The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-11-22
LOCAL JOTTIkGS OF THE WEEK

Elkton NJ II. Cnurch. DIVINE worship
at 1O.3O a. m. Sermon, God in Christ; {;
and at 7.30 p. m. sermon WHO Found
that Priceless PEARL The evening wor-
ship begins with a service of song in
which all can take part. A cordial well
come is extended to all our fellow eiti-
zens to all these services.
Thursday of next week being Thanks
giving and legal holiday, the banks and
public offices will be closed. 1t will also
be holiday for the rural mail carriers
Both Thursday and FIR day will be holi-
days in the public schools of this county.
The old log and frame farm house on
the Robert GreenHalt iarm, near New
ark, was burned Monday afternoon. The
fire started in an UPSTAIRS room from a
defective chimney. The loss, which is
estimated to be about $500, is partly
covered by insurance.
Delaware College football team will
play its last game of the season with
Dickinson College team on Joe Frazer
Field, Newark, this Saturday. after
noon. The Athletic Counc | has invited
Governor Charles p. Miller, his staff and
all State officials to be p esent at the
game.
Work vas started last week on the
new pavement on Main street, Port De-
posit. 1t will extend from the Tome In
stitute station as far as the Port De-
post station.
The Digs ho Sc and lot in the Firs.
district vas sold Tuesday morning at
the Court House door by Joshua Clay
ton, Assignee of mortgage, to Robert Ge
der, for S2OS. w. d. Ewing was the aue-
tioneeT
The Maxwell property at Warwick was
sold at the Court House door Tuesday
afternoon by Joshua Clayton, Attorney.
TO Miss Katharine VI. Holt, for $3.50 The
property is improved by a dwelling car
raige shop and blacksmith shop. w. d
Ewing was the auctioneer.
Gilmore Deibert, of Chesapeake City,
while motoring from Elkton one night
recently, ran into a cable placed across
the State road to close it, and smashed
his automobile lamps.
Oliver C. Giles, Samuel Ford and j.
Frank Frazer have announced their can
ddacy for the appointment of postmas
ter at Elkton.
Arthur Dippish, of Havre de Grace. and
Harry Gilbert, of Alb rdeen, have been
appointed and sworn in as United States
deputy marshals to enfo ce the federal
game laws on the Susquehanna Flats.
The Hadley house and lot in the First
district, near Bohemia Rr dge, was sold
at the Court House door Tuesday morning
by, Robert c. Thackery Assignee OF
mortgage, to Byron Bouchelle, for 1870,
Joseph f. Holt was t. e auctioneer.
Mrs. Henrietta Hall. colo ed, who was
employed as domestic in the family of
James A. Pierce. of the First district,
died Monday morning at Union Hospital
of complication of diseases, ased about
forty years. Mr.. Pc ce had her remains
taken to Ceciton Wednesday by Vinsin-
ger & Pippin, interment being made in
the colored cemetery in that town.
Emerson R. CrotheIs, of Elkton, has
purchased a new Buick touring car
A meeting of Elkton Granse will be
held this Saturday afternoon at 2:S0.
Bethel services tomorrow Sunday al
II a. m. and at Summit Bridge at p IN
The Cecil Farmers Club was entertain
ed at the home of |. Wayne Reynolds,
near Rising sun, on Wednesday.
The new firm OF Evans Er,s (Messrs
William Sterling Evans and Standley
Evans) have the new bull lings com
pleted for business and machinery in
stalled. They will conduct lumber and
general warehouse business, the latter
including feed, grain, flour, hay, coal,
fertilizers, cement, &c.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Ada Clendenin 1osh to
Mr.. William Scott, of Little Br tain The
wedding will take place on November 29
at the home of the BRIDE, Maple Lane
Farm, Colora.
The barn of Lindley Rutter, near
Chestnut Level, was SET on fire by burn
ing leaves and destroyed, the loss being
estimated at $4,000.
The comedy "A Kentucky Belle, given
in Red Mems Hall, Chrery Hill, under
the auspices of Little Elk Tribe, No. so,
|. o. R. NJ, was decided success, the
hall being crowded. The parts We're ex-
cellently taken. The play will be re-
peated next Tuesday night November 25,
in Knights of Pythi.as Hall, Lewisville.
John H. Terrell, the newly elected Sec
retary, Treasurer and Manager of the
Maryland Water Company, of Elkton
has rented the room IN the Tucker
Building on North street, formerly occu-
pied by the Road Engineer, and will
make it his headquarters.
Governor Goldsborough has given no
tice that no commission will be issued to
any official elected this fall who has not,
within the proper time, filed his account
of campaign expenses with the Clerk OF
the Court and with the Secretary of
State. The Corrupt Practices Act re-
uuires that this be Il ne
president of County Commissioners Ir-
win G. Griffith and County Treasurer p.
NJ. Groves on Tuesday went to Baltimore
and delivered to Townsend, Scott and
Son the $4,000 road bonds recently sold
to that firm at $l03 81, receiving there
for the cash. S26,4i3 90, which includes
accrued interest.
David 7 Reed, OF the Ninth district,
who has been operating the John p. Will
son farm, has purchased the Robert A.
b. Mearns farm, near Pennington, for
$640O.
The pie social recently held by the
ladies of Hopewell Methodist Church, net
ted about S26.
st. Mary's Church, North East, Rev
Charles A. Eaton, Rector. The Sunday
bpfnra SUNDAY