The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-11-23

pike between Rising Sun and Barnes
Corner and resulted in the dog being
killed, the boy somewhat cut and bruised
and the motorcycle wrecked
Mr.. Julian Vandegrift sold, this week,
his farm 1.-THE Amos Lewis place. on the
Elk River, to Philadelphia purchaser
| It Is reported that Omar d. Crothers,
Esq, has purchased the Gilpin home
stead, near Elkton, from which the Gill
pins will remove to their residence on
Partridges Hill.
w. T. Barrett has been appointed
chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road service at Perryville.
| The North East Mining and Milling
| Company has awarded the contract for
Consolidated Engineering Company, OF
| Baltimore.
| The Methodist and Presbyterian
Churches of Eliston will hold joint SER
vices in the M. Z. Church, next Thurs
day, Thanksgiving Day, at 1890 a. m. The
sermon Will be delivered by the Rev. DR..
McElmoyle. All are welcome.
| $27 was taken In at the box social held
| at Pearce's Neck schoolhouse, near
,Earleville, on Wednesday evening of last
week
| The Third District Teachers Reading
Circle will meet in the superInrendent's 8
office Tuesday evening, November rs, at
1880 o'clock.
| The Cecil Farmers Club will be en-
| tertained at the home of r. K Rawlings
near Rising Sun, next Wednesday.
The young men Of Elkton will give a
| Thanksgiving dance in Mechanics Hall,
next Wednesday evening
| A movement is on foot among the stud
ents of Delaware College, to organize a
Glee Club
| The winter schedule on the p, B &
| w. r. R. will take effect tomorrow. The
| following changes are effective at Elkton
1882 a. m. southbound, will not stop at
| Elkton Southbound changes: Sill a. m,
to S:14; 1912 to 1913; 1923 to 1O:43;
GAS p. m. to $3.50 p. M; 9:22 to 9:21 p. m.
Northbound: 1922 a. m. to S;19; 11:O2 a
m. to 11:04; 11;04 p. m. to 11:07 Sun
day trains, southbound: 9:36 a. m. to
| 9:34; 6:46 p. m. to 6:3S p. m. North
| bound: 2:29 to 2:46 p. m.
Morris X. Biddle, John A. Clark, Frank
McGready, Ernest A Howard and Ches-
| ter Warmkessel, all of Elkton, were
graduated from Goldey College, Whining
| ton, at it's 26th annual commencement,
| held in the Wilmington Opera House,
| Thursday evening.
| DR.. P. B. Housekeeper, of North East,
| one of the Oldest and leading physicians
| of Cecil county, was taken to the Ger
man Hospital Philadelphia, last week,
, for an operation. AT last reports the
Doctors condition was improved
Closing exercises will be held at Pier
sons Grove Sunday school tomorrow
| sunday at 2:30 p. m. The public Is cor
daily invited.
| supper will be held at Head of
| Christiana Presbyterian Church next
| Thursday evening. Everybody is cor
daily invited.
The teacher and pupils of New Valley
school will hold box social in the
| school house, near Rock Springs, on We'd
| nesday evening, November 27. If stormy
| on that date social will be held next clear
| evening. Everybody welcome.
| An automobile in which were a num-
Der of members of the Utopian Band, of
Kembleville, broke an axle, when near
Blue Ball, while going home from Elk
| ton Tuesday night, necessitating the
VI tuc HiuCulut lOT lut
night and long tramp home by its oc-
cupants.
Mr.. and Mrs John Rothwell, of Middle
| town, Del, observed their fifty-frst we'd
| ding anniversary on Wednesday. Mrs.
Rothwell was Miss Lydia Eliason, daugh-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Eliason, Of
Mt. Pleasant
George James, respected colored man
who has served as janitor at Delaware
College, Newark, for nearly forty years,
died Wednesday morning from paralysis.
| His funeral will be held Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
The college farm at Newark, recently
| added a number of Ayrshire COWS and
Jersey heifer calves to its live stock.
An ice cream festival and bazar will
| be held in the NJ. E. Church, at Elk
Mills this Saturday evening. Proceeds
| for benefit of Sunday school,
| Elliott Graham, of Conowingo, who
had his neck broken in a fall at Holt
wood, some time ago, is slowly improv-
| Ing and was able to be removed from
| Columbia, Pa, hospital, last week, to
| the Union Hospital, Elkton, where he is
being treated.
Clifford E. Lewis, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Lewis, died Wednes-
| day morning at the home of his parents,
at Red Mems Home farm, near Newark,
Queen Anne's county is likely to hold
| the record for this seasons cunning ac-
cidents. Two persons have been killed
and three injured in that county, since
the cunning season opened
| Fred r. Brown, a fireman on the freight
train running between Townsend and
Centreyille, was struck by shifting
| freight train in the Centreville yards, on
Wednesday afternoon, and instantly
killed.