The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-08-13
LOCAL JOTTINGS

S47 from its festival he'd <. Plot.
William Pinkertcn lei IRON sid
ing stack on George REYNOLDS farm.
near Pennington, and was painfully in
jured one day last week
Miss Florence " Ills won a set of
dishes and Miss Holcomb an eight-day
clock at the bazar held by New Lon
don M +. congregation which was
quite successful
Amos Springer, OF Hickory Hill,
gashed his knee badly with an axe that
slipped, one day last wee&, while he
was cutting wood.
Work began on ND lay on the
lakewood section OF State kosd.
Charles Cornell has purchased
from Mrs. Caroline Snyder, SO acres OF
land at Harrisvile. near Rising Sun,
which he will farm during the. coming
year.
Rev. s. B. Wyie. pastor OF New
Castle Presbyterian Church, lost his
wallet containing quite sum OF money
and his own and his wiies and child
ren's tickets, on a train while return
ing from Ocean Grove, but it was
found by trainman and turned in at
Broad Street Station
Three giant locomotives, weigh
ing 200 tons each, with double cylin-
ders and six driving wheels, capable
of hauling 200 loaded cars. built at the
Baldwin Works, Philadelphia passed
Conowingo tbs week, bound for the
West. They were eight inches too
wide for passage through the tunnels
in Baltimore.
Henry Burgess, OF Cambridge, re-
ports that New York capitalists will
supply 81 100000 to the Peninsula Irac-
ton Company which aims at linking
the Eastern Shore with Baltimore.
One oi the big 500 horse power
turbines at the McCalls Ferry Power
Plant was worked for the first time on
Monday with great success. The dam.
it is said will be completed within a
very short space OF time.
H. Clay Ward instructor in the
Commercial Course at Havre de Grace
High School, has resigned, owing to
i'll health.
Hannah Broomall, infant daugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. John +. Wilson. OF
Kansas CITY. Mo, and a niece OF Mrs.
Warren J. tiaines. oi Elkton died last
Wednesday evening at the home Of
her grandfather, Mr.. w. T. P. Turpin,
near Centrevi.l c Queen Anne county,
where she and her mother were spend
inc the summer She was an interest
ing child. three and half years OF
age. and died OF a throat affection
following an attack OF diphtheria, from
which she had partially recovered.
Col. \. l.. Ainscow's fast Will
mnoton launch, the Alfred | |. and the
See-O-Bee. owned by c. 9. Burns, OF
Betterton. raced at the latter point.
last Friday. In the thirteenth mile. the
Wilmington craft broke a minor belt
and lost ten minutes, but later passed
the See-O- Bee. and then broke two
cylinders. which put her out OF the
running.
The Maryland team scored well II
the rifle match Tor the Catrow Cup at
Camp Perry, O., on Tuesday. among
200 contestants. Givan, Forney. Ed
gar and Manshower made total scores
OF %. o5, 90 and SO, at ranges OF 500,
600 and GOO Yards, but little behind
the winners OF the trophy
Governor Cro'hers and State
Highway Commissioner Joseph w.
Hunter, ui Pennsylvania have come
to an agreement under which Mary
land automoblists will be allowed the
free use OF the roads in the Keystone
State for intervals OF ten days, those
of that State being accorded the use
OF Maryland roads without the need
of special license.
While Roy Kitchens. OF BarkSdale,