The Cecil Whig., 1908-09-12
Local J0Hin9S


Mrs. Reuben f. lamar, OF Turkey
Point, lost two valuable horses last
week from Meningitis.
The September term OF the Cir
cut Court OF Cecil County will begin
Monday, September 81.
Howard Harris the son oi Samue,
!. Harris, oi Bay View, was severely
injured bv falling from tree while
cunning for squirrels
Tome Institute will open on Thurs
day. September u. About GOO pupils
will attend this wear. 80 81 whom will
board at Port Deposit
-FRAZER'S store will dress man
better for a moderate price than any
place ! have ever visited, and have
visited manv
William McKelyey. OF Rising Sun,
an cmployc oi the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company. started last Friday on
q vacation. the first he has taken in FL
wears.
Company +. Purncll Legion. will
hold its annual reunion on Saturday,
September 10. at g. A. X. Hall. North
East. at 10 o'clock a. III. The public is
cordially invited
A valuable livery mare belonging
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ncsdav morning, it is supposed, from
internal injuries. caused by getting
twisted in her stall
The Ladies' Aid Society oi Blake
NJ. f.. Church AT their last regular meet
ing appropriated $50 To- the Chapel I'm
provcmcnt fund. and paid Tor two tons
81 coal for the church.
The ladies 81 the Epworth League
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festival at the Fix Neck Hall on We'd
ncSday night September 10 II stormy,
next clear evening. All are invited
LOST "Wednesday evening, going
from my residence. or at Elkton Opera
House. china hand-panted (busp belt
pin Reward is returned to
MRS JOHN +. SPARKLlN.
Venus Council No, -. O. u. 4. NJ.
will visit North East this Saturday
evening This will he the first of
series oi iratcrnal visits this fall the
object al which is to build up the
weaker Councils throughout the dis
trict.
While Mrs II. r Gillespie. OF near
Liberty Grove. was sitting on her
porch one day recently a large black
snake fell from the roof, landing along
side Of her II ran under a boardwalk
Int she drove il ont with ho, water and
killed IT,
The reported find oi IIaus Haines
the Io-vcar-old son of Samuel Haincs.
rear Rising sun ni a purse containing
spr. is said To- be worthless, as the
money was what is known as stage
mou"y. having an advertisement on
one .idc
The DAYS oi registration this year
are Tuesday. September 30 and Tues
day. October o. These are the days
for the addition ot new names and for
transferring names from one precinct
To another The third and last day is
.ur revision only.
~ peach festival will be held on the
grounds IT ST Andrews Episcopal
Church. near Audora. this Saturday
evening, Scptcmbcr II. Ia which the
people oi the surrounding vicinity are
mos, cordially invited Proceeds to be
used Tor church purposes
Superintendent oi Schools George
Riddlc, reports thar practically every
school n the county is open and at
work With the exception ot several OF
the smaller colurcd schools which will
not be opened until October IS, when
the canning season has closed
Last Saturday evening an alarm
ui fire was turned IN and Singcrly Fire
Company responded NJ first it was
though, to- be false alarm but later
It was found that short crcuitcd
current had caused Sigh, blaze III
the electric light sub station. which
did but little damage
Complaints are being made oi the
number oi small kittens that are
dropped in the various parts OF Elk
ton To- be turmcutcd and tortured by
the small boys. and often to be torn To
pieces by dogs. or left to starvc. II
would be lar more mcrciiul to drown
them than Ia dispose nf them N this
manner
While eating wood on the farm OF
A.r f. W Dawson near town last Fri
day workman found two small gray
squirrels IN a hollow tree, So young
that they had not their eyes open. and
on Tuesday four morc were found in
q nest that had barely gotten their
eyes open Judging from this II seems
that the law permits the shooting OF
squirrels before the young are old
enough to take care oi themselves,
as in both the cases noted here, il the
mother were killed the .cung ones
would surely perish.
The following officers were elected
at the meeting oi the Calvert y. w
{ T. L. Friday evening of last week:
President. Miss Mabel +. Mcarns;
corresponding and recording sccre
tary. Miss Florence McDowell; first
vice .prcSidnct. Helen Grove: second
vice president, Margaret Johnson; sup
erntcndcnt. medical temperance, John
s Rcislcr: supt moral education, Car
rie Brown; supt kindergarten, Mar
garct Johnson. supt oi parlor meet
ings. Helen Grove; supt. of anti-nar-
cotics. William Brown: supt of flower
mission Mcrcic Mcdowell supt. OF
White Ribbon Herald and Union Sig
nal. Rachel Rittcnhousc: supt OF press
work William MrCiintock