The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-07-06
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK


ran were sold recently at public sale in
Middletown. The home farm, tenanted
by William Rhoades, was purchased by
Mr.. Rhoades brother Joseph, az ;;s per
acre. The second farm was bought by
Joseph Armstrong, at 50; per acre.
About sixteen young men of the Will
mington Y. NJ. c. A. started their annual
encampment near Town Point last Sat
urday.
Leonard Tari, resident o. Newark,
Del, broke his ankle last Saturday night
In fall and was taken to the Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington, for treatment
Taylor McKenney has large fifteen
passenger hack in operation perween
Elkton and Cherapeakc City.
Ben .amin Felpel, of Principle, was re-
Gently waylaid near Oxford, and robbed
of 5000
The stage of the Rising Sun Opera
House is to be extended and the BUILDING
heightened twenty feet.
DR.. Norman T. Kirk, of Rising Sun, has
been appointed First Lieutenant in the
Medical Reserve Corps or the United
States Army.
Marshall E. Biddle, oi Elkton, a Penn
sylvania Railroad fireman, has been suf-
fering from severe lacera tions about the
eye, caused from being struck by an cb-
ject protruding from passing freigh:
train, while making his run one day las:
week.
The 50 acre Brickley farm, near Far
mington. has been bought by Ellis NJ.
Terry, for the sum OF $1280.
DR.. George w. Gillespie, of Pleasant
Grove, Pa, and william Haines, of Lam
caster, Pa, have purchased the large es-
tate of the late William Hunter at Row
landvile.
His horse taking fright at an automo-
bile, last Sunday, Edward SINNERS and
his sister, Miss Emma, of Woodlawn,
were thrown from their carriage and
Miss Emma was painfully injured.
A New York landscape architect has
been commissioned to improve the cam
pus of Tome Institute, Port Del osit
A horse owned and driven by Edward
Williams, of the Woodlawn section. re-
Gently fell near North East, and broke
its neck in the fall.
One OF the features of Convention week
in Baltimore was the parade of the
woman suffragists on Thursday evening.
June q. The mile-lons pageant was wit
messed by thousands of people, without
the least disturbance. Striking floats,
handsome banners, tastefully gowned
women, and most picturesque of all,
MISS Neipier, costumed as Joan of Arc
ana riding snow white charger The
demonstration surpassed anything of the
KIND ever attempted in Maryland. and
the Woman's Suffrage League - being
congratulated on so successfully accom-
plishing their purpose.
lhe congregation of Leeds NJ P.
Church Will hold their annual carnrval
on the evenings of July "a and 25.
Cecil Tome, son of w. Harvey Tome. of
Colora, had narrow escape rom being
seriously injured Thursday evening O,
last week by being thrown from a mule
whlle going from a cornfield where he
mad been working. His foot caught in
the lead line and he was dragged a
considerable distance, but luckily es
capped with a few bruises.
Victor R. Bennett, of Elkton. has rent
ed the Queck cabin at Spa Spring. for
the summer
S''pti' VI Rising sun. fell
down stairs last Thursday morning. and
dislocated his hip.
James Moran, the seven year old son
OF Thomas Moran, of Port Deposit. was
Dltten on the check by his pet dog which
suddenly went mad last Monday.
The Delaware State Board of Pharma
c1sts We're in general session on We'd
hesday in the State Board of Health
Laboratory, Delaware College.
Children's Day services will he oh.
served at Union NJ f. Churcn tomor-
row Sunday evening at O'Clock.
Samuel Mosteller recently lost two
fingers by getting them caught in ma
chinery at the Rowlandville paper mill.
large barn, with the stock apart
ments, enclosed in glass, Is being erect
ed on the John Taylor farm near Rich
ardsmere.