The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-08-08
LOCAL JOTTINGS

"A valuable horse owned by II. 3.
Armstrong, of Cooch's Bridge, drop
ped dead at Newark, Monday night,
while being driven by Will Saunders,
colored. 1t is thought that the horse
died of heart trouble, as it showed no
signs of over exertion.
The opening shoot of the 1914-1915
season will be held by Elkton Gun
Club next Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. There are to be four prizes
in 80 target club shoot.
The handsome bungalow of A. P.
Swoyer, along Elk River, was struck
during an electrical storm one night
recently. Fortunately the building
was not burned, but the windows,
floors and plaster were badly broken.
Our neighbor, Mr.. Cecil E. Ewing,
one of the Editors of the Midland
Journal, of Rising Sun, has been ap-
pointed by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo Deputy Collector of the in
come tax for the Maryland district
Farmers Day is in full swing at the
Tome Institute today and is probably
being well attended, as a very inter-
esting program had been announced.
The young people of Providence will
hold a dance and festival in the Park
this Saturday evening, August 8.
Music by Dawson's Orchestra. Every
body welcome.
We have never seen finer apple, in
conformation and color, than one that
has just come to our desk from the
nurseries of j. G. Harrison & Sons, at
Berlin, Md. 1t is called the Williams
Early Red-and red it is, as red as
blood and as rich looking.
Company E, M. N. G., Captain c. B.
Finley, Jr., commanding, We're at
Saunders Range four days this week
for rifle practice.
A peach and ice cream festival for
the benefit of the Volunteer Fire Com
pany of Chesapeake City, will be held
next Friday and Saturday evenings.
The regular meetings Of the County
Commissioners, Orphans Court and
School Commissioners Will De neld at
Elkton next Tuesday.
The Summer meeing of the PENN
sula Horticultural Society will be held
at Mulberry Hill orchard, near Eas-
ton, on Thursday, August 20. Not
only the members of the Society, but
all fruit growers everywhere are cor
daily invited to attend the meeting.
Visitors will be met at the railroad
station in Easton upon the arrival of
the trains, and taken to the orchard,
where a luncheon will be served by the
orchard owners, assisted by the county
grange. Automobile trips will be made
to surrounding orchards and other
places of interest. There will be in
formal speaking, including an address
of welcome by Gen. Joseph B. Seth,
and response by Eugene H. Shall
cross, President of the Society.
John Griffin, of Philadelphia, has
been sentenced to six months in the
House of Correction, by Magistrate
Ash, charged with trespassing on the
property of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at Elkton.
Levi Taylor, colored, formerly Of
near Iron Hill, who attracted the at
tention of the public some months ago
by falsely stating he had been left a
large fortune by woman at Atlantic
City, for whom he had formerly work
ed, was killed at Atlantic City Thurs
day night of last week, by Benjamin
Commander, also colored. 1t is said
that Taylor was employed in the col
lection of rents and became engaged
in a quarrel with Commander, who
stabbed him to death. The murderer
was later arrested at Pleasantville,
New Jersey.
Hon. Joshua w. Miles, Collector of
Internal Revenue, has appointed Jas.
c. Young, of Belair, division deputy
to succeed R. l.. Christie, of Colora.
Richard T. Ceilings, of Baltimore,
formerly of Elk Neck, recently sus-
tanned compound fracture of the
hip when transfer auto in which he
was riding skidded and went over an
embankment.
The third and last annual railroad
excursion to Colchester Beach will be
run next Wednesday.
George, the II year old son of Geo.
E. Dean, of Childs, sustained broken
arm, one day last week, when a ladder
on which he was standing, overturned
and threw him to the ground.
Calvert Epworth League will be en-
tertained by Miss Martha Walls, next
Thursday evening.
220 marriage licenses were issued at
the Clerks Office in Elkton, during the
month of July.
"A SoW anu yedillllS HelleI, VI lHe
Delaware College Farm, has been sold
to 7. L. Halstead, of Michigan, for
$500.
Scott Silver, who operates cann-
ing house at Colora figured in an au-
tomobile accident last Saturday when
he ran over a dog while autoing near
Pennington. The machine was upset
and the top broken off. A cousin of
Mr.. Silver, who was an occupant of
the car, had leg painfully injured,
but Mr.. Silver escaped unhurt.
Rev. Mr.. Klug, pastor of Mt Pleas
ant Church, has purchased an automo-
bile.
George Hall, of Zion, is seriously i'll,
suffering from cancer.
John keane, of Delaware City, for
"A years an employee Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co., and for the past
% years engineer on the Peninsula
Express, from Delaware City to Baltl-
more, has retired.
Rev. H. F. Huffman and family, of
Colora, are spending two weeks va
cation with relatives in Ohio.
A final effort to save the L. o. & S.
Railroad is being made this week.
The committee homes to have sufficient