The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-07-18
Local JottingS

Herman Moore. colored. was fined
81 and costs last Saturday by Magis-
trate Gilpin for assault on John Boul-
den.
The Board oi Election Supervis-
orS met in Elkton yesterday Friday)
morning Ia quality the registration
officers.
The Ladies Md Society OF the
Cherry Hill NJ. T.. Church will hold
festival in Red Mems Hall at Cherry
Hill. this Saturday evening
Lewis J Smcltzer was convicted
before Magistrate Gilpin OF drunken
ness and disorderly conduct III the
town OF Perryville. last Saturday morn
ing, and fined S. and costs
The l.. o. & ;. Railroad is max
ing preparations To- Use electric power
which will be conveyed from McCalls
Ferry. and expects 10 be one OF the
first 10 make use oi the power that
will be generated on the Susquehanna.
On Monday night last Young
bay horse. set OF harness and buggy
were stolen from Harvey Seminar, of
Fair Hill. On the same night, set
oi harness and a water bucket disap-
pcared from the stable oi II. C. Hess.
M clue has been obtained To- the thici
The body ni an unknown white
man was found in field near Perry
Vile last Sunday II was that Of a
man about IS years OF age. Aiter cX-
amining the body Coroner Frazer
deemed an inquest unnecessary and
gave certificate of death from sun
stroke
The members OF Bay View Band
will hold festival on the grounds ad-
joining O. L. A. NJ. Hall, Saturday
evening Visiting bands are expected
to be in attendance Ice cream and
all the dclicaces oi the season will be
on sale All are cordially invited to
be present
-Ilopcwcll NJ. +. Church. Wood
lawn, Md. Rev J. Howard Gray, Pas
tor Sabbath services. July 10: Sun
day School at go: preaching at To- 90
and : p III Morning Subjcct-"Con-
quer'ng our Faults" Evening subject,
Laying Hold OF the Lifeline Ep-
worth League at 20; preaching at As
bury 1t 3 p. m All welcome
The most notable event ui the
past week in this parched tip locality
was the heavy storm oi Tue day even
ing. Some damage was done thereby.
but nothing to compare with the good
1t broke the backbone oi the long
drought, and everything (even the
Court House debatel had 10 take a
back seat while folks were exclaimng
What a splendid rain
Columbus Jackson. colorcd. aged
go years. at Middle,own, was shot and
killed by posse OF citizens in corn
field. near Clayton. Del, Sunday morn
ing. lie had been arrested on train
charged with selling whiskey, and
when he reached Clayton he started
to run. He ran into a cornheld and
several shots were fired. one oi which
struck him in the stomach
Frank Plucr. n colorcd boy, was
painfully injured Wednesday alter
noon by horse belonging to DR..
Ellis As he entered the stall the
horse jumped as il frightened. knock
ing him down The animal continued
tu Jump about and trampcd on the
boys head cutting it severely At
first It was thought hi, skull was irac-
turcd. but the injury now seems t. be
comparatively slight
Little Mabel Singleton. aged II
years. had a narrow escape from death
Saturday. when a young bull belong
ing 10 Harlan Hess, oi near Rock
Springs. attacked her. She was wear
ing a red dress and was in the corner
oi the field q. Hcury Schohclds. Her
cries were heard by Miss Alice Scho-
field, aged - wears, who was playing