The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-02-19
Local JOttingS

The Naval Academy and Delaware
College teams met at basket ball at
Annapolis, on Saturday, and the visi-
tors who were utterly outclsssed, lost
by score Of 81 to S. The Middies
scored 26 points in each half. Hous-
ton scored the points for Delaware.
John Brooks, colored, and Jacob
Steele, OF Providence, became involved
IN difficulty on Saturday. caused by
the loss OF control of freight car on
the inclined track at the paper mill
Brooks was arrested on the charge Of
aggravated assault, and at hearing
on Tuesday night was fined So and
costs by Justice Gilpin.
Mrs. Benjamin Buckley, OF Harris
vile, while nursing Mrs. William Nc
Kelvey, Il /. Rising Sun, was stricken
with paralysis, one day last week.
Samuel McCool has removed from
the Foard farm, near town, to the
Samuel ]. Reed house on Mafitt street.
The Haverford College and Tome
School basket ball teams met in the
latter's new cage on Saturday, and the
visitors getting the lead early kept it
to the end. winning easily by the score
of As to IS. Bunting, Knight. and
Yule made the points for Tome.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is re-
ported as about to enforce on its main
and branch lines new rule forbidding
the use of tobacco by employees while
on duty
Second Ladies Bible Class will
hold Clipping Social in the base
ment of the Bay View Nj. P. Church,
on Saturday evening, February 10.
Clippings neatly wrapped, will be on
sale at prices ranging from SC to q,
Candy, cream and cake for sale. Come
out and help worthy cause. Proceeds
for church.
The resolution to continue Chic
Judge James A. Pearce on the berel
until the expiration of his term
1912, has passed the State Senate.
Judge William II. Adkins fell en-
the ice at Goldsboro, Caroline CO,
one day this week, and the left side OF
his face was scraped and bruised.
Former Councilman George R.
Carver, of Havre de Grace, fell on ice
last Thursday and was severely hurt
about the back and shoulders.
The Rosebud Dancing Club with
80 members, was formed, one day this
week, at meeting at Mrs. Leroy Eng
lands in Rising Sum
Evans Mckinney, 10 years old, OF
the Sixth district, who was charged
with offering liquor to schoolrates and
drinking it during school hours, has
been committed to a reform school in
Baltimore
Chicken thieves lifted dozen
fowls from Isaac AlcXander's and thir-
teen from James Mace's premises near
Rising Sun, one night this week.
Senator Andrew has bill pending
in the Legislature exempting Hartford
county from the law dealing. with tres
passing on railroads. the many arrests
under which for trivial causes put the
county to more or less expense.
The Maryland Annual Conference
of the Methodist Protestant Church
will open in the Broadway Church,
Baltimore, on April 5.
Running away and colidng with a
hitching post at Barnsley, Pa, recently
fire driving horse owned by Willet
Rovd, of the Calvert section, was badly
injured.
Failing on her way to the Presby-
teran Church in Newark, one day last
week. Mrs. Ella Scott, sister Of John k.
Chapman, fell on the ice and broke her
right arm, near the wrist,
The Rising Sun Cornet Band will
hold fair and festival in the town hall
next Friday and Saturday evenings.
Fix Mills Base Ball Club cleared
from, &c reco,+
An interesting play. "A Case OF
Suspension with pantomimes and
readings from "Hiawatha" with music
and the "Rose Drill'' with choral ac-
compartment, will be given, after Eas
ter, in the G.. A. R. Hall, North East,
by the pupils OF the High School.
William Norris the lineman who
was run down by an express train at
North East, last Friday morning, died
shortly after reaching Delaware Hos
pftal His body was sent to New Lon
don. Pa. where his wiie--a daughter
oi John Adams. OF the Rising Sun sec
tcr-and one child, reside He board
ed with his brother-in-law c. 7. None
ma tcr, at 2I.3 South Van Buren street,
Wilmirgton Interment was made at
NOTTINGHAM, Pa, where his father,
Asher Morris, ard mother reside.
Frank +. Corral, OF Bel Air, Har-
ford county. was reelected Secretary
of the National Gamers Association,
at its annual session held last week in
Atlantic City.
Charles r. Vanneman, OF Havre de
Grace, graduate of Cornell Univer-
sity. has been appointed a steam rail
road rspector under the New York
Public. Service Commission, at yearly
salary Of $4,000.
Governor Crothers during his two
years OF service has not yet signed a
death warrant a record said to be with
out precedent in the State.
-Gunners are said to have good luck
on the flats below Havre de Grace, as
ducks are more plentiful there than
for some years past, at this time in the
season.
Hon. Murray Vandiver, of Havre
de Grace, has purchased from w. H.
Grafflin, of Baltimore, the fine yacht
"Letitia," IS feet deck length, II feet
beam and S feet inches depth of hold,
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