The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-09-02
LOCAL JOTTINGS

p"y, '1>pINiiioSi y, at< ~ y. III.
Miss Belle Broughton, of Row
landville, who suffered the loss of
limb short time ago, due to
gangrene, may be forced to sub
init TO the amputation of the
other.
The canneries at Colora are be-
ing rushed at full speed. Hands
are making good money, but they
are mostly from city quarters.
The schools OF Cecil county,
both white and colored, will reopen
on Monday, September II.
The Red Men of Cecil county
will hold their annual convention
in Perryville on Labor Day, Sep
TENDER 4.
Joshua {. Smith, a paper manu-
facturer, residing near Darlington,
was found dead at his home on
Monday morning. He played in a
base ball game on Saturday and
sustained an injury which is sup
posed TO have caused his death.
The Conowingo bridge opened
for free traffic on Thursday.
The stockholders OF the Como
wingo bridge will receive twenty
dollars per share, this being par.
An additional dividend will be de-
clared when the pending suit
against the Cecil Insurance Com
pany is adjusted, the suit being
created by the destruction of a
portion Of the bridge by fire sew
eral years ago.
Divine service Sunday, Septem-
Der 2-Io.3o a. m, St. Marks
Chapel, near Perryville. 3 p. M,
the Parish House, Perryville. 7.3o
p. M, St. Mary's Church, North
East, the Rector officiating. Pub
lie cordially invited. Oliver H.
Murphy, DID,, Rector.
The annual Teachers Institute
will open in Mechanics Hall, Elk
ton, on Monday morning next at
10 o'clock. The sessions will
close o nFriday. No program of
exercises has been received.
Threatening weather curtailed
the attendance at Big Quarterly
the famed annual gathering of
colored AIethodists at Whining
ton, but quite a throng was pres
ent from sections OF the four
neighboring States, and good or
der prevailed.
Red Men of Perryville are ar
ranging for a celebration on La
Dor Day, September 4.
Cecil countys usual connection
with startling events occurred
again last week in the wreck on
the Lehigh Valley Railroad at
Manchester, n. Y, in which p
passengers were killed and SO
were wounded, eight mortally, Mr..
and Mrs. John Burke, of Cherry
HILL, who Were returning fnom
the e.. \. Il. Encampment, at Ro-
chester, were on the train but for
tunately escaped injury.
William Dem was arrested in
Wilmington on Monday charged
with selling gasoline on Sunday to
automObilists. He was to have a
hearing yesterday, and it was said
would appeal to the Superior
Court III order t. test the legality
OF the sale of a presumed neces-
sitv.
X. T. G., the famed trottcr for
merly owned in Middletown, Del,
has won thus far on Western
tracks $4,000 in the past eight
weeks, inclu.ling three $4,000
purses.
Services will be resumed in the
Church Of she Good Shepherd,
Chesapeake City tomorrow Sun
day with evening PRAYER and ser
mon at 7.3o. The Bishop OF the
Diocese Will make his annual visi-
tation on Wednesday evening,
September p.
The Elkton Grange will meet
this Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The ladies Of Union NJ. f.
Church will hold their annual DO1ll-
try supper on the lawn adjoining
the church on Friday evening,
September 8. If stormy. next far
evening. Public cordially invited.
Tickets, IS cents.
The members o. the Principle
Furnace NJ. f. Sunday school held
their picnic at Bakers Cove on
Wednesday week. Base ball and
other sports were enjoyed while
music was furnished bv the Prin- !