The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-09-11
Local lettings

"A valuable horse owned by George
Kirk, OF the Zion section, died last
week
Howard Pusey. OF Mt Pleasant,
killed twelve squirrels with thirteen
shots
Scott Jackson. OF the Eighth rs
trict, reports a yield vi us bushels Vi
potatoes to the acre
Monroe School, near West Not
tingham, was extensively repaired
prior 10 reopcning on Monday.
A brush fire caused the dcstruc-
ton OF so posts on Stephen Dins-
more's place, near Pennington
The J. w Fell property, at kcm-
lleville, was sold at public sale last
wees, to William Willard, for S245J.
Rowland McNey, OF Conowngo,
has entered the service oi the Virginia
Iron and Steel Company OF Roanoke
The bridge over Conowingo cr.,k,
IL the Eighth district. has bc,h closed
as unsafe, and the creek mr,; b c
forded.
Robert Coulter, OF Liberty Grove,
planted six bushels OF potatoes last
spring and got a yield OF ninety-six
bushels.
The work OF constructing the sec
ton OF improved road IRON Rising
Sun toward Calvert was To begin on
Monday.
A marriage license was issued last
week by Clerk al the Court DrcnnIr
10 Pearson Whielock and Lydia Hines,
both OF Earlcvilc.
William Wood, Of Woodlawn. was
badly burned about the face. one day
this week, when a breech burnt gun
he was using exploded.
An exploding gasoline stove caused
FIRE at Mrs. Mary Shades house in
Rising Sun, scorching the walls and
burning some furniture.
William s Evans. Trustee, ON Sat
urday sold the McCardcll property,
house and lot in the Sixth district, TO
John klcinholtz, Tor Si,o62 ilndman
auctioneer.
Mrs. Cecil Smother 81 Mt. Pleas
ant. while engaged IN household work
on Monday, suddenly became speech
less, but her physicians hope she will
recover her voice.
The prolonged drouth i having a
marked effect on streams throughout
the county and several industrial plants
are reported running on shorter time
or only al intervals.
A spccial session ~ the Orphans
Court was held on Tuesday, with the
full bench present, at which a number
oi orders a. To- estates IN course OF
settlement were passed
Next Monday. September ~, viii
be observed As "Old Defenders Day"
which falls IN Sunday this wear Mon
day being a legal holiday. The banks
and public Offices will be closed.
The transfer al lot at land in the
Fourth district. by Sarah l.. Peterson.
e. Miller Brothers Company, Incorpo-
rated. consideration $500, was record.
ed this week in the Clerks Oficc.
- lanes w Wilson, farmer oi the
Glasgow section, was charged with dis
order nj the New Castle County Fair,
last Thursday. because he refused to
pay second admission fee after lcav-
ing thcg rounds. Judge Cochran dis
missed the charge
Maryland Rural Delivery Carriers
held their state Convention in Balti-
more on Monday w. +. S,arhcr, OF
Westminster, was chosen President. =.
K Clifton, 81 Woodenburg. Vice
President: f. 6 Pcarcc. of Glen Arm.
Secretary. and + K. Pyle. Of Hartford
county. Treasurer
The funeral oi Preston u Pierce.
formerly al C"lnra. held last SATURDAY.
was largely attended 100 carriages
were counted in the line that wendell
rs way 10 West Nottingham Cemetery
u = said that he was TO have been
married on the dav OF his funeral H.
Ms Mollie Denny, 81 Elkton
DR., Francis Falls. nj Lancaster
formerly ~ Port Deposit. was thrown
from his buggy when his horse fright
ened by an object on the road ran ~
and damaged the vehicle. one day last
week His brother Hugh Fails who
VISITED him. reports that while he was
badly bruised he was not seriously in
jurcd
Samuel c Osborn instructor in
mathematics in the Tome School for
Boys. Port Deposit. has been appoint
gd senior house master inr Jackson
House He is r \. OF Hampdcn
Sioncy College. and an NJ \. 81 Prince
ton University and was four years in
&uuclor in Mathematics in Lawrence
Will School
The Pennsylvania Railroad man
agemcnt VIII distribute $500 in prizes
to supervisors aud assistants. who |
show the maintenance OF the best sec
tons OF track during the year on lines
east OF PittSburg and Erie. II. w. |
Myers. who succeeded w. w. After |
bury as general manager will have
charge Of the inspections with a party |
OF twenty-five officials who will 60 |
over the several lines in special trains, |
toward the end OF the month.
The services at Leeds NJ. ?. |
Church on Sunday were well attended |
The Pastor, Rev. {. n Mccullough. |
in the evening. spoke OF the origin of |
certain hymns 20 Happy Day" by |
Philip Doddridge, growing out OF his |
conversion; How Firm a Founda-
ton" by George Keith. and Stand
Up For Jesus" the last words Of Rev.
Dudley Tying These were sung by
the congregation which stood while
rendering the last one The singing by
the choir was exceptionally good.