The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-06-07
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

ton, where they were caught. The buggy
was badly broken DR.. Mitchell brought
Mrs. Campbell to the home of her br4
| ther, Andrew ID. Dean, in Elkton, where
her injury received attention. She was
taken home by her husband shat evening
Among the twenty-five cars that parti-
cipated in the Delaware Automobile Asso-
ciations run from Wilmington to Dover
and return on Saturday was that of d. j.
Ayerst, of Elkton, who drove his Cadills C
and was accompanied by Mrs. Ayerst,
Master Albert and little Miss Natalie. Mr..
Ayerst won third honors.
Miss Helen Pierson has resigned the
position of cashier of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company, at
Elkton and Miss Mary o. Terrell has been
chosen to succeed her. Miss Terrell as
sumed her new duties last Monday
In the annual tournamend of the Mary
land State Sportsman's Association at
YokePs Park, Baltimore, ON Tuesday,
o. Williams, of the Rising Sun Club, was
high gun, braeking 1877 out of $50. In
the team race the Rising sun club was
third, Washington being first and Elec-
tric Park second.
Daniel Stout, John Stewart and George
Goldsborough, all Second district colored
men, were given a hearing before Magis-
trate J. NJ Ash Saturday evening on a
charge of shooting crap near Chesapeake
City the previous Sunday. They were
found guilty and sentenced to a year in
the House of Correction.
Ebenezer NJ E. Church will hold III,
annual Childrens Day services tomor-
row Sunday beginning at 2 o'clock p. m
pie social will be held at Baldwin's
NJ. E. Church this Saturday evening,
for the benefit of the church. Everybody
invited.
The annual Children's Day services of
Bethel NJ. P. Church will be observed or
Sunday, June 15, at m in the grove
ad dining the church.
The Principle Mite Society will hold a
lawn fete at the residence of S. C. Nc
Cauley, near Jackson Station this Satur-
day evening. Ice cream, cakes and clips
for sale. If stormy, the following Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Mitchell OF
Elkton, narrowly escaped asphyxiaton
early Tuesday morning, from a gas jet
in their room Sunday night, while one
of the jets in their room was turned on
there was a break in the machinery at
the gas works and the town gas lights
went out. The open jet was not turned
OIL and the gas came on, Monday night,
which resulted In Mr.. and Mrs. MitcnelI
having a very narrow escape from being
asphyXiated. The barking Of several
dogs, which awakaned Mr.. and Mrs. Nil
chell, probably saved their lives.
Charged with treating horse cruelty,
Frederick Holland, colored, of Elktou, was
fined IS and costs by Magistrate Lovett, of
Newark, on Saturday.
The Rev. William Crawford, pastor of
Port Deposit Presbyterian Church. had a
narrow escape from a watery grave while
out rowing on the Susquehanna river
Thursday evening of last week, the boat
springing a leak and beginnign to sink
He was escued by Lawson Narvell and
James Touchstone.
Midshipman w. H p. Biandy, of New
ark Del, a cadet commander, took first
honors over the class of graduates at
the United States Naval Academy, at An e.
napolis this week. There were 40 men
in the class.
Mr.. A. H. Mendenhall. the Ninth dis
trict has announced himself as a cnadi-
date for long-t term County Commissioner
in the coming Democratic primaries.
The members of Iron Hill baseball club
made $65 at their festival of May ~.
The ladies of Warwick NJ. p. Church
will hold "A strawberry festival Thursday
and Friday of next week, June II and 13.
Extra meetings are in progress at Be
thel NJ. E. Church, Summit Bridge. I
Burge sisters are assisting Rev. y. Jurke
in the work.
Childrens Day exercises will be OBJ
served at Hart's NJ. E Church, Elk Neck,
tomorrow Sunday morning, at 1890
o'clock.
Teachers examinations were ned this
week at Howard street school, Elkton, by
superintendent Joseph NJ. McVey.
At the recent contest held by the Iron
I Hill baseball club, Herbert C. Litzenberg
of Ekton, was awarded the parlor lamp,
and Paul, the one year old son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Edgar Hitchins, of near New
ark, the $500 in gold
The official Notice to Mariners, under
date of May 80, says chesapeake Bay
Back Creek-Buoy to be established June
II, 1913. Herring Island Buoy, 2 4th-
class spar to be established in about 2
fathoms of water off Herring Island, at
mouth of creek. Courthouse Point, tan
gent, Zl5 IL degrees true NSN .l-lo mag }
Odfelds Point Light 24O degrees true
(SW. by w. IS w. mag). Welch Point,
left tangent, 1886 degrees true On. by w
11-1GW. mag).
The teachers of the Perryville Presby
terina Church will hold festival on the
church lawn, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings June 10 and II.
The WHIG acknowledges the receipt of
some interesting literature and vie
from California, sent us by Messrs. Chas
p. Rutedge and R. r. Atkinson, of Perry
ville who are making an extensive tour
of the West