The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-03-09

A box social held in the old church at
Johntown, near Earleville, last Friday
evening, yielded SIS.
Miss Anna Rtttenhouse, assistant tea
cher in Rosebank School, Calvert, is i'll
with scarlet fever at the home OF her
father, John Rittenhouse.
Elkton Grange p of H., will hold its
REGULAR meeting at 2SO p. m. today.
The County Commissioners, School
Board and Orphans Court will hold regu-
lar sessions next Tuesday.
A bake for the benefit OF Jackson Sun
day School, will be held at Miss Anna
Scott horne, near CowentJwn, this (Sat-
urday) evening. Ice cream, home made
| candy and fancy articles will be ON sale.
Everybody Is invited to attend
All day services. beginning al sunrise
will be held in Bethel NJ E. Church,
Pivot tomorrow. Services will also be
held at adm 10.30 a. m. and $50 and 730
p m Mr.. Boyer, a noted cornetist of
Wilmington, will be present. and Mrs.
Boyer and Miss Bertha Ernest OF that
city, will sing. There will be preaching
at Summit Church at 230 p. m.
Rev. Samuel Polk, retiring pastor OF
West Nottingham Presbyterian Church,
will preach his farewell sermon tomor-
tow.
farmers institute will he re
Middletown Opera House next Tuesday
afternoon and evening, March IL.
Delaware College met with two de-
feats last week at basket ball, losing to
Fratt Institute in Brooklyn, last Friday
night by score of 25 to 13 and to the
College of the City of New York on Sat-
urday night by score of "a to 8.
Enoch X. Potts succeeds H. E. Shippers,
resigned, as postmaster ct Leslie.
Quarterly conference at Bay View NJ.
T. Church Saturday Wa1l al Ia
Bay View has a newly organized dane
ing class.
Bethesda NJ. P. Church will hold its
annual poultry supper next Friday even
ing, March Is. Ice cream, cake and candy
will be on sale.
Levin w. Wickes, Esq, OF the Kent
| county bar, announces that he will not
seek nomination for successor to Chief
Judge James A. Pearce, of the Second
Circuit.
The large hay tarrack, wagon shed,
poultry house and fences on the Benja-
min Green farm, near Warwick Frank
Padley tenant, were blown down by the
high wind on the night of February 26,
Farm machinery was also more or less
damaged.
Thieves carried off so chickens from
| the James Williams farm near West Not
! tingham, one night recently.
| Ladies OF St. Thomas Church, Newark.
will hold a grand ba7ar shortly after
| Easter.
| special collection taken in Forest
! Presbyterian Church, Middletown, total
IL d $2CO, to be applied toward meeting its
debt.
Twin male calves are attracting -isit-
ors to the James Williams farm near
| West Nottingham.
Miss Blanche Reynolds has rendered her
rpSippa tiDp Of
School, taking effect yesterday, and Miss
Fanny Peach has been assigned as tenn
| porary substitute.
The National Bank of North East, in
is last published statement shows vol
| ume of business exceeding 500, ,0C0, nearly
half of which represents interest bearing
| deposits, indicating it's own and the
| community's pros. .,erty.
Joseph B. Mccall, of Philadelphia, who
recently pur2has ID the Simcoe farm near
| Carpenters Point, has purchased the
| cunning oCtft of Capt. George R. Car
yer, of Havre de Grace, his yacht, double
| and single sink box and 300 decoys f.
/ NJ Smith is erecting a bungalow and
other buildings for Mr.. Mccall on the
farm. which is one of the most desirable
| properties to be found near the head of
| the Bay.
The Battery and Point Concord Light
i'ouSto at Z ut bldCb are again III
service after the prolonged close of navi-
| cation.
new street is proposed in Rising Sun
running from st. Agnes Chapel to the
| ii. L. Worthington residence.
Thieves recently secured about $25
worth of plunder from Richard Whites
home near Colora.
Rural Mail Carrier Robert Grow, o.
Newark, was recently notified by Will
mington lawyer, that a goodly share of
| a wealthy uncle's estate, who died some
years ago, was on hand awaiting his call
1t is said he will take a southern trip
with portion of his windfan
Miss Vivienne Carey, niece of George
U, Carey, of North East, died in Easton
Nd, on February "a, of consumption of
the stomach, aged IS years. She was
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Carey
OF Easton, member of the Junior class
at Western Maryland College and was
| we'll known in North East, where she
made visits at times.
| Frank Smith won the fine bedroom suit
of furniture recently raffied by Company
z, o. NJ. D. of Newark.
| f. II. Beck, of Middletown, agent, has
sold the John Rottenfasser farm of lis
acres, near Townsend, to Charles H.
Hastings of Selbyville, for $3.50.
Newark High School students cleared
| Pow from lnelT Dake ana DOX social held
/ last Saturday, for the benefit of their
| Athletic Association.
The c. E. Society of Leeds NJ. p.
| Church will hol da st. Patrick's Social in
the school house at Leeds, Friday even
ing, March Is. An attractive program
Will be rendered, and refreshments for
sale. Silver Offering. If stormy next
evening
| Young men of Middletown gave a well
attended dance in the New Century
Clubs rooms on Saturday evening
| st. Patricks entertainment, consist
ing of Irish dialogues, darkey songs, in
strumental and rag-time music will be
held in the o. U. A. NJ Hall at Bay View
next Saturday evening, March 16. II
| Stromy, the next evening. proceeds for
church purposes. Admission Is and 25
| cents.
| Baker & Charles, of Aberdeen, will re-
ceive on Saturday, March ., fresh ship
nent of heavy draft horses and mules
| including some fine large brood mares
Every animal, young and sound and guar
| anteed as represented.
| Alfred ?. Scott. Il student of Delaware
| 'ollege, gave an interesting talk on 1.-THE
saloon and its Effects" on Sunday even