The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-02
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

| The County Commissioners will meet
next Tuesday to open bids for an issue
Of $4,000 worth of county road bonds,
dated July l. 1908, and bearing interest
at 5 per cent.
Clayton Manley, colored, of Whining
ton, the former we'll known Elkton res
tauraDteur. was in town this week greet
ing old friends.
| The Rovitti farm of SO acres, one mile
| west Of Elkton, was sold on Monday by
r. @. Thackery, ESQ., Attorney, at mort
| gage sale, to the Mutual Building Asso-
citation, for 5000
| George C. Lammey, of Elkton, whose
foot was mangled, when he fell in front
Of a train at Avondale, on November 18,
and later amputated at University Hos
pital. Philadelphia. was visited by his
wife last Friday. She found him sitting
up and expected him home this week.
Mrs Lammey has not yet recovered from
the shock caused by the news Of her
husbands misfortune.
| w. s. McClarigan, Of Chester county,
has purchased Louis Jones' farm, near
Rising Sun, for $3.50.
| Clifford Cook is reported seriously i'll
at his home near Zion.
| Robert A. Walker, Cashier of the Far
mers National Bank, of Oxford, has been
chosen president, to succeed the late
David M Taylor.
Ladies of st. Johns NJ Z. Church.
Lewisville, will hold their annual supper
| for the benefit of the church, on Satur-
| day evening, Decembe. ..
| The estate of the late David NJ Taylor,
of Oxford, is left to his wife, who is
made sole executrix.
| Upwards of sixty cases of diphtheria
are reported in Lancaster City, and the
State Board of Health has been asked
for assistance.
| Newark residents are awaiting the .ap-
pointment Of the new postmaster. Sena-
tor DUPONT and Congressman Head have
endorsed Daniel Thompson, Commission
er of the Levy Court, but he Is opposed
by S. ]. Wright and his followers The
appointment may be made this week or
may be deferred until next week.
Rev. c. p. Keen, Superintendent of the
Eastern Shore District of the Maryland
Anti-Saloon League, will preach at Hope
we'll and Asbury Churches, Hopawell
charge, tomorrow, December 3, at the
usual hour, and present the work and
interests of the League.
Evening revival services are now In
progress at Hopewell NJ E. Church, ]. NJ.
| Lindale, Pastor.
| Mrs. Lottie Settle has sold the Gamble
property in North East, formerly owned
| Ey her m5ther, to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. How"
ard Calvert, of Philadelphia, who will
make it their home in the near future
| Clerk of the Court Kirk has received
from the Secretary of State the commits
sions of Sheriff ]. Myron Miller, County
Commissioner William M Reynolds and
Judges Of the Orphans Court, Thomas s.
Miller, Richard B. Merritt and Milton s.
Sentman.
Sheriff McAllister on Monday went to
Rock Springs to summon a jury to pass
o nthe sanity of Mrs Mary G. Mullin.
| 'The Girl and the Tramp drew a fairly
good audience for stormy night, at
Elkton Opera House, on Wednesday even
ing, and was well presented.
| While Merritt Ford was driving
young horse down the hill, to the steam
boat wharf at Georgetown, on Monday,
the harness got loose and the horse kick
| ed his driver on the leg making an ugly
| cash.
| The Elkton Grange will hold a special
| meeting on Saturday, December g. at
2.3o o'clock, for the purpose of electing
officers for the following year. All Grange
members are urged to attend. The meet
| ing set for Friday, December s, will be
| omitted.
| The pupils of Shawnah School will hold
a necktie social at the school house Fri
| day evening, December 8. If stormy,
| next evening Everybody welcome.
The new concrete dam, just completed
on the Ricketts, Mill property, built by
Arthur H. Haigh civil engineer, of Ger
mantown, Pa, is a substantial and we'll
built structure. The work was in charge
of Messrs. R. f. Taylor and H. c. Dry
den, OF Philadelphia. While greatly in
| convenienced and hindered by the num-
erous floods which occurred during its
construction, the concrete work was at
! no time damaged.
The teacher and pupils of School No.
:, Fifth district, (near Hart's church,
! Will hold a necktie social, Thursday
evening, December Z. Proceeds for
school purposes. Ladies please bring
necloties. If stormy next fair evening.
The ladies of St. Andrews Episcopal
| Church, Andora, will hold an oyster and
| poultry supper at the home of Mrs. A. f.
r. Ward, near Cherry Hill, this Satur-
day evening, from to 8. The public is
| most cordially invited.
The new railroad station at Port De-
post was opened this week
Jasper B. Hall, of Zion, has qualified
rs licensed pharmacist before the State
| Board
| The East End and West End football
! teams played their last game of the sea-
son the former winning by a score of 60.
| Nr Samuel G. Rye has sold his farm
noar Providence, to Mr. Howard Patchell
# the Fourth district, who will make it
his residence.
| The congregation of the Rock Presby-
'"r'an Church presented the pastor, Rev
| Nr rinfema, with fine lap robe and
! horse O'"nket etc, on Friday, when they
| VISITED him at the manse In Zion.
I'VE members of Elkton Council Jr. o.
! = 4 ~ will meet at the Cornell room
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