The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-07-31
Local lettings


tomato crops.
-Octoraro NJ. T. Church cleared S3s
from IT'S rcccn, festival.
Mrs. Harry Post, oi Colora, has
a guinea hen that laid 100 eggs N Io1
days.
All the bridges along the T., u. *
W K. r. will be rcpainied by the com
ing fall
The second railroad excursion TO
colchester will be run next Wednes-
day, August I.
The festival held last Saturday Tor
the benefit OF the Lraigtown base BAH
team, yielded $40.
--Ebenczcr Sunday School held its
annual picnic IN Moore Meadow,
near Greenhurst, ON Thursday.
Members OF Elkton Camn Modern
Woodmen will enjoy banquet at
Bettcrton on MONDAY evening.
he package social held at \. Nj.
Ferguson netted SIS Tor ST. Johns
Church, Lewlsvile, improvements.
"A FESTIVAL will be neld at Asbury
M +. Church near " oodlawn, on
tuesday evening August ). All wei
come
The Board OF Election Supervisors
examined the recently appointed cleo
ton officials AT a meeting held here on
Saturday.
Susquchanna Council, Jr. q. |. A.
M, OF lakewood, will hold its annual
festival in Dempsey's Grove, next Sa;
ufday evening.
The annual picnic OF Harris NJ. T.
Sunday School will be held at Red
Point next Saturday. Everybody is
invited 10 attend.
William Willin, a wcl-known aged
resident OF Elkton, was admitted TO
Union Hospital on Wednesday Tor
treatment for general debility.
The lawn icte held by the ladies' OF
Leeds NJ T. Church, last Thursday
evening was largely attended. The
gross receipts were SIos and the net
profits SOY.
The remains OF Miss Mary Keen,
aged Is years, daughter OF Milton
Keen, ui Wilmington, were Inferred in
West Nottingham cemetery last Thurs
day She died ot valvular heart
trouble
4 he Ladies Aid oi the Leeds NJ.
T. Church will meet W cdncsday, Au-
gus, !, at the parsonage. There Will
be- short program ana light refresh
mtuts he public is cordially invited.
a nickel collection will be taken.
~ The Bohcmlans ui Baltimore, who
have ui late years held exercises on
Bohemia Manor, commemorative ui
Augustine Herman, its famed propric-
tor. will hold them tins year on next
Sunday, August :, al Ocean City.
The Camden Fire Insurance Com
pany i. H. Letter, local agent, has
promptly settled Walter II. Taylor 5
loss by the recent fife IN his store IN
the llurn Block, caused by exploding
fireworks.
~ six events matinee racing card
has been arranged Tor today at the
Fair Grounds track by the Elkton
Driving Club, as iollows:-Colt race,
Farmers race, 800, 2:45, ego and 2:2o
classes. with bicycle and foot races.
Five ut the spans OF the new Como
wngo bridge have been erected, and
work on the remaining two is pro-
crossing rapidly, The foreman in
charge expects Ia have the structure
completed by august 5. the time
limit
-Carcrcr Mccormick aul Charles
Thomas. both colorrd, who were ar
rested on suspicion ut being connected
with the Boon murder at the time the
crime was committed. were given their
release on Thursday. and returned 10
their homes III Baltimore.
-IIczckiah Hickman, colorcd. de
velopcd brain STERN on the IN.
thony Groves al the Ericsson Line, of
Wilmington. one night last week, and
attacked George Watkins. deck hand
and a cOlorcd woman passenger. NJ
Baltimore Nc was locked up rs insane
The l2:lo train, Southbnund. on
the r. r & w K X on Monday was
DELAYED Tor some time near Charles
town. by the breaking al an eccentric
rod on the locomotive. The engineer
and fireman had rather close calls. and
the track was torn mp somewhat. but
nobody was injured
The WHIG'S editor and Mrs. WI
lams were thrown out oi team on
Sunday. while returning home iron
Earlcvilic when their horse bolted
after being Stung, probabI" by some
insect Both were severely shaken
up. and Mr.. Williams was kicked on
one Of his hands. but neither. fortunate
ly was seriously hurt.
The trustees oi Delaware College
have chosen Prot Charles J.. Penny e
the chair 81 Chemistry, to succeed the
late DR.. r. X. Vol Prof Penny. who
was formerly connected with the Della
ware Experiment Station, was recent
~ invited to fill the chair OF Chemistry
AT the Pennsylvania State College
He will become State Chemist for
Delaware
DR. II a. Mitchclfs horse, startl
ed by an automobile, near Murray's OF
Main street ON Wednesday evening
lungcd forward and, part OF the har'
tess breaking, fell on the Howard
House pavement BystanderS heIptC
hin To- his feet, The dashboard ant
one shaft OF the buggy were broken
Or. Mitchell kept his seat aud WAS MOI
hurt The horse was somewhat
scratched and famed. bu, was driver
to another vehicle by the Doctor short
" aiterward.
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