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

tho H!'lNhce OIL. IL. MackeN. on
East Main street. is being rrpaintcl
The longest day in the year was
TUESDAY ElSt-14 hours and II minutes.
Jacob Kirk. of the Eighth district.
lost a valuable jersey COW one day last
week
-Thc unnua festival by Wurburton
School will be held tonight. If stormy,
Monday evening.
-'iovcrnor PattiSon II valuable horse
owned by DR.. George $. Dare. of Rising
Sun, died one day last week from some
unknown cause.
The tax rate of Queen Amncs coun-
ty for the ensuing year has been fixed at
30 cents On the 500.
Tomorrow. Sunday morning ut the
Elkton NJ. T.. Church Love Feast will be
held at $50 ard at 1870 Dr. Mowblay
will preach.
-Regnning Sunday. July 3. the Sun
day School Of the Elkton NJ +. Church
will he held Immediately after the morn
ing preaching service.
Rev j. Gibson CAN'T. rector of st.
Mary's Church, North East. will preach
i'll Trinity Church, Ekton, at the morn
ing service tomorrow, Sunday.
Miss May AIaflitt, of Boston, and Mrs.
Macner. of Baltimore. have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. james Matiitt,
at their country home, Beech Holm"
near Mechanics Valley.
The Epwcith League of Unic:l will
hold an ice cream festival "Wednesday
cveTing. June %, in Mrs. Emma Smiths
grove, Pleasant Hill Proceeds for the
cemetery fund. If stormy the next fair
evening. All invited
John W. McCool, ST. who has been
under treatment in Il Philadelphia hos
pital for blood poisoning from Il wound
received on the back of his hand. is re-
ported as sufficiently improved to return
to his home very probably next week.
In the list of honor students pub
liShed last week the name Of Miss Mabel
Salmon was omitted from the roll of
public school No. 3. in the report for
sixth grade students. Her average for
the month was 9S out of a possible 100.
Wheat harvest began in the lower
part Of the county this week. several
ing to cut grain on "Wednesday. The
crop promises n good yield, very much
better than the prospect early in the sea-
son indicated.
The Crimson Rambler Rose is now
blooming all its gorgeous beauty. MI
nervous exhibits of it can be seen in
town, nOticeably those of the Misses
Hogg, Mr.. A. A. Grown. Mr.. John Fra
ger, Mrs. VIM. Davis and many other
smaller, but 10 less pleasing exhibits.
William w. McNamee has extended
his tobacco store under the Howard
House, Elkton, back another room, hav-
ing rented the additional floor space.
Mr.. McNamee carries II stock that equal
any city store. He is II Judge of a fine
cigar. and his customers get the benefit
of this when he buys.
Rev w. p. Taylor, pastor of Elk
Neck churches, has been appointed pas
tor of Bethel and Summit charge to sue
coed the late Rev. L. X. Greed. Rev.
j. NJ S. Van Bunk. of Town Point
charge, succeeds Rev. Mr.. Taylor at Elk
Neck. Regular services at both charges
tomorrow in charges of the new pastors
The recent exhibition given under
the auspices of the Delaware Horse
Show Association was a success finan-
cially and otherwise. While the pro-
ject came out a little ahead in the mat
ter of finances, the exact amount is not
known. The result would have been
much better if the weather had been
more favorable.
Many of the farmers residing in
some parts Of New Castle county, Del,
have discovered that their wheat has
been badly damaged, presumably by the
weather. Levy Court Commissioner
Meggine'on, who resides near New Cas-
tie, brought samples of his wheat to the
Levy Court ON Tuesday. He estimates
that one-tcnth OF hts crop is damaged
and almost n total loss. The heads OF
the damaged wheat are the same size as
the perfect wheat, but, an examination
disclOses that the damaged heads Contain
no wheat. Mr.. Meggipson is of the
opinion that the. storms injured the early
shoots Of the wheat.