The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-19

structure which will be free to
public use.
The Thompson Hanna dwelling
near Tayloria, Lancaster county,
known as "Wolf Hollow" occu-
pied by Granville Crothers and
Lewis Ritter, was burned last
Thursday with its contents. The
building was partially insured.
Struck on the head by base
ball on Saturday, Walter Reeder,
OF the Rising Sun Tri-County
League team was injured severe
ly.
Thieves ransacked the homes of
James Gibson and Lewis Brow n,
at Theodore, few nights ago, and
carried off a lot of chickens from
the Pullman place.
While fishing on Tones Wharf
Port Deposit, early ON Sunday
morning, Bradley Taylor, young
colored boy, fell overheard and
was drowned. Two bystanders
ran to his aid, but he did not rise
as his head probably struck tim
Der of the wharf. His body was
recovered later.
Elkton Grange, p. of H., will
give an excursion on the Ono H.,
to Betterton, next Wednesday,
August 20, leaving Elkton at 9 a.
m. and Betterton at 6 p. m. Tick
etc, so cents, may be obtained
from Ricketts, Nelson.
M. P. Winchester, of Zion, lop-
ped off one of his fingers while
chopping wood, a few days ago.
Arthur Benjamin, Colora lad
ell from tree and broke his arm,
one day this week.
Big Elk Sunday Schools annual
picnic will be held all day in Ell
mer E. Janney's grove, on Fri
day, September 1. Refreshments
will be on sale.
Lightning struck the dye house
at the Elk Mills textile plant dur
ing the storm on Tuesday, but did
little damage. Several of the
hands were more or less shocked.
Rev. H. NJ. G.. Huff will hold
service in St. Andrews Church,
Andora, tomorrow at 3 p. m. Sun
day school at 2.3o o'clock.
Trinity Church, Elkton. The
rector, Rev. William Schouler,
will hold services tomorrow, at II
a. IN. with Holy CommunionD and
at o.45 p. m. Sunday school at 10
a. m.
The annual picnic OF Trinity
Sunday School will be held at
Otis Shore, Elk River, on We'd
nseday, August 80.
The last o: the railroad excur-
sions to COLCHESTER was run We'd
nesday. I25 tickets were sold at
Eikton.
Woodlawn Camps fortieth an
nual meeting closed on Wednes-
day, and was one of the most sue
cessful in the history of the Asso-
c;ation. Tie attendance on both
Sundays was large and notably SO
on the second. All day services
were held District Superinten-
dent Hoffecker preached in the
morning, Rev. DR.. L. E. Barrett
in the afternoon and Rev. f. C..
Sunheld in the evening.
H. Linn Worthington, of Ris-
ing Sun, led the marksmen in the
matches on the grounds of the
Westminster Gun Club on We'd
nesday with IA breaks out of a
possible $50.
The Maryland State Rifle team
arrived at Camp Perry, O., on
Wednesday morning. Capt. Edgar
was reported as showing up best
after the trip in the first match at
200 yards, SLOW and rapid fire.
Cherry Hill Sunday School will
hold its annual picnic on Thurs
day, August "a, in w. P. McFad-
denis Grove.
Recent rains badly washed the
Rising Sun-Calvert section of
State Road.
Mrs. Eben Burkins of the Ris-
ing Sun section, is suffering from
blood poisoning caused by tread
ing upon rusty nail which enter
ed her foot.
Rolling oh the ground while
grazing in the Elkton base ball
park, one day this week, one of
Thomas H. Harlan's horses caught
its feet in a wire fence and was
cut badly while trying to free it
self
James Hall, of the Midd,etown
section, was severely hurt, one
J,y tI;e ,,.oo1. L.. f. it,. F.