The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-07-24
Local lettings

and will last TIL August -.
The festival held at Mrs. Mar
gare, Dunns' house n, Pilot yielded
$4,000.
BALDWIN NJ. F. Sunday Schools
ice cream festival will he continued
this evening.
The ladies OF St. Johns Church,
Newark, cleared 500 from their re-
cent lawn iete.
--Elkton Chapter Epworth League
will give a launch excursion to Better
ton on August II.
Trinity Sunday School held its an
nual picnic at OTIS Shore. Locust
Point. ON Thursday,
The first railroad excursion to Toll
chester was run on Wednesday. %
tickets were sold at Elkton.
Mrs. Eleanor Mackcy. IS years OF
age, icl at her home in Avondale, one
day last wee aknd broke her hip.
Samuel Hague, while at work at
the upper boatyard at Elk Landing,
Gu; his knce-cap. one day last week.
The Woodall farm. near town,
yielded y bushels OF wheat per acre.
one oi the best returns reported for
the present harvest
A. +. Miller has purchased Devn-
ny's meat business and is conducting
the store in the Hotel Elkton building
with +. NJ. Hague as manager.
lightning struck the tanks OF the
Pure Oil Company at Marcus Hook,
on the Delaware, on Sunday night, and
$1,000 barrels OF oil were burned.
lanes +. Cole was granted an alb
scoiute divorce on July ~, by the Cecil
Circuit Court. from his wife. Caroline
C. Cole, on the ground OF dcsertion
Rev. A. s. Mowbray preached at
the twilight services OF North East NJ.
T. Church. on Sunday evening, and
held quarterly conference on Monday
morning.
There has been no rain for three
weeks in this section. save for show
crs here and there, and the cool nights
are rctarding the growth OF corn, to-
matoes and other crops.
The festival held last evening on
the Mechanics Hall grounds by Cecil
Council Daughters OF Liberty, will
be continued this evening. Ice cream,
cake and candy for sale.
One pier oi the Conowingo bridge
ha, been completed and the rest OF
the work is progressing but. it is
thought. will not be completed within
m. time limit, August IS.
~ colorcd camp meeting will be
held in Chambers Grove. North East,
opening August /, following which a
camp covering two Sundays will be
held a, St Marks. Elk Neck
The County School Board will
award free scholarships next Thursday,
after competitive examinations, in
Washington College. Western Mary.
land College. Charlotte Hall academy
and St Mary's Seminary,
The coating oi asphaltoilcne put on
the road from Newark to the r., h. &
" K. K. station has solved the dust
problem and impr, we'd the surface for
driving The coating for twelve loot
road is said to cos sass per mile.
"A shop for the repair OF launches
and automobiles. vhcclwright work
and building oil small boats will be
erected by George w Ronlden, on
Water street. on lot which u, has
purchased from Mrs. C. NJ. Boulder.
While tea party was in progress
n Emmanuel Church, New Castle. last
Thursday evening. ceiling fell, smash
ing 5000 worth OF china Mrs Cor
neia Fullcnwcidcr was struck by some
oi the fragments and her head was
badly gashcd
Gasoline catching fire in the dwell
ing OF Fred kcmpa. near the upper
end oi East High street. on Sunday
evening about six o'clock, called out
the frcmcn, hut their services we're not
needed. aS the fire had been put out
by the occupants 81 the house
4 word in regard to the coming
camp meeting at Woodlawn, which
commences august !. II you havf
not ordered your tent, make applica-
ton at once 10 the Secretary for one.
This promises to be one OF the best.
The preacher in charge. Rev, J. II
GRAY, has secured fine preaching tai
ent, and along with that has secured
Hall and Mack. two fine singers IRON
Philadelphia, Tor part OF the time.
Also has secured new talent Tor the
Young Peoples and Children's Meet
ing Some people cannot wait for the
time 10 come for the meeting. but will
move out on the grounds next week,
anxious to get the pure air and water.
J Albert Boyd is making preparations
t. entertain all who may want a good
meal or a good nights lodging
''Mauy people with chronic throa,
and lung trouble have found comfort
and relief in Folcy's Honey and Tar
as !, cures stubborn coughs after other
treatment has failed /. NJ Rugglcs,
kca,nor, Iowa, writes: The doctors
sad had consumption and got no
better until took Folcy's Honey and
Tar. /, stopped the hcmorrhagcs and
pain in my lungs and they are now as
sound as a bullet" II {. WELLS.