The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-17

| which position he has so efficiently held
| for many years. At meeting of the Di-
rectors of the Association held on Thurs
day, Mr.. Charles S. Peacock was elected
secretary in Mr.. Blake's place.
| Locke Warpole, aged AZ years, a well
known resident of Newark. was almost
| instantly killed, Thursday, as a result of
falling from tree which he was trim
ming. 1t is supposed he was attacked
with vertigo.
Glenwood Good, age 10 years. of Havre
| de Grace, was fatally burned last Satur-
| day evening while kindling fire. The
youth poured kerosene on the blaze which
| caused an explosion. He was removed to
| Havre de Grace Hospital, where he died
after few hours Of terrible agony.
| 1t was reported earlier in the week that
Henry NJ. Mccullough, Esq, Chairman of
the Republican State Central Committee
Flor Cecil county had sent the list of local
appointments to the Governor. The list
has not, however, appeared up to this
| date The appointments must be sent
to the Senate by the Governor for con-
| frmation by Wednesday of next week
| Charged with an attempt to assault
Mrs Brahm, at Rowlandville during the
past week, Elmer Johnson, of the Sixth
| district, was arrested by Sheriff Miller
on Wednesday and locked in Blkton Jail
| awaiting a hearing on the charge pre-
| ferred against him.
| Perryville Council No. s, Jr. O. L. A.
| NJ, will install this week an electric
power No. 5 moving picture machine,
one of the most popular on the market,
| having a daylight screen prepared and
patented by Prof German, of Philadelphia
being the only one like 1t in the COM
| munity as the pictures are perfectly
| clear. Beginning next week they will be
| shown Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
| Saturday evenings, then every Wednesday
and Saturday evening for the admission
| of cents each
Look on another page for the dairy
| feeds advertised by w. Sterling Evans,
| of Elkton. They are worth your trial.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Duhamel, of
| Earleville, celebrated the fftieth ami
| versary OF their wedding on January 2S.
Many friends extended their congratu
| lations and made Mr.. and Mrs Duhamel
anniversary presents. Mr.. Duhamel is
probably the oldest Republican in the
First district and has always been
| loyal and active supporter of his party.
| Mr.. Victor r. Bennett, the well-known
poultry fancier, starts this week a series
| If articles on poultry matters, in the
| Cecil Whig', which ne will continue
| For some time to come. In these articles
Mr. Bennett will answer many inquiries
| from poultry rasers, which he cannot
take the time to answer individually
Baker Charles, of Aberdeen, Md,
| lave just received, from the West, by ex-
| press shipment of fine large young
lorses and mules. Included in this ship
| nent are some fine brood mares. Any
| one wanting this stock is invited to in
| spect 1t promptly.
Fourth Quarterly Conference at Zion
| Circuit, February %, at 1.30 p. m Cot
tage prayer meetings are largely attenl-
| ed by the congregation of Union M. Il,
| Church The next one on February %,
will be held at the home of Mrs. Daniels.
w. H. Briggs.
| The Third District Teachers Reading
Circle will meet Tuesday, February 90,
| at 7.3O p. M, in the School Commission
ers' office.
The recent SHOWS have made out of
| door drilling at Delaware College impos-
sible, and the cadets have spent the drill
| periods in indoor work in the college
| gymnasium. Under the instruction of
Major Sloan the battalion has mastered
the first set of Butts Manual and had
some bayonet exercises.
| The Rev. A. l.. TaXis, of Princeton,
| has accepted the call extended him by
the Havre de Grace Presbyterians.
| new piano has been purchased by
| the members of Glasgow NJ. E. Church,
for the Sunday School room.
The Fourth Department of Calvert Ep-
worth League will hold a shadow and box
social, on Wednesday evening" Feb. 2S.
| The members of the Ladies' Aid So
| cety, of Mount Pleasant NJ. E. Church,
| Colora, were pleasantly entertained at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Post,
on Wednesday evening
Wednesday was st. Valentines Day,
| and the mails were heavy, as usual, on
| that occasion.
A spelling bee and box social was held
in Cooper school house, at Sylmar, last
| Friday evening. The prize for best spell
| ing was carried away by Ruth Harper,
of Nottingham. About $21 was cleared.
Skating is being greatly enjoyed on Elk
| Creek.
Thomas Smith and wife, of Colora,
| enterta ined number of their friends a
a dance on last Friday evening.
| box social and spelling bee will be
held in IIopewell Hall next Tuesday
evening Proceeds for benfit of Sunday
| School.
The farm of the late Thomas Brown, Of
| Lewisville, has been purchased by Z. T.
| Pierce and sons.
| Cyrus p Keen, of the Maryland Anti
| Saloon League gave a fine address in the
| Calvert Methodist Church last Sunday.
| H. Linn Worthington was high gun at
the shoot of the Rising Sun Gun Club,
with 119 out of 125. C. o. Williams was
! second, Joslyn, of Wilmington, third and
Alexander fourth.
| The X. of p, of Colora, have increased
| their death benefits from $50 to SIS and
| their sick benefits from So to 81 per
| week.
The Cecil Farmers Club met at the
residence of l. Wayne Reynolds, on last
| Wednesday.
At a recent Wilmington shoot H. Linn
| Worthington, of Rising Sun, broke As out
| of 80 targets.
| Leap Year dance was held in Me-
chanics Hall, Cecilton, Thursday even
| ing, February Is. The patronesses were
| Mrs. Cornelia Davis, Mrs. Arthur Davis,
Mrs George Padley, Mrs. Alexander Will
| son and Mrs. George Pierce.
| Governor Goldsborough has appointed
F.! o. E. Weller, of Baltimore County,
| Chairman of the Good Roads Commits
| sion to succeed John NJ. Tucker, resign
ed. Mr., Weller will go into Office on
| March l.