The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14

Cooperf of upper Cecil county, arrived
home this week from the Philippine Is
lands. to make Miss Mary Hnuter. daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter, his
bride. The young couple were school
friends
DR.. William B. Lowry, OF Elkton, has
been suffering with a badly sprained
ankle as result OF being thrown from
a buggy last Saturday
Tuesday evening the Brotherhood of
the Methodist Church OF Newark, Del.
will hold meeting In the Sunday school
room at o'clock. The topic assigned for
discussion is "Womankind in Revolt"
Professor Grantham, of the College
Farm, Delaware College, will attend the
National Corn Show to be held at Column
bia. S. c., january %, where he will read
a paper entitled Some varications in
Ears of Corn"
Mrs. Daisy Blanchfield, OF near Elktou,
has docketed suit for divorce from Car
roll Blanchfield, of Stanton, DEL, on
grounds of desertion.
Miss Blanche Ford, of Ellton, has re-
signed as principal OF Providence public
school and Miss Lulu Moore, of Cherry
Hill, has been named as her successor.
A second meeting of the subscribers to
telephones in Cecil county, will soon be
held In Elkton. to outline more definitely
plans of protest before the Public Ser
vice Commission on the proposed increase
in rates.
The fourth mule OF the Cecil Paper
Mill, at New Bridge, died on Monday,
not from mouldy corn, as was at first
supposed, but hay that had been laying
about the loft for several years.
A dance, with an attendance Of $50
persons, was recently held in the Be
residence near Conowingo.
Mrs. Lila NJ. Touchton, Of Calvert, en-
tertained the Calvert w. c. T. u on
Thursday of last week.
The ladies' of Rose Bank Church, Cal
vert, held an oyster and poultry supper
in Rose Bank Hall Wednesday evening.
Cecil Davis, of Elkton, who was re-
Gently severely injured while painting
for the p, B. & w. R. R., at Washington,
ID. c.. and not Iron Hill, as stated in las
weeks paper, has been brought home
and is recovering from his injuries.
fire on a shed roof just above the
railroad, at North street, Elkton, called
out the Singerly Fire Company, Tuesday
afternoon. Only very slight damage was
Zone.
Andrew w. Wiley. OF Colora, was re-
Gently thrown from a wagon during a
runaway and sustained painful bruises.
Stepping upon a broken drain pipe, h
mule belonging to John McCush, Of the
Rising Sun section, had three arteries
severed and nearly bled to death.
The Holiness Christian Church, at
Pleasant Hill, was dedicated with spec
ial services last Sunday. in which several
visiting ministers took part The Rev.
E. H. Watts, of Philadelphia, preached
the dedcatory sermon.
A hound and fox belonging to Elwood
Body, of Rowlandville, have become
companions and playmates
Bids are being asked by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad for large operating
tower, known as an electro mechanical
cabin, at Pencader, short distance from
Newark
William s. ontgomery, aged about 50
years, who had been working at the
stock farm of Charles Lafferty, neal
Newark, died in a Wilmington hospital,
Saturday night, where he had been taken
to undergo an operation.
Harry Moore, who resided on Church
street, Elkton, has removed his family to
Marcus Hook, Pa Lewis Robinson has
moved into the house vacated by Mr..
Moore.
There will be ribbon social held
at the home of Mr.. Harvey Jewell next
Tuesday evening, for beneht or Bethel NJ
E. Church. If stormy, next clear even
ing. Everybody invited.
Rev Hamilton B. Phelps will hold SER
vice in ST. Andrews QGoldsborough Me-
moriaD Church, Andora, tomorrow (Sun
day. at p. m.
The Third District Teachers Reading
Circle will meet at the School Commits
sioners' office, next Tuesday evening, al
1880 o'clock.
The Roger Witworth store and ware
| house have been repainted.
George White, OF near Principle, a line
man employed by the Maryland Telephone
Company, met with a fatal accident or
Tuesday of last week, while working nea1
North East, when telephone pole fell or
him, striking him across the shoulders
| causing complete paralysis. He wal
| brought to Union Hospital but died Sat
urday night from his injuries