The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-08-24

Henry McMullen, who recently pur-
chased the wood leaf OF tract OF tim
Der In the Fifth district from the WHIT
aker Iron Co., is now completing mar
row gauge railway from the main line
OF the. p, B. CIV. r. r. at Cooper q
cut, below Charlestown, to Bill's lake, a
distance of about two miles, The road
will be ready for operation in about a
week.
The Ladies' Aid OF Union will meet at
the home Of Mrs. Howard Mackey next
Thursday evening.
Rev. e. P. Roberts will preach in
Jones Chapel tomorrow afternoon at 2.sO
o'clock. Public cordially invited.
festival will be held at the residence
of John McCool, Jr., on Elkton-Ches
peake City road, on Wednesday, August
rs. Ice cream, cake and candy for sale,
for benefit of Bethel M. E. Church I'm
prove inent fund.
M. G. Reeder, of the Rising Sun Sec
tion, fell and badly sprained his left arm
last Tuesday.
William Blades. the aged fiagman at
the st. Anne's crossing Middletown,
about mile south of town, was in
stantly killed by section of an At
lantic City excursion train going north,
about 7.3O O'Clock Tuesday morning. He
was stand hg between the tracks, flag
ging strttbound freight, and did not
notice the northbound passenger train
until 1t was upon him. His body was
BADLY crushed, but not mangled. The
train stopped and took the body ON board
bringing it to the station. 1t was then
taken to his home. Mr.. Blades who was
SO years cd, bad lived in Middletown for
Only our months. He is SD. Wed by an
invalid wife, there, and by two sons, one
living in Washington, the otner In the
familys former place of residence, at
Oxford, Md.
Leslie Campmeeting Association has
elected the following officers for one
year: ]. s. Wilmington, president; 8. J..
Reeder, vice president; ]. L. Moore, Sec
retary; J. E. Davis, assistant secretary;
A. Anderson, treasurer, and e. s. Ham
nond, superintendent of grounds. Other
directors are G. T. F. Mearns and Sam
uel Section.
Ths ST iIrrel shooting season in Cecil
county opens September l.
The Cecil Farmers Club met at the
home of M. G. Reeder nes Rising Sun,
last Wednesday,
w. Louis Ryan has been awarded the
contract by Duyckinck, Sterrett &Co.
of Rising Sun, for the erection of a
modern ire-proof garage. The building
will be 96x40 feet, and will be located
on East Main street. Work will begin
this week and the building be ready for
occupancy in October.
William F. Boulden, Esq.,, of Elkton, is
confined to mis- bed by illness.
A horse belonging to Clement Brown,
of near Rising Sun, became unmanage-
able while Mr.. Brown was removing its
bride, while at picnic, and ran off
completely demolishing the buggy to
which 1t was attached.
Samuel H. Moore, residing near Col
ora, suffered paralytic stroke on We'd
nesday morning and is lying in a critical
condition, his entire right side being
paralyzed.
A registered bull belonging to John
Featherman, near Nottingham, was
found dead in the pasture field, recent
ly, the animal having been poisoned by
unknown parties.
Dr.. Ashbrook, of the American Dental
Par!ors, has returned from his vacation
at Reh"ECth Beach and will be at his
E!kton oIice on Tuesday and Saturday
Of eacn week, as usual.
The Parford county school board has
increased the salary of Prof. J. Herbert
Owens, CT the Havre de Grace High
School. 20 1880 and has also made pro-
vision for one extra high school instruc-
tnp fnr nc ba
chers have been appointed for the en-
| suing year:-Havre de Grace High School
| j. Herbert Owens, principal; Thomas
| F. Smith, principal Ralph w
Strawbridge, manual training; Lucy T.
Boyd, domestic science; Beulah Selsam
| commercial department; Sallie E. Gallo
way, Matte 0fiey, Nellie NJ. Barron
Annie Hesley, Mary E. Coburn, Laura b
| Tammany, Martha B. CLANCY, Josephine
Wilson, Mabel Hyde, Lottie Carroll
Margaret Mcdonald, Susie Nelson and
Florence Chonin.
The Ushers' Union of Zion ana Calvert
NJ. E. Churches took a trip to Bet
| terton Friday, August %.
There will be preaching service at Eb-
| encler M. E. Church Sunday, September
l, at p. m. and 7.30 p. m.
Captain Carroll Edgar, of Elkton, won
| the Association Cup match which was
open only to members of the Maryland
State Rifle Association or Affiliated AS.
sociations, at the State Rifle Range or
Tuesday.
Little Elk Tribe, No. so, Imp. o. R
| NJ, will hold their annual harvest HON
| at w. P. McFadden's grove, Singerly
| on Wednesday next, August 2S. At 2 p
| m. Appleton will play Little Elk Tribe
| base ball game. There will be sack
| and potato races, etc. Emnent speakers
will discuss Redmanshp. Refreshments
| of all kinds will be for sale.
The Elkton cannery opened Sr busi-
| ness on Friday of this week. The for
eign hands landed on the Tuesday pre-
vious. Prospects are good for a fine
| canning season.
DR.. Marshall l.. Price, secretary State
Board Of Health, asserts that between
20 and so per cent Of the cows in Mary
land are tubercular, and their milk not
only unfit but dangerous to drink
| An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian
| R. Vandegrift died on Sunday, aged two