The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-05-17
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

AT the nome OF Mf. and MIS-. WIN. Han
man, Friday evening, May %. All are
welcome.
The Maryland Conference of the A. U.
NJ. E. Church began a five day session in
the Elkton Church on Wednesday with
President Robinson of Baltimore, pre-
siding.
Howard Turner of Betterton, has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the
House of Delegates.
Company Z will leave Elkton on Nom
day morning next, by a special car al
Iotted to the S2I train, Ior rife prac-
tice at Saunders Range. The boys will
be absent until Thursday night of l.
same week.
The Directors of Union Hospital, Elk
ton, have contracted for modern fire es-
capes at the hospital building.
The new bridge over Plum Creek, on
the new Elkton Elk Neck road, has been
completed and the road is now open to
travel
The farm of Charles p. Bayard OF
North East has been sold to his son. C.
C. Bayard H. H. Shippers bought the
town property.
Walter Baker, the ten year old son
of Frank Baker, superintendent of the
MT. Ararat farm, near Port Deposit,
owned by Mrs. ]. l. France, was kicked
and probably fatally injured by a mule.
one day last week The mule struck
the boy with both feet, crushing his
chest and ribs
Peter Jensen, of near Eikton, has in
his possession Six fine young rabbits,
which he recently plOughed up. The
rabbits are being kept in a small box
and ar edoing nicely.
Mrs. ]. Ferguson while driving on the
Port Deposit and Liberty Grove road,
Thursday of last week, met a tract.
engine, which frightened the horse and
she was thrown out sustaining a broken
jaw bone.
The graduating class at Delaware COL
lege, next month. will be one of the
smallest in a number of years. The
present indications are that there will
be from twenty to twenty five in the
class.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo has
ordered the new buffalo nickels with
drawn because the words five cents"
are too family outlined New ones will.
be issued.
REV. Cyrus P Keen. of Salisbury.
9POh' III f-lOl VI L NIuI Cl ldSl SUM
morning in the interest of the Anti-Sa
loon League.
Prof W. f. Wentzel has resigned
as Principal of West Nottingham Acai-
emy and will leave the institution at
the close OF the present school year in
sune
The annual municipal election OF Rs-
ing sun, resulted in the choice of j. NJ.
Sterrett, W Louis Ryan, y. C. Brown,
Eli T. Reynolds and Charles S Pyle as
Commission 5
Charles Carter, colored who has a
training stable at Newark, was recently
severely injured while exercising a pae-
ing horse over the late George H. Huber
race track, when the hobbies suddenly
broke and caused the horse to fall Car
ter was thrown from the sulky sustaining
two fractured ribs and spraIned ankle.
The Racing Commission for Hartford
county, report that the gate receipts at
the Havre de Grace track lately closed
amounted to $40, 326. OF this amount the
county will receive five per cent, or 81.
Ol630, in addition to $500 for a track IL
Iense.
Pomona Grange of Cecil county will
hold its spring meeting in Rosebank
Hall, Calvert, Thursday, May %, when
Or, H. c. Patterson, President of the
Maryland Agricultural School and State
Grange Master, will deliver the principal
address.
The following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year at st. Paurs NJ. E.
Sunday school, Johnton, near Earlevile,
Sunday morning. g:-Superintendent, Mr. 5.
X. Emerson; Assistant Superintendent,
Mr.. William Husfelt; Librarian, Mr.. T,
G. Dickerson; Secretary, Miss Helen Hus-
felt; Assistant Secretary, Miss Rena
Woolleyhan; Treasurer, Mr.. William
Woolleyhan; Missionary Treasurer, Mr..
s. R Emerson
Delaware College, Newark baseball
team defeated the Stevens institute team
OF Hoboken, last Saturday by score of
14-5. Maryland A. C. team will play
Delaware this Saturday, afternoon.
The trustees of Rose Bank Church,
will hold the annual festival on Memoir
ial day at Calvert. Lunch will also be
for sale for those who attend commence
ment in the morning and remain for af-
ternoon services.
A horse belonging to w. B. Cooney OF
Rising Sun, recently feel dead in the
harness.
Charged with disorderly conduct a..
the festival recently held at West Not
tingham Academy, six Colora youths
were fined 81 30 each by Justice Nichols
of Rising Sun.
Rev. and Mrs. John McElmoyle of Elk
ton attended the General Assembly OF the
United Presbyterian Church Of America,
held at Atlanta, Ga, this week. Mr..
McElmoyle represented the New Castle
Presbytery as one of its delegates.
While tightening bolt on his auto
mobile, last Sunday, Howard Vincent OF
Elkton, met with a painful accident,
when his left hand was badly cut by be
ing caught in the fywheel.
Rev c. w. Massell has been assigned
to Wright A. NJ. +. Church, Elkton, sue
ceeding Rev C. w Williams, trans =
ferled to East Market Churcn.
At a meeting of the Elkton improve
ment Association held Monday evening
in Council Hall, the followin! commit.
tee was appointed as a Leg slative Com
mittee to draw up a new charter and
submit any other laws to be enacted It
the next legislature for the town of Elk