The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-09
PORT DEPOSIT NEWS.
PoRT DEPOSIT. Jan. s.

PoRT DEPOSIT. Jan. s. 1897.
Last Thursday evening Dr. and Mrs. S g.
Fisher, Misses Elizabeth Pugh and Marie
! Barry, Messrs. Philip Cameron and Joseph
Eyerist attended hop ut Middletown, Del.
Miss May Cameron of Washington. d. c..
was Miss Margaret Yanaenan's guest from
Thursday until Saturday.
The Misses Haines and friend of Risingsun
were in town Friday
Mr.. Robert Armstrong returned Friday
| from Philadelphia where he had been spend
Ing a few days with friends.
! Mr.. Edward Parker of the Geological Sur
| vey, Washington, d. c.. was Mrs. J. A.
Gerrys guest Saturday.
Mr. Samuel Rowland has returned from
the Paetrur Institute looking well and feeling
no i'll effect from the bite of the dog received
some weeks ago.
TIL" annual Watch-nieht service was held
in the NJ T.. Church beginning at nine o'clock.
| The first hour was taken up with a very
| pleasing programme: QGartcttc. choir: read
ing, "Thr Old Years Dying. Miss l.. Butch
"nhart; solo. "Duty ana Peace Mr.. VIM. r.
L
| Belle II. Nann"man: quartette ''NIoonigh,
| Shall Come Again. reading. Ring oct,
/ Wild Brlls.' Miss Butrhcnhart; quartotte.
After this was finished the religious service
began, closing ut twelve o'clock. The lecture
room was filled and all enjoyed this solemn
and impressive service.
The faculty Of the Tome Institute have
returned and work is going along smoothly
after the interruption of a two weeks vaca-
ton.
| New Years Day Rev. II. W. Ewing enter
tanned his nearest Of kin, his father, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Ewing, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Ewing. Mr.. and Mrs. George Ewing, Mr.. and
Mrs kirke, all of Blue Bail and vicinity.
New Years light Miss Martha Jones gave
Il very pleasant company for their friends.
Those who participated in the evenings
pleasure We're. Misses Mary Durgin. Lila
and Mimic Burlin, Bertha Smith. Cassie
Durgin, Fannie Fisher Beuah Creswcu,
Essic BUtchenhart, Mary Fisher; Messrs. VIM.
Campbell, Amos BurIn, Clifton Keatly, Harry
Alexander, Edward .Burlin. Creswell FIRST
Samuel Fisher, Harry Smith. Brinton Durgin,
Thomas st Clair.
Mr.. VIM. Carson entertained the choir oil
the Presbyterian Church Friday evening.
Caps for toy pistols are not so harmless Il,
one may suppose. Saturday Master Louis
Skinner had quantity in his pocket, and
putting his hand in he rubbed them together
causing friction which made them explode
He is now suffering from n terribly burned
hand
Mr.. Raymond Westerleld went to PhiIa.
delphia, Friday, returning the first of tho
week.
Miss Mary Hall. of Wilmington, is visiting
her sister Mrs. Jones.
Miss Mamie Stephenson spent the holidays
with friends in Washington, returning Sntur
dny evening.
Mrs. W. f. Kidd was in Hayre de Grace
several days last week.
Mrs. Ida Price and Miss Kate lamar were
in Baltimore, Friday and Saturday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Tome have returned
from New York.
Mr.. Edwin NNnncman, of Hayrc de Grace
called on friends in town, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Donohuc, OF Washing
ton, d. c.. were Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Stephenson guests the first of the week
Or. and Mrs Eveland returned Saturday.
from Il visit OF two weeks to friends in phila-
dclphia ana Nj. Holly.
Miss Minna Tag was in Baltimore. from
Saturday until Monday.
Mrs. Ephraim Hopkins and Mrs. Hannah
Hopkins of Darlington; Mr.. J. c. Nicholson,
| of Baltimore, were visitors mt the Tome Insti-
tute on Monday.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Tome will tear down
the house recently occupied by Frank Alex
ander, and remove the Episcopal Church
| from its present situation to that lot, as he
wants to begin charging the Institute in the
I Spring. 1t is also rumored that he will 90 on
/ with the work, on the old Anderson property,
begun sometime ago. Ii this be a fact it will
I add much to that part of the town besides
/ giving work to II number of men.
Monday morning the water from the large
reservoir was turned on the town. The fire
plug in the square was opened and Il power
full stream gushed forth. The one up Rock
Run Hollow was also turned on and although
it is a mile from the source 1t sent out a fine
stream of water. The families had been mott