The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-29

DR.. H. Arthur Mitchell, C. E. Finck,
E: N. Sweet and Taylor w. McKenney
will represent Singerly Fire Company
of Elkton, at the Maryland State Fire
mems Convention which convenes at
Homecoming next week.
As Decoration Day, May Both, falls
on Sunday, Monday. May 81, has been
declared legal holiday and the banks
will be closed. Elkton merchants will
close their stor es at II o'clock NJ, on
that day.
Thomas Carr, of Elk Mills, was bad
ly burned about the hands. arms and
feet early Tuesday morning, in an ex-
plosion of smokeless powder in one of
the mills at the Carney's Point, N. j.,
plant of the dupont Powder Company.
Four other men were injured by the
explosion. Mr.. Carr was taken to
Delaware Hospital, Wilmington. for
treatment
The friends of Old Drawers Church
near Middletown, have secured the
Rev. U. Franklin Smiley, DID,. of
Wilmington, 70 preach the morning
sermon at the annual reunion on the
first Sunday in June. Judge Henry C.
Conrad, &C Georgetown, Del. viii!
make an address in the afternoon.
At the Educational Congress held at
North East last Saturday for the ben
eft of the colored schools in Cecil
county, Miss Charlotte E. Stowe.
county SUPERINTENDENT; Rev. c. H.
Jones, Rev. H. T Rector and Mrs. Paul
L. Dunbar. the latter Instructor of En-
glish at Howard High School, Will
mington, We're the speakers.
Special services viii. be held at
Cherry Hill NJ Z. Church tomorrow
Sunday morning. ct 1880 o'clock.
After the services the graves of min
listers in the adjoining cemetery will
be decorated. The public is invited to
be present
A festival will he held next Tues
day night June |, on lot corner of
North and Stockton streets, for the
benefit of North Street baseball club
Come and help the boys.
Mrs. Lucy Wilson. wife of Herman
Wilson. colored died at her home in
Bells Lane. Elkton. on Monday morn
ing, of tuberculosis The deceased is
survived by her husband and two
small children. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon and the body
was taken to Newark for interment.
The postponed athletic meet of
Cecil County Schools will be held at
E!kton this Saturday morning. as
previously announced in our columns,
beginning at ten o'clock.
There will be dance held at Cecil
ton on Wednesday, June =. in the Jr.
o. I. A. NJ Hall. All cordially in
vlted. Admission, gentlemen, 75c.
Luther H. Frost. of Montclair, \.
j., has been elected captain of next
years track team at Tome School.
The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
of Delaware College has purchased
two lots or Depot road from David c.
Rose. whore a new frat" house will
be erected
Ernest Wilson, of Newark. accom-
panied by his sister Miss Margaret
Wilson. and a party of Newark friends
figured in an automobile accident near
Cooch's Bridge on Sunday night. Re-
turning from Wilmington, at the
cross roads near Dayett's. they ran
into 2 team owned by Robert Walker.
breaking the horses leg and upsetting
the machine The occupants We're
thrown from the car but no one was
seriously injured.
Mr. Graham Ogle, who has been
spending some time with his mother.
in Elkton, recovering from injuries
sustained when beaten by robbers,
several weeks ago, returned to Roch-
ester. Pa, or Wednesday.
The annual convention of the Do
cese OF Easton will meet in st. Paul's
Church, CeHtrevil.H, on Tuesday next.
June /. Bishop Adams presiding. The
convention is composed of clergy and
laity, each Parish henp entitled TO
one lay delegate. Mr.. Henry L. Con-
stable will renreSent Trinity Parish.
Mr.. William II. Mackall being alter
nate delegate. The diocese of Easton
includes the nine counties of the East
ern Shore of Maryland
Rising Sun and Port Deposit base
ball teams played game on the for
mer's grounds Monday afternoon, the
game resulting in a score of Al, in
favor of Rising Sun.