The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Mrs r. E. lamar has been visiting Mrs.
r. G. Lewis. A
Miss Margaret krastel spent Sunday
with her sister in Wilmington.
Mrs. Frank B. Evans has been enter
| tanning Miss Lulu Newton, Of New York.
Miss Bertha Cleayes spent last week
with her sister, Mrs. Charles Payne, near
Rock Church.
Mrs John H. Terrell, Miss Lydia Ter
rell and Miss Lydia Groves saw Ben
Hur" in Philadelphia ON Tuesday.
Mrs. Andrew j. Worth and daughter,
Miss Ida, of Leslie, spent Tuesday in
Elkton.
Miss Jennie Sapp, OF Greenhurst, was
an Elkton visitor last Tuesday.
Miss Frances Schouler has been enter
| tanning Miss Martha Heaton of Middle
town.
Miss Mollie Ash was a recent visitor
of Wilmington friends.
Mrs. Mary c. Brown, Of Chestertown,
is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Mary L..
| Mitchell.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Burkley entertain
ed number OF young friends last Mon
day evening in honor of the twenty-first
| birthday of their nephew, Hiram Dunbar.
Miss Elma Roberts resumed her studies
at Dickinson College, last Monday after
| being confined to her home here for some
time on account of Ill health.
| The Misses Grace and Reba Ewing, of
Lewisville, gave a Valentine party at
| their home which was largely attended.
Refreshments were served, and the many
guests present greatly enjoyed the func-
| tiOn.
Miss Isabel Scott of Cowentown section
entertained a few OF her friends at tea
| last Saturday evening. Those present
were Misses Mary Hinchman, Ethel D.
Egner and Lydia Foard.
Miss Anna Murray, of Zion was the
guest of Miss Isabel Steele over Sunday.
| Miss Helen Brown was the guest of
| and Sunday last.
Mr. Paul Peterson has accepted a posi-
tion with one of the leading merchants
of Cherry Hill.
Mr.. Samuel Murray, of the Newark sec
tion, was visitor in Big Elk section last
week.
Messrs. Walter Pennock of Harmony,
| and Pusie Morrison, OF Newark, Del,
were over Sunday visitors with Mr.. Har-
vey Mitchell
Mr.. Ray Kerr and Joseph Lort were
Big Elk visitors Saturday night last.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bradley have re-
turned from a weeks visit to friends in
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs Peterson have occupied
their residence at Cherry Hill.
Mr.. Chester Scotten was a Wilmington
visitor last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Dorie Work, OF Wilmington, enjoy
ed the skating last Wednesday night on
Big Elk creek.
the guest of Mr. and Mrs G. B. Steele
one night last week.
Mr. John A. Battenly, of Millington,
and Mrs virma D. Nickerson, of Gelena,
were married at the home of the bride on
February IA, by Rev. A. p. Prettyman.
Howard Bates, of Philadelphia, who
as boy worked for j. Harvey Groves,
visited Elkton friends this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. X. Davis, of North East
wish to announce the wedding of their
| daughter, Mary, to Arthur Rambo, also
OF North East, which took place in Will
| mington, Del, December 27, 1911.
Mrs Martha Mahan DeVou, OF Atlantic
CITY. N D., who succeeded her first hus-
| band, Capt. Joseph L. Mahan, as post
master at Eikton, upon his death in 1869,
and served until 1877. spent several days
here last week, with her sister, Mrs.
sarah N. Scott Capt. Mahan enlisted for
the Civil War in Company B, Sixth Md
Volunteer Infantry. .4e was captured in
lstS, and was confined in Libby Prison,
| Richmond, for about month He was
| wounded in 1864, at the battle of Cedar
creek, but refused to leave the field
within north he was promoted to Ad-
Jutant and in 1865 was again promoted
to Captain Of Company of his regiment.
Mr.. f. Leslie Brumfeld, of Colora
and Miss Clara B. Dowland, of Sylmar
We're married on February TO-
| Mr.. Elmer Ewing. of Hickory Hill, and
Miss Grace Slack, of West Chester, were
married in Philadelphia ON February 10
They took wedding trip to Washington
and will reside in West Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mackie, of the
Fourth district entertained the Little
Elk Valley Five Hundred Club on Sat
urday evening. Miss Nellie Mackie and
Mr.. Ernest Biles made the highest scores
The Club will meet at Mr.. and Mrs Reu-
ben Reynolds next Friday evening
March l.