The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-12-06
LOCAL JOTTINGS

rhe State College of Agriculture of
Maryland and Delaware in conjunction
| with the Pennsylvania Railroad, will
start next Monday a special train over
| the Eastern Shore and Delaware, from
which will be preached the gospel of in
tensive farming. The train will not be of
I especial interest to our local people, as
| it's only stop in this neighborhood is at
Mt. Pleasant at 2:40 next Saturday after
noon.
Elkton Methodist Episcopal Church.
Tomorrow Sunday. Divine worship at
80 a. m. The Floral Sacraments. Christ
mas and Floral decorations by the Junior
League. Infant Baptism and Holy Com
| munion with sermonette. Sunday school
at p. m. A great day for Bible sIudy.
Divine service at 7.30 p. m. Sermon 10
ject: rs the new Birth for Society or
only for the Individual Soul
| The Junior Auxiliary of ST. Stephens
Church will hold an entertainment in the
| Parish Building, Cecilton, next Friday
evening, Dec. II, at 1880. An interesting
program has been prepared in the form
| of a comedy entitled The Suffragetie
Baby" and a farce THE Trouble at Sat
| terlee's. Admission 10 cents. Fancy ar
ticles and refreshments will be for sale
Childs Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, will hold
a special service in Leeds NJ P. Church
| tomorrow Sunday morning at 1890
o'clock. Rev. c. Jones, the pastor, will
deliver the address. The public is cor
daily invited.
The will of the late Col. John Gilpm
was admitted to PROBATE in the Office OF
! the Regis Ter of Wills Tuesday. With the
exception of bequest of $500 to Ella Ea-
| ton tnow Mrs. Harry Roberts) the entire
estate is left to the testator sister, Miss
Margaret A. Gilpin, who is named as eX-
ecutriX without bond.
The Orphans Court, in special session
on Friday, approved the bond of Sheriff
elect John A. Morgan, in the sum of
$4,000, with the Maryland Casualty Com
, pany as surety Sheriff Morgan on Mon
day morning assumed the duties of his
office, with Jacob H. Reynolds as his
| deputy.
States Attorney Henry L. Constable
has been notified by the Philadelphia po-
lice department that William G. Ober, the
| matchmaker who slipped out of Rising
| Sun, as stated in last weeks WHlG, has
been arrested. Ober will be brought to
Elkton Jail as soon as requistion papers
can be procured.
The Elkton public school will have u
bake today Saturday, from to o'clock.
The Christmas sale will open Saturday,
December 6, at o'clock. The committee
will be at the room Saturday morning to
receive articles from contributors. The
sale will be held in the front room of the
residence owned by Mr.. Jacob Haberman
in Elkton, formerly occupied by Mr.. Rick
| cts Nelson.
The cornerstone for the new Methodist
Episcopal Church az Betterton was laid
last Sunday afternoon. Rev. l.. L Bar
rett, of Chestertown, formerly of Elkton,
preached the sermon.
Shawnah Tribe, |. O. r NJ will attend
service at the NJ. E. Church, North East,
Sunday evening, December I. Meeting at
the hall at I o'clock and going in a body.
The ladies of Wesley NJ. E. Church will
hold a poultry and oyster supper at the
home of Leon C. Garrett at Strickersville,
Pa, Saturday evening, Dec. 49,. Every
body invited. Supper tickets, 80 cents.
"An Evening with the Bells, a musi-
cal and literary entertainment, will be
given by the Epworth League in the Elk
ton NJ. E. Church, next Wednesday even
ing, Dec. 10, at 7:45. The program
is being prepared by the third vice presi-
dent of the League The public is invit-
ed. An offering will be taken for League
purposes.
Mr.. Thomas H. Harlan has sold his
small farm near Chesapeake City, tenant
ed by Mr. Allen, to Mr. Reginald w. Wal.
worth of Dorchester county. for $S6OO Mr..
Harlan has also bought the Mcknight
farm, adjoining the Bsste farm, which he
recently purchased.
The Mite Society of Principle Furnace
Will hold an oyster and poultry supper at
jackson Station this Saturday evening.
Supper 25 cents.
! Burglars entered the store VI A. G.
Brown early Thursday morning of last
week and stole lot of poultry, cigars
and tobacco
The December meeting of the Elktor
| Improvement ASSOcldllOn VIII De nelC
next Monday evening" December s, at S
o'clock. Several interesting reports will
be made, and full attendance is desired
The regular monthly meetings of the
County Commissioners, Orphans Court
and School Commissioners will be held
next Tuesday, December 8, at Elkton The
new County commissioners, James T
Watts and j. Frank Blake, will assume
their duties that day, succeeding Irwin G
LGrifith and William NJ. Reynolds
The Senate on Saturday confirmed the
appointment of ]. Frank Peach as post
master at North East. William NJ. Brown
of Chesapeake City, and Cecil E. Ewing, o
Rising Sun, who had been named by Presi-
dent Wilson, were not confirmed, and as
the new session of Congress succeeded
the extra session on Monday, these nomi-
nations are now void.
The annual fall inter society track and