The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-08-17
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

Henry Greenbaum recently caught a
rock fish weighing 10 1-2 pounds In the
Susquehanna river.
The survey for the proposed road be-
tween Chestertown and Rock Hall has
been completed by the State Road Com
mission.
John Jester, we'll known auctioneer
of Kent county, is using crutches as a
result OF being kicked by horse
William Peck and family of near Kem-
bleville, Pa, had a narrow escape from
being killed at Lumbrook, near Newark
on Auugst 8. Express train No. SOB,
westbound, struck the machine and COM
pletely demolished 1t but the occupants
luckily escaped any serious injuries.
Miss Emma veasey Newnon, former
missionary was married to DR.. Seldom
Stewart, of Buffalo, N. Y, in the NJ. E.
Church at Summit Bridge. Del, on Au-
gust 7.
Charged with conducting a gambling
house, at Chesterville, Merritt Sprey
was sentenced to serve one year in
Chestertown jail. The accused has ap-
paeled the case to the Kent county Cir
cult Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. william R. GorrelI, OF
Havre de Grace, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Ethel, to Archibald
Argensinger, of New York. The wedGp j
took place on Wednesday at Santa Paul.
California.
W. W. Reitz, a graduate Of Pennsyl-
vania State College, has been appointed
instructor in Agriculture at Jarretts-
Vile High School,
While enjoying an auto ride one even
ing recently, Mrs. Hervey Lysle, OF
Kembleville, Pa, felt an insect fly into
her hair. She brushed it away as she
supposed, but shortly after retiring
awoke in great pain to find the insect
had entered her ear. After she had suf-
fered intensely the insect was removing
by Swinging the ear copiously with
warm water.
Joseph, a little son of Newlin Good,
of Kemblesville, Pa, had his arm brok-
e nby a fall from his bicycle recently.
He was taken to the hospital, where the
broken bones were set, but an examina-
tion !y X-Rays showed the operation
YVES not successful and he was again
taken to the hospital on Sunday.
The 126 acre Neal farm near Jarretts-
vile. Hartford county, has been sold to
Walton L. McElwain, for s6975.
A mysterious disease is killing many
horses in the vicinity of Betterton.
NJ IGcob Thew, superintendent of the
f'Fsst er arr 1sgfrt departments, of Newark,
is complaining of the dangerous pranks
of some unknown person who insists on
stealing the danger lights from excava-
| ons along the streets. Superintendent
Thew says unless the practice is broken
gp serious accidents will follow.
The little daughter of David Nethary
OF Oxford. Pa, got her foot badly cut,
one day recently, by getting it caught
in the knives of moving machine.
A well at Red Lion, Pa, was cleaned
one day recently and 81 rats found in 1t,
some dead and sine alive. The we'll had
not been cleaned for 35 years and the
water had been used for drinking during
this period
An insect resembling a miniature po-
tato bug is raiding tomato fields around
Laurel, Del.
IN arrangement is announced OF MISS
L'l.an Dorsey Farnandis, of Baltim) -.
% Mr Arthur C. Montell, Jr., OF Caton5-
"ii,c AIss Farnandis is a daughte. II
the late ). Walter Farnandis and hrst
cousin c' Mrs. Wakeman NJ. Munnik I,!y-
sen Of Pei Air, where she is accus-
tn'u'l t. visit.
County School Superintendent Charles
7. Wright, of Belair, has announced 1O2
first grade and 60 second grade teachers
are qualified to teach in Hartford county
schools.
The Elkton Gun Club held shoot on
Thursday afternoon, the East End win
ming over the West End squad in the
team shoot.
While cranking an automobile, Will
lie Bedwell, of Elkton, fractured an arm.