Evening journal., 1913-01-17
EASTERN SHORE
BANKS ELECT
DIRECTORATES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ELKTON. Md, Jan. 1.-THE regu-
lar meeting Of the County Commits
sioners was held at their office in the
Court House on Tuesday. A special
session of the board was held on
Thursday to hear the petition Of Will
liam II. Salmon for damages caused
by being obliged to shut down his
mill in the Second district because OF
repairs to roadway across the dam.
The monthly meeting Of the School
Commissioners was held i'm Elkton
on Tuesday. Miss Matte l.. Meade, OF
Roland Park, Baltimore, was ap-
pointed to the Cecil county scholar
ship at Maryland Institute. Baltimore.
Each school raising ten dollars or
more will receive the equal amount
from the School Board.
The Southern Transportation Com
pany has concluded negotiations for
the purchase of the Henry Diebert
barge building plant at Chesapeake
City. There is now only the formal
ratification OF the stockholders to
be secured. The new owners will
enlarge the boat yard and repair all
their vessels at this place. Gilmore
Diebert will be manager, Clarence
Diebert assistant manager and Arthur
Diebert bookkeeper.
At the meeting Of the Elkton Inn
movement Association Frank r. Scott,
Of the water committee, reported the
committee had outlined no plan. as it
was the province of the town commits
eioners TO take up the water question
with the Maryland Water Company.
Or Morrison reported twenty-five
hundred dollars had been pledged for
the erection of a garment factory. At
sention was called to the approaching
town election.
The First National Bank OF Elkton
held their annual meeting on Tues
DAY. Frank r. Scott, Charles 3. Fin
lev. Harvey l.. Cooper, Henry Lay
Duer. Frederick II. Haines. Thomas
n Miller and Charles B. Finley, IT.,
the old board OF directors, being re-
elected. They in turn elected Frank
r. Scott president, Charles B. Fin
lev. Sr. vice president, and cashier
Clarence C. Strickland. assistant cash
ier.
The Second National Bank elected
William T. Warburton. Isaac ID.
Davis. Russell J Reed John Lungren
and Samuel J. Keys directors, the lat
ter taking the place OF James ,. HOP
per. OF Chesapeake City, who had re-
signed.
me North East Bank has elected c.
"A Reniamin. A. Anderson, DR.. X. q.
Underwood. t. T. b. Day, w A. Cam
eron Ross. r Smith, stephen J.
Mearne and DR.. p b. Housekeeper
ae directors G. A. BENJAMIN was
elected president, A. Anderson vice
president Robert c. Reeder cashier,
and s. Diggs assistant cashier.
rho National Bank Of Port Deposit
elected Samuel G. Rowland, r. r..
Rauiings. William II. Cole, Jr., r. Fl.
Rowland w w Hopkins NJ. Acker,
John II. Kimble, James II. Harlow
and j. T. C. Hopkins, Jr, as direc-
tors.
The Chesapeake City National Bank
reelected the entire board, which Is
Joseph II Steel. James p. Steele, VIII
liam S. Evans, William ID, Davis and
James S. Hopper.
The Cecil National Bank OF Port
Deposit also held its election this
week. u. c. St0ckham, r. =. Nc
Clonnahan. Oliver p Hagarty, John
NJ Campbell and James Gardner were
the directors chosen.
The Rising Sun National Bank will
hold it's election next week. This
completes the list OF Banking institu-
tions in active operation in Cecil
county
Walter H. Gracie Of New Haven.
Conn. visited friends in Elkton on
Wednesday. Mr.. Oracle spent his
boyhood days in Elkton.-Beniamin
Morrison Wells. of near Rising Sun,
was5 an Elkton visitor this week.
Mass Annie Mclntire and her sister,
Miss Margaret are guests of friends in
philadelphia-Mr Elizabeth Hurn
has returned from visit TO Philadel-
phia-Mrs Hannah J. r. Cheswell
IS spending some time in Washing
fon.-Mrs. G. Smith is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Paul at
the "Frenchtown Farms Mrs. Mar
garct L. Wells is the guest Of the
Misses Rutter. at Mt. Airy. Pa.-Mrs.
Edward W. Taylor has as her guest
Mrs. Charles f. Harry. Of Philadel-
phia--Miss Mary Trimble has secured
a position in Philadelphia.-Wil William
i. Walton. of Iron Hill, was an Elk
ton visitor on Wednosday.-M Emil
Roy James. OF Aberdeen. Nd has been
enjoying a visit from her sister, Miss
Estelle Smith, OF Elkton.-Miss EN-
fly Williams has returned from visit
to Wilmington. Del.-Miss Mary B
McIntire is visiting in Washington
Mrs William ID. Bratton had as her
guests on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Roberi
c. Reeder of North East. and Miss
Emma r. Rutter.-Mrs. Charles Larz.
alere is the guest of friends in Chesa.
peake City.-Miss Lydia Reynolds is
entertaining her aunt, Mrs. Aramintg
Wallace. OF Summit Del-Cards hav,
been sent out by Mrs. John Banks. O.
Chesapeake City. for the marriage o
her daughter. Sarah Gladys to Harold
Bennett Steele. of that town. Tn,
ceremony will take place in the Ches
HDeake City Presbyterian church Jan
uary 25-The Methodist Episcopa
parsonage Of Galena was the scene o
a wedding on Thursday evening whe
Miss Elsie Elizabeth Pippin. of Rey
bold's wharf. became the bride of W
Pierce HeyloW, OF Earleville, Ceci
county Prank Griffith, Of Chesa
Dcake City. is recovering from al
operation for appendicitis.