The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-02-04
LOCAL JOTTINCS

feet beam, with speed OF rs miles per
hour, now under construction by Geo.
w. Abbott, OF Cambridge, Md
Thomas Fisher will erect modern
dwelling for George w. Sellers on
East Main street, Rising Sun.
A new road, it is reported, will be
built connecting with the West Not
tingham road, to avoid the steep hill
at Colora.
Oliver c. Gayley, Oh West Not
tinghsm, has been chosen a director
OF the Pressed Steel Car Co.
Mrs. Anna w. Steel, of this county,
is beneficiary for $4,000 under the
will OF her mother, Mrs Jane S.
Whitelock. of Baltimore, who died re-
Gently.
The Maryland Experiment Sation
at College Park, won first prize for
buckwheat at the National Corn Show
at Columbus, Ohio, and in the zone
class first prize on white corn, wheat,
rye oats and barley and second prize
Tor yellow corn; also second and third
prizes on COW peas in the worlds
class.
F. H. White has been chosen
President, E. J. Campbell manager
and J. A. Roney secretary and treas
urer OF the North East base ball team
| which will seek admission to the Tri
| County League. Newark also has re-
| organized and may enter the League
| with Elkton, Elk Mills, Rising Sun,
| Havre de Grace, Aberdeen and Ok
ford.
Patrons OF the Institute Laundry.
OF Port Deposit are requested to use
| phone 22o-R when wishing to COM
municate with its Elkton agent, John
F. Sparklin
The Delaware College and Wash
ngton and Lee Universits basketball
teams will play at NewalA today and
next Wednesday Delaware will meet
the Maryland Agricultural College
team Next Friday Delaware will
| Play Manhattan College ana next Sat
urday the College o. the City of New
York, both games in tnat city.
Mrs. Stella c. Masters, railroad
superintendent OF the Pennsylvania
w. c. I. u, has plans ior placing a
Bible i'll every railroad signal tower
i'll that State.
Members OF the Legislature and
Oder guests were to inspect Dcia-
| vale College and the Experiment
| Station and Iarm yesterday.
ARTHUR X. McCloskey, Jr., OF
Summit Bridge, was granted a liquor
| license by the Superior Court al Viii
mington on Saturday as but two wit
nesses appeared to support the ie-
monstrance, which H. g. Eastburn,
representing the Law and Order So
ciety, later withdrew.
| Richard c. Brocks5r Z lifelong
resident of the Blackbrd, Del. Sec
tion former member OF the Legis-
lature, died at his home on Sunday,
OF relapse OF pneumonia, aged 63
years. His wife survives him with no
children. Several brothers and Sis
tiers also survive him. in-elment was
made in ST. Anne's Cemetery, Mid
| dletown, on Thursday.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has placed an order Tor 1000 So
ton steel hopper coal cars to be filled
by the Cambria Steel Company, the
| American Car and Foundry Company
and the Pressed Steel Car Company
in three allotments.
William Lynch, OF Zion, has lent
ed Mrs. Viola Roses dwelling near
the North East railroad station to
which he and his family will move on
March rs.
Tome School on Saturday lost the
first OF three games OF basketball,
played thus far this season, to the
Haverford Preparatory School team
by score OF 70 to I3. Yule for Tome
and Hayes for Haverford were the
stars in the game. Tome will meet
the team OF Temple College, Philadel
phia, today and Laurenceville next
Saturday.
e. Kirk Brown, Esq. will open
law offices in the second story OF the
Foard building on North street, above
those OF Joshua Clayton, Esq.
Residents of the Earleville sec
ton are troubled by failing wells and
hope that the recent rain may bring
relief
The county schools began the
Spring term on Wednesday.
Members Oh the Elkton and St.
Georges Lodges of Odd Fellows
will attend the celebration of the 87th
anniversary OF Bohemia Lodge, OF
Chesapeake City, on Monday evening,
February I3.
"A box social and dance will be
held by the Class OF 1911, in the High
School building next Friday evening,
for the benezt of the Senior Class
Dance programs, IS cents.
The ladies of the choir OF Trinity
Church will hold bake in the room
adjoining c. H. Jeffers' store next
Saturday, February II.
| benjamin Jackson, formerly OF
Jackson & Short, OF Cecilton. died at
| his home in Ridgely, Caroline coun-
ty, on SUNDAY.
The degree team OF the Chase
Tribe and State officers will attend
the initiation OF upwards OF twenty
braves as members on Apache Tribe
OF Red Men at Perryville on the ev-
ening OF February ID.
The Watson corner property near
Pennington has been sold to Mrs
Preston Reynolds.
Charles Robey, of Conowingo. it
is reported, has sold his property
there to Wexford Love for $500
The recent box social held at Be
thesda M L. Church. Eighth district