The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-21
LOCAL NEWS.

-Chestom Reisler will shortly have IL
new barn erected on his property near
Lombard.
-Twenty-four head Of horses averaged
$142 at II public sale held in Rising Sun
last week.
A complete map of the Eastern Shore
of Maryland will shortly be published by
the United States Geological Survey.
-Forty-five dollars WIS the amount of
the receipts from the festival held last
Friday evening, at Love Run School, in
the Sixth District.
The uniformed employees of the B.
& o. r. r., donned their summer suits
on Monday. Serge takes the place Of
flannel worn in previous summers
Lovers of "clWp" will need to be on
the qui vive, if the stringent penalties
recently provided for those INDUCING in
the aluring sport are strictly applied.
A strawberry and ice cream festival
will be held at Blake school, on Tuesday
evening, May 9th. If stormy. the next
clear evening. Proceeds for organ fund.
w lllldln NEllbH, IISSlHHdSltl anu
general Storekeeper ut Iron Hill, has pur
chased the cannery there and will run
it after September 1st canning tomatoes
only.
Harvey Foraker, Of Smyrna, Del, n
cripple from infancy, aged about IA
years, fell into Il hole while at play on
Tuesday, and broke his right leg above
the knee.
Frederick Dallam, formerly of Bel
Air is with Mrs. Cowen. Il joint admin
istrator of the late John X. Cowen, who
left personal estate valued at more
than 100000.
A sturgeon caught by William II.
Rainey and Robert Jamison near New
Castle. Del, on Tuesday, was sold at
Pcnnsville for $40. Caviare made from
it's roe gave its value.
The ice cream and strawberry festi
val held by the ladies of Chesapeake City
in aid of the local base ball team, will
probably be continued tonight, when the
gun contest will likely be decided.
A bazar and festival will be held by
the ladies of Rock Presbyterian Church.
on Wednesday evening, June list. Sup
per from ) to 9 o'clock. Admission %
and IL cents. Proceeds for church i'm
provement
Justice Gilpin on Monday evening,
fined James Moore. Eddie McCabe and
John Holland three festive colored
sports. 81 90 and costs, each. for Gisor-
derby conduct in Bells Lame and Collins
Avenue, on Sunday.
The brake on a freight car Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad refused to work
at Chester, Pa, on Tuesday, and the car
crashed into Il locomotive. knocking it
from the tracks and injuring Engineer
Frank O'Toole and Fireman Austin
Buckley, of Wilmington.
The Hartford County Grand Jury add
journed on Monday. after six days ses-
sion, after examining one hundred and
seventeen witnesses and finding twenty
indictments for larceny, = for a1Non
for attempt to burn II dwelling and
13 for violating the local option law.
The personal estate of the late
Franklin L. Mackie. of the Fourth Dis
trict, after payment of all claims.
amounted to S11.114.T9 and was di>trib-
uted as follows Mrs. Elizabeth l..
Mackie, widow. $3.7493; II. Eugene
ATackie and Amos X. Mackie, 1924 81
each; Osborne S. Mackie, Lillian f..
Mackie, Dora f. Reynolds and Nellie A.
N1ackie, 81 ,2349 S each
AT theregular monthly meeting of the
Singerly Fire Company held on Monday
night the following delegates We're
chosen TO the coming convention of the
State Fremen at Cumberland William
c. Feehly, George X. Ash, Joshua Clay
ton, Elmer Il. Hinson and Roger A.
Feehly, Jr. Alternates-William w. De-
vOre, Jacob j. Minister, Fred b. Frazer,
Owen Stanley and John r. Hogg.
The Fifteenth Anniversary Of the
Epworth League was celebrated in the
Elkton NJ. f. Church. of which Rev.
DR.. Thomas f. Martinda,e is Pastor, on
Sunday evening last. The central office
of the League at Chicago, has issued u
special Temperance Program for the
Anniversary service, entitled, weighed
in the Balance" Messrs. j. Harvey
Groves, John f. Sparklin Walter NJ.
Blackson, Miss Noble Mccoy and Miss
Eva S. Dean rendered temperance sell
ections, followed by appropriate music
Miss Feldmeyer, of Annapolis, sang q
solo, also DR.. Stanley Steele, "a we'll rend-
cred anthem by the Choir being "a special
feature of the evening. Card pledges
and pencils were passed to the audience
and 1872 signatures secured. The exer-
cises We're exceedingly enjoyed by very
large audience.