The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-04-15
LOCAL JOTTINGS

ed on Tuesday that three corps OF
| surveyors will shortly be sent out to
locate lines ,or the proposed States
length highway One corps will work
in New Castle county and two in Sus-
sex, one from Harrington toward Del
mar and another from Selbyville to-
ward George own. General DUPONT
said he expected construction work to
| Degin on the highway as soon as any
one section as laid out is accepted by
the Road Commission.
| -Theits of horses and carriages
| becoming entirely too frequent i'll the
| Middletown section A local detective
association might help to stop the bust
ness.
The money business of the Havre
| de Grace pos.office amounts to $4,000
| per month, according to recent report.
| AT recent meeting il Havre de
| Grace, Superintendent w. H. Ander-
son referred 10 The TACT that town OF
its size sho, Id need eighteen licensed
hotels to accommodate the travelling
pubic.
The Arrow o. .Berks Falls, On
| tario, contains in a recenr issue a very
| f'attering criticism OF tn, singing by
Mr. John Mills OF some comic songs,
the music OF which was written by Mr..
C. Z. Finck, OF this town. Mr.. Finck
| is making quite reputation as a musi-
| cal composer OF ability.
a partial eclipse OF the sun at its
setting, will be visible in this latitude
on April 28.
An interesting program will be
given by the Flint Hill Literary So
ciety at Harold Blacksons this even
ing.
Jones Chapel congregation will
hold Easter services at 7.3o p. m. TO-
| morrow.
The dance set for next Friday
evening, April 81, in Mechanics Hall
for the benefit o. the Senior Glass in
the Cecil County High School, is post
poned to April 20.
Heath Officer DR.. H. Arthur Nit
chell had the High School and How
| ard street school buildings iumigated
this week, pupils having developed
cases OF scarlet fever and diphyheria.
| The schools closed on Thursday until
next Tuesday for the Easter holiday
| recess.
Alexander Maxwell has sold the
| L. {. scott livery business in Mid
| dletown to w. w. Allen & Son, who
| will conducr it in future.
| The remains OF Mrs. Julia Fooks,
widow OF Albert Fooks, were inferred
at North East on April 5. She died III
| Baltimore on March 80. Her husband
died about six weeks previously and
was also buried az North East.
| MrS Anna (,raapua1, ,,,;I,,,, 81 J1l,.,
| l.. Greenwat, died at her home near
newark. on Saturday, aged o. years
lnterment wa made on Tuesday IN
White Gay Creek Cemetery.
Between the Acts. a comedy will
be given by the Strickersville 5ase ball
| cluL III the Mechanics Hall next hurs-
| day evening.
Smith Campbell will erect a new
residence on tle site OF his former
lome. in the Nottingham Barrens. re-
cent y destroyed by fire
| i he funeral oi Mrs. Clifford Cook,
oi Calvert, held on Monday, was at
tended by fully five hundred .rienus
and neighbors.
| Inner the provisions OF The Sproui
GOOD Roads law. highways to be i'm
proved are the limestone road IRON
rark >bury, Pa, on to Oxford and ie
Maryland line, near Ca vert. the West
| CheS.>r, Oxford road to the State line
| l,ar Sylmar
i ne laoics OF S.. Anne's congre-
cation, Mddletown, will hold a rum
mage sale and bake in Mrs. jams
vacant store room on East Main street
next Saturday, April %
Mrs. Olivia V. LANG died at her
nome in Galena, LAST Friday, OF gen
raj debility, aged "a years.
Fire OF supposed incendiary orr
sin damaged the new building OF tie
Jr. O. l. A. NJ. at Rock Hal, Kent
county. to the extent OF abou. SI5oo.
ne building was insured. The Coun-
Gil offers a reward OF 5000 for the ot-
.cction OF the hrebugs.
The Perryville base ball teams
festival, held in the Jr, .. L. A. NJ,
Han, last evening. viii be continued
his evening.
The Helping Hand Social OF Zion
NJ. +. Church vii meet at Mr.. Cat
thell highlands on Tuesday evening,
lpTll Is. Ii stormy, next evening.
= he Pencader Hundred Sunday
School Association will hold its yearly
convention in Otis Chapel near Chest.
nut Hill, Del, on Wednes day, April
10Th. Afternoon and evening sessions.
some prominent speakers Will be pre-
sent and ali interested in Sunday
School work are invited to ATTEND.
West Nottingham Academy lined
up on the diamond on Wednesday
against the Rising Sun team OF The
lri-County League, and won by
score OF II to IL. Rising Sun made
but eight runs up to the eighth inning
but then took a brace and raised the
| score
A box social for the benehr o. the
Iron Hill base ball club will be held at
George Davis next Thursday evening
VITA rattle for dress suit case.
| Mt. Olivet Sunday School, near
Lombard has been reorganized with
| u, f. Wright superin .endent. !. P.
| Davis. assistant. Miss Mercie Nc
Dowell secretary and P. n. Wilmer
treasurer.
| Clerk OF the Markets. T. NJ. Lowe
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