The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-08-30

has the banner field of corn, som, of the
stalks measuring l+la feet.
Many "oorrd people from Cecil
county. will attend Biz Quarterly at
Wilmington, tomorrow. Sunday.
Quite a number Of EiltunianS Went
on the Chesapeake CITY Red Mems OK
cursiom to TolcheNtrr, on "Wednesday.
Miss Fannie Foar,I. of Chesapeake
city, has accepted Il position as sales
lady i'll the Stor" Of John +. Goucr.
Omar u. CrothcrS ESD, Of the Elk
ton b<r, HIS hs"n appointed county rep
rcscntativr Of the American Eundiug and
Trust t"npaay.
Miss Helen l.arznlcrc. Of ElktoI. for
tn" past year principal Of S. Augustine
public ~choul. has rendered her rrSgla-
ton to the school trustees.
The Red Men of lakewood attended
church i'll body in that village. last
Sunday. and listened to Il special sermon
preached by Rev. Howard Gray.
A full attendance of the members If
EIkton Council, No. -. ,Tr. O. L. \. NJ.
is requested on Tuesday evening. as
business of Importance is 10 he trans
acted.
The reed bird cunning season opened
i'll Delaware ON Monday. ana will clos"
February lat. Non residents are r"quir
ed to take ont II license or he subject to
Il fine of So to 500.
The ladies of the rc-urgauizrd Church
of Latter Day Saints will hold festival
Baldwin, this, Saturday evening. August
3oth. All are invited.
John McCaSlin, while working at the
Cecil Paper Mills. near Octoraro, the
other day, saw IL large snapper going
down the creek. which he succeeded in
capturing. 1t weighed II pounds.
A Sunday School has been organized
in the school house at Conowingo. with
j. ii. Harlow as Superintendent. The
opening of the Sunday School is said to
he due to the efforts of Mrs. J. II. Har-
low.
Charles Dempsey, of the Eighth dis.
trict, has bought the Nelson Barrow
property, near Conowingo. on the road
leading from Rowlandville. He removed
last week from a house on the Bell farm
to his recently purchased property.
Although the City Banks may hc
closed on Monday next, September LIST.
Labor Day." it is authoritively stated.
that both of the National Banks of Elk
ton will not be closed. hut will lac open
for the usual transaction of business.
When you are a passenger on an
American railroad. your chances of be-
ing injured are one in 121.14S. and of be-
ing killed, one in 2,153, 1863. The risks Of
employees are much greater. as one in
400 IS killed, and one in 2G IS injured.
The annual farmers fair under the
auspices of Pomona Grange Of New Cas-
tie county. was held at Brandvwinn
Springs. this week. Thousands of farm
crs from Delaware, Maryland, Pcnnsyl-
vania and New Jersey were in attend
ancc.
The annual meeting Of the Maryland
State Horticultural Society will be held
i'll Baltimore. on December 18th and
10Th. The Secretary. A. l.. Quaintance.
of College Park, Md. invites the fruit
growers Of Cecil county 10 contribute
fruit and vegetables.
A matinee of vaudeville and musical
spccialti"S will be given at the Elkton
Opera House this Saturday afternoon.
by the Edwards Stock Company. espcc-
tally for ladies and children. 10 and 20
cents. The company will give the play
The Power Of Wealth tonight
The new plan adopted i,y the two
Cecil county campmrcting associations
Leslie and Woodlawn-of making an adj
mission charge of five cents on sunday.
has proven successful. The receipts Al
the recent WOodlawn Camp die first
sunday We're Sl2I and the second $50.
-Rcv. a. :. Mowbray. u. D.. pastor
of Tome Memorial Church. Of Port H,,-
post, will lecture in Wesley Chapel. ON
evening. September ;ird for.
III" benefit of the Trustee Fund. His
subject will be Peter Camwrigh,." AI-
mission 10 and II cents Lecture Will
hvgin at : o'clock.
II - HOW kuuWu tIldl seventeen llNCS
were lost III ;hr explosion OIL Wcdnc>-
day afternoon. last week. that wrecked
til" digcstcr plant of the Delaware Mills.
at Wilmington. of the .Ic>Sup and Moore
Paper Company. John Scott. Of Elk
ton. chemist at the plant who was
burned Icy falling in alkaH. has almost
HE managers Of the Principle Forge
Works at rrncipio Furnace. are having
rNt"nSiV" repairs made To their plant.
y new wv" tulI-hammcr is being put in
ANA three new forge fires and probably
more will It" erected. The work ON the
hammer was begun last week. II will
tax" month to sin weeks 10 complete
the improvements.
The members of Providence \. L..
NJ. I. Church. Elkton. will open Il
'hnrrh Camp. on the lawn surrounding
the church ON September 1th. To continue
two weeks No collections arc To he
taken, and they appeal to their friends
i'll this community to help them in Il good
cause. Three services will he held each