The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-10

day, at her home in Oxford, where she
md her daughter, Miss Annie, had re-
SIDED since her husbands death
| The social held at Clinton Logan's
home at Greenhurst last Thursday even
ing for The fund for the new shelter
| sheds at Ebene -er NJ. E. Church was
well attended and netted $25.
| The Bradbury house on West Main
street, near Maffitt, occupied by M. R.
GIlpin, has been sold to Miss Margaret
Gtipin, for $4,000
| biddle & Blackweii's loss on their burn.
ed FISH house and contents Is $3.50 with
S150 insurance on the building. Mr.. Bid
die offe.s a reward Of $3.50 for the arres,
and conviction of the guilty party. The
| srrned structure was near the United
Fire Brick Company's plant, St. Mary's
| Church and several dwellings and other
buildings, and the blaze, in the opinion
Of residents, calls for inquiry by the
State Fire Marshal.
| Howard Bradley, of tle Eighth district,
was thrown from his team in a runaway,
near Richardsmere, one day this week,
and his arm and collar bone were broken
| Delaware College basket ball team met
the Loyola team of Baltimore on the for
| mer's floor on Tuesday night and in a
game marked by rough tactics on the
part of the visitors, the former was de-
| feated by a score of 19 to 5.
Have you bought her valentine or his ?
| The mercury on Monday backed up the
| grounding and the weather man took off
| his hat to the sage rodent.
meeting of the Board of Engineers Of
the Army will likely be held in New
York next Tuesday to receive reports as
| to the cost of the inland barge coastwise
| canal, to be converted later into a ship
canal. Major Raymond will report upon
| the Chesapeake g. Delaware bays section
| of the waterway.
"Cupids Joke" pleasing play, will be
given by Seniors and other pupils of the
| North East High school, in the Assembly
| Hall, next Wednesday. February IA. Re-
freshments will be on sale. Admission
| Is cents.
Rising Sun has newly organi ed dane
| Ing class with forty members.
Delaware College lined up against the
| strong Lehigh University team at basket
call, on the formers floor on Saturday
night. The visitors outclassed their op-
ponents and won by a score of 50 to 49,
| Harvey for Delaware scored four goals
and Sawin from the field, while Sawin
scored from fouls.
The remains of Miss A lice Anna Brown
laughter of Taylor p. Brown, were inter-
| red in New London Presbyterian Gene
terry on Tuesday. The family rein oved
last fall to Somerset, Pa, where Miss
Brown died last week, after several
months illness.
Ladies of st. Johns Parish Aid Society
Will hold supper and festival in the
Parish House, Havre de Grace, next
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
1T. Rev. John G. Murray, Bishop Of
Maryland, reached the monthly sermon
to students of Tome School in Memorial
Hall at the Institute in Port Deposit
on Sunday.
Sheriff w. II. Mckee, of Kent county,
has asked the County Commissioners to
ra,se the daily payment for board of
prisoners in the Jail from 40 to so cents,
owing to the rising cost of living
Zion and Calvert Ushers' Union meet
at the parsonage Wednesday evening,
February H. The Fourth Quarterly Con-
I ference of Zion Circuit will meet at 1.3O
m. on February 23.
Edward w. Manlove, Jr., son of Ed
ward w. Manlove, tenant on j. B. Foards
farm near Middletown, died on Tuesday,
. afler prolonged illness, aged % years
Michael Carroll brother of John C.
Carroll, proprietor of the National Ho-
. tel. Mi11lnf wb m
livery, died on Tuesday after long i'll
ness. aged A years. His wife and two
/ children survive him.
George L. Townsend, of Odessa, has
been chosen President of the Peoples Ma
/ i!onal Bank of Middletown, in place of
the late George NJ. ID. Hart, of Townsend
PIosebank Cemetery Association has
purchased a wall tent 14x26 1-2 feet for
use at funerals in stormy weather.
Young people of St. Johns NJ. E. con-
gregation, Lewisville, will give an enter
tainment in the hall on Washngton's
, Birthday.
The measuring social for the benefit of
| the Knights of Pythias Hall, Lewisville,
held at Mrs. A. NJ. Ferguson's last week,
was well attended and yielded $31.
Ethel krauss, of Colora, while coasting
With other children last Thursday morn
ing, was hurt about her head, when her
sled struck a rail fence.
While Norris, son of /. Wayne Rey-
nolds, of Rising Sun, was shedding on
Tuesday, his arm was broken in three
places. DR.. Dare gave him needed at
tention.
While E. l.. Anderson and wife, of OK
ford. Were driving out of H. T. Max.
wells lane at New London, one night
this week, the sleigh in which they were
seated upset. The horse kicked violent
ly and getting loose was found next
morning perishing from cold in ceme-
terry at West Grove, and has not yet re-
covered from its exposure. The sleigh
was demolished. Mr.. and Mrs. Ander-
son, who were not injured, had hired the
tea mat McNeil's livery stable in Ok
ford.
-Four o. the minor children of Mrs
Narv Whiteman, the youngest four
"ears old. who were found to be lacking
roper care at their mothers makeshift
'hode at the foot of Red Hill, were taken
IN charge hy the authorities this week.
Iomes wore found for them, three being
n'eced with relatives and one with a
ramily in this neighborhood