The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-07-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.

-Kennett Square BaptiStss will place
a fine new organ in their church.
Miss Laura II. Curtis, of Natick,
Mass, has been appointed manager of
the Tome Institute Inn. Port Deposit.
Miss Marietta Mcarns, of Zion, left
hast week for an extended visit to her
sister, Mrs Norwood Pratt, of spring
field III.
S. Lynll Touchton. Of Havre de
Grace. ram IL screwdrivcr in his eye one
day last week. Fears are felt for his
sight.
A Philadelphia sportsman bagged -
woodcock and large chicken hawk ON
the flats below Perryville one day TO-
Gently.
-Rev. Vaughan $. Collins. Of Port
Deposit, is the first pastor i'll the Will
mington Conference to be invited to re-
turn for another YEAR.
The receipts from the Fourth of
July celebration at Hnvre de Grace were
S34O.15. expenses S3OS.7O. The balance
S31 90 Wits turned over to the fire com
pany.
Mrs. Thomas Fowler. mother of q.
II. WINS. of Aberdeen. fell from the
footboard of Il trolley car in Baltimore
one day la>t week. and got an ugly cut
in the back of her head
The Ebenczer Social Club was enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. \. NJ. McNhmee
of prrcipin. on Wednesday evening. of
last week. An interesting literary pro-
gram was rendered. About 30 guests
We're present.
The singing books used hast year at
Leslie Camp will also be used this year.
Those who have copies should take them
to the camp.
Brown Frazer and Harvey Ncwlovc
he,rycd seventeen wcodcDck ut New Cas-
tie last week. This is the greatest num-
Der of birds of this kinu killed i'll that
vicinity in one day for tn" past fifteen
years by any body of gunncrs.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage at the Aberdeen Methodist
Episcopal Church on Saturday. July %
at 7.3O p. m. of Mr.. John T. Evans and
Miss Hilda May. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs George ii. lvi!S.
The Press reports that the bonds OF
the Oxford Agricultural Society are be
ing paid off. being due July l. The
Board of Managers propose to have the
mortgage debt of $1,000 in one lump
not scattered in small sums as has been
the case.
Mr.. ard Mrs. George &. Kerr. OF
Newark. have issued invitations I" tn,
marriage of their daughter, Heltn Mar
garetta to Prof. Arthur Julius Wood
on Tuesday cvenng. July 26, mt O'Clock
in the First Presbyterian Church.
The remains of Miss Annie +. lie.
gates. aged %. daughter of Peter b
Lcgat,,i formerly of Newark. were i'll
tered in Welsh Tract Cemetery ON the
18th inst She died III Philadelphia tn,
previous Sunday.
"A valuable clay deposit has beer
found on the old Bay farm nurr Havr'
de Grace. The clay WAS given SatiSfac'
tory tests mt the Maryland Art and III I
CompanyS plant ut North Fast. X. &
Hopkins will try to have the deposit de
vclopcd.
Mrs Geo. Anderson died in Havr,
de Grace early last week of acute indi
ge>tion. in fifteen minutes after the at
tack. Her funeral was held "n the l4tl
inst. with int,rment in Angel Hill Gem
ctery Her husband and four daughters
survive her.
The Rising Sun Journal says that
the hay harvest was proceeding. between
i, .,1I fold al
grass are heavy others light. making al
average yield. Most wheat is reported
damaged by fly.
w. Il. Coomey's bakery team RAJ
away from Principle to Pennington via
Grccnhur,t one day last week. but luck
lily did no harm. Eric Mayberry anc
William Pugh caught the hoIstCS. whose
bits had been removed while feeding
The wagon AND harness were damaged
-"COl." III. O. X. Foster, of North
East. was coIlSt raned to accept the hos
FATALITIES Of Havre de Grace enc night
last week. but ShGok the dust of the
burg from his feet bright and early
next morning.
The remains of Abncr G. CoulNon. {
bIbllfi vi MIS-. L ivy lWN'H~. vi ltlS
ing sun. were inferred in West Noting
ham Cemetery on the 18th inst. He died
in Wilmington on the 10th inst. aged
about 10 years.
Walter A. Scott. died in Philadcl
phia on the Sth inst. and WAS buried al
Shcllburg, Pa. He wal~ u brother OF
Mrs. Henry EvalsS. of Rising Sun, and
Mrs. Milford Richards of C0lora. III,
WAS about 43 years of age.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret f
Cummings. wife of ii. {. Cummings. OF
Rising Sun. was held on lnst Friday
with intermeEt in West Nottingham
Cemetery. Mrs. Cummings. who hac
suffered from the effects of ~ broken hiT
and other ailments. died ON the 18th inst
aged "a years. Her husband and sev
cral children survive her.