The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-12

'oeiiCOi, WHO was eXOnerdted by
the State Board, when charged
with favoriteism and indifference,
has rendered his resignation.
E. H. Beck, OF Middleton a,
agent, has sold the 1870 acre farm
o. Miss Alice Hess, of Philadel-
phia, located near Union Church,
in Appoquinimink huriur ca, to
Frank Domets, formerly of Cali
fornia, for $1,000.
Trinity A. M. P. Campmeeting
opened near Zion on Saturday and
will last two weeks.
Sewell c. Biggs, a well-known
resident of Middletown, is report
ed critically ill at his home.
Rev. J. R. Bicking, formerly O.:
Cherry Hill, now pastor of East
lake M. E. Church, Wilmington,
is. urging his congregation to CO.
operate so as to secure ST. 900 Of
fered by Melville Gambrill, of that
city, toward lifting a debt of $31o5
upon the church, provided the bal
ance is raised by the congregation
before the next meeting of Will
mington Conference.
The venerable Rev. Thomas L.
Poulson, who has been seriously
i'll at his home in Ridley Park, Pa,
for several weeks, is reportedas
improving and likely to recover.
/. b. Ferguson, contractor, has
broken ground for six new houses
on Cleveland avenue, Newark, for
DIR. w. H. Steele, and for two for
Mrs. M. E. Brown, on Prospect
avenue. All will be of brick.
Members OF Minnehaha Tribe
of Red Men, o; Newark, have or
gained a brass band of twenty
four members with Row and Cam
eron, leader, and Frank Widdoes,
business manager.
Lend-a-Hand Circle of Kings
Daughters of North East, met at
Miss Mary Vests on Tuesday af-
ternoon.
John McCush, of the Sixth dis
trrct, reports yield of AZ bushels
of oats to the acre.
DIR. ]. H. Jenness, of Rising Sun
landed nine pound rock fish, near
the mouth of the Octoraro, one
day last week with hook and line.
J. l.. Stephens, of West Not
tingham, shot crane one day re-
Gently on his farm, S #. 4 in. from
tip to tip of wings.
James George died at his home
in Newark, last Thursday, after a
long illness, aged So years.
James M. Naudain has been APP
pointed postmaster at Singerly.
Several valuable dogs have been
poisoned in and around Townsend.
Peaches are reported scarce in
Kent county where the crop will
be lighter than for several years
past. John c. Wood, of East
Neck Island, reports that this is
the third summer in twenty years
that his crop has failed.
A $50 horse power engine with
a boiler of 500 horse power, has
been installed by the American
Nulcanized Fibre Company at its
plant in Newark, Del.
DIR. Ashbrook will leave on
Wednesday, Auugst 9, for a vaca-
ton of two weeks. Elkton office
will be open on Saturday, All
ugst Goth.
Passmore Gray was caught Ill
betting at the Rowlandville Paper
Mill, one day last weeh, AMI Wiz
painfully injured.
Private Carroll Smith, of Com
pany X, First Regiment, M. N.
g., Of Havre de Grace, was fined
$40 after trial before a summary
court martial last week for QUIT
ting the command at Saunders
Range without leave, and was also
reprimanded.
Among the large wheat yields
in Kent county this year, is that of
the Jacobs farm, near Galena, on
which the tenant, Charles Jones,
got 27oo bushels on stock ground,
and average Of 70 I-S bushels, and
I44I on fallow, an average of 3S
bushels.
William ]. Hough, manager of
the Hough Process by-products
plant, at Radnor Pulp Mill, is us
ing crutches, his knee having been
hurt while he was helping to han
die machinery at the plant on
Wednesday.
Woodlawn Campmeeting was
we'll attended on Sunday and a
1aroer n1,n,her Of visitors &c 1ooL-