The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-20

The canneries at Colora and Liberty
Grove began operations this week.
Cecil C. Mcdonald, of Newark, ha,
been elected principal of the FELTON,
Del. puDlic schools.
-kennett Square is to be lighted TEN.
porarily by coal oil lamps pending a re-
newal OF the contract with the electric
light company.
The annual picnic of the Sunday
School of the Octornro NJ. f. Church
will be held on the church lawn Satur-
Gay. September >.
Canned goods brokers quoted last
week. standard tomatoes at 80 cents:
new packed 10 to - cents: new corn, 81
per dozen.
VIM. NJ. Poguc of Rising Sun. has
purchased for the use of his children Il
pair Of Shetland ponies and small two
seated trap.
The new organ for the Havrc de
Grace Presbyterian Church will be put
in position on Monday and the church
will reopen on September o.
The Riverside CUrnct Band. of Port
Deposit. now composed of 30 members.
h,sS rented Abrahans hail where they
will hold meetings in the future.
Inc Hartford County Teachers In
sttute will open mt BeHir on September
). John Il. Hanna will deliver the aid
dress of welcome; Prof ~ l.. Gibson,
of Ebcnsburg, Pa, will direct the music.
The widow of the late ii. c. DeNal-
niger. of .Iiddlctown. last week bought
the lease of his store in that town and
his son, Leon. bought the stock and fix
lures at public sale.
The Rising Sun base ball team held
a fair and festival last night which will
he continued this evening. This after
noon they will play the Chesapeake City
team and a band Of music will be on the
grounds. There is voting contest on
ut tn" festival with prize drawings for a
rifle. Il rocking chair and Il lap robe.
The infant cn..d of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob L. Bubb, of Cecil Paper Mill. was
severely bitten on the hands one night
last week by large rat which got into
the little ones crib The ends of the
child's fingers were badly lacerated by
the sharp teeth of the rodent and requir-
ed the services of Il physician to dress.
Mr.. John J. Ayers. who fans the
Hall estate near Van Bibbcr. Hartford
county. was attacked by II vicious bull
one day hast week and severely injured.
Fortunately the animal was dehorned,
but the man WAS knocked down and re-
crived severe injuries by being butted
and trampled uppa before assistance
came.
Thieves lTokc into the store room
of John Il. Johnston at Thompson St;l-
ton, near Newark, one night last week.
The safe was blown open but the rob
hcr> did not secure any lStoty. Mr..
Johnston had left card "n the safe
stating that it WIS empty. but this did
not prevent the robbers from wlrcking
the safe.
Mr.. X. X. Vnnnrman has bought of
the heirs of the late James Hopper. the
wharf adjoining the property of the
First National Bank-anl the ware
house and store building fronting Oh st.
John street, Havre de Grace. Mr.. Van
n"man has leased Il part OF the wharf
t. McSSrS. McNullcn n McDermCtt the
contractors for the erection of the piers
for the new railroad bridge across the
river there. ."
The contract for building a macad,
am road between Middlctown and Odes-
L
ohur, ut $50, 800. The distance is =. Is
miles. and the work must be completed
within 9O days. The contract has been
duly signed by the Levy Court Of New
Castle county and the contractors have
already Il large force Of men with carts
wagons and other necessary implements
on the ground. They were erecting shan
ties for their men at Odessa for the past
two or three days, and commenced dig
ging and grading for the macadam last
week. working toward Middlctown from
Odessa.
The members of Banner Council
Nr. II. o. L. \. NJ, Of Calvert. will
hold n grand fair and festival in thu
grove of Friends Meeting House. Cal
vert. on Thursday, September /. \ pa
Nde of the Orders, headed by Noting
ham Silver Cornet Band. will be hello
ut 10 o'clock n. m, followed by speak
ing ut II o'clock. Dinner and supper
will be served on the grounds. lee
cream. cake. fruit confectionery. etc.
in abundance. The prize contest will
close in the evening, when the following
articles will be awardctl-Brecch loading
gun. roll top desk. SidcbCurd. suit Of fur