The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-11-21


Farmingtcn. are arranging for an inter
esting Thanksgiving entertainment.
The Wilmington NJ. +. Conference
will meet in Dover Church, on March
10th. BiShcp Fitzgerald will preside
The Calendar Club of Uopcwel NJ.
Z. Church will hold a poultry and oyster
supper ut Mr.. George Poist's, ON We'd
ncs'lay evening next.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
| Church of IIavre de Grace, will hold
their annual Thanksgiving supper. com
mcncing November 18th, 2Gth, 9th and
| 18th. Proceeds for the organ fund
About fifty Italian lHhorcrS were laid
off last week from the pipe lire work
ing,, in lower Lancaster County. Pa. 1t
| is thought that the Gam at Pine Grove
will not be constructed until next spring.
r. w. Cochran, near Odessa, Del,
| watS showing specimens of second growth
| apples in NJ; .!lttown. last week. They
were about the size of walnutS and We're
taken from u tree on MIR. Cochrans
farm.
Probably your physician has told you
| that rheumatism is inculahlr. Discover
les are being made IN medicine rs we'll
rs in other things. Rhcumacidv is dis
covcry. 1t positively cures rheumatism.
At druggists.
| After being closed since july 1>t the
| Presbyterian Church nt Cclttsvillr. Pa.
opened on Sunday last. During the sum
mcr the walls have been decorated and a
Few pipe organ. costing $1,000 Installed.
If which amount Andrew Carnegie gave
$500
| Efforts are being made in Congress
to increase the Iny of the rural letter
carriers from 5000 to 500, 10 lc>ls than
three bills being introduced on Tuesday.
\ bill has also been introduced granting
the rural carriers an annual vacation of
thirty days with pay.
-IInvrc de Grace and Aberdeen anna
trur talent will give IN entertainment in
the City Opera House, Nt HnvIr de
Grace, on Thursday. December 18th. for
the benefit of the Baysidc Corn,t Band.
"A Fishcrman'S Luck" "a comedy drama,
in four acts will be presented.
| Mr.. William l.. AmOSs, Of Benson.
| Director of the State Institutes, has been
engaged in having u number of photo
| graph views taken of various sections of
the State which will be on exhibition at
the st. Louis Exposition. These views
are being taken by Il Photographic cam
era which gives plate twelve feet in
length and will show Il stretch of country
Scvcnty-tive mills wide.
The duckirg season owing to unfav-
orablc weather is not as yet very sue
ccSSful. The few ducks being killed do
not supply the demand. which is active
now. The ducks killed are principally
canvaS-backS and rel-hCaGS, and are in
prime condition. In consequence of the
demand, prices are firm. Canvas-backs
are selling at $500; red-heads $500;
riddles, S1.25; black heads, 10 cents "A
pair.
Martin Oldham. lowering the ham,
mcrs on his shotgun while hunting on
Blair'S Island, in the SusQuehanrG River
one Cay last week. let the hammers slip,
and his brother. Harry Oldham, received
charge of shot in the right arm. One
of two men fishing nearby, who proved
to be a physician, dressed the arm, and
later had it amputated between the ell
how and shoulder at the Columbia Hos
pital.
Tho old Cooch'S mansion at Cooch' :
Bridge. the scene of the revolutionary
battle of that Elme, it is said, will be
vacated by J. Wilkins Cooch. who will
remove to Newark some time in Deem
Der. Mr.. CGoch has lived in the old man
sion for many years. The historic build
ing will still remain in the possession Of
the tooch's. however. and will be "ccu-
Ipicd by Levi ii. Cp"ch. the younger son
of Mr.. Cooch.
Roy. the 13-ycar-od son of Mr.. ThoS
McGimnes. Of Alillington. Kent County
WAS crushed to death one day last week
by Il traction engine which was being
propelled by the boys father. The boy
WAS walking beside the engine and
caught hold Of a piece of hose to lift
himself up. The hose slipped and he fell
under the marin driving wheel. He was
heard t. give one cry us he fell. hut the
engine could not be stopped in time tC
save his life. His body WAS crushed al
most fiat, ana death was instantaneous.
Lewis i. Bush, ESD. of Wilmington
Del, has offered to the undergraduate,
students Of Delaware College, two prize,
to he given for essays CA literary sub
jcctS. Will rot some other philanthropy,
citizen follow his example and offer
prize or prizes for essays on historical
or economic subjects. There is no feel,
of investigation more important to TIL
young American of today than that o
the principles Of sound civil and cconom
policy and this is a most excellent wa.
to turn bright minds into the prope
channels. The Professor of Histor
: would lie glad to hear from any one in
terestcd in the matter
The Octoraro Water Company
still engaged in the work of Secu1in