The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-08-15

Leeds will hold festival at the church
next "Wednesday evening.
The new railroad pay car arrived
in Elkton Saturday and the employees
were paid for the first time in money
DIR. A. s. Mowbrav. District Sup
erin,endent. will preach at the Park,
Port Deposit. tomorrow Sunday
evening
The members OF Singerly Fire
Company enjoyed an outing at Ger
mania Park ON Elk river. Thursday
evening.
Rev. II. NJ. G. Huff. oi Philadel-
phia, will hold service in ST. Andrews
(Goldsborough MemoriaD Church. at
Andora. tomorrow Sunday al 3 p. M.
John Duncan. OF near Lombard.
had crop OF $50 bushels OF oats from
five acres. and Samuel Kirk. OF Blue
Bal. averaged 30 bushels To the acre
Monday afternoon an old clipper
casting. weighing " tons, was broken
mp by dynamite at the Radnor Pulp
Mill. Isaac solomon, colored, or
Cook as he is better known. had
charge OF the dynamiiine,
-LOST.-Any one finding small
bundle in their buggy that was hitched
in Mr.. Edward Taylor's yard Monday
evening will obliRe the owner by leav-
ing j, at Mr.. Taylor's office. 4 mis-
take was made in the team. IT
DR. +. n. Crawford. executor, Of
iered the Finn farm oi IIS acres in the
First district at pubic sale. at the
Court House door. Wednesday morn
ing, but Withdrew il at a bid OF Ss,2so
George w Padley was the auctioneer
Jackson Union Sunday School will
hold its annual picnic a, Jackson Hall
on Thursday afternoon, August 20,
with supper on the lawn. In the even
ing an ice cream festival will be held
Everybody come and help the Sunday
School
The tenant house on the farm OF
Mrs. r. +. lamar. at Turkey Point,
was struck by lightning during an cleo
trical storm last Friday afternoon.
The chimney was partly torn down
and some small holes were made in
the roof and one OF the occupants was
shocked. The damage was very slight.
Captain Warren J. Haines. Of the
First Infantry. NJ. n c.. is ont at
Camp Perry, with the State rifle team
taking part in the great rifle match,
which is said Ia be the greatest rifle
shooting tournament in the history OF
the world Captain Haincs came fifth
in the recent rifle practice at Saunder $
Range.
The warehouse OF Duyckinck,
S,crrctt & Co. a, Rising Sun, was en-
tered by thieves Monday night, who
stole handsome l2-Ruage Parker
shot gun in leather case The case
is marked with the Initials 6. New.
The only clcw to the rubbcr is the
mark of shoe with a square heel ard
pointed to lief, on the cushion 81 the
office chair.
The Cecil County Women's Chris
iian Temperance Union had charge OF
the services Wednesday al Woodlawn
Camp. and an unusually large crowd
was in attendance Rev J. Howard
Gray and Mrs Ellen Hoover Thatch.
or, 81 Florence. ~ J.. national super
ir,endcnt. made addresses. The child
rcn'S services were conducted by Mrs,
NJ. K w Thompson. Of Woodlawn
he annua' fair and race meeting
|
| Md. will be held ON August 2s-2S. at
| Colchester Beach. Md The AsSocia-
tions offers $1,000 in purses. Tor the
following classes: 2S , ~, 2lS, 2Ss
2is pac ne. 5000 each: go. a22, az
tro,ting. 5000 and free -ior-all mixed
$500 Entries close with c. T.. holland
secretary, dorchester Beach. August
~. Records made that day no bar
llopplcs allowed
Washington Camp OF Elkiou. was
represented al the 7. O. : Of 4 State
Camp nj Hancock. Md. by MeSsrs
Clarence Perkins. oi Elkton. and w J
y Lonaud. Guy Johnson, J T. Man
love. and Ollie Price represented the
Camp at Warwick The State Camp
was in session Monday, Tuesday and
Wcdne >day a this week, and adjourn.
ed 10 meet next year al ChcStcr'uwn
Kent county Mr. W. ! h. Loffand
al Warwick. was made State Cunduc-
tor Tor the ensuing year.
John ! Patterson. To- whom the
School Commits siuncrs awarded the
contract ior the new school house al
Pcrrvyillc. Tuesday 81 last week. later
notified the BOARD that owing To- an
error ~ SssS IN the estimate submitted
10 him Tor the mill work he could moi
take the contract He submitted the
! figures. showing where the error &C
Cured. and as !, was not his mistake
the Board awarded him the contract
at an advance ui $500. or $40. thai
being nearly $500 les, than the nest
lowest bid