The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-08-17

Don't forget the festival to be given
by the Junior base ball team on the
grounds back of Mechanics Hall Elkton,
this Saturday evening. Come out and
help the boys along
While sitting in front of Council Hall
Monday evening, Alfred Smith was
slightly cut about the face by falling
glass, broken cord having allowed one
of the large windows in the second story
of the building to fall, smashing the
glass.
A railroad excursion will be run to
Atlantic City next Wednesday
The Brotherhood of Nottingham Church
presented the congregation with beau
tiful quartered oak hymn board last
Sunday.
The West Amwell Sunday School picnic
was held Thursday in Dawson's woods
Crosby's merry go round which has
afforded amusement for Elkton children
since July 13, was taken to Chesapeake
City on Wednesday.
On Wednesday morning, while cooking
dinner on gasoline stove, the home of
William Marcus, on Moffit street was
III Will hTe MI. JOHN Davis,
living next door, quickly extinguished
the blaze with a Pyrene Fire Extin-
guishe~.
The Elk Neck farmers picnic held on
Friday of last week, was a good deal
marred hy the inclement weather, which
interfered with the attendance and kept
scattering those who had gathered Ma
tional Grange Lecturer n. p. Hull spoke
on the necessity for organi alton among
farmers. State Forester F. w. Besley
and NJ. N. Brown, of Kent Grange, also
made addresses. The gathering proved
enjoyable despite the weather.
Squire Ash had before him on Tuesday
the case of Harold Jones VS.. Frank Ham
ilton, for alleged damages to the plain
tih's team, being run into by the latters
automobile. Mr.. Hamilton appeared
with his witnesses and counsel, w. T.
Warburton, Esq The plaintiff and his
counsel, Omar D. Crothers, Esq, failing
to appear, Squire Ash recorded a verdict
for the defendant.
Mr.. John Racine left at the WHIG Of
flee this week the finest specimen of
peaches we have seen grown in this
Champion variety
row Sunday evenoing at Ebenezer NJ
E. Church, Grenhurst, at 745.
A festival will be held at Hopewell NJ.
E. Church Thursdayevening, August22 II
that evening should be stormy will be.
be he'd the next evening. The proceeds
of which are for the benefit of the Trus-
tees.
James Holden has resigned from the
Rising Sun Town Council
George Cannon, of Chesapeake City,
was committed to Elkton jail on Tues
day charged with wife beating. The ac>
cused is held for the action of the Sep
tembar term of Court.
An epidemic of typhoid fever has brok-
en- out in Newark, Del.
A movement is on foot for the COM
bining of the Leslie and Woodlawn
Camp-meeting Associations.
A water supply for Colora with a stand
pipe on Colora Hill, is being considered
by the merchants of that town.
Falling while throwing blazing gaso-
line stove from high porch, one day
recently, w. T. Fryer, of Colora, fell Is
feet, sustaining bruises and badly burn
ed hands.
Edward II. Effing, of Rising Sun, has
gone to Parksburg to act as cashier of
a new bank recently opened in that town.
George G. Hopkins, of Rising Sun, for
mer county treasurer and Democratic
leader of his district, has removed his
family to Havre de Grace, where he will
make the latter town his permanent
home.
Mrs. Robert Goodyear, bride of but
oft Cd 20
eide at her home in Elkton last Satur-
day. Local physicians, however, by hard
work, saved her life.
Atley Armour, son OF James Armour,
of the Bay View section, recently lost
his fine driving horse.
Roman Crothers, of Colora was recent
ly swindled out of $5 in Boltmore.
Miss Mary Hunter, OF Rising Sun, re-
Gently received painful injuries by fall
ing down a stairway.
Big Elk Sunday school will hold it's
annual picnic in Elmer Janney's grove,
next Friday. lcec ream, cake and candy
for sale. If stormy, next day.
George McKeown, a former Delaware
College student, who with a number of
other students went to Portland, Ore
gon, last winter to seek their fortune,
has returned to his home in Back Creek
Neck, near Elkton.
Leslie Camp Ceeting Association has
elected the following officers for one
year: j. S. Wilmington, president; S. j.
Reeder, e-president ]. L. Moore, sec
retary; j. Z. Davis, assistant secretary !;
A. Anderson, treasurer, and e. S. Ham
mond, superintendent of grounds. Other
directors are C. 7. F. Mearns and Sam
uel Scotten. Negotiations are pending
looking to the Strengthening and per-
manency of the camp.
Richard Smith, coored, aged 80 years,
of Belair, employed in hauling on the
macadamized road between Elkton and
the Delaware line, died suddenly on
Thursday of last week of heart trouble.
The annual picnic Of Trinity Sunday
school and congregation will be held at
Locust Point on Thursday or next week,
August %. Leave wharf at a. m.
A social will be held on the lawn at
the residence of Isaac Dean on the Man