The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-23


Church, the subject for the morning SER
mon will "The Philosophy of Prayer, in
the evening at the Summer Garden (7.30)
Progress will be the subject. Rev. H.
T. Quigg, the pastor, will have charge of
both services
At st. Andrews (Goldsborough Memoir
iaD Church, Andora a commemorative
service Ito include Holy Communion) will
be held next Wednesday at 1890 a. m
Service tomorrow Sunday at p. m.
The School Board has appointed Miss
Ada Davis and Miss Alvada Ferguson,
both of Cecilton, to scholarships at the
State Normal School, and Albert Steele,
son of Prof. George A. Steele, of Balti-
more, to the scholarship at Charlotte
Hall Academy
A farmer of the Fifth district COM
plains that the road in front of his place
Is in such condition that passing in and
dangerous. Such complaints are numer-
out of the place is not only difficult but
dangerous Such complaints are numer-
Gus as to the want of attention to our
dirt roads-the roads on which the great
majority of our people are dependent.
Quite number of the men at work on
the Elkton- Chesapeake City road quit on
Wednesday, complaining of the fact that
they are only paid their wages once a
month, whereas they want payments made
at least every two weeks.
The City Fathers are covering North
street with a stone dressing similar to
that used for the improvement of Main
street 1t makes the finest sort of road
bed, hard, smooth and dustless.
On Friday of last week fire was dis
| covered in the hay rick on the Richard
T. Cam farm, near Glasgow, now tenant
ed by John Sheats. The threshing rig of
J. Sherman Dayett, which was in the yard
was set on fire and badly damaged. Mr..
| Sheats' and Mr.. Cams losses are fully
covered by insurance.
Communion service will be held at Un-
ion and Calvert Churches tomorrow (sun-
| day. and at Zion and Ebenezer Sunday,
| Angus 81. All members are requested to
| be present.
! DR.. D. l.. Clifford and Gatchell England,
of Zion, have purchased new Ford tour
| ing cars.
| Members of Hopewell Sunday School
will hold their picnic next Tuesday at
| FONT Lookout
Mrs. Florence Cooper Keilholt7-, form
erly of Colora, is critically i'll of cancer
at her home at Marcus Hook, Pa.
Rev. H. F. Huffman, who has been
| spending some time in Ohio, has returned
, to his home at Colora and occupied the
pulpit Of West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church last Sunday morning.
fine monument has been erected in
Brookview cemetery, Rising Sun, in men,
ory of the late Hanson H. Haines.
| Miss Catherine McGuigan, who has been
in Porto Rico for the past two years, is
spending some time at her home at Como
wingo
| The following new members have beer
elected TO the faculty OF Washington Col
| lege at Chestertown: Professor Hecker
| of Wisconsin, to the chair of French anC
| German in place OF Prof. Peet, resigned
| Dr.. f.. T. Dana, of Harvard, to the chaii
| of philosophy and education in place o.
| Prof. Howell, resigned; J. Thomas Kib-
ley of Chestertown, athletic instructor
in place of Stanley Porter. resigned Il
study law.
Mrs. Delaware Clark and family, Mr. L
L. Curtis, OF Neawark, and Miss Mar!
| Curtis, of Wilmington, have been camp
| lH5 AT henderson fOluI, on the Elk river
The treasurer of Delaware College. a
Newark, has been authorized to negotia.
for loan of 15,O00, or as much as vii
be necessary to install heating plant
for the college. The plant will be located
north of the college, near the B. & o
Railroad.
A copper head snake, measuring 80 l.
inches in length, was killed last Sunday
by Donald McLenham, at New Bridge.
The fourth annual Harvest Home of Lit
tie Elk Tribe. No 80, Imp o. r. NJ, will
be held in McFadden's grove, near Sin
gerly, on Wednesday, August 27 Music
speaking and baseball Go and have
good day in the woods with the Indians
l Plans are now being worked out for tn,
extensive improvement and further devel
opment of Betterton the resort and cot
tage settlement on the headwaters of tn,
Chesapeake The Betterton Advancement
Committee has just been organized witt
the following membership: Howard Tur
ner, Harvey Brice, F. S. Groves. John 5
Owens, A. H. Suplee, Howard F. Owens
James T. Crew, George W. Mann, Charlie
H. Brce and Clarence Newcome.
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