Newark post., 1912-07-24
Cecil County Letter

cratic nominee for Chief Judge for
the Second Maryland Circuit. who
has been seriously i'll with
Bright s disease at his home in
Elllton, is steadily improving.
Union Lodge, \. +. & A. NJ. Of
Elkton, with number of friends
Of members, took a trip to Better
tom on Wednesday on Capt.
Swings launch. the Ono II. arriv-
ing home about midnight, little
in advance Of the thunder storm.
TIE first railroad excursion to
Tolchester. run on Wednesday,
was but slimly attended from Elk
ton, where only fifteen tickets
were sold.
C. r. Witworth has purchased
the milk route Of his brother in
law, the late Allen G. Jacquette.
and viii open milk depot next to
the Elllton postolfice, in the Gilpin
Building. on North street. Mrs.
Jacquette, it is understood, has
sold her husband s farm, near
ElktOn. to his brothers.
Farmers Of Elk Neck are ar
ranging for their fourth annual
all day basket picnic, which will
be held on Friday, August 9. in the
grove on the Thompson place on
Elk river.
One Of Cccil's newly bnilt see
tions Of improved roads. from Ris-
ing Sun to Catcher's Corner, has
been badly damaged by the recent
heavy rains and will need to be
Thoroughly repaired.
Agents Of milling companies, it
is reported, are trying to purchase
10000 bushels Of wheat in the
Port Deposit section of Cecil
county, owing to western grain
grading inferior to usual stand
ards. There is likely to be a sim
liar demand for the Delaware and
Pennsylvania products.
The piano offered in the Rising
Sun Journal s voting contest was
awarded to Miss Addie Richard |
son, OF that town, in charge Of the
local exchange of the Cecil Far
mers' Telephone Company.
Leeds NJ. p. congregation will |
hold its annual carnival this
wednesday, and tomorrow !
evening. Supper will be served |
and all kinds Of refreshments will |
be on sale. The North East band |
will furnish music.
The threshing machine of John
Singer, of Kent county, Md, was
set ON fire by lightning while at
work on the Manlove farm near
Cecilton one day last week. and
was burned along with two ricks
of straw. A wagon load of wheat
caught on fire from sparks while
standing near the thresher on the
Davidson farm, in the Second dis
trict. The team was hurrledly
driven into nearby field, but the
horses ran against Il tree and
broke loose but were seriously
burned. The wagon and wheat
were consumed
The funeral Of William Jetfer-
son Hicks. a well-known resident
of Lewisville, was held last Tues
day from the home of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Gertrude Mcnamara,
near that town. with interment in
st. Johns cemetery. Mr.. Hicks
died Of meningitis. developing
after heat prostration. He was a
native Of North Carolina and was
64 wears of age. One OF his sons,
Maris Hicks, lives at Pleasant
Hill. Nd. and another of his
daughters. Mrs. Harry McCleary.
at lewisville.
The Maryland State Road Com
mission is arranging for oiling all
the completed sections of state
built highways, Of which there are
about twelve miles in Cecil county,
by August 10.
Senator Penrose had an amend
ment to the river and harbor bill
accepted. giving $4,000 for I'M
proving Elk River from Elkton tc
Cedar Point, but the conference
committee cut the amount tt
$4.O4O. This will suffice. however
for cutting out the bars formed IL
the channel by the past year:
freshets.
The p. b. 4 w. r. r. is now sup
plieI with automatic electric SlV