The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-06

-Sylmar croquct lovers play ny moon
light and even in the rhin.
Harris NJ. T.. Sunday School picnic
will be held at Rod Point this morning.
Much damage WAS done to corn and
oats around Zion by the storm Of July
18th.
John Fluffy. Jr. is adding Il loomy
porch to the Hylamd store property i'll
Elk Neck.
The Orphans Court, County Com
misSioners and the School roa1I will
meet regularly Oh Tuesday.
John Quein of the Fourth district
is suffering with an aggiavating sore
ness affecting Il whole ann.
Failing from a second story window
at Marley Min ON hast Friday James
Fitzgersld broke his collar bone.
William Wilmer, of Providence. was
badly s-calded at the Kenmore mills on
Saturday by falling into hot stock.
E. b. Mcdowell got 30 bushels of
oats to the acre on the Blair farm in the
Eighth district and William James 40
bushels.
David Lindsay. of Wilmington, sue
ceeds Waitman W. Phillips. resigned,
as superintendent of the Kenmore mills,
Providence.
The Stewards of the CharlcStOwn Nj.
r. Church will hold IL peach festival in
the basement of the church on Saturday
evening August ID.
In the absence of the pastor there
will be no services in the Presbyterian
Church this month. but Sunday School
will be held rs usual.
The ladies of Cecilton Epwolth Lea
que will hold an open air festival on
Tuesday evening on the green adjoining
J. ii. Smiths store.
-Elktonans are not wc;lnied of FOL
chester. 124 tickets were sold here for
the railroad excursion t" the bayrTde re-
sort on Wednesday.
Pierce NJ. Yocun, Of l'crlyville, has
sold his promising dun mare May
Linda to John Lockhart. of Whining
ton Del. at Il handsome figure. IT is
said.
.-.-AlhanuS SaXton had II close call at
Siugerly on Sunday morning while cross
ing the tracks in front of am express
which he took for an excursion tram
due to stop.
Sheriff Riddle arrested JOS Hughes,
rolored ON Tuesday. who is charged
with selling liquor. Whether joe sold
or purveycd the stuff has not yet been
established.
The Farmers and Mechanics In
Surance Company reelected the oNd
board of directors AT Calvert ON Satllr-
day with II. ID. Cal'hNlt. as Secretary
and Treasurer.
Mrs. Mary Ann Kimmrd. for many
Years Il T., .idtnt of Pilot. died et her
>pn'S residence. in Rowlandville, last
week. aged 81 Years. Her remains were
inferred in Perm Hill Cemetery.
--Rohcrt FitZSimmUn~. the former
champion pugilist. made a flying trip to
Eiton between trains on Thursday ami
Paid Il visit to the Singerly Stock Farm,
which it is reported he may purchase.
j. Ell. Davis and II. II. White have
bought the long established general store
business of Samuel r. Shippers at North
East and will assume charge about Aug
ust II. Mr.. Shippers will devote his at
tcnton to his popular livery stable.
The funeral of Stephen Kauss, n
prominent resident of the Sixth district.
who died ut HalnfSville a.t Friday,
WIS held ON Monday with int,rmcnt i'll
the Friends Cemetery AT Rising sun.
The Infant child of Harry l.. Viii
son. of Elk Neck. which lost its mother
ut its birth about six months ago, died
last week at the home of its grandpal'-
cmts. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Wilson. i'll
Warwick. and was inferred in Harris
Cemetery on Saturday.
--Colola knights Of pythias realized
several hundred dollars from their fets-
tival held July 30. 81. Thomas Hind
man collected S129.5O and got Il buggy.
s. McCush got the gun With 500 and
Miss Mary Preston n set of china with
$50. The Nottingham Band WIS pres
ent.
Misses Margaret and Beulah Camp
dell. of the Iron Hill meighboIhOod were
driving with Irving Reynolds on Thurs
day evening. last week. when the buggy
was upset by the high wind. and the
three were thrown out. Miss Margaret
was quite severely bruised but her sis
ter and Mr.. Reynolds We're unhurt.
The Elkton Opera House on Tues
day evening next, Aug. o, Mr.. George
Macomber, OF Baltimore. viii give a
lecture cn 'Japan-The Land of Morn
ing" with stereopticon illustrations Mr..
Macomber is master of his subject which
should prove popular in view Of the
titanic struggle now on in the Orient.