The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-11-28
Local JOttinSS

II ne T. Is. * W. IL. IL. VIII ISSUE
half rate tickets to clcrgymen at New
Years.
The young men OF Port Deposit
gave a dance in the Band room on
Wednesday evening,
Supper will be served by the mem
bcrs oil Portcrs' Grove Church, next
Wednesday evening.
Thieves lifted IS fine chickens from
Mrs. Mary Browns roosts at Lom-
bard, one night recently
The ladies oi st. Johns Church,
Lewisville, cleared Sl6o from their
oyster supper served last Thursday
evening.
Auction sale tonight Saturday at
Gray's store, Bay View, OF horse
blankets, bed blankets, clothing, shoes
and notions.
III. Dolhnger, OF Philadelphia, is
managing the new creamery just com
ple,cd near Providence, which supplies
wide local want.
Justice Gilpin on Wednesday fined
Walter Hoffman one dollar and costs
81, and Dennis Burns two dollars and
costs, SIS. for disordcry conduct
w. II. Tunis, OF Clayton, has
the Edward Beck estate, located in
Blackbird hundred Del, for S6,2so.
Charles ". Baker OF Aberdeen,
whose speedy and high-priced irottcr
Admiral Dewey died recently, has
purchased Bcnvola, with '""ord OF
2o7
Calvert farmers raised about $500
bushels ui buckwhcat for the past sea
son which is selling at 70 cents a
bushcl The oiial from grinding brings
Sis per ton
The Pennsylvania Railroad will
make contracts IN the near future, II is
said, Tor equipment, new track and
other improvements calling for an out
lay al Sso.ooo.ooo
The Calendar Club OF AShury NJ.
f. Church will hold a pie social at
Mrs. Josephine Jackson'S, Craigtown,
next Thursday evening. Ice cream and
cake will be on sale.
"A poultry and oyster supper will
be held as well as bazaar by the ladies
~ Summit Bridge NJ T.. Church in
Carnagy's Hall next Tuesday. Wed
ncsday and Thursday evenings
Matthew Scarborough. OF Blake.
who formerly ran the stage to and
from Elkton. has purchased the store
Of John s Settle at Leeds, and will
stock and open il in the near future
The whole range OF Fall and
Winter Fashions for Men and Boys is
now open for your inspection. Spec
al bargains in Ovcrcoats, ready to
wear, JNO. FRAZER.
-Shcrif-clcct {. H. Lippincott, OF
New Castle county, has named Walter
5. Money, OF Townsend, as his deputy
atlargc for the county in place OF
David =. Hutchinson, oi the same
town.
-Maryland's enlisted strength OF the
National Guard. I7lr men. makes her
share oi the Ammunition fund, proyld.
ed by the United States Government
$lIo03 Delaware, with $40 men, gets
$4,000
Coroner Galloway is investigating
the sudden death OF Mrs. Mary Nc.
Gonigal, aged s. years, on Monday at
the home OF relatives in Newark, with
whom she had been living for some
time past
Heath Officer Woodward, %
Hayrc de Grace, has asked for the ser.
vices OF an Inspector OF cattle N hi.
section in view Of the spread OF tho
foot and mouth disease in pcnnsyl
wanna counties
Robert G. Russell, formerly at tn,
Cowautpwn section. assistant ircigh
agent oi the r. Il. q w, X. K, Newark
and Darby ,ucccsyWr'y, has beer
transferred to iIavrc de Grace, sue
cecdug H. 3 Courtney
"A stock company with $4,000 CAPT
tai has been formed to establish anl
conduct fair for Lancaster county
Ground has been secured in the north
western section Of Lancaster City
where track will be laid out an,
buildings erected.
The winter schedule Of the b 6
O. r. RS Philadelphia line took cfTcc
on Sunday. No changes were made il
local trains to and from Wilmington
Through train SD, for Philadelphia
and New York, formerly leaving VIII
minpton at 25s 4. m, now leaves a
3Io. and train $40 for Chester, Phila
dclphia and New York, formerly leav
ing Wilmington nj II p. m. now leave
at 1883
The United States Court at VIII
mington will likely shortly try tn
case Of the Government against tn
p. B. & w. r. r. to recover pcnaltie
for its alleged failure to comply wit
the safety appliance act in not provid
ing handholds and automatic sclf-coup
iers on box freight cars owned by othe
roads, but handled by the ?. b. & w
The case is said TO be the first OF tn
kind tried in Delaware
Ambitious young men and ladic
should learn Tclcgraphy; for, since tn
new g hour law became effective Their
is a shortage of many thousand telc
graphers. Positions pay from $50 I
$40 per month to beginners The Ma
tional Telegraph Institute OF Philade'
phia. Pa. and five other cities Is oper
ated under supervision of Railroa
officials and all students are place
when qualified. Write them for par
ticulars" nov2f-2w