The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-08-06
LOCAL JOTTINGS

Wv imam II. DOutn, On MS l21Ul
within the limits of Eikton, expects a
large yield OF corn from a sowing of
the Five Ear variety, new to this
section.
Titus Algard, OF Theodore, reports
a yield OF so bushels OF wheat to the
acre.
Benjamin Lunn, OF North East,
dislocated kneecap while trying to
board a moving train at Rising Sun,
one dav last week.
While harvesting, William Ster-
rett, OF the Eighth district, killed ten
copperhead snakes which are unus-
ually numerous this summer
The National Bank OF Port De-
post has filed application to be made
a postal banks funds depository
Wilmer d. Thompson was hurt
quite severely by falling plank at
the Kenmore Mill Providence. one
day last week.
William B. Hall, OF Middletown,
was struck in the eye while witness
ing a game OF bias ball played between
the home and the Dover team, by a
ball thrown by the visitors pitcher and
for a time it was feared he might lose
his sight.
w. B. Gibbs has a force of hands
at work at newly opened spar quarry
at Rock Springs.
The contract for new concrete
bridge over North East creek. between
East and West Nottingham townships,
near Ross Wilson's place, has been
awarded to William Blackburn for
$500
Miss Elsie Irwin and Miss Bessie
Sharpless, of the Lombard section,
with Miss Bockins, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Kelman, OF New York, es
corted by Henry Shsrpless, Frank
Durborrow and jesse Irwin, went
gigging along the Little Elk on Satur-
day evening. and caught 30 cells and 40
suckers.
The Oxford News Rising Sun
notes report that Italians could not be
hired in Philadelphia for work on the
lakewood section of improved road in
this county, as they wanted $I.75 or So
per day
The Western Bloomer Girls will
town diamond on Monday, August IS,
and will, no doubt, draw a crowd.
Report says that a 81 foot well
sunk on W. B. Cooneys property in
Rising Sun gives clear sparkling water
but so brackish to be unfit for use.
At a greater depth, possibly gas or oil
might be struck.
District Superintendent Hotfecker
preached on Sunday in Port Deposit
and Hopewel NJ. Z. Churches.
Rev. Alfred Smith, temperance
evangelist for Wilmington M. E. Con-
ference, has been appointed assistant
corresponding secretary of the Tenn
perance Society of tht Methodist Epis-
copal Church at salary OF $4,000
year. from September I. He will keep
his residence at Dover
The Ladies Aid Societv OF Bethtl
NJ f. Church will hold their annual
picnic at Whitehall, on the Elk river,
next Thursday, August nth. All
friends and patrons OF Bethel are in
vited
The Y. W. c. U OF Woodlawn,
cleared $27 from its recent festival
Zion NJ. f. Sunday School, of
Ceclton, cleared $44 from its Toll
chester excursions, last week
The Northern Convocat:on, Do
ceses OF Easton, will meet on August
1917 at Shrewsbury Church. Kent
county. The closing service will be
held in Galena.
The Bayside Band OF IIavre de
Grace will give concerts in the City
Park on Wednesday and Friday even
ings for the rest OF the summer.
With favorable weather, farmers
OF the Middletown section, it is said.
look for bumper corn crop this fall
William T. Dean, a well-known
carter, OF Elkton. has been using a
crutch Tor some days past. having
broken small bone in his loot whit
handling a barrel OF sugar.
The recent carnival and lawn fete
held by the ladies OF Leeds NJ. P
Church, yielded 5000
Howard PuSey, of Mt. Pleasant.
was struck on the eye by a flying nail,
one day last week, and painfully in
jured
Mrs. Franklin Gallaher, OF the
Fair Hill section. was stricken with
paralysis at her sons home in Coch-
ranville, Pa. last week. hut is reported
to be improving.
A dry electric storm moved in this
section on Thursday night from the
west and southwest around to the east,
giving barely I sprinkle OF rain here
abOuts.
w. S. Quigley, OF Wilmington,
who has summer home on Elk river,
has a new launch, built at Saginaw,
Michigan, with Erb engines of 90
horse power called the "opitfire,' with
an estimated speed OF p miles an
hour
w. T.. Hardness has sold his store
and lwelling on Main street, Newark
to A. c. Stiltz, who may transfer his
livery business from the Deer Park
Hotel stables to the property.
F. A.. Sargable, formerly OF Har-
ford county, has closed his store at
Port Deposit