The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-07-16

recent EXAMINATIONS II puDll>ntu Ill TINS
issue.
--Granitr stones to mark water right
sections along the Octrrnro are being
taken by teams from Rising Sun station.
A festival will be held Oh the New
London NJ. +. Church grounds this even
!!!E.
--PoStDilce Inspector Maxwell was in
Elkton ON Monday inspecting the Office
here.
The Radnnr Pulp Mill at Elkton has
closed down for Il short time for want a
wood.
Anyone having II wheel chair that
cam he rented or loaned to- II needy per-
sam will please address Box -. Elkton
poStoiiicc.
The newly appointed election ofi-
ciHIs We're examined by Supervisors
Tucker. Smithcl> and Cameron on Mon
day. The list will be published later
Corn andoatS were tlattened more or
less 10y the heavy rain of Tuesday night.
The latter crop is undoubtedly much in
jured.
-Cadmus Price lost one of his fine
cart horses on Thursday from Il sudden
attack of collie following its morning
feed.
The report that Dallas Wilson. col
orCd. sent tp the House of Correction
for carrying a gun" had died in the
hospital there is incorrect.
Two tank cans jumped thu. elevated
tracks on the F., b. Il w. Il. Il. in
West Philadelphia on Tuesday and de
laycd traffic for about two hours.
John :. RosSell. president of the
wourd-up ChliStiana Improvement Co.,
is distributing its assets among the
stockholders.
Albert Hamilton. ~ years odd. is id
West Chester Jail charged with forging
the name Of Theodore Bye. of Lewis
ville to Il check for SIS.
Michael Featherin;n. father of Mrs.
Edward Rock. of Syhmar. died ut his
home in East Nottingham, Chester coun
tv, on Monday night, aged - years.
The Oxford Board of Trade has en-
dolscd the misunderstanding trolley,
bright.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
had Il delightful day for its picnic at
Plum Point on Thursday. The Metho-
diStS will hold theirs ut the same place
next Wednesday.
A receM inspection of the work at
Pine Grove by Chief Engineer Richards
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad strength
ems the belief that the Octoraro Water
Company is backed or is in fact, the
railroad company itself.
Constable Hoffman. of Pcrryvillc,
and IL poStotlicc detective are ON the
track Of IL party who had government
checks payable to Thomas Richardson.
caShcd last Marchby \. III. Owens X
Bro.
The case of Mrs. Botkin. charged
with poisoning Mrs. Ida Dcane. of Dow
en- has been continued until July -.
The motion for new trial on the charge
of poisoning Mrs. Cunning will he
heard on August s.
The first railroad excursions 10 Tl-
chester is set for "Wednesday next. The
u hIIl l'hN'~ lslNt''l at ''''''''' NJ u N
cts - cents. Children under y years
half price
superintendent George Biddle and
number of county teachers attended the
thirty-~rventh annual meeting of the
State Teachers Association at the AT
lantic Hotel. Ocean City, ON WetmeS-
day. Thursday and yesterday. Cover
nor Warticld was also in attendance.
Presiding Elder Mowbray and Rev.
Vaughan :. Collins We're booked for adj
dresses nj the Epwolth League Conven-
tion in session at Mountain Lake Pa,
Un "Wednesday evening and tomorrow
Rev. X. X. Stephenson .of Scott Church,
Wilmington. will speak on Junior Lea
que Work.
The Partridge Hill pavement wild
cnin% has come to Il temporary deadlock.
| The town wants Il SiX-foot strip of Mr..
| Gilpin'S ground to widen pavement and
street. He is willing to give three feet
for the pavement but won't stand for
| more.
The funeral of Mrs. Harriet Daw-
son. widow of James Dawson. was held
flom the home of her son Frank Cherry
near Blake. 1n Saturday. with iiteim,it
| in RUSchank Cemetery. Calvert Mrs.
| Dawson died nj midnight un the 9th inst,
aged 81 years. She hao been married
three times.
The men of the Maryland Division.
| T.. Il. Il w. X. r.. have been paid fnr
| their work in June. Some of the hands
got but little a. they worked but two
| day> per week. Two pay ears were III
service ga account of Il rus. for checks
aS several hundred out Of work were
| We're looking for their money.
| -RrbeIt &. Thnckcry. Esq has been
| Informed Of the G,ath Uf his s>ter-il-
| law. Mrs. ThnmrS i nackcry. at her hus
| bands residence in Chicago. on the Sd
inst. Mrs. Thackcry'S remains We're i'll
TERED in Louisville, Ky. where she and
her husband formerly resided. Two chill
dren survive ller.
! The alumni of st. Johns College
will be pleased to learn that the faculty
is to be increased. The interior of Old
| Humphrey Hall is to be renovated and
| Il complete record of the Whereabouts Of
| living alumni is TO be compiled rs also
Il list of deceased graduates of the col
lc"c.