The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-07-23
LOCAL JOTTlNGS

- ne Sylnldr base Dali cluD cleared
$3I from its recent festival.
The Cecil county oats crop is re-
ported the heaviest nten years
Concrete walks and steps will tie
constructed at Zion NJ +. Church
insects resembling iieas are re-
ported as preying upon cantaloupes.
The festival held by the Ushers'
Union of Zion NJ T. Church yielded
$40
The wheat crop in Southern Ches-
ter county promises to be the best in
several years.
--Elkton M. E. Sunday School will
hold its annual picnic at PUN Point,
next Wednesday. July II.
Director I tomas S. Baker, OF
Tome Institute, is TO visit leading uni
versities in the middle West
-Fifty-two tickets were sold at
Elkton for the first railroad excursion
to Colchester, on Wednesday.
--Havre de Grace is moving for the
establishment OF a home hospital, the
need of which is growing urgent
The residence OF E. C Wells in
Havre de Grace, was entered and
robbed during the family's absence, on
Sunday evening.
-Singerly Fire Company and guests
had gala time at its annual picnic at
Germania Park ON Elk River, on
Thursday evening.
--Perryville M. L. Sunday School
will give an excursion to colchester
on the steamer Susquehanna, next
Wednesday, July Fl.
John Tomlnson, of Mechanics
Grove, is at St. Josephs Hospital
Lancaster, paralyzed from a broken
back. caused by falling off a load OF
hay on the Edward Hart place.
A few members of the Alpha Club
of Woodbury., N. j., have been camp
ing in Elk Neck during the past week
and found the people there very hosp
table. They think they will come
again.
The condition OF the Rev. Vaughn
S Collins, now pastor OF Bethesda M.
L. Church, Middletown, is reported as
steadily improving. The surgeons feel
confident OF his complete recovery,
but recommend that he spend the aut-
umn by the seaside to fully recruit his
strength.
Miss Elizabeth Patterson, piano,
Miss Ethel Barton, violin Mr.. Larken,
baritone, and Miss Clara Ascherfeld
will share in rendering a fine musical
program on the lawn at Glen Mary"
the home OF Miss Estella Haines, near
town, next Monday evening, at 8:I5
O'Clock Tickets on sale at Wells
Governor Crothers, Chairman
Tucker and Engineer Uhlcr OF the
State Road Commission, with DR.. W..
d. Cawley, OF Elkton, last Thursday,
Friday and Saturday took an automo-
bile trip through Cecil, Kent. Queen
Annes, Caroline and Dorchester coun-
ties over the roads as far as the Nan
ticoke river, where bridge is build
ing as link in the chain OF improved
roads down the Eastern Shore
The County Road Commission
Commissioners Dcshane, Pierce and
Griffith, and Messrs. \. r. McCrery,
A. B. McVey. c. w. Shippers and J
Polk. Steele, met on Saturday and
heard large delegation from the Sew
cnth district urge the proprietv of I'M
proving the Port Deposit Battle
Swamp section OF road, and it was
decided to select this section as the
next one for permanent improvement.
-MessrS. George R. Ash, Fred I
Haines and w. H. Mackall were named
as a committee on permanent organl-
cation OF Town Improvement Asso-
cation, which it is proposed to form
in Elkton, at a prelm;nar" confer
ence held in Mr.. Haines' Office, on
Tuesday evening, at which Mr.. Ash
acted as chairman and Ricketts, Mel
son as secretary The Committee will
report at another meeting to be held
next Tuesday evening.
State Highway Commissioner Jno
w. Hunter, OF Pennsylvania. last Fri
day wrote State Automobile Commits
slOner John +. George, stating that
the law OF Pennsylvania regulating au-
tomoblcs would not nermlt Oi reci-
procity as to the waving OF license
and that until it is amended autoists
from other States must take out IL
censes in PENNSYLVANIA as also i'll the
District OF Columbia which also refuses
OF waive the rule as to licenses.
st. Johns Church. Newark, cleared
5000 from the recent bazar held by the
ladies OF the congregation. Mis-.
Kathryn Doyle won the gold bracelet
Eileen Boyd the gold watch; Mrs
Mary Stiltz the gold clock; Miss Con
ner, OF Swarthmore, Pa the parlol
mirror Mss Mathlde Learv, o
Philadelphia. the hat and veil; JOSEPH
McDermott a set Of dishes; Wilbur I
Wilson a carving set and ]. H. Coad,
sofa pillow and finely dressed doll
Many other minor prizes were offered
The report Of George X. Ash, Gus
It's C. Price and George +. L. Hess
examiners, iavoring the opening o
the proposed road from the west enc
of Cecil street Chesapeake City, acros
lards Of Mrs. R. \. IIarriott to a Doin
near Long Creek, thence across land
OF George N. Bennett, to the Welsl
Point road. bordering on land Of tn,
Debert Barge Company, provided tina
company build bridge over Lons
Creek and its approaches, recommend
that Mrs. Harriott be paid $500 ant
that the county build the fence alon!
the road as DrODoSed