The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-23
Local lettings


the Woodawn section.
George Young, Jr., has received
his 4ohorse power Stoddard- Dayton
touring car.
Capt Walter r. McComas, OF
Company ID, First Regiment oil Bel
Air, has resigned.
-Castleton X. i. ID. route No. will
DC transferred 20 Rou.c No ,, rom
Darlington after February J.
--Homard Terry, OF Richardsmcrc,
will name his two weeks old heir VIII
liam Howard TAFT Roosevelt Terry,
Edward Patton, OF Sylmar, frac-
tured two ribs by falling over some
sections OF iron pipe, one day this week.
w. ]. Davis, local agent, is dis
tributng calendars OF the London and
Lancashire Fire Insurance Company.
No amount OF travel will get you
as good an Ovcrcoat for $i2, as you
can get 1t FRAIER'S.
Miss Rcdden, principal OF Monroe
school, near Colora, has been troubled
with whooping cough, and Miss Mary
Smith, OF Elkton, IS acting as her as
sistant.
"A purse containing S., which Con
stable Samuel Brickley laid on a desk
in the Rising Sun postofiice, disappear
cd while his back was momcntarily
turned
Elmer Johnson is under arrest,
charged with knocking out an eye and
breaking two ribs OF George Black an
aged colorcd resident OF the Canal sta.
ton section.
Farmers down the Peninsula are
said to be moving for set price oi $40
per ton for tomatoes to be planted I'M
der contracts with Gamers for the
coming season.
DIED-In Sherman, Texas, January
20, Capt Oliver !. Lyon, son OF the
late Andrew and Sarah r. Lyon. lie
leaves two sons. Cecil A and Dupont
Il. Lyon. also two sisters, Mrs. w. h.
Rcckcius. oi this county, and Mrs. {.
Wilson, oi Hartford county.
The patrons OF the Sharplcss Milk
Products plant at Rising Sun, through
their committee, Messrs. w. I, b. X.
Robertson, II. L. Glackcn, J. a. Fassltt
and NJ. {. Reedcr, on Saturday reach
da satisfactory agreement with man
agcr +. f.. Sharplcss, as TO price, de
'l'ery, etc, OF milk handled al the con
'rSary.
The Is. & y. k. K. has declared
semi annual dividend OF per cent on
preferred and 3 per cent. on common
stock and carried S2,235,ooo TO the sur
plus fund Inc total surplus now
reaches $2o,ooo,ooo, Notwithstanding
that 81, roc, 900 was withdrawn to pay
the previous scmi-aunual dividend,
made in July.
The Jr. q. u. 4. NJ. OF Ccciltou
will give musical and dramatic enter
tainment in the Mechanics Hall this
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. The
following talent will participate Miss
Hamer rick, dramatic clocutionist, Miss
Jackson, piano and banjo, Prof. Jules
Rutan and a. b. Jackson, voealists
Admission, IS and IS cents.
The Presbytery Of New Castle held
a special session in Central Presby-
tcrian Church, Wilmington, on Mon
day. to receive It's new pastor, Rev.
II. Crawford, into the body from the
Presbytery OF Philadelphia, North anc
dismiss the former pastor Rev !. A
McCurdy to the Prcsbytery OF Bis
marh. n. ID. Rev. Mr. Crawiords in
stallation will be set for future date
The lack OF the Conowingo bridge
and the burned ferry steamer City
Belle" is felt quite seriously by the
residents oi Cecil and Hartford coun
ties along the Ssuquchanna. Capt
Emil Holm is reported to be looking
for a suitable craft to take the place
OF the City Belle" and the resumption
OF ferry service between Port Deposit
and Lapidum will be generally wei
coined
The problem oi maintaining tn,
Clayton House. Wilmingtons mos'
prctentious hotel, is agliating the pco
pie OF the city Manager Bo,hman re
Gently gave mp the lease OF the hotel &c
assumcc barge OF the City Hotel, Bal
timore. /, is suggested that a com
pany be formed to control the owner
ship and management OF the Clayton
House for which a suitable manages
has not vet been obtained by the in
tcreStS which now control the prop
crty