The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-05-03

At the annual bondholders' meeting of
the Cecil Farmers Club, Robert K Raw
lings was elected president; Cecil E. Ew-
ing, vice-president, and Thomas Hop
kins, secretary and treasurer,
Washington College base ball team,
Chestertown, was defeated by the Leb-
anon Valley College team, Thursday af-
tefnoon of last week by the score of
80
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Elkton attended divine services last Sun
day, in celebration of the ninety fourth
anniversary of the Order
Thursday, May 15, will be observed as
Founders Day at Jacob Tome Institute,
Port DEPOSIT. DR.. John c. Hbben, of
Princeton University, will make the ad-
dress.
The Beta Epsilon Chapter Kappa AL
pha Fraternity Of Delaware College, New
ark, gave its annual dance In the New
ark Opera House, Friday evening of last
week, 1t being the ninth anniversary of
the founding of the Chapter The pat
ronesses were Mrs. Charles L. Penny,
Mrs. George E. Dutton, Mrs. j. Pearce
Cam, Mrs Howard Tiffany, Mrs. Charles
B. Evans, Mrs. Samuel ]. Wright, Mrs
Clarence A. Short and Mrs Arthur s.
Houchin. There were "a dances on the
program and music was furnished by
Jacobs Orchestra, of Wilmington Eu-
gene Gonce and Tobias Rudolph, Of Elk
ton, are among the members of the Chap
ter.
District Superintendent Rev. E. L. Hof-
fecker held quarterly conference at
Cherry Hill last Saturday afternoon and
delivered sermon in the church there
Sunday evening.
] James j. Archer, vice-president of the
Second National Bank of Elkton, and
prominent lawyer of Hartford countyy is
being urged by his friends to accept the
Demacratic nomination for the State
Senate for Hartford county
The Willing Workers of Flint Hill M.
E. Church will hold bazaar in Mechan-
les Hall, Strickersville, Pa. on May 81
and %. All kinds of useful and fancy
articles for sale. Also coffee, sandwiches,
cakes, ice cream and home made candy.
Proceeds for benefit of Repair Fund.
Theodore Laws, of the Glasgow, Del,
section, recently sustained BADLY Iacer-
ated left hand by getting it caught in a
hay press.
Rev. Adalbert Megnn!s, of San Benito,
Texts. has accepted the call to the recor-
ship at st Pauls p. f. Church, near Ga
/ lena.
| Roy Hawthorne, a school-boy of Og'e-
town, Del, was painfully injured on
Monday, when accidentally hit in the
mouth by base ball bat. Blanche Dav.s
who did the accidental hitting, became
hysterical and had to be taken TO her
Dme
A ring lost 23 years ago oy :drs Rob
| II Russell nf
recently found by Roland Atkinson
Delaware College base ball team and
the A. & NJ team OF North Carolina, bat
tied until dark, at Newark Friday after
noon of last week, and the result was a
score of 90.
The Third Year c.ass of the George Bid
die High School will hold bake in he
old school building, at Cecilton, Saturday
afternoon May 10, beginning at o'clock.
Bread, rolls, biscuit, pies, cake, candy,
ice cream for sale Proceeds for school
purposes.
Class No. 3, of St. Johns NJ. L. Sunday
school will hold their annual festival
in the Hall Thursday evening" Mays. If
stormy, next clear evening. Proceeds for
benefit of school
The Sunday after Ascension st. Mary's
Church, North East-9:30 a m, Sunday
school; 1O:30 a. m, Celebration OF the
Holy Communion and sermon. Subject,
Life Music" 73O p. m, Evening
Prayer and sermon, subject, What is
Your Life" Special music. PerryvilIe,
2:SO p nj. Communion service and SER
mon. Omitted last Sunday. Rev Chas.
A. Eaton, Rector.
The School Commissioners met in spec
ial session on Saturday. Messrs. Falls,
harvey and Jenness all present, and ex-
amined the teachers reports for the term
ending April 15
Active work has been begun this week.
by the editorial board, on the new edi-
ton OF Johnston's History of Cecil
county. Headquarters are established at
council Hall, Elkton, and anyone interest
ed Is requested to call there or to cor
respond with the publisher, Mr. Victor M.
Torbert.
The Elkton Banking and Trust Company
will open its new bank building for
business on Monday next, May g. Today
the company has it's building open for
inspection and invites the public to visit
and examine their handsome and COM
modious quarters.
Emerson r. Crothers of Elkton, has
purchased Buick automobile.
The Elk Mills Base Ball club will hold
mum social at the home of George
Shippers, at Elk Mills, on Friday even
ing, May 3. Admission: gentlemen, 10
cents; ladies, cents. Come out and en-
Joy pleasant evening.
The Teachers Institute for Cecil county
will be held this year the week before
school opens, August 25-29.
Professor Carl Christopher, instructor
in animal husbandry at the College farm,
a Newark, Del. and state leader in farm
management investigations in the Bureau
of Plant Industry of the United States
Department of Agriculture has resigned,
his resignation to take effect July /.
meeting of the managers or the Tri-
County Base Ball League will be held this
| Saturday afternoon at Eikton, when the
schedule of games for the season will be
finally arranged.
Samuel w. Shallcross, of Wilmington,
and nephew of Mrs Omar d. Crothers,
of Elkton, won the first prize of $50 in the
debate at Delaware CoIlape 1oct ,yaak