The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-03-05

iic OAHU uIlllOT1llS, bought last year,
cost $500.
Police Sergeant George w. France
of Atlantic City, 60 years of age, a
brother Of Mrs. Joseph Hinchliffe, OF
! Elkton, who has been in active service
| for nearly forty years, has resumed his
/ duties after recent severe illness.
While lighting his pipe in the
| road tower at Port Deposit, on Sum-
day evening. Operator f. III. Badders
set fire to a celluloid eyeshade which
| he was wearing. His vest caught fire,
and his hair was singed. Ee quickly
made use of the water faucet and
quenched the flames. He was burned
slightly about the head and shoulders.
George F. Jeurgens, the we'll
!! known trucker and florist of upper Elk
Neck. has purchased the 81 acre "Mer-
| rey" farm, just East of Elkton. from
w. Z. Hurley, fer $500
Charles J. Rudolph, of Elkton, has
been appointed Chief Assistant to John
w. Hates, Chief Operator on the
| Maryland Division of the p, B. & w.
R. r., at Wilmington.
The annual report of the direc-
tors OF the p, B. & w. r. R. will be
submitted to the stockholders at their
annual meeting at Broad street sta
ton on March ii.
Union Hospital now has fifteen
patients. Miss Mabel K. Miller, of
Baltimore, succeeds Miss May Clark,
resigned, as a nurse.
The automobile OF "Ad" Thomas.
OF Newark, broke shaft OH the Elk
tonChesapeake road, near Waterford,
early in the week c. N. Boulden later
hauled it with team of three horses
to Cooch's Bridge, for repairs.
Ernest Frazer will erect fine
residence on West Main street and ].
ii. Hossinger, six frame dwellings,, on
! Cleveland avenue, Newark
DR.. Walter Steele, OF Newark, ow-
| ing to press of business, has sold his
/ fine kennel of fox hounds to w. G.
Little.
AT a corn contest held last week
by pupils OF the Calvert Farm School,
sixteen samples, all very good for last
years crop. were shown. The Senior
Glass were the judges, using the regu
lar corn score card. Norman England
won first Paul fprber second and AL
bert England third prize.
Many persons are signing a petit
ton to the State Road Commission for
the Improvement OF the Elkton-
Chesapeake City road
While Miss Edith McVeigh, daugh-
ter OF Nevin McVeigh. of Zion. was
handling a pistol last Frid;U it was
accidentally fired. The bullet entered
her thigh and was not located by DR..
Miller, who was called
Samuel hrawchenko will open
shoe store in the building recently oc-
cupied by Walter Taylor on Main
carry a full line OF mems, womens and
chlldren's shoes and shoe findings.
Rev. Harvey w. Ewing. OF Wor-
cester, Mass, has purchased the A
I. Mannon farm Of I22 acres, near
Appleton, from Mrs. Addie G. Man
non and George A. Blake, Esq. the
late owners executors, for $7,o75.
Much snow and ice fingers in up.
per Cecil, and streams swollen by the
recent rains washed roads in several
sections.
The Orphans Court School Com
misSioncrs and County Commissioners
will hold regular sessions next Tues
day.
-Elkton Chapter of the Epworth
League held a social on Wednesday
evening at Mrs William J. Smiths
home on East Main street.
National Lodge l. O. o. F. of
Elkton, at its regular meeting last
evening initiated several candidates
A number OF braves of Apache
Tribe, |. O. r. NJ. of Perryville, re-
ceived the Warriors degree in the
wigwam OF Mattahoon Tribe, OF Elk
ton, on Thursday night
The Sock Social held st Mrs.
Thomas Colts. Summit Bridge, yield
ed $50.
The p. O. S. of A. of Warwick,
cleared $45 from their recent festival
A box social will he held in the
old Johntown Church, near Earlcvil,c,
this evening.
Court opens on Monday.
The Singerly postofiice has been
discontinued. Patrons will be served
from Cherry Hill.
I tanners in Cecil are reported con-
tracing with tomato growers at So per
| ION.
Numerous theits from teams hitch
ed at night in Rising Sun are of late
reported.
William Rodney Price. son of
John r. H. Price, of Warwick, this
county, has been nominated as a can
didatc for appointment as mid-ship-
man i'll the Naval Academy at Annap-
oils.
"A piece OF wood flying from the
clipper in the Radnor Pulp Mill. Elk
ton, on Monday night, struck James
Hammond, colorcd, on the forehead,
cutting it severely
Many residents OF Ilavre de Grace
favor making its proposed bond issue
| $4,000 to meet the cost of firemen's
building, Improvement of streets and
pavements and the Fletcher damages
claim.
Mr. John B. Davis. OF Olivet Ap-
pontmcnt, has been elected delegate
to represent Cecil Circuit in the Me-
| thodist Protestant Conference, which
meets in Broadway Church, Baltimore,
l April 8. Randall Rose was elected as
alternate.
The program for the coming ses-
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