The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-08-05
NORTH EAST NEWS.

a. w Do"ttS' Vi fhllauelphia, spent from
saturday until Monday with his father Judge
Charles +. Beatty.
Malyin Lum, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lum.
Miss Minnie Alexander has returned to her
nome, after an extended visit to friends and
relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Raynor and Miss Hettie Raynor. OF
Philadelphia, are the guests of the Misses
Alexander.
Mitchell Gray and son, Norville. OF Trainer.
Pa, spent few days with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
5. Wilson,
Walton Jenness, stationed at League Island,
spent from Saturday until Monday with his
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Erasus Rutter.
Mrs. James Reeves and family are the guests
Of Mrs. Warren, near town.
Bishop Coleman, of Delaware, will preach
at st. Mary's p. Z. Church. Friday evening.
18th inst
There will be lawn fete' at the reetory.
North East, on Saturday evening, 10Th inst.
The Leslie band will be present and discourse
sweet music on the festive occasion. The
public is cordially invited.
George Vernon Reed, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wm. T. Reed, died on Friday morning.
aged nine months and thirteen days, after
lingering illness. The funeral took place
Sunday afternoon. Services at the house.
lnterment in the NJ. Z. Cemetery.
Dr. L. A. Worrall, who was so seriously
hurt last Friday, at noon, while in the act of
diving from his wharf, is slowly recovering.
and DR.. lamar, Of Elkton. who is attending
him, says there will not be any permanent
trouble result from the accident.
The North East base ball club crossed bats
with the Pennington club last Saturday. on
the grounds OF the latter and met with a
crushing defeat, by score of IA to 6. The
game was an interesting one from start to
nnlsh, marked with some good playing. Bat
teries, Foolks, Wilson and Minker for North
East Sellers and Devon for Pennington.
James Il. Foraker has added a new hack to
his livery, something large, roomy and COM
Portable.
The stores OF our town are closing up at z
o'clock this week, in order to allow the clerks
to attend camp.
The following changes among our school
teachers will take place at the opening of the
fall term Miss Susie Wilson. of Warwick.
will teach at Wilson's school, Elk Neck Miss
Matte Warner will 90 to the Chapel school :;
Miss Rachel Evans has resigned as teacher of
the North East public school, and Miss Elsie
K. McCauley, of Leeds has been appointed
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Western Maryland College.
Miss Carrie Brickley, of Ekton, is the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Grant.
George Simcoe has been appointed assistant
| teacher in the High School. Elkton, vice Mr..
Snively resigned. Mr.. Simcoe is at this time
visiting in the West.
The Crescent Mining Company was ncor-
porated under the laws OF Delaware, at Dover.
| Del. on July 22nd, to engage in mining clay
| and other deposits, with capital stock of
$10O0 900. VIM. Thesis, of this town, is one
| of the incorporators. The principal office OF
the concern will be in the Delaware Trust
Companys building, In Wilmington, Del.
| The works OF the company are on the Moffltt
| farm, near North East, where extensive prep
| arations are being made to mine, wash and
grind clays.
The sixth annual camp Of the Local Preach
| ers' and Exhorters Association Is now In pro-
gress near Leslie. The grounds are situated
In pretty grove and are highly elevated,
making everything pleasing to the numerous
tenters. The Association has improved the
camp by the addition OF large auditorm and
have cleaned out the wells, where the best
water OF the county can be had. Last Sunday
being the first Sunday Of camp, large gath
ering of about two thousand people were In
attendance, with about eight hundred teams.
In the morning, Rev. Hercules Atkin preach
ed, and Revs. s. T. Sherwood and John Cor
bert in the afternoon and evening. Miss
Silatoe, the evangelist, who has been at the
camp for severaliyears, Is again on hand and
is in charge OF the helping hand meeting.
The meetings OF the camp have been largely
attended during the week and there have been
six converts. Tomorrow, Sunday, large
crowd Is expected to be present Rev. L. W.
Layfleld will preach in the morning. while
Rev. Lewis Johnson and Rev. James Grove
in the afternoon and evening. George T.
Murray has charge of the boarding tent and
the eating stand, for which he has put up
large building to accommodate all comers.
The camp will close next Tuesday morning
with walk around and general hand-shak-
ing. The best Of order has been maintained.
large number OF local preachers have been
| In attendance.
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