The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-02-11


the Woodlawn section on Saturday.
-Jev. J. W. Jones, pastor OF James
M. E. Church, Rising Sun, will be
given a salary of 5000 an increase OF
SIoo per annum.
-Elkton or Cecil county usually
connects with notable events. SpeIl-
Ger ]. Weisnt, brother-in- of Mrs.
w. Arthur Mitchell, in the employ OF
the Lehigh Valley R. R., had just
left his office in Jersey City, when it
was wrecked by the terrific dynamite
explosion in New York harbor last
week.
One of a pair OF brant, presented
to Editor J M. Post, OF the Anacor-
tes, Wash, American. formerly OF the
Elkton Appeal, by a Puget Sound
navigator, -sas found to have swal
lowed clam, the smallest diameter
OF the shell OF which was 3-4 inches
while the brant's bill was but one inc h
in width, How did the fowl nego-
tiate the clam is the query put up
TO pundits.
Charles Grubb was chosen Presi-
dent, John Ragan Secretary and Al
bert Reynolds Treasurer of the Oak
fU1d Detective Association (which
held its annual meeting on Saturday.
Farmers OF the Rising Sun sec
ton, it is reported, have agreed to
plant 500 acres in corn for the pro-
posed csnnery OF Strasbaugh, Silver
& Co., OF Hartford, to be located in
that town, provided a site can be OBJ
tanned on reasonable terms.
Mrs. George Stevens, OF Boston,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. John Craig,
OF Rowlandville. who was married
about three months ago, is reported
seriously ill with pneumonia at her
parents home where she was visit
ing
The box social and entertainment
ior the benefit OF the newly organized
band OF Kemblevile, held at DR.. f. B.
VISITS home HaN Friday evening.
yielded $50 net profits.
The ladies u Sylmar NJ. E.
Church are arranging for a sock SOC
ial at O. L. Taylors about February
18th.
Howard Mackenzie, of Whining
ton, who was caught by shafting and
killed recently at a quarry, near Me-
dsi, Pa, was well known in the Rock
Spring section, where he worked at
spar mining.
Kent growers are contracting with
Gamers for tomatoes for the coming
season at S. per ton.
A ribbon social for the benefit OF
Porter's Grove Church, will be held
next Friday evening, February u, at
Amos Moore's residence which the
public is invited to attend.
Miss Margaret J. Sloan, a ven-
cradle resident OF Oxford, died on
Saturday at the home OF her nephew,
William S. Spear. in that town, aged
92 years. Up to two years ago when
her hip was dislocated, she was ex-
tremely active for her age.
The Oxford Fair managers on
Saturday appointed the various COM
mittces on features oi the coming
exhibitions the dates OF which are as
follows Spring, June 7, and g.
Fall, September 1922.
James H. Taylor has purchased
Robert McMahon's 5S acre farm in
Franklin township, Chester county,
county, for $1,000.
James A. Mackie, OF Kembles-
vile, was examined On Monday at a
c.nic at Wills Hospital, Philadelphia,
by eminent oculists. He is suffering
from rare affliction OF the eye for
which he obtained some relief, after
treatment in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Musselman,
OF the Colora section, mourn the loss
OF their infant daughter. Mary, near
ly two years old, who died on Sunday
of pneumonia
DR. d. H. Richardson. Oh Calvert,
has been confined to his home by i'll
ness, and is not yet able to attend his
patients
Amos Wilson, OF Lewsville, was
robbed of $Io5 by thief who entered
his bedroom while he was asleep, one
night last week.
-arl Kelly, employed at the Cecil
Paper Mill, at New Bridge, near Ris-
ing Sun, was stunned and rendered
spacchless by lightning during the
storm, last Friday night.
Westminster, Frederick and Frost
burg are under consideration for the
site of the coming brigade encamp-
ment OF the Maryland National Guard
July 1923 next.
During the past year 1853 corpo-
rations secured charters in Delaware
which had an aggregate capital oi
$I,I42,4 ,434 400 an increase Of $375,o5S,-
400 over the total capital OF all con-
Germs chartered in 1909.
Frank f. Gorrel, OF Bel Air, sec
retary of the National Gamers Asso-
citation, and Hon. Stevenson A. Will
liams appeared before committee of
Congress last week to urge amend
ment to the National Pure Food Law,
so as to require all Gamers to print
the exact weight OF the contents of
cans or other receptacles on labels.
Don't forget the bake this Satur-
day afternoon and evening by ladies
of Trinity Church Choir in rom ad-
joining Charles Jeffers store. Home