The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-20
LOCAL JOTTINGS

Rev. ]. Earle Maloy, Chaplain of the
Senate, was honored with the newly in
stituted custom OF offering prayer at the
completion of the act of taxing the oath
by the Governor, at Mr.. Goldsborough's
recent inauguration. This was fitting
recognition of Mr.. Maloys fifty-five
years of service in the Ministry
Miss Madeline Davis, granddaughter of
the late Rev. Charles f. Sheppard, for
merly pastor in this county, and Miss
Lucille Guard, granddaughter of the late
Rev. DR.. Thomas f. Guard, will give a
concert in Chesapeake City this (Satur-
day evening", January 20. 10th are very
accomplished musicians and should COM
mand a fine audience.
The State Comptroller has forwarded
his check for s16!9.52, Cecil County's
share Of the motor vehicle State license
fund, to be used in maintaining the
county's improved roads.
Delegate Dawkins, Of Baltimore, has
offered bill in the Legislature impos-
ing an annual license fee of 81 on bar
bers in the State.
Several cars of c. & P. D. R. R.
freight train were derailed last Friday
morning, near Port Deposit, delaying
traffic for about three hours.
A box social will be held at Wesley
Schoolhouse on Thursday evening, jan
uary rs, for the benefit of the preachers
salary. If stormy next clear evening.
Ladies please bring boxes and gentlemen
come prepared to buy.
Ice stored in local houses this week
measured ten inches or more in thick
ness.
Charles E. Warburton of Elkton, was
elected a vice president of the Peninsula
Fruit Growers Association at it's meet
ing held last week.
A. P. McCombs has been chosen presi-
dent of the National Bank of Havre de
Grace for a twenty third yearly term.
The pipe feeding the water motor OPP
Grating the organ in Tome Church, Port
Deposit, burst on Sunday, causing quite
a flood in h, edifice.
Children with IL fingers or II toes are
born not infrequently, but an infant OF
Mary Moore, colored, of Newark, has IL
toes and IL fingers.
The Wye Hall or Paca farm, on Kent
Island, has been sold to William B. and
Julia P. Paca for $23,370.
Charlestown held it's town election last
week. Harry McKown, J. c. Graham,
Bayard Black, Percy X. Barnes and Ell
mer Murphy were chosen commissioners.
Mr.. Black was elected president of the
board.
Drexel Institute and Delaware College
met at basket ball on the latter's floor
on Saturday evening and the former won
by score of 2S to "a.
Last weeks severe weather caused
suspension of work on the new NJ. e.
Church and parsonage in North East.
The Star says the church will not be
ready for dedication for three months to
come, by which time the parsonage will
likely be completed
Patrick Donvan fell down the north
steps of the p, b. & w. r. R. station in
Havre de Grace, one night last week,
and his skull was fractured DR.. r. X.
Smith treated him for his injuries at
the new home hospital
Miss Margaret ]. Thompson, an aged
resident of Fairview, neer Newark, fell
through an open trap dCo. at Mrs. Flor
ence n. Little's home, one day last week
, and several of her ribs were fractured.
\ The upper bay is fro en- tight and Elk
River is solid to Turkey Point. The
Ericsson Line propellers ceased running
and will not resume trips for several
days or perhaps weeks.
Miss Jennie NJ Cul en-, until November
last one of the teachers in the Havre de
Grace High School, died on Saturday
evening, after a protracted illness, a.
the home of her aun@, Mrs. Margaret
Boyd in that city. Miss Cullen lad
wide circle of friends who regret her
untimely death.
Samuel G. Bye has removed from the
Pleasant Hill section to the DR.. David
Maokey farm near Lewisville.
I. c. Davis of SIN! rna, has purchased
from George w. Ingram, agent, of Middle
town, "Lorewood", the 2S1 acre farm OF
the late Chief Justice Lore, of Delaware,
located near St. Georges, on private
terms.
Mrs. Vaughn S. Collins wife of the es-
teemed pastor of Bethesda NJ. E. Church,
Middletown, has gone to sanatarium in
Clifton Springs, N. Y, for treatment for
impaired health.
w. R. Smith, of oxford, bought driv-
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