The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-05-02
Local lettings

To-day is May Day at the fishing
shores.
The town election for Chesapeake
City will &c held Monday.
Calvert y. w. {. I. u. will meet
in Rosebank Hall on Thursday even
ing, May 7.
Joseph Ayers has purchased the
milk route OF ]. B. Co ner and will
continue the business in Elkton,
The WING office has been cheered
and bcautifcd this week by lovely lilacs
the gift OF our neighbor, Mrs O. c.
Giles.
Mr.. Herbert G. McNeal, OF Elk
ton. has accepted the agency for Cecil
county. OF the Metropolitan Life In
surancc Company OF New York.
There will be 4 meeting OF the
stockholders OF the National Bank OF
Elktun. Monday. for the purpose OF
changing the articles OF association.
The work OF converting the old
p. b. & w. Railroad bridge between
Hayrc de Grace and Pcrryvllc into
highway bridge will be begun shortly.
A valuable COW belonging to Mat
thew Scarborough. OF Blake. was kick
ed by a horse last week. Its leg was
broken and the animal had TO be killed.
The new Town Council for Elkton
will meet and organize next Wcdncs-
day evening The town treasurer, the
bailiii and the secretary OF the Board
will be chosen,
The old Farmers Hotel at the
corner oi High and North streets,
t.,.t.,,. - L..,,s,
marvcllously and copiouSly mctamor-
phoScd by some varicgatcd white
washing.
A large chicken broodcr at the
home at William McNamcc in Elk
Neck. caught fire last Sunday a'sht,
destroying about 100 young chick,ns.
rs i was not near any building. no
great damage resulted,
The fine new X. OF T. Hall at
Lcwisvillc is nearly completed. The
plaStcring and painting have been be-
gun. and the building presents fine
appearance. From the observatory
on the top. the Delaware Bay can be
sighted.
AT this season many stores are
having what they call openings. We
had an opening over thirty odd years
ago, and have been open ever since,
and We are wide open now, ready to
show you the very best Suitings and
Trouscrings Latest styles and make
them up to your measurement, on
short notice. FRAZER'S. F''
The Sunday School At Moorc's
Chapel. Blake, was reorganized last
Sunday with G.. NJ Scndcrl:ng, super
intcndcnt; II. h. Alexander, assistant:
+. Z. Anderson. secretary and treas
urcr; Amos Ewing, choriStcr; Mrs.
Thomas Sidwcll, organist; Miss Ethel
McCarnS. assistant.
Armstrong big Department Store,
Opera House Building. Newark. Del,
will start Gigantic Sale" OF $4,000
stock. Sale will start Saturday, May
?. at s \. NJ. and positively end Thurs
day. May 18th Disastrous season lett
us over stocked, Everything for man.
woman and child To wear. Come early
To- avoid the rush
Mt. Oivct Sunday School Of LON
bard. rcorganzcd las, Sunday for the
ensuing year. with the following Off
ccrs:-E. J. Hayes, superintendent; G.
W ElNs ASSISTANT, MISS NaITlt
Hayes, secretary; Miss Maud Twyiord.
organi,t This school has been open
all winter, with an average attendance
OF thirty-fvc scholars.
The Epworth League OF Union
NJ f. Church was rcorganizcd with
the following ccrs:-Prcs idcnt JOS.
+. Holt; first vicc-prcSidcnt. William
Warrjngton second president,
Miss Emma Gross; third vicc-prcSi-
dent. Miss Margaret Miller: fourth
vice -prcSdcu:. Miss Lulu Jackson; sec
rotary. Miss Elizabeth Warburton;
treasurer. Writ Rouchcllc
st Paul'S VI. f. Church. Rev. O.
f, Jones Pastor go a m Sunday
School: 1910 a m. preaching. subject.
DIGGING Old Wells Again Zion NJ
F.. Church, Cccilton. Rev O. f, Jones'
Pastor. O3o a m, Sunday School
40 p M. preaching. subject. The
Cali to Hear: 700 p. m. Epworth
League: 40 p. m, preaching. subject.
Doing God n Favor"
-McSsrS. Burrows & Cole have in
stalled Dcloc fish cutting machine.
at their packing house ut Pcrryvilc
With two men and two boys to opcr-
ate il. the machine is said to cut and
clean 200 herring minute and save
the rocs for packing. When the work
is done by hand the rocs are lost with
the ofal The machine cost $500 and il
is estimated that it will pay for itself
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