The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26
LOCAL JOTTINGS

nesday, August 80.
Contributions to the Newark
Firemen's benefit fund continse,
and the receipts up to this week
totalled nearly $1,000.
Calvert M. E. Sunday School
will hold a picnic in the Friends
grove today Saturday.
Calvert w. C. T. U. cleared $I4
from its festival held last Thurs
day evening.
The Cecil County w. c. T. u.
convention will be held in Cal
vert M. E. Church on Thursday,
September 7.
The American Telephone and
Telegraph Company's force en-
gagged in laying its cables in the
new conduit line from Boston to
Washington, reached Newark, on
Monday. The route continues to
Iron Hill and Elkton to the Sus-
quehanna on to Baltimore and
Washington.
A pickpocket relieved William
Barrow of the Rising Sun section,
of $40 on the excursion to At
lantic City, last week, it is re-
ported.
DR.. John E. Mackall, having
located in Elkton for practice, is
occupying the offices OF the late
DR.. John w. Cooper on Main
street.
The local chapter OF the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution
will observe the 134th anniversary
o. the skirmish at Cooch's Bridge,
with a basket picnic on Monday,
September 4, on the lawn near the
monument erected to mark the
scene of the conflict. Miss Anna
Cunningham, OF Smyrna, STATE
Regent of the d. A. r., will give
an address. A train from New
ark will reach Cooch's at I2.I7
and another from Porter's at II.o4
o'clock.
Canneries are reported as find
ing it difficult to handle the plenti-
full sweet corn crop in upper Cecil.
The last railroad excursion to
Atlantic City was run on Wednes-
day. I92 tickets were sold at Elk
ton.
Mt. Hope Methodist Protestant
Campmeeting will open near Ris-
ing Sun today.
Residents OF Port Deposit and
other sections along the Susque-
hanna witnessed splendid sunset
on Sunday evening, displaying the
National colors in bands OF red,
white and blue.
Frank b. Evans, Esq, has a fine
new fve-passenger outo-car OF the
Stanley steamer type.
A service in memory OF the Rev.
Robert Lloyd Goldsborough will
be held in St. Andrews Colds
borough MemoriaD Church, An
dora, today Saturday by Rev.
William Schouler, at 1890 a. m
The service will include the cele-
bration of the Holy Communion
A general invitation is extended
to residents OF the neighborhood
The annual picnic OF Trinity
Church mad Sunday school will be
held at OTIS shore, Locust Point
on Wednesday next, August 80
Leave at 9 a. m.
Bishop Adams will administer
the Rite of Confirmation in Trim
ity Church on the evening OF Fri
day, September 22.
The Rt. Rev. William Forbes
Adams, DID,, LID, the Bishop
OF the Diocese OF Easton, will
preach Sunday, August Fl, at
p. m, at st, Marks Chapel, near
Perryville; 8 o'clock p. M, St
Mary'S Church, North East. Pub
TIC cordially invited. hos. II
Murphy, ID. d., Rector.
Laurence Felpel, of the Rising
Sun section, fell against the steam
pipe when the footboard Of an en-
CINE tilted, one day this week, ant
was burned severely.
The State Road Commission thi;
week paid the purchase price, $685..
600, OF the Conowinso bridge, ant
the structure will be free to pub
lie use henceforth.
The Elkton Grange ran an ex
cursion to Betterton on the "Ont
H." and the "Jeannette' on Wed
nesday. A good sized crowd wen
and all enjoyed the trip.
Miss Blanche Logan, o; Leslie
has accepted a position as opera
tor at the telephone exchange i,