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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15
NORTH EAST NEWS.
NORTH EAST, July II, 1899,

NORTH EAST, July Ii, 1899
Presiding Elder Watts will preach in the
NJ. L. Church Sunday morning at 1890.
Quarterly conference will be held Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock.
A handsome monument has been placed
over the grave OF Chas. Pushel in the P. E.
Cemetery.
About GO tent sites have already been taken
at the Local Preachers Camp. Quite a large
number from our town will be tenters.
The NJ. L. Sunday School will hold their
annual picnic next Wednesday, iu the woods
OF j. W. Arrson.
Charles Deamon has moved from Bridge
street to Main street, occupying the house
near the big bridge.
There will be festival at Bethel NJ. p.
Church Saturday, July 10.
Independent Council, No. II, o. L. A. NJ.
will in the near future hold fair and festi-
val.
Mrs. Richard Price and Miss Bertha Bid
die are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Ii. NJ.
Pierson.
John L. Moore spent two days of this week
in Baltimore.
Miss Helen Reeder is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Touchstone, at Calvert.
Miss Laura Beatty has returned from an
extended visit to relatives at PHILADELPHIA.
DR.. and Mrs T. A. Worrall entertained Dr.
! and Mrs. Nathan Il. Smith and VIM. Z. Parr.
OF Baltimore, last Wednesday.
Mrs. Jas. Mercy and Mrs. w. G. Mercy
| t,ry1 lnN,u II.
W. Grant.
Mrs. Margaret Reed, of Chicago Ill.,, is the
guest of of Mrs. Hughes.
Mrs. Charles Miller and daughter of
Phoenixville, Pa, are the guests of Mrs.
Laura Beatty.
An interesting game of base ball was play
ed last Saturday afternoon between North
East and Pennington on the grounds OF the
former, which resulted in tie game, 10 to
10. Up to the seventh inning the home team
did not score, while the visitors had scored
10 runs on errors. But fortunately what
looked like shut out for North East was
remedied in the next three innings when the
score was tied. The features Of the game
were the pitching OF Fooks, who struck out
seven of the ten men that faced him, and
Cheades base running, while for the visitors
Devon, Bechte and Snyder CARRIED off the
honors.
The North East base ball team will 20 to
Elkton this Saturday afternoon. Game call
ed o'clock.
The wheat crop in this section has fallen
short OF the average yield, the yield hsre
being from 5 to Is bushels per acre.
The Ice cream, confectionery, fruit stand
and boarding tent at the Local Preachers
Camp ground have been leased to George T.
Murray, of North East, for five years. He
will erect large building and will be able to
accommodate large number OF persons.
The auditorium has also been erected this
week, and the camp gives promise of being
the largest yet held.
Mrs. A. A. Price and daughter, OF New
port, were the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Fooks this week.
Our enterprlsing miller, John H. Arm
strong, has added wheat separator to his
already we'll equipped MILL The machine
will clean the wheat thoroughly and weigh
it at the same time. thereby saving time and
having perfect clean grain.
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Grace McWs.


A wheat separator has been put in the mill
OF j. II. Armstrong at North East.
William L. Mearns. of Zion, has been elected
director of the National Bank OF Rising
Sun.
W. II. Cole, Jr., is erecting Il row Of three
brick houses in Perryvilp. Levi f. Patterson
is the contractor.
William Peoples mt New Valley, is putting
in new hydraulic cider mill. that will turn
out from sixty to seyenty-ilve barrels per day.
The Armstrong Stove Company have moved
their Office in Perryvie to the store building
on Susquehanna Avenue lately occupied by
l.. j. McMulen.
W. Z. Burns, of Burns & Bros, the well
known carriage builders, of IIavre de Grace
was in Elkton, on Tuesday, looking up bust
ness, and they have lots of well pleased Gus
toners here and throughout the county.
They have just taken an order for a fine trap
FOR Edward Taylor, to be used in his Elkton
livery. The Burns Bros, are fast extending
their trade in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash.
ington and other cities.
The Delaware and Atlantic Telephone Com
pany, branch of the Bell long distance sys-
TEN, had IA representative in Elkton several
days this week, looking after new business
for the company with the intention of extend
ing their lines throughout Cecil county. This
system runs to all parts of the United States,
and 1t is the intention Of this company, so the
representative told the WHIG reporter, to re-
duce the rates and compete with the rates OF
any other company.
W. H. Baker, General Manager of the Cecil
Telephone and Telegraph Company, was in
Elkton on Wednesday last. Mr. Baker author
lied the statement that the lines OF the Cecil
system which are now being reconstructed
will positively be connected with those reach
ing the nearby oties as we'll as those in
Chester county, Pa, Hartford county, Md,
and with those now In operation and reach
ing all the important towns on the Maryland
Delaware Peninsula. Quite number OF new
long distance instruments have been put in
the place of the old ones and are working
excellently. Mr. Baker further states that
just as soon as his company becomes thor
oughly established in the new office in the
Payne block. where new and modern switch
boards, lightning arresters, etc., will be in.
stalled, it is his intention to keep the office
open night ands1E Sunday incuded), thus
giving their pMrons an opportunity to cal
up physician in the case Of an emergency
and also providing an excellent fire alarm
system. The rates OF the company are reas.
enable and can be had upon application tc
Mr.. Charles G. Wells, their local manager
Each and every telephone is to be connected
with the exchange by metallic circuit.
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WOOdlaWn "Y" Social,

The Woodlawn Y w G. T. T.. held Il social
at the home Of Miss Bessie Rawlings and Mr..
Roscoe Rawlings on Friday evening. July 7th.
A very interesting program was well render
ed. 1t was in charge OF Miss Sara L. Tyson
and began by singing Never Say No to
Jesus y scripture reading by Miss Tyson ;
singing, LEAD Me, Saviour recitation by
Miss Harriet Williams duet by Miss Nellie
Rowland and Mr.. Samuel Rowland reading
by Miss Florence Charsha duet by Misses
Jennie Campbell and Mabel Keiholtz; read =
ing by Miss Mary Rawlings; solo by Miss
Cornea Abrahams; reading Of the Temper
ance Standard by the editor, Mr. E. Forrest
Charsha which was much enjoyed by all
present.
After we had listened to the well prepared
program, we enjoyed ourselves in social
way until the gentlemen were asked TO get
young lady and escort her to the dining
room, where we were bountifully supplied
with cake and lemonade by the refreshment
committee. At a late hour we bid our young
host and hostess adieu and wended our way
homeward, wishing that we could often have
the privilege to attend the "Y" social. We
hope they will have one soon again. Among
the invited guests present were Misses Nettie
Brickley, Mary Bryde, Jennie Campbell,
Rebecca Gillespie, Laura Mccall, Ida Thomp-
son, Leila Thompson, Harriet Williams and
Mortie Williams, Messrs. Howard Brickey,
David Bryde, John Brown, Edward Camp
bell, Carroll Cameron, Horace Gillespie,
Chester Jenness, Edward Mccall. Herbert
Mccall and Curtis Williams.
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MRS. CAROLINE |. VANNEMAN.

Mrs. Caroline |. Nanneman, widow Of the
late Captain Daniel Vanneman, of Port De.
posit, and mother OF Mayor Robert X. Nanne-
man, of Havre de Grace. died at her home in
Havre de Grace, on Wednesday evening, from
paralysis, aged 20 years. She was the daugh-
ter Of Robert Kerr. Upon the death of her
husband in Port Deposit in 1850, she removed
to Havre de Grace Mrs. Nanneman was
true christian woman and many were her
acts Of charity and devotion. She leaves four
sons and two daughters Robert H., Elmer
Edwin and Miss Harriet Vanneman, Of Havre
de Grace Theodore j. Vanneman, OF Balti-
more Mrs. W. f. Kidd, OF Port Deposit
The funeral services took place yesterday
Friday morning, the interment being at
Hopewell
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JAMES w, HALVES,

James W. Hawes, who, until the last few
years resided in Elkton, where he was well
known, died in Philadelphia. on Monday last.
Mr.. Hawes had been in poor health for a long
time. Before he removed to Philadelphia, he
conducted the shoe-making business on Main
street, opposite the National Bank. He was
for several years connected with the Singer
Sewing Machine Company, acting as their
agent in this county. He leaves a widow,
who was Miss Catherine o'Rourke, and seven
children, viz, Lawrence, James, Lueia,
Emma, Charlotte, Katie and Bessie. His
funeral took place at Gesu Church, on Thurs
day morning, interment in the Holy Cross
Cemetery, Philadelphia.
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RISING SUN ITEMS.
RISING Sun, July II. 1890.

RISING Sun, July IA, 1899.
Quite number OF our young people en-
ioyed picnic at Gilpin's Rocks on Wednes-
day.
Messrs. Frank c. Kirk, Edgar Brown, A. 5.
Buckley and S. II. Barnes are enioying a
week of "roughing it, along the Susque-
hanna.
The Home Mission Social met at the home
OF Misses Hanna and Mabel Reynolds Friday
evening last. After the regular business a
lengthy program was enjoyed. Some OF
those present were: Rev. and Mrs. H. A. G.
Westerhed, Mr.. and Mrs Charles S. Pyle,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il. Burlington, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edw Haines, Misses Marietta Mearns, Ger
trude S. Dare, Grace Wilson, Hanna and
Carrie Kirk, Mary Brumneld, Lula Worth
ington, Arville Pyle, Beatrice Keilholtz, Edith
Wood, Maidie McDougal, Alma Keilholtz,
Mary Haines, Addle Smith, Georgianna Ben
nison, Messrs. Albert Burlington, Cecil and
Evans Ewing, ]. NJ. Sterrett, E. A. Reyno Ids,
A. j. Buckley, Fl. b. Patten, H. T. Richards.
Edw. l.. Haines, Clarence Reynolds, Ralph
Wilson and others.
A. j. Jones had horse to suddenly die in
| town on his way to his home on Tuesday
evening. No cause was given for its death.
| Mr.. VIM. L. Mearns, of Zion, was elected
last Tuesday a director of the National Bank
of Rising Sun.
| Mrs. Charles ]. Essg and Mr.. Geo. Essig,
! OF Wallingford, Pa, spent few days of last
week with DR.. G. s. Dare and family.
The flour mill, separator and cider press Of
H. j. McCreary, near Fremont, Il few miles
north OF here, was totally destroyed by fire
| on Monday morning about o'clock. The
origin of the fire is unknown. The property
was insured In the Chester County Mutual.
Charles r. Holden had narrow escape
| from death on Monday last. He was coming
down his lane. which is quite steep, and
which the railroad crosses Immediately at
the bottom, when the 939 train struck his
team, killing his horse and splintering his
wagon and ran over Il portion of his foot,
causing the amputation Of three toes and q
portion of his instep. He was also cut and
bruised in several other places Drs. Row.
land and Clemson dressed the wounds Mr..
Holden is improving slowly but is very sore
| from his thorough shaking up.
The Thimble Club met at the home of Miss
Gertrude s. Dare on Monday afternoon.
Those present were: Mrs. Edw. Dixon. Mrs.
W. r. Burlington, Misses Grace Wilson,
Violstte 7. and Halle H. Haines Addie
Smith, Georgiana Benmson, Hanna and
Carrie Kirk, Alma Keilholtz, Mary and Lula
Worthington and Marietta Mearns.
Miss Marietta Mearns spent few days Inst
week with Miss Grace A. Wilson at her home
maple Lawn"
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SINGERLY MILLS.
SOLD TO A SYNDICATE ON SAT-
URDAY.
Purchasers Now in New York Deter
mining Upon What Course to Pursue
With the Properties.

The sale OF the Elkton Pulp Mill and the
Providence Paper Mill of the Singerly Pulp
and Paper Company, was consummated in
Elkton on saturday, the purchaser being
a syndicate composed of Thomas H. Savery,
of Wilmington, The Pusey and Jones Com
pany of Wilmington, the New York and Penn
sylvania Paper Company and Col A. q.
Payne, OF New York. The transfer took
place at the Office of William 7. Warburton,
ESD, in Elkton, he and Messrs. John S.
Writ and Albert Constable being the trus-
tees empowered by the Court to effect the
sale The price realized for the Elktou mill
was $4,000. and for the Providence mill
$4,000.
There have been numerous rumors put in
circulation regarding the disposition to be
made OF the properties 10y the syndicate, but
nothing definite can as yet he stated regard.
ing their future. rs this is yet to be finally
determined upon at meeting now being
held in New York, aud at which an orgahi2a-
ton of the syndicate will he effected Until
these plans are made public nothing definite
can be stated regarding the policy to be pur-
sued either at EIktou or Providence.
There seems tC be no question, however.
but that the pulp mill here will be operated
to its full capacity and possibly enlarged
Whether the Providence paper mill will be
dismantlrd or operated, as stated above, is
one Of the questions to he determined at the
New York meeting. The general belief is
that the Providence paper mills will be dis
manted. j. Newman Davis. son of Col. l.
ID. Davis Of Elkton. who holds responsible
position with the Pusey and Jones Company
OF Wilmington, is now taking an Inventory
of the machinery at the Providence mill.
One OF the purchasers when asked on Sat
in Elkton as 10 the future OF the mills stated
that he could not give out any information
on the subject until the meeting had been
held in New York.
The sale was reported to the Circuit Court
on Monday and it is expected that the con.
trmation will be promptly made on Septem-
ber -.
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VIII of Francis Mearns PrObated.

The will of Francis Mearns was probated
in the Orphans Court on Wednesday. The
testatrix devises to her sisters, Mary l..
Mearns, M. Josephine Mearns, Wanna
Mearns and Amelia NJ. Mearns all of her
estate, real and personal, during their lives
and at the death OF the survivor it is to be
divided among her heirs as the law of the
State direct. Her nephew Abel j. Mearns is
named as executor. The will was made Nov.
18th, 1894, and witnessed by J. NJ. G. Carhart,
John A. Fox and Ross r. Smith.
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COUNTY NEWS.
PRINCIPIO FURNACE ITEMS,
PRIScIP1o FURNACE, July IA, 1899.

PRINCIPE FURNACE, July IA, 1899.
Mrs. Matte Worth and son Harry, of Con-
shohoken, Pa. spent few days this week
with her sister, Mrs. Ellen Jackson.
Mr.. George and Hattie Charsha, also Miss
Carrie Jackson. of Havre de Grace, are the
guests of Miss Clara Charsha.
Mrs. Mamie Sharpe and son Russell, of
Wilmington, Del also Mrs. n. II. Davis and
Mss Mabel Wright, of Baldwin. were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Wright and
family this week.
Willard Smith, son of James and Nellie
Smith, who died Tuesday, was buried in the
family burying lot on Thursday.
Mrs. Hannah Jackson and daughters, Laura
and Lizzie, of Linwood, Del, are visiting
friends of this place.
Mr. j. Minniss johnson, of Baltimore gave
quite an interesting lecture in the NJ. E.
Church on Tuesday night.
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LIBERTY GROVE ITEMS.
LIBERTY Grove il

LIBERTY GROVE, July II, 1899.
Mrs. Ernest Rowland is visiting in Better
ton.
Miss Ada Tosh is the guest of Miss Rosanna
II. Caldwell.
Charles Holden, our young butcher, met
with a serious accident on Monday last At
a crossing between Liberty Grove and Row.
landville the 9.i9 train for Baltimore struck
his wagon and entirely demolished it. The
horse was crushed to death. Holden was
severely injured.
Hugh W. Caldwell has returned from a de-
lightful visit to New York.
james II. Frank, of Media, was in town Oh
Tuesday.
Miss Katharine Hodge, of North East, is
the guest Of Mrs. j. w. Caldwell
Misses Laura and Daisy sheldon were
visiting in Port Deposit on Wednesday.
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Cecil county. were in session Tuesday and
Wednesday, at their office in Ekton. Pre-
sent, j. Polk Steele, W. T. Patton and j. b.
Ewing
petition was received for new road in
the Fifth district. to continue the New"
road to intersect the road to Georges wharf.
The Board reconsidered the matter of
building a bridge over the Bull Frog run Oh
Elkton- Chesapeake City road, and decided
not to build at present.
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A Pastor Called.

On Sunday last congregational meeting
was held at the Pencader Presbyterian
Church, at Glasgow, Del, with Rev. DIR.
vallandingham presiding. A vote on a
minister was taken and Rev. Thomas c.
Potter, Of Philadelphia, was elected to be-
come pastor. Mr.. Potter is a member of he
Philadelphia Presbytery, but is at the pres
ent time not stationed at any charge.
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IRON HILL NEWS.
IRON HILL, Nd, July IA, 1899.

'f'ON HILI1' MD, July If, I63J,
MISS Ella Peterson, of Salem, n. j.. is the
guest OF MIR. and Mrs. Charles Walton.
Mrs. Mary Bache and Mrs. William Hagen
ana family, are visiting in Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bache and family
nave left this place for Live Oak, Florida.
MIR. and Mrs. Halbrook Whitehead, of Bal
tlmore' nave returned home after a pleasant
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Walton.
MIR. Harry Edwards and family have re-
turned to their home in Havre de Grace after
a weeks visit to their farm here.
The Never-Sweats play the Invincibles, of
Newark, at Newark. on Saturday.
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WILLIAM SHINES,

William SHINES, of Port Deposit died at
Falls hotel, in that town, on Tuesday morn
ing, from neuralgia of the heart, after short
illness. The deceased was about 20 years Of
age, and for many years was lumberman on
the Susquehanna river.
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RAYMOND MOWBRAY,

Raymond Mo wbray infant son OF Rev. E.
T. Mowbray, Of Baltimore, died at the home
of his uncle, Rev. A. s. Mowbray, pastor of
Tome Methodist Episcopal Church, Port De-
post, on Wednesday morning, at o'clock.
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WILLARD SMITH.

Willard Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Smith, of Principle Furnace, died ON Tuesday,
The funeral took place on Thursday.
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The Board of County Commissioners for
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-04-07
A FRIEND OF MAJOR vARDAMAN
Santiago, Cuba, Feb. 81, 1899.

$3.50, Santiago, Cuba, Feb. 81, 1899.
Editor Southwark.
| notice that the statement has been
made by Chas. Mollenghin, Il dis
charged enlisted man from b. Il. 9th
U. $. Vol. Inf. and George Whitclad
formerly Il lieutenant of this regiment
that Maj. j. X. Vardaman went to
Washington for the purpose OF having
the men Of this regiment retained in
tlle service here and that he, Maj.
Vardaman, Is unkind and harsh to
his men. This is absolutely untrue
in both instances. Maj. Vardaman
went to Washington. as every one
here knows, for the express purpose of
obtaining permission to have the reg
iment recruited by new men so that
these here may be discharged from
further service. 1t was also part of
his business there to obtain commiss-
ions in the regular army for such Of our
officers as desired them or rather to
work in the interest OF those officers
In obtaining their commissions. lie
has always been an earnest advocate
for the relief Of these men who have
faithfully borne the hardships of this
precarious climate.
There, is not, nor could there be a
man more considerable OF the comfort
and welfare of his men than Mai. Var
daman. 1t has been my good fortune
to know him intimately since the
time when this regiment was yet an
embryo! Well do | remember the day
when his company was mustered into
the service. He lined them up under
the trees at Camp Walthall before 60
ing to the mastering office: here To
themselves, In a short but iOrcible
speech, he told them fully the effect
Of what they were about to undertake.
he told them that through all he
would be with them to share their
hardships and triumphs and admins
ter to- their wants. Then he said.
IF there are any Of you who would
prefer the comforts Of home to the
hardships you will encounter in the
army, just step out Of the ranks and
return To your home" TO my person.
al knowledge, no III ever more faith.
fully fnlHlled a promise than he has
fulfilled the promise he made to his
men tllAtlday. lie has been kind and
considerable eve selfsacrifcing to his
men and so well Is this known
throughout the regiment that his tent
has been headquarters for many from
the other companies, who go to him
for help, sympathy and advice. 1t is
true that there are many hardships
here that w must all suffer each for
himself, and as the children Of Israel
murmured at Moses when they re.
membered the flesh pots OF Egypt,
there doubtless may be those who
will murmer at the best of captains
when they becomeimpatient for home,
but they never know fully his value
until they miss him.
The above letter Is from Lieut.. r..
l.. Billiard at Santiago. Having pub.
lished part OF the Mollenghin letter,
we feel it our duty to give space TO the
above.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-04-07
FROM vANCLEAvE.
ny ONE OF THEM.


Quarterly meeting will be held at vancleaye
on next Saturday aud Sunday.
Mrs. r. l.. Ramsay left on Thursday FOR her
home at Grand Bay, Ala.
Miss Louise Gaspard is visiting her mother
and sister, Mrs. Sidney Anderson.
Mr.. d. d. Cowan came ont To attend the en-
iertainment given by the Vancleave school on
Friday night.
Mr.. Ernest lIalstead, of Ocean Strings
paid visit to the home of Mr.. 5. G. Ramsay
last week.
NJ essrs. Knox Ramsay, Joe Martin and
Hubert Ramsay, who are just back fruin Ken.
tuckv have been visiting old fricn Dis and reIa-
NV es IN and around Vanceave tnis week.
Mr.. Orrie Turner, of New Orleans is n fire.
quent sis'for to our community.
Misses Jessie Nixon and Cora Martin. who
have been visitors at the home of Mr. VIM.
"es''a'', lett Tuesday. Sorry to lose them.
On last Monday night Mrs. Will Westfall
en'e r'a'ned at a birthday party in honor of
Misses Cora Martin and Jessie ixon. The
following were present Misses Ida, Dora and
Emma Ramsay, Annie Sue Murphy and Nora
Martin. Messrs. Joe Martin, Norman Ram
say, Gi'i'ard Murphy, Russell and Fred Brad
lord, Fred and Walter Martin.