The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-04-22
LOCAL JOTTINGS


home again after lengthy stay in
Florida.
Oxford Spring Fair races will i'll
clude five events. each for a purse OF
$3.50. For Thursday there will be the
three minute and 2.22 races and for
Friday three minute, 227 and 2.I7.
st. Thomas Protestant Episcopal
Church, Newark, was re-opened Oh
Sunday, after its recent Improvements,
including new floors, a centre aisle and
new windows. One OF these is a Me-
mortal 10 the late Frederick A. Cur
It's. 1t is a double lancet OF stained
and painted glass in old English style
done by Alfred Goodwin. OF Philadel-
phia.
William Carter, a Virginia negro,
who had worked recently for P. +.
Hamilton. OF Elkview, was found dead
on the Central Railroad tracks, where
he had been struck and killed by tie
midnight train on Sunday.
No objection having being raised
Judge H. L. Rice, at Wilmington, IN
Saturday, granted the transfer OF the
Liquor license Tor the Deer Park Hotel,
Newark, to James Mcke,vey, o. Hoe
kessin, its new owner and manager.
The Havre de Grace Ledger states
tha special officers were making hour
ly trips day and night. last week, over
the B. g. o. X. R. bridge there but .or
what purpose was not known
James B. Harris, a painter
.ractor, a son-in-law OF Charles H
Ford, OF North East died OF dipnthe-ia
on April ?, at his home in Washln.;
ton, ID. C., aged 40 years.
R. c. Thackery, Esq. has a fine
new 30 e. NJ F." (S,udebaker) toll,
ing car. Dan Garrett is his chauffeur
Fred +. Haines, Esq. assignee
sold at mortgage sale. at the Court
House door on Tuesday. the Stradley
property, one-half acre OF ground witt
greenhouse, in Cecilton, to William
B. Davis, Tor 5000.
Ringing Bros. Worlds Greatest
Shows are billed in Wilm ngton lur
Friday, May 5.
A home talent entertainment. viii
be given in lewisvil'e Hall THURSDAY
evening. April 27sh. Proceeds for TIE
benefit OF Rock Presbyterian Church
Admission IS cents. Don't miss having
a Jolly time.
Miss May S Macpherson. a niece
OF Mrs. J. h. Sloan, OF Elkton, died al
ner parents home in Philadelphia o.
typAoid fever, on April 8, aged I:
years.
DR.. d. H. Richardson is reported
seriously il a; his home at Calvert
KEY c. NJ. Culum ami family thi'
week cit Warwick where they ha>,
spent the past Jour wears .or their new
home at Fittsvile. Their Cecil friend:
regre: their departure.
The bazaar held at Woodlawn !as'
week by the Ladies Aid Society netteo
SIS
The Tome School-Lawrenceviil'
debate set for This evenn~ owing tc
illness OF one OF the formers repre-
sentatives will be postponed, probabl!
until next Saturday evening, April 20
James A. Gayley, former we'll
known resident OF Wesr Nottingham
and recently vice-president OF thu
american Steel Corporation, was tc
address the students OF Tome Schoo
as evening.
Christie c. Crothers. Edward Rus
! sell. Evelyn Garrett and Harrison Bry
ant, West Nottingham Academy STUD
ents, walked Yhence last Friday to Be
| Air, where :hey spent the night. arrIv
ing in Baltimore on Saturday alter
noon
AT meet ng OF The stakeholder
OF the E!kton Banking & Trust Com
pany. held on Monday. Levi o. Cam
eron submitted plans Tor the concern
proposed building to be erected on rh'
! site q. the Drennen offices on Nortl
street. w. s. Byers, John Z. Conc,
and Omar d. Crothers were appointed
;he building committee
Fred Racine on Saturday killed
rabid shepherd dog that had bitten on
OF his dogs at his home southeast o
Elkton.
M. Bates Stephens State Superin
tendent o, Education will address til
pupils OF North East High School a
3 p. m. next Wednesday.
y esterday was observed as Arbo
Day by the schools
Town Bailiff Robert Rudolph hav
ing obtained leave OF absence for tn
fishing season, Frank Mcknight !
filling his place.
The iull bench OF the Orphan!
Court in special session on Tuesda
passed number OF orders as to es
tates in course OF settlement.
Thomas w. Williams represente
National Lodge |. O. o. F. of Elkto
at the session OF the Grand Lodge c
Maryland in Baltimore this week
The Spring term OF Kent Circui
Court opened on Monday among Gee
cases to be tried are the suits OF DR.. .
n. jenkins VS.. Joseph Hinchliffe, +,
damages claimed on account of defend
ants dog, alleged to havebeenmat
biting plaintiffs young son. set 10
next Tuesday and Dr. f N Crawfor
vs. w. G. Jones for mesne profits iror
the Seaman farm near Cecilton. iror
January to September, 1909, set TO
next Wednesday.
Coroner Frazer on Saturday he,
an inquest on the body OF George Glib
son, colored, who d ed in the jail here
in fit OF epilepsy. He had been con
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