The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-05-14
LOCAL JOTTINGS

-W1lred starr, a PROVIDENCE school
boy. II years old, broke his leg while
playing ball, one day last week.
Howard Logan, OF the Eighth dis
trict. was the first census enumerator
i'll the county to turn in his report.
The Rising Sun base ball team
will hol da festival next Friday and
Saturday evenings, in the town hall.
irwin Reynolds, OF the Iron Hill
section, has been appointed keeper OF
weights and measures by the County
| Commissioners.
The Sunday School session will
begin at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
at Crouchs Chapel, and full attend
ancc is desired
Calvert w. G. I. U. will hold a
pie social at Charles w. McKinney's
next tuesday evening. Admission, 10
cents Everybody invited -
| A box social for the benefit of
Hickory Hill Chapel will be held at
W liam l. .,copt's, next Tuesday
evening Everybody invited.
The 43 acre McGuigan-Gib farm
on which gold was found at one time,
near Pilot. in the Eighth district, has
been sold to w. l.. Grose for $500
| Taylor Bilcs, of Blue Ball, Fourth
district. while playing base ball at
Tome School, was struck in the face
by the ball, and his nose was broken.
| F. T. Haincs, Esq, has been
chosen director OF the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company OF Cecil County
i'll place OF his father, the late L. M.
tlaines.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will
run another excursion train on Me-
mortal Day to Gettysburg, May 80,
leaving Elkton at S:II a. IN. Round
trip fare, So.
| The ladies OF Hart's NJ +. Church
will hold strawberry festival Friday
evening. May 20, in the Jr O. U. A.
NJ, Hall, Elk Neck. Ii stormy. next
clear evening.
| The town election at Rising Sun
was held on Monday. Henry Effing.
John H. Sterrctt, c. S. Pyle, c. Nj.
| Holden and Louis Ryan were chosen
| Commissioners.
The members OF Crouch Chapel
Sunday School will hold festival on
the lawn adjoining the Chapel on We'd
ncsday evening, May IS. Proceeds ior
benefit oi school.
--Wiliet YerkeS, of the Calvert Sec
lion, a member OF the Rising Sun base
ball team, was hurt about the ribs and
hip in a collision during the game
| with the Oxford team on Saturday.
The pupils OF the Oak Grove
| School, near Mechanics Valley will
hold strawberry 'and' icr cream
festival on the school grounds, on
Thursday evening. May 10 Ii stormy
next evening.
Former Congressman Thomas A.
Smith. oi Caroline county. now State
| Land Commissioner. says that pros
poets are good for big yield OF
peaches on the Peninsula and also OF
Strawberries, despite damage to the
latter crop
Former Maryland students OF
| Tome School ior Boys. Port Deposit,
held a smoker at the Hopkins Club.
on Tuesday night. Director 7 S.
Baker, Physical Training Director C..
T.. llammett and Mr. Arthur J. Ford.
President OF the Alumni Association.
attended
The new automobile law becomes
effective on July l. Owners oi motor
vehicles must after that date be sup
piled with tags costing $24, to be sup
piled by the State Commissioner John
f. George. and an operators license
will as" be required which will cost
$500
-Rev. K X. Stephenson, OF Sm,r
ma. Superintendent of lLaston DISTRICT.
Wilmington NJ +. Conference, ior-
emr student OF ST. Johns College. w,i
deliver the baSsaIaureate sermon to
the graduating class in the First NJ.
+, Church. Annapolis, on Sunday,
June -.
Ernest Frazer is having fine
residence erected ior his family in the
West end OF Newark.
Six houses in Oxford have been
,luarantincd ON account oi measles
prevalent in the town.
w. Arthur Mitchell has sold his
residence ON Main and Church streets
tn DIR, W. I. Morrison.
The Cecil Farmers Club will hold
is May meeting on "Wednesday at \.
J. Michcncrs. near Colora.
| Anne Bayard, a wel-known col
ored resident. died oi heart trouble,
at Union Hospital. last Friday night.
-Elktonians hicd them to Whining
ton yesterday ior the circus. I4I
tickets were sold here on the morn
ing trains.
County Roads Engineer Roger B.
irwin whose illness was reported last
week, is at Union Hospital ior treat
mcnt for tvl hold fever.
John Futty, Jr.. was on Tuesday
appointed by the County Commission
ers assessor ior the Fifth district. vice
Charles II. Ford. resigned.
The Ladies Md Society oi Mt.
Pleasant NJ. I. Church will hold a
festival i'll W. T. Fryer's hall, Colora,
on Wednesday next. May Is.
The pupils oi Chcrr'- Hill School
will give an entertainment in Red
Mems Hall. Wednesday evening.
May IS admission. 25 cents.
-Dr Theodore \. WorraI, oi
North East, will be Memorial Day
orator at Oxford aud Col w. c. +.
Vernon. uf Baltimore. at Calvert.
AS advertised in another column
James & Woodrow will hold one OF
their popular sales oi live stock at
Rising Sun. on Monday next. at /