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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-14
servian Ministry Resigns.

London. Aug. 13.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Vienna says the
entire Servian ministry has resigned
because of the differences in the per-
sonal relations between the army off,
GERS who participated and those who
took no part in the murders.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-14
Iohn ~. Gntes had Good Nay.

Saratoga, n. Y, Aug. 1S.-John w.
Gates Is reported by the attending ply
stefan az having passed relatively
comfortable day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-14

Henry-"Horace is too confiding /"
Harvey-'I think so! he tries to catch
his trains by the clock out at his coun-
try hotel."-Detroit Free Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-14
Mrs. e. n. PursIy, Oneonta. n. Y

Oneonta, N. Y, Aug. 13.-Mrs. Eliz-
abeth II. Purdy, a sister of the late
Coils p Huntington, died at her home
here tonight.
The Imperial press., 1903-11-07
EASTSIDE WATER COMPANIES 5 AND 7
5 AND 2

tion as soon as iachinery can be ob- tained, which may not be before next summer or next fall.
 One of the first things to be done is bridging the Alamo river on Holt ave- nue, just south of town, and few weeks will see that completed.
 The park, which occupies the center of town. in the old Spanish plaza style, will be at once planted, with view to making it the most beautiful garden in the valley.
 Wire has been ordered for a telephone line from Imperial, and that will very soon be in place.
 J. F. Boyd of Redlands has ordered fifteen carloads of lumber with which to stock a lumber yard in Holton, and that is expected to begin to arrive at once.
 J. S. Br1denstein, postmaster at East side has petitioned the department to move the office to the Holton town site and change the name to Holton.
 w. F. Holt has purchased $40 acres of land, adjoining the town site, of H.. L. Brown, paying s21 an acre.
 George w. Todd, who arrived in the valley recently from Nebraska, has bought 16O acres in No. of J. H. Win gert for $2O an acre.
 w. F. Gillett has bought of Mir. Walsh of South Dakota 80 acres in No. for $22 an acre.
 There is steady and rapid increase in population through water districts 5 and 7, and almost every day witnesses the arrival of new families to take pos session of farms, while great efforts are being put forth to get the land under cultivation as soon as possible. The acreage of graiL will run high into the in the two districts, and it is expected that there will be extensive shipments from HoltOn next summer, by which time it is expected the rail- road will be built from Imperial.
The Imperial press., 1903-11-07
BOLTON

The plans which have been making for some weeks for building the town and power plant of Holton are now complete, and work was begun on the project this week. Tuesday w. F. Holt arrived with F. c. BayIess of Redlands, who will have charge of all the struc- tural work in Holton and of the town site. Mir. Bayless is an electrician and mechanical engineer, and a capable business man and pleasant gentleman. He brought with him five tents, each IS x3O feet, which are being set up on the town site, and these will be used as hotel, office and living rooms until sub stantial buildings can be put up. He is accompanied by his father, J. M. Bay less of Kansas, and will soon be joined by Mir. and Mrs. Mitchell of Riverside, who will have temporary charge of the tent hotel and begin the work at once of setting out complete nursery.
 The first building to be erected in I1OltOu VIII Uc tIlo IIlt'Sl clI OlClOuS OIO yrt projected in the entire valley. It will be the Alamo Hotel, with cost esti- mated at $15 ,000. It will be 5Ox100 feet, two 'stories, and will be substantially built of brick Contract was let some time since for the brick, and construc- tion will begin as soon as they can be burned. The building will be entirely surrounded with ten-foot veranda two stories high, with every sleeping room opening upon 1t. This arrangement is to make it possible for all guests to step from their rooms to cot on the yer anda, if they prefer to sleep out of doors. The ground floor will be used for offices and stores, and the entire structure will be modern, with electric lights, piped water, baths, etc.
 Three other brick buildings for busi- mss purposes are projected, and will fol- l tn hot, in rapid succession.
 Work will be begun as soon as brick are available on the foundation of the power plant, and this will be in opera
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-09-12
Local News Of Carson and Vicinity

Trib cures bruises and sprains
C. w. Friend. Optician.
See the new samples at Joe Platt's.
The tent show people pulled out for
Gardnerville yesterday.
Mrs. l. NJ. Martin died in Lovelocll
Monday night within a few hours of
giving birth to a daughter.
Glib. Briggs was a departure for the
south yesterday where he will look ov-
er his mining interests.
The residence of Ed. Strang in Reno
was destroyed by fire Wednesday even
ing causing a loss of $1,000; partly
covered by insurance
LOst-A yellow and white shepard
dog: last seen of him was near State
Prison. Finder return to Park hotel
and receive $3.50 reward lw
The tax-rOll of Humboldt county
shows an increase of $16S,7S7 over
last year The increase is principally
from patented lands of the Southern
Pacific company
B. F. Joy has sold his claims in the
vicinity of the new strike between
Reno and Wadsworth. The purchasers
were New York people-Journal
The big ferry boat Solano. running
between Benicia and Port Costa, has
been taken off for repairs and trains
are now run around by the way of
| Stockton.
While riding on top of train load
| ed with lumber from Hobart Mills Mon
day afternoon, John Nolan, an employe
of the Sierra Nevada Wood and Lum-
| Der company, was struck by a beam IN
| a snowshed and kaccked to the ground
sustaining injuries from which he diet:
Monday night
| The officers of Lincoln county are
taking active measures to suppress the
lawless element that is congregatine
at Calientes and other points along
the San Pedro road. AS soon as con
struction begins there will no DOUBT
be considerable crime to deal with
and more prisoners for the State Il
care for
| FOR SALE-A four room frame
house, in first class condition. Halt
a block of land fenced, stable and 9th
er out houses, shade trees in front
City water piped to yard and into
house For particulars apply at thi,
office
; Excursion Rates.
| Commencing on the 18th of Sen
tember and daily thereafter until Nov
ember 30th, colonists tickets will b.
sold at the same rates and frOrf
the same points as were in effect las
spring.
From Chicago to San Francisco $33 .
From St Louis to San Francisco. 80 q
From Kansas City to San Fran
From Omaha to San Francisco. 25 0
Stop overs will be given in Nevad:
For further particulars apply to Sol
thern Pacific agents.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-09-12
Wood For Sale.

Good dry split and limb pine
wood, sold in quantity to suit patrons.
up phone 191.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-09-12

Jim Green is painting and generally
fixing up his residence in this city.
The Reno Druids will hold a picnic
at Bowers Mansion Sunday.
Miss Nellie Epstine is spending
few days visiting relatives in this city
Judge w. d. Jones was among the
arrivals of yesterday He reports every
thing lively out his way.
J. M. Davis. the latest lessee of the
Virginia City Chronicle, denies the
report that the paper is to be con-
Quoted by w. E. Sharon
Dick Barber and family, who have
been spending several weeks in An
telope valley have returned to this
city.
George Gillson was among the ami
walls of yesterday having come from
Vinton. on the n C. o.
The Women of Woodcraft will give
their fourth annual ball on the even
! ing Of October ID
| Battle Mountain has an epidemic OF
robberieS. Two saloons were burglar
lied few nights ago
The Indians are making ready tC
gather their annual crop of pine-nuts
They report them very plentiful this
| fall
Lost-A ladies black jacket between
the Park hotel and Shaw's Ho,
Springs. Finder please return to tn,
Park hotel and receive reward
Frank Everetts came in from tbs
diggings on the Carson River yester
day. He is wearing a smile as widt
as Fred Dangberg's hay stacks ant
says that the gold up that way is alb
out to find its way to the mint
Work is being rushed on the BrougN
er home. The foundation is all com
plete and the wood work has been
commenced. 1t will be a decidedly
handsome structure when complete
A fake drummer worked the towr
of Winnemucca under the guise that
he represented a Salt Lake house He
borrowed considerable money on tbs
strength of it and left for parts un
known
The Genoa Courier has been inccr
porated under the name of the Courie
Publishing Company. with a capita
Of $4,000 fully subscribed 1t is pre-
posed to further improve the paper
The Courier states that William
: Olds. former resident of the valley
was brought home from Stockton las
: week totally blind He was sufferin
. with his eyes and under the care Of
doctor he lost the use of them entire
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The County Commissioners of Cecil
county were in session on Tuesday and
Wednesday. PreScnt-W. W. McGu-
gan. President: w. Il. Davis and James
{. Crothers.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. and various bills cX-
amincd. passed and ordered to be paid.
II. IL. McFadden and Samuel j. Ar
buckle appeared before the Board. OPP
posing the rc-opening of the road from
Carriers Mills to the .\ndora-C Cherry Hill
road: l.. Nj. IIaincS. EST. appeared ad-
vocating the re-opening of the same.
Petitions were received asking for new
bridges at J. h. TySon'S mill, on Princi-
pio Creek. and on the Oakwood Pilot
road, over Conowingo Creek.
The Trustees of the Poor and Insane
submitted their report, showing cXpendi-
lures for the ten months to he S5.S54.2 %,
and receipts from sale of farm products
S911.9I
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
A Preliminary SkirmiSh.

Th" unexpected appearance of the
"caIl' for Democratic Primaries on the
2irl inSt which appeared in the Cecil
Star on Saturday. wa> very general
surprise to the anti-organizatiom Demo
Gratis. their dissatisfaction being express
ed particularly at the fact that the pub
lished list of gentlemen constituted
Judges of the Primaries, was made up
entirely of organization men. Early in
the week. the air was full of rumorS as
to the course the opposition Democrats
intended to pursue. to secure aS they
claimed some representation 'at the
window" From all we could learn how
ever. their action was limited to an APP
plication signed by their local candidates
addressed to Mr.. William u. Bratton. as
Chairman of the County Central Com
mittrr. asking the designation of two
men aS Judge and Watcher, at each
polling place in the county, which re-
quest 50 far as we can understand, was
considered by the Committee. but not
complied with. \ similar application or
circular was addressed to Mr.. John NJ.
Tucker. aS Chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee for tn" county.
! t any further. or other effort. was made
by tn" anti.orgnnizati"n people To secure
representatives lat the window" it has
not tranSprcd on the street. or been
made publiS. While this preliminary
skirmiSh for position. was all that APP
prarcd upon the surface this week. the
activity of both sides has prrrcptably in
creased. and the war is being carried into
Africa O. in every district of the county.
As the days continu" to lcngthrn. the
factiuual heat continues To strengthen.
Since tn" above was put into type. ii
is reported, that upon the assurance that
they will support the Ticket nominated
the organization Democrats. have COM
Piled with the request of their party con-
testantS. for II Judge and Watcher nj the
polling place in each District of the
county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
Opening Dance AT Spa Spring Park.
rom our Regular Correspondent

From our Regular Correspondent
The opening dance of the season at
Spa Spring Park. took place on Monday
evening. and was Il social success. Il
number of guests from Il distance. as we'll
| as those from the ncighhorhood being
present. The following were among the
many we noticed Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Clayton, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph RccS. Mr.
and Mrs. Bennett Steele. Mr.. and Mrs
Caleb Price, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Bouch
ellie. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs Cayot RcaSton
Mrs. Joseph Steele. Misses Mary Boul-
den. Florence Eger. Elsie KurSner. Min
nine and Lucy Reed. Dora Steele. Helen
Ellison, Sallie and Ida Bouchelc. Flor
ence and Marion Ruulden. Helen. Elsie
and Mamie Spear Evalyn Kiblpr. Ethe
Berry. Alice Settle. Lionne Beaston
Edith Willis, Mary Thomas: MeSSrs
Groome and Harold Steele. Frank an,l
Harry Howard. Hugh Caldwell. John NJ
Reed. Jr.. Lindel Beuston. Harry Kibcr
Lambert Manovc. Griffith Ellison. DrS
ii. \. Clcaver, II. j. Conrcy and Delmnr
Smith"rS. all of this town and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Manlovc. Mrs
Manly Drennrn. Misses Rose and Eliza
beth Drennen and Anna Hague: Me<srS
Fred Gilpin. Fred Frazer. Henry War
burton. Henry Mitchell. Victor Bennett
Allan Price and Oldham Davis. of Elk
ton.
Mrs. NJ f. Clayton. Misses Daisy
Hoover. Marion Clark Annie and Mamie
Jones, Emma LuSby. Mary Walters.
Blanche Padley. bessie and Hyland
Bouldcn. Miss CruikShank: McsSrs Lam
bert Davis Wills IIuSby Thomas Boul-
den. Woodall Jones. Fred Hoover. and
Dallas Manlovr. of Cccilton.
Misses Clara and Elsie PaXSon. MeS<rS
Eugene paXsom. Harry Cazier. Leslie
Foard and Lee Cam. of Kirkwood. Del
Miss Hill. Miss Price. of Locust Grove:
Miss Fannie Woodall. Mr. James Wood
all, of Georgetown: Miss Daisy Me
Cauley. Mr. McCauley and Dr. Edward
Scott, of Galena: McSSrS. Marshall. of
Milford, Del: Louis Naudain. of Mid
dlctown. DEL; Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Jones
of Krnncdyvillr
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
Meeting OF Northern COnvOcatiOn.

The Northern Convocaton of the Dio-
cese of EaSton met in North Kent Parish
Rev. Albert Ware, Rector, on WedneS-
day and Thursday. May 9TH and 9TH. the
morning services being held at Massey,
and the night services mt Millington.
The attendance was excellent. The
preachers of the morning services were
the Rev. Messrs Ward. of Port Deposit
and Coale. The topics of THE Holy
Communion" and "tontrmntion" were
presented by the Rev. Mcssrs. Denrochc.
Ward, Edison. Coale and Schouler. with
the Dean. At II business meeting Of the
Convocation. the Rev Giles Il. Cooke
was rc-nomnated to the Bishop for the
office of Dean. The Rev. Albert Ware
was chosen NicePresdent. and the Rev.
William Schouler. Secretary and Treas
urpr.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16

1t is said of an Elkton butcher, that
last week, he sold II beef and a half and
Il whole calf. He may be millionaire
yet, and he may profit by the example of
the biggest beef men of the United States
all Of whom began in Il small way. Mel
son Morris was peddler in Connecticut
and started business in Chicago with one
hog. The late Gustave II. Swift began
his career with one sheep in a small
town in Massachusetts. Philip ID. AR.
mour, too poor to buy transportation to
California by ship in the days of the
gold fever, Travelled overland from Onei-
da, \. y, most of the way on foot. He
made few dollars on the Pacific Coast
digging bitches to supply water for
placer mines. These three men Laird up
nearly $1O0,000,000 between them
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
Manual Training School.

An exhibition of the work of the pupils
of the Manual Training Department of
the Cecil County High School. of which
Mr.. Carroll Edgar is the efficient instruc-
tor, was opened mt the High School
building yesterday. and will he contin-
ued OH Monday. Prof. Edgar has been
aSsiduouS in his endeavors to achieve
practical results in his department since
its organization less than two years ago,
and the work of his pupils will evoke
praise from all who see it, y cordial
invitation is extended to the parents and
patrons of the school to view the exhibit
and pains will be taken to afford all in
terested in manual training an opportun-
ity to familiarize themselves with its
benefits, and judge by practical results
what is being done by his important de-
partment of education.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
COUNTY BUSINESS
Orphans Court And County Commission
erS Met In ElktOn This Week.
0ppIIA Nc, C0JTDT
ORPHANS COURT.

The Orphans Court met in regular ses
sion on Tuesday and Wednesday, of this
week. Presentation. Merritt s. Nc
Nance, Chief Judge; Hon. Charles e.
Beatty and Hon. S. Kennard Blake, As.
sociate Judges.
Sundry claims against estates of de-
ceased persons We're examined and
passed.
Bonds Approvcd.-Bo of Ella V.
Scott and Edwin o. Scott. AdmniStra-
tors of John Winfield Scott; bond Of
Elmer T.. Marplc, Administrator of
Charles II. Shippers.
Accounts rasscd.-FirSt and final nr-
count of Joshua Clayton. .Ir.. admins
TRAITOR of Walter &. Clayton; second ac-
count of James \. Bouldcn. executor nt
David Palmer; second and final account
of II. IL. lIaincS. guardian of Mabel NJ.
Mari.
Cont adjourned to meet in regular
session in June next.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
Suit For Damages.

Benjamin Il. Whiteman, of Elkton, by
Albert Constable, Jr., his attorney, has
entered suit in the Circuit Court against
Reiter, Curtis and Hill, railroad con
tractors, for the burning of timber on
land east of Elkton, caused by arkS
from locomotive used by the defendants
on new railroad construction work on
p, b. and w. Railroad east of Elkton.
The claim is for $400 damages
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
OBLIGATORY EXERCISES AND
ATHLETIC MEET.

The nrdicntory exercises took place
yesterday. when addresses were made by
Senator Louis f. McComaS. of Mary
land. who delivered nn address on "Thr
State: Charles C. Harrison. of the Uni
vrrsity Of Pennsylvania. on Colleges
and Universities: George II. Denny.
President of Washington and Lee Uni
vrrSity. Virginia. on "Srcomdary Educa-
ton: Rev Simon j. Mcrherson head
master of Lawrrncrvillc School. ON Pre-
pnratnry Schools of the United States" :
James IL. Van Sickle. Superintendent of
rnblic Schools in Baltimore. on The
Public Schools
An incident attending yesterdays oh
>ervancc was the unveiing of Il portrait
Of Jacob Tome. the founder of the In
>titutc. by Rev. James X. Campbell,
representing Mrs. jacob Tome In the
evening there was II grand vocal and in
>trumentnl concert and reception ut the
Directors residence of the delegates and
guests. friends of the school and grad
uateS.
The ,ledicatory exercises will take
place ut the Memorial Hall to-day. which
is one of the most conspicuous and ele-
giant of all the group of well-lppointed
buildings comprising the Tome founda-
tion. The formal presentation will be
made by Washington w. Hopkins. and
the speech of acceptance on behalf of
the State and the public by Hon. John
Walter Smith. Governor of Maryland.
The other speakers will be Lewis Marsh
all Haines. of Elkton: James III. Fuertes,
President Ira Remsen. of Johns Hopkins
University; Abram Winegardner Harris.
Director of Tome Institute. The dedi-
cation will he made by Rt. Rev. Leigh
ton Coleman, Bishop of Delaware, and n
dedicatory or memorial tablet to Jacob
Tome by representatives of the Junior,
Middle and Senior Schools of the Instit-
ute.
The athletic meet, which takes place
this afternoon, promises to be the most
ambitious inter-scholastic contest ever
arranged in this part of the United States
for which there are about 400 entries.
On Sunday morning, the baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered in the Tome
Memorial Church by Rev. Dr. William
Mcdowell, and in the evening a concert
will be given in that edifice.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
MISS GERTRUDE BURNS.

Miss Gertrude Burns died mt the home
of her sister Mrs. John II. Mearms, in
North East, on Saturday evening" the
9th inst, after long illness, aged forty
four years. Miss Burns was "A daughter
of the LATTE Samuel Burns, in his time
generally kTown and esteemed, as the
most successful auctioneer in Cecil
county. Miss Burns funeral took place
on Monday, her body being laid ut rest
in the Methodist Protestant Church
Cemetery ut Bay View.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
SPRING LAWN
MILLS BURNED
Valuable Machinery Destroyed, And
Numbers Thrown Out OF Employ
ment.

ment.
The Spring Lawn paper mills. located
on the Big Elk Creek. near the PcnnSyl-
vann lime. about nine miles from this
town. and owned by the Mcgargrr Com
pany of Philadelphia. whose offices are
at $50 DrrX"l Building. in than city.
We're destroyed 10y fire about six O'Clock.
ON Wednesday evening The fire orig
mated in the basement in the machinery
room. and was CAUSED by the explosion
Of lighted hand lamp. which was
Knocked from the hands of one of the
men by the hrlting on one of the ma
chimes. The flames spread with great
rapidity. amd soon the entire building was
doomed 10 destruction. The alarm was
quickly given. and the mill force. aug
m"ntrd by Il larg" number of people from
tn" surrounding country. was soon fight
ing the fire. but without success.
The Spring Lawn mills were among tn"
oldest paper mills in this section of the.
country, and We're partly of brick and
frame. The fire will throw about 90
hands out of employment. 1t is reported
that the mills were shortly to be aband-
onrd. the firm having completed II large
plant near West Chester. where the ma
chinrry Of the plant ut Spring Lawn was
to be removed.
1t is understood that the MrSSlS. Meg
argcr are amply insured. but not the
least atf1ictiun of the fire. is the loss Of
employment of many operatives who re-
side in the vicinity of the mills.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
DEATHS.
MRS. M.ARI IL. WARD.

Mrs. Mary III. Ward very eStimahle
woman. and long II resident of this vic
unity. died nj the residence of her SON
in-law. Mr.. Charles III. Smith, formerly
Clerk to the Board of County Commits
SionerS of this county-in Baltimore, on
Monday. Mrs. Ward is survived hy
three daughterS-AIrsC Charles II. Smith,
Mrs. Hyland Marcus. of ElktoI, and
Mrs. Andrew lIuShcbcck. of Tifiin, Ohio.
Mrs. Wards body was brought to Elk
ton. on the 30 y. M. train, on Thurs
day. when funeral services were held at
the NJ. T.. Church, with burial in the
Elkton Cemetery.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
TABLE EDUCATIONAL EVENT

!irrro'!S, Port Deposit; Il. Holly Smith
ani W. Comwrll Smith. Baltimore: Mabel
StrphrnSon. Port Deposit: Howard
Strnut. Fort Deposit: Louise Singlry.
Baltimore: Bessie Taylor. Port Deposit
Laura {. Thompson. Port Deposit; Car
niirr Nannrmam IIuvrr de Grace: Cur
lis .. Williams. tirrrnhur>t: Ada r.
Wooodrn and Charles g. Wooden.
Hampstead. Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-16
LUCILN LITZENRERG

Lucille Lit2enberg, au infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert ID. Litzeuharg
died of pneumonii, on Sunday night,
aged eight months. Her funeral was
held on Wednesday, with burial in Elk
ton Cemetery.