The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-10-26

New York to Sam Francisco, touching
every state and province in the United
States, left New York, October IA, at 8
a. m, and passed through Elkton at II
a. m. on Tuesday, ON their way to Balti-
more.
The yearly meeting of Welsh Tract
Baptist Church, near Newark, Del, was
held last Saturday and Sunday with ev-
eral hundred members of Old School Bap-
tist Churches in Maryland and Della
ware, attending Saturdays services
were In charge OF Elder j. G. Eubanks,
while Elder j. e. Mellott, of Philadel-
phia, had charge of Sunday morning e
service. Following the service lunch
con was served on the lawn, by the lad
ies of the congregation.
An automobile, driven by Newark
Del, party, crashed into a team driven
by Harry Clark, of C0wentown, lasi
Saturday night, injuring one of the
horses SO badly that 1T had to be killed
The machine was slightly damaged, but
the occupants escaped injury.
Miss Josephine Boggs, of Perryville, q
student at Tome Institute, is confined
to her home suffering serious injuries
sustained when run down by an auto
mobile at Port Deposit. Friday after
noon of last week. C. Slower, the chauf-
feur of the car, was arrested and finei
by Magistrate Barry, of Port Deposit
for reckless driving.
The Susquehanna Power Co. has prac-
tically completed the purchase of the
necessary riparian holdings for the erec-
tion of its new dam across the Susque-
hanna, at Conowingo, by the acquisition
this week of the Rainey tract, broad
tract of land extending along the river
north for about one and one-half miles
The Teachers Institute has been In
session this week at the High Schoo
building, carrying out the plan, an
nounced in last weeks WHIG. The tea
chers have expressed themselves as
highly pleased and much helped by the
arrangements for conducting the insti-
tute this year. The institute for coloret
teachers was also held this week at the
colored school here.
Nicholas Green, colored, who was land
ed in Elkton Jail Monday evening, charg-
ed with carrying concealed deadly wea
pons, escaped from the prison shortl,
afterward While the sheriff was a.
supper it is alleged that Hynson Ander.
son, colored, secured rope and assist
ed Green in making his escape. Ander
son also left the town.
Leroy Kirk farmer OF the Lewisville
section, had an eye put out Tuesday
morning. when struck by a flying piece
of timber.
Washington College football eleven
defeated the Delaware College eleven, al
Chestertown, last Saturday, by scor,
of 10
j. t. Brown, of Colora, recently sustain
ed painful injuries.
The Red Mill bridge, over Little Ell
Creek, just on the outskirts of Elkton
which coilapsedlast Saturday, while i;
steam roller was being run across it
was reopened for traffic on Tuesday
While playing on the Rising Sun pub
lie school ground, one day recently
Francis Kennard, of Harrisville, fell an,
fractured an arm.
Louis Scott, of the Sixth district, ha:
lock.
Bethel Church., Pivot Bridge, is un
dergoing repairs and on November will
be re-opening day. DR.. E. l.. Hoffecke
will preach and Messrs. Hall and Mac
will be present at the services. All ar
welcome.
From wound received across a knee
cap, with corn knife, some time ago
William H. Nesbitt, of Richardsmere, /,
seriously ill.,
Walter Dubois, of Elkton, is suffe1in
from fractured wrist, as the result c
being thrown from a bicycle one even
ing recently.
The Chesley football team of Whining
ton, was defeated by the North Eas
High School team, at North East, las
saturday, by a score of l3-0
Colora Council, No Ga, Jr. o. U. A. NJ
VIII hold their annual memorial servic
in Mt. Pleasant NJ. E. Church, tomorro,
sunday afternoon, at 2.30 p. m Re,
7. A. H. O'Brien, of Port Deposit, will
preach the sermon,
l'he annual statement of Delawa r,
college, Newark, Del, showing the con
dltion OF the institution at the begin
ning of the new college year, was mad
wednesday. This statement shows tn
college In practically all its branches 4
De IN about the best condition of IL
long history. There are 163 students. q
which number 81 entered the college tbi
year The institution can boast of al
excellent faculty and the work, accord
ing to members of the faculty, Is soip,
along better under the changes maJ
at the start of the term than ever be or ,
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, formerly Mis-
krause, of this county wife of M.,,pr,
Davis, the we'll known Wilmington jewe
Ter, died at her home on Friday, Octobe
IL, after long illness, in the SD yea
of her age
AS previously announced in the WHIG
the George Biddle High School pupil,
VIII give comedy in three acts at th,
Jr, o. U. A. NJ. Hall, Cecilton, on Tues
day evening next Adults 25c admission
children, 10; reserved seats, 35 cents.
Rev Hamilton B. Phelps will hol
service in st. Andrews (Goldsboroug,
MemoriaD ChurVh, Andora, tomorrow
(Sunday) at p. m. There will be ser
vice, with celebration of the Holy Com
munion, In Trinity Church on Friday n