The Cecil Whig., 1912-06-08
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

An epidemic of measles has broken out
IN the Zion section.
Teachers examinations were held at
the Howard street public school, Elkton,
this week.
| Lieutenant Julian c. Smith, OF the IT,
s. Marines. is IN Cuba, ordered thence by
reason of the internal troubles in that
unhappy isle.
| Tuesday last, j. Alfred Taylor took a
party of telephone men to Chestertown
in his fathers Maxwell automobile. At
one of the cross streets reckless driver
| attempted to cross in front of Mr.. Tay-
lor. crashing into the car and breaking
| both front wheels to pieces, beside do
| ing other damage to it. No one was in
| jured in the collision.
The Bradbury properties in Elkton
were offered for sale Tuesday by George
| A. Blake and William s. Evans, Esqs.,
| Trustees. The lot with double frame
dwelling house on Main street, running
| to Water street, was sold to John H.
| Terrell, for 800, and one-half interest
in 1S acres in the Sixth district to Harry
] A. Pitt for IS. The other properties
/ were withdrawn.
An ice cream and strawberry festival
| will be held on the churc lawn at Eben-
| er VI L. Church, near Greenhurst, on
| Wednesday evening, June 12. II stormy
next fair evening. Proceeds for benefit
of church.
Clinton A. Giles aged 10 years. son of
Harry Giles. of Washington, D. c., but
| formerly of Elkton, was thrown from a
bicycle in Washington Saturday, and as
| ne lay in the street, slightly stunned,
| mule from a passing team kicked him on
| the head, fracturing his skull. His con-
| dition is serious.
North East and Calvert High Schools
crossed bats last Saturday, with a score
of 10 in favor of Calvert.
! Big TX Sunday schools annual festival
| will be held on the chapel grounds on
| Thursday evening, June 49, If stormy,
next clear evening.
States Attorney Albert Constable is
| quite i'll at his Elkton home, suffering
| from complications caused by a recent
| severe attack of quinsy.
| Mrs. James Wooleyhan, of the Summit
! Bridge section, met with quite a serious
| accident, one day last week, while re-
| turning home from Middletown. Her
| horse became frightened at a train, up
setting the carriage and throwing her
| to the ground No bones were broken,
but she was severely bruised
| A large crowd visited Bethel, Gene
terry. Decoration Day. Addresses were
mington, Misses Marie Neville and Hilda
| McCool The ladies of Bethel furnished
refreshments for the occasion.
will be preaching at Crouchs Chapel, by
| Rev. E. p. Roberts, at 2.30 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Gold medals were awarded to Mary
McCommons, Ralph Dunsmore and Law
| renee Stewart for attending Providence
school every day during the year.
Children's Day services will be held in
| Elkton NJ. Z. Church tomorrow Sunday
| evening, beginning at 7.3O o'clock.
The residence of f. H. Lefiler, on Maip
| street, has been repaiated.
The regular meetings Of the County
| Commissioners, School Commissioners
and Orphans Court will be held at Elkton
next Tuesday.
The Cherry Hill Band will hold a fes-
| tival on the base ball field this (Satur-
| day. evening. Music by the Red Mems
Band. of Newark, Del.
The Woman's Auxiliary Committee of
| Union Hospital, held festival on Par
fridge Hill lawn, Elkton, last evening,
| and will continue it this evening.
| Sophie, aged about 10 years, daughter
| of Thomas Mcdaniel, of Elkton, fell
| While playing near the NJ. E. Church on
| Tuesday last and fractured her collar
| bone.
Harry Howard, road supervisor of the
Second district, is putting his part of
the road, between Elkton and Chesapeake
| City, in fine shape.
| Childs Council, No 50, Jr o. U. A. NJ,
| has postponed its festival to be held on
the lawn at Childs until Saturday even
| ing, June Is, instead of having it on
June s, as stated in last weeks WHIG.
The annual reunion of Old Drawers
Presbyterian Church, near Odessa, Del,
was held on Sunday, in honor of it's one
hundred and thirty ninth anniversary.
The morning sermon was preached by
Rev. Charles f. Erdman, of Princeton
University. Josiah Marvel, Esq, of Will
mington, made the address at the after
noon service.
The hour of evening service at Trinity
Church, Elkton, on Sundays and Fridays
Will be, until further notice, Gas.
Rev. Hamilton B. Phelps, Rector OF
st. Thomas Church, Newark, will hold
service in St. Andrews (Goldsborough
MemoriaD Church, Andora, tomorrow,
Sunday, at p. m. All cordially invited.
w. b. Cooney, of Rising Sun, has sold
his black stallion, IGo-on, to William
Baker, of Port Deposit, for $400.
J. NJ. Holden, of Rising Sun, has sold
his butchering business to his brother,
Charles Holden, who will take charge on
Monday.
Chldren's Day exercises will be held
at Union NJ. f. Church on June 16, at
o'clock in the evening.
This entire section was visited by a
terrific storm on Thursday, the rainfall
in some quarters amounting to a cloud
burst. No serious damage Is, however,
reported from any quarter in the county.
Cleanup week an Elkton has started
spirit of Improvement that adds much
to the towns attractive appearance.
BY recent fall Miss Leila Thompson,