The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-12-05
Local lettings


--4-izy Smith, OF Chestertown, broke
his leg in football game, one day
last week.
Failing from a wagon John Thomp-
son OF Bay View, broke two OF his ribs
one day this week.
Twelve turkeys were lifted from
George Brehm's place at Rowland
vile, one night this week.
William Myers was struck by
north bound train at Perryman on Sat
urday and seriously injured.
sylvester & Wilson have bought
John Heldmyer, Jr.'s meat and pro.
vision business in Middletown.
John II. Rammcll, T.. b. & w. r.
r. station agent at Gunpowder. died
at his home on Sunday, aged ~ years.
john A. HIance, former resident
OF the Iron Hill section, died at State
Road, Del, ON Thanksgiving day, aged
about IS years
Rev John Rigg, Rector OF I'm
manuel Church, New Castle, was given
a Thanksgiving testimonial OF 500 in
gold by his congregation.
Samuel Cooper, Superintendent OF
the American Hard Fibre Company's
plant in Newark, is i'll with typhoid
fever in Delaware Hospital,
Lawrence X. Meredith, formerly
wel-known in Elkton, died at his
fathers home in Wilmington, Thanks
giving day, aged 80 years.
While helping to move stove.
one day last week, Henry Mullen, OF
the Sixth district, nearly lost one OF
his fingers, which was painfully pinch
ed.
Alfred Richards, - year old
Delaware City boy. sent big rooster
to Judge Taft shortly after election and
has received an autograph letter OF
thanks for the gift
A big dog was found seliexecuted
on farm in the Bay View section one
morning this week, having caught a
hind foot in the top wire OF a fence
which it tried TO jump
Walter Gains and Arthur tanner,
quarrcled at Watervale, near Bel Air,
on Saturday The former was shot in
the eye and went to hospital while
tanner was taken 10 jail.
A chicken and waffle supper viii
be served in the G.. Il. X. Hall, North
East opening at 5 p. m to-day, by the
ladies oi St. Mary's congregation. The
public !, cordially invited.
The whole range OF Fall and
Winter Fashions for Men and Boys is
now open Tor your inspection. Spec
ia bargains in Overcoats, ready to
wear JNO. FRAZER.
An axe. which William Kimble was
using one day last week. at the home
OF his father. Howard Kimble, of tia
Calvert section, flew of the handle and
struck him on the knee, cutting a deep
cash
Might providers are active in liav-
re de Grace and tried to enter the
premises Of W. r. McCubbin, L. +,
Pearson, Barney Levy and Hon, Muir
ray Nandivcr at various times last
week
1t is now stated that the report
that the Pennsylvania Railroad was
about to make large OUTLAWS for inn
provcmcntS was uniound"d and that
judicious economy will be practiced
many months to come.
Two hundred pounds Of turkey fur
nishcd late but large Thanksgiving
feast for thieves who stole it from a
King street dealer IN Wilmington last
Thursday night The plumber was load
ed in a wagon and the thieves got
safely away.
DR.. Thomas Stockham Baker
head master OF Tome School for Boys,
Port Deposit, was elected one OF the
vicc-prcsidcu,s oi the Association OF
COLLEGES and Preparatory Schools OF
the Middle States and Maryland at
Lancaster. a, on Saturday.
The box social held at Warburton
School ON Wednesday evening, De-
ccmbcr p was well attended. Over
SIS dollars were taken in, to be used
IN paying for the fine new organ re
Gently placed IN the school by Prot
Lynch, OF North East
The T.. & O. Il. r., will. it is un-
dcrstaod, arrange for replacing the
steel bridge over the BrandyWinc with
Ssoue structure that will get rid OF
the curve south OF Concord station
The present bridge may be secured by
the city for q foot and wagon bridge
Robert A. Cochran was elected
President, George f. Wilson, Vice
litriHrNi, ANt%auGcr MaNWClL SccFc-
tary, and w Il Unruh Il r. Coch.
ran and n W pharo, Directors OF the
Farmers Creamery Company oi Mid
d,cluwu, al the annual meeting held
last week
-A petition has been filed with +.
" Rye and Edwin Pierce as suretics
for the administrator for the sale OF
the estate of w. ~, Pierce. Of Lewis
vile, for the payment Of debts total'ng
S3o3t97. Inc personal property
amounts TO SOL so and the real estate
is appraised at $1,000.
Some Of North Easts' most pro
Press;ve young men have dubbed to-
gcthcr and hired piano for the Christ
mas entertainment Of the NJ f. sun
day School. Their interest is so pro-
nourced and practical rs to make It
likely that they will continue their
good work by buying the piano out
right
Ornamental trees and shrubbcry
have been set out on the Frenchtown
farms on Elk river within the past fort
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