The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-07-12


and home made candy for sale. Every
body invited.
During the severe thunder storm Last
| Saturday afternoon lightning struck and
killed three fine cows belonging to samI.
R. Haines. near Rising Sun.
Gerald Efing, who for several years
past has been clerking in the National
ank Of Rising Sun, abs been appointed
assistant teller in the National Bank Of
Clifton Heights, Pa, and will assume his
new duties on Monday.
Rev. and Mrs Briggs will entertain
the Ladies' Aid of Union on Wednesday
evening next. II stormy, the next ev-
ening. Everybody welcome.
The incorporators OF the Elkton Realty
Company met in Council Hall Thursday
evening and elected the following off,
cers-W. H. Mackall. president; DR.. H.
Bratton, vice president, and F. T. Whit
ney, secretary and treasurer. Land will
be purchased at once and 1t Is expected
that building for E. Sutro G. Sons Co.
will be erected
The suit OF t. Jackson Willis against
County Commissioners OF Cecil County
will come up for trial Monday, July a.,
at Chestertown. The suit is an impor-
between Mr.. Willis and the County Com
missioners for the construction of q
fridge at Ricketts, Mill. The County
Commissioners have employed outside
counsel to represent them, engaging the
services of William L. Marbury, Esq, Of
Baltimore City, candidate for United
States Senator, Frederick T. Haines and
Heister Hess being local counsel, and
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Vickers, Esq, of Chestertown Mr.. Will
lis is represented by w. T. and Henry
A Warburton, of Elkton, and by Hope
Fl. Barroll and w. w. Beck, of Chester
town.
- Newark firemen realized about $25OO
from the carnival held last week.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
last Sunday night to rob the Farmers
Trust Company at Newark When dis
turbed in the work of saving his way
through the iron bars of one of the rear
windows, the robber made his escape
though fired at by Egbert Shellender,
the town policeman.
Elkton lodge of Masons attended the
Methodist Episcopal Church in a body
last Sunday evening.
The report of Mr.. Frank R. Scott,
treasurer of the 1912 Chautauqua Com
mittee shows sales of tickets amount
ing to 5000. The twenty guarantors of
the $1,000 guaranty fund each subscribed
and paid into the fund so, leaving a
balance of 800 in the hands of the treas
urer. This small balance will probably
be turned over to the 1913 Chautauqua
fund
This year the annual Teachers Insti-
tute for Cecil county will be held Au-
gust 25-29 at the High School building,
ElktOn. Superintendent Jos. VI. McVey
is preparing the program for the Insti-
tute, which will be published when COM
pleted.
The Methodist Episcopal Church will
conduct evening worship each Sunday
during July and August in the Edison
Summer Garden, North street, below
High street, Elkton. These services will
open at 7.30 o'clock with a number of
bright songs, sung by the congregation,
the choir leading; to be followed with
half hour sermons by the pastor. All
are invited. The theme of the sermon
tomorrow Sunday night will be Salt"
The Sunday School will be held at the
close of the morning worship in the
church. Next Sunday the librarian will
be prepared to give out 220 attractive
new books to the members of the school,
The subject of the sermon at 1890 a. m.
will be "The Greatness of Endurance"
Get is a good servant, put he
works more protitably when yoked with
a SAVINGS ACCOUNT at The Elkton
Banking and Trust Co., of Maryland,
Elkton, Md. ad
DR.. E. Jerome Jenkins will be absent
from his dental Offices in Elkton July
IA to 2S, attending the encampment at
Fort Howard.
The ladies' of st. Andrews Church. at
Andora, will hold a festival on the lawn
Saturday evening, July 49, Everybody is
cordially invited.
The True Blue" Glass of Jackson
Union Sunday School will hold lawn
fete at the home Mr.. Clarence Steele
Wednesday evening. All are cordially
invited
The first Colchester excursion OF the
season will be run next Wednesday.
A grand carnival will be held at Far
mington this Saturday evening, Ice
cream, cake, pies, amusements and mu-
sic. Proceeds for benefit of Woodlawn
Camp. If stormy, Monday evening. By
The articles of incorporation of the
Elkton Realty Company, formed for the
purpose of securing industries for Elk
ton, have been prepared and forwarded
to Annapolis, and as soon as the certi-
ficate is received the incorporators will
meet and elect officers.
j. Wesley McAllister, of Elkton, has
purchased a Ford touring car.
The house on the Whean place, about
3 miles west of Elkton, now owned by
Tony Williams, was recently burned to
the ground.
The Flint Hill Literary and Lawn Fete
will be held at j. G. Vansant's Strick-
ersville, Pa, on Tuesday evening, July
10. Ice cream, ice cream cones, cake
and candy for sale If stormy, following
evening.
Mrs Adde E. Workman, of Elkton,
had her husband, William ]. Workman,
arrested last week at Kennett Square,
Pa charged with non-support. Work
man entered bail before Justice Dough-
erty to give his wife So per week 70 the
support of his three small children.
Frank Rodgers, a Delaware fruit grow
er, owns tree that has produced seed