The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-06-06

ne various ScnOOlS OF the county
held their commencement exercises
last week, the programs and grad
yates having been already announced
in these columns.
All the Elkton stores will close at 7
O'Clock in the evening during Chau-
tauqua Week, June 5-11.
The Fourth Annual Shoot of the
Maryland Sportsmen' Association has
been in progress this week at the
Maryland Country Club, Baltimore.
Mr.. H. Linn Worthington is Secretary
of the Association and the Rising Sun,
Elkton and Chesapeake City Gun
Clubs are members.
Deputy Clerk of the Court, Charles
S. Peacock, was one of the judges on
Monday at the trial of Newark High
School Seniors for places on the Com
mencement program.
Messrs. Henry NJ. Mccullough, Reg
inald Constable, General Charles
Macklin, Col. Charles Little and Cap
tain Charles B. Finley have been nam
ed by Governor Crothers as the Com
mission on the erection of the new
Elkton Armory for Company E, NJ. n.
H., for which purpose the last Legis-
lature made an appropriation of $780,
600.
Children's Day will be observed in
the Perryville Presbyterian Church,
Sunday, June I. at IL o'clock a. m., in
place of the regular morning service.
The Mite Society of Principle Fur
mace will hold a strawberry festival on
Mr. S. c. McCauley's lawn. on Satur-
day evening, June 13.
Chi ldrap', Ilo,y ra,.,r;,,r will lo IL
served at the Presbyterian and Me-
row, Sunday. There will be union
service at the Presbyterian Church at
1880 a. m., and at the Methodist
Church at 1880 p. m.
An ice cream and strawberry festi-
val will be held on the church lawn at
Ebenezer NJ. f. Church, near Green
hurst, this Saturday evening. If
stormy, Monday evening Proceeds
for benefit of church and Sunday
school.
The L. G. White farm of 1872 acres
near Port Deposit was sold Tuesday
at the Court House door by R. C.
Thackery and Joshua Clayton, Trus-
tees, to Mrs. Rose G. White, for $500.
7. M. Groves was the auctioneer.
Robert C. Reeder, cashier of the
First National Bank of North East,
has been elected director to succeed
the late DR.. Philip B. Housekeeper.
The annual meeting OF the Alumni
Association of the Cecil County High
School was held last Saturday even
ing. The attendance was small, but
those present thoroughly enjoyed the
evening.
The festival held on Memorial Day
by the trustees of Rose Bank Church,
proved quite success, over S130 be-
ing taken in.
Arthur and Randall Miller, of I'm
ion, have purchased a new Ford tour
ing car.
In fight on Gas House Hill, Elkton
last Saturday, James Holland, colored,
was severely cut about the back and
shoulders by Edward Jackson, also
colored. Holland was taken to Union
Hospital, where he had the wounds
dressed, and Jackson was arrested and
committed to Elkton jail.
A bake and festival for Flint Hill
M. f. Church will be held in George
w. Jones' new shop at Strickersville,
Pa, on Saturday evening, June 13.
Ice cream and all good things for sale.
DR.. William d. Cawley, of Elkton,
has been appointed physician in
charge at the county almshouse, by the
trustees of the Poor and Insane for
Cecil county, to succeed the late DR..
p. B. Housekeeper.
A new sidewalk, with concrete curb