The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-07-05

After July 10th the postoffice will be
open for money order business from ,
a. m tos6 p. m.
The banks will be closed this week or
both Friday and Saturday, July and S
DIR. H. Arthur Mitchell has been desig-
mated personal aid to General Gather
of the NJ. N. c., and will leave for Be.
Air on Monday morning neEt. Company
will leave for the encampment on July
18th.
The handsome country home OF Jos
B. Mccall, Of Philadelphia, near Carpen-
ter's Point, on the North East river
took fire on Monday night and did the
place several hundred dollars damage
The fire started in the flooring and was
probably caused by the electric wiring
Messrs John Krumrine, OF North East,
and ]. w. Ball, OF Cincinnati, are look
ing up timber tracts through Georgia
and other Southern points.
Col. Ainscow, of Wilmington, the faith
er of Mrs. Cadmus Price, of Elkton, and
well known in this community, suffered
serious loss on Sunday, when his hand
some yacht, Georgiana. was locally burn
ed at the wharf of the West End Boat
d. u.
a large party of ladies and gentlemen
on board as guests, all of whom succeed
ed in escaping to the wharf.
The Maryland State Teachers Associa-
tion in session last week at Annapolis,
elected the following officers before ad-
journing: President Woodland c. Phil
lips, Superintendent of Schools for How
ard county; First Vice-President, James
B. Noble, Of Cambridge; Second Vice
President, Charles F. Raddatz, of Bal
timore; Secretary, Hugh w. Caldwell
of Chesapeake City; Treasurer, DR.. R.
Bergman, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Elsie McNeal, who advertised the
loss of a breastpin in last weeks wHIG
had the same returned to her shortly af-
ter the WHIG was published with the
advertisement of the loss. Moral Il
pays to advertise in the WHIG.
The Childs' Sunday School will hold
its annual festival in the Hall at Childs,
on Thursday evening, July 10th. If it is
stormy, the next evening
Lightning recently struck a tree on
the farm of George L. Smith, near Bel
Air, and killed five valuable Holstein
cattle standing under it.
While driving along the public road in
the Fourth district Sunday night Chas
Lamborn, of near New London, Pa, was
held up by highwayman, who attempt
ed to rob him, when his horse took fright
and started down the road. The robber
fired two shots after the team, both balls
taking effect in the seat of the buggy
Clarence Hereford, young farmer of
Calvert, was taken to a Philadelphia
hospital on Tuesday morning fS treat
ment. having had his chin crushed when
kicked by horse.
Get is good servant, put he
works more proftably when yoked with
a SAVINGS ACCOUNT at The Elkton
Banking and Trust Co., of Maryland
Eikton, ND. ad
Holding on to fire cracker after she
had lighted the fuse, Henrietta Smith,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Smith, of Elkton, had a finger blown of
and her hand badly injured on Monday.
She was taken to Union Hospital for
treatment.
After ten years of service, Prof. A. R.
Spaid has resigned as superintendent of
public schools of New Castle county,
Del, the resignation to take effect at
September l. The reason given is that
the salary of the office, $1,000 a year, is
inadequate.
A festival recently held by the Will
ing Workers of Rock Church Presbyter-
ian Church, near Fair Hill, netted $50.
A divorce has been granted Mrs. Helen
e. Phillips, of the Pennington section,
from Ezra Phillips, on the grounds O.
non support
Everything is being gotten in readi-
ness by the officers and men of the
Maryland National Guard, for the annual
encampment at Bel Aair, Hartford coun-
ty, this month There will pe three
camps, the first starting July and con
tinuing week for all line officers be-
low the rank OF captain. The camp will
be commanded by Brigadier General c.
d. Gather, and will be known as Camp
Phillips Lee Goldsborough, in honor OF
the Governor and commander in -chies
of the State troops.
Il. II. Beck real estate broker OF Mid
dletown, Del, and well known in Cecil
county, has sold the "Spotwood farm"
OF SO9 acres, near Hare's Corner, belong
Ing to the estate of Judge Spruance and
others, to Walter Morris, cashier of the
Farmers Bank, Dover, for 5000. Also
the George G. Kerr farm, near Newark,
containing 172 acres, to Samuel Murray
for $4,000.
The Newark. Del, Methodist Church
has contracted for new pipe organ to
be installed this fall.
The ladies of st. Johns Catholic
Church, Newark, cleared about $500 at
their recent bazar held on the church
lawn.
The National Bank of Newark, Del,
has gone out of existence, it's stock and
assets having been purchased by the
Farmers Trust Company of Newark
Rev. j. Richard Bicking, pastor of the
Eastlake Methodist Episcopal Church
Wilmington, has been transferred to
Centreville, Md, to succeed Rev. c. w.
Prettyman, who has been sent to Smyr-
ma, Del, to fill vacancy.
Jimmy" Huston, the star catcher of
Delaware College varsity baseball team
has been elected captain for next year.
Mr.. w. Bradford Copper, cashier of the
Third National Bank of Chestertown
was unanimously elected member of