to Japan, M. A. Bingham, and
Miss Jessie B. Frazer, of Cadiz, Ohio; Miss
Henrietta Wilde, of New York City; Messrs.
Franklin Spence Edmonds. Philadelphia, and
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