The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-03
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

FOiut, 10 Joseph d. McCdll, TreSlueuL op
the Philadelphia Electric Company.
The incorporators of the proposed
Farmers Trust and Banking Company OF
Rising Sun. are l. Wayne Reynolds. C.
Ross Bi -. Jesse T. Cameron. J. T..
Grove, Harvey H. Mackey, w. T. B. r.
Robertson, s. J. Reynolds, w. R. Cameron.
IT, NJ. Holden, Cecil Kirk. John b. Fassitt
and w. M Pogue.
7. Leslie Moore, the popular clerk at
the Washington Housee, Newark, died
on Tuesday night at his home on Choate
street, after several weeks illness, aged
81 years His wife and two children sur
vive him.
Frank H. Moody, 1t Is reported, has
sold his small farm, near Belle Hill. to
John Davidson, tenant of Gilpin Manor.
and will occupy the dwelling on Delaware
avenue, just vacated by Mrs. James r.
Evans.
The Elkton Gun Club will hold its in
augural shoot in Mitchell's meadow, near
Farr Creek. next Saturday. with ten
events at ten blue rocks each. German,
Worthington and other experts are ex-
pected to enter the sweepstakes.
The public Is invited to the Poverty
Social to be held this Saturday at Racine
School, Proceeds for the salary Of the
pastor of Elk Neck charge.
Justice Gilpin on Tuesday gave hear
ing to Harry P. and Grover C. Jones, of
Earleville, charged with assaulting Isaac
R. Taylor. the village postmaster, and
after hearing testimony, fined each de-
fendant 81 and costs, about 81.
Their was large attendance at Folger
McKinsey, the "Bentztown Bard's read
ing, "a Trip to Childhood Town. given
in Hopewell M. E. Church, under the aus
pices of Woodlawn w. C. T. U.
Falling on ice last Friday, Mrs. z.
Leonard, of Calvert, was severely Jared
and her arms were disabled for a time.
Liberty Grove has a new gun club with
twenty members.
George ]. Liddell has bought Mrs. S. ].
Weaver's house, adjoining his own at
Liberty Grove.
J. Clyde Mackey, of the New London
section, while driving to Avondale, on
Saturday, was thrown out of his buggy
and got a.-bad bruise near his eye, when
his horse was scared by trolley car.
Thomas F. Grier, Secretary of the Ok
ford Fair Association, succeeds Henry
Cope, resigned as President.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Mt. Pleas
ant NJ. E. Church, Colora, cleared $S from
the box social held last week.
Arthur Armour was high gun and Ray
mond Mace second in the live bird shoot
at Pennington on Saturday.
Lawson Crothers, who has sold his drug
store at Bryn Mawr. Pa, is visiting
friends at Zion.
New London Presbyterian congregation
| will tender a reception to their new pas
| tor, Rev. ]. R. Noordeweier, next Tues
| day evening, February 6.
number of Mr.. and Mrs. Orion Tay-
or's friends enjoyed a pleasing musicale
| at their home at Sylmar on Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Lewis P. Good formerly OF Kem-
bleville, died last Friday at the Hahnne-
| man Hospital, Philadelphia, after an op-
| Grafton for internal trouble Her hus-
| band and sister, Mrs. William Kennedy
OF Newark, survive her. Interment was
made in New London Presbyterian Gene
| terry, on Tuesday.
The statement of the net operating re-
venue of the Pennsylvania Railroad sys-
tenn or lines east of Pittsburgh, shows a
| decrease of S2,S5l ,271 and on lines west
of Pittsburgh, a decrease of 81 ,9O7, SOL for
1911, compared with 1910
| Mr. Isaac Payne. Sr., will sell at public
sale his personal property on March 5,
on the farm where he now resides on the
Elkton Chesapeake City road.
| William d. Bradford, OF Middle Neck,
this county, has been appointed trustee
of the Maryland Agricultural College by
Governor Goldsborough.
! Mr. Warburton, Chairman of the House
of Delegates Committee on Currency
who is entitled to a secretary and steno-
grapher, has selected Charles E. War
! burton, of Elkton for the position.
The Board Of Trustees of the Poor and
Insane for Cecil County organized on
Wednesday by electing Edward w. Taylor
of Elkton, President, and Thomas H
Warburton Secretary and Treasurer. The
present officers at the Aims House and
Insane Asylum will continue in Office for
another year.