The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-06-28
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

Touchstone, of Sylmar, was badly stun
ned when lightning splintered the sellar
doors just beneath the window.
Missing his chickens for several
nights Haines Job, Cecil county farm
er, laid in wait for the thief with a
shot gun and captured BOBBY owl
which measured 43 inches from tip to
tip of wings.
Elijah Hughes and Clifford Banks,
both colored, were arrested by Sheriff
u Will Perkins and landed in Elkt5n
jail on Thursday on the charge OF steal
ing potatoes from a freight car near
Frenchtown.
Miss Agnes B. Squier's music class
gave their annual musicale last (Fri-
day. evening in Mechanics Hall, Elkton.
The Chautauqua tent at Milliv'le, ~.
j., was blown down by severe wind
storm last Saturday. The. tent crew at
Millville was the same as that at Elk
ton the previous week.
-Children's Day services will be held
at Crouch's Chapel, near Elkton( tomor-
row Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
All friends are invited.
The Keys & Miller Lumber Company
of Elkton, has erected a large storage
shed for agricultural Implements on the
east side of Bridge street, opposite their
office.
Perkins & Perkins, manufacturers of
fruit juices, received a carload of pine
apples, Thursday, last week, from which
they have pressed and crushed the juire
and bottled it.
The following officers were elected
by the Elkton Council, No. q, Jr o. U.
A. NJ, at their meeting Tuesday even
ing: Councillor, Walter r. Laws; Vice.
Councillor, Edward F. Lewis; Jr. Past
Councillor, G. Stewart Bedwell; Assist
ant Recording Secretary, Clarence Per-
kins; Chaplain. George w. Bedwell;
Conductor, c. E. Alexander; Warden,
Chas. E. Denny; Inside Sentinel, Ralph
H. Dean; Outside Sentinel, Cecil p Sent
man.
Mr.. George has sold his ice cream es-
tablishment on Main street, Elkton, to
Mr.. William Burkley. Mr.. Burkley tool
charge on Thursday and plans to conduct
first-class business for the service OF
this community.
In the case of Munroe G. Strahorn, At
torneys, sueing the Whitaker estate for
$4,000 counsel fees, as the attorneys OF
the heirs Oh Inc estate, VINO sought TO
compel a distribution by the surviving
executors, the Court of Appeals handed
down an opinion on Wednesday last, sus-
tanning the Circuit Court in denying the
petition of the aforesaid attorneys for
the above amount to be allowed them
nom the estate. Frederick T. Haines,
Esq, was counsel for the executors.
A recital in music and erocution win
be given by five Western Maryland grad
uates at Mr.. Frank P. Prices residence,
Monday, June 80, at 8 p. M, for benefit
of Elkton NJ. E. Church improvement
Fund Admission Is cents.
Grand Carnival at Farm1ngron, We'd
nesday, July II. Music, amusements, ice
cream, cake and pies for sale. Proceeds
benefit of Woodlawn Camp. If stormy,
Monday evening
Wilmington business house has been
appointed a rural delivery mail carrier
from the Elkton postoffice succeeding
Monte Peterson, who has peen trans
ferred to the Railway Mall rervice be-
tween New York and Washington.
Bids for the proposed system of sewers
and the disposal plant at Newark We're
opened by the Sewer Commission We'd
nesday.. The bids for the disposal plant
follow: ], B Jacobs Newark, 1850;
NJ 4 7. E. Farra, West Chester, Pa
$13,574; Kelly McFeeley Company, Cam
den, n. j., so, ,750S2, and the New York
Sewage Disposal Company, of New York
city, $13,43S.