The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-05-15

The Fourth District Reading Cir
Gle met in Fair Hill school Yesterday
William Il. Smiths residence on
East Main street has been reprinted
The odd Scribe" mourns the loss
oi Fannie, his faithful canine friend
for twenty years.
Boring Tor an artcsian well for
the T., h. x W. X. X. at Iron Hill
station is in progress.
Failing from the bridge at Perry
vile. On Monday. job Burke. OF Balti.
more. had an arm broken.
County Treasurer Charles X
Lynch will seek denomination at the
coming Democratic primaries
Some fifty ministers attended the
opening OF the \. L. NJ =. Conference
in the church here on Wednesday.
Rev. J NJ. ArtcrS OF the Delaware
\uti- Saloon League. spoke on Sunday
afternoon. at Rock Church. Fair Hill
The explosions heard in town on
Tuesday were caused by blasting oi
old castings at the Powers Foundry.
a festival Tor the benefit oi It's
library will be held on the grounds oil
Blythedalc school next Wednesday
evening.
Rev. \. $. Muwbray preached in
St Johns Church LcwiSvillc. last Sun
day morning, and at Big tlk in the
afternoon
Washington School will hold the
annual festival. Wednesday evening
May 10 ii stormy. the next fair even
ing Public cordially invited.
~ strawberry and ice cream icsti-
val. iuT the benefit ui the library 81
Fair Ilill School will be held on its
grounds. next Friday evening, May 81.
Hail icll in several sections 81 the
county last Friday evening, notably
around North East. Luckily the fall
was short. and wheat was hurt but
little.
Rev. J. NJ Sheridan, President OF
the Maryland NJ F. Conference. will
preach in the Church at BAY View to-
morrow. Quarterly Conference will
be held to-day.
McSsrs. Henry Dcibcrt's Sons have
launched fine barge, the "Ncusc. -
with = keel length Of los feet. built
for the Southern transportation Com
pray At their Elk Landing yard
Calvin {. Mc\liStcr and William
G. Little. farmers 81 the Stanton sec
ton. twice tried ior malicious ms.
Chief in cutting down Western Union
telegraph poles on the public road
near their properties. will not be tried
again, attorney General Gray having
abandoned the prosecution The iurics
in their trials disagreed
The man burned by the explosion
At Newark last week. was Ira Duling
and not Herman Duhring. He is at
the Delaware Hospital and will re
cover The gasoline can did not cx-
pindc, aud was found next morning.
The cellar OF the building vas filled
with vapur from the fluid. which 4
lighted lamp carried by Dulng fired.
Harsuu', smoke cater" or CON
summing device was gwen a satisfactory
test IN locomotive $50 drawing train
~ pu the Delaware Railroad on Tues
day afternoon Eugene JamiSon. a
former Elktouian. veteran IN the ser
vice. was az the throttle and gave the
device thorough test. which, II is re
ported, wa. entirely MP 10 cNpccta-
il.u>
There appear 20 be- good prospects
ni revival ui sturgeon hshirg. inr-
merry quite profitable from the de-
mand i"r cavlarr Several large spcci-
men, were caught during the pas,
week worth, It is said 500 apiece. and
Henry Iolhcrt and Thomas Saddlcr,
ui Delaware City. caught one on Mon
day morning that will sell ior good
round price,
Supplementary briefs have been
submitted to Chancellor Nicholson III
the matter oi the control al Wesley
Church. Dover. and il was expected
that he would yesterday give a decision
aS 90 the preliminary injunction. re-
Straning the closing ni the church
and parsonage against Rev +. q. Hot
icckcr. the pastor assigned. ut the re
cent Conference held at Milford.
The \lumui prize ni SIS Tor the
best Grafton by member oi the So
phumurc or Junior classes Of Della
ware College. was contested for on
Monday night by W. +. Knowles,
subject. ~ Plea iur Liberal Educa-
ton; !, V Ennis our Literary So
cictic,". aud II f. Spruancc, ~ Com
pari>uu between Large and Small Col
lcgc,. and was awarded to Mr.,
Knowles. 10y the Judges. ProiS Crum-
well. Smith and Principal Mcsscr-
smith.