The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-08
LOCAL JOTTINGS or THE WEEK


ed Charles B. Finley. Jr., to be Captain
of Company E, LIST Regiment, Daniel
Bratton to be a First Lieutenant, and
Ordnance on the staff of Col. Rawlins,
of the Fifth Regiment.
The Ladies Aid Of Charlestown NJ E.
Church will hold an oyster and poultry
supper in the basement of the. church,
February IA and Is. Ice cream and cake
for sale. Everybody welcome.
The big clothing house or N. Snellen-
burg Co.. enter the list of the WHIG'S S
advertisers this week, with an announce
ment of their "half-price sale, which
appears on page of this issue.
The Chesapeake Gun Club will hold a
poultry shoot on February IL, on Its
grounds at Chesapeake City, beginning at
l o'clock. Prizes in the form of turkeys
and chickens will be given TO the high
guns Entries invited from all over the
county.
the Young Friends Association, OF
Rising Sun, is advocating the formation
of society for the promotion of NOR
ality.
Members of the Newark NJ. E. Church
have invited Rev. G. T. Anderson to re-
turn as pastor for the fifth year.
Revival services will begin IN Bethes-
da VI. P. Church, Conowingo, tomorrow
Sunday evening.
Thirty chickens were stolen from the
chicken house of John Boyle, near Como
wingo, last Saturday evening
William Thompson, of Leslie, has sold
out his store goods and will discontinue
store keeping.
Friday evening, of next week, National
Lodge, No. 81, l. o. o. F., of Elkton, will
celebrate the twentieth anniversary OF
the institution of the lodge. Degree
work will be done by Eden Lodge, No.
"a. and Jefferson Lodge, No. 2, and there
will be an address of welcome by Henry
NJ. Mccullough, Esq, with response by
officers fthe Grand Lodge of Maryland
and visiting Odd Fellows. Refreshments
will be served after the exercises.
The members of the Epworth League
of Mt Pleasant Church, Colora, are ar
ranging to give a play.
A new barn is to be erected upon the
West Nottingham Academy farm.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Zion Me-
thodist Church, met at the home of DR.
Eta Crothers, Thursday.
Woodlawn Methodists have about SIC
n the carpet fund treasury for HopeweN
Church
The James Holden farm, near Row
landvl.e, which was offered at public
sale, last Saturday, was withdrawn at
bid of $1,000.
Levi Balderston, of Colora, is taking
noOrSa in AorinuIt,,ra at Mory1a M
State College.
The regular meetings or the county
Commissioners, Orphans Court ans
School Commissioners will be held, ii
Elkton. next Tuesday.
A full attendance of EIKiUn Grang'
is requested this Saturday afternoon
to make arrangements for the meeting OF
Pomona Grange on February 20.
At the monthly shoot of the Elkton
| Gun Club Thursday afternoon of last
week the first prize was won by Milton
| Morgan and the second prize by William
| Stephens. The club will have an oper
poultry shoot next Friday.
The stockholders of the Elkton Gene
| terry Company have reelected the ole
| Board directors and officers-Dr. John
| Fl. lamar, President; w. H. Mackall
| Secretary; Frank p. Price, Treasurer
Villain Boulden, Superintendent Ar
order was passed to have the eastern
section of the cemetery plotted init
| lots
By the will of the late Charles Nc
Crery, who died last October in Den
Yer, 100000 is bequeathed to his uncle
Albert T. McCrery, of near Cherry Hill
| ,,,l 1T, n
McCrery, formerly of this county. bu
now of Wilmington.
| The County Commissioners have beer
petitioned to gravel the Gathers Corner
Battle Swamp public road.
"*No trouble to give Conkey's Roul
Remedy. .Jsut a pinch in drinking water
The fowls take their own medicine
Guaranteed by BENEFITS Market House
advt -4ts**
Rev. J. H. Mitchell, formerly station
ed in this county, at present pastor o
the VI. E. Church, at Newport, Del, will
be transferred in March to the lief NJ
E. Church, Salt Lake City, Utah. Rev
R. p. Nichols, at present pastor of tn,
latter church will succeed Rev. Mr.. Nit
'hell at Newport.
The Maryland National Guard will
hold its annual encampment from Jul.
10 TO 20 at a place to be later designated
by the adjutant general.
y shoot was held by the Liberty Grow,
Gun Club last Saturday afternoon.
temperance meeting will be hel
in the church at Lewisville, Februar.
II. at p. m Rev. c. 0. Smith, of Ok
ford, will address the meeting.
The February meeting of the Ceci
Farmers Club will be held at the hom
of Flwood Balderston, near Colora.
Elwood Balderston has been electe
president, j. H. Kimble. president
Cecil E. Ewing and NJ. C. Reeder, sec
retaries and James H. Maxwell, treas
urer of the Cecil Farmers Club.
Calvert w. C. T. U. met at the Hall
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Joseph T. Kenney, of North East
has been made commander of Wingate
Post G A. R.
Mrs. DR.. Charles f. Thomas, the mo
ther OF Mrs. Frank McChesney, formerl
of Elkton, died of paralysis at her hom
in Philadelphia on Thursday of las
week.
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