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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-07-30

Greenhurst section, fell off topping
load OF wheat, one day last week and
was painful y injured
Key Percy l.. Donaghy, rector of
St Anne's Church, Middletown, will
spend August at Betterton and At
lantic City
Robert c. Carson, formerly IF
Middletown, died on July 10. III Tor
onto, Canada.
Allen & Wilson have changed the
machinery in their mill at Conowingo
and viii grind flint hereafter without
burning it in kilns as heretofore
/ H. H. White was to close his store
near the railroad station in North
East on Saturday and open n the
Shippers store, next door to the post
Office, on Monday.
Special races for speed records
will be held on DR.. J. c. McCoy's track
ntar Kirkwood, to-day. Binools,
2:oo I-2, and r. T. c., 2;o4 IA will go
in one event H. J. Stoecke's two
year-old Harry J., will try to beat the
State record There will also be a
2:3o and a 2:Io trotting race.
The congregation of Susquehanna
NJ p Church will open a woods meet
ing tomorrow. lasting two weeks, in
Hopewell M. P Church grove. Rev.
DR. j. NJ Sheridan, President OF the
Maryland Conference, will preach at
Io:45 a. m. tomorrow. Rev. J. Earle
Maloy in the afternoon, Rev. DR.. F.
!. Tagg will preach next Sunday morn
ing and evening
Walter Fisher, wanted for enter
ing the house of Timothy Donovan. in
Oxford, was caught last Friday by
Officers Keene and Brickley, of Tising
Sun, and turned over to the Chester
county authorities.
A blown out cylinder head OH the
engine and broken brake beam
stopped traffic for an hour OF the
Central r. R., between Ba-nesley and
Nottingham on Saturday. The ties
were torn up for some distance.
re. NJ. Good has secured the COZ
tract for the Havre de GraceAber1err
section of improved road, at $1,000 re-
mile, and also the work OF improving
the streets in Havre de Grace.
Robert K. Rawlings, of the Wood
lawn section, reports an average ii
100 bushels of oats to the acre.
The Maryland Rural Mail Carriers
will meet lin Westminster, next month
R. A. Brown, OF Sylmar, enter
tanned the Cecil Farmers Club on
| Wednesday.
lightning on Wednesday fired and
/ burned the barn on the James Dolan
property. near Sylmar, with this years
| hay. The wheat stacked outside was
| saved.
Work on the Oakwood Porter
Bridge section of improved road has
been resumed
The festival held at West Noting
ham last week yielded SOS.
Mrs. r. F. NJ Evans. oil Rising
Sun. was stricken with ~ara!vss on
| July 20. affecting her entire lett side
while at Chautauqua. N. Y, with her
daughter.
William T. Reynolds and Mrs.
! John Sollars were thrown out of a
carriage when their horse was fright
ened by an auto-truck in Rising Sun
on Tuesday Mr. Reynolds was cut
about the head and Mrs. Sollars on
her forehead. The carriage wa:
wrecked.
William Mercy and George JET
fers are repainting the Alagia, former
| ly the Litzenberg property, on Man
| street.
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FOR SALE

Thomas II. O'Connor, 3I4 North
street, Baltimore, Md, Trustee of the
bankrupt estate OF Charles L. Carter,
offers at private sale the following
articles located at Carter's Mills and
at Elkton, Cecil county. Maryland:
Gasoline launch, automobile. gas
engine, horse. dayton wagon, run
about, buggy, dearborn, one set of
double harness. 3 sets OF single har-
ness.
Bids will be received the Trustee
or by Edward Taylor, Elkton, Md,
from whom farther information may
be received. judy 9 tt.
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Free Scholarships

An examination for Free Scholarships will be
held at the Office of the School Commissioners in
Elkton, on Thursday, August IL, 1910, to begin
at O'Clock a. m.
arship.
Chariot Hall. male. One scholarship.
Maryland Institute, School of Art and Design
male or female. One scholarship.
Maryland State Normal School, male or female
Four scholarships.
w. ID. BRATTON,
5Ojuly 2w County superintendent.
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August 5, z, IS and Is
Program for August S.
Motor Speed Boat Races

Fastest motor boats in Chesapeake
and Delaware Bays will race for cup
and championship. Races start at ]
p NJ Entries to date, Mr.. c. O.
Burns OF New York, Senator Richard
son. OF Delaware, Col Ainscow, of
Wilmington, Mr.. H. G. Sinclair, of
Oxford, Md These boats make about
rs miles an hour.
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merry included Calvert, Union, Eben-
ezer, St Johns, Asbury. Hopeweil,
Rising Sun and Colo,a charges.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will
run special excursion to Atlantic
City on Wednesday, August "a Round
trip fare from Cecil stations, 81.
Prompt work OF the Middletown
fire company on Sunday checked a
threatening blaze that started in HUI
kills lumber yard.
OF the 100000 bond issue au-
thorized for new roads in New Castle
county, $4,000 have been issued,
leaving 500 900, bids for $4,000 Of
which will shortly be invited There
is $4,000 balance on hand from the
last issue sold
Bids are to be invited for imnrov-
ing by modern methods the Telegraph
road from Newark, Del, to the Mary
land line, the Delaware City-St
Georges road and the State Road from
Hare's TO Tybouts Corner.
DR.. Robert A. Patterson. of Phila-
delphia, is reported as having remov-
ed dangerous humorous growth, fol
lowing a fall last February, from the
nose OF Edgar Booth, OF Wilmington,
formerly of Elkton, by special treat
ment. without resorting to surgery as
is usual with most practitioners in
similar cases.
Work is progressing on the new
bridge at Noxentown Mill rear Mid
dletown. and bids will be invited for
filling in the site Of the old dam re-
Gently broken and emptied
Judge Adkins recently ruled that
Magistrates commitments to the
House OF Correction on parties violat-
ing the liquor law i'll dry" sections
must state not only that thew sold liq-
uor but also the names OF the pGr-
chasers thereof,
A party from Lancaster, supplied
with a barrel of whiskey. 81 kegs OF
beer band and a piano is rcportll
camping along the Susquehanna, near
Octoraro Junction.
A number of hards on State Road
work in upper Cecil, it is reported
struck recently for wages overdue
Henry Burkins, Walter Fox and
Wayne Reynolds, of the Rising Sun
section, report yields OF 90, 65 and =
bushes OF oats to the acre.
C. +. Richards, of Kemblevillc
was fined S25 and costs, one day last
week, for overspeeding his automobile
in Win ngton.
The State Camp OF the Patriotic
Sons OF America will meet in Elkl ,!
on August 9 and 10. Washington
Camp is arranging for the entertain
mcnt OF upwards of 200 delegates
Residents are requested to decor ate
their premises during the ses IONS q
the Camp.
Leslie Camp, which has been wei
attended. viii close next Tuesday The
program Tor tomorrow is Love Feast
at Q a. M, led by John Plumruer o
Upland, Pa. Preaching at 1890 IN
by Richard Turner, of Philadelphia; a.
2 D. M. by William Stimme, OF Viii
m;ngton; 3 p. m, by b. F. Saxon o
New York, and at 7 p. m, by Nev }
+. Kingsley, Of Marcus Hook, Pa.
F. D. Carhart, of Zion. has beer
! chosen President OF the Cecil County
Sunday School Association.
Calvin Riley, of West Noting
ham, reports Io7 bushels OF VIII at iron
: acres. On the J. p Wilson farm
near Calvert. 80 acres yielded 1922
bushels and James M. Tosh, near Ris
ing Sun. pot 81 bushels per acre iron
| three acres.
The Strad!ey farm OF los acres
on the Galena- SaSsSfraS road, ma
| been sold Ia Cornelius Jarvis, fo
S3,oCo
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ORDER NISI

Gertrude I. Hasson ct al, Plaintiffs VS.. Mary
Gray, ct. al, Defendants.
In the Orphans Court for Cecil County.
In Equity No. So
Ordered, this 18th day OF July in the year 1910,
that the sale of the real estate mentioned in these
proceedings, made and reported by George A..
Blake, Trustee mentioned therein, be ratified and
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown or before the 18th day of September
next; provided copy of this order be inserted
in some newspaper, printed and published in
Cecil County. in the State of Maryland, once a
gust next
The report shows the amount of sale to be $500.
w. II. SIMCOE,
X. b. MERRITT,
T. S. MILLER,
True Copy-Test
l6jul I'm 7. Is. Miller. Register, sc.
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Rates of Discounf-Sfafe Tax Only
Zion Property For Sale

Representing the owner Miss Ella Dixon Gil
espie, the undersigned offers at private sale her
A brick house, 10 rooms and bath ROOM good
sized lot, with shade and fruit trees. barn, &C.,
excellent water, property in prime condition and
very pleasantly located in said beautiful town.
Possession may be had at early date if desired,
and part of purchase money may lie in the prop
erty secured by mortgage.
Write or call on GEORGE A. BLAKE, Elk
ton, Md.
July Soft
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Baseball at 2 O'clock ?. N.
August l2--Band Contest
and Team Parade

Silver cup to band and first class
prizes for both single and double
teams, and to automobiles. Full par
tlculars next issue.
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State and County Taxes

in said county, for the year 1910, he
will st in the several Election Dis
tricts, as follows:
August II and II at E. S. Shorts.
Cecilton, First district
August 10 and IS, at Byron Bouchlle's
Chesapeake City, Second district.
August 10 and y, at Henry Hess, Fair
Hill, Fourth district
August 10 and Io, at John l.. Moore's
Drug Store, North East. Fifth dis
trict.
August 20 and p, at Maryland House,
Rising Sun, Sixth district
August 20 and "a, at A. l.. Barry's.
Port Deposit, Seventh district.
August rs and 26. at Caldwelrs Store,
Conowingo, Eighth district
August 81 and 20, at Cross Keys, Ho-
tel Calvert, Ninth district
Between the hours of a. m and :, p.
m.
TAXES bear interest from Septem-
Der I, on which date they were due
and payable.
DELINQUENTS will be served
| with final notice on or after Septem-
Der l..
Persons paying before Sentember /
will not be charged with interest.
Those who pay on or after that date
will be charged with interest from Sep
| TENDER l.
BILLS unpaid on April will be
| placed in the hands of the Sheriff, who
is directed by law to levy on and sell
the property of Delinquents to pay the
taxes. charges thereon and costs OF
sale.
/ Rates of Discounf-Sfafe Tax Only:
On taxes paid before Sept /, per
| On taxes paid before Oct /. 4 per
| cent.
On taxes paid before Nov /. 3 per
cent
| F. X. TAYLOR,
| Treasurer
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AUGUST
TreasuPeP's Notice.

In pursuance OF an Act of Assembly
the undersigned, Treasurer OF Cecil
County, hereby gives notice that for
the purpose OF receiving the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-07-30
SOME
BigDays fOPBellePl0Il

Arranged by the Betterton Athletic
ASSOCIATION. Remember the dates.
Bring your friends for the best kind
of holiday
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Order NiSi.
In. Re: The estate of William McNamee, de-
ceased.
In the Orphans Court of Cecil County.

ordered. this 2Sth day of June, A. D., 1910, by
the Orphans Court of Cecil County, that the sale
of the real estateswhereof William McNamee
died seized, made and reported by John c. Nc
Nance Executor of the said William NcNamee,
deceased, be ratified and confirmed unless cause
to the contrary thereof be shown or before
the first day of September next; provided a copy
of this order be inserted in some newspaper.
printed and published in Cecil County, once a
week for one month before the first day of Au-
gust next.
The report states the amount of sale to be 500.
w. II. SIMCOE.
X. b. MERRITT.
I. S. MILLER.
True Copy
2ul I'm Test 4. b. Miller. Register.
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$4,000
WOODLAWN
Camp Meeting

The Camp Meeting which COM
mences August sd and closes
August 18TH, will be the fortieth
Anniversary, and it promises to
be the largest for a number Of
years.
Rev. H. A. G. Westerfeld of
Elkton, will have charge. And
he has secured for the Young
Peoples Meeting Rev. F. F. Car
penter of Port Deposit. And for
the Childrens Meeting Rev. w.
E. Greenfield, OF Wilmington,
Del. Hall and Mack the Music
Publishers and Singers will be
with lis part of the time.
]. Albert Boyd of Perryville
whom most everyone knows will
have charge OF the Boarding
Tent.
Rent of Tents as follows
t2M6 Canvas Tent with floor $500
14x20 1000
Awning for kitchen 500
Any further information will
be given by applying to the
Secretary,
G. S. ABRAHAMS,
Port Deposit Nd, R. D. No. 2.
pima low
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Country store property together with stock.
good will and fixtures. Retiring from business
reason for selling. Apply for terms to
JOSHUA CLAYTON.
26jun If Attorney: Elkton. Nd.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21

Among stage celebrities a hobby is &C
counted sn asset; that is, by the press
agent who sometimes exploits pet
hobby. But when ones hobby is a cor
net, what chance is there TO keep It under
cover? And be il known that the cornet.
not blaring and grating, but mellow and
soothing. under aer artistic manipulation,
is the hobby OF Luella Morey. the charm
ing widow in the racing play. Wild
FIRE"
In fact. TO the cornet and her ability to
coax harmonious sounds therefrom. Miss
Morey owes her successful stage career
As child prodigy, she appeared in pub
lie as a cornet soloist. To its use. Miss
Morey attributes her remarkable voice
control and ease Of information. Ere
quently, when the theater is unoccupied.
Miss Morey brings forth her cornet and
INDUCES in her hobby, running the gamut
of notes with the confident abandon OF a
true artist.
This is Miss Morey's second season in
the Broadhurst and Hobart success. and
ii is probable that next year she will be
seen in a new play which is being writ
ten by Harry Doel Parker's clever wife.
Lottie Blair Parker. widely known as the
author of WAY Dow East" and I'm
der Southern Skies" II IS said that the
play is characterization of Mrs. Parker's
successful novel, -"Homespun," one of
last years best sellers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21

In the widespread influence of its cen
trail theme. beautiful woman in trouble.
lies the potency of the great racing
comedy, "wildhre," which will be the
attraction at the Academy for the week
beginning tomorrow evening. with the
usual matinees.
An excellent company Is engaged in
presenting this play. Luella Morey. the
magnetic Coincidence. VIII be seen In
the role Of the dashing widow. Mrs.
Darlington. making a game. hard fight
against impending disaster. 1t is in
tensely human, and the quick appeal of
the developing situations is not only be-
cause OF the dramative effectiveness. but
also Of the underlying tug that such a
contest. when waged with a pretty
woman, is sure to give to every heart.
An estate left TO the charming widow.
Mrs. harrington, by her late husband
consists only Of a string Of race horses.
which he had conducted under an as
Eumed name. Compelled to continue
operating the stable for her livelihood.
ltfE MAuUM maintains TIC utEEDllOn be-
cause the father OF her sisters fance
is bitterly opposed to race tracks. Her
fayorite race horse. Wildire, is entered
for a race which means make or break
with the fair owner. John Duffy. a
bookmaker. endeavors 70 have the Jockey
prevent Wildfre from winning, but the
widow, warned in time by Bud. the
slangy stable boy. thwarts him. She Is
led to believe that Garrison. the man
she loves. is party to the conspiracy.
but everything IS eventually cleared up
by the timely Intervention of friendly
rival The original scenic production
and an exceptionally strong cast. includ-
ing Miss Morey. as the widow. and d.
minutive Gus Alexander. as Bud, will
make this the most attractive offering OF
the season. The second act is a typical
scene at a big metropolitan race track.
showing the trainers quarters, looking
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21

new vaudeville house viii open TO
the public Monday. when the Howard. at
Seventh and streets. opens its doors.
1t is pretty theater. with a seating ca
paeity Of 1900, and with balcony and
parquet and boxes. deliberately furnished
with gold chairs that cost $S6 a pair.
The Howard is under the MANAGEMENT OF
the National Amusement Company. and
the local manager will be w H. Smith
The theater IS open on all four sides. and
has perfect ventilation system. 1t Is
said that the entire house can be enptied
in three minutes by throwing open all
the doors. On the bill for the opening
week are the Five Lagards, Abbie Mitch
ell, the Pekin Trio. Warren Hatch Com
pany, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Lancaster. and
Johnson Brothers and johnson. The
prices are from Is to so cents.
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THE WEEKS PLAYBILLS.


"Rafles" will be the Offering Of the
Columbia Players tomorrow night when
the seventeenth week Of the season of
summer stock will be inaugurated at the
Columbia Theater. 1t is play that from
the date OF its original production in
New York at the Princess Theater, Oc-
tober q. 1909, has commanded an IN
usual amount of attention. and indeed.
prior TO that. as one Of Z. w. Hornung's
well-known sketches, It was the most
discussed Offering OF the day The dra-
matization was made by Eugene Pres
brey, IN cooperation with the author.
Kyle Bellew created the stage character
Of Raffies. whose Interpretation for the
coming production will be in the capable
hands of Paul McAlllster, Cooperating
with him in the love story which runs
throughout the play. Blanche Hall, as
Gwendolyn, will further intrench her
self in the affections Of her audiences by
her many talents, her thorough womanli-
ness, and her revelations IN the arts Of
the modiste and milliner Similar oppor-
tunities for wearing prettN gowns will
Melrose: Florence Huntington. as Mrs.
Vidal; Phyllis Sherwood, as Lady Ethel,
and Nina Tessa Melville. as Marie.
Everett Butterfield will have one OF the
best parts in which he has yet appeared.
that of the detective Capt Bedford. a
part that proved TO be one Of the best in
which E. NJ. Holland ever appeared
Edwin H. Curtis will also be back in
the cast as Barraclough, with Frederick
Forester as Mr.. Harry Manders: Stan
ley James, as Lord Amersteth: Robert
McGoarty. as Lord Crowley: Frank
Shannon. as the thief. Crawshay; Joseph
Hazelton, as Merton, and Arthur Ritchie,
as Colby The play. which is in four
acts. VIII be beautifully staged. and
SHOULD prove TO be one Of the most en-
joyeble offerings OF the season, IN view
o; its being departure from the line Of
work in which the Columbia Players
have heretofore appeared.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21

mat Manager Mayer. OF the Casino
Iheater, thoroughly understands the
wants Of his patrons in the amusement
field was sufficiently indicated in the
manifested approval OF the large audi
ences Of the past week. the first Of the
coming season For this week another
diversified bin OF vaudeville acts has
been engaged. which promises 70 further
insure the increasing popularity and sue
cess Of this playhouse. The new pro
gramme includes Harry Sullivan and
company in a One-act play. The Favor
ite;' the Varsity Four, the De Young
Trio. the Roma Duo. NeUa and Wills.
Dan Mason. vocalist and Italian charac-
ter change artist. and another exhibition
OF three reels Of motion picture plays.
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Chase,.-PoIlte vnuderlIIe.

Chase's this week. at the matinee to-
morrow. with its structural form and
ornamentation perfected Will welcome
the hosts Of polite vaudeville patrons
who look to Chase's for their weekly fare
OF refined bumOr and variety. and in hon
or Of the Inauguration OF the thirteenth
consecutive season the management will
present as the paramount attraction
Odiva. world-famed as THE Venus OF the
Deep" and The Living Mermaid" Sur
rounding the star viii appear some Of the
best novelties ever Witnessed here. In
the matter Of early and exceptional pro-
grammes Il is predicted that the incoming
season viii provide many surprises.
Odiva was the reigning sensation in
Europe at the time she was secured for
Chase's opening, and her advent in this
country has not dimmed her vaudeville
glory Her beauty OF face and form.
her skill as the queen OF water sports.
her bravery in life-saving. and her grace
and personal magnetism as an artist are
said to have captivated the American
public. Odiva's aquatic exploits are. 1t
Is said, beyond comparison with any SINH
lar act. Brought up among the surf-rid-
Ing natives OF Samoa, Il Is said she
brings 10 the stage all the natural fear
lessness and abandon imbibed from assoc
citation with her Samoan play-fellows,
who are unequaled in aquatic exploits
She uses a great tank. holding 1900 gal
Ions Of water. with a glass front, enabling
a full view of her submarine accomplish
ments. That her titles are not mere ex-
aggTegations will. it is said. be quickly
evident. Odiva plunges full dressed into
her watery home. Just as II she were a
mermaid who had been shopping on shore.
Then she appe2rs like a glistening Aph-
rodite In an appropriate diving costume
She seems, II is said, more at home under
than above the water. and her audiences
are said to follow her every water sport
and exploit with interest and loud out
bursts OF applause. The supplementary
leading attraction will be Valerie Ber-
ceres Players In What Happened IN
Room a." a farcical comedy, said TO
have all the vlvacity. without the double
entendre Of a French comedy. The au-
thor IS Victor II. Smalley. a former
Washington newspaper man, who has
won praise by his recent vaudeville
sketches The third special feature VIII
he the Olivotti Troubadours. in tempting
Italian musical triies. Next in order will
be the Avon Comedy Four. ranking as
one Of the substantial and enduring sue
cesses in the domain Of choral and comic
ensembles. The audience will welcome
Lew Hawkins. the Chesterfield Of min
strels. and one OF Chase's musical hits
Daniel Frey viii introduce the Frey Twin
Brothers Company, in pastimes or the
Paiaestra. a revival Of a favorite Greek
arenic sport Dolly Burton's Canine Cir
Gus will win its share Of appreciation. es-
pecially from the youngsters. Under sucn
auspices. with such attractions and with
loyal following hungering for polite
vaudeville Chase's thirteenth season
should prove its most successful.
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a GLASS by themselves. Some Of the in
cidents Of Col Roosevelts visit 10 be
shown tonight are his review OF the
French troops and maneuvers held in
his honor; his tour Of inspection through
the fort OF Vincennes; an animated con-
versation with Gen Dalstein, military
governor of Paris; a typical. but dignified.
"Good-by' TO the military officials. &c.
Then, too, there will be a tour" through
India, during which the audience will
enjoy the benent Of seeing in fifteen min
utes what required as many months OF
careful study, patient and exacting labor.
great expense and much discomfort. TO
photograph. In a country like India.
where pictorial possibilities are boundless.
much may be expected from an exhibitor
like Mr.. Howe. with his sure sense OF
what is really interesting But IN this
series Mr.. Howe promises to exceed the
most sanguine expectations. Darjeeiing,
Calcutta, Bombay. Benares. Delhi, Agra,
the Tai Mahal. will all be visited in
quick succession without those tedious
delays and discomforts which the traveller
in India experiences. A strange religious
IesuNal IN rance, b4dckpooi' the Auan-
tic City Of England; a brilliant British
military pageant; the birth Of a battle
ship in the Brooklyn Navy Yard Tiny
Water Dwellers; Waterfalls Of Italy; a
little journey to Kyoto. Japan: a ramble
through the Antwerp Zoo; absolutely au-
thentc scenes Of the dash for the North
Pole. are a few Of many other features,
not to mention those Of a purely humor-
Gus character