The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-01-17
local JOTTINGS

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Gibson, of Havre de Grace, while gun
ming on the Susquehanna flats Mon
day morning, had to seek shelter be-
hind ice during heavy gale. U. G..
Way, on the Havre de Grace shore,
saw the dangerous condition of the
men and went to their rescue in his
launch, and upon reaching the men
the engine became disabled. Marion
Stone saw the men, went to their aid
and landed them safely near Perry
vile.
Mrs. James P. West, of near Aber-
deem, who moved from Cecil county
last spring, has gone to the Maryland
University, Baltimore, to undergo an
operation for cancer of the breast.
DR.. d. L. Woodcock, eye specialist,
who has rooms in the FELTON, House,
last Saturday sued out foreign at
tachment before Justice Ash against
Louis banners, of Philadelphia, on
bill claimed to be owing DR.. Wood
cock by said Dammers. Return day
was set for January "a, at 10 o'clock
a. M, when the case will be heard be-
fore Squire Ash.
Sheriff John A. Morgan, of Elkton,
who has held the rank of Major in the
First Maryland Regiment, has resign
ed from the State Militia, owing to
the duties of the Sheriff's Office.
A coroner's jury, last Saturday
night, after hearing several witnesses
decided that the death of T. G.. Tom
key, of Middletown, which occurred
in an automobile accident, December
30, was the result of an accident dur
ing fast ride. James j. Walker,
who was in the car, testified that just
before the accident the speedometer
showed So miles an hour.
The members of Company E of
Elkton, are practicing for minstrel
show, which will be given about the
middle of February.
Thomas Green, carpenter, of Elk
ton, was taken to Union Hospital, on
Wednesday night, suffering with par
alysis.
Mrs. Warren j. Haines, of "Laur-
andel Farm, Barksdale, was taken 70
Union Hospital, Monday, and under
went an operation for appendicitis.
The operation was successful and Mrs.
Haines is slowly regaining her
strength.
George w. Cosden, who for forty
years has been the station agent for
the P, B. & w. R. R. Co., at North
East, will be retired from service the
first of next month, and placed upon
! the retired list under the rules of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
The officers and executive commit
tee of the Maryland State Teachers
Association have decided to hold the
! 47th annual meeting at Ocean City,
Md, June 20 and 80, and July and 2.
The time of the meeting has been
made later this year on account Of the
Baltimore city schools not closing un-
til June 16.
The following officers of Elkton
Council, No. %, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, have
been installed by Past Councillor P. M.
Groves:-Junior Past Councillor, Wal
ter R. Laws; Councillor, Edward F.
Lewis; Vice-Councilor, William H.
Marques; Recording Secretary, Geo.
E. Brown; Assistant Recording Sec
retary, Cecil P. Sentman; Financial
Secretary, Ricketts, Nelson; Treasurer,
Joseph H. Sloan; Conductor, Charles
f. Denny; Warden, Clarence Alexan-
der; Chaplain, George w. Bedwell;
Inside Sentinel, William H. Sprinkle;
Outside Sentinel, Samuel T. McCool;
Trustees, Samuel j. Keys, P. M.
Groves, Alfred Davis; Representative
to the State Council, Samuel J. Keys.
James A. Franklin and his wife,
Ruth Franklin, of New York, who
were arrested and landed in Elkton
Jail on suspicion Of having set fire to
vacant house near Principle Furnace
as stated in last weeks Whig, were
given hearing on Friday and dis
missed as there was no evidence to
connect them with the fire After the
| hearing several citizens took up col
lection and bought the young couple
tickets for Philadelphia.
State Insurance Commissioner W.
Mason Shehan on Friday appointed
Charles o. Hail. of Baltimore, as De-
| putty Insurance Commissioner to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of the
late James E. Green. Mr.. Hall is a
native of Cecil county and is Al years
| old. He has been an accountant in
Baltimore for about Is years, al
though he lives outside the city linn
its, at 4308 Main avenue, West Forest
| Park. He is president of the State
| Board of Examiners of Public Ac-
| countants and was a charter member
| of the recently organized Eastern
Shore Society. He had charge of the
audit of the County Commissioners
expenses in Cecil County in 1906, COW
ering the period from July /, 1899, to
! December 81, 1905.
The managers of the Mutual Insur-
ance Co., of Cecil county held meet
ing on Monday and elected William
! S. Evans, ESQ.,, president to succeed
the late Joseph H. Steele, and Ben
nett Steele was elected manager
Haines & Wilson, of "Laurandel
Farm" have put handsome new de-
livery wagon on their Elkton milk
route.
Mrs. Cora Hossinger Thompson has
sold her 165 acre farm near Newark,
to William P. Wollaston, for $4,000.
Wednesday night of last week, at
Wilmington, in the case of Mrs. Lii
liam Pearce, of that city, and j. l..
Moore, of Salisbury, who were killed
in an automobile accident, short dis
tance from Newark, on December II,
the coroner's jury found verdict that
the couple came to their death as the
result of the overturning of the Car in
which they were riding.
AS a part of its campaign to i'm
| prove agricultural methods, the Penn
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