Newark post., 1912-06-12
Cecil County, Letter

William J. Bratton, eldest son OF
Dr. Howard Bratton, Of Elkton,
was graduated from Princeton
University yesterday. He had pre-
viously been graduated from Del
aware College.
The Misses Anna and Martha
Rowland, Of ElI1ton, enjoyed the
pleasures Of June Week" at the
L. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis.
The latter was the partner OF En-
sign Robert \. Lavender. one Of
the graduates. at the German
given on Thursday evening.
Mr.. Charles A. Benjamin of Les,
lie. former county commissioner
and Mrs. Abi NJ. Morris Of Wash
ington. d. G., were married in Bal
tinlore last Wednesday by Rev. f.
T. Little. former president Of the
Maryland NJ. p. Conference.
Residents Of Elkton and nearby
sections are awaiting the opening
Of ChautauQua Week, June 1919,
expecting much pleasure and
profit from the attractive program
to be presented
The wedding OF Miss Helen
Louise Bilrs and Mr. Alfred Wei
don. of Philadelphia, is set for
noon today. lWcdnosday) at the
home Of the BRIDES parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George ". hilcs. "Bric1
Hill" rrar Nl"a Ball. Fourth Dis
trict.
Mr.. andNr> Robert N.TnarNyry,
Of ElEton, attrnjc0 Princeton Uni
vcrS;ty commencement this week.
rho former i Il mombcr OF the
class Of i&I23. which held y reunion
I.ieut. Julian c. Smith Of the L..
$. Marine Corps. Of Elkton. an al
uDnus Of Delaware College. is
with the fierce ordered 10 Cuba t.
protect American residents and
their property from the maraud~
inc negro revolutioniStS.
States Attorney Albert Con,
stable. who went to Atlantic City
to rocuppr0te after an attack Of
quinSy, with which he was troubl-
ed just prior to the recent primary
at which he was nominated as Dem
ocratic candidate for Chief Judge
of the Second Circuit, is now ser
iouSly i'll at his home in Elkton.
formerly the TOrbert residence. on
Main street. His friends are great
" concerned over his condition.
W. Clifford Kirk. a well-knowu
farDer Of the Sixth District. who
in NoTrmhor. 1911, married Miss
Helen Wells. daughter Of =. N.
Wells. the veteran Adams Express
agent at Eikton. died Of heart
trouble at his home on last TIeS-
day night. His funeral was held
on Saturday. with intcrment in
Ro&2hanE cemetery. Calvert.
George \. Blake and William
:. Evans. trustees. offered the
Bradbury properties in Elkton. at
public sale alst peek. Three double
frame dwellings on East High
street. on lots averaging 30 feet
front aud 200 feet in depth, yield
ING &fOS in rents per year. were
withdrawn on Il bid Of 81 500 for
all of them. as was also a double
dwelling on Church street. An old
double frame dwelling on West
Main street with another in the
rear, on Water street. was sold tC
John II. Terrell for 800.
Forty-onIc Of the forty-threG
members Of Company Z. First
Regiment. N. \. G.. Of Elkton
qualified at the State rife range
during their recent practice. The
command made the best record
scored at the range thus far this
year.
Explosion Of a gasoline stove
one night last week. caused tht
partial destruction of a double
frame dwelling at Providence, oc
cupied by Theodore Feehly.
The rain of Thursday was heavy
here. and in sections north ans
northeast of Elkton was Of tht
cloudburSt order. The Big Elk wa
greatly swollen and rendered 81
turbid that the Radnor Pulp Nil
was shut down. owing to the
muddy water
/ Z. ". Taylor S Maxwell tour
ING ear. in which his son, J. Al
fred Taylor. took party to Ches
tertown one day last week. wa