The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-08-01
LOCAL JOTTINGS


John Davis. of Cooch's Bridge. 1t also struck
| two trees in the same pasture.
| The Firemens Carnival at Newark has been
| in full blast this week. starting Monday night
with big and striking parade. led by the Red
| Men. There has been something doing every
night and the town has given itself up to
| gala week
Members of the Maryland Press Association
| held three days meeting at Ocean City this
| week
The sixth annual Elk Neck Farmers Picnic
| fixed as a notable occasion our local cal
| endar of outings will be held next Thursday
| at the usual place. Dinner will be served by
| the ladies of Wesley Chapel from IL 80 a. m.
| to 2 p. m. Ice cream, soft drinks and light
| refreshments will be sale. There will be
| good music, good speaking and a general good
| time.
About 1900 persons took in the second an
| nual excursion to Colchester on Wednesday.
| 20 tickets sold at Elkton
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wright of woodlawn,
| celebrated their twenty-ffth wedding ami
| versary last Saturday. About ninety friends
and relatives were with them to help make the
| event a pleasant one.
Charged with riding the ''blind baggage" on
| a Pennsylvania Railroad train, Albert Lynch
and Stephen Hagerty two Young men, of Bal
| tmore, have been sentenced to thirty days in
| Jail by Magistrate j. NJ. Ash.
| Magistrate Ash. last week, sentenced Walter
' Loanes, colored, to year in the House of
| Correction and fined Laura Lampson and Ra-
chel Brown, all three of whom arrested
| while engaged in general fight. The Squire
| l,,..u;., L., c.. c., Co.
|
Leslie camp mas oeeh IN session TINS week.
Neary oooo persons are saia 10 nave been on
| the grounds last sunday despite the heat.
| services were eonuueleu 'hroushou' the u"S'
"eu"esuaS Vi ''i's "eeh was temperance u ~
| anu pi"s' was oloW" ny 'he proh'ine'.
spe"herS III DENIAL oi ''e campaign this ran
| ior Neep'"s |e'" uls' Inc camp VIII oe l"
seSS'o' 'oi'ior[o" 'ou'aas' anu Will close Oh
iueSu"s "iorh'"s Win business Ii'eet'he' ae
| ""ie" i'i'''ers Vi i'ian'e Will DC adjusted
| A congregational meeting was held in the
| Zion Presbyterian Church last Sunday for the
| purpose of joining with their pastor. Rev. Is.
| }. Brinkema. in request to the New Castle
| Presbytery for dissolution of the pastoral re-
| lation. Rev. Mr.. Huffman of West Noting
ham, will fill the Zion pulpit tomorrow and
| Mr. Brinkema will be at his new charge, Mil
| ton. Pa.
Senator Frank E. Williams, of this county,
| has been asked to speak in Carroll county in
| behalf of the anti-license campaign being
| waged there. Mr.. Williams will open at the
| Grangers meeting at Taneytown on August H.
From the list of five names, submitted to the
| State Tax Commission by the County Com
| missioners the Commission has appointed DR..
R. NJ. Black to be supervisor of Assessments
for this county. The salary is $1,000 per year.
| to be paid by the county. The county must
also provide the assessor with Office in
| Elkton.
| A plan is on foot, in connection with Balti-
more's approaching celebration of the Star
| Spangled Banner Centennial. to make some
| historic spot in each county. committee
consisting of three persons from each pre-
| cinct, has been appointed in this county by
| Governor Goldsborough Several of these
| gentlemen met in Elkton last Friday, discussed
several proposed sites for the marker and ap-
| pointed committee on Finance to meet later
| By special arrangement with a Baltimore
| manufacturer, a cannon can be bought it is
| said, for the purpose for about 5000.
The annual meeting of the Farmers and
| Mechanics Mutual Insurance Association of
| Cecil County was held Saturday at Zion when
the following Directors were elected Charles
R. Bes, Robert T. Cameron. John f. Crothers,
| William T. Patton, Arthur Harvey. Thomas B.
| Miller and Charles A. Benjamin. The Directors
reelected Charles r. Biles President and Ed
| win D. Carhart Secretary aud Treasurer
| The Summer and Fall Catalogue of j. Boil
| giano & Son has come to our desk 1t will be
interesting and profitable to all those who
| plant Seed dealers, market gardeners, ETC.,
| cen secure a copy by writing to ]. Bolgiano
| & Son, Baltimore.
| The jackson Union Sunday school at Cowen
| town will hold its annual basket picnic and
| festival on the school grounds on Tuesday
| August 4. Supper and treat for the school In
| the afternoon, followed by a festival in the
| evening Ice cream, cake candy &c for sale
| All are cordially invited If stormy, next
| fair evening Proceeds for benefit of Sunday
| school.
While extnguishng a fire in one Of her bed
| rooms. Monday afternoon, Mrs Mary Marcus,
| of Seaford. Del, wife of Groom Marcus, for
mery of Elkton. was painfully. but not ser-
ousy burned about the face. neck and arms 1t