The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-03-23

| ton is to be held in Council Hall on next
Tuesday evening, March 26, at p. M,
| for the purpose of formulating plans for
| bringing the Chautauqua to Elkton dur
ing the coming summer. All are urged to
attend this meeting.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Levi O. Cameron moved
| this week from their old home on West
Main street to the Brown property on
East Main street which their son, Prof
Norman W. Cameron recently purchased.
At the meeting of Town Council on
| Wednesday evening, Treasurer Gilpin
reported receipts s1.33S.71. disbursements
I.216.77; balance. $121.94. Bills cover
ing pay of the street force and Cadmus
Prices $34.28 for hauling were ordered
paid committee Of the EIkton I'm
provement Association appeared in refer
| ence to the proposal to- place a town
| clock in Council Hall or the Court House.
Council agreed to cooperate in the
| movement.
! The Cecil Farmers Club held its March
| meeting on Wednesday at John H. Kim
ble's home, near Port Deposit.
The oyster dredging season closed last
, Friday and was one of the least profit
able for years past. Tongers may con-
. tinue work until April 25.
Sheriff ]. Myron Miller on Saturday
| took Camille di francesca and William
| Thompson, colored, to the Penitentiary.
| The former was given five years for fsl-
| onious assault and the latter two years
| for manslaughter.
Frank E. and Miss Mary E. litter have
purchased the property of their mother,
the late Mrs. Mary f. litter. including
| her country home. Spring Grove" near
! Glasgow.
, State Fire Marshal Myers has appoint
| ed as his deputy John w. Famons, Of
Hartford county. He will succeed William
s. Forwooi, of Bel Air, on May 1.
Senator Bosley, of Dorchester county,
| has a bill pending in the Legislature,
! making $500 the. minimum pay for white
; teachers in the public schools.
The missionary collections of Bethesda
NJ E. Sunday School, Middletown, totalled
| 5000 for the Conference year.
| At $50 p. m. tomorrow Sunday THE
Saloon and it's Allies" will be discussed
at jackson Hall, near Cowentown. MT.
Alfred P. Scott, of Barksdale, will con-
/ ly invited.
There will be divine services in St.
Marks Chapel nea' Perryville tomorrow
| Sunday at o'clock p. m Also SER
/ vices during Lent, Wednesday, at p. M
+ The Lancaster, Oxford & Southern Rail
road was sold at the Court House door
! in Lancaster on Saturday by John A.
I Nauman, receiver, to a committee Of
| bondholders for $4,000. The road runs
| from oxford to Peach Bottom and from
| Paramount to Quarryvil'e, distance Of
! Is miles.
Trinity NJ. E. Church. Worcester, Mass
has invited Rev. DIR. Harvey W. Ewing,
| formerly of this county to continue as its
| pastor for a sixth consecutive year 1t is
stated that in DIR. Ewing's twenty five
years in the ministry he has never had
one adverse vote n any of the ch riches
| ne has served.
| The First Regiment NJ. y. G. will go
into Camp with the Militia of Delaware,
| District of Columbia, Virginia and Penn
| sylvania at Mt. Gretna, Pa. next sum
mer, probably about August ID. Major
| General Frederick d. Grant will have
charge OF the camp Of instruction. The
| First Regiment includes Companies E,
of Elkton. d. of Bel Air and X, of Hav-
| re de Grace.
| Martin F. Abbott has been selected as
additional night watchman by business
| mtn of Havre de Grace