The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-01-21

VIZ W III Nv WV ttIlI'NtS VI INC
moon in 1908. one on February 10Th and
the other on August 10.
The Kent County Farmers Institute
will be held in Chestertown on Febru-
airy 9TH and Sth, w. l.. AmosS director
Lent will be unusually late this year.
Ash Wednesday will occur on March s
and Easter on April %. WhitSunday
will fall on June II.
Hon. 5. \. Williams of Belair, has
been sworn in MS a member of the
board of governors Of st. Johns College,
succeeding the late John s. Writ.
A valuable Guernsey COW owned by
p. II. Mccormick, of Belair. whose calf
took first premium at the ST. Louis Ex-
position and sold for 500, died one day
last week.
The ladies of Rising Sun will hold a
supper in aid of the proposed Union
Hospital of Cecil County in the town
hall there on Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary %.
A bridge. which will shorten the dis
lance between Darlington and Havrc do
Grace from , to 2ia miles. is to he erect
cd over Swan Greek by John NJ. Mich
ael. ut HIS own expense.
In jumping from Il moving train one
day recently ut Pcrryvillc. Jacob Schro-
der a baker of lIavre de Grace. had
three rihS broken. He was removed to
Il hospital in Baltimore.
b. Harvey Wclch. one of the pro-
motcr> Of the Con0win@o electric power
project. is quoted by the Bel Air Acgis
ms sewing that an early start upon the
execution of the scheme is likely.
Mrs. Lc0a Holm. wife of County
Treasurer William IL. Holm. is report
ed rccovcrin" from her recent severe fall
caused by SlippirE on the steps in the
rear Of her home nj p1lt Deposit.
Mr.. Walter c. HARRINGTON and Miss
E<tolln q. GHmhlC. were married by
Rev. +. y. Moore on the 11th inst. at
the residence of the BRIDES mother. Mrs.
kcZiah Gamble, near Wuodlawn.
Tho December Bulletin of the Mary
land Agricultural College is rcpctc with
interest to those who propose to adrut
agriculture rs a profession. and may be
had upon apls!icatiDn to the College.
r. l.. Naudain. of Middlctown. Del.
has purchased II llolstcin bull and hcfcr
from Henry Stevens X Sons. of
I.nconia. y. Y. The sircs of the calves
include III their pcdigrcc>. three worlds
champion butter records.
"A hog % months old, measuring 6
IT, o inches from tip of snout to root of
tail. and q #. four inches in giltl. and
lr,S..nl -'i'l l,,t,
Gently by Edward Downey. tenant on
the Rodney farm, near Red Lion.
While driving colt. which was
frightened by Il passing train. IIainca
Kirk. of Calvert was thrown from his
buggy at Duyckinck's crossing in Ris-
ing Sun one day last week, and was bad
ly bruised and shaken up. but, luckily,
escaped serious injury.
Tho Kent News says that II gentle
man in Worton is entitled to the prize
for expert shooting, his feat having Just
come to light He shot twice and killed
IL rabbit. partridge and Il hawk. He
killed the partridge with one barrel and
in shooting Il rabbit found that hawk
had jumped up and both were killcd.M
Col. Samuel Wallcn. of ne az ChcS-
ter bridge. Kent county. assisted by his
brother. Alexander Wallcn. cullcd II lot
of frozen kcilI"r pears Recently and fed
the SpCckrd ones To the horses and cows.
The COWS succeeded in digrStin@ the
pears but One horse was killed. Mr..
Wallcn ate three and the Colonel Snyv
he thought sure his brother would die
AZ he WAS very sick that night.
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