The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-08-29

when he was struck by horse which
took fright at a bicycle ridden by
| Cohee.
Robert j. Duhamell, of Elkton, un-
derwent a successful operation for ap-
pendicitis at Union Hospital, Tuesday.
Frederick S. Cobb, of Wilmington,
who was visiting Elkton relatives, was
stricken with appendicitis and was
successfully operated on last Sunday
night.
Members of the True Blue S. S.
class at jackson Hall, near Cowen-
town, are requested to contribute mis-
sionary money on next Sunday, Aug
ust 80, and henceforward on the last
Sunday of each month, instead of an
nually, as heretofore. These offerings
will be placed in the class treasury,
which is in charge of Miss Emily A.
Scott and Miss M. Ella Steele. This
class recently purchased one dozen oak
chairs for Jackson Sunday school.
The All-Day services which were TO
be held on Woodlawn Campground,
have been indefinitely postponed.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Woodlawn Campmeetlng Association
will hold festival on the Campground
on the afternoon and evening of Sep
tember 5. Sandwiches, coffee, cake,
ice cream, peaches, etc, for sale.
The Helping Hand Circle of Upper
Elk Neck will hold box social ana
festival at Johnson's schoolhouse on
the evening of Tuesday, September L.
Ice cream and refreshments of all
kinds will be served. A special pro-
gram has been arranged for the even
ing's entertainment. Free conveyances
! will leave Howard House corner at
7:45 o'clock All welcome.
The wagon of Everett Janney, a
North East store-keeper, was run into
and badly damaged by an auto driven
by David Nelson, colored, chauffeur
for Thomas P. Morgan, of Washing
ton, at Red Mill bridge, Friday of last
week. Deputy Sheriff Reynolds fol-
lowed Nelson to Wilmington and had
brought to Elkton and at hearing
before Magistrate Levi o. Cameron on
Monday was fined $40 and costs, or on
failure to pay, 30 days in Jail.
The Elkton Packing Company's can
merry opened for the season yesterday,
with M. F. Magraw as manager, and
will handle nothing but tomatoes.
The third annual registered tourna-
ment of the Elkton Gun Club will be
held at Elkton on October 8, beginning
at 10 a. m. There will be 10 events
at Is targets, and so target match
for the championship of Cecil county,
open only to residents of Cecil county.
The first prize of the opening shoot
of Elkton Gun Club which was held
Thursday of last week, was won by
Jacob H. Reynolds.
A Ford auto, belonging to j. Wesley
McAllister, of Elkton, was badly dam
aged near Glasgow, last Sunday even
ing, when the steering gear failed,
causing the driver, Howard Warren, to
was overturned, but the occupants,
John Ferry, Howard Warren and Clar-
ence Edwards, escaped serious injury.
Ground has been broken for the new
armory for Company E, Organized
Militia of Delaware, at Newark.
Monday afternoon, while Mrs. w. B.
Lowry, of Elkton, and party or
friends, with Will Cawley as chauffeur
We're autoing near Buck bridge, rear
axle of the auto broke and wheel
flew off. The car was instantly stop
ped and none of its occupants We're
injured
Charles R. Foard has crop of fully
10000 baskets of Kieffer pears on his
Fourth district farm.
The fourth and last Atlantic City
excursion of the season, on the Mary
land Division of the PENNSYLVANIA
| RaIlroaI will ha tnD S,nIa,
The Cecil county season for rail and
reed birds, black birds and ortolan
will open next Tuesday.
The Holiness Campmeeting at Cop
son Park, near Leslie Station, will
continue over tomorrow, Sunday.
Frank Peregeni, of Port Deposit,
was sentenced to 80 days in Elkton
Jail for wife beating, but was released
Wednesday morning on bail for ap-
pearance at Court.
Jacob kennard is very i'll at his
home at Colora from the effects of a
fall down fight of stairs few
weeks ago.
The meeting of the Tri-County
Fishermen's Protective Association,
called for last Tuesday, was postponed
on account of rain until today, Satur-
day, and will be held at Elkton at II
o'clock a. m.
The officers of Company E, M. N. G.
of Elkton, Captain Charles B. Finley
Jr., Lieutenants Joseph NJ. McVey and
c. Otis McCauley; Sergeants Harry
Eder, Tobias Rudolph, Dorie Foster
Milton Morgan, Nelson Mccall and
Louis Peterson; Corporals Carroll
Eder, Ralph Sykes, Howard Cameron
David Randolph, Roy f1der and Calvin
Ward left Elkton Monday morning to
spend this week at the camp of in
structions at Glen Burnie.
Newark firemen have received an in.
vitation to attend the Carnival of the
Elkton fremen next week, and arc
planning to participate in the parade
with which the carnival will open.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Evans, of New.
ark, who have been touring abroad
, are expected home today.
The members of Sigma NJ frater.
nifty of Delaware College, are enjoying
a house party at Crothers' Cottage
. | along North East river