The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-05-09

Allen" Everybody welcome.
Divine WORSHIP in the NJ E. Church
at 1890 a. m. Subject, "The Story
of the English Bible' At 7:3O p. M,
"Our Mothers" Fellowship Bible
Glass and Sunday School at 2 p. m.
The teacher and pupils of South
ampton, or Hollis school, will hold a
festival on the school grounds Friday
evening, May Is. If stormy, next
evening. Public invited.
The Cecil county schools will close
for the summer vacation Friday, May
20. The high school commandments
will be as follows chesapeake City,
May 27; Perryville, May %; North
East and Calvert, May 30; Elkton,
May 80; Cecilton, June L.
Sparks getting into pile of kindl-
ing, at B. F. Slater's sawmill, near
Rising Sun, on Wednesday night of
last week, caused blaze that threat
ened serious consequences. The flames
communicated to barrel of oil and
caused an explosion. The blazing
oil was scattered about, and set fire
to the frame structure housing the
engine. The woodchoppers who occu-
pied bunk house near the mill were
awakened by the explosion of the bar
rel of oil and rushed to the blazing
engine-house, chopping and tearing
the shedding away and preventing the
spread of the flames to the main por-
tion of the mill.
The teacher and pupils of Union
Grove school (Red Toad will hold
festival Wednesday evening, May 20.
If stormy, the next fair evening.
Little Elk Tribe, No. so, Improved
Order of Red Men will attend divine
service at Leeds NJ. P. Church tomor-
row, Sunday, morning, when a special
sermon will be preached by the pastor,
Rev. T. C. Jones.
Tome School and Western Mary
land College have tennis match at
Port Deposit, this Saturday afternoon.
Prof. L. S. Rowe, of the University
of Virginia, delivered d lecture last
Saturday evening to the students of
Tome School on "Social and Political
Conditions of Mexico"
Mrs. Elizabeth McKenney, of Glas-
gov, indicted last fall for murder in
the first degree on the charge of
shooting and killing Delaware Reed,
for whom she was housekeeper, will
be tried next Wednesday.
The Rev. Giles B. Cooke, formerly
Rector at North East, and now at
Mathews, Va, will preach in Trinity
Church, Elkton, tomorrow Sunday
at the morning service. The Rector
will preach in the evening.
Cherry Hill Council No. 10, o. U. A.
M, will celebrate its fiftieth anniver-
sary this Saturday evening.
The Honor of a Cowboy" a play
by North East talent, which proved
great success at North East, two even
lngs last week, and which was to have
been given at Cherry Hill this Satur-
day evening, has been postponed until
Monday evening. The play will be
given at Elkton next Wednesday even
ing, May 13.
Sparks from a freight locomotive
on Saturday, caused another woods
fire in the Bacon Hill section, near
Elkton. The fire started near the sig
nal tower and spread rapidly, burning
over considerable space.
Albert d. Mackey, of the u. S. De-
partment of Commerce, who was re-
Gently transferred to New Orleans, is
at his old home in the Fourth district
on sick leave, the climate in the South
not agreeing with him. He has greatly
improved since returning home.
The Civic Committee of the New
Century Club of Newark, has been au-
thorized to have Friday, May Is, as
"Clean Up Day"
From 28,000,000 to 30000,00O fish
fry have been placed in the waters of
the Eastern Shore the last few days
by l.: I. Cuillin, deputy state fish com
missioner of Maryland. The fish are
furnished from hatcheries at Bishop
vile and the varieties are white and
yellow perch.
Delaware College base ball team
lost its first home game of the season
at the first game of base ball ever
played on "Joe Frazer Field, last Sat
urday, when it was defeated by Johns
Hopkins University team by the score
of Ga.
His clothing catching in the fly
wheel Of a gasoline engine, John De-
vine was severely bruised and lost
several teeth, one day last week, while
at work on the Levy farm near Elk
ton.
The Rock and Zion Presbyterian
Churches have given their pastor, Rev.
b. j. Brlnkema, salary increase of
$500.
Local fishermen report this to be
one of the poorest fishing seasons in
years, owing to the cold, late spring
and heavy rainfall.
The bake held in Council Hall, Elk
ton, last Saturday for benefit of Sin
gerly Fire Company, netted over $50.
Taylor w. McKenney, of Elkton,
has purchased a new Maxwell tour
ing car.
The regular meetings Of the County
Commissioners. Orphans Court and
School Commissioners will be held at
Elkton next Tuesday.
The young men of Chesapeake City
will hold dance in the Masonic Hall
Thursday evening, May 81. Jacobs
Orchestra of Wilmington, will furnish
the music.
No new cases of scarlet fever have
been reported in Elkton recently and
the danger period Of all previous cases
will soon be past.
st. Paul's NJ. Z. Sunday School at
Earlevile was reorganized last Sun
day morning, the following officers
being chosen: Superintendent, S. r.
Emerson; assistant, w. II. Husfelt; IL