The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-04-04
local JOTTINGS

out, everybody and nave social Ulme.
If stony, next evening.
151 marriage licenses were issued
at the Clerks Office in Elkton during
the month of March.
West Amwell Sunday school near
Elkton, will reopen tomorrow, Sun
day, at 2:30 D. m. William I. War.
burton, ESQ.,, will make an address
and officers for the yaer will be elect
ed. Members and friends are cordial
ly invited to the reopening.
Evans Bros. have broken ground
for a creamery on their property on
Bridge street, Elkton, and expect to
have the plant in operation at an
early date. The creamery is to be in
charge of j. Harvey Groves.
April IL will be Easter Sunday.
Mrs. Sadie Grinnage, wife of John
Grinnage, well-known and respected
colored farmer of the Glasgow, Del,
section, died Thursday of last week,
of cancer.
Charles P. Bartley, of North East,
and +. Kirk Brown, Esq, of Elkton,
have formed partnership for con-
Quoting the real estate business, under
the firm name of Brown & Bartley.
The Rev. Hamilton b. Phelps, for
several years past rector of st. Thom-
as Episcopal Church at Newark,
preached his farewell sermon last
Sunday morning. He left Newark on
Tuesday morning for Thomaston,
Conn, where he will become rector of
Trinity parish.
Christopher Boyer, better known as
"Cruse", colored, aged about go years,
was found dead in his shanty near the
gas house, in Elkton Tuesday morn
ing. Dr.. Morrison said his death was
due to heart failure and Coroner Dean
gave certificate to that effect.
The recently organized Delaware
College Orchestra gave its second con-
cert in the College Oratory Thursday
evening.
In order TO encourage research work
in the history of Delaware, Henry Rid
gely, of Dover, has offered two prizes
of 80 and Sl5 in gold for the best two
pieces Of original work done in Della
ware history by the students of Della
ware College.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. is
retrenching by taking off trains and
decreasing the working force. One of
the trains taken out of service is No.
sc, the northbound express due at Elk
ton at 11:05 p. m. The train was dis
continued Wednesday.
Elisha Lee on Wednesday succeeded
f. +. Brooks as General Superintend-
ent of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad Co., MIR. Brooks
being retired under the rules of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. Mr.. Lee
ba.. hnon Assistant 10 IN, Iarnro |
Manager of the Pennsylvania.
Percy L. Donaghay, Rector of St,
Anne's Church, Middletown, will
preach at the Tuesday evening Lenten
service next week holy Week.. The
order will be until Good Friday, daily
at 1880 a. m, with additional service
Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 p. m.
Services Good Friday at 1880 a. m,
and 2:30 p. m. On Saturday Easter
! Evenl at 1870 a. m. Service on Eas-
ter Day, April y, at II a. M, with
| special music Celebration of the
! Holly Communion. The Sunday
| School Easter Festival will be held at
1890 N. m, when the Easter Carols
/ viii be sung. A cordial invitation is
extended to the public to the services
above named,
Jones Sunday school, in upper Elk
Neck, will reopen tomorrow, Sunday
afternoon at o'clock A full attend
ance is desired by the uperintendent
Other contributions to the fund fol
the Nurses Department of Union Hos
pital. Elkton, have been received by
Mrs. Robert c. Thackery from the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. William Del.
bert, 50; Mrs. Joshua r. Witworth
81; Warren w. Boulden, 81 \ Friend
$1.00
The colchester Company resumed
its regular schedule between Port De.
poSit, Havre de Grace and Baltimore
on Monday, March %.
The Jr. O. U. A. M. on Friday oi
last week presented Washington Col
lege, Chestertown, with large Amer.
lean flag. Appropriate exercises were
held, the Rev. l.. E. Barrett present
ing the flag, which was received or
behalf of the college by President j
w. Cain.
Lowe Brothers, of North East, have
contracted to do the plastering work
on the Woman's College building al
Newark.
Charles Ferguson and Ellis Armour
are having a garage built on the Elk
ton road just outside the limits of the
town of North East, where they will
sell the Case automobile and furnish
automobile repairs.
DR.. James c. Mackenzie, formerly
Director of Tome Institute, Port De
posit, but for a number of years heat
of Mackenzie School for Boys al
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y, has removed his
school to Monroe, Orange County, N
Y.
Miss Vera Knight, for eight years
kindergarten teacher at Tome Insti
tute, has resigned and will be sue
ceeded by Miss Lillian Pugh, of Por
Deposit.
1t is rumored that work will begin
on the Prest-O-Lite Company's plant
in Elkton, next week.
Mrs. Lillian E. Price has been ap
pointed postmistress at Earleville.
The Rev. Wilson T. M. Beale, for
mer pastor of Zion and Rock Churche
in this county. has received call t,
become pastor of a Presbyterian
Church in Patterson, N. j.