The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-08-31

Mr.. Bowen Milburn, of Barksdale, left
at the WING office this week the finest
specimen of peaches we have seen this
season, both white and yellow.
The County Commissioners were In
special session Thursday, considering
plans for a new bridge over rum creek
in Elk Neck.
Next Monday afternoon, Labor Day,
there will be double header ball game
at Elkton between the home team and
Port Deposit.
John Moore, aged So years, of Elk
Mills, was recently knocked down by a
horse and severely injured.
Miss Emma Lodge, daughter of Mr..
Richard Lodge, near Elkton, is critically
Ill at the University Hospital, Philadel-
phia.
Misses Marian and Helen Brown, of
Havre de Grace, received bad bruises
about their faces Tuesday as a result
OF being Jared from their seats in their
fathers automobile near the race track,
when Theodore Ascherfeld, driving a big
car crashed into the automobile of A.
Freedom Brown. Mr.. Browns car was
badly damaged
While delirious from fever, Samuel
Ked;ley, son of Clifton Keatley, of Hav-
re lie Grace, walked out of a second
story window at 8 o'clock at night and
fell to the brick pavement. He was not
hurt.
The contract for the proposed Baptist
Church at Havre de Grace has been
awarded to Mon. Seminar. 1t Is to be of
Port Deposit granite and will cost about
$4,000. Work has begun and 1t Is ex-
poet ID TO be completed by January next
Walter b. Miller, of Salisbury, a
member of the State Road Commission,
was seriously injured one day last week
while driving his automobile
The QUITO of C. H. Zimmerman, of
Alexandria, Va, hit the surrey of John
Fahey, a farmer near Havre de GRACE,
breaking an arm of Fahey's son and in
juring his two daughters. The collision
killed the horse and demolished the sur
rey. Mrs. Samuel Elliott one of the
occupants of the automobile, was hurt
internally. Zimmerman settled with M.
H. Fahey, attorney for the children, for
$3.50.
Samuel Ryan, of Rising Sun, who was
overcome by heat one day last week, is
still in a serious condition.
John w. Montgomery, of the Liberty
en- with paralysis, is much improved and
able to be out.
A horse attached to cart belonging
to Fred Smith, of Colora, employed at
repairing the dam breast, which was
recently washed out by the heavy rain
at Cecil Paper Mill, backed into the dam
Thursday morning of last week and the
horse was drowned.
The chestnut crop in Cecil county
promises to be large in spite of the
blight.
Chester w. Muse, a well known thresh-
ing man of this vicinity had his four
passenger automobile smashed to p.eces
last Sunday night by a B. & o. passen-
train near Chester, Pa. Mr.. Muse and
Two ladies were in the car. They saved
themselves by jumping.
The Gilpin building on North street.
is being reprinted.
Lightning played one of it's peculiar
pranks at the home of James Duling on
the Welsh Tract farm near Newark, Del
Thursday night of last week. Entering
the second floor it tore off plaster, scat
terins it. everywhere. 1t then ran down
the studding TO the first floor, splinter
ed the screen door ald passed out. AL
though no one was injured, it gave the
family shock. Mr.. Duling said he was
unable TO locate where the bolt entered
the building The damage was slight.
The public schools of the county re-
open on Monday after the summer vaca-
ii II.
branch of the Needlework Guild of
ArCr!Ca has been established at Colora.
An al nual contribution of two new gar
ment5 constitutes membership. Anyone
Of the following officers or directors will
be glad to give further information to
those interested: Miss Ruth Balderston,
President; Miss Mabel r. Wiley, Secre
tary; Directors, Miss Rebecca c. Hop
kins, Mrs b. l.. Mcfarland, Miss Fran
ces W. Steele.