The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-03-02
LOCAL NEWS

Mr. Peter Anderson fell from the shear
pole at the High Bridge on Thursday
last and broke two bones in his wrist.
Mr. Anderson had gone up the pole to
adjust rope in the block and forgot
about one of the cleats being broken.
Besides breaking the bones in his wrist
Mr.. Anderson was severely bruised and
is still confined to the house Mr. An
drew Beaston on Sunday nearly received
fall of the same kind as one OF the
cleals gave way with him. Fortunately
Mr.. Beaston escaped without injury.
A letter from Rev. William P. Taylor,
of Lincoln, Del, received this week,
states he reads the Chesapeake City news
in the "Whig'' with pleasure each week.
Mr. Taylor was formerly located at Be-
thel, Md.
Mrs. Beulah Benson Emery died at the
home of her mother, Mrs Susan Benson
on Thursday February %, at 4.3O p. M.
The funeral was held on Sunday last
with interment in Bethel Cemetery Ser
vices were held at the home conducted
BY DR.. Gardner, of the M. E. Church. The
bearers were James Kirk, Charles Free
man, Henry Norris, Jacob Logue, William
Norris and Arlie Hague.
Several of the ladies Of the Presbyter-
IAN Church will hold box social at the
home of Mrs. Nellie Reed on Thursda;
evening, March T.. If stormy 1t will be
postponed until Friday, the 8th. Frozen
custard and cake will be sold. All are
cordially invited to attend. Don't forget
the date.
The Chesapeake City Gun Club will
hold its March shoot on Saturday, March
at p. m. The card will include five
events, the first, second, fourth and fifth
being ten targets each and the third be-
ing rs targets for the DUPONT Trophy.
resident Rees and Secretary Iupfer are
making preparations for a large attend
ance.
Mrs e A. Beauchamp has returned
rom two weeks buying trip and has
opened the Eureka" with a full line OF
all the latest in Spring millinery
Cecil Lodge, No. 1875 A. F. & A. NJ, has
decided to purchase one do en- IL quart,
salvan ed buckets to be used as fire
buckets. The buckets will be filled with
water and kept in place easily Access
sible to the Town Hall" on the second
.oor or to the Lodge Room on the
third floor. IAN ounce of prevention is
aorth pound of cure" The filled buck
cts may be the means some day of pre-
venting a disastrous fire.
Miss Ethel Ellison's dancing class will
| meet Saturday evening, at 7.3O o'clock.
| Rev. T. R. Lynd, of Oxford. Pa, who
delivered the Commencement address here
! last year, has accepted a call to Clays-
Vile. Washington county, Pa
| Alice R. Biddle, daughter of the late
Joshua f. and Mary Ann Bouchelle, died
at the Church Home and Infirmary, Balti-
more, on February 25th. Funeral ser
vices We're held from the home of her
sister, Mrs. Benjamin p. Hanson, 2203 N.
| Charles street, on February 2S, at 7.15 a
| n. Interment was made in st. Augustine
Cemetery, on Wednesday,
Mrs. Lusby Neal died early Thursday
morning at her home in Chesapeake City
aged SO years The funeral will be held
on Sunday, services at the house at two
O'Clock Interment in Bethel Cemetery
| While working at the Boatyard OIL
Wednesday, Richard Callahan, Groome
Benson and Joshua HUI 'son were pain
| fully injured by a pile of lumber falling
| on them Mr.. CalahaE sustained bro
ken ankle, Mr.. Benson was severely
| bruised on the head and Mr. Hudson's
| arm was badly hurt.
| Mrs. r. A. Harriott's sale of persona
property on Thursday was well attended