Newark post., 1912-10-09
CECIL. COUNTY LETTER

Hallowe 'en celebration is busy collecting
contributions and arranging details of
the display which promises to surpass
last year IS in number and variety OF
pleasing features.
Rumor has it that the cid scheme of
extending the Lancaster, Oxford and
Southern r. r. to Singerly, on the B. 4
O. h. R., stretch of about ID miles,
has been revived by the new owners of
the former line. Connection might also
be made with the Childs-P s-Providence
branch. Either move on the part Of the
l.. o. x S. would be welcomed by Cecil
residents.
Ladies of Lewisville cleared about
200 dollars from their recent fair and
festival, held for the benefit of the hall
fund.
Misses Helen Campbell, of Cherry
Hill, Sarah E. Porter, of st. Michaels,
Md, and Clara Corey, of Newark, N. j.,
have entered as student nurses at Union
Hospital, Elkton.
Robert ID. Grier, of Salisbury the
"Bull Moose nominee for Congress on
the Eastern Shore, was in town last week
seeking signers to his petition for a
place on the official ballot at the coming
election, and support from voters who
wish the tariff revised by its friends.
The first Democratic Mass Meeting of
the campaign in Cecil will be held at
Elkton on Friday week, October 18th.
The list of speakers has not yet been
announced, but will, doubtless, include
some "spell binders' of heavy calibre.
have closed Manager H. l.. Arthur of
the Elkton plant is still working his full
force Of hands, as receipts of tomatoes
arc still quite large and will continue
until after "killing' frosts occur
The Home Light and Power Company
of Elkton has completed its line of poles
and wires from Elkton to Chesapeake
City, where it will shortly give public
and private service.
The marriage is announced Of Mr..
Ira NJ. Biddle Of Elkton, and Miss Bertha
NJ. Taylor, of Chester, Pa, in Chester on
September %.
f. Deibert 4 Bros, launched on Fri
lay, at their yard at Elk Landing, an
other large barge, 1s5 feet in length and
% feet beam. The firm and that of
Henry Deibert S Sons, Chesapeake City
are both kept busy with orders
John {. Green, former popular dep
uty clerk of the Circuit Court, is critic
ally i'll with paralysis, at his home in
Rowlandsvile.
A large band of gypsies are camping
near Red Mill in West Elkton.
A social dance will be held in Carter 5
Hall, Elk Mills, on Friday evening, anG
a good attendance is expected
Tome School opened the football sea
, son on its grounds at Port Deposit OF
, Saturday with victory over Baltimor,
, City College, by a score of 30 to 0
Weems and Hager made each a touch
down, and the former two goals from
. touchdowns, for the winners.
The ladies Of the Calvert sector
cleared 30 dollars from their recent SUP
per given for the benefit of Union Hos
pital, Elkton.
Col. John Gilpin, his sister, Miss Mar
garet, and his brother, David. are abou
to remove from their farm, near th,
town, to the Partridge Mansion, on Wes
Main Street, E!kton, owned by the form
er, but vacant for some time past.
The Elkton Banking and Trust Com
pany with a capital of $4,000 in 1,OOt
shares, at 80 dollars each was organic
ell formally in Elkton on Thursday will
: John NJ. Tucker as president and F. p
Price as vice-president. Henry Vinsing
er, J. f. Gonce, F. P. Price, w. S
Erans, +. R. Crothers, H. Fl. Mackey
and E. w. Taylor were named as execu
tive committee of the directors. w. S
:. Evans, o. G. Giles, J. f. Gonce, +. 2
:, Price, and Henry Vinsinger were name,
the committee to direct the building o
| the new home of the concern on Nortl
Street, Elkton.