The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-01-10
local JOTTINGS

Baldwin M. E. Church, at Elk Mills,
was re-opened last Sunday after being
closed for several weeks while under
going repairs.
The regular meetings of the County
Commissioners, Orphans Court and
School Commissioners will be held at
Elkton next Tuesday.
On Friday of last week, w. F. Han
ma, of Bel Air, was appointed special
inspector in the engineering depart
ment of the Public Service Commits
sion and has assumed his new duties.
For the past four years he has man
aged his fathers newspaper, The Bel
Air Times, and will continue his news
paper work at night.
William Brown won first prize at
the shooting match held at Cecilton on
New Years day.
Catching fire from defective f1ue,
the dwelling of Miss Parthenia Coul,,
son, near Rising Sun, was destroyed
Thursday night of last week. The
flames spread so rapidly that little
was saved.
Cecil Paper Mill at New Bridge, has
been purchased by the York Card and
Paper Co. of Pennsylvania.
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M. E. Church will hold an oyster sup
per at the home of Elwood Brown at
New Bridge, next Tuesday evening.
Come out and help us. Oysters will be
served to suit your taste. Cakes and
homemade candy will he for sale. If
stormy on that date it will be held the
next clear evening.
The members of Elkton Lodge,
,rl, nf antortaIn
by the Supreme Lodge at a banquet
in Philadelphia last friday evening.
R. w. Todd, of the New Bridge sec
ton, while driving to Perryville, one
day last week, was thrown from his
carriage and badly injured when his
horse ran awya and upset the vehicle.
The SUPERINTENDENT of Powers
Foundry Co., has been placed in the
hands of James MacNeille, for num-
Der of years foreman for the Hilles &
Jones Co., of Wilmington, and Will
liam J. Fenton, of Elkton, who has
been clerking in the drug store of j..
Frank Frazer, succeeds John Ward as
book-keeper.
The members Of the Town Council
of Newark, have authorized the Off
GERS to negotiate loan of $4,000 for
the Sewer Commission. This will
make a total of $44,3 borrowed for
the purpose.
David w. Wise. colored, was COM
mitted to Elkton Jail on Tuesday, for
the action of the Grand Jury, charged
with breaking into and robbing the
home of Frank Nickie, at Perryville,
on Thanksgiving. The negro was cap
tured while in the act of pawning the
stolen jewelry.
The Newark Trust Company has
sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,
house and lot at the Pencader cross
ing, owned by d. C. Rose, for 81 900.
The property will be used as home
for the section foreman.
Through mistake in proof reading
last week the hour of the sale of A. E.
R. Ward reads 1 o'clock a. M, and
should read ii o'clock a. m.
j. C. Fack, of Philadelphia, has pur-
chased from E. Kirk Brown, ESQ.,, his
farm near Elkton, and will use it as a
summer home.
Miss Clara Ascherfeld, Of Balti-
more, who has given piano recitals in
Elkton, is seriously i'll at the George
Washington University Hospital at
Washington, where she went two
weeks ago to have an operation per-
formed.
At meeting of the Havre de Grace
Gun Club, held last Saturday night, it
was decided that admission would be
made to the Maryland State Sports
mems Association.
The Delaware Alpha of the Sigma
Phi Epsilon Fraternity of Delaware
College gave their sixth annual dance
last (Friday) evening, in Newark
Opera House.
Samuel B. Gray, Bay View mer-
chant, was held up and robbed, Mon
day evening, while driving between
Zion and Bay View.