The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-08-26

Grand Warden Henry NJ. McCul-
lough and District Deputy ]. Will Per-
kins, accompanied by several members
of National Lodge, Elkton, visited the
Rising Sun lodge of Odd Fellows, last
Saturday evening.
Manager NJ. F. Magraw has brought
from Baltimore a force for Elkton
cannery and the cannery will open up
as soon as tomatoes are received. The
pack is expected to be small on ac-
count of the shortness of the crop.
Singerly Fire Company answered
call to the Dickinson farm, near Iron
Hill, formerly the home of A. D. Short
about noon last Saturday. but the
company's services We're not needed as
the fire was only from chimney.
The Tyler Tube and Pipe Company,
at Principle Furnace, has offered all
their employees bonus of ) per cent.
Besides the bonus the company has in
creased the wages of their men per
cent. making 25 per cent advance this
year.
Labor Day. Monday, September 4,
will again be observed by local Red
men, the exercises being in charge of
Mattahoon Tribe, No. 118, of Elkton.
In the evening there will be degree
work and visit from high officials.
All the Tribes of the county will par
ticipate.
A two horse team owned by William
Palmer, near Appleton, became fright
ened in Newark Thursday of last week
and ran down Main street. The gates
were down at the B. & o. crossing and
one of the horses jumped, dragging
the other with it, and both fell on the
tracks. Freight trains We're approach
ing, but were tagged and stopped be-
fore they reached the crossing. No
che was injured except E. L. Richards.
who was knocked down in trying to
stop the team, but escaped with slight
bruises.
The annual convention. of the Cecil
County Sunday School Association will
be held at Perryville. on September IA.
Work of rebuilding the William
Smith Hall, of Washington College.
Chestertown. burned last spring, has
been started.
Miss Mildred Johnson, of Perrymans
was badly scalded Monday morning
when she upset a kettle of boiling
water.
Ernest Simmons, the II year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Simmons. of
EIkton, employed at Evans Brothers
warehouse. met with a serious acci-
dent Friday afternoon of last week.
Unknown to the firm or other en-
ployes, he had gone to the saw mill to
cut strip, and in some manner his
right hand came in contact with the
saw, the last three fingers being sew
cred. 1t was necessary to amputate
the entire little finger and the other
two fingers at the second knuck.e.
Owing to the development of Infan-
tile paralysis in Delaware. the Cooches
Brid@e Chapter, D. A. R.. has recalled
its invitation for a state meeting to be
held at Cooches' Bridge. September 5.
Mrs. Virginia Boldly, wife of Joseph
Boldly, respected colored resident
of the Rising Sun section, died
Monday night from cancer, aged 40
years. Her husband and twelve chill
dren survive.
The Ladies' Aid of Harmony NJ
Church. Rowlandville, will hold a fes
tlval on the lawn Saturday evening,
September 8.
The gate receipts of the two Sun
days at Leslie Camp this year were
S2O7: The receipts last year for the
two Sundays were $216.
There will be preaching at Crouch
Chapel, near Elkton. tomorrow (Sun-
day. afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, by the
Rev. George P. Jones. Public invited
CarrolPs Laundry. of Havre de
Grace, calls for laundry on Mondays
and delivers on Fridays. Family wash
ing .3Oc dozen. Phone S9K, or drop a
caro-. adv-Jly22 If