The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-10-17
LOCAL JOTTINGS

Co., to recover $50, 187 so in dividends,
which dividends were stolen by Off
GERS of the company IN 1874-76. The
plaintiff offers deposition from the
former Secretary of the Company, in
which he admitted having stolen the
dividends in conjunction with the
Treasurer.
Miss Mollie Mccoy had her left arm
fractured in a driving accident last
Saturday evening as she and Miss
Annie Mccoy and Miss Mary Clark
were returning from attending the
Delaware College exercises. The
horse stumbled and fell near War
wick, and Miss Mollie jumped from
the carriage, catching her left arm
between the bows of the carriage and
causing the fracture.
Harvest Home will be celebrated at
st. PauPs Church, Earieville, Sunday,
October rs.
Free Methodist Church, Pleasant
Hill. Revival services every evening
at 7:45 and Sunday morning at IL
o'clock and evening at 7:30, by Con-
ference Evangelist A. ]. Miller, assist
ed by the pastor.
The Cecil Farmers Club was en-
tertained at the home of Joseph T.
Grove, near Zion, on Wednesday.
A festival will be -.eid by the tea
chcrs and pupils of Earleville school
next Saturday evening. A Clipping
line" will be one of the attractions.
The Farmers National Congress
was held at Fort Worth, Texas, this
week.
The ladies of Wesley Chapel, Elk
Neck, will hold a festival at the chapel
on the evenings of October % and 20.
The public is cordially invited.
Lawrence B. Levy's fire loss on his
farm near Elkton has been adjusted
by John H. Terrell's insurance agency
at S16,008.40.
The P. O.S of A. comprising camps
Sd of Perryville, 81 of Elkton, SO of
North East, SO of Port Deposit, will
hold district meeting at Perryville
on October 20, in the evening. Cues
lions of vital interest will be discussed
and good time is expected. Large
delegations have proni.sed to attend
The second, third and fourth yeal
classes of the George Biddle High
School will hold an entertainment in
the Jr. o. U. A. M. Hall Cecilton, on
Tuesday evening, October 81, begin
ming at 73O. The following plays will
be presented: "The Rebellion of Mrs.
Barclay, can Economical Boomer
ang," Borrowing Trouble, Turning
the Tables, Seeking Servant" Adj
mission, reserved seats, Soc; adults,
25c; children, 15c. Proceeds for COM
mencement expenses.
T. Bayard Heisel, member of the
New Castle County Bar, was, on We'd
nesday, appointed Judge of the Su-
preme Court of Delaware. The APP
pointment is to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Judge Victor B.
Woolley, who was recently appointed
Federal Court Judge by President
Wilson.
The meeting of the Elkton Improve
ment Association Monday evening was
well attended A mihu.a was adopted
on the death of Frederick T. Haines,
founder and president of the associa-
ton, and officers for the following year
were elected as follows Dr. H. Arthur
Mitchell, president; A. M. Strickland,
president; DIR. w. T. Morrison,
secretary; Clarence C. Strickland,
treasurer.
Friday night of last week II men
were arrested at Elk Mills and brought
to Elkton Jail for illegal train riding
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
They were given a gearing before
Magistrate Joshua M. Ash Saturday
morning at the Jail and eight of thera
were sentenced to three months in the
House of Correction ana the other nine
each fined S. and costs, or on failure
to pay the fine, 30 days in Jail.
Temperance Day will be observed ut
the Cecilton M. E. Church next Sun
day. The entire evening service will
be devoted to the subject.
Joseph M. Kinslow and Miss Han
nah V. Dixon, both of North East,
were married on October 7, by the
Rev. A. D. Hammond.
Rally Day exercises will be held at
the Head of Christiana Presbyterian
Church, Sunday morning, October 25.
A special program is being arranged
and the public is invited to attend
these exercises.
James Adams Floating Theatre,
which was at Elkton recently, was at
Centreville this week.
At the request OF NUMBER of their
patrons the committee of the Dance
Pavilion at Providence Park, Provi-
dence, has arranged to hold another
dance on Saturday evening, Oct. II.
The music, as usual, will be furnished
by Dawson and Crothers, of Oxford,
Pa. Everybody invited.
The Rev. w. Jaggard will preach
temperance sermon at Union M. E.
Church tomorrow, Sunday. Special
music. Everybody welcome.
jackson Union Sunday school held
bake at the Sunday school at Cowen-
town, last evening and will continue it
this, Saturday, evening.
Edward Lynch has had concrete
walks laid at his home on West Main
street, Elkton.
Francis S. Gray, aged % years, of
Mt. Pleasant, Del, was killed last
Monday while walking along the ele-
waited tracks of the p, B. & w. Rail
road at Wilmington. The train which
struck him was an accommodation
train, runnir ON Newark to Phila-
IL