The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-01-28
NEWS I'M BRIEF.


Pilot.
Mrs. Mary c. Kilgore has present
ed a fine pulpit Bible to Head of Chris
tiana Presbyterian Church.
The Rod and Gun Club, of Pitts
burg, wishes to camp in the Park at
Havre de Grace next August.
A sale of home made bread, pies,
cakes, etc., will be held in st. Johns
Parish House, Havre de Grace, from 2
to 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Harry Fnckman, of Bart, CHANGED
off and S00-pound hog in Georgetown on
Saturday night. Milton Jenness, an Ok
ford man, was the winner.
A special collection for church ex-
penses, after a sermon preached by Rev.
A. S. Mowbmy, in Rising Sun NJ. E.
Church, on January 10. yielded $113.
Mr. Frank G. Jester and Miss Ag-
mes Moore. both of Newark, Del, We're
married by Rev. ]. =. Otis, .at Rising
Sun Nj. +. Parsonage, on the 18th inst
Venus Council No A. o. U. A. NJ.
will formally open it's new lodge ROOM
in the Letter building, HNvre de Grace?
next Friday evening, with Il banquet to
its members.
Rev j. d. Keith. pastor of Delta
Methodist Protestant Church. is at the
Maryland Trivcrsitr Hospital. Balti-
more, suffering from Il serious attack of
typhoid fever.
George Temple, by fall while skat-
ing on White Clay Creek at Newark,
one night last week, got an ugly cut
over his right eye which it required sev-
eral stitches to close
Mrs M"ry y. TaIHor&. widow Of
Joseph Pao<or: "nd mother of +. G..
Parsons. o: North East. died mt her
home in Milton. Del. ON last Friday
morning. aged q yc'rs.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has ordered 325 locomotives from
the Baldwin works ut Philadelphia, to
be made and delivered ut the rate of
fifty month. They cost $11, 600 each.
The new Fites Eddy Hotel, which
takes the place of the one entirely con-
sumed by fire about a year ago, is COM
pleted 1t is much larger than the old
hostelry and is finished in modern style.
Nine inch ice was stored in the
American Ice Comranys houses at
Frenchtown last week 1t is said to be
not likely that the company's large
houses ut Havre de Grace will be filled
this season.
Harry Sharpie$S, aged 40 years, of
West Chester, plunged from the tower
of Il windmill at Lenni on last Friday
evening and was probably fatally in
jured He missed his footing while re-
pairing the wheel.
1t is thought that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will ultimately pur-
chase the ST. Patrick's Church property
in Havere de Grace, which would be OF
advantage to the railroad and relief
to the congregation.
The members of the Delaware Leg
islature were to visit Delaware College
yesterday. where they We're to be enter
tanned by the faculty and learn the needs
of the institution, particularly new
drill rail- and gymnasium.
During the past three months 1914
acres of Maryland land have been sold
to settlers from Illinois. Missouri, Min.
nesota. Wisconsin, South Dakota, Ger
many and Sweden, ut prices ranging
from $50 to 500 an acre.
Edgar Brown and Harrison Shuh
aged II and H. of New York City. were
arrested ~ tramp< in IIavrc de Grace
one day recently. Brown was sent HON,
to his mother. largely through the aid
of the Kings Daughters" of the Pres
bytclian Church.
A colorcd resident ws,S traced t.
and arrested in Wilmington last weel
charged with carrying off and selling fol
junk, parts of the portable saw mill OF
b. f. Slater Il Co., which was located
near Kennett Square. The missing part.
were worth about 5000.
1t has been reported, with every ap
pearance of certainty, that the Penn
syvania Railroad Company has pur
chased the Presbyterian Church prop
erty at pcrryvillc. to- make room 70
railroad improvements now going on
Havrc IL, Grace Ledger.
The City Savings Fund and Trus
Company, of Lancaster, organized il
1902, with capital of S150,0OO, ha
suspended 1t is said that all debts vii
ultimately be paid in full. Inability t.
realize ON it's assets ut short notice i
the reason given for the company'S sus
pension.
The York Haven Power Company
of which H. l.. Carter. formerly of thi
county. is president, i. planning for ca
hle lines to Harrisburg. Steelton an
Middletown. Pa., for the tlmnsmi>'>io
of electric power. 1t is hoped to hay
the construction work completed by tn
list of July.
The bazar held recently by the Bay
side Cornpt Band. Of iiavrr dc Grace