The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-12
LOCAL JOTTINGS

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Mrs. Ezekiel Hammond will en-
terrain the Ladies Aid of Union
M. E. Church at her home on
Wednesday evening, August 10.
The ladies of Moore's Chapel
will hold festival on Robels
Mackey's lawn, a. Blakss next
Thursday, August y. Proceeds
for The benefit OF the chapel.
Rowlandville Modern Wood
mems festival, held on Sunday
evening, was quite successful.
The excursion on the Ono III.
to Betterton, on Wednesday, for
the benefit OF the Improvement
fund of Elkton NJ. f. Church, was
well attended. The party arrived
home about II.3o p. m. and had a
pleasant trip up the river, i'll the
light of the full moon.
William H. Russell, son of Rev.
A. K. and Ann Whitley Russell,
died at his home in Newark, Del,
on Monday. lnterment was made
yesterday in Head of Christiana
Cemetery.
Several friends of Charles God
frey, whose arm was badly LAGER
ated some time ago when caught
in the calender rolls in one of the
Newark fibre mills, on Sunday
contributed portions of skin from
their arms, which were grated on
the patients arm at Union Hos
pital. DR.. w. d. Cawley, physi-
clan in charge of the case, is now
hopeful that the injured arm will
be saved.
Despite the rainy evenings, the
Firemen's Carnival held in New
ark, last week, was largely attend
ed and financially successu l. The
net proceeds totalled $500.
Cashier Lucius g. White, of the
Cecil National Bank of Port De-
post, whose serious illness was
recently reported, has improved
somewhat and is now at Atlantic
City in company with Mrs. White.
I he barn on the Thomas Dick
erson farm, near Earleville, which
was brned by lightning early in
the summer. has been replaced by
new structure.
: Elkton Grange P. of H. will
hold special meeting this Sat
urday) afternoon, at $50 o'clock.
A full attendance o: members is
requested.
Trinity M. E. Church, Chesa-
peake City, Rev, Edwin Gardner,
Phi. d., pastor Rev. w. c. Lake,
of Philadelphia, will preach at II
O'Clock a. m. tomorrow. The eve
ming services will be in charge of
Major N. A. Erickson, of "lhe
Salvation Navy, assisted by his
wife, who will sing several selec-
tons. Services will begin at 7.3o
o'clock.
The Cherry Hill band will hold
grand carnival on the base bali
grounds August IS and 10. All
invited to attend.
Trinity Church. Elkton. Rev.
William Schouler will resume re-
gular services tomorrow, Sunday,
at II a. m. and 6.45 p. m.
During the month of August,
lay service will be held in St.
Marks Chapel, near Perryville,
every Sunday at 3 p. m.
Elkton's array OF automobiles is
steadily growing and now numbers
more than a score. Thomas H.
Harlan's is the latest purchased, a
fine Elmore touring car.
Capt. Carroll Edgar and Private
Leroy Sykes, o; Company f,
First Regiment, NJ. N. G., mem
bers of the State Rifle team, left
this weei for Camp Perry, o.,
where they will enter the coming
rifle matches on the range there.
A Village Fair will be given by
the Ladies Aid Society OF Zion M.
E. Church, at Zion, on September
6, I. If stormy, day following.
For the purpose of buying a new
heater for the church.
Concrete walks are to be laid
along Delaware College campus
in Newark to be completed before
its opening next month.
Prof. Frederick H. Robinson, of
the Delaware College faculty, WHO
had been i'll for several months,
has recovered and expects 10 ie-
sumo his duties in September.
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