Evening journal., 1913-06-16
News Notes in and Around EIkton

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ELKToN. Md, June 16.-Driving
his automobile along the road near
the Huntington Valley Country Club
of Pennsylvania. on Tuesday night,
Albert Matinger. Of Philadelphia and
Elkton, accidentally ran down Fred
erick McCullom. who died Of the in
juries
The officers OF horticultural socie-
ties Of the States of Virginia, West
Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey have been invited by j. G. Harri-
son & Son, nurserymen, Of Berlin,
Md, TO a gathering on the lawn Of Or
lando Harrison, on July 81.
The North East river produced a
sturgeon weighing 130 pounds. John
Futty was the fortunate fisherman.
At the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bal
timore, on Wednesday. Alexander L..
Drummond, lately of Cecil county,
died, aged 65 years.
The annual festival of Persons
Grove Sunday school will he held on
Wednesday evening.
The wedding of Miss Bessie Max
well Rawlings to Rufus Gillespie
Jackson, took place at the brides
home, near Rising Sun, on Thursday
evening. the Rev. L. II. Huffman, OK
the West Nottingham Church, officiat-
ing.
The marriage Of Wesley Bell Hartle,
Of Hagerstown, Md, to Miss Maud
Wesley Atkinson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs John Atkinson, of Port Deposit,
took place at the home of the brides
parents on Wednesday evening. The
Rev T. A. II. O'Brien offciated
In St Marys Hospital, Philadel-
phia, one day last week. Abraham l..
English was operated on for appendi-
citis, and is now recovering.
A committee to investigate the af-
fairs of Cecil county was appointed
by the Cecil Farmers Club. Il consists
OF Edward Balderson. Robert Kerr
Rawlings. John Kunkle. Joseph 7
Grove and Henry NJ Mccullough.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Brinton Gil
mcur, who were married in Trinity
i Church. Elkton. tl Thursday after
noon, are spending their honeymoon
at Old Point Comfort, Virginia.
Mrs W. Arthur Mitchell is very ill.,
/ Saturday was the last day of the
Elkton Chautau1ua, and the people
were apparently just as anxious to see
and hear the whole program as on the
first day. Forty of the most promi-
ment business men and residents of
! Elkton have guaranteed a fund to in
sure the return of the Chautauqua
/ for next year Four hundred and
forty tickets we're signed for The
women Of the town have volunteered
! fr. col fn1~ Lot
ager states the attention of the Elk
ton audiences was most marked and
appreciated.
The Endorsement Of Emerson r
Crothers, of Elkton, was the backing
Of Cecil p. Ewing, Of Rising Sun, when
his name was sent to the United States
Senate for postmaster of Rising Sun.
Cecil countians are ever generous
Robert l.. Brookings, who was borr
in North East. has lately given one
million dollars to the Washington
University. at St Louis. About {
dozen years ago Mr.. Brookings erect
ed a memorial tower to Old Sain
Mary Anne's Church, of North East
His parents are lying in this ancien
burying ground.
A rose festival will be held at Rocl
Presbyterian Church on Friday even
ing.
The fifth anniversary OF the Radno
Relief Association, of Elkton, will b
observed by a banquet at the Felto
House on next Wednesday.
The official board Of the Risin
Sun NJ E. Church has given their pas
tor. the Rev F. c. McNichol, leave o
absence until September. Mr.. Nc
Nichol will spend the summer at Re
hoboth Beach.
To raise money for church funds,
festival will be held on the schoo
grounds at Cayot's Corner, on Tues
day and Wednesday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Watson, o
PerrYville. announce the engagemen