The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-07-26
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

BY advertisement in another column
ward of $500 for the capture of the negro
murderer, George Dutton
Hon. Henry Breckinr.dge, of Kentucky.
will deliver the address at the PENN Mar
Presbyterian Reunion to be held Thurs
day next.
The Rector will hold service in Trinity
Church, Elkton, tomorrow Sunday at the
usual hours, II a. m. and 6.45 p m
Mr.. Charles RE. Lewis, well-known
farmer of White Clay Creek hundred, has
sold his farm, adjoining Red Mems Fra
ternal Home at Newark, containing 14o
acres, to Prof A. E. Grantham, of the
Delaware Callege Experiment Station.
Mr.. George l.. Spence, of Cherry Hill,
who has been associated with j. w. Brown
of Newark, Del, for number Of years,
has accepted a responsible position with
Mitchell & Fletcher, large wholesale and
retail grocers Of Philadelphia.
The carnival held last week by the COP
gregation of Leeds NJ P. Church netted
5000.
Union, Zion, Greenhurst and Calver.
Methodists will unite in a picnic on We'd
nesday, August 9Th.
Beginning August 1st the Pennsylvania
railroad will allow stop-over privileges a.
Wilmington on tickets reading through
that city.
A Miscellaneous Shower" was given
Mr. and Mrs Amos Gibson at the home
Of Amassa Churchman, of Calvert, Thurs
day eve:.ng of last week.
Mt. Pleasant Sunday School held it's
annual excursion to Betterton Thurs ley.
Only twelve tickets were sold at Elk
ton last Sunday for the railroad txcur.
sion to Atlantic City.
Elmer E. MARBLE, of the Union section,
had his hand severely injured Thursday
of last week while working at his saw
mill, the hand being struck by a projec-
tion on the wheel.
The shooting tournament arranged at
Betterton for July 2S-31, promises to be
largely attended Among local entries are
H. Linn Worthington, of Rising Sun, and
Lester German, of Aberdeen.
After an absence of 25 years Jesse
Drennen, civil engineer in South Amer
tSa, is visiting his old home, mar 2isiag
san.
The funeral of Mrs. Louise ]. Crockett,
OF Appleton, whose sad and su1dHl death
vas mentioned in last weeks WITlG. was
neld Sunday afternoon and .nte:n,ent was
made in Head of Christiana cemetery.
Rufus Wells of North East, has pur-
chased White Steamer automobile
Farmers Day will be held at Summit
Bridge NJ. E. Church tomorrow Sunday
afternoon and night.
The second railroad excursion to Toll
chester Beach will be run next Wednes-
day, July 30.
Plans are being made for reunion Of
Cecil County Red Men at E1kton on Sep
tember l
The Principle Mite Society will hold an
ice cream festival this Saturday evening
on Mr.. L. L. Jackson's lawn, near Jack
son station. Proceeds for benefit of the
church.
The festival held by the ladies of the
Elkton NJ E. Sunday School on the church
lawn on Friday evening of last week, was
a success, about S51 being netted for the
benefit of carpet fund.
The festival held at Providence on July
by the employees of Kenmore MILL for
the benefit of Union Hospital, netted
$77.25 which amount has been forwarded
to Treasurer Frank p Price and credited
by him.
Chestnut trees are unusually full of
blossoms this year. indicating good yield
and cold winter.
The members of the Junior Order Unit
ed American Mechanics, of Elkton, took
trip TO New Castle, Del, on Tuesday
evening to pay fraternal visit to the
lodge in that town
The attention of Changers is called to
the meeting of the Cecil Pomona Grange,
which will be held at Woodlawn Camp
on Saturday, August 3, members being
| entertained by Valley Grange. This be-
ing the regular meeting day of Elkton
| Grange, the August meeting will be omit
ted and all members are urged to attend
The Pomona
Mr.. Joseph Brown, uncle OF Robert D..
Brown, of ElktOn, and widely related in
the county, met with a serious and mys-
terious accident last Wednesday at his
home, near Cowentown. The old gentle
man started from home in an open bug
gy. In a few minutes the team returned
to the house: whereupon the sons hasten
ed to look for the father, finding him ly-
ing in his own field, unconscious, in which
| condition he continued until Thursday
evening. Mr.. Brown has never recovered
sufficiently to explain the accident. His
| condition is yet serious.
Prof T. B. Symons, State Entomologist
and Prof Charles S. Richardson will be
the speakers at the Elk Neck Farmers
Picnic on August Ii. Prof. Symons will
speak on How the Grange May Help the
Farmer" and Prof Richardson's subject
will be Opportunities for the Farm Boy"
The annual picnic of Elkton NJ. E. Sun
day School was held at Plum Point We'd
nesday.
Little Robert Bailey, son of Edward
Bailey, Of Earleville, recently had his
hand so badly crushed in the pulley of a
block and fall that one finger had to be
amputated
DR. John 5. Fulton, Secretary of the
State Board OF Health and his assis-
tants are touring the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland looking after canning houses.
The health authorities intend to see that
all Maryland canneries are operated in a
perfectly sanitary condition this season.
A reunion of the Improved Order of Red
Men was held Monday at st. Michaels.
Members from lodges in Pennsylvania,
Delaware, and District of Columbia were
present and took mart in the DAVIS OrO-