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
Everist attended Il hop at Middletown, Del.
Miss May Cameron of Washington. d. c..
was Miss Margaret Vanaeman's guest from
Thursday until Saturday.
The Misses Haincs 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
yey, Washington, d. G., was Mrs. J. A.
Gerry's guest Saturday.
Mr. Samuel Rowland has returned from
the Pa~'eur Institute looking we'll and feeling
no i'll effect from the bite of the dog received
some weeks ago
Th" annual watch-night service was held
in the NJ J.. Church brginnn. at nine O'Clock.
| The first hour was taken up with Il very
| pleasing prpgrummc: QUartcttc. choir: read
| ing. "Tho Old Years Dying. Miss l.. Butch
cnhart: -olo. "Duty ana pcacc,r Mr.. VIM II.
| Neshitt: reading, THE Two Roads" Mis-
| Belle H. Nannrman: quartcttc. Moonlight
| Shall Come A"ain:' reading. "Ring o.t
| Wild Bells Miss Butchcnhart: quartette
After this was finished the religious service
BEGAN, closing at twelve o'clock. The lecture
room was filed 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 Ball and vicinity.
New Years light Miss Martha Jones gave
a very pleasant company for their friends.
Those who participated in the evenings
pleasure We're. Misses Mary Durgin, Lila
and Mimic Burn, Bertha Smith. Cassie
Durgin, Fannie Fisher, Beulah CreswelI
Essi" Butchenhart, Mary Fisher Messrs. Wm.
Campbell, Amos Burlin Clifton Keatly, Harry
Alexander, Edward BurIin. Creswell FIRST
Samuel Fisher, Harry Smith, Brinton Durgin,
Thomas st Clair.
Mr.. Wm. Carson entertained the choir of
the Presbyterian Church Friday evening.
Caps for toy pistols are not SO harmless as
one may suppose. Saturday Master Louis
skinner had quantity in his pocket, and
putting his hand in he ruhhc them together
causing a friction which made them explode.
He is now suffering from terribly burned
hand.
Mr.. Raymond Wcsterneld went to phia-
deiphia Friday, returning the first of the
week.
Miss Mary Hall, of Wilmington, is visiting
her sister Mrs. Jones'
Miss Mamie Stephenson spent the holidays
with friends in Washington. returning Satur-
dny evening.
Mrs. w. i. Kidd was in Huyre 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 Nanncman, of Hayrc de Grace.
called on friends in town, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Donohuc, of Washing
ION, d. G., were Mir. and Mrs. Robert
Stephenson guests the first of the week.
Or. and Mrs. Eveand returned SATURDAY.,
from visit Of two weeks to friends in Phila-
dclphia anl Nj. Holly.
Miss Minna Tag was in Baltimore. from
Saturday until Monday.
Mrs. Ephram Hopkins and Mrs. Hannah
| Hopkins of Darlington; Mr.. J. c. Nicholson,
/ of Baltimore, were visitors at 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 eniarging the Institute in the
Spring. 1t is also rumored that he will go on
/ with the work, on the old Anderson property,
begun sometime ago. Ii this be fact it will
add much to that part of the town besides
giving work to 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 a power
ful stream gushed forth. The one up Rock
Run Hollow was also turned on and although
/ it is mile from the source it sent out fine
stream of water. The families had been noti-