Newark post., 1912-12-25
Cecil County Letter

Mr.. and Mrs. \. l.. Lusby Of Elk
ton. have announced the -ngage-
ment of their daughter. Edna f.
to Mr.. Edwin L. Tice of South Am
boy. y. J.
Miss Ellen Wetherill and her
neices. the Misses Marion and Julia
Young. have removed from Z" River
view" the Wetherill homestead,
near Elkton. to the former resi-
dence Of the late Reuben Hains, on
East Main street, which Miss Weth-
erill recently purchased.
Elkton Presbyterian Sunday
School held its Christmas exercises
giving an interesting program in
the church. on Sunday evening
Crouch NJ. +. Chapel, near Elk
ton. closed for the winter on Sun
day evening when the Sunday
School held its Christmas exercises.
DR.. Dennis. IA well-known Cecil
veterinarian OF Perryville, was
kicked by a horse he was treating
one day this week. and severely in
iured.
Baugh & Company Of Baltimore.
have applied to the Cecil Circuit
Court for a receiver for the Eureka
Fertilizer Company, whose plant is
located near Perryville. The Pc
titioners aver that the concern has
liabilities Of 100000. with assets
Of little more than half that amount
exclusive of what is due stOckhOld-
ers.
Messrs. William s. Evans and
Omar ID. Crothers Of ElktOn. have
bonded for $4,000 as receivers Of
the Perryville Real Estate and I'M
provement Company, which. it is
alleged, is insolvent. with liabilities
of $4,000 and assets OF about SIS, 900.
National Lodge, |. o. o. F. of
Elkton. will admit twenty new
members during the celebration of
its coming twentieth anniversary,
for which it is arranging.
Among postmasters whom Pres
ident Taft will take a chance for
confirmation by the Senate are
Samuel Hambleton at Rising Sun
and Mary West at North East.
whom he renominated this week.
The Cecil Circuit Court has de-
creed II divorce to Mrs. Estella
Gregg Of Fair Hill. from her hus-
band. Howard w. Gregg. on the
ground of desertion.
Cherry Hill NJ. l.. congregation
has invited Rev. ID. J. Ford to con
tinUe as its pastor for another year.
His first year has been very success
ful with IA record Of twenty new
members Of the church and repairs
costing $1,000 made to the build
ing.
The basket ball teams of Com
pany f., First Regiment, NJ. y. g..
and Central Academy of Whining.
ton. played on the Armory floor in
Mechanics Hail. Elkton, on Thurs.
day evening. the soldiers winning
by "A score of Is to 10.
On the same floor. the same even.
ing, the Elkton High School team
defeated the Penlyn Hall team OF
Wilmington, by score Of 16 to 13
Chicken thieves. it is stated. Sc.
cured 300 fowls in recent raids on
the premises of John Spots, Allen
Wilkinson, William Stewart and
Alexander Gregg, in the Fair Hill
Lewisville sections.
The vacancy in the office of State
Auditor, existing since the death OF
George r. Ash, of Elkton, in Jan.
uary last, is to be filled by the
choice of }. Enos Ray, of Prince
George County, by State
Comptroller Harrington and State
Treasurer Vandiner, at the meeting
Of the Board of Public Works. on
January 2nd. Thomas j. Murray
of ElktOn. who secured the crea-
tion of the post of Assistant Audit
or by the Legislature will, it is said,
likely be appointed thereto.
The double team of Charles c.
Queck, baker, of Elkton, bolted at
High and Bridge streets, on Thurs
day and after a lively run, without
damage, brought up in Mrs. J. w.
Cooper's yard at East Main and
South streets, whence team and