The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-03-30
All-Fools Day Monday.

A musical and literary entertainment
Dy the Hayre de Grace M. e. Choir will
be given in the American Mechanics Hall
in Perryville, Friday evening, April IL, at
o'clock. for the benefit of the Perryyille
Presbyterian Church. Tickets rs cents;
reserved seats, 35 cents. All are cordial
ly invited.
Rev A. w. Seabreese, of ST. James
Church, Port Deposit, will preach in
Trinity Church, Elkton, at the Tuesday
evening Lenten services next week (Holy
Week. Hour of service, 7.30 Other
services during the week as follows:--
Daily until Good Friday at 1890 a. m On
Good Friday at 1890 a. m. and 2.3O D. IN.
On Saturday (Easter Event at 1890 a. m.
Service on Easter Sunday, April I, with
specia. Easter music, at IL a. m Carol
service with Sunday School Festival at
730 p. m.
Service will be held in St. Andrews
tGoldsborough MemoriaD Church, An
dora, on Good Friday, at p. m. On
Easter Sunday at 8 p. m. followed by
Sunday School Festival, and singing of
Easter Carols
Services at Bethel and Summit Bridge
NJ. E. Churches tomorrow Sunday at
the usual hour. 1915 a. m. and 2.30 D.
m. Rev. A. Burke. the pastor, will
preach.
Mrs Lena L. Wilson made unusual
preparations for her Spring Millinery
opening yesterday and today. As con-
sequence her display of trimmed hats has
never been surpassed in this town. MIS-
Wilson has acquired such wide reputa-
tion for tasteful millinery work, that her
openings attract visitors from many
sections, and all find a welcome for the
examination of her large stock.
A. NJ. Strickland Is al out to erect .
| new frame office, 12x35 feet, on concrete
foundation for E. w. Taylor, the new
owner of the Howard House Livery
Stables, on the site of Thomas H. Har-
lan's old Office which has been removed
to Elk Landing.
Miss Estella NJ. VanDeusen, a former
teacher of elocution in the Cecil County
High School, died on March Is, of pneu-
monia. at her home in Passaic, N. ].
Thomas H. H, .rlan's sale of his horses
and other equipments Of the Howard
House livery stables held on Saturday
was largely attended, and good prices
were obtained, notably for horses E. w.
Taylor, the new owner of the stables,
occupied them this week. ~
Julian Vandegrift, of this section,
former enlisted man of the U. s. Navy,
has been granted a pension for injuries
to his eyes, incurred while in service.
Henry NJ. Mccullough and Charles b.
N Ecnc tLo Co.
Maryland Day and Havre de Grace High
Schools, respectively.
j. l.. Moore is acting as temporary
postmaster at Leslie. Enoch K Potts
having declined appointment.
The Maryland Water Company OF Elk
ton has asked the State Public Service
Commission to sanction it's proposed is
sue of 100000 in per cent, 80 year gold
bonds, the proceeds of which will be
applied to refnancing the concern and
Improvement of its water supply system.
Henry Bordley, colored, the well known
driver of Taylors livery hack, left this
week for Boston where he will take
position.
Former County Roads Engineer w. d.
Hines, who was succeeded on March 49,
~ "ooNPi - itiChdiuo, Ol, DttH dp-
pointed Assistant Engineer of Bridges in
the Engineers Department, of the Balti-
more City Government.
Thomas Casho, long in the service of
the B. o. r. R., died at his home in
Newark on Saturday. His funeral was
held on Wednesday with interment in
Head of Christiana Cemetery.
Br. Charles Beck, organizer for the
Improved Order of Heptasophs, who has
been covering the Colora and Rising Sun
fields in its interest, is now in Elkton
engaged in like work.
A Rising Sun special states that Mr. and
Mrs Cecil E. Ewing on their recent we'd
ding trip shipped a trunk containing $3.50
worth of wearing apparel, valuables, etc.
to a railway station in Savannah, Ca,
which has not yet been traced.
Chicken thieves are working overtime
in upper Cecil, Upwards of forty fowls
were stolen from Court Clerk Cecil Kinks
premises, near Colora, on Sunday night
Looking out of window he thought he
saw light at his poultry house, but
going to another for a better look con-
cluded he had BEEN mistaken.
Rev. Thomas S. Barrett will preach in
Hart's NJ. f. Church, Elk Neck, tomor-
row at 1890 a. m, and in Wesley Chapel
at p m.
A bake will be held in Red Mems Hall
this Saturday evening by the Ladies'
Aid Society of Cherry Hill NJ, E. Church.
Ice cream and candy will be on sale.
A pie social will be held this Saturday
evening at w. w. Dill's home at Jackson
Station for the benefit of Principle NJ. E.
Church Admission, 10 cents. Coffee and
pie free. Ice cream and cake will be on
sale.
Fire starting in the kitchen of A. B.
Keen's home in Rising Sun one day this
week, was checked in time to prevent
serious loss. Some damage resulted
from smoke.
William J. McDougall, of the Rising
Sun section, has secured a patent for
rear brake for wagons which, he thinks,
will meet with ready sale.
With the checking of scarlet fever in
the neighborhood, the schools at Calvert
were reopened this week
Owing to low tide last Friday evening
the Ericsson Line steamer Lord p; lti
more, could not cutter the canal at Della
ware City. Old rvermen said that not
FOR many years had like stage Of water