The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-05-16

Elkton track leased this season, is
arranging TO hold a matinee thereon
on Decoration Day. Quite a num-
Der of horses have already been en-
tered Tor the event.
-Ebenezer Epworth League will
hold a mock social on the lawn OF Cecil
Armour, Greenhurst, on Wednesday
evening. May 20. Coffee and tea sery-
ed Tree. Ice cream and cake for sale
II stormy, next evening.
AT the election held last Monday
in Rising Sun. the old Board OF Town
Commissioners was reelected with
ont opposition. as follows;-H. J. En-
fing, J. NJ Sterrett, a. b. Keen,
Charles s. Pyle and w. S. Ryan.
The mansion house on the farm
Of John Falls. near Port Deposit, was
struck by lightning Thursday after
noon OF last week, and number OF
windows shattered. The house was
no; set on fire and the damage was
small.
Mt Pleasant NJ. +. Church, May
H. Services go a. m, SuudaySchool
30 n. m, preaching; Christian Fun
daVentality;' IL 80, Class; OBS Ep-
worth League; preaching, 7.3o p. m,
when in Rome do as Rome does =
W. II. Briggs Pastor.
Lewis j. Smclizer, OF Frenchtown,
near Perryville, was given a hearing
before Magistrate II. II. Gipin,
charged with drunkenness and disor-
derby conduct. As this was the third
time he had been arraigned on these
charges Magistrate Gilpin fined him
SIS, which, with costs, amounted to
S2I45.
Don. the fine shepherd dog, be-
longing 10 Dr. W. +. Morrison, was
killed last week by train. lie was
following his master across the cul-
vert bridge over the Big Elk creek,
when a fast express came down on
him. The dog became confused and
tired TO run back, but was struck and
instantly killed.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Sum.
nit Bridge NJ T.. Church Was organ
lied last Saturday afternoon. Thirty
members were enrolled and the iol-
lowing officers elected: Pre- Sident,
Mrs. c. II Salmon; sdent,
Mrs. L'nlalc; Secretary, Mrs Walter
Dlckcrson; Treasurer, Mrs. James
Benson; Collector, Mrs. Eliza Bend
lar.
The members OF the Town Couu-
81 and representatives OF the Singerly
Fire Company On Friday afternoon OF
last week tested the fire plugs in var
ious parts oi the town, to see 1t they
would throw streams as strong rs re-
quircd by the Charter OF the Com
pany II was found that on North
street and parts 81 West Elkton that
The pressure was rui TIP 10 the re-
quircmcnts
Mr.. Henry II. Mitchell on Tues
day afternoon captured a ground hog
81 Bohemia Manor He was driving
along the road when he say the ami
NAL GO into hole lie picked il ont
with the butt at his carriage whip and
threw blanket over it, Mr.. Mitchell
presented il To- the Wilmington Zoo
logical Garden Mr. Mitchell says the
ground hog is an unusually large speci-
men which weighs abou, 80 pounds.
CAN YOU RELIEVE YOUR
SENSES; When two OF them. taste
and smell, having been impaired ii not
utterly destroyed. by Nasal Catarrh,
are fully restored by Ely's Cream
Balm. can Won doubt that ,hi, remedy
deserves all that has been said ui il
| by the thousand, who have used il:
1t i, applied directly to the affected
alrpass@gcs and begins It's healing
work AT once. Why not get it today +:
MI druggists. or mailed by Ely Bros,
ar II.
ccipt oi so cents
Mr. Roy T. nehemiah and Mr..
Oliver p. iIagcrty Of Port Deposit,
have lately been elected directors OF
the Cecil National Bank OF Port De
post. Since the reorganization last
| February the business Of this bank
has greatly increased IN volume The
President. Mr. r. Y. Sruckham. has
! been a director ipr number ii ycats
AMI repre- cnts stock holdings which
belonged to his gradia,hcr, who along
with Mr., Tome, was an original char
ter stakeholder Of the Bank at its or.
| ganizatiun rs a National Bank in 1905
We a. in receipt OF an au,hori-
tative corr elton ni our last week s
article. concerning the collision OF Dr.
| Giitord'S auto and fish wagon, as
given in Our Zion correspondence
| The correction states that Or. Git
ford, seeing the fish traders mules
would brighten, Immediately got out
oi hi, machine and went toward the
mules tu lead them past, when IT, y
became 'muli>h." suddenly turned and
upset the wagon Fortunately. no one
WAS hur, aud nothing broken. One
wheel ni the wagon was slightly
twisted but it was able To- pro .ccl on
it, journey To- the fishing shore and
back again without any repairs.
The story that appeared in one oi
our ncivhbor'rg local papers and also
in certain daily papers OF Philadelphia
and Baltimore. about the finding oi
- h'ack>nakcs in an old post-hoe on
Assistant Treasurer Hopkins farm. is,
ike the famous lynching story that
originated in that ncighborhood. ut
tcrly without foundation. Such stories
may be the result OF a remarkably
vivid imagination. or they may indi.
cate that the reporter for that section
is unusually guilliblc. Visions oil
snakes are also said to result from