The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-04-27
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

Norln street.
The work Of transcribing the names of
voters, already registered, from the old
to the new books, was completed on
Wednesday by the clerks, Emerson r.
Crothers. ]. Frank Frazer, John R. Ma
honey and Julius Clayton. after working
steadily for eight and half days.
Corn growing prizes of s25, $40 and IS
are to be offered by West nottingham
Academy to boys Living north of the p,
B. &W r. r.
George Buskirk has been appointed
bridge tender at Chesapeake City, vice
James H. Layman.
Bishop Luther B. Wilson will dedicate
the new VI. E. Church at North East, on
June IS.
DR.. T. J. Conrey, of Chesapeake City,
has been appointed secretary to the
Board of Health by the County Commits
sioners.
Repairs to the RosevfIle dam, near
Newark, have been completed, new ma
chinery has been supplied for the light
and power plant which Is furnishing
current on a 60-mile circuit.
The schools observed yesterday as Ar
Dor Day with appropriate exercises.
Pupils of Blake School will hold
seven cent social in the building next
Wednesday, May l, with an entertain
ment and refreshments will be served.
Proceeds for the schools benefit. Ad-
mission, Z cents.
District Superintendent, Rev. DR.. E. l..
Hoffecker will preach in Wesley Chapel
at 2.3O p. m. tomorrow and hold quarterly
conference.
Services in memory OF the late Mrs.
George Bedwell will .e held in Jones'
Chapel at 7.3O p. M, tomorrow. R. Day
Cantwel will deliver an address. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
James E. Dean and family removed
from their old home on East Main
street, to his house, on Usage street,
West Elkton, vacated this week by his
brother, Andrew ID. Dean.
Bailiff Potts and the street force are
extending the Figh street sewer for half
a block east of Singerly avenue.
Ladies of ST. Paurs 81. E. Church will
hold box social in the old church at
Johntown this Saturday. evening for
the cemetery improvement fund.
Presidential, Judicial and Congress
s!onal primaries Monday, May 6. One
day only for registration or getting
transfers. Wednesday. May 1, from a.
m. to s p. m. Young men coming or age
before November next, are entitled to
register.
Charles j. Campbell of Leeds, has been
appointed road supervisor for the Third
and Charles P. Fit gerald for the Ninth
district.
Manly Drenntn's trotting mare "Shy-
rock 2.29. died of collie Tuesday night.
The ladies of Trinity congregation will
hold bake and cake sale in the vacant
store in the Hurn Block this Saturday
afternoon and evening.
Harry o. X. Foster, of North East, was
given a hearing here ON Saturday by
Justice Gilpin, on tn, charge of disor-
derry conduct on p. B. & w. R. R. pas
senger train, one day last week. He was
sentenced for a nine months term in
the House of Correction.
Delaware College Cadets have donned
their new Khaki uniforms received last
week.
William T. Warburton, Esq, will de-
liver the address at the closing exer-
cises of North East High School, and
Rev. ]. p. Otis will preach the sermon
to the graduates, in the NJ. E. Church.
Second Lieutenant Charles B. Finley,
Jr., has been chosen first lieutenant of
Company e, First Regiment NJ. N. G., of
Elkton, vice DR.. H. A. Mitchell, resigned,
and Dory Foster Second Lieutenant in
place of the former.
iDeIawaro rnlleoa amen hall toor,
played it's frst game of the season with
swarthmore on Saturday and lost by
score of 10 to 6. Jolls, for Delaware,
was batted out of the box and Geoghe-
gan Jared little better. Harvey starred
for Delaware at the bat with two and
three base hit. The game was called
at the end OF the seventh inning to al
low the Lacrosse game to start.
Stewart & Donahue, who last fall COM
'pleted portion of the work of improv-
ing the stretch of the Newark Elkton
road to the Maryland line, were to begin
operations last Thursday on the remain
ing section.
Lawson Davis and Wade Lee, on Sun
day rescued Richard Brauer and William
Musselman, fishermen of Port Deposit,
'Ht'S 'hSS Ntip uS6IHS III Tile
quehanna, after their boat capsized.
John l.. Davis reports that warm re-
ception from a .3S and 90 awaited an
unknown housebi eake- VINO attempted
without success to pry open shutter Of
rear room of his home on Moffit street,
Elkton, one night last week.
A meeting of the Bay View Social Club
was held at the home of Walter Logan,
at Leslie, last Saturday evening New
officers were elected aod a pleasant even
ing was spent by all present
The Board of Trustees of Head OF
Chr!stiana Presbyterian Church has been
reelected with Arthur Scott as new
member. Pierce Whitcraft is chairman
and Robert Mclaughlin, Clerk, Bowen
Milourn was chosen treasurer of the
church and Arthur Scott treasurer of the
cemetery, George w Steel having resign
ed both Offices which were formerly
combined.
Mrs. William Atkinson, of Liberty
"rove, is reported slowly improving af-
'er an operation performed at the Mary
land General Hospital, Baltimore, on
aturday.
Mss Stella TroWbr:rye OF Port De-