The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-08-12
PORT DEPOSIT NEWS.


Fort DEPOSIT, August H. 1899
Gotlieb Gehrnng, who sold his property Il
short distance from town to the Jacob Tome
Institute, left Wednesday for his new home
IN Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs PercivaI, Of Cambridge. were
visitors at Mrs. Sarah Everist's over Sunday.
Thomas Armstrong. Of Chesapeake City, is
visiting his mother this week.
Mrs Buckley, Miss Buckley and Master
Ross Cameron are enjoying themselves in
Lebanon, Pa.
Miss Beulah Creswell is home after a de-
liphtiu visit TO friends in Pennsylvania.
DE-. L. $. Boyle and Mr.. A. Baker are en-.
jOying the fishing ut BettertOn.
Mi Jennie Rhoads is spending Il few days
with her friend, Miss Lizzie Atkinson.
II. r. Cameron has returned from short
visit to Atlantic City.
Miss NJ Clupp and Miss Mari Clapp are
having Charming time at NarrugHnsett Pier.
john Evans, OF Bel AIR. VISITED his cousin
Mrs Ii. X. Cameron, this week.
William Nesbitt left town this week for Il
short vacation. He will stop IN New York
and Newport and join his sister, Mrs. Evalyn
Tome. in Massachusetts, from where he will
accompany her to Blue Hill, Maine.
Mr. Caldwell. of oxford. was John Oak
ford's guest the last of the week.
Miss Bessie Holm and Mr. Sampson, of
PhtIadeiI'hi We're married at that place on
u
Sampson
The large barn on the farm known az
'Ry""rOft : Choice makes a handsome APP
prarance with its new coat OF maroon paint
The house occupied by the Butchenhart' :
is being improved by n coat Of paint
james Mccullough, the man who knows
how to run EXCURSIONS. will give one to
Chcstertown on Friday, August Is. The ono
to Annapolis last week was exceedingly en-
jOyabe.
The NJ. f. Sunday School will give an OK
cursion t. Colchester on the 10th inst There
will be about 300 tickets given 10 the officers
teachers and scholars.
While Mace Oliver crossed the street Satur-
day to purchase some medicine a sneak thief
walked in his shop and stole three OF his best
raHnrs.
Pearl FAIR. infant daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs Henry Fnrr, was buried Thursday The
funeral was in charge Of Rev. A. NJ. Rich
interment ut st. Marks cemetery.
Mr.. Campbell, tn" superintendent Of the
Junior League, with several Interested
gentlemen, took that body Of little folks out
to camp meeting Tuesday morning. There
were nj least IS Of them and their happy
faces and Joyous shouts made every one turn
to smile at their brightness.
On Monday boy by the name of Marvel.
aged about 10 years had n small pistol.
Hunting through his home ne found some
person. and hurried to the river to try them
number Of other small boys went along to
see the fun. As he was in the act Of firing
he threw up his hand making the pistol point
over his shoulder. 1t went OF and the bail
| penetrated the leg of Romeo Abrahams, who
was standing behind him, making painful
though not dangerous wound. DR.. Clemson
extracted tn" ball
There will be two houses built for the
| Shure brothers on the farm property owned
| by 7. j. Nanneman. The property has been
divided ami the ground broken. The one for
Gwiun Shure will be built 10y Mr.. Hindman
| and the one for George Shnre by Mr.. Richard
snn.
Cornelius Tome is having his house com
| pletely renovated. The work viii require
three or four weeks Mr.. Baker has ueen
given The contract. He will ronplet" his
work on the house occupied 10y Mrs c. NJ
| Head by the first OF next week, and has put
two men on the Tome house to begin work
| at once.