The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-02-21
local JOTTINGS

MS way 10 NORTH East f1lgn ScnOOl,
Raymond Mahoney, son Of G. M. Ma
honey, of near Mechanics Valley, met
with a painful accident. The horse he
was riding slipped on the ice and fell,
falling on the young man and break
ing his leg between the knee and ank-
lie. He held on to the horse and crawl
ed to nearby fence, after gaming the
top rail he swung himself into the
saddle and returned home. DR.. Gift
ford was summoned and set the brok-
en- limb He suffered much pain for
some time, but is now getting along
nicely.
Elkton M. E. Church. Tomorrow,
Sunday-Divine worship 1890 a. m.,
sermon subject, "Saintliness." Revi-
val meeting with short sermon at 1880
pm. The Berge Sisters will sing at
both services, and there will be recep-
ton of members morning and evening.
The revival meetings will continue
through the coming week. The singing
evangelists, Misses Jeanette and
Emma Berge, will continue with US
throughout the week.
The Delaware College Alumni BAN
quet will be held at Hotel DUPONT, Will
mington, this Saturday evening.
Chief Justice James Pennewill will
make the chief address of the evening.
Miss Winifred j. Robinson, dean of
the new Woman's College, at Newark,
has been appointed summer dean at
Wisconsin University.
After serving for 25 years Nathan
N. Motherall has resigned as superin-
tendent of the Newark Presbyterian
Sunday School.
Miss Estelle Mason, who is driving
team of dogs around the world,
reached Elkton Thursday. Miss Ma
son left Nome, Alaska, in October,
1907. Her schedule calls for her arri-
val at the Panama Pacific Internation-
ell Exposition, San Francisco, by May
l, 1915, when she will have travelled
more than $4,000 miles. She says she
will receive $12, 800 offered by the All
Alaskan Sweepstake Race Committee
and the North Commercial Trading
and Transport Co. when she arrives on
the Pacific Coast. When she began
her journey she had team of ten
dops, but now she has but six.
The Cecil County Farmers Club
held their February meeting at the
home of w. Palmer McFadden We'd
nesday. Several speakers from the
Maryland Agricultural College deliv-
cred addresses.
The revival services, which have
been in progress in Elkton M. E.
Church, for the past three weeks, un-
der the direction of Misses Emma and
Jeannette Berge, the famous singing
evangelists, of Keensburg, N. j., have
been great success. Interest in
these evangelistic meetings still con-
tinues. The Berge Sisters will be
present at the services tomorrow Sum
day. morning and evening, and at the
meetings each evening next week.
A largely signed petition has been
circulated in Cecil county asking that
law be enacted prohibiting the ship
ment of Intoxicating liquors into the
county.
Albert D. Mackey, of Cecil county,
who has been employed in the Depart
ment of Commerce at Washington for
several years, has been transferred by
the Department to it's branch Office at
New Orleans, La.
The Sewing Circle of the Head of
Christiana Church met with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hinchman last Saturday even
ing. The circle will met at the home
Of James H. Ford Saturday evening,
March Z.
Bayard Miller, of the Fair Hill sec
fever last week.
moved to Elkton Thursday of last
week.
A Cobweb Social will be held at the
M Il -,
evening, Feb. %. If unfair, the next
fair evening. Everybody invited.
William R. Witworth, of Elkton,
has purchased from Omar D. Crothers,
Esq, the residence on East Main ST.,
recently occupied by Manly Drennen.
Walter l. Smith purchased the
Smith properties which were sold by
Henry L. Constable, Attorney, at the
Court House door, Wednesday morn
ing, for $11 600. Joseph f. Holt was
the auctioneer.
The ladies of Trinity Church, Elkton
will hold bake in the store of V. r.
Bennett this Saturday afternoon.
William S. Evans, Esq, of Elkton,
has been reappointed by Governor
Coldsborough as director Of SPRING
field State Hospital for the Insane.
Tome School Gun Club defeated the
Liberty Grove team in dual meet, by
the score of 195-152.
The Farmers Civil and Business A
Association will hold a meeting in
Rosebank Hall, Calvert, this Saturday
afternoon at 1870 o'clock. Special
speakers. All are cordially invited to
attend
Reginald Sinners, of near Zion, is
to leave Cecil county and move to a
large dairy farm near Landenberg.
Bay View Social Club will meet in
Jr. O. u. A. M. Hall, at Bay View, this
Saturday evening. Everybody invited
to be present and spend pleasant
evening.
John Alexander, a student Of the
Elkton High School, was severely cut
about the mouth when thrown from a
sled on Main street, Elkton, Wednes-
day morning.
Frederick 7. Haines, Esq, of El's-
ton, has purchased Il Buici touring
car.
Next Wednesday, FebTuary %, viii
be Ash Wednesday, the beginning of
the Lenten season.
Governor C0ldgborouph has reaD-