The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-06-09

The "Measuring Social, held at
New London Saturday evening, netted
$I7.4I.
-Children's Day services will be
held in kcmblcville Church on Sunday
June Y.
Jacob Lent. a former resident OF
kemblcvlle, died at Bustleton. Pa,
last week
Calvert NJ. E Church ladies clear
ed $50 from their festival held on Me
mortal Day
The school festival held at Rising
Sun on last Thursday and Friday even
ings, welded $3.50
The Ladies' Aid Society Of Perry
vile NJ, +. Church will hold a bazaar
next FRIDAY and Saturday evenings.
Two cows. o'''"nd w Henry Tav-
lor. OF Eost Nottingham. bitten re-
Gently by rabid dog, grew rabd and
were shot
David Harding, OF Pennington is
at home improved after treatment for
appendicitis at the German Hospital,
Philadelphia.
The Wesley Aid Society OF Strick-
ersvillc ncttcd $2S25 from Jug
breaking at Mrs. George w. Vansant's
last Thursday.
Zion Presbyterian Church will
hold Chidren'S Day services tomorrow
morning and the NJ. F. Church on next
Sunday, June Y.
The festival. held BY the 7 ?dcs
Md Society OF Harmony NJ. P.Cnurch,
Rowlandvile, last evening will le con
tinued this evening.
A COW. owned by George iusbv.
OF Fair Hill. fell through a hay NOV
in his barn on Saturday, but hung sus-
pended until released
William T. Johnson died at Strick-
ersville on Saturday. His funeral was
held on Monday with intermcnt in
Newark NJ. f. Cemetery
The prospects were good for fine
racing at Oxford Spring Fair on
Thursday and yesterday. There was a
good line OF exhibits, notably Of stock.
The contract fo rthe Sharples.
Milk Products Plant at Rising Sun
has been awarded to the Haldeman
Construction Company OF Philadel-
phia.
The festival held by Elkton Coun-
Gil, Jr. O. U. A. NJ. on the grounds
in the rear OF its hall on North street
last evening, will be continued this
evening.
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and its tower operators are said to
have agreed on a basis OF $50 per
month under the eight hour day
schedule.
A strawberry festival will be held
by the ladies of the Elkton Presbvtcr-
ian Church on the lawn surrounding
the church on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, June IL and 49,
A big sturgeon, yielding 50 pounds
OF roe for caviarc much esteemed
abroad, was caught by William Rutter
at White Bank Fishery on North East
river, one day last week.
A call has been extended to Rev
Wylis Rede, OF Georgia. formerly OF
Newport, Del. to succeed Rev. J. Glib
son CAN'T in the vacant rcctOrShip OF
St. Mary's Church, North East.
The tax rate for Kent county for
the coming year is fixed at Sis the
same as last year. The increased new
basis shown by the new assessment.
will not be available until next wear.
A large barge Just completed at F.
Deibert and Bros. yard was launched
Thursday. Work will start shortly
uopn much larger one which it will
require several months to complete.
Persons Grove Sunday School
will hold its annual ice cream and
strawberry festival on next Saturday
evening. June 10, oDcninp at & o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend
trict severed arteries in his right foot
few DAYS ago. while WELDING an axe
which slipped DIR. Rowland checked
the flow OF blood and gave him needed
attention.
Reuben Hevelow pleaded guilty
to assault upon Oliver Jones on the
Fair Grounds on Memorial Day and
was fined S. and costs, total Of
$40. go which he paid.
A lawn fete will be held at Mrs.
Helen Mackie's next Friday evening
by the ladies Of Rock Church near
Fair Hill for the benefit Of San Jose.
Cal. Presbyterian Church, destroyed
in the recent earthquake
BY fall down stairs at her home
few days ago Mrs Robert Anderson
an aged resident Of the Fair Hill sec
ton, fractured her skull. and several
ribs and had an arm broken. Her
condition is reported serious.
The wind accompanying last
Thursdays storm was very high around
Zion. Trees. roofs, fences and chin
neys were damaged and the limb OF a
big locust knocked hole in the attic
wall Of William Perry's house