Evening journal., 1913-05-16

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ELKTON. Md. May 16-The County
Commissioners assembled for the
monthly meeting on Tuesday. Resi-
dents of Port Deposit appeared be-
fore the board asking that body to
have the road between Port Deposit
and Gathers Corner put in good con-
dition. Fourth district had delega-
tion to ask for repairs to the road
from the old Bowen farm TO Millers
Corner and continue to Elk Mills. The
road supervisors were instructed to
examine the road. The new bridge at
Plum creek was inspected by the COM
missionersy
School commissioners for Cecil
county, Messrs. John Wesley Falls
Arthur Harvey and DR.. ]. II. Jenness.
met this week A competitive exami-
nation will be held soon for scholar
ships at Western Maryland, st. Johns
and Blue Ridge colleges.
Floating in the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal on Thursday was the
body of a colored man. There was
no evidences of foul play.
A double wedding was performed
in the Elkton NJ e. parsonage on
Monday by the Rev. Dr. Howard T..
Cuigg The couple we're John Amend
and Miss Phillopena Beck, and John
McGlade and Miss Lenore Beck, who
is a sister of the first named bride.
New York City is the home of the
happy couples.
Bailiff George c. Potts has been in
structed to arrest all automobile
drivers going beyond the limit Of
speed
The commencement of the North
East High School will be held on Fri
day evening May 80. Congressman j.
Harry Covington, of Easton, will de-
liver the address.
Decoration Day will observed in
Cherry Hill with services in the NJ. +.
Church at o'clock.
Stockholders of the Elkton Banking
ana Trust Company have elected the
/ following directors: John =. AleXan-
der, George w. Cosdon. Emerson r.
I Crothers, Lambert W Davis, william
S. Evans. oliver c. Giles, John e.
Gonce Irwin G. Griffith, Joseph T
Grove Cecil Kirk. James r. Kirk, Har-
vey II. Mackey, Robert J. McCauley.
/ Frank p. Price. Enoch S Short
| Charles w. Shippers. John ~ Sterrett
! Edward w. Taylor, John NJ Tucker
Henry Vinsinger, Roger Witworthi
/ James S. Watt and Samuel II. King.
The directors organized and elected
John NJ. Tucker. president; Frank p
Price, president; Irwin T. Kep-
pier, secretary and treasurer, with
! Clarence S. Diggs assistant
Union Hospital is to have frees
capes
Marriage licenses have been issued
to John F. Herbert and Helen Spang-
Ter. both of Philadelphia; Harper
! Sterling Berger and Annie Fessler
both of Cressona. Pa; John Thomas
I Johnson and Alice Catherine Murphy
both of Conshohocken, Pa; George
| Ritchie and Marie Caution, both OF
Newton, Pa; Harry Smith and Bessie
Ressner both of Philadelphia; Garvin
Scott Shaub. of Havre de Grave, and
! Marian Helen Blackburn, of Blythe
dale
Travel has been resumed on the new
Elk Neck road. the bridge over Plum
creek being finished.
Elkton postoffice will be a second
class office after July /.
c. T. Snyder is president; Evans f
Ewing. secretary; S. ]. Terry, treas
urer. and John Hatfield, Sr, director
Of the newly oganized cornet Band
of Rising Sun.
At the Galena town election. W H
Boyd. c. F Lehman, A. r. Prettymar
and Holt Woodall we're chosen com
missiOners.
The Rev DR. and Mrs. John McEl
moyle are in Atlanta, Ga. DR.. McEl
movie is a delegate to the General AS
sembly of the Presbyterian Church
now in session in Aaltnta-Mrs Mary
4 H r. Boulden has returned from