The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-05
LOCAL JOTTINGS


"A horse owned by Frank Briekley, OF
Greenhurst, fell into an old we'll on Les
lie Camp grounds one day last week and
was gotten out after four hours work by
rescuers.
James Maxwell and Braden Morris,
of the Principle section, each lost q
horse fro mspinal meningitis last week.
Ladies Of Octoraro M. E. congrega-
tion will hold festival next Wednes-
day evening, August Q in the ChuI IN
grove.
-Would-be train wreckers were toll
ed on Sunday night by track walker.
who saw them piling lumber on the ele-
waited tracks of the p, B. C w. r. r. al
Morton street, Chester, and fired several
shots at them from a revolver. Fire
men from nearby engine house cle;-,-
ed the tracks in time to save a north
bound express
Little Elk Tribe of Red Men OF
Cherry Hill will hold Harvest Home in
McFadden's Grove, next Wednesday, Au.
gust 8. The Cherry Hill Band win at
tend There will be game of base ball
between the Collegians of Elkton and
the Cherry Hill team. Refreshments will
be on sale and a good time is promised
to all attending.
Members of the Kyle family held b
largely attended reunion at the home vi
John Hall near Principle, on July 81.
Howard Jackson, of Perryville, has
purchased the Anderson Mccall farm,
near Theodore.
-Porter's Grove Church's festival, set
for this evening has been postponed I'M
til next Thursday, August 10. Music
will be given by band.
THE Farmers National Bank Of Ok
900 bond issue of that borough for which
1t bid par, 50, 900 of the issue will be put
in the borough treasury.
THE Chester County Trust Company
has been appointed guardian for Mary
and William Minor, children of John c.
Mcnamara, of the Lewisville section,
whose slayer, William Burke, is to be
hanged at West Chester on August 81
Their share of their fathers estate is
$484 each.
"A omrtgage for s225,O0O, given by
the Lancaster, Oxford & Southern r. R.,
to the Provident Life and Trust Com
pany of Philadelphia, was filed in the
Recorders Office in Lancaster, last week.
Elmer Reed, boy employed by
Harvey Tome, of the Colora section
while working a mower, one day last
week, had one finger severed and two
others mangled.
Notice has been given by the State
Water Supply Commission to the parties
controlling the McCalls Ferry Power
plant that the farmers consent must
first be had before the work of increas-
ing the height of the dam can be started.
The Commission claims that the act of
1907 gives it jurisdiction over streams
and the regulation of distinctions in the
same.
Bacon Hill Sunday school will hold
a festival on the school house lawn on
Thursday, August 1G. Public cordially
invited.
1t is reported that upwards of 100
chickens owned by Mrs. Howard Raglan,
of thea Conowingo section, have been
poisoned.
"Wednesday was the date for tie Sec
ond railroad excursion to colchester
1853 tickets were sold at Elkton station
Harry r. Boulder has new Max
well automobile.
IS. Wills Lusby will hold public
sale of his personal property, on the
Cochran farm, near Cecilton, on Aug. Il.
Several owners of motor boats from
Cambridge, st. Michaels and Easton
were fined 500 each on being reported
by officers fthe revenue cutter Apache
for not having proper whistles on their
crafts. 1t IS said that the section of the
law requiring all motor boats TO carry
life preservers will be strictly enforced
Jones Cnapei Sunday School will
hold festival on the lawn adjoining
the chapel on Tuesday evening, August
s. Refreshments of all kinds will be on
sale. Proceeds for improvements.
The upper Cross Roads, Hartford Co.
Farmers Club has declared its opposi-
tion to building roads under the terms
OF the Shoemaker act.
Some Cecil and Hartford canneries ar
at work packing corn and others will
start next week. The prospects favor a
larger pack in Hartford than in Cecil.
The Ladies Aid of Leeds NJ. P.
Church will hold a Feast of Lanterns on
Thursday night, August 10, in the
grove by the church. Ice cream cake,
candy and fruit for sale. There will be
Rebecca at the Well, Chinese Laundry
and Art Gallery and other attractions.
II rainy, the next evening.
Mr.. Elmer b. Conner, editor of the
Port Deposit Times, has announced
himself candidate for nomination to
the House of Delegates in the Republi-
can primary.
School teachers salaries for the last
quarter of the school year were paid in
full on Monday, the County Commission
ers having provided the money required.
Company E, First Regiment, NJ. N.
G., of Elkton, at Saunders Range last
week, out of total of AZ men and three
officers qualified IA experts, ! sharp.
shooter and "a marksmen.
Bell Telephone linemen are string
ing more wires in the Middletown Sec
ton, iron ones, 2inZ-coated on short and
copper ones on long circuits. Larger
and stronger poles are to be erected at
intervals of 100, instead of $50 feet.
Long Established Store Business