The Cecil Whig., 1912-09-07


Many young locust trees in Northern
Cecil county are dying from the ravages
OF the locust borer
Miss Georgia Walmsley, OF Cecilton,
has been appointed principal OF Principle
Furnace public school
The wagon shed and part or the home
of Joseph Pugh, of Kembleville, was
burned early Monday morning, out BY
prompt work on the part OF the people
ON the premises were enabled to save
the other luildings ana the remainder
OF the homs.
Miss Edna Relsler, OF Calvert, has
gone to Cochranville, where she has
position in the High School
Postmaster Ham5leton, of Rising Sun.
has appointed his daughter, Miss Carrie
Hambleton. as an assistant In the post
office.
secured through the Prussian Ministry
OF Public instruction the services OF DR..
Wilhelm Kopas. who will assist in the
German Department. DR.. Thomas Steck-
ell formerly of the Tome faculty, will go
TO Berlin. DR.. Kopas comes to tn 8
country highly recommended.
A horse owned by Arthur Harvey, OF
Chids, was struck by Lightning and kill
ed last Sunday night.
The dam breast at Cecil Paper Mill
New Bridge. was completed last week.
Ernest Green, colored, Of Newark, was
hned $3.50, including costs, for creating
disorder at the quarterly meeting held
in Boulden's woods near Glasgow
Thomas Duff, Of New Bridge, Is suffer
ing internal injuries which rcsudreu IN
recent fall from wagon.
Ivan Richards a sawmill operator of
the New Bridge section, was recently
badly scalded by escaping steam from
an engine.
Rev. William Crawford, Of Port De-
posit, has sufficiently recovered from in
1ur'.es received near HolyolSe, Mass
while automobiling, to return to his
home.
In sevre electrical storm which visit
ed this section cf Cecil county Sunday
lightning struck the large hay barrack
on the farm of William F. Armstrong,
near Fair Hill 1t was DESTROYED with
80 tons of hay
Mrs. Alice Woodall has sold her Rose
Hill farm in the First district, of this
county, containing 400 acres, to John B.
Cook, OF Philadelphia, for $16,650.
Miss Ruby Morris, of Havre de Grace,
came to Elkton Tuesday morning and ap-
piled to the Clerk of the Courts Office
for license to wed Ernest iieasin, alss
OF Havre de Grace. Miss Morris stated
that the document had been secured on
a dare and that she hoped to meet Rea-
PprrvViIla ha
be tied
Joseph Harris, colored, was arrested in
Wilmington charged with laI ceny of
clothing and other valuable belongings
to an Elktonian, was Drought to Elkton
Jail Tuesday morning, by Deputy Sheriff
Walter Miller, and is being held for
the action of the Grand Jury.
Mrs. Anna Tuft, formerly one OF Cecil
countys most popular school teachers,
and widow of DR.. Tuft, of Elkton, is seri-
ously i'll at the home of her daughter. in
Wilmington, Del.
An all day Friends meeting will
held at West Nottingham September Is.
Train from Philadelphia will be met at
Rising Sun Station. Basket lunch.
There will be divine services in St
Marks Chapel, near Perryville, tomor-
row Sunday at 3 p. m.
Ninth district reader writes us as
follows: Your informant has been mis-
Informed or some one is handling the
truth very carelessly. The Elmer John
son referred to in last weeks Whig was
seen alive and we'll at Alfred B. Cam
eron's in the Ninth district, near Zion
some time about the middle of April
Fan E,ay
tember Is. An announcement of it's at
fractions will be found in this weeks
advertising columns of the WHIG
The Ladies Aid Society of Wesley
Chapel will meet at the home of Mrs
w. W. Holden on Friday evening, Sep
tember l3. All are welcome.
The regular meetings OF the Orphans
Court, County Commissioners and School
Commissioners will be held at their
offices in Elkton next Tuesday. Septem-
Der TO-
Thursday of next week, September IL
is Old Defenders Day, and legal holi
day in Maryland. The banks will be
closed. but the schools do not observe
the holiday
Robert d. Brown. of Elkton, picked the
second crop from his strawberry bed
this week.
The Teachers Institute VIII be held
this year in the ecil County High
School building, beginning October 21.
Superintendent McVey is planning an
interesting and helpful program for the
teachers.
The dam at Freeman's Mill, owned by
Evans Frazer, is being rebuilt
Mary, the two year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hines, of the Earle
Vile section, fell into trough Of water
one day last week and would have drown
ed had not her little four year old bro
ther William gone to her rescue and
dragged her from the water.
Leeds Sunday school will hold a bake
in the church grove this Saturday
evening. Ice cream and canures will
also be- for sale.
Trinity Shurch. Elkton, Sunday ser
vices regularly at IL a. m. and 7.30 p
m Sunday school at 10 a. III. Friday
evenings short service with lecture at
7.30. The public cordially invited.
Singerly Fire Company was called at
7,3O o'clock Wednesday morning, to Par
adise Alley where tho Kitchen roof Of