The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-04-01
LOCAL jOTTINGS

The Third Year Class OF North
East High School cleared $I8 rom its
tea held on ST. Patrick's Day.
William S. Evans, Esq. attorney.
on tuesday sold, at mortgage sale, at
the Court House door, the Granville
M. Pierce property, OF SO acres with
dwelling. barn and other buildings,
located on the Liber.y Port
Deposit road, in the Seventh. district
to Mrs. Mary J. Pierce, for $4,000.
Mrs. Resale Price has sold the
FELTON, House property in Elkton, to
Sheriff J. Wesley Mc.A lls.er, for
$4,000.
Capt. Charles Biddle, OF North
East, on. Monday night landed more
than hundred shad, one OF the larg-
est early catches reported in recent
seasons.
The ladies of P.orteEs Grove
Church cleared $I2 from their recent
supper.
The P, B. & w. R. R. shops at
Todd's Cut near Wilmington. were
closed down indefinitely on Tuesday
evening Carpenters engaged on
bridges and other outside workmen
are also to be laid off,
Mrs. Ada,ine C. Crossan. wife of
James L. Crossan, died at her home,
near Newark, on Sunday, aged 65
years.
Lewis H. Crossan died at the
home OF his son, Lewis H. Crossan,
Jr., near Kemblevi.le on Saturday,
aged 81 years.
Isaiah w. Laurence succeeds
Reuben Bond, who has served for 81
years as Town Bailiff and Tax Col
lector for Port Deposit.
Maryland had one United STATES
Postal Bank at Frostburg, and now is
to have another at Havre de Grace.
the postoffice there having been de-
signated as an additional depository.
An informal Easter dance will be
held in the Company f Annoy on
Easter Monday, April H. Everyone
invited, subject to an admission Zee OF
$I.5o. Jacobs Orchestra will furnish
the music. Robert Lewis and Evans
Dunbar, committee of arrangements.
The Spring term OF Tome School
opened on Tuesday and will close on
June 10, Commencement Day. A
number OF new members will be add
ed to the faculty. Director Baker has
been looking over the New England
field for eligible instructors.
= The daughters OF the late William
P. c. and Mary r. Whitaker have
presented bell as memorial te
them, to the new Grace Reformed
Episcopal Church in Havre de
Grace.
Another wind storm, with thunder
and lightning broke hereabouts on
Monday evening. In the north and
northeast sections of Philadelphia, tile
storm was cyclonic. One man was
killed and several persons were in
Jured. The property damages react
ed nearly million dollars in amount
Efforts are making 10 secure as
many as possible OF annual contrbu-
tors to the support OF Union Hospital
the claims of which appeal to benevo-
LEM and public spirited residents of
the county.
Surveys have been completed for
the work to be done by the county OIL
the Fair Hi.l-Appleton road, the road
from Gilpin's Bridge, near Elkton,
toward Barkedhie and the Elkton-
Newark road, from Belle Hill to the
Delaware line.
William G. Jones. OF the First dis
trict, announces his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination lor sheriff, at
the coming primaries. R. X. Sreph-
enson. OF the Seventh district, it is
reported, will also enter he field
Charles b. Finley, Jr., Esq, was
the speaker assigned for this weeks
Wednesday afternoon ralk to North
East High School pupils and Rev. DR..
John McElmoyle will give next weeks
talk ,on April 5.
The Newark Base Ball Club will
not enter the Tri-County League and
will go il alone this season. likely
playing Manager Willis as pitcher,
who wou'd have been be red from the
League as an professional
i. Wayne Reynolds holds the po-
tato planting record in the Sixth ~
trict. finishing on March a.
KEY Amos r. Brown, OF Sylmar,
who recently sold his farm to his bro
Their, Calvin, will supply the pulpit in
Stanton Del. M. f. Church, He will
reside in Rising Sun making week
end trips to and from Stanton.
The application OF J. c. Arm
strong for a liquor license, for the
hotel at Townsend was Withdrawn
on Saturday by his counsel, Leonard
E. Wales. and that OF William Z.
Smith, at Kirkwoud, was withdrawn
on Monday by Rooney & Rodney, his
attorneys.
H. r. Smith. o. Newark, tripped
on the steps a. his barn, one day last
week and falling heavily on a galvan-
lied iron bucket he was carrying was
severely shocked.
Falling at her home, at Rock Run
few adys ago. Mrs. Harriet Morn
son broke her hip.