The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-25

i he annual meeCnS or the Maryllnu
Teachers Association will be held Mt
Ocean City July 13 to Is.
The government pension of Jacob :.
Markee, Of Elkton, has been increased
from S24 to $50 per month.
The residence of Mr. John E. Alex
anler on North street. Elkt0n. is being
reprinted by Charles b. Parker.
A sample of Maryland timothy hay
carried off the hOnorS of being the best
exhibit at the annual convention of the
National HAY Dealers Association, held
at st. Louis last week.
w. ID. Summers lost a fine brood
mare last week, the animal broke her leg
in some unknown way while out ut pas
ture.
An excellent soft crab supper at o.
c. Gil2S' restaurant WAS enjoyed laSt
Tuesday evening by the Union Lodge of
Masons.
Company Il. VI. y. c.. of Elktrn.
will participate in the First Regiment
Cncampmcnt ut Bun Run on September
9TH u 18th.
THE contract for rchuilling the st.
Mary's T.. +. Church. North East. has
been awarded to County Commissioner
Levi Patterson.
BEGINNING with Monday. the Elk
several days while repairs are being
made to tho ~as ho!r.cr
Deputy Sheriff Mc.\llistcr arrested
Isaac Wilson on the base lall =ronp Is
On THURSDAY evening for carrying Il
cD"ccalcd deadly weapon.
some persons, unknown. broke into
one of Elkton's spCakcG$ies on Wclncs-
day afternoon ami stole two crates Of
hcor and one gallon of wliskey.
DR.. \. Douglas McConachic. dcliv-
cred the address of welcome at the 9th
anniversary Of the Royal Arcanum in
the Lyric Theatre on Thursday night
Harry Eder of West Elkton. was
painfully injured in the face by the cX-
1lo<iOu of a cannon cracker on Friday
morning. DIR. Cawlcy treated his w@Und
A rehearsal of the Elktcn NJ L.
Church choir of which Mr. Henry Vim
singer is leader. WAS held on Wednes-
day evening ut Miss Mary Harvcy's ut
Wilma.
The handsome silver cup that will
he presented to the team winning in the
Cecil County League is on exhibition in
the window of c. +. Finck'S jcwclry
;ors', Elkt"n.
While hcng raised to its new f1un-
cation the small barn on the James T..
Dean property near Farr Greek, fell
and was badly wrecked. Fortunately
no one was hurt.
"A Young fellow known among his as
Sociatcs as Red and employed by the
Layton'S Carnival Company was arrest
ed on Thursday and is TOW held in Jail
for approp1iating n sweater owned by
Sautelle. the strong man.
The ice cream festival hcld at M1S.
Kmblcs. at Appleton. on Thursday for
the benefit of the Union Hospital fund
WAS II success. The Elkton band. led by
Mr. John Dunbar. rendered its services
and II number of Ektonians Were pres
ent
- ne StNPllI 'Itllt'lHl l'lSlIItl
worth League convention will be held at
Round Lake. New York, July 21 to %.
The cost Of the TRIP from Wilmington
and return is $1,000. Rev. II. X. Steph-
epson will >upcrintcnd the Wilmington
membership to whom applications should
he addressed.
Mr. Frank Kcmcthcr. of this town.
has recently put upon the market his
Patented harvester and grain binder
hook IL useful device intended to Simph-
fy the loading ana unloading Of Meteor
mick Harvester Farmers must find it
II great time and money saver. and we
expect TO see the hook generally in use.
Mrs. I.amm. widow If the late David
Lamm. n former resident of Port Deposit
lost her life in the burning of the steam
err General Slocum.' in the East River
ut New York, last week, and tive "f her
small children persisted with her. Her
13-y,ar-o.d son managed to secure Il life
prt.>erver and escape from the steamer.
While in the water he felt something
Juggling at his foot. and reaching down
brought to the surface Il small child,
which he succeeded in saving. The lit
tie lads brain was severely shocked by
his awful experience. but it is thought
that he will recover his reason in Il brief