The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-10-23
Local JottingS

2uite baHu ot Eypsies III tnfee
gaily painted wagons passed through
Rising Sun, on Tuesday.
Capt George Davis. OF Rock Hall
found guilty. in Court at Chestertown,
OF illegal purse net fishing, was fined
$50 and costs.
The Cecil Wing Publishing Co.
has received the contract for print
ing the Delaware College Review"
for the present school year.
DIR. Charles X. Edmunds will de-
liver an illustrated lecture on Canton,
China. in West Nottingham Chapel,
next Thursday evening. Admission,
IS cents
"A movement is on foot TO convert
l1osiuger's W. DDS, on the s. M. Dom
nell farm along he Newark-New Lon-
don road, now being improved, into
public park.
William Ramsey. OF New Castle,
has been appointed foreman OF the J. F.
Powers Foundry Company's new steel
plant ai Elkton. oi which Frank Dee
mer. also OF New Castle. is general
foreman.
The draw on the Pcrryville .Hav-
re de Grace vehicle bridge was ready
| for swinging this week. and by rapid
| work it is expected 10 have the floor
laid and the bridge ready for use by
| november I.
The Ladies Aid Society oi the
! Gasgow Presbyterian Church will
hold supper al the church, Wednes-
| day ard Thursday evenings. October
~ and 2S Supper, 2s cents All are
cordially invited
William r. Warburton, Esq, who
was to speak with Mr. Frank f. Will
| iams at the Repull'ca mass meeting
| in Hagerstown. on Thursday night,
was unable To attend and Col. ]. Frank
| Supplee, OF Baltimore, spoke in his
| stead. .,
The reinforced concrete bridge.
built on the section Of State road east
OF Rising Sun. was finished this week
and work on another. several hundred
yards further east has begun. Several
hundred yards OF the new road Sec
tons surface are ready for the spread
ing of crushed stone.
IA Republican mass meeting will
be held in the G. A. X. Hall. in North
East, next Saturday, at 73o p. m. at
which William r. Warburson, Esq.
Hon Henry NJ Mccullough and
other speakers will deliver addresses.
Ladies are especially invited The
North East Band will furnish music.
DR. John II lamar. oi Elkton, who
has been appointed as representative oi
the county on the membership COM
mittce oi the State Conference OF
Charities To be held in Baltimore. on
| November $40, will select a local
committee TO secure the attendance OF
large delegation from the county at
the Conferences sessions
The ducking season opens Mon
| day. November l. Some big gun
shooting has begun already on the
flats. but State Game Warden llar-
monson and Deputy Jorcs promise to
make things warm Tor those whom
| they detect violating the law or
against whom they may find evidence
upon which to base prosecution
Ten tons oi tomatoes Ia the acre
were reported from many sections OF
hr Peninsula this year Some phe-
| O. mcnaly large Well Is were obtained
among which was one of fifteen tons
to the acre on the farm OF W. III. Ma
guirc. father oi Mrs II \. Warbrr-
ton. ni Elktou. near Madison, Dor
chester county. Re sold his crop at
81 per ton. hi, contract price and re-
ceiycd for il S3.s,o
The Oli School baptists and m,m-
hers OF the Welsh Tract Church held
t.rr annual meetings in the King
street Meeting House, in Whining
ton. On Saturday. and Sunday Mon
roe Fcnton. oi ph'ladclphia. Elders
Frank McGladc, oi Ohio. h. Il. Coul-
ter and Csrdrr Mallot. OF philadel-
phia William Alexander. oi Whining
,or. and J G. Euhauks, 90 Newark,
! Del. preached during the services.
Posters. oi the circus order. por-
traying Delaware College "Sophs" as
clowns donkeys, parrots pigs and
other beasts were found conspicUously
al' over Newark and ON front porcl'cs
oi "Sophs" homes in Wilmington on
| Monday morning The posters were
| products oi Freshmen artists. and rs
row up To- the "Sophs" to get even.
They detained few day student Fresh
/ men nu Monday evening 10 tear down
the posters Two refused and were
pitched into the creek at the rear 81
! the campus.