The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-05-02

ton, has purchased from Philadel-
phia firm, an auto-chemical engine,
truck and hose apparatus, for $1,000.
Rev. G. A. Eaton, rector of st.
Mary's P. E. Church, North East, has
resigned to accept a call to a church
in New York.
The teacher and pupils of Barksdale
school will hold a festival on the
school grounds on Friday evening,
Mry 8. All are invited to attend.
The teacher and pupils of Wesley
school, Elk Neck, will hold peanut
social at the school house, Wednesday
evening, May 6. All are cordially in
vited.
Preaching at Crouch Chapel, tomor-
row, Sunday, afternoon, at o'clock,
by Rev. Franklin Grey, OF Greenbank,
Del. Sunday school at o'clock
Everybody welcome.
William Swisher, who has been en-
gagged in store keeping at Providence,
has moved to Londonderry, Pa, where
he will engage in the same business.
The teacher and pupils of Butler
school will hold a festival at the
school, near Greenhurst, Wednesday
evening, May 6. If stormy, next
clear evening.
The Summit Bridge Methodist peo-
pie gave Rev. Asbury Burke great
surprise on his return from Confer
ence, on Tuesday night, April 81. They
brought ice cream and cake in abund-
ance, besides leaving 81 pounds sugar,
baskets of potatoes, -four, meal,
soap, canned goods and SO many nice
things and good fellowship that words
are inadequate to express our feeling.
The Ladies' Aid of the Leeds NJ =.
Church will hold it's regular monthly
meeting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. {. Mitchell Friday evening, May 8.
Rev. B. F. De Vona will hold service
in St. Andrews (Goldsborough Me-
moriaD Church, Andora, tomorrow,
Sunday, at 3 p. m. Mr.. De Vona has
been holding a series of services in st.
Thomas Church, Newark.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment in another column OF the schol-
arships in the Engineering Depart
ment Of the Johns Hopkins University.
The advertisement gives full and de-
tailed instructions as to how these
scholarships may be secured, but fur
ther information may be secured by
those interested addressing The Reg
istrar, Johns Hopkins University, Bal
timore.
The Delaware State Fair is plan
ming for a bigger event than ever at
Wawaset Park, Wilmington, on Sep
tember I'll, next. The exhibition
department will be larger than ever
and increased premiums are offered
as an incentive to exhibitors. A num-
ber of new features and classes in the
horse show department are also an
nounced. A catalogue, showing events
and premium lists, has been already
may obtain them for the asking by
writing to Samuel H. Wilson, Jr., No.
l, West Fifth St, Wilmington, Del.
The Bowel boys, from the upper
part of the county, whose escapades
and arrest We're recorded in last
weeks WHlG, were given q hearing
on Tuesay before Magistrate Levi o.
Cameron, who sent the elder boy to a
reform school until he should become
Il years of age; the younger boy, who
is in bad health, was remanded to the
care of his parents. The family is
said to have recently removed to this
county from Virginia.
j. T. Coughs cannery at Bear Sta
ton, Del, was destroyed by fire early
Wednesday morning. The origin of
the fire, the damage of which is esti-
mated at about $4,000, is unknown.
The cannery is located next to the
new store erected by Mr.. Cough after
fire which destroyed the store last
October. The store building was saw
ed, but the cannery was burned to the
ground. A fire brigade assisted the
New Castle fire company to keep the
flames from spreading.
The West End Athletic Baseball
Club has organized for the season and
will play Independent games with
strong teams when the Elkton League
team is away. The club is composed
of star ball players and expects to put
up good brand OF ball.
The Ladies Aid Society of Cherry
Hill NJ. +. Church will hold s,ival
and bake in Red Mems Hall this Sat
urday evening. Everybody invited
f. Sutro q Son Co., OF Philadelphia,
sent representative to Elllton Thurs
day, who inspected the new hosiery
mill with view to installing the ma
chinery.
The .''Beach" farm in the First dis
trict belonging to the late Mrs. Eliza
beth G. Constable, was sold Monday at
trustees sale to Reginald Constable,
for $500. The Constable farm near
Blacks, Kent county, was sold Satur-
day to Mrs. Marie S. Baker, of New
York, for $4,000.
Cherry Hill Council No. 10, o. u. A.
NJ, will attend divine services at the
Cherry Hill NJ. E. Church tomorrow,
Sunday, at 1890 a. m. The Council
will celebrate it's fiftieth anniversary
next Saturday evening.
Pleasant Hill f. M. Church, Sunday,
May 3. Preaching at IL a. M; Sun
day school, 10 a. M; preaching 1880
p. m. Quarterly meeting from the 1st
to the Sd of May. Everybody cordial
ly invited. d. J. Santmier will be in
charge of the meetings.
Rev. F. Markey, Pastor.
Marriage Licenses