The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-07-27
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

The Woodlawn Athletic Club held a
festival at Battle Swamp, July "a.
Trinity Camp will be held Sunday, Au-
gust 4, on the church grounds near Zion.
Twenty-Five tickets were sold at Elk
ton for che Atlantic City excursion last
Sunday.
Kemblesville Driving Association will
hold its second matinee of the season,
next Wednesday.
The second railroad excursion to Toll
chester WILL be next Wednesday. Train
leaves Elkton at S44 a. m.
The carnival at Leeds was well at
tended Thursday evening and was also
held last (Friday) evening.
There will be divine services at st.
Marks Chapel, near Perryville, Sunday,
July 2S, at 3 o'clock p. m.
Lawson Tosh, of the Colora section.
has been appointed superintendent OF
road construction in Maine.
large colored excursion from Balti-
more went to Chesapeake City on the
steamer Angler" last Sunday.
The Young Friends Association will
have charge of the Octoraro Peoples
Church, near Richardsmere, tomorrow
Jerry Atkinson, who has been operating
Homestead Mills at Richardsmere, has
purchased the mill and farm of about
250 acres.
While going down a hill on a motor
cycle on Wednesday, Charles Armstrong,
of Newark, collided with fence and was
badly bruised
James Lynch, of near Bay View, has
begun his forty-fourth year as thresher.
He has been in the business since he was
fifteen years of age.
carnival for benefit of Bay View
base ball team will be held July 80
on the lawn of the J. T. Armour resi-
dence near Bay View.
Appleton base ball club will hold fes-
tival on Appleton grounds in the after
noon and evening of August g. Refresh
ments for sale. Everybody invited
The amended River and Haroor Dill, as
it comes from joint conference of the
Senate and house, reduces the appropria-
tion for the improvement of the Elk
river from $500 to $4O4O.
Minnehaha Band of Newark, announces
that an open air concert will be given on
the grounds of the Red Mems Home to-
morrow Sunday afternoon between the
hours of 2 and o'clock.
The executive committee of the Jun
Tor Order United American Mechanics an
nounce that their 1nual reunion of
lodges throughout the State will be held
at Colchester next Monday.
There will be nc preaching service on
Sunday, July 2S, at Union, Calvert or
Zion -"urches, the pastor, W. H. Briggs,
being aoSent as a supply for the pulpit
o., Grace NJ. h Church, Wilmington
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hold fair and festl al for the benefit of
the church on the nights of Friday and
Saturday, August and 3. Come and
see the carnation bed; something new;
everybody welcome.
Jackson Union Sunday School VIII hold
its annual picnic and festival on We'd
nesday afternoon, July 81, on the lawn
at Jackson Hall, Cowentown. ice cream,
candy and cake for sale. Come one and
all and have IA good time. If stormy on
Wednesday. come the next fair day,
A Loyal Temperance Legion has been
organized in North East by superintend-
ents Mrs. W. B. Long and Mrs. Marion
Rose with eleven members. The follow
ing officers were elected-President
Francis Logan: vice president, Rebecca
Bryson; secretary, Anna Fails; treas
urer, Edith Shippers, to serve until Sep
tember. Mrs. Long and Mrs Rose will
continue to serve as superintendents.
cordial welcome to all interested in
Sunday School work at Zion Presbyterian
Church on Sunday August 4, at p. m.
Mr., j. Albert Haddock, of Philadelphia,
will give a review of the Sunday School
lessons. The Life of Christ-from Janu-
airy to June, 1912. This will be illustrat-
ed with stereopticon views showing one
hundred slides of hymns, Bibles, Golden
Texts, lesson charts, maps, landscapes
of Palestine and famous paintings by
celebrated artists.
S. Caslow, of Baltimore, chauffeur for
United States Senator John Walter Smith
overturned a seven passenger auto, by
suddenly applying the emergency brakes
in order to avoid a collision with
northbound express train on the Penn
sylvania tracks, at Newark, last Saturday
afternoon. Caslow received a sprained
ankle, discolored eye and was badly
bruised, while Daniel Bourtner, another
occupant of the car was severely cut
and bruised and his left foot badly
crushed.