The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-05-10

noted temperance orator, Will speak at
the Elkton NJ. E. Church, tomorrow tSun-
day. ,vening.
The marrying business has taken a
great boom in Elkton this week, as will
be seen by reference to the list of mar
riage licenses in another column. The
cause is said to be the new marriage law
of Delaware, which is SO strictly drawn,
that "elopers" or other hasty weddings
have to be pulled off in other quarters.
Hence Elkton's mounting rate.
The regular meetings of the County
Commissioners, Orphans Court and
School Commissioners will be held at Elk
ton next Tuesday.
A festival will be held at Fair Hill
public school on Friday evening, May
16. If stormy, the following evening.
Proceeds for benefit of school.
The children of Elkton are rehearsing
for an entertainment to be given, at an
early date, for the benefit of the Elkton
Boy Scouts under the direction of Mrs.
James r. Evans.
The first celebration of Peace Day bv
the teachers and pupils of the schools in
Maryland will occur on Friday, May 16.
The tennis fever has taken hold of our
young people with the advent of the fine
Spring days. A number of young ladies
have put court on the Bratton lot on
Lort's Lane. Some of the men of the
town are building court on the whitney
lot, just opposite the ladies' court.
The new manufacturing plant of Per-
kins & Perkins. described recently in the
WHTC hau Cof,
day last. The first run of fruit juices
was made from pine apples.
The list of contributors to the fund to
purchase an Automobile truck for the
Singerly Fire Company, continues ITO
grow, amounting at last reports to about
900.
Plans are being actively pushed to
build an improved road from Betterton,
Kent county, to Still Pond, a distance of
five miles. The total cost is to be about
$4,000, the State to pay half, the county
80 per cent, and the residents of the
section the other 10 per cent.
The Tome base ball team plays PEN
nington Seminary on the rome grounds
today Saturday..
The school boys base ball team o.
Providence, will hold an ice cream fes
tival on A. E. Strickland's grounds ad-
joining the school hcnse on Saturd
evening, May TO- Ice cream, cake and
candies for sale. If stormy the festival
will be held Monday evening, May II,
Everybody welcome.
Herman Jeffers. Taylor w. McKenney.
Andrew d. Dean, c. p. Perkins and Jacob
ar he Nn al doll 70
represent the Elkton fire department at
the state firemens convention which
meets next month at Westernport.
Delaware College base ball team was
defeated by st. Johns Academy team of
Annapolis by the score of Al, in a game
played at Newark, Wednesday after
noon
Henry W. Terrell and sisters moved 10
the west end of the double dwelling on
High street, Elkton, owned by Daniel S,
Terrell, last week, recently having sold
their residence to Union Hospital.
Service has been announced at ~.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake
City, for Friday evening of this week,
May 9, at 40 Rev. Percy l.. Donaghay,
Rector of st. Annes Church, Middle
town, Eel, otnclatlng.
North Elk Parish, Rev. Charles A.
Eaton, Rector. Whit Sunday-St. Mary's
Church, North East, $50 a. IN, Sunday
School; 1890 a. m, morning Prayer and
Sermon; 1870 p. m, Evening Prayer and
Sermon. Special music. st. Marks
Chapel, near Perryville-10:3 a. m,
morning Prayer and Sermon; the Holy
Communion. Perryville. The Parish
House-2:3O p. m, Evening Prayer and
Sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert RAWLINGS, of Co..
ora, gave a reception in honor of their
son, Leslie and bride, last Saturday even
ing.
Miss Margaret B. West, daughter o: Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. West, of Sylmar, gradual
ed from the Presbyterian Hospital Train
ing School for Nurses, in Philadelphia,
on Thursday evening, May l.
The fifth annual debate of the Pythian-
Oiympian societies of Tome School, Port
Deposit, was held in Memorial Hall, last
Saturday evening The subject of the
debate was Resolved, That the Federal
Government should adopt a graduated
Income Tax; constituitonality granted"
The Judges, Professor Joseph McVey,
Charles B. Finley, Jr, and j. Wilson
Slu:er, Esqs., decided in favor of the
Pythians.
Tome school base ball team defeated
the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute team,
in game played last Saturday, by the
score of "a, and on Wednesday of this
week defeated Goldey College 16-0.
District Superintendent E. L. Hoffecker
held Quarterly meeting at Elkton NJ. E
Church Wednesday afternoon, at 2:So
o'clock.
A pie social will be held in Rowland
willie NJ p. Church this Saturday even
ing. Everybody invited.
The town of North East was greatly
excited the past week by a mad dog
scare. A number of dogs were bitten
and have been killed
The teacher and pupils of Washington
school will ho,d a festival next Wednes
day evening. If stormy the next clear
evening.
strawberry and ice cream festival
VIII be held on the grounds of 81. An
drew's Episcopal Church near Andora, on
Wednesday evening, May A. Ice cream
cakes, home made candy and fruit on
sale. Proceeds for church purposes If