The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-13
LOCAL JOTTINGS

Greenburg Point lighthouse, at the en-
trance of Annapolis harbor
Union Aid Society will be be enter
tanned at the home of William H. War
rington, on Friday evening, January 10.
If stormy, Saturday night.
Elkton improvement Associations
January meeting was postponed owing to
stormy weather from Monday evening,
until next Tuesday evening, January 16.
=, Service of the Colchester Steamboat
Company between Port Deposit, Havre de
Grace and Baltimore has been suspended
until spring.
Tome School re-opened last Friday,
after the holiday recess, with an in
creased attendance.
The National Bank of North East has
declared a semiannual dividend of L.
per cent.
Folger McKinsey, formerly of Elkton,
the well known "Bentztown Bard" will
give his readings "a Trip to Childhood
Town." in Hopewell NJ. E. Church, under
the auspices of Woodlawn w. c. T. U. on
January 81. Admission, 25 cents.
Mrs. Lillian Bradfeld, of Havre de
Grace, has filed bill in the Hartford
Circuit Court for an absolute divorce
from her husband, Robert E. Bradfield
on the ground of cruelty.
DR.. Charles A. Richie, of Middletown,
who is about to quit general practice was
presented with a fine jeweled watch
chain by members of Union Lodge A. F.
G. A. NJ, of which he is a past master,
at it's last meeting.
/. H. Ford, Esq. has presented to the
North East High School a fifteen volume
set of "The Library of Oratory'', edited
by Elon. Chauncey F. Depew, long u S.
Senator from New York.
Farmers of upper Queen Anne's and
lower Kent counties were tricked by a
slick swindler who professed to be buy
ing for large dealer in Philadelphia.
Another party worked like game last
year.
number of young men of Havre de
Grace have formed a minstrel troupe and
will give a performance next month for
the benefit of the hospital there.
Melville Gambrill has secured another
lease of the Havre d, Grace textile plant
which employs nearly 300 hands and has
a yearly pay roll of $4,000
The Radnor Relief Association of Elk
ton have elected the following officers for
1912:-President, William Exley; Vice
President, Zebly Powell; Treasurer,
Harry D. Garrett; Financial Secretary,
Thomas R. Freeman; Assistant Financial
Secretary, Herbert Lewis; Recording
Secretary, Walter Taylor; Assistant Re-
cordng Secretary, Jonas Taylor; Trus-
tees, Harry Scott George Wallace and
Edward Lynch.
Rising Sun Detective Association held
its annual meeting and dinner on Satur-
day, with 104 of the lis members pres
ent. The Treasurer reported balance
of $369.69 on hand. l. Wayne Reynolds
was chosen president, W. r. Cameron
v.Szpresident. Cecil e. Ewing secretary,
e. Dare assistant secretary, DR.. T. p.
. Moore treasurer, and j. NJ. Holden H. H.
Kirk, H. c. Cummings, w. NJ Reynolds,
Clifford Cook and w. G. West directors.
Prof f. Laurence Smith, of Delaware
College, who was shot in the face by the
accidental discharge of a gun while he
Was With ducking party near Principle,
as noted last week, it was feared for a
time might lose the sight of one of his
eyes. Latest report says that he will
happily escape such a misfortune and
will shortly be able to resume his duties.
Rev. Mr.. Noodeweier, the newly called
pastor of New London Presbyterian
Church, arrived there on Saturday from
Riverton, n. J.
A valuable horse owned by Edward
Tingley, of New London, was shot on
Saturday after falling on the pike near
that village and breaking one of its legs.
DR. D. l.. Clifford. of Zion, lost ii valu
able horse last week, which died of collie.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesa
peake City. Services tomorrow and re-
gularly on Sundays at 7.3O p. m.
A full attendance of members of Elk
ton Grange P. of H., is requested at Its
meeting at $50 p. m. today, to arrange
for the entertainment of Pomona County
Grange on next Thursday, January IS.
The Cecil National Bank of Port De-
post e-elected it's directors and officers
as follows: Directors, R. E. McClena-
han, o. p. Hagerty, John N. Campbell,
James Gardner, E. V. Stockham, Presi
dent E. V. Stockham; Vice-President R.
E. McClenahan; Cashier, L. G. White;
Assistant Cashier, T. C. Bond
The County Commissioners have re-
ceived Mrs. Evelyn S. Frances check for
$26,075, the purchase price of the $4,000
county road bond issue recently sold to
her.
Thompson Hanna, of the Tayloria Sec
ton, Lancaster county, who on the night
of December Is, while on his way home
gave George Riley, of Lower Oxford,
drink of carbolic acid instead of whisky
by handing him the wrong one of two
bottles he had in his pockets, declined to
offer testimony in his own behalf before
Justice Hudson, of Hopewell last Fri
day and gave bail in $500 to appear in
Court. Riley died of pneumonia on De-
cember Hanna is charged with care
lessly giving poison to the deceased.
Rock Church's willing Workers held a
social in the session house at Fair Hill
last Thursday, and all present had
good time. There was an auction Of
Christmas packages, which yielded
neat sum for church purposes.
The Rock and Zion Presbyterian" is
neat little y page paper issued in the
interest of the two congregations and
edited by the pastor, Rev. B. j. Brink
ema.