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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
WEDDINGS OF THE WEEK

Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Buck Mr.. and
MIS-. w. w. Hopkins. Mr.. and MIS-. J.
II. Kimble, Mr.. and Mrs. William Nc
tlenahan. Mr.. and Mrs Il. Rowland,
X. Il. McClcnahe,n, Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam II. NeAbitt. DR.. and Mrs. ii. T..
Clemson, Mrs. John II. Bond. and Phil
X. Bond. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Cameron.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Evans, Mrs. W. X. Rccke-
f,ls and Charles keckefuS, Mr. and Mrs.
Il. X. Nanneman, Mrs. Susan Lyon Will
son, DIR. William Carson and Miss Car
son. Mrs. Theodore Nunnemn and
daughters. Mrs. Jane Carey and daugh-
telS. Dr. John III. Jamar and the Misses,
lamar. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Marshall
HaineS. Misses Rose Drcnncn. Edith
Scott. and Isabel AIackNll, of Elkton:
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel c. Rowland. of
Baltimore, and n number OF personal
friends of the groom. j. Wilson Squier
and Miss Squier, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stump. Mr.. Thomas Patton and Miss
Patton, Elliot Brown and Miss Brown.
The collation.. which wrlS unusually fine.
was served by "A Baltimore caterer. The
presents. numerous and valuable. in
cludcd IL silver service, and y $1,000 L.
:. Government bond. The bride and
groom started at I..O p. m. foT II we'd
ding tour North.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
D.AR\AII~UOpKI\S.

y beautiful home wedding which eN-
cit, / unusual social interest in Port De
p>it and vicinity. VIZ that of Miss
FlIrCeS :. Hopkins. popular and at
tra,tivr Young woman. very widely
known in the social circles, of this coun-
ty. the daughter of Robert CMbeen Hop
kin,. ESD. president # the Havrc de
Grace National Bank. and for years
| cashier of the Cecil National Bank.
and Mrs. Mary Rowland Hopkins. and
Mr.. Frank ii. Darnal. Il member of the
Baltimore bar. Il son of Frank H.
Darnnll. ESD of Portland Manor. Anne
Arundel county. which took pace at the
residence of the brides parents in Port
Dcr%Hit on Thursday evening.
The ceremony which wl> Il private
one. was witnessed by the immediate
families and closest personal friends of
the contracting parties. who We're re-
ccved by Mrs. l.. Wheaton Clapp and
was celebrated by the Rev. Father
Brady of st. IgnatiuS Church. Balti-
more. Miss Mary Hopkins Matthews,
| niece of the bride. and Miss Christine
HOPKINS "a cousin of the BRIDE attred in
white ac,mrlian plated chiffon cl"th,
were ribbon bearers through which the
lridnl party passed to the strains of
NrnhrlSSnhnS wedding march rendered
~ Persons Orchestra. of Baltimore.
The lridr WAS becomingly gowned in
IVORY >!lk and liberty voile trimmed with
orange blossoms and chiffon. cmbrider-
ed in pearls. carrying n shower bouquet
Of liir>-of-thc valley. her veil being
caught with orange blossoms and II large
pearl brooch.
The bride and her father. by whom
she WAS given away. were preceded to
an cmhowcred bay window where the
otliciating priest stood by the ushelS.
Mr.. Il. II. Hammond, Mr.. Nelson
Thomas. Mr.. Halock Day of Baltimore,
and Mr.. George Ross Hopkins. brother
of the bride. and two bridesmaids. Miss
Lucy May Clapp. Il cousin of the bride,
nnd Miss Elizabeth Darnall MeI1'ick,
sister of the groom. the latter attired in
gowns of white chiffon trimmed with
pink chiffon and carrying pink carla
| tunS. The bride was attended by her
sister. Miss Mary Rowland Hopkins. nS'
maid of honor. gowncd in pink elysee
cloth trimmed in lace and chiffon of the
same color. and carrying II bouquet Of
pink carnations. the bridal party being
met by the groom with his best man.
Mr.. Walter |. DnwkinS. of the Balti-
more bar. Mr.. Hopkins residence was
beautifully decorated with spring foliage,
Smilax and carnations.
After the ceremony n receptions. which
was attended by large number of
guests from Baltimore. Hartford county
and elsewhere. took place. Among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs J. Harvey
| Rowland. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Rowland
Clapp. DR.. \. W. Harris and Mrs. Har-
! ris, Dr. s. Fisher and Mrs. Fisher,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
COLLEGE COURSE
Covering Freshmen's And Sophomores
Work Purposed For Tome Students

y special from Port Deposit says that
il iA pnrlH,Sed to add to the regular four
years of preparatory work done by the
Senior School mt Jacob Tome Institute.
Fort Delt.Sit Il course of two years COW
crng that done by freshmen and >oph-
~EortS ut our colleges. This will be
Of great help to such students, aS cannot
afford the time or expense needed fOn II
full college course, to such also il>a may
wish to specialize in any branch or
branches in which they may be def
cirrt nS well ziS to those who may have
hnlSheu their preparatory training for
college but are too young to regularly
crtrr. The faculty rf the ScllUol now
consists of eight heads Of departments
and nine masters with thirty members
in all. One hundred and forty.eiX board
Ing students and b day students at
tend the sessions from the following
State. and countries: Colorado. Della
ware. District of Columbia. Illinois. In
diana. Maryland Massachusetts, Marine,
Minnesota. New jersey. New York. Ne
braSk1l. North Carolina. Michigan. Ohio.
Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. South Dsi-
kGta. Texas. Virginia. West Virginia.
Wisconsin. Alaska. Costa Ricn, Mexico
ana Panama.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
GAVE UNCLE
BAD WOUND
Serious Ending To A Midnight
Quarrel OF Crap PLAYERS

William Startling. cohrcd. w;lss taken
to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Bal
timore on the 125O a. m. train SUNDAY
for treatment for IL dangerous wound in
the stomach from Il .:tS cnlihre revolver
fired by his nephew. Charles Starting.
aged - years. in Tayhrr'S livery stable
yard shortly before midnight on Satur-
cay. After the MtcsSl>. Tly,Or had gone
home several co!0red men engaged in II
crap game. \ diSpr'r arose and the
elder Startling tried to unrt them. The
trouble increased and Charlie, started to
draw his gun" His uncle says he pre-
vcrtcd him for Il time and all tina, he
can remember is hearing four shots fired
and being wounded. Yomg Starring is
said to have fired five shots at clos,,
range, two taking effect. one in his un-
cles shoulder. and the other in his
stomach. DIR. ii. Arthur Mitchell heard
the shots and going ont found Startling
staggering mp the street. The wounded
nan WAS taken to the DOCTORS office and
DR. Brntton was also tnllcd. The two
physicians gave Startling needed attcY-
tion, and he WAS hurried to Baltimore.
whore the two bullets were rrnrv,d.
The wound in the stomach is cSrriou@.
aS it waS found that the in,c<tinc> had
been pierced in several places. but it is
thought he may recover.
Young Startling promptly tonk leg hail
'rd Sheriff Riddle and Deputy Sheriff
McAlli>ter tried to locate him. They
learned that he wps in Newark and
drove there Oh Sunday but he got away
again. On Tuesday morning he return
Cd and informed Y. J. Murray that he
WIS willing to surrender, who. accord
ingly. went with him 10 the Jail where
he gave himself up to the Sheriff. He
will be held to await the result of his
uncle'S injuries. but, whether he lives or
dies. for the action of the September
grand jury.
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DEATHS.
MRS. SAMUEL ]. KEYS.

Mrs. Mary Il. III. Keys. wife of Sam
url j. Keys, of Elkton. died on Sunday
IF Il lingering illness for which she was
undergoing treatment. III the Johns Hop
kinS Hospital in Baltimore. Her re-
mains We're brought to her home here ON
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Keys waS Il daughter of the late
Ezekiel Hopkins. we'll known teach
rr. which calling his daughter followed
with ability and success prior to her
marriage. Her father was II relative of
the late Johns Hopkins. founder of Bal
tin.prc'> famed university and HOSPITAL.
Mrs. Keys had II wide circle of friends
whc esteemed her fer her fine mental
gifts and kindly heart. which ever beat
RESPONSIVE to the calls of the needy
She WAS an active member If Elkton
NJ. T.. Church. her lastor Rev. Dr. 7.
+. MaltinGalr. conducting her funeral
services which were held on Tuesday
Eft rmoul flun her huSlnrI> residence
on Est Mrim street. with intrrmrnt i'll
E,ktnn Cemetery. The following gen
tlcmrn served H> hrlrrlN: Mc>>rS. Gro.
Riddlt. II. Il. Frazer. :. &. SykrS. Will
liam J. Davis. Charles Il. Finley. Sr..
and j. Will Perkins.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
RUN DOWN
ON THE RAILS
Rev. J. Berry Brown Killed BY
Train On {. G. p. D. r. R.

While on his way home from Perry
willie. wh,re he had been making some
purchases and collecting some money.
Rev. John Berry Brown. II respected
c"lolc. .GtI | rcach"r of .'rs;;' >hc"r,
ErAr Inlt Deposit. WAS struck and kill
rd about SO y. III. on last Friday about
20 fcrt north of Frcnchtown station
by Train 40 on the Columbia X Port
Deposit Railroad. His body was placed
in the tool house near the station and
CclUnrr Nelson was informed of the ;lc-
cidrt. On Saturday morning the Coro-
rtr vert to P,Tryvillc and summoned
the following jury of inqurSt-W. f.
Greenfield. foreman: George il. Taylor
Stuart Smith. II. ID. jackson. T.. W.
Jon,.. Frank BinrS. W. 7. Ryan. J. T..
jackson. j. 5. Stevenson. Clifford Smrt-
z"r. Charles :. Campbell and W. H.
Beck. RS. The jury viewed the body
and after hearing the testimony offered
rendered II verdict in Iccordance with
the facts. Brown carried insurance up
ON his life imthe Prudential and Balti-
more company.
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Leslie Camp

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Local Preachers Camp
Meeting Association held at the Hotel
Cecil. in North East on Monday. the
old Board of Directors, WAS reelected
rs follows: John X. Wright of Wash
ington. ID. c., Rev. w. +. Hammond.
Daniel Green. Samuel Scotch, S. j.
Rrr,lrr. W. W. Nnnzant. Chns Il. +.
M,arE< and John l.. Moore. 1t WAS re-
.nlvrd to hold this years camp from
July 10 to August >. The stand privi-
lcgrS were awarded to James {. Croth-
els. The resignation of Mrs John L..
Moore. long the talented organiSt ut
the camp, was accepted with regret.
The managers have been Informed that
hcuuc>t of 81 .OOO for its uSe has been
made to the association under the will
of the late Mrs. Susanna Deitrck. of
Washington. ID. {.
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BASE BALL
Elkfon Defeats Newark In Close
Game-ResuIfs OF Other Prac-
fice Games

The baseball season wlS opened on the
Elkt0n grounds on Saturday with IL
game between the home and the New
ark, Del. teams. The game was well
played and the contest was close and
interesting. McKcnney. who filled the
box for Elkton, was in fine form and
struck ont II of the visitors. Newark
tielded well and held down the score
which by innings WAS nS follows
lIlkton ......... D u ; d u q > X-T
Newark ........ 0 o. D l o | q %
Observation-Disclosures and Marcus !;
Taylor and Cam. Umpire-Crow
Elkt"n and North IIal>t will line up
here this afternoon IT , o'clock and u
good game may be looked for as the
teams will be made up pretty nearly as
they will stand in the opening game Of
the County League series next Sntur-
day
On Saturday last Pcrryvillc met IL
combination of Rising Sun and ColoNr
players on the home grounds and lost
by II score of II to 1. Reynolds. of
llrIvrc dc Grace. pitched for Pclryville
but fell short of expectations. Wingcii,
P,rTyville'S new catcher. played well.
To-Day Perryvillc will cross the river
and try conclusions with llMvIr de
Grace. Reynolds will pitch for the hat
ter while Perryville'S battery will he f.
Richardson and w. Beck.
The North East Regulars downed the
inniganS by % to III on Saturday.
The Yellow Jackets of Port Deposit
gDt the best of the Rising Sun Juniors
in nn eight inning game on Friday, stop
ped by rain with II score of 8 to |.
The Tome Institute team lined up
against the strong Haverford College
nine ON the nttcr'S grounds. on Satur-
day and lost by a score of 9 to |.
League clubs have signed OF released
players aS follows:
Elkton. Signed-Arthur Ward, How
ard Marcus and CletuS Finnan.
North East. Signed-Evrrctt Thomp-
son and III. II. Wilson.
PrlTyville, RclcaScd-pcrry Gibson,
Charlcs, Gibson and Ralph Gibson. Sign
cd-Bcrt Little. W. Beck and G. Watt.
Port Deposit. Signcl-Perry Gibson,
Charles Gibson. Ralph Gibson. Cecil
Green. Il. Armstrong and J. II. West.
tolora. RcleaScd-Cecil Green.
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Series of Shocks From SidesWipe

The Delaware railroad express. north
bound. due at French Street Station.
Wilmington. at 10 u. m. WAS side
swiped while passing Kirkwood on We'd
nesday by n freight car on sideing
with it's end protruding upon the main
track. The first coach of the train
struck the ear. and each successive car
was 'Swiped' sending quiver after quiv-
en- through the train while showers Of
broken glass and splinters fell upon the
passengers. none of whom. strange to
sny. were hurt. The train did not stop
but sped north as though nothing had
hanpened.
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VESTRIES CHOSEN
For Several Protestant Episcopal Parishes
In The County

At the annual election held on EaSter
Monday the following members of the
vrStry of Trinity ChlTc'r were chosen:
Rev. William SchOuler. Victor r. Ben
nett. Richard Reese, Alfred WetherilI,
William ii. Macknll, George B. Krrfoot,
George McQuilkin. Ricketts, Nelson and
Henry l.. Constable. The veStry orgrln-
lied by clectng Alfred Wethrrill. Senior
Warden; Ricketts,, Nelson, Junior War;
den: Richard Reese Registrar: William
ii. Mlckall. Treasurer: Alfred Wcther-
Ill. Representative to the Diocesan Con-
vcntion to be held nj Snow Hill on June
u. 100. and George b. Kcmoot Alter
lnltc. Mr.. Henry l.. Constable succeeds
the late John s. Wilt aS IL vrStrynrln.
AT IL meeting held in the chapel on
Easter Monday morning the following
officers were elected for ST. Stephens
Church. Enrlevillr. for the cnSuing YEAR:
Senior Warden. l.. W. Davis: Junior
Warden. j. y. oarl;vrsfrymrn. Ii. w.
Black, j. G. Calhoun, w. T. Clark, b.
b. Craycroft, Thomas C. Cruk<h,nk,
l.. W. Davis, w. b Davis and u. p.
LuShy.
The It;>ter Monday congregational
meeting Of st. Mary Annr's Parish
held in the Parish Church of st. Mary's
1T North East for the election of Il ves-
try for the ensuing year resulted lis fol-
low>: j. :. Simcor. w. II. Simcoe. Hem
ly 5. Cou9nn. Joseph Condor. John III.
BiHdticld Edward S. Wingntc, DR.. r.
q. Underwood and II. H. Waters. The
new v'~try organized and elected Jos.
Condor, REGISTRAR; W. II. Smcoe,
ii.,,N , 4 S.,,, 4
John Watson. WardenS. Mr. II. s.
Cou'nn WIS elected lay delegate and
Mr.. Joseph Coudon. alternate to the an
nual convention to be held at Snow Hill
on the first Tuesday in June
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Cow Would Not Have Horns Cut

Edward Fisher. colored. employed on
the George Edwards farm. near New
ark. Del, had Il trying experience with
la heifcr which he waS about 10 dchoru
on Wednesday morning. The animal re-
sisted and. after II lively struggle. threw
Fisher kicking and tramping upon him.
Fishers right leg was broken near the
ankle. and he WAS in II dangerous Situa-
tiun. when Mr.. Edwards came to his
help and rcScliing him drove him to
FarnhurSt. where DrS. briggs and Bas-
tian reduced the fracture of his leg.
Fisher wa,I also badly bruised about the
body by the enIaged animal.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
RED MEN
OF MARYLAND
Sfxty.Ninth Great Sun Council Held
In CrisfieId

The SiXty-ninth Great Sun Council N
the Improved Order of Red Men of
Maryland opened in Pythian Hall. Girls
field. on "Wednesday. There WIS Il street
parade by representatives to the Council
and members of the order in rrgalia led
by Robert X. Rinkcr. of Baltimore. as'
Chief Marshal. The pageant drew q
large crowd of spectators and the town
waS greatly cnlivened. In the evening
the Council proceeded with business
and held sessions Oh Thursday with
short receSpsgS. On Thursday night the
following officers Of the Great Council
We're nominated:
Grcnt Sachcm-Kirby |. Rinker. of
Brn 'wick.
Gre: : lniDr SaglmGrr-Wu,tcr Hub
bard. "f Baltimore.
Great Junior ngnmUre-PnSt Sach-
ems W. Hastings. of Cri&tirld: w. l..
Shores. of Mount Vernon: L. f.. Porter,
of Annapolis: f.. +. Allison. of Bnlti-
more. and J. NJ. Lillrr. of Allegnny
county.
Great Plr?hrt-WiI!iam r. Nin<inger,
of Elkton.
Grcnt Chief of RtcnrGS-Dr. J. G.. Lit
tlcton. of pittsviIlc.
Great Keeper of Wumpum-John L.
Yewcll. of Baltimore
Representatives to the Great Council
W. II. Lewis. of nagrlrtnwn: y. {.
Killam. or Baltimore: DR.. l.. l.. Dirick-
son. .Ir. Of Berlin; William r. NinSinger
AMI NJ. +. MagrHw. Of Elkton.
The Cecil Tribes were represented aS
frnaw~ in the Council:
Little Elk. No. 30, Cherry Ilill-Wil-
1iun, ('nwnntnuu
Shawnah No. 1O5, North EaSt-A. w.
Miller. North East.
Mattahoon. No. 11S. Ekton--Willam
II. Clark. Elkton.
Oct0raro No 125. Oakwood-Willam
Hickman. Conowingo.
SuSuuehanna. No. 127, CololN-C. II.
McNey. Colorsi.
Shawmut. No. 13,. Chesapeake City
Andrew Sicher. Chesapeake City.
Pontiac. No. 13S. Cccilton-J. ii
Black. Cecilton.
Apache. No. 40, AleXan'
der J. Little. Perryville.
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GUIDES OF
HAND AND EYE
States Manual Training Teachers
Hold Interesting Session AT
EIkfon

An interesting session of the State
Manual Training Instructors .\s>pcin-
t!on was held at the Cecil County High
School. Elktnn. on Saturday. The room
where IN" body me, WAS decorated taste
fully with lIIntin@ and there WAS ~ fine
display of the creditable work done by
pupils of the school under the direction
of their accomplished instructor. Mr.
Carroll Edgar. covering specimens of
inlaying. carving. modelling. iron work
bu"Lr wood work. joiner fret saving
etc. while on the walls hung studies in
oils. water culoIa. CHARCOAL. CrlyCn. pas
t"l. &rpia and rl ell l.. NJ. Forsyth. of
Baltimore city. called the meeting to or
der, and County Superintendent Bidhlr
welcomed the visitors. Mr.. Forsyth re-
spending. MrS<lS. Blake. Carey and
JcnncSs. of the County School Board.
were present. The members attending
We're: W. :. Sripp. l.. NJ. Forsyth and
w. J. Holloway, of Baltimore city: W.
:. Wild and j. w. Onion. of Cumbcr-
land IL. l.. Russell Annapolis: ID. +.
ShambcrgrT. SpMrrows, Point: +. q.
RydingHvAlrl. Denton: +. \. Hidry. If
Westminster: Carroll Edgar. Elkton: \.
l.. Farvcr. Cambridge: II. \. L.oravitch.
Oakland: &. w. l.rdlcy Hnvrr de Grace:
II. w. StlHwblidgr, Ellicott City: J. r.
Bruhrf. Chc.trItnwm: w. :. Ward. of
Rockville: j. q. Boss. .Ir. Laurel: o.
Blades. trrtcvillr; Spencer e. Stull.
Crstirld w. NJ. Bartholomew. Ea>ton:
+. h. Hawkes., Salisbury: l.. J. Kelley.
Snow Hill
The association elected the following
officers: President. Carroll Edgar. Elk
ton; vice president. +. q. Rydingsyard.
Denton: secretary. {. w. Ledlcy. Havre
de Grace: corresponding secretary and
treasurer. j. &. Boss. .Ir.; executive
committee, MrSSrS. Holloway. Shambcr-
ger and Ward. 1t WAS decided to hold
the next meeting ut the Blue Mountain
House. After the cl"Sr of regular bust
ness there waS IN interesting discus
sion upon the following topics:
SHOULD the Scope of Manual Train
ing be Limited in our High Schools.
and if >o to What Extent?'
SHOULD Frerhand Drawing. Art and
Design he Regarded rs Part of the Reg
ulnr CourSc!"
"Since Good Manual Training Teach
er> are in Demand. Would Il POSTS grad
uate Normal Course be CommcndableT
SHOULD Public School Pupils be Al
lowed to Specialize in Manual Training
tthgt il. drop work and substitute Man
ual Training,?"
"Do We Secure the Best Results by
Following Closely Fixed Course"
How Can the Work of Our .ASSoca
tion be Improved Ipon?'
How Can the Comparative lmIsrt-
ance and Value of Our Work be Best
Shown to the Iublict"
The visitors took dinner at the FELTON,
House and later viewed the town and
neighbnrhood.
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Churches Grouped For Gospel Work

Pursuant to the call issued by Rev.
DIR. Il. f. Mslrtin'talc, the pastors and
leading lslymen of Elkt0n. North East
Elk Neck. Zion, Chesapeake City. Town
Point and Bethel Nj. Il. Churches met in
the first named church on Tuesday to
arrange for the proposed evangcli>tic
services to he held by the several groups
Of churches in the Wilmington district.
The days sessions We're spent in dis
cu$>ion of modes of procedure. etc. and
in the evening Il public evangeliStic Ser-
vice was held in the lecture room of the
church. ut which Rev. DR.. AInrtindale
and Rev. Messrs. Taylor and Harris
spoke forcihly of the need of work Of
the character proposed, holding the time
to be opportune. siS evidenced by the
great revivahS now going on in England.
Wales and elsewhere.
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PISTOL PRACTICE
Regulations For Revolver Matches In Bal.
fimore This Eveninq

The following regulations will govern
the revolver matches to be held in the
Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore
this evening. arranged by Major J. S.
Fort. Brigade Inspector of Small Arms
Practice. Maryland National Guard:
Contest 1-Alilitary revolver 10 shots.
20 yards. standard American target re-
duccd: 30 cents entry: surplus entries
divided 10. 30, 20 and 10 per cent: all
tit& divided Ammunition. full service
charge. factory loaded. brought to the
range i'll mnhrokrn packages. No Gov
ernmcnt ammunition will he sold mt the
range.
Contest 2-"\ny" revolver. any am
munition headed with Smokelc>% pow
der: 10 shots: 20 yards: standard Amrri-
can target reduced: 10 cents entry: sur
plus entries divided 40. 80. 20 and 10
per cent: all ties divided.
In this contest ANY" revolver is un-
lrrStUod to mean rrvoverS with any
kind of sights. except tclr<rrpic. and
any ammunition is understood to mean
either full charg" or reduced charge
factory or reloaded cartridges.
In both contests the time for firing
tive strings of five shots with one re-
LHGing will be five minutes. each con-
tr>tnnt To complete his entire score be-
fore leaving the firing point. Overtime
in either contest will be penaliZcd by
lo>> "f remaining untirrd shots. There
will lr 10 practice firing before these
contests. owing ta lack of time. and all
firing will ct'.Nr ut | 80 p. m. The rules
of the United States Revolver ASSociu-
tion will govern where no other rule eX-
i>tS. Beth contests are open 10 all
members of the Maryland National
Guard and civilians who are members of
the Maryland Stntc Rifle Association or
the Baltimore Rifle and Revolver ASSo-
citation. Prizes are to be awarded to
best shots with rcvolvcl> in the contests
ut Saunders Range next summer.
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MRS. SARAH \. BURNS.

The funeral of Mrs. Sarah \. BurrS
WAS held on Saturday with services in
Bay View NJ. l.. Church and inter
mrnt in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs.
Burns wlo was the widow of Samuel
Burl@. died the previous Thursday of
pneumonia. Two daughters. Mrs. J. J.
Wivrl. of Philadelphia. and Miss Ithola
Burns. formerly Il wrll-known school
teacher. and son. Harry w. Burns.
survive her The following were the
hrarrrS-lsnnr Rogers, f.. X. Owens. Il.
W. Rose. Wilbur .Tanncy. j. w. Abrams
and $. b. Gray
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KIRK-HARTNETvr.

Mr.. Alfred Kirk, .Jr., and Miss Lii.
liam c. Hartnett were qucitly married
Oh "Wednesday, April 2G, mt high noon
by Rev. p. p. Arnd Of the Elkton X. G.
Church. Miss Mamie HTtnett. sister
of the bride. welS bridesmaid and Mr.
Ernest Kirk. brother of the groom. was
best man. The bride was bccomingly
atred in brown. while the groom wore
the conventional black. The bride is the
daughter of James lIaItnNtt. of ChildS
and VI popular teacher of the county
The groom is Il son Of Hon. Alfred Kirk
of Pennington. After Il Southern tlir
they will reside ut Sylnmr. where the
grVtom is gagged in business.