The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04

will open for the summer tomorrow,
Sunday, afternoon. at ago o'clock.
The County Commissioners on
Wednesday appointed Stewart Smith,
OF Perryville, constable for the Seventh
district
MIR. w. T. Anderson. OF Lom-
bard. has sold his fine horse Plymouth
NJ. 40 IA. to z. A. Brown. OF Port
Deposit.
William Selby, formerly OF Elkton
has been promoted to the cashiership
OF the American National Bank, OF
Washington, d. c.
Many persons around here have
automobile tastes and bicycle pocket
books. It's fortunate they are near
Frazer's store. II they can't get suit
ed there 9 help them.
On another page will be found the
first OF series OF articles on the fam
Gus "split-log' drag. the wonderful
Missouri invention, so simple and yet
so effective IN the matter OF road
mending
%. C. Giles is making al improve
mcnt to the Long property in the
Hollow" which he recently purchased
from the Elder estate. The work will
add greatly 10 the appearance OF things
in that locality
The sale OF personal property by
John r. Johnson at the Sngerly Stock
Farm on Thursday last brought good
prices Mr. Johnson also offered the
farm. but i, was not sold 1t is fine
~ equipped dairy plant.
Mr.. John T. Bennett was stricken
at the store on Friday morning by a
stroke OF paralysis. Vt the time OF
| going to press Mr.. Bennett had been
removed t. his home. and was resting
more comfortably,
Nora Onward. the daughter OF
Baron Onward. the beautiful bay illy
owned by G. w Rilcs, OF Brick Hill
Farm presented her owner with fine
colt Thursday night, by Picknell
te14 I'D, he by Nllcrton zoo Id.
Ash Tor ALIENS fooi.Gsss. A Poweu.
II Make, walking easy. Cures Cores. Hnnions
Improving Nails, swollen and Sweating feet. At
all Druggists aud Shoe Stores, 2Sc. Don't accept
amy substitute. Sample FRHE Address. Allen
;, plmstcd, Leroy, NY.
The boys OF the Elkton Prcsby-
terrain Sunday School will give shad
supper in the Old Armory cover the
postofliceD on the night OF Friday,
April 10. Price, IS cents. Proceeds
to go to the Church Improvement
Fund
Hon. Thomas s. Baker, Professor
OF Modern Languages at the Jacob
Tome Institute, has been delivering an
interesting and scholarly series OF lee
lures at the Johns Hopkins University,
on American Influence on European
Literature"
Another no-lccnsc campaign was
naugurated in New Castle county,
Del, last Sunday. A fight will be
| made at the next State election 10
send dry men to the Legislature. A
number OF prominent speakers made
| addresses IN the churches last Sunday.
Rev Clinton y. Drumm, Assistant
Minister at St. Johns Church. Will
mington, will preach at the Tuesday
| evening Lcnten services in Trinity
Church next week Hour oi service.
40 On Friday evening, at 80; on
| other days at AS p. III. All ere in
vted
An old subscriber oi the CECIL
WHfG writes us from Butler, Tenn,
| as follows while | am down in the
so-calcd Sunny South | cannot lose
| sight OF my old native county and State
| and desire to keep in touch with my
| old friends in Cecil. think the best
way to do that is through the medium
81 the CECIL. WHIG."
A crow with tag attached to its
tail has been attracting much attcn-
ton among the farmers OF the upper
| part OF the county for the past few
/ 4. l.. lao, Oh
to shoot il without success. Some OF
| the older residents claim that a baby
will be born TO those in homes over
which it flies.
"A colorcd man, giving his name
as Preston Perkins, OF Warwick, walk
cd into the Delaware Hospital Mon
day afternoon and told the Supcrin-
tcndcnt that he had been accidentally
shot. and would like to have the bull
let removed Nothing is known OF the
case. except that Perkins says the
shooting was accidental.
| BY one 81 the mistakes which will
sometimes occur in the best regulated
| family" our condensed statement" OF
the Citizens Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, put their losses and claims
unpaid at $3.50 when it should have
been only S2so-a difference so wide
and important to the Company's rec
ord that we feel obliged to call our
readers attention to the error.
Hon David T. Marvel, who was
appointed special master by Judge
bradford. in the United States Court
Ia affect the sale OF the Odessa and
| Middlctown Railroad has announced
that he will proceed at once to advcr-
tisc the sale which will take place
early in May. The five days in which
the company was given to pay the Sso,-
debt. with interest, expired Tuesday
and the money was not paid. 1t is a
bondholdcrs debt and the Integrity
Title Insurance Trust and Safe De-
post Co, oi Philadelphia, is the trus-
tee. The road has not been operated
for months.