The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-01


q. McSparran, near Lancaster, was de-
stroyed by fire early Saturday morning,
An entire herd of registered cattle, 81 in
number, with several horses and some
farm implements, ETC., was destroyed. The
total loss is $4,000, partially covered by
insurance. The fire is supposed to have
been of ipcendiary origin.
The Maryland State Teachers Associa-
tfon will meet in annual session this year,
at Annapolis, June 24-27
special meeting of the Elkton Gun
(, Club will be held next Monday evening
February 3, at o'clock, at Albert Alex
anaers barber si1p Business OF i'm
portance.
There will be preaching service at
Crouch Chapel tomorrow Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock. The public invited.
Revival services Will be neld in the
schoolhouse, at Leslie, tomorrow (Sun-
day. afternoon, at o'clock.
Owing to the rainy weather, the mem
bers of the Elkton Gun Club were not
able to ocupy their new grounds, and the
monthly shoot on Thursday afternoon
was held on the old grounds at the east
cpd of town
Mattahoon Tribe of Red Men or Elkton
has accepted an invitation to. visit Minqua
Tribe, of Wilmington, next Monday
evening, February 3, leaving here on the
G:H train.
The directors Of the Conroy Manufac-
turing Company, operating a general
metal and foundry business near North
East, have decided to discontinue busi-
ness. The company succeeded the Co.
lumbia Brick and Plaster Company about
two years ago, the Directors being ]. B.
Hanway, Thomas H. Robinson, s. A. Will
liams, James Lee, P. ]. Conroy and C. P.
BARLEY.
Sunday morning as Grover c. Lodge
was delivering milk from the Holly Hall
Dairy for William H. Sprinkle, the king
bolt Of the milk wagon broke and the
front axle pulled away from the body,
allowing the fore part of the wagon to
fall. Nr. Lodge was thrown into the
glass front fthe vehicle, receiving sew
eral painful cuts about the head
The well known firm of Englar and
Murdaugh, Oxford caterers, has dissolved
partnership, and the business will be
closed out
The paper mills at Providence, arr
working on large contract for the ia
panese government. At present they
are shipping over the B. G. o. railroad
one to five carloads daily.
An interesting debate on the supJecs.
Resolved, That the works of nature are
more pleasing to the eye than the works
OF art, took place in Principle Hall this
-wosk. The speakers were: affirmative,
Allie McNamee, Clifford Miller, Henry
Price, Harry Maxwell, w. H. Briggs;
negative, w. E. Rea, John Astle, Samuel
Gather, Rev j. NJ. Lindale The Judges
were Mrs. w H. Briggs, Miss Cornelia
Abrahams and H. H. Kirk. r. G. Terry
acted as chairman. The debate resulted
in tie, the judges having scored twelve
points on each side when notes were
compared
After weeks deadlock, the Delaware
Legislature on Wednesday elected Will
lard salisbury DemocraD to succeed
Harry Richardson CRepublican) as U. S.
Senator from that State.
A. G. Gibson, of Woodlawn, has pur-
chased the house of the late F. b. Lack
land at Principle.
William Capes, of Brooklyn, n. Y,
died on the 18th of January, of pneu-
monia. Deceased was a brotherin- law of
Mrs James S. Vandegrift, of Elkton
George R. Howard has sold the Nc
Nance farm, in Elk Neck to DR.. MUIR
ray, of Newark, Del, fro $4,000.
DR.. Guy H. Dennis, of Perryville, was
licensed by the Delaware State Veterin
airy Board, in Wilmington, this week. DR..
Dennis, who is a graduate of the Univer-
slty OF Pennsylvania, II, has now passed
the examinations and received licenses
to practice in Maryland, Delaware, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey
A measuring social will be held at Ra-
cine School, Elk Neck, Friday evening.
February 7, for the benent or Wesley
Chapel. Refreshments for sale. If stormy
come.