Evening journal., 1913-01-04

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
ELKTON. Md, Jan. 4.-The news Of
the death of Nathaniel A. Wlllen, Of
Moorestown. N. J, formerly of Elkton.
was received here with regret Mr.
Willen died at his home on Thursday
aged ffty-three years He was son
Of the late William Willen. OF Elkton
A wife and four children survive him
Funeral was held on Monday, inter
ment at Colestown, n. j.. Cemetery
Miss Margaret Porter died at her
home at Chesapeake City on Thursday
morning.
Annie p. Webb. daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Webb, OF Philadelphia,
died at their home on Thursday, aged
25 years Miss Webb frequently vis-
tied relatives in Elkton she having
been a granddaughter Of the late
Jacob Rambo, Of Elkton.
Mrs. Sarah Roberts, aunt Of Mrs
Henry A. Wright, Of near Elkton, died
at the home of Mrs. Wright on Sat
urday. She was BURNED in Elkton
cemetery on Tuesday
Harts Methodist Episcopal Church,
of Elk Neck, held a poultry supper in
Riveryiew Council Hall on New
Years night
The Diebet Boat Yard, Of Chesa~
peake City, is negotiating with the
Southern Transportation Company for
the sale of their plant The Transpor-
tation Company desires it for repairs,
etc, for their vessels.
Through the generosity Of Mrs. r.
p. Snoyer and her daughter, Of Phila-
delphia. each child in lower Elk Neck
had a Christmas stocking.
George W. Biles, OF Blue Ball, lost
horse on Sunday valued at one
thousand dollars. "Wynden Hall" was
stallion six years old.
The FELTON, House, Elkton, is again
open to the public Mrs Jennie Nor
row Pierce has assumed the manage
ment The hotel has been renovated
and was opened on New Year Day.
Coal has come down in price II
can now be bought in Elkton for 81
ton. The charge has been $3.50.
Hwaord S. Vincent is Employed By
the American Car and Foundry Com
pany. Of Wilmington, and was on a
vessel which this company was test
ing off the New Jersey coast on Christ
mas Day The boat salyaged FIVE hun
dred lunches of bananas which we're
thrown from the "Turrialta" when
she jettisoned her cargo
/ Dr. II. Arthur Mitchell Mayor of
ElktOn, sent petition to the PennsyI-
vania Railroad to have a train which
passes Elkton at 921 D. m. stop here
The request has been granted
The inmates of the Cherry Hill In
sane Asylum and the Aims House re-
ceived a Christmas gift from Mrs
Lydia Greenfield and her sister, Miss
Mary Harvey, of Childs. The Sunday
School Of Childs also gave an enter
tainment for these unfortunate peo-
pie.
New Years Dance.
The dance in Mechanics Hall, Elk
ton, by the younger set of society was
one the largest held in this town for
years. The hall was beautifully dec
GRATED. Music was furnished by
Jacobs Orchestra, OF Wilmington. The
patronesses we're Mrs William d.
Cauley. Mrs William W Burkley. Mrs
Malcolm r. Gilpin and Mrs. H. d.
Garrett. Among those present were
Misses Marguerite Ogle. Evelyn
/ Ayerst, Helen George, Julia George
Anna May Davis, ,Maybelle Short Flora
Marshbank, Martie Bowland Jessie
Bowland, Reba Salmon, Rose Jones
Charlotte King, Margaret Carmen
Bessie Henry, Anna Denny, Emma
Meinster, Helen Cooper Elizabeti
Scott, Ray Burns, Elsie Garrett, Mari,
Taggart.. Hester Lewis, Pearl. Rub,
and Hazel Ayerst, Of Wilmington; El
sic Wright, Anne Rossell Isabel Mill
a NO. .r4fN
Helen Major. Carrie WitwOrth. Emil,
Frazer. Marjorie Marshbank, Emil,
}. Worrall. Marie Hooper, Ethel George
Mrs. John Brooke Jackson, of Pomp
ton Lakes, New Jersey; Mrs T.. Rol
James, of Aberdeen, Nd. Mrs. Henr.
Mitchell Mccullough, of Elkton; Johl
Binkley, Ralph Davis, Victor Davis
Harlan Johnson, Jacob Dean. Mr.
Flint, William Cauley, Charles Wells
Roy Work. of Hayre de Grace Dr. AL
bert Boulden, George Diebert, Eli
Diebert, Layton Boulden, William Gil
pin, John p. Gilpin, Roger Witworth
William Cresswell, David Scott, De
lancy Scott Charles Blake, Harol'
Garrett, Ralph Garrett, James E. Old
ham, Eugene Manning, of Whining
ton; Alfred Lancaster, of Philadel
phia; Walter Kitchens. Robert Har
vey Raymond McNeal, Mr. Merdill
John Burns, John Ward, Dudley Fra
zer Stewart Strickland. j. ID. Smith
Cecil Watts lIanklns Saville, Josepl
Dane and Mr.. Rooney.
Miss Anna Myrtle McKenney, daugh
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos McKenney
of Elk Neck, was married to ClintoI
W. McNahb, of the United States Navy
son of Mr.. and Mrs c. w. McNabb
near Elkton, on Thursday by the Rev
Thomas S. Barrett at the home of hei
parents IN Elk Neck. Mr.. McNabl
is well known in Elkton, as he wal
formerly employed as a machinist q
the Enterprise Machine Shop" O.
] George McLinlkin on Bridge street
Guy Johnson, lately of Elkton, wal
married on Tuesday afternoon to Miss
Ethel Vinyard OF Warwick, in thu
Methodist Protestant Church of tha
town. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will livl
in North East, Mr. Johnson beini