The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
LOCAL NEWS

--Harford's tax rate is to be $Io5,
the same as last years.
The Cecil Farmers Club will meet
at A, ]. Micheners near Colora, on
May Is.
"A gold watch, $50 and some cloth
ing rewarded burglars who entered
William Pryor's home in the Second
district, on Monday night.
Fred H. Letter has had new iron
icnce placed IN front oi his residence
and that OF Dr. J +. Morrow, adjoin-
ing it, ON Nest Main street.
Rev MIR. Nj ,Cullough, OF Leeds
NJ. L. Church. lectured last night at
Elk Mills NJ. l.. church. The lecture
was much appreciated and well at
tended,
j. ]. Minister, J. Frank Frazer, W..
{. Feehly and H. W. Lewis will rep
resent the Singcrly Company, OF Elk
ton. at the Maryland Firemen's Con-
yention in Bcltimore, i'll June.
The Golden Sickle, an operctta,
will be given with tablcaux also, by
students OF the Cecil County High
School, in the Elkton Opera House
next Wednesday evening, May II. Ad-
mission, IS and IS cents.
Halt OF the Drummond farm OF
400 acres in Middle Neck, was offered
for sale at the Middletown Hotel last
Saturday, and Withdrawn on bid OF
$1,000 The other ha,f was not offer
cd. 1t is held at private sale 1T
S25.soo.
"A limb IRON tree which work
men were trimming on Church street
Yesterday, iell upon Morris Dunbar.
OF Belle H;li, near town, injuring him
quite severely about the breast
SUNDAY last marked the close Oh a
period Oi thirty years ol associated IA
Dor bv the hector oi Trinity Church,
Rev. William Schouler and people.
The tcacRcrs and pupils OF Pm
cipio Furnace School, will hold a tcs-
tval on the school lawn. Saturday
evening. May ~. tcr the benefit OF the
school library.
High prices and large crowd
ruled at Woodrow x James cash sale
a, Rising Sun, Md. on Tuesday, May
). 20 COWS averaged $500 head,
selling from S35 to 500 a head 55
head oi hogs. little and big, brought
3 500, or an average OF 50 apiece
D., wholc amount ot thc sale beng $500.
lIindnlau was the auct:unccr.
The ladies ul Trinity Church, Elk
ION. will hold strawberry festival on
The evening of Wednesday, June IS.
The pupils ui Wilma public school
will hold an ice cream festival at
Childs Hall. ON Friday evening, May
Is Cherry lIll Band will be present
II stormy, the next evening.
Nv ashiugton School viii hold an
ice cream festival on Wednesday
evening May rS Ii stormy. next faii
evenine. Public cordially invited.
Tho teacher and pupils of South
ampton OIoIt's) Public school will
hold a strawberry and ice cream ies-
l;val ON the school grounds, Wcdncs
day evening. May Is. Public cordially
invited Ii stormy, next fair evening.
dorsey W. Lewis, John G. Green,
George v -Pcvcrlcy aud Henry l..
Davis were elected Lighl and Mater
commissioners at Middlctnwn, Mon
day W s. I.ca,hrrhury and J. a.
CieGver also ran.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders oi the Chesapeake < Delaware
Canal Co.. will be held at ts offices
so w dI'"' At'N't' H-idhN 'hlh, 'h
june o, lnr Tie election OF President
and Board "i Directors t"r the cnSu-
mg year.
he Pcn,H Ivan'ia Railroad Com
pany. has dec AIRED quarterly divl
dcnd ui IL per cent payable May ).
This viii make ne t"ta' . per cent.
w. Avery Morgan has rcs.nc c.l
aud rS"pcned his grocery store on
East High street. where he will wei
come old and new patrons.
The tecilton Town Improvement
Association WI give tw" plays in the
Jr. @. |. y. NJ. Hal. nest lucsday
evening. MaN 10.
~Nn eclipse "t the moon Will begin
IN this latitude al Io:4h p. m on May
q. and end at e:22 :. III. May "a.
\ here viii be an eclipse "i the sun on
Monday. not visible On the Western
Hemisphere.
MI the curb spaces i'll King street
Market, from Second to Tenth streets.
" 'Immgton, have been rented but
some are vacant i'm the Madison street