The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-02-26
KEWyITEMy OFLOCAL INTERFST

c;pio, the latter becoming manager 81
the company's large area Of woodland
in the county
The oyster supper served for the
benefit Of the Elk Mills Base Ball team
yielded SIS.
The new steam heating apparatus
in Leeds M. r. Church was put in use
on Sunday.
The State Council, Jr. @. II. Al. M.
will hold its annual session IN STAINS
Hall, Chestertown, April 1920.
"A heavy sledge hammer fell upon
Walter Harris foot, at Port Deposit,
crushing it badly, one day last week.
Jacob P. Walker, Of Havre de
Grace, has been approved inspector
OF hay and straw for Hartford county.
by Governor Crothers.
Augustus A. Brown, for twenty
seven years past sexton of Elkton M.
E. Church, has resigned, owing to ad-
vanced age. John R. Mahoney sue
cceds him.
"A horse which Charles Ferguson
had sold to Joseph S. Pogue, OF Ris-
ing Sun, but had not delivered, fell
and broke its leg on the road, Sum-
day, and was later killed.
The Ericsson liner Anthony Groves
has completed repairs after its recent
ice experience, at the Booz and Skim
ner yards in Baltimore. The Groves
resumed her regular trips on Monday.
Vic" Willis, the star twirler of
Newark, lately on the Pittsburg League
team, has signed with the St. Louis
National League team for the coming
season on $1,000 salary basis. it IS
said, for the season
Harry McIntire, son of Thomas
McIntire, of the Glasgow section, cut
his foot badly when an axe he was
using caught in tree limbs. and falling,
badly gashed his foot, on Tuesday. He
went to Union Hospital for treatment
In the sixth of the ten preliminary
shooting matches OF the intercollegiate
League, held last Friday, the Delaware
College team made total OF 1913
points. K. NJ Carswell shot for Cor
poral David l.. Sloan, of Elkton, alb
sent on account OF illness.
L. V. Kirk. of Middletown, will be
given hearing to-day on seven
charges OF selling cigarettes to child
rem under age. He was arrested last
Saturday, on warrant issued at
Townsend, owing to the illness of
Magistrate Cox, OF Middetown, who
will hear the charges to-day.
Louis Dixon, Charles Stewart,
Johnson. Bernard Williams and Ar
thur Reed, ali colored, were given two
months each in the House OF Correc-
tion by Justice Bouden, for trespass-
ing on the b. & O. X. r. They had
originally been arrested as possibly the
parties who recently entered and rob-
bed Baldwin station (Elk Mills)
Mrs. Mary Simpson. who was shot
twice by her husband, William Simp-
son, ON December 10, died at New
port, Del, on Tuesday, OF paralysis
induced by one OF her wounds. Simp-
son, who, it was reported hailed from
the West Amwell section, near Elkton,
has been held at the New Castle
Workhouse, awaiting the result OF his
wiies wounds Mrs. Simpsons body
was brought here yesterday, and in
tered in cherry Hill NJ f. Cemetery.
bethesda NJ. E. Church. Mildle-
town. has recently bern greatly i'm
proved and will be ready for service
tomorrow. The ediIice has been re-
rooted and new pavement has been
laid. he ceiling OF the church has
been beautifully irescoed. The wood
work and furniture have been repainted
and grained, new carpets OF green vel
vet have been laid and new electric
light fixtures supplied.
AT the sale oi the personal prop
erty and farm OF the late Alfred T.
Mannon. near Appleton, held on Thurs
day by Addie G. Mannon and George
a. Blake. administrators c. t. a., John
{. llindman auctioneer, the farm OF
T22 acres was sold to Rev. Harvey w.
Ewing, OF Worcester, Mass, for
sos. The personal property. espec-
tally stock. grain and implements,
brought laroe prices, and the proceeds
of sale were beyond expectations.
MIR. B. NJ Crawford, a former
Cecil countian. and brother oil DR.. f.
n. Crawford, OF the First district. but
for the last thirty odd years a resident
OF Clifton, Arizona, has been given
advice by friend OF his in Clifton,
Mr.. William Z. Beck, better known as
Cyclone Bill TO give up bachelor
iltlpu "nu JON Nltn MIN III tne ranks OIL
Benedict But Mr.. Crawford, who has
been sheriff of Gcsham county, Ari-
zona, twice, and collector OF taxes.
would rather face the gravest political
problems. go out in the mountain fast
ness. arrest horse thieves, COW thieves
and all kinds OF bad men than face the
gentle SEX" During an uprising OF
the Apache Indians, Mr.. Crawford was
i'll pursuit of horse thieves and he and
his rs or 80 men ran afoul of these
bad men, and for four days he raided
around them. 1t was an unenviable
position to be in, but he knew as much
about the lay OF the land as the Red
skins, and instead OF getting into
position to be ambushed, took to the
open and returned O. K.--only one OF
his men receiving scratch. Mr.
Crawford has said ''the best kind OF
an Indian is dead one, and that they
will not fight in the open unless cor
nered.'