The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-05-23
LOCAL JOTTINGS

nounce that st. Johns College, Annap-
oils, has extended him the privilege of
making an appointment to free
scholarship at that college. ANY young
man desiring to avail himself of this
privilege should communicate with Mr..
Williams promptly.
Notice is given to the old soldiers
who are on the pension roll that when
receiving the next quarterly pension
check the receiver must exhibit his
pension certificate to the postmaster
or letter carrier. 1t is not intended to
make this permanent rule.
The town election will be held on
Monday next. The names of the can
didates for town commissioners and
for the presidency of the Board were
published in last weeks CECIL WHIG
since which time no new names have
been filed.
305 voters were registered at Elk
ton, Monday and Tuesday, who will be
eligible to cast their ballots at the
Elkton town election on Monday next.
The Directors of the Leslie camp
meeting association held meeting at
North East last Saturday and ad-
jnurned to June 10. Rev. John H.
Crankshan will again be the spiritual
director and the music will be in
charge of Prof. Thomas and Mrs. j.
L. Moore. The management is plan
ming Tor an especially attractive meet
ing this year. Information can be Sc
cured by writing to d. H. Kenny, sec
retary, North East, Md.
The Caldwell properties, advertise
ment of whose sale by Sheriff Nor
gan have been running in the CECIL
WHIG, were bought at public auction
at the Court House door, on Wednes-
day by Attorney F. J. Schlosstein, of
Philadelphia, for S1975, subject to a
mortgage with interest) OF S3285.
The properties are situated in the
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth districts of
Cecil county.
At the morning service of the
Cherry Hill NJ. E. Church on Sunday,
May 81, at 1920, there will be a
Grandmother Choir" Everybody is
invited to attend this service.
Walter Grant Clark, of Elkton, will
be one of the graduates at the 44th
annual commencement of Western
Al tii itiIlu SOllcSt, dI L,
which will be held June SO.
Farmers Day will be held at the
Maryland Agricultural College at Col
lege Park, on Saturday, May 30. There
will be demonstrations and expert
ments along all lines of work the Col
lege and Experiment Station are doing
and in the afternoon the new dormi-
tory will be dedicated.
Company E, of Elkton, Captain C.
B. Finley, Jr., commanding and fifty
men in line took an auto trip to Provi-
dence Monday evening and enjoyed the
hospitality of Lieutenant c. Otis Nc
Cauley and the ladies of Providence.
A drill and parade by the Company
was witnessed by the residents of
Providence and then a splendid repast
was served.
The Rev Walter G. Haupt, Rector
of st. Thomas Church, Newark, will
hold service in St. Andrews Colds
borough MemoriaD Church, Andora
tomorrow, Sunday, at p. M.
An automobile parade was held in
Elkton Tuesday evening to advertise
the coming Chautauqua, which will be
held June 5-11. Chesapeake City
was also taken in by the parade which
numbered Is cars.
High prices ruled at Burkins' cash
sale at Rising Sun, Friday the 18th
p cows averaged STOPS, selling from
$40 to $50 head. Small pigs brought
S4.l5 apiece. Hindman was the auc.
tioneer.
At a meeting of the State Roads
Commission held May IL contract
was awarded to Messrs. Pugh & Hub.
bard, of Philadelphia, for the improve
ment of a section of State road II
Cecil county, from Conowingo to Oak.
wood, a distance of 1.67 miles, con.
struction to be of concrete. Work or
same will be started as soon as the
weather and other conditions permit
Alfred S. Thompson, OF Elk Neck
has filed bill in the Cecil Court fol
divorce from his wife, Laura Thomp.
son, of Chester, Pa, alleging deser.
| ton.
The NJ. P. Sunday schools at Bay
View and Leslie will unite in a Decora
ton Service at the cemetery at Bay
| View on Decoration Day. The schools
Will llleet Ine ueldcnmenJ OF u. A. II
men of Wingate Post, at Bay View al
10 a. m. The program will consist Of
| brief memorial services at the monu
ments of Rev. C. T. Coushelle anc
Rev. j. N. Yingling. AS many of the
children and grown-ups as possible are
requested to be present. DO not for.
| get wreathes and flowers.
"The Honor of a Cowboy" which
was to have been given at Elkton, or
| Wednesday evening of last week, but
was postponed, will be given in the
| Mechanics Hall this Saturday even
ing. Admission 25 and 35 cents.
The cylinder head of freight loco
motive blew out while the train was
near Red Mill crossing, about ter
o'clock Friday night of last week
Residents of Elkton were startled by
the sharp explosion. No one was in
| jured.
For the benefit of Singerly Fire
Company, the proceeds to go toward.
the purchase of the new auto-chemica
engine, a bake and festival will bt
held at Council Hall, Elkton, this Sat