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

former Presbyterian pastor at Chesa-
peake City, will preach the sermon to
the graduating class Sunday, May 22.
Calvert Farm School cleared SIS
| from its recent entertainment
The pupils OF Big Elk schol will
hold an ice cream festival at the
school house on Wednesday evening,
| May H. Proceeds for school pur
poses. Ii stormy the next evening.
Failing from tree while visiting
his aunt, one day this week, Christie
| otebbings. "A seven year old Port De-
post boy, broke his arm and bruised
his leg,
The Warwick base ball team has
been rcorganizcd with Guy Johnson
manager and Samuel King secretary.
George Jones, John Taylor, Mrs.
II. P. Jones and J. c. Rowan, of the
Earleville section, are having tele-
phones installed.
hoy Tome has been appointed
janitor AT Tome Institute, Port De-
| post.
"A festival with the Rising Sun
Band in attendance will be held at Oak
Grove School on Wednesday evening,
May rs.
The Newark base ball team has
| withdrawn from the Tri-County
League The Oxford, Pa, team may
join the League.
Cecil farmers, who got their corn
i'll early, fear they may have to replant,
owing to freakish weather.
~ valuable COW owned BY Benja
min Garvin. OF New Bridge, choked
to death the other day, on chip COW
cred with brine, thrown out near the
woodpilc at his home.
Rev. ). NJ. Perry will occupy the
residence ON Delaware avenue, OF John
). Strahorn, Esq, who will shortly
remove with his family to annapolis.
The Orphans Court, in special
session on tuesday, passed a number
OF orders as to estates i'll course OF
settlement.
Town Treasurer David Scott re-
ports receipts ior the ycai, So,5I4So
Disbursements. $7,S47.52. Cash bal
ancc on hand SI,4o9.37, with $2l5.T4 OF
taxes i'll Sheriff hands and real es-
tate valued at $500. All the towns bills
have been paid, and it has no iabili-
ties.
Clarence Springer, oi Blake. is
laid up with a broken rib caused by
being thrown from a horse one day
last week.
"A gold watch. which James 7.
Armour. ri Grccnhurst, lost in his
barnyard last iall, was iound last Fri
day uninjurcd, although horses and
cattle had tramplcd over the ground
IN the interval
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
Candidates For Town Council

he Elkton town election for
President and two members of the
Board OF Commis known as
Town Council, will be held on Mon
day, May 10. Under the town charter.
as amended, candidates are required
to lie nomination papers with the Sec
retary OF the Board of commissioners.
The time limit expired on Thursday.
Dr. II. Arthur Mitchell and James f.
Powers, for President, and Messrs. O.
7. Giles, Samuel II. King, Elmore
De:bert, and DR.. w. ID. Cawley, for
Commissioners, have filed papers.
Messrs. Powers and Deibert are mem
bers OF the present Board with Messfs.
Cadmus Price and Victor X. Bennett,
who hold over.
Only voters put on the lists at the
recent town registration will be quail
ned to vote at the coming election.
which will be held in Council Hall,
from to o p. m. on May 10. Will
liam w. Burkley and c. II letters will
be the Judges, and w. X. Gi1pin and
William c. Feehly, clerks OF the
election. The towns qualified voters
Will decide as to bond issues for sew
erage, waterworks and electric light
plant at special elections on dates to
be fixed by Town Council
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
County Commissioners Meet

The County Commissioners were to
have met County Road Engineer r.
b. Irwin at a special session on We'd
ncsday. to select district Road Sup
ervisors, but as he was i'll and did not
attend the meeting, the matter went
over. The Board granted franchise
to the American Telegraph and Tce-
phone Company to lay conduits for
carrying its wires underground, from
the Delaware line to the Susquchanna
river, at Perryvilc The conduits will
be laid without expense to the county,
and the company viii arrange for
rights OF way, etc, with owners of
abuttlng properties.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
High School Dedicated

The dedication OF the Cecilton High
School to the memory OF the late
County Superintendent OF Schools
George Biddle, took place on Satur-
day, according to the program, as
published last week. State Superin-
tcndent OF Education, M. Bates Ste
phens. President George A. Blake and
George o. Carey, OF the School Board,
Superintendent Bratton. Hugh w.
Caldwell and w. II, Anderson delivered
appropriate addresses. Rev. Messrs.
Coale and Jones conducted the rel;-
gious exercises. Ia. X. NJ. Black. on
behalf oi Harmony Council, Jr. o. U.
\. NJ, presented fine American flag
to the school
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
Colored Dame Was Cornered

Mrs. Hannah Nicklc, of Colora, lost
her pocket-book on the l.. O. & S. r.
K. cnroute from Goshen to Oxford,
one day recently, and suspected col
ored passenger. Martha Flowers, Of
stealing or finding it. but the colored
dame affected great Indignation while
asserting her innocence, but when the
train reached Oxford she was seen
throwing the purse under truck She
was haled before a magistrate and. al
ter agreeing to pay the costs involved.
was released
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
CHURCH SERVICES


*Ihe Peace Meeting iii Brick Meet
ing House, Calvert, al 2:so 81 M to-
morrow. will likely be largely attend.
ed David Batchellor, 81 Philadel-
pima, and !. X. Stubbs, Of Oxford. will
deliver addresses. Miss Ethel Mason
and Miss Mary r. Pugh wilf sead pap
ers and there will be recitations fol-
lowed by general discussion.
*Dr. J. NJ Sheridan. President 81
the Maryland M. P. Conference. will
preach at Bethel Church, ]. 4. Elder
dice, Pastor, tomorrow night. MAY s.
*Chnrch Of the Good Shepherd.
Chesapeake City Service tomorrow
lSnnday) at 7:45 p. m.
*Trinity Church. Elkton. Sunday
services at III a. nj. and 7:3o p. m.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
*The pastor, Rev. C. w Moore. viii
preach at Hopewell and Asbury on
Empowering for Service" The Sun
day school at Chestnut Grove will be
started Sunday. Sunday School at
Hopewell at $50. Asbury, 2:3o.
+At Crouch's Chapel tomorrow AZ
ternoon. Rev r. Day Csntwell will
preach at 2 o'clock AT the conclu-
sion OF the service an election for
Superintendent will be held. Public
invited
hrewi will be preaching at Jones
Chapel tomorrow evening at 7:3o.
*Rt. Rev. ]. J. Monaghan. Bishop
OF the Diocese OF Wilmington. viii
visit the Church Of the immaculate
Conception in Elkton tomorrow morn
ing and administer the Sacrament OF
Confirmation.
*Elkton M. L. Church, Rev. III. A.
u. Westerfeld, Pastor. Sabbath
School at West End Chapel, org a. M:
Preaching at the Church, 1910 a. M.
subject: The Last Appearance of
Christ to His Disciples; Sabbath
School, p. M; Epworth League De-
votional Meeting, Gas p. M; song
service, 7:3o p. M; Preaching, 3 D. M,
suobject: "A Mothers Song"
Services will be held in St. Marv's
Church, North East, as follows. to-
morrow: 1890 a m. morning PRAYER
and sermon: 1880 p. m, evening prayer
and sermon. St Marks, Perryyille.
3 p. m. prayer and sermon.
*lhe President of the NJ. P. Confer
ence. Rev. J M. Sheridan. DID,. will
preach in the Leeds Church. Sunday
morning at 1890
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
BASE BALL NEWS

The Delaware College Scrubs and
,hc West Nottingham Academy team
played at Newark on Wednesday, the
lprmcr winnig by a score OF to g
Russell. lpr the visitors. struck out 9
batters and Hlouchin for the Scrubs, 4.
Tome plays the Episcopal High
School at Alexandra, Va, to-day.
Ihc Calvert and Nottingham, Pa,
High Schools teams played on the
iattcr's grounds on Saturday. the for-
mer winning by d score OF 10 to g.
The Tome and i.awrenctville School
teams met on the iormcrs grounds
on Saturday, ana Tome won easily by
a score ni ) 10 o, getting four runs in
the fourth inning The visitors run
ners never got further than second
base and hut ";c got that lar. in the
ANTI nm NJ. Acslirt, ior Tome, was
u liic lur'n and struck ont II batters,
while Carter. iur the visitors. retired
ten.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
CUTI.ER-l1OI.DEN.
Blaze AT Havre De Grace

Fire nj unknown origin, early Thurs
day morning, damaged the McCombs
building, at Union avenue and Frank
lin street. Havrc de Grace, occupied.
by the Republican newspaper, Konings-
wald's restaurant and the Havre de
Grace Gas Company. W. H. Harris
dwelling ard store adjoining was ;.lso
damaged. a. p. McComb's loss On
the building and printing plant is put
at 5000 and Kon:ngswald's at $1,000.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07

eral will be held to-day, with services
at North East NJ f. Church, and in
terment in the NJ F. Cemetery.
WILLIAM A. ELLIOTT.
William A. Elliott died at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. Butler, at Pro-
vidence Corners, on Monday, aged
o5 years. His funeral was held on
Thursday, with interment in Sharp's
Cemetery.
MRS. ELIZABETH A. AKIN.
Mrs Elizabeth A. Akin, widow oi
Richard D. Akin, died at the home OF
her son-in law, Thomas Brown. at Els
mere, near Wilmington, Del, on Mon
day, aged 70 years. She was a daugh-
ter OF the late Evan Lewis ard the
mother OF R. Delbcrt and Walker
Akin, of the First district. Her fur
eral was held on Wednesday evening
with intcrment on Thursday al
Georgetown, Kent county, Md
ALEXANDER STEWART.
Alexander Stewart died at his home
in Rowlandv;lle, on Monday, April rs,
i'll the 10Th year of his age. Mr.. Stew
art was useful citizen and highly re-
spected in his community. He is sur
vived by wife and three daughters,
Mrs. Dr. Reese, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Beatrice Grambling, OF Havre de
Grace. and Miss lydia Stewart, OF
Rowlandville. Lhe funeral services
were held on Thursday Of last week at
West Nottingham, being Conducted by
Rev. MIR. Maddox. assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Malloy
JOHN FUTTY. SIR.
John Futty. Sr., well-known resi-
dent Of Elk Neck, died at his home
yesterday, in the 75th year Of his
age. His son. John Futty, Jr., and five
grandchildren survive HIM His fun
eral will be held at o'clock on Mon
day afternoon, with interment in the
NJ. Z. Cemetery, Elk Neck.
JOHN w. DOUGHERTY.
John Wesley Dougherty, we'll
known farmer and butcher, OF the
Lew,sville section, died at his home
III tina; village. on Saturday, after a
prolonged illness, afied II years His
funeral was held on Tuesday, with IN
termem in ST. Johns Cemetery.
ISAAC PRESTON.
Isaac Preston, Civil War veteran,
died on Saturday. at his home in
Colora, aged o. years. His funeral
was held on Tuesday, with mterment
in Mt. Pleasant NJ &. Cemetery. His
wife, iour sons and four daughters,
survive him.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
Shot While In Sleep

Edward Biddlc. oi .Ayundalc. last
Thursday night fired upon David
Smith, boarder, whom he found in
his daughters room with shot gun,
al close range. while he was lying
as'ccp, mangi-ng his face ana prob
ably wnEndiGe him mortaliy Smith is
IN the West Chester Hospital Biddlc
ha> not yet been arrested.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
Sale Of Valuable Farm

The IIurlock iarm OF 2o5 acres, lo-
Gated IN the kennedyvi.lc. Kent county
section, was sold at public sale by ii
II, Barroll and S. ?. Townsend. trus-
tees, on Tuesday to W. II. Baxter
for $4,000, Aldsy Clement, John f.
George, J. f.. HIurlock, William New
ton and others were bidders.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
New Undertakers' Firm

X. T. Jones, the wcll-known funeral
director of Newark, and J. Harry
Marshbank. OF Elkton. formerly en-
gagged here i'll the undertaking bust
ness, with his father. the late Robert
Marshbank, will start a branch of Mr..
Jones establishment in Elkton, with
its Office. for the present, at Mr.
Marshbank S residence. on Bow street
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
Tones Coming Track Meet

Tones coming annual Track Meet
set for next Saturday. may II, is arous-
ing growing interest and promises to
be the best vet held in points OF at
tendance and performance on the part
OF contestants in the series oi events.
Among the events those involving the
Maryland Rural High Schools Cham
pionship are exciting special interest
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
April Weather Was Freakish

Weather conditions OF April this
year were matched but three times in
the past forty years The rainfall was
the greatest since 1901, and the range
nl temperature was abnormally high.
There were but eight days in the
month ol prolonged sunshine, eleven
with none and ike number with but
Mite. at times
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
DELAW \kF. ,; NJ \. C.. }.

Delaware and Maryland Agricultural
College l:ncd up at Newark on Satur-
day, and in largely pitchers battle,
the visitor, won by score oi 3 to :,
earning one run aud securing the
Others on errors. y large crowd wit
messed the game. Jul ; for Delaware.
struck out 10 battcrs To- by his OPP
p"nertS. C"rtclyou and Wright.
PcrryviIle and Newark have with
drawn from the Tri-County League,
but Oxford and Aberdeen mGy Join.
kisins Sun, Eikton. ELK Mills and
ilavrc dc Grace will start Il four club
schedule oi games ON May II, subject
Ia changes. with lIavrc dc Grace and
ki>:ng sun III the first game on the
laltur's grounds.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
ISAAC PRESTON
WEDDINGS
ENANS-HANCE.

Mrs. Thomas w. Spranklin, oi Bal
timore, announces the marriage OF her
daughter, Miss Eliza Grace Hance, OF
that city, and Mr.. Frank Barton Evans
OF Eikton, on April 30. The wedding,
which was quiet one, took place in
the Church OF the Messiah, Baltimore,
at noon on Saturday. The Rector,
Rev Pcrcgrinc Wroth ofiiciated. The
bride is daughter of the late Frank
lin |. llancc, oi Baltimore, The
groom is a son oi Mr.. and Mrs. Vii
liam 5. Evans, OF Elkton. and talent
ed young member OF the Cecil Bar.
The couple took wedding trip to AT
antic City and other points They
will be at home. after June /, at their
future residence on East Main street.
tlktou
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
JOSEPH NEASEH.

Joseph Ncazey. former well-known
resident oi North East. who for sev.
eral years past had lived in Baltimore
and Newport News, Va. died in the
latter city on Monday. His wife, two
sors and four daughters who reside IN
Philadelphia, survive him His fun
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
SMiTll-MONEN.

MIR. Wi,liah l.. Smith, OF Cecilton,
and Miss Eva Money, of Philadelphia,
were married on Saturday, in Middle
town, by Rev. John ArtcrS. They will
occupy a house which the groom re-
Gently had bull i'm Cccilton
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
eral will be held to-day. with services
at North East M r. Church, and in
terment in the NJ T. Cemetery.
WILLIAM a. ELLIOTT

William A. Elliott died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Butler, at Pro-
violence Corners, on Monday, aged
IS years. His funeral was held on
Thursday, with interment in Sharp
Cemetery.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
BlDDLE-MckINNEY

Mr.. James A. Biddle aud Miss Mar
garet +. Mckinney, both OF North
East. were married ON Saturday even
ing at Elkton M. T. Parsonage, by
Rev. II \. G.. Wcstcrfeld.
CUTLER-IOLDEN.
Mr. Willctts {. Cutter. OF Philadel-
phia. and Miss Maude G. Holden, of
the Rls;ng Sun section. were married
in Philadelphia on Wednesday, by
Rev Mr. Nichols.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-07
MRS. JENNIE r. ROWAN.

Mrs Jennie f. Rowan. widow of
William =. Rowan, died on Saturday
at the home oi her son. w. p, Rowan.
OF pneumonia, aged 65 years. Two
sons. j. CaYende, and William p. Row
an. survive. Her funeral was held on
Monday, with mtcrment in George
town Cemetery.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16
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ca Best range and pasture hogs In existence
No equal Il lard hog
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upward.
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Clinton, Mississippi.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16
FLORA POULTRY FARM

FLORA POULTRY FARM
o.. Z; Rhode Isiand Reds: Incubator Eggs Sc 90
per 100 Incubator Chicks o. 90 per 60 - a. ney
b ftch OF 10 70 So. Eggs for balance Of season
Isl yard 700 per 10. s. 60 per 30: second yard
e. 20 per 10. zoo per 80 Mammoth IuuD.ylai
Fshin Duck Eggs, 81 90 per 10
L. A. DOWNS. Flora Miss.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16
White Wyandottes.
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The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-04-29
Republican Organ Hopeless

The Des Mones Capital the awart Republican organ OF Iowa
gloomy Of the political situation and predicts tna one
half Of be county offices in the rocrbbed Republican stronghold
will be Democratic and that the party the rocks both IN state
and nation The following clipping take from Its columns
The fact that the belief quite generally prevails that the country
going democratic awakening considerable interest IN business
circles And many wondering what can be done 10 pre-
I o+ +e consider calamity There general wish that
e insurgents in congress would get into line with the admnsa
on and prepare boost the party This proceeding would hep
M taon much There are many candidates for president
CONGRESS that it difficult promote IN that direction Inc
editors Of weekly papers throughout this state are somewhat con-
d in REGARD to the of republican county tickets me sPnt
IN e nrv the nnety-ne counties OF Iowa Will probably result
no more than half the county offices OF the state to the DEM
s Greatly to the advantage of the democratic newspapers
Letter from republican publisher calls attention to this ocal stua
n and wonders if congressional delegation coudn sumo
@ for county Offices The general smasup does not look good
to the publisher whose letter we refer Il there were any %
- e Irep of the party this state the situation would De
R, there are no Just grounds The trouble can all be
nm to ambitious leaders Washington who wish to boss the
-. H. no., 70 local and county s,1c-
s While the party is the rocks generally
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-04-29
Cold Storage Food
New York Independent


r ara effect of cold storage IS to eqaze prices py e
ab foods to transported anywhere and kept nden
H. ono food can be kept in this way without Pohg i
e m ~ and probably never find out The longest on
not e mammoth meat which packed away IN Siberian
+ the time when human race began to stand up ana os
e tIa This was before there any law requiring rled
H storage to be tagged with its date 50 we have no means %
co @ aoo if was but if say 100000 years no one can
tehrg 3raIct it. At any when the mammoth thawed
cienv well preserved TO be eaten by dogs ana iakuts
ou nalate would have been more critical than theirs Du
lnd has long forgotten the taste OF mannoth meat no
since ma ai sa, that its flavor had been impaired
one Gu % Storage on the whole makes food cheaper because Il
an5,o1s waste due to oyerproducon at certain sea
PreNe.. # gyes markets and meats greater variety
sons o. @ m NAV oct What wants when he wants It. mere IS no
so th b and green peas should go together OF roast u
reason except they happen to come togetner IN ue
Snrng or Fall Of the year ~, 1e exchange exists for
teadyng and eqnaizing prices by reducing local ana
the in short prevent the eXactlons OF ohoio
@ @ still in the long their effect But unioaey maj ~
have often perverted to the opposite ana p
oon monopoly have exaggerated the fiuctuauons o pe
;lt however break down the monoposte Iedut
IS m traoe system The plant is not very expensive Noo
OF the i by private parties and cooperative paS e
may be rergerating establishments run at cost IN
perhaps & control this important factor OF our oa en-
eNendn M e that we avoid common american 1aut o M
lie we S restrictions and impossible requirements
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-04-29
Is Taft With the Trusts?

The speech OF the Democratic Senator from North Dakota
Mr. Purcell against the pending railroad bill described in the
Washington dispatches strong criticism of Mr. Tafts admins
aton 1t was all the weigy because OF its moderation His
arguments have been well buttressed with and his
manner described that of lawyer making argument court
says the Baltimore Sun.
Mr. Purcell charged that all of the bills drafted by
Of favored corporations the people He
then support this charge by criticism of each OF the
several detail The Postal Savings Bank BILL he said
Tor the purpose relieving the banks of the bonds
The Administration Railroad BILL if passed he sad would the
country the mercy Of the railroads The corporation amend
eXmpng holding companies the that they hold
ing companies the first legislative recognition of the
Is the charge by Senator Purcell that the TAFT administration
conducted the of the justified? That
charge and will utterly scred and defeat Mr. Taft and his
party the people accept President Taft troubles began
should known did the influences which
No should have known better than he did
the coooded and cynical contempt for public opinion OF Adrch
and Cannon and their support OF the trusts and moopoes
that sustained by the tariff No ought to
known better than Mr. Taft that the tariff law shaped
designed protect And yet he deliberately declared
be good redemption the promises and pledges OF the
Republican platform of his speeches lhs dec
the OF the fact that the law had AFFORD
ed no relief people the conditions
of living were before harder Every citizen OF the
United has had buy food and clothing knew this and
knowing the Presidents declaration that the best OF tariff
laws was received with had the effect of giving color
to the charge that Taft administration sympathy with the
trusts more than anything that has happened we'll established tact
most convincing argument and the result OF the special elections
of Congressman in Massachusetts, New York and Missouri ali the
evidence needed prove that the argument OF facts as TO the a
has been accepted by the people as convincing.