The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27
North East.
NORTH EAST, January 26, 1900,

NORTH EAST, January 26. 1900.
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cents copy
Miss Bertha Johnson has accepted posi-
tion in Philadelphia and left on Saturday to
fiji it
Hon H. NJ. Mccullough. of Elkton, will
address the Whittier Society of the High
School, next Thursday afternoon, February /.
William Neasey an aged citizen, is seriously
ill at the home Of his daughter Mrs. Thomas
Burns.
Tony Stacuy. OF this town, who went to
New York and enlisted in regiment bound
for Manila, some time ago, report says had
his nose shot off during an engagement Tony
served IN Company E, First Maryland Regi-
ment.
The extra meetings still continue at the NJ.
Z. Church. There have been about thirty
converts.
While Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Baker we're
at church last Monday evening, their house
was entered by eiTectng an entrance by
pryng open shutter on the back porch.
Nothing was disturbed excepting that the
bureau drawers were ransacked and the
clothes of Mr.. Baker were lying on the bed
1t is thought that their object of breaking in
the house was solely for money
Rev. T. S. Williams, d. D.. one of the Oldest
minister's OF the Wilmington NJ Z. Conference
died suddenly last Saturday morning, from
heart failure, while sitting in chair. He
had been ailing for few days, but was i'm
proving when the fatal attack came. He
was a son of the late Jacob Williams, and was
born at Smyrna, Del, 65 years ago. Mr..
Williams was graduate of Dickinson College
and he also took course at the Thaological
Seminary in Concord n II. He served a
number of charges on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, and was at one time Presiding
Elder Of Salisbury district. His sudden death
was shock to the community, and he will be
missed. He was always looking toward the
advancement Of the towr in which he lived
He was twice married, his first wife being
Miss Bell. Of Talbot county, who left five
children at her death. His second wife was
Miss Walter West. and by this union one son
was born. His widow and the following
children survive him. Rev. Frank Williams,
pastor Of Boundary Presbyterian Church
of Baltimore; Robert II. Williams, attcrney-
at-law, at Chattanooga, Tenn. II. b. Williams
of Atlantic City; J. d. Williams, and Mrs.
May W. Moore, wife Of John L. Moore, and
Paul Williams. The funeral took place on
Tuesday at noon from the NJ. E. Church, and
was largely attended Rev. G.. w. Townsend,
pastor OF North East NJ. L. Church, in charge.
Rev. W. A. Wise and Presiding Elder Watt
also spoke. The other ministers present
were Revs. MacFarland, Terry, Hammond,
Woodall and Rev. Cooke, OF st. Mary's P. E.
Church. Interment at Bethel, this county.
The following interesting program will be
rendered by the Whittier Society OF the High
School, on next Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock: Roll call, answered by quotations;
reading Of the minutes by the secretary;
chorus, by society; recitations, Mabel Sim
pers; original, by members Of the third year
English class; qua-tette, Laura Beatty,
Maggie Burgein, Ethel Blddle, Helen Reeder;
address, Henry NJ. McCulough solo, Eva
Bacon; recitation, Raynor Garry; recitation,
Helen Reeder; quartet, Eva Bacon, Mabel
Day. Emma Thompson, Jesse McCarty;
spelling bee, ID and 81 year classes. against
1st year GLASS; chorus, by society. The
patrons and friends of the school are invited
and earnestly requested to attend. Come out
and encourage your children in these bene-
fetal exercises.
Mrs. Miller is visiting her parents in Cherry
Hill.