The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-01-15
Local J0ttin9S

Good skating and fair sleighng
were enjoyed this week.
James NJ E. Church, Rising Sun,
cleared $73 from the Cecil Detectives
dinner.
John J. Pencil, of Little Britain,
fell and islocated his shoulder few
days ago.
Lower Oxford Township has spent
upwards. of 5000 in clearing snow from
the roads.
Many roads were still blocked
and the sleet made walking perilous
this week
Miss Alice l. Wiley has been APP
pointed assistant in Rutledge school,
Sixth district.
Owing to unfavorable weather,
Crouch's Chapel will be closed during
the remainder OF the winter
The Sarah Good property, at KEN
bleville, was withdrawn from sale last
week on bid of $3S per acre.
Err Clendenin and G. NJ. Sender
ling have partly cleared the road from
Blake toward Moore's Chapel
The Cecil Farmers Club held it's
January meeting on Wednesday. at A.
II. MendenhalPs, near Blue Ball.
Ten new new students are due at
Tome School for Boys. which resumed
last Friday, after the holiday recess.
The Young Mems Literary Society
OF Pleasant Hill will give an entertain
ment, January 20. Everybody invited
Marion, youngest son OF William
Thompson, OF Summit Bridge, broke
his collar bone while Shedding on
Saturday
The Perryvilc Ladies' Art Circle
evening in the lecture room of the NJ
Z. Church.
w. T. Wright, OF the Oxford Press
staff, iell and broke two bones in his
ankle on Tuesday night, slipping On
the ice on his way home.
Raymond E., son OF John II. Mont
gomcrX, died at Strickersville, on Sat
urday. lnterment was made in Flint
Hill Cemetery, ON Wednesday.
A bursting water pipe necessitated
the removal OF the ceiling in one of the
large class rooms in Memorial Hall,
Tome Institute, one day last week
Walking with his hands IN his
pockets, NJ b. Mason, OF Lewisville.
slipped on the ice, one day last week,
and, falling, on his face, hurt his nose
badly.
Failing on the ice on her way
home from school, one evening last
week. Jeanette, a young daughter of
Capt John Clay, of West Elkton, broke
her arm.
Teams are crossing the Susque-
hanna on the ice at Peach Bottom.
James n. Patton, of Fulton township,
marketman, led the way. Later,
sleighs were put IN service on the ice.
Thomas J. Murray, a wcll-known
merchant OF Elkton, on Saturday made
an assignment to Messrs. James +.
Powers. Omar d. Crothers and w. S.
Evans, for the benefit of his creditors
w. r. Smith, of Oxford, has pur-
chased from Vernon Robinson, of Lit
tie Britain, his fine bay horse, "Hoke' :;
Prince. He was bred by w. G.. West,
OF Sylmar. and has gone a mile in 2.I7.
The ice on the Susquehanna meas
ures loot or more in thickness and
fears are felt for the consequences OF
the coming breakup. Skating is fine
from Port DEPOSIT to llavre dc Grace.
Andrew Rambo began the work OF
filling his ice house from Howard 5
pond in East Elkton, on Wednesday
after the pond had been empticd OF
water three times by leaks ard filed
again.
Frederick r. I[aines, Esq. OF the
Elkton Bar, was officially notified this
week Of his appointment IS local coun-
sci for the p, b, x w. Railroad Com
pany, To succeed his father, the late l.,
Marshall EIaines.
The several commands OF the First
Regiment NJ. n. G.. will be inspected
by its line officers this year Major
Hugh r. Riley will inspect COMPANY
K, of Havrc de Grace, on January 20
and Company f, Of Elkton, on Jan
uary "a.
Supper, with homemade candies
and cakes on sale also, will be served
by the Ladies' Aid Society Of West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church, IL
the hall on next Friday evening. Jan
nary 81. Supper, IS cents. For child
rem, IS cents.
The prizc-winning trotter Tom,
bought by l.. i. Keller, of Lancaster
Pa, in Canada, for $500, died i'll his
stable from an unknown complaint, re-
sembling PARALYSIS, on Saturday night
One of A. c. Williams five bay horses
valued at 81 900. died the same night
OF the same disease.
Superintendent William n. Ban
nard of the Maryland Division OF the
p, b. & W. X. r., has been promoted
to position in the General Managers
office OF the Pennsylvania Railroad If
Philadelphia. A. J. Whitney will be
transferred from the Delaware to the
Maryland Division. and f. b. John
assistant engineer of the P, Z. & W
r. r., will take Mr.. Whitney's place