The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

Charles Startling. co.ored, OF Elktcn
skipped the town after terrorizing thu
colored section, Friday night of last week
when he fired several shots from revol-
yer, May Wilson and May Jordan, col
ored, were wounded by bullets from Star
ling's revolver.
The Rev Zeba Adams has been invited
to return as pastor of Bethesda and Row
,andville Methodist Protestant Churches
for another confer snce year,
Delaney, the young son OF Andrew
Worth, of the Leslie section, fell from a
ladder while at play Wednesday morn
ing, and fractured his arm
During the absence of Miss Caroline
Wier from her home at Woodlawn, tnieves
recently entered the house and carried
off carpets. several pieces of furniture
and a large mirror.
Former Sheriff William T. McAllister
of Andora, who was recently seriously in
jured by being thrown from a buggy, was
slowly improving at last reports.
Lewis 7. R. Ward, a prominent farmer
of the Cherry Hill section, underwent an
operation for gall bladder trouble, at
Union Hospital, last Saturday. The op-
Grafton proved successful and Mr.. Ward
is recovering satisfactorily.
AS the result of recent rarI, Mrs. H.
H. Keilholtz, of Woodlawn, suffered the
fracture of hip for the second time.
Mrs. George Davis, of Elkton, was op-
Grated on for appendicitis by DR.. H. Ar
thur Mitchell, at Union Hospital, last
Monday. She sustained the operation
well and is getting along very nicely.
The Maryland Annual Conference of the
VI. p. Church will convene this year at
Lynchburg, Va, on April 2.
Crouch's Chapel will be re-opened to-
morrow Sunday afternoon. All friends
are cordially invited
The Port Deposit Minstrels will give an
entertainment in the Elkton Opera House
next Tuesday evening, for the benefit of
Singerly Fire Company. General admis-
sion, 35 cents; reserved seats, so cents.
Tickets on sale at ]. F. Frazer's Dr,t,
Store.
The st. Patricks Tea, given by the lad
les of Elkton Charity organization, netted
$59 for the fund
A slight fire in the basement of the
law offices cf Henry NJ. Mccullough,
Esq, of Elkton, called out Singerly Fire
Company Friday afternoon of last week.
The fire was extingushed before any
damage was done
Yesterday, Good Friday, was a legal
holiday and the banks and public offices
were closed. Monday will not be holi-
day in banks and public Offices, but will
be school holiday
tain the New Castle Presbytery, at Elk
Ton, on April Is and 16.
Ire play entitled THE District School
Of Blueberry Corners, will be given Oh
Wednesday evening, April 2, in the Elkton
Opera House for the benefit of the Senior
Glass of the Cecil County High School.
Tickets 50 and 80 cents Reserved seats
on sale at Wells Drug Store.
Leeds Circuit of the NJ P. Church has
Increased the pastors salary to $7O0 Rev.
{. E. Dryden. the pastor, has been invited
TO return for another conference year.
James H. Evans, of near Rising Sun,
had his collar bone broken recently by a
horse falling against him in the stall,
while he was doctoring the animal
William Swisher, of Colora, purchased
the general store and property of Mrs.
Lottie Settle, at Providence
|. H. Ford, Esq, has donated to North
East High School Library The Life of
Lincoln by Ida Tarbell, in four vol
um.s.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on We'd
nesday at the home of A. H. Mendenhall,
at Blue Ball.
The two story frame dwelling on the
farm of David Bair, near Lombard, was
destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning
between and 10 o'clock. The fire is
supposed to have originated from a de-
fective fiue. Mrs. Bar was away from
home at the time. Some of the house
hold goods were saved by nergnpors who
hurried to the scene. There was an in
surance of $1,000 on the dwelling and $3.50
on the contents.
Miss Creighton, for several years a
member of the Tome School faculty, has
resigned her position, taking effect next
week, owing to i'll health.
The Freshman Class of Delaware Col
lege, defeated the Juniors in game OF
basketball, Friday evening of last week,
by the score of 32-2.
Horace T. Ely, son of NJ Ely, of Ris-
lh6 sun, iiel Wllu latal dCCrIent, Frl-
day OF last week The young man was
employed in a rubber mill, at Trenton,
n. j., and was crushed to death by a roll
of duck weighing nearly 400 pounds, He
was 81 years old, and is survived by a
little daughter, his parents and one bro
ther. His funeral was held Tuesday, and
interment was made at Solebury, Pa.
Osceola Allen, aged SO years and Mrs.
Margaret Jackson, aged ~ were married
at Port Deposit, Wednesday evening.
Mrs Aliens mother died year ago, In
her 1O7th year.
Services in the Presbyterian Church,
tomorrow, Easter Sunday, as folrows:-,
1890 a, m, Divine worship and sermon
by the Pastor on THE Easter Message"
II noon Sunday School and Bible Classes:
Lesson Topic, THE Resurrection OF
Christ" 6:4o p. m., Christian Enueavof
Meeting and 1880 p. m, evening worship
and address (the third in the series on
Applied Christianity on Religion and
Amusements y Special Easter music. All
are cordially invited and will be welcome
at these services.
A number of local horsemen attended
the sale OF the late George Hubers
horses at Newark on Tuesday afternoon