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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-06-27
CECIL

Mr.. ]. E. Ferguson of Chestertown,
was a visitor in town on Tuesday.
Miss Leona Yates and brother are
visiting relatives in New York.
Miss Blanche Brown, of North Caro-
lima, is home for the summer.
Miss Kathrine NJ McLane and Miss
Rogers, of Baltimore, have been visit
ing at Bohemia Farm.
Mrs. A. L. Davis and son Winston
L. Davis, of Wilmington, are visiting
Mrs. J. E. Hoover.
Miss Regina Price was the guest of
Miss Mabel Coppage recently.
Miss Minnie Gillespie, of Port De-
with Miss Georgia Walmsley.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McMullen, of
near Port Penn, visited Misses Mollie
and Arrie Mccoy on Thursday of last
week.
Miss Alverta Ferguson, of State
Normal School, is spending the sum-
mer with her parents.
Misses Marion Clark. of Washing
ton, D. c., and Loura Clark, of Phila-
delphia, are visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Clark.
Miss Isabel Griffith, of North Caro-
lima, is spending the summer with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Griffith
Dallas Manlove was Dover visitor
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Clay and daughter, of Elkton,
are visiting Mrs. J. T. Watts.
Rev. and Mrs. j. M. Mitchell and
Miss Mary E. Richard visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark
recently
Messrs. James A. Smith and son.
Julian Smith and Thomas Hall spent
last week at Kirkwood.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-06-27
TAX NOTICE

Taxpayers of Chesapeake City are
hereby notified that the taxes for 1913
are due September LIST, 1913.
A discount of per cent. is allowed
during August; per cent. during Sep.
fember; per cent. during October.
If taxes are not paid by January LIST,
1914, interest will be charged from
September lst, 1913.
Taxes not paid by April lst, 1914, are
placed in the hands of the Sheriff
for collection.
Taxes are to be paid to
NOBLE P. BENSON, Urea.
dec Is, 1871 yr
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-06-27
PERRYVILLE

Mrs. Willis Gorrell was a Baltimore
visitor lats week.
Master Francis Jones has returned
after spending a few days in Chesa-
peake City.
Mr.. Edwin Hopes was in Prince
ton, n. j., last week.
Miss Beatrice Clayton of Waynes-
boro, Pa, is the guest of Mr.. George
Wentz and family.
Mr.. Henry W. Davis was in Port
Deposit last week.
Mrs. Thomas Winkler has been
spending few daye in Wilmington.
Mrs. Mary Macdonald, of Whining
ton, was in town Sunday last.
Mrs. George Pyle and Mrs. John
Campbell were Baltimore visitors last
week.
Mr.. Charles P. Rutledge with sew
eral boys, Master Walter Good, James
keesey, Charles Rutedge, Jr., Lee
Seminar, Grafton Wardell, Eugene
Alexander, Allen Watson and Will
liam Burroughs spent Thursday last
in Washington sightseeing.
Mrs. Joseph Devon spent Wednes-
day last in Kennel Square.
Miss Mabel Good has returned
home after spending few days in Ok
ford.
Mrs. Maurice f. Cole has been quite
Ill the past week with typhoid fever.
Mr.. W. B. Gorrell broke ground
this week for a fine dwelling for Mr..
Charles P. Rutledge, on Broad street.
near the P, B. & w. R. R. Station at
Perryville.
The Perryville baseball team has
been doing fine playing this season,
having lost only one game. The game
on Saturday last was played with the
Elkton team and resulted in another
victory, 7 to ., for Perryville.
The P. o. S. of A. No. 81, of Perry
Vile, are holding a festival Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings of this
week on the lot adjoining the Jr. O. L.
A. NJ. Hall.
MI George L. Boyd was a Balti-
more visitor Sunday last.
Miss Marie Burch, of Towson, and
Mr.. Frank Hoffecker, of Washington.
We're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Norris on Sunday last.
Mrs. Edward Boulder spent a few
days this week in Delaware City.
Mr. Frank Hoffecker will spend the
summer in Martinsburg, playing ball
with the team there.
Mr.. Burke Little, of Baltimore. Wis
tied his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Little, on Thursday last.
The Improved Order of Red Men
No. 40, of Perryville, are arranging
for an all day celebration on July 4th.
The Ladies Art Circle will have
charge of dinner and supper at 25
cents each. in the town hall, and also
ice cream for sale.
TO THE PEOPLE OF PERRYyILLE AND
VICINITY:
Knowing that there are great many people
out OF work here and prospect of but little
DONG during the summer months we think il
well to let you all know that we have not
hired any Baltimore help to run our cannery
yet, and If can be assured that you will
heip us out by coming, men and women and
children from Is years up, to help make this
success and will stand by US until we are
through. we will not go to Baltimore for any
help at ALL We have been in the h hit of nav
ing from $500 to $4,000 per season for this
work and we know the community needs IT,
SO If you want it to remain here come to see
us at once and tell if we can depend upon
you or any one wanting this kind of work. as
we must know at once.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-06-27
Don't Lose Sleep Coughing at Nigh

"
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pound. 1t glides down your throat
and spreads a healing, soothing coat
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That's immediate relief. 1t loosens up
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stuffy wheezy breathing, eases distress
sing, racking, tearing coughs. Child
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Contains no opiates. For sale by all
dealers. advt%
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for all hurts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29
u."HA1r' LANGFoRD stopped 10.

~HAAI' LANGFORD stopped long
enough in Fl Paso Wednesday
l. afternoon to give the union
station the once over. mail a few post
cards Of the bull fight game back to
the scribes and pharisees Of the metro
politan pink sheets. buy a brunette ham
sandwich at the negro counter Of the
Harvey house and caught the covered
cars up ahead in the Jim crow" com
parument-
Langford. the black Boston bone
'crusher was on his way TO Los An
Eeles TO pick a fuss with Jess McAa-
hon Jimmy Dime, (the ten cent
fighter o. anyone else with a chip on
his shoulder. Joe WOOdman was rid
ing herd on the negro fighter ana
spilled some conversation TO the tune
that sam wanted another fight with
Jeff Clarke. the Missouri spOOk" who
trimmed the bean eating black at Jop-
lin in Missouri state. Joe said that
Sammie got the fight on points. Big
league managers always say that about
sam is Some Man.
Sam is a chunky, apple headed negro
with a pair Of shoulders like suspension
bridge and a neck that is represented
by x, the missing quantity Barring
the brown iron hat which he wore,
sam was no more overdressed than a
hack driver at a funeral He has
unabridged set Of beetlinE eyebrows
and complexion that is a delicate blend
OF moca and java Sam walks with
roll like an able seaman on shore
leave.
Langford is a splendidly built speci-
men. he is not more than five feet 10
inches in height and has a waist line
that is a perfect So" His hands look
like pair Of the late mister Armour's
premium products and Sam has some
thing under that brown derby besides
lone and wool. He has been fighting
some Of the pork and beaners lately,
he being from Boston himself and has
been picking up some soft coin
Black Fit for Fight
Fight fans Of the oscillating variety
pronounce Langford on the rOlly-
coaster Of the puEilistic game II he is
he never showed it while he was in FL
PasO. He looks as fit as a bull fiddle
and has several fights tucked away IN
der his black skin. He made "Gunboat"
Smith cease firing in Boston and went
10 fast rounds with "J0ie" Jeanette,
the streak Of black lightning.
Lsngford's balahoo man Woodman,
says that he is anxious to enter his
boy in the lists at Juarez against all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29
MINERS PLAY iG6IE5 SATURDAY;
SOLDIER TEAMS T0MEET SUNDAY
Miners and Aggies VIII Sta ge Closely Contested Game
Is Belief; Army Game Is For Supremacy of the
Border Patrol; Footb all Interest Centers in
the Michigan-H award Conflict
RY B. B. CADDLE.

the auspices OF the Pastime 4. c." Cur
ley said I have been negotiating for
some time with Roy Martin, match-
maker OF the club. and we are TO hold
a conference in the near future l
personally believe that Willard can de-
feat the big smoke
jeff Clark. the fighting ghost" won
the newspaper decision over sam Lang
ford in their Joplin fight Both negroes
put uD a brilliant exhibition Of boxing,
but Clark is declared 10 have shown
the best form.
Langford passed through FL Paso
"wednesday en- route to the coast where
he will fight next month The big
smoke showed no effects of his engage
ment with Clark or GunbOat Smith
The Federal league has raised a fund
Of 100000 for emergency purposes, &C
cOrding TO q statement made in Chicago
by president Gilmore, upon his arrival
from the New York meeting. No an
nouncement has been made regarding
the much talked Of change in the
league. but Mr. Gilmore announced that
a New York theatrical man has made
an offer to buy a franchise for New
York city
Connie Mack is reported TO have Sc
cured 81 percent Of the stock Of the
Philadelphia Athletics and will soon be
elected president Of the organization,
to succeed B. F Shi5e. Upon the heels
Of this rumOr is being circulated the
report that Mack is going TO retire as
the manager Of the team and viii ap-
point Harry Davis as the pilot Of the
penuant contenders. Davis proved fall
ure as manager Of the Cleveland Maps
several years ago He went back 10
the White Sox- Clark Griffith, Fielder
from the Nap payroll in the middle Of
the season. Mack will be to the Ath-
letics what Charles A. Comiskey is to
the White SOx- Blark Griffith. Fielder
Jones, Hugh Duffy and James J. Gala
han have in turn managed the White
Sox. but the influence Of COmisEey- the
old pilot, has always been felt
Bunny" Hearne. star twirler Of the
Toronto International team for the past
several seasons and recently purchased
by John J. McGraw, Of the Giants. has
Jumped to the Federals- Hearne has
signed Il contract TO twirl for the Pitts
burg team Of the Federal league, winch
is managed by rebel Cakes
Dick Kfnsella, scout for the Giants
highly recommends Heafne and ii IS
reported that NcGraw paid $4,000 and
gave two players in exchange FOR him
Hearne formerly played on the st
Louis Cardinals with Cakes, and the
Pittsfed leader has had an eye on him
all season He is . years Of age
weighs 100 pounds and stands six 1eet
tall. He won and lost II games the
past season for the weak hitting To-
rOntO team
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29
Yale and Princeton Hope For Bhl@y: Recover" Ne Particular Hurry Though
nR
AUT0ISTS Will
DRANF0RPLACE
Drawing Takes Place at the
Sheldon Tonight; Race
Officials Selected.

Drawing for positions in the Fl Paso-
Phoenix road race will take place in
the lobby OF the Hotel Sheldon this
evening at s o'clock. Numbers will be
drawn from hat by some disinterested
Uerson and the % cars entered in the
classic will leave the starting tame lust
outside the city limits Sunday morning
Nov. s. according to the numbers they
draw.
While il is not necessary for them
to be present, many Of the owners,
drivers and mechanics viii attend the
drawing. A majority Of them are now
on the road tuning their machines for
the second annual derby event
The officials for the race have all been
selected. Robert H Rinehart will act
as the referee and representative Of the
American Automobile association under
whose sanction the race viii be run,
Charles 3. Stevens starter in 1913, VIII
give the drivers the signal 10 start
again this year The timers viii be
W T. Hixson and sam J. Gatlin. The
race viii be run under mountain time.
First Car Starts ut Six.
The first car viii leave the starting
point promptly at o'clock and the other
cars VIII leave five minutes apart The
last machine viii get the word TO 90
at SIS a m. Should one or more Of the
cars be Withdrawn the time viii be
taken out and the next machine Will
leave 10 minutes after the car ahead
Of it.
A number Of speed kings are now on
the road and the others are arranging
to make trial spins. F. Z. Wiseman at
the wheel of a Ford. the entrant Of the
Tri-State Motor company, and T. E.
Cater driving a Metropole, a Moreno
entry. arrived in the city Wednesday
night after making a trip over the
course.
Thinks Road VIII BE Fast.
Mr.. Wiseman, in speaking Of the
course. said it is now a little slow,
owing to recent rains. But with a little
sunshine the wet places viii dry and he
states the road viii be much faster than
last season. Every one along the course
is taking a big interest in the race, the
drivers say. and each racing car that
IS being driven from FL Paso TO Phoenix
on trial runs is attracting much
interest
Robert H. Rinehart, who is arranging
a special Pullman TO be attached TO the
Golden State limited on the afternoon
of Sunday. Nov. 8. states that nearly all
the reservations have been engaged.
This Pullman will Re sidetracl1ed at
Phoenix and those who engage berths
can use them as sleeping quarters dur
ing the fair and will not necessarily
have 10 engage hotel accommodations
Half fare for the round trip will be
given.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29

@UT one local football team has ar
* ranged game for the coming
IL Saturday. The fast Texas School
Of Mines has arranged a game with the
New Mexico A. & NJ college. which viii
be played at Las Cruces, y. NJ Present
indications are that no games will be
played at Washington park.
The game between the Texas School
OF Mines and the New Mexico Aggies
viii undoubtedly be closely contested.
The two teams are about evenly
matched in strength speed and team
work The Miners sprung a big sur
prise in their initial game OF the sea-
son last Saturday BY defeating the \.
N c. A. team by a score Of TO 6.
Previous TO that game, the Aggies de-
feated the Y NJ C. A team by a score
game between the two college elevens
which will be played at Las Cruces
should be very exciting.
The 7. N. c. A. and high school
teams have not arranged games for
Saturday and present indications are
that both eIevens viii take a rest Sat
urday a week high school and the Y.
n C. A play at Washington park Fol-
lowing This game the Y. n c A has
return game with the School Of Mines,
which viii be played at Washington
park.
The 10Th infantry ana battery b, bLn
field artillery. football teams will play
at Washington park Sunday afternoon
The game will be started promptly It
$3.50 and viii be for the supremacy Of
the border patrol in this vicinity. Both
the army teams are practicing hard for
the coming event
Football interest Saturday centers IN
the Michigan and Harvard game and It
IS attracting much interest in FL Paso,
where there are a number Of graduates
Of the two universities. Harvard was
a big favOrite until Capt. Brickley, the
star fuIIback and drop kicker Of the
Crimson was forced out Of the game by
an injury. Betting has been almost as
brisk on this game as on the opening
game Of the BOstOn-P Philadelphia world
series.
That Jack Johnson, the negro heavy
weight champion Of the world, and Jess
willard the cowboy fighter and last
Of the long string Of white hopes
have been signed to fiEht for the cham,
pionshiD OF the world, is the statement
made by Jack Curley, the Chicago pro
moter, who is handling the Willard end
OF the match. Curley informed news
paper men at Lexington during a visit
there Sunday that the two heavywelghts
have been signed and that the fight
will be fought either at Juarez or in
Australia
According to present plans, the big
fight will be fought at Juarez under
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29
Yale Is Effecting a Real Come Back
AZ -:II:- -:II:- -:Il:- -:H:-
Ought To Beat Harvard and Princeton
By FRANK MENKE.

VTALE is doing what jim Jeffries
couldn't do-a real come back
The Ellis seem to be considerably
among those present in a football way
this year, and unless all signs point
wrong, Yale ought TO beat both Har-
ward and Princeton.
Ought TO" and will" however. are
not exactly the same in meaning.
You'll have to Sin if 70 Jobn Nc
Graw for being the first TO nickname
the Athletics the White Elephants"
a fast blackjack Johnson.
Cleveland. the sixth city"-ezcept
in the American league.
Up TO the present writing, only IS
members In the American and Ma
tiOnal leagues have claimed the 1918
pennants- The 18th is absent on a
hunting trip.
Sadder But Wiser Men.
Those who bet on the Athletics.
Those who predicted the Feds would
The Notre Dame foOtbalIers who
The American lightweights who chal-
lenged Freddie Welsh.
The members Of the syndicate that
Is backing Jess Willard.
Those who waited for the Braves to
crack.
Now that Wisconsin has decided to
row no more in the Poughkeepsie re-
gatta, We wonder who'll take its place
last place.
The new Yale bowl will seat $4,000
At 81 a head that will mean $4,000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29
10000 TO ATTEND
BIG FOOTBALL GAME

Cambridge. Mass, Oct. 29.-With the
football team Of the University OF
Michigan on its way here for Satur-
days contest in the stadium. interest
increased today There has been a
brisk demand for tickets and It is ex-
pected 10000 persons will be at the
game
The Harvard team Wednesday had q
long session behind closed gates. going
through a prOtracted scrimmage- All
the cripples OF last week were in the
lineup except Briclzley and Soucy.
Mahan dropped three goals from the
field in four trys, one OF the goals be-
ing outside the 40 yard line.
FuII-WOrth RoofinE-S1.OO, S1.25 and
$50 per roll Burton-Lingo Co.. phone
O.-Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29
demonstration Of their relative class.

demonstration Of their relative class.
Gunboat never amounted to much,
with his right haymaker as his sole
asset A swinging fighter never has
any business in the ring with Sam
LangfOrd. who chops and hooks rather
than swings, and whose kick is like
one OF Ward McFadden's Pink La
dies. In the matter Of class LangfOrd
has il all over Smith and in every 9TH
er branch Of the game the coon is the
gunner's superior 1t was a bad match
and Jim Buckley Overplayed himself
when he made it.
This victory adds interest TO the
match between LangfOrd and Wills,
which will be one of the November
cards at Vernon Wills IS a husky
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29

blackjack. with a punch in either hand
that is the equal OF LangfOrd's. But
Wills does not know how 10 get IL
over as sam does 1t viii be a battle
OF punches, at that. and the lucky one
VII win But sam figures to be the
lucky one
Reports have been coming from
the east to the effect that L.angford is
going back and that he is lazy and
refuses TO train for his fights. His
scrap with Smith hardly bears these
reports out He might have LACED
around for other fights. but he seems
10 have been in fairly good condition
when he met Smith. He still has the
fr...t-., - =. -,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29

CCOntlnusd On Next PaEeJ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29
''Gunboat Smith Is About Through
-:I;- -:I:- -:I:- :i:- -:I:-
Langford Is To Fight Wills Soon
By JAY DAVIDSON

r OS ANGELES. Cal, Oct. 2s.-Gun-
boat Smith is Just about played
- out. with two beatings in his last
two starts. and there is little sympa-
thy for him among fight fans. He had
all 10 lose and nothing to gain in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29

fighting sam Langford, over whom he
won a decision a few months ago in
the same ring in which he was 50
ANONYMOUSLY defeated last. Tuesday
night Everybody looked upon his de-
cision as a sort Of fluke affair and
viii accept his knockout as the real
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29

in receipts from the Harvard
game on November q Let's see=
100000 viii buy 100000 glasses OF
bee-that is. sarsaparilla-
One doesn't need to look at the cal
endar to note that the sad and mel
ancholy days have come. The sporting
pages save US the looks by CHRONICLE
ing the renewed activities" Of the
prize fighters"
Oh. vel. let's try to suffer the con-
dition with as much fortitude as pos
sible- Necessary evils are a part OF
life.
The Brickley vs. Michigan game has
been called off. A Michigan vs.. Har-
ward game has been substituted and
VIII De played at the same place and
on the same date as the original game
Saturday, October 81, in Cambridge,
Mass.
The 'snoot Of Cornelius McGiIlicud-
dy remains unwalloped. G. StalIings, a
Boston person. threaened to inflict
hard blow upon the aforementioned
snOot' on or about October 8. but G.
Stallings mas not shown himself to be
man Of his word in this regard.
FRED clarke has resigned as manager
OF the Pirates He viii take a new
~ --1->t SlI llls--LndI OF managing the
Pirates for the umsteenth successive
season.
FIRING Clarke and heaving Honus
wagner into the scrap heap always
nave been popular winter sports They
promise to be more popular than ever
this year.
=
"Gunboat Smith, remarks a con-
temp, is joke fighter" The news"
is about one year old.
=
ABOUT 4I3,2S1 new members have
2olhed the Abb club ever since the
Athletics didn't do anything.
connie Mack. however. hasn't at
tempted to explain how it happened.
i buL give MIN time to recollect his scat
lereu thoughts. And his equilibrium.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29
Than LangfOrd Gives Town the O. O..
-:I:- -:II:- -:H:- -:I:- -:IE:-
Wants Fight With Bulls or Battlers

Corners. be they bulls or battlers- He
has been trying to get q date with the
Juarez club for Sans appearance here
this winter but has failed, so far, to put
over a match. he says
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29

=, FeG1ll-Worth Roofing s1.25 and
e5-oO per roll Burton-Lingo Co., phone
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-29
MATCH RACE CATTFD orr

kalamazoo. Mich. Oct. ga match
race between the pacing stations. Dr.
Leu and William. which was TO
noon, was called off because ~ coid
Wealher- The race was to have been
for a purse OF $1,000
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-11-21

us in the development of this pro-
ductive farming section. As COM
pared with the good corn land in
the Central states, our best land
sells at one-half the price of theirs,
and produces at least double the
amount received from the crops
raised on the eastern land.
We are ready to assure every pur-
chaser square deal, and want
every new settler to enjoy the same
prosperity and success that our pres
ent farmers do.
Monte Vista "A Modern City.
Monte Vista is one of the beauti-
full small cities of Colorado. Popu-
lated with an educated, refined and
progressive lot of people. A city of
schools and churches, with up-to-
date business blocks, substantial
modern homes, large shade trees.
beautiful lawns, sound banking in
sttutions, good hotels and modern
public improvements.
Ionte Vista boasts of
Population of $500.
Three large brick school build
ings.
400 barrel -four mill.
s4O,000.00 electric light plant.
Hundreds of artesian wells of
pure soft water.
Miles of cement walks.
Good sewerage system.
Modern telephone system.
Large stocks of merchandise.
Two newspapers.
Creamery.
Planning mill.
Two foundries and machine shops.
Two banking institutions.
Two photograph galleries.
Three garages.
Modern hospital
And no saloons.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-11-21
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2I, 1914
SOCIETY

Mrs. w. S. Woods was the
charming hostess to the $500
club Wednesday At the close OF
pleasant afternoon dainty re-
freshments were served.
The Tuesday Social club met
this week with Mrs. Goodnight.
Mrs. ID. Clark entertained the
members of the Tuesday SooiaI
club and their husbands Thursday
After a delightful evening spent in
playing 800" an elegant three
course luncheon was served.
Irene Parker was hostess to a
numb of her friends at "hard
time party last Friday. The even,
ing was devoted to games and mu-
sic. The prizes were awarded to
Ted Kurrle and Rachel Carey
Dainty refreshments were served
and the young folks enjoyed a de-
lightful time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Loss and
Misses Clella and Vista Merchant
we're entertained at sumptuous
dinner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Burgett Tuesday night, after
which the party attended the
movies.