The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-04-23
PORT DEPOSIT NEWS.
PORT DEPOSIT. April %, 1898.

was the guest of her cousin Miss l.. Myrna
Tomkinson the last Of the week.
D. Vance Thomas and Harry Jones, OF
Wilmington, were visitors at Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Reynolds over Sunday.
Miss Mary Anthony is visiting Miss Kate
lamar.
Miss Virginia Abrahams is at home after
delightful visit to Miss Basil in Annapolis.
Miss Florence Mccullough has returned
from Baltimore where she has been visiting
her sister Mrs. Lynn Byrd.
Mrs. Charles F. Spottswood. Of Norfolk,
Va, is at her mothers Mrs. G. Ransom.
Mrs Tome and Miss Houser returned on
Saturday from New York and Atlanti. CRY.
Walter NIcClenahan. who has been hor'e
from Princeton for several weeks, has re-
turned to college.
Mr.. r. X. Rawlings went to Woodbridge,
N. j., Friday, returning Monday.
Mrs Katharince Hodge, of North East is
visiting Mrs. Gerry.
Mrs. Nina Thomas is visiting relatives In
town.
Mr.. Howe, of San Jose, CAL, was at the
institute Monday.
Mr.. Furst, of Philadelphia, enjoyed several
days with DR.. and Mrs. W. P. Eveland.
Mr.. Garrison First was married on the
evening of the 18th to Miss Katharine Upde-
grove, of Ohio.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the
Epworth League Tuesday night Mrs. c. NJ.
Knight. Mrs W. P. Eveland and George L.
Stengle were elected delegates to attend the
annual convention in Wilmington May II, IL,
and 49, There was music which consisted
OF solo, THAT Sweetheart of Mine" Mr..
+. 7. Benson; quartet beautiful River.
Misses Essie Butchenhart, Mary Durgin,
Messrs John Grant and Elmer Creswel; solo,
Daddy Mrs. Westerfield.
Professor Dolbear, Of Massachusetts,, who
was to lecture to the faculty of the Jacob
Tome Institute Wednesday night, was pre-
vented filling his engagement by illness.
Miss Burnite. librarian OF tn. institute, is
unable to BIZ at the library on account of Il
serious cold.
Mrs. Pugh has had fence built Mt the top
of her yard on High street and new steps
leading from the same into her yard.
DR.. John lamar and Reuben lamar, of
Elkton; Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Taylor, Mrs.
Hannah Abrahams, Messrs. J. Reagan and
McCarty. OF Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs,
Marshall Nesbitt, Pleasant Grove, Pa; Mrs.
r. X. Vanneman. OF Havre de Grace, were at
the funeral Of Mrs. Henrietta lamar Satur-
day.
Mr.. Mearn Miller's horse died Friday night
and on Saturday horse belonging to Mr..
Charles Nesbitt dropped dead.
very pretty and useful lamp has been
hung in the porch of the double house occu-
pied by Mr.. Cane and Mr.. Barry.
Mrs. Jacob Tome has been elected presi-
dent and Mr.. 7. G. Bond vice president of
tho Cecil National Bank.
very pretty wedding was solemnized in
the Presbyterian Church on Thursday even
ing, the contracting parties being Miss Mary
Armstrong and Rumsey Smithson Loving
friends had made the front of the church
beautiful with ported plants. The church
was crowded long before the bridal party ap-
peared. Mrs. L. s. Boyle presided at the
organ, and as the party entered the choir. of
which Miss Armstrong was member. sang
the beautiful strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march. The ushers. Messrs Robert Arm.
strong, William Carson, Clinton Brown and
Taylor, preceded the maid of honor, Miss
Reba Noblock, who was daintily dressed in
white organdie and carried a magnificent
bouquet OF white and pink double tulips.
The bride, leaning on the arm Of the groom.
was dressed in white silk and carried an ex-
quisite bouquet of lilies of the valley. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. W. W.
Shaw, assisted by Rev. Rumsey Smithson, OF
Virginia, uncle OF the groom. They left on
the 100 train for short trip, returning on
Wednesday evening.
On Friday, Arbor Day was observed at the
Jacob Tome Institure. A very interesting
programme was rendered: Overture march
by the orchestra, Misses Annie Moore. Miriam
Cooley, Gilbert Matthews, Elmer Railing.
Edwin Charsha, Elmore Owens, Acquilla
Baldwin, Harry Emmonds, Harry Donahue;
recitation, "Blue Bells" Elsie McCullough:
essay, "Historic Flowers" Norma Smith.
concert recitation, "Vison of st. Laurence"
lst High School; recitation, "a Forest Song"
Ada Crawford; song, "Voice OF the Woods
grammar school girls; reading, Building
OF the Canoe Masie Osmond: music, orches-
ira; recitation, Flower Hyacinth. Susie
Montgomery; Arbutus, Leold Miller; Daflo-
dill, Emma Carter; Rose, Jennie Cody; DAN
deIion, Mary Hopkins; Ivy. Margaret Cald
well; Cowslip. Anna Moore: recitation, DAISY.
Elizabeth Miller; "Elm,' Howard johnson:
Fir Merritt Smith; "Maple," Slaty Corral;
"Olive,' Harry Edmond; "All of the Trees y
Charles Butchenhart recitation, Robert
O'Lncoln," Agnes Stephenson; address, ].
II. Curran; "Arbor Day. school: music,
orchestra, Trees planted and named, Rus
kin, Browning and Tennyson. after which
quotations were recited by Mary Buck. Vie
toria Mccoy.