The Cecil Whig., 1913-09-13

a number of important cases on trial
An ice cream festival Will be held by
Childs Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, in the
hall at Childs, this Saturday. evening.
Fire Chief E. Clifford Wilson, James
McKeon, A. f. Fader and C. w. Strahorn
have been elected by the Aetna Hos,
Hook and Ladder Company of Newark,
to operate the new $4,000 automobile fire
engine.
Divine Service in st. Marks Church,
near Perryville, next Sunday, at 1O:30
m., with the celebration of the Holy
Communion. Parish House, Perryville,
at p. m
Company E has the distinction of beng
one of the three companies of the Al
G., selected to participate in the celebra-
tion of Old Defenders Day at Baltimore,
on Friday of this week.
LOST-On Thursday afternoon, between
the residence of Mrs Fred Lewis and
the store of Brown & Lewis, gold
chain with a small locket attached. A
reward will be paid if returned to Mrs.
Fred Lewis.
The teachers and pupils of Colora
school will hold festival on the schoe
lawn, Tuesday evening, Sept. 16. Ice
cream cake and home made candy win
be on sale; proceeds for benefit of lib
rary fund. Everybody invited.
The Rev. Louis E. Barrett, formerly
pastor of the Elkton Methodist Episcopal
Church, but for the last four years locat-
ed at Chestertown, has been named by
the bishop as a delegate to the national
convention of Methodist men, to be held
in Indiana October % to 81.
A festival will be held on the Sc, OF
ground at Union School, near Appleton,
next Thursday evening, Sept. Is. All are
welcome.
The annual Harvest Home supper will
be held in Riverview Council Hall, for
the benefit of Hart's NJ E. Church, Elk
Neck, September II and Is. Everybody
invited to come out and enjoy social
evening.
An examination will be held on October
II, next, at Cherry Hill. to fill contem-
plated vacancy in the fourth class post
ma tership at that place. Applicants
must reside within the territory supplied
by that Office and applications should be
filed seven days before the date of the
examination. Full particulars can be Sc
cured from the postmaster at Cherry HILL
Howard Bradley's sale in the Eighth
d strict on Wednesday brought together
large crowd and big prices were reali-
led. Cows sold as high as $156 per head
One pair Of young mules was bid to $500
and withdrawn. The sale amounted TO
over $1,000. Hindman was the auctioneer.
Mrs. George Beaston, of the First dis
trict. was brought to Union Hospital last
week by DR.. +. n. Crawford for an opera
tion for internal trouble. The operation
was performed Saturday morning by DR..
Harry Gross. of Baltimore, and Mrs. Bea-
ston is recovering very satisfactorily.
Rev. $. NJ. Perry will preach at Crouch
Chapel tomorrow Sunday afternoon at
80 o'clock.
Trinity Church Elkton. Sunday ser
vices at II a. m. and 7SO p. m. Service
on Friday evenings at 7.3O.
Work was begun this week on the build
ngs for ElktOn's new lumber firm. Evans
Brothers. by Contractor William Stephens
The Ladies' of the Elkton Presbyterian
Church will hold a bake at the home of
Mrs Charles b. Finley, Sr., this (Satur-
day) afternoon.
There are now u patients, including 13
typhoid cases, at the Union Hospital. The
directors are contemplating another ad-
ltion to the building The Ladies' Aux
iliary is negotiating for an upto-da' e
liter, large enough for all the uses of the
institution.
The home farm of the late Mrs Ann
r. Ward was sold Wednesday morn
ing at the Court House door by Lewis T..
r Ward IN
for $4,000. Her other farm, adjoining
Cherry Hill and containing 167 acres, was
withdrawn at bid of $500. William 8.
Evans, Esq, was attorney for the eXecu-
tor, and Philip NJ. Groves the auctioneer.
After this week there will be services
every evening and all day Sunday at the
Holiness Christian Church at Pleasant
Hill. We expect to have with us Rev. B.
Watts, p. F., of Reading, Pa; Rev. C.
NJ. Emerson, p. f . of West Conshohocken,
Pa. Rev l.. l.. Bixler and Rev. w. Walls
Booth, of Lancaster Pa. Good singing
and music will be part of these services.
The pastor gives a broad invitation to ALL
Will you come? Rev. F. C. Walls, pastor
The Ladies' Aid Society of Zion NJ E.
Church met on Thursday afternoon of last
week. with Mrs w. d. Ewing The fol-
lowing officers were elected President,
Miss Lillian Cameron; Vice-President,
Mrs. W. III. Briggs; Secretary Miss Eta
Crothers: Treasurer, Mrs. d. L. Clifford.
Smoke was noticed issuing from the
basement of Elkton Opera House about
I'D O'Clock Sunday night. John H. McClay,
janitor of Singerly Fire Company, was
notified and soon ended the fire with a
hand eXtinguisher The origin of tba 6re