The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-07-09

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Council on Wednesday It was ordered
cents on the $Ioo. This Is 4 reduction
Of cents over last years rate
VIII Perkins was appointed judge and
Fred H. Letter clerk at special clcc-
tion to be held on Monday.
DIR. Thomas 5. Baker, Director OF
the Tome Institute, has been spending
the week in Boston in attendance upon
the meeting of the National Educa-
tional Association DIR. Baker expects
to be in Port Deposit most Of the
summer
-R. w. Blsckway, OF. the First dis
trict. was led by noise to investigate
his chicken house He found that the
thieves in their fight, had left thirteen
dead chickens.
Wheat threshing has been going
on for some days in the lower part Of
the county. Good yields are reported
thus far.
There have been three deaths Of
Elkton colored people this week
Susan Reed. an elderly woman; George
White. wife OF Albert White, young
Smith, middle aged man, and Bessie
woman.
Mr.. Hugh Armours young PEN
cader stallion was badly cut and his
spindle wagon broken, BY an automo
bile belonging to ]. c. Wilson, Avon
dale. Pa, on Monday evening last.
The accident occurred just out of Ris-
ing Sun on the Pennington pike. The
automobile was also badly damaged
and while awaiting repairs in Rising
Sun, Deputy Sheriff Stewart served
an attachment on it pending settle
ment or suit for $3.50 damages claim
ed by Mr. Armour
AS a result of conference be-
tween Governor Crothers and Auto
mobile Commissioner George, steps
we're taken this week with Pennsyl-
vania and other States whereby Ii
censed automobile owners may run
their cars in those States without Sc
curing additional licenses the same
privilege to apply to visiting motorists
in the State
Rising Sun will meet Oxford on
the latter's courts in the opening ten
mis- tournament OF the season
The c. E. Societies of the State,
as well as other citizens, have appeal
ed to Governor Crothers, along with
the Governors OF all other States, to
prohibit the display of the moving
pictures of the Jeffries- Johnson prize
fight Mayor Mahool, Of Baltimore,
says he will not allow them in that
city.
The famous annual excursion from
Chesapeake City to Colchester has
been set for Thursday, August 4th
I Ntt
OF Cecil Scntman, OF Elkton. while
visiting relatives at New Castle. Del,
on July Fourth. met with painful
accident when he attempted to look
down into pyrotechnical flower pot
when it was lighted for the purnose OF
seeing what made the bubbles come
out.
The Cherry Hill Band will hold
lawn fete at Cherry Hill, Saturday
evening, July If. The Red Mems
Band OF North East will be present.
Everybody welcome
The County Commissioners, Or
phans' Court and School Commission
ers will be in regular session at the
Court House on Tuesday next
The Thomas S. Smith property
near Perryville, containing 3 I-2 acres,
with small dwelling house. was sold at
Perryville, on Wednesday last, by Rob-
ert c, Thackery, Trustee, 10 Arthur
Fl. Owens, for $525. P. M. Groves
was the auctioneer.
Pennsylvania Railroad workmen
are engaged this week in removing
the wooden inter-track fence at the
Elkton station and replacing an iron
fapce hatmean the N, in trarks
A pet dog belonging to William
Rea, superintendent OF Hopewell
Cemetery. become rabid, while accom-
panying young Albert Rea tn store,
mile away, The dog, snaIplng and
snariing, ran home where Mr. Rea
shot it.
Justice OF the Peace William c.
Euhler, of Woodlawn, is reported serl-
ously ill OF lockjaw resulting from
bruised finger,
Joseph Hunter, OF the Rising Sun
section, was lacerated about the neck
by a rope he coiled about his neck,
while leading a calf which was tied to
the other end
MIR. Lee Hecht, while driving a
handsome automobile from Havre de
Grace to Aberdeen, colided with an.
other machine driven by a Washing
ton party. The machines were good
deal damaged, but no occupants seri-
ously hurt.
Kent county (Del) apples are go.
ing through Elkton for the West in
train loads. Some IS to 20 cars day;
also about 40 carloads Of potatoes
daily The prospect Of the Fall apple
crop is reported fine.
The Prohibition;sts OF the First
Congressional District are the first in
the field with Congressional candi-
date Their convention was held at
Hurlock last Monday afternoon, and
Rev. Charles Martin Elderdice, OF
fredericksburg, was named as the can
didate. Mr. Elderd:ce is the pastor
of the M. P Church in that town
john d. Baker, of Fort dupont
and his wife were injured on Tuesday
by being thrown from their automo-
bile, when it collided with an under
takers wagon, near New Castle. Del
Cecil Peoples, son Of Mr., Adam
Peoples, of Port Deposit, was brought