The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-04-12
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

Robert J. McWhorter and a company of
gentlemen went to the Nichols sale in
Easton, last week and Purchased Star
Bingen, one of the greatest racing sires
of his day. Star Bipgen is a wonderful
horse with S-year old trial record OF
2:2O, and with wonderful speed. He is the
sire of some of the fastest race horses
In the country.
Bids were opened Tuesday by the Kent
county Commissioners for building road
between Betterton and Still Pond station.
There was but one bid, The Juniata Paw
ing Co, whose bid was $1,000 more than
the estimate made by the state Road
Commission, vix,, s21 900. There was no
award made, but the matter will be taken
up with the proper parties for decision
The Chestertown improvement Asso-
citation netted about $500 on their enter
tainment in Firemen's Hall last week
Governor Goldsborough on Wednesday
granted a pardon to Elmer Hynson, col
ored, who was serving a sentence of Il
years In the Maryland Penitentiary for
the murder of Capt. Walmsley, in Kent
county in 1905. Hynson was convicted
and sentenced at the October term of
1905.
Mr. Baxter, the demons TRAITOR and sales
man of the Buick automobile, represent
ing The Shannahan & Wrightson Hard
ware Company, of Easton, Md, is at the
Howard House, Elkton, and will be there
Tor some days. He will be glad to give
demonstrations of this popular car to
anyone communicating with him by maii
or phone or in person. Mr.. Baxter wants
his car to be used and 1t will speak for
itself.
Fannie Bowser an aged and respected
colored resident of Elkton, anu wife of
the late Charles Bowser, was found dead
on Thursday morning at her nome.
Rev. Er. Howard Quigg, the new pas
tor of the Elkton NJ. E. Church, has
moved with his family into the parsonage
and Dr. Quigg will preach at both SER
vices tomorrow. On Friday evening the
ladies prepared supper for their welcome
on their arrival.
The base ball team of Tome School won
one-sided contest from Penn Charter
school, last Saturday, by the score OF
25-6
The Joseph T. Riale farm in the Sixth
district. containing 157 acres, has been
sold to Theodore Sharpless for 100000
appointed Harry H. Purnell and William
b. Mercy registers of voters for the
Elkton town election.
The fly is reported as damaging wheat
in some sections of Kent county One
farmer near Lambsons has plowed up l6
acres
On Wednesday of last week the Della
ware State Board of Pharmacy held its
quarterly meeting at the Board OF Health
laboratory, Delaware College, and ex-
anlned twelve candidates for pharma-
c!sts. OF the number six were from Del
aware, five from Pennsylvania, four from
Maryland and two from New York
The Newark High School students are
making much progress in rehearsal Of "A
FerpleNing Situation" and Graduation
Day al Wood Hill School," which will be
presented under the direction of Mrs NJ
j. Murray, on the evening of April Is in
Newark Opera House, for benefit of the
High School Athletic Association
The canner.es in the Newark vicinity
are contracting with the growers of to.
matoes at 50 per ton. Mr.. H. Gilbert of
Havre de Grace, will operate the can
merry near the Pennsylvania Railroad de-
pot. II. Preston & Co., of Aberdeen, are
arranging to operate the old Newark
Cannery formerly operated by the late
Amos Thompson
The old milling firm of Harvey G. Blake
OF Childs, has been dissolved by mutual
consent and the business will be con
Quoted by Harvey and Hayes, Mr.. Her
man B. Hayes taking the place OF the
former partner, Mr.. ]. Frank Blake
rough looking band of gypsies. COM
ing into Elkton, Wednesday, was being
hotly pursued by Mr.. w. C. Parrott, OF
Talbot county, from whom they had
bought horse few days before, agree
ing to pay for same next day. The pay
ment not being made, Mr.. Parrot recov-
ere dthe horse by an attachment in the
hands of Deputy Sheriff, Walter Miller
There will be services in st. Marks
Chapel, near Perryville, next sunday at
1O:3O a. m, and the rector VIII prea.h
on the Prayer of Christendom"
Reopening exercises will be held at
Jones Chapel tomorrow Sunday after
1oon, at 2:30 o'clock. Election of off
S desired.
Miss Anna Rittenhouse, of the Zion
section, has resigned as assistant to the
pa 'H|AP"' vi SdlFelL puDIIc ScHuOl
has accepted a position in Washington
Rosebank Sunday school, at Calvert,
was re-organized on Sunday, and the
following officers were elected ed:-Superin-
tendent, o. w, Connor; Assistant superin-
tendent C. w. Mckinney; Secretary, Iva
c. Mearns; Assistant Secretary, Anna NJ.
Churchman; Treasurer, Mrs j. l.. j.,
Ter; Librarian, w. l.. McClntock; Organ
list, Eugenia NJ. Hawke, Assistant Organ
ist, Ella NJ. Griffin; supt. of Cradle Roll,
Mrs o. w. Connor; Supt. of Home De-
partment, Mrs. Harriet Brown
The ladies of Mt. Pleasant Church. Col
ora, viii hold ribbon social at the nome
OF Mrs. Samuel Kennard Wednesday
evening, April 90
The Sixth District Auxiliary of Union
Hospital will hold a bake in the class
rooms of Rising Sun NJ e. Church, next
Saturday, April 10.
The store building of Eli T. Reynolds,
at Rising sun, has been enlarged and
fixtures for a large soda fountain have
been received
Trinity Church, Elkton. Services will
be held by the Rector, tomorrow Sunday
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