The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-05-17

anniversary service to morrow Sunday
evening.
The ladies of Sylmar NJ. E. Cnurcn will
hold ba.ar and festival this Saturday
afternoon and evening, at the home of
William Morrison
DR.. j. A. l.. Waddell of Kansas City,
Mo, the bridge engineer VINO was de-
corated with the order of Rising Sun. by
the Emperor of Japan, delivered two lee
lures on Bridge Engineering" before
the student body of Delaware College,
Friday of last week.
Three more Pennsylvania couples
came to Elkton the early part of III.
week and were married as follows: Geo.
7. Richie and Marie Canton, of Newtown.
Pa; John T. Johnson and Alice c. MUIR
ply of Conshohocken, Pa, and Harper
s. Berger and Anna Fessler, of Cressena.
Pc
The office of H. Warner McNeal, a
Newark coal and lumber dealer, was en-
tered by thieves late Monday night or
early Tuesday morning. They obtained
Mexican pistol, which was highly priz-
ed by the owner as a souvenir, between
So and 81 in cash, a battery tester and
a lumber rule.
Pearl Sellers, of Rising Sun. was re-
Gently badly scalded when a steam pipe
bursted.
The present fishing has practically
closed, the fishermen say. 1t has been
an Improbable season, because of the
light catch of shad and herring.
AS DR.. d. L. Clifford, Zion, was driy-
ing to Oxford Tuesday morning, his
hnrgn p oh h,, 4
members below Barnsley 1t plunged and
the shaft struck Joseph Boyd, breaking a
rib. DR. Clifford bandaged him up and
continued his journey.
The Elkton town election SET ror Mon
day next, will amount to little. There
has been SO much uncertainty as to the
legality of the election and as to the
proper Interpretation of the law thereon,
that no candidates have filed the re-
quired notice of candidacy, except
Messrs. Cadmus Price and Victor R. Ben
nett both members of the present coun-
Gil.
Seventh Day Adventists rom Mary
land and Delaware are preparing to at
tend the quadrennial meeting of the
General Conference in Washington, D. C.
from May 10 to June 8. Delegates will
come from every quarter of the globe,
and attendants will be present in large
numbers from all parts of North Amer
ct. There are sixteen churches in the
Chesapeake Conference, and many of
their members will attend the meeting
The publication office of the History
of Cecil County has been removed this
week to the second floor OF the Telephone
Building on North ST
Leeds Sunday School reorganzed on
Sunday, May 4, by electing officers for
the following year: Superintendent, Mr..
H. B. Hayes; assistant superintendent,
Mr.. Alfred Scarborough organist, Miss
Gladys Mitchell, assistant organist, Miss
Stella Burns; treasurer, Mrs. C. Wood;
secretary, Miss Anna L. Mahoney; as
s!stant secretary, Miss Gladys Mitchell;
librarian, William A. Deaver; assistant
librarian, Albert c. Miller.
The Ebenezer Social Club VIII hold a
box social at the home of Mr.. Benjamin
II. Sapp, on Wednesday, evening, May q.
Ladies please bring boxes. Ice cream
for sale
The new temple of the Odd Fellows at
Tenth and King streets, Wilmington, was
dedicated Thursday evening of last week.
The teacher an dpupils of Mitchell
school. near Crouchs Chapel will hold a
festival on the school grounds, next
Wednesday evening, May 81 If stormy,
the next clear evening.
The rival literary societies of the
Ttate Normal School held their annual
contest Friday of last week. the Pesta
la'zi Society winning the contest. Last
years contest was won by the Normal
Society.
The mystery of the gold watch and
chain found two weeks ago tied to a
halter around a cows neck on the farm
tenanted by John Myers, near Newark,
was partly solved when James Pencil, a
farmer living but two miles away, iden
titled the jewelry as having been stolen
from his house several days before found.
The Delaware College Freshmen and
Sophomores played their annual game
Wednesday afternoon, the "freshies" win
ming out by a score of 90. The Sem
iors and Juniors will play next Wednes-
day and the winners of that game will
play the Freshmen for the champion
ship on Saturday of next week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Ebenezer
NJ. f. Church near Greenhurst, will hold
SOcldl ana Ddhe dL lne noHle VI MlSS
Anna Slicer Thursday evening, May %.
If stormy next fair one. Ice cream, cake
and candy for sale.
The ladies of the Town Point NJ. E.
Church will hold an ice cream and straw
berry festival on the lawn of the Elk
River House on Friday and Saturday
evenings of this week, for the benefit OF
church. If stormy, will hold in the large
dining room of the House. All are in
vited.
The Third District Teachers Reading
Circle vii Inject Tuesday, May 90 at 7:30
p. m, in the School Commissioners f
fee.
\ festival will be held at Wilson school
in Elk Neck, next Wednesday evening,
May Il. If stormy, next clear evening.
Everybody invited
Helping Hand Social of Zion NJ. f.
Church will meet at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy England Friday evening, May
2S, If stormy, next evening.
Trinity Church, Elkton. Services to-
morrow Sunday at II a. m with Holy
Communion at 1880 p. m; Sunday school
at 10 a. m
Postoffice Inspectr Plummer has receiv-