The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-02
LOCAL JOTTINGS

to-date Milliner. will hold her annual
fall opening today Saturday at her
store on Main street. Pay her visit
end see the newest things in the milli-
Eery line.
The home of Henry Biddle, on Della
ware avenue, Elkton, was ransacked
last Sunday, while he and his wife
were absent, and a quantity of silver
ware was stolen.
The automobiles of John G. Consta-
BILE, of Elkton, and Charles Ellison, of
near Chesapeake City. collided Mon
day evening, near Chesapeake City,
and both cars were badly damaged
The occupants however, escaped with
few bruises and decorations.
Representative of the Christian
Church. of Baltimore, visited Elkton.
Tuesday, with the view of building a
church here.
The ladies of Bethel M. P. Church.
near North East, will hold a poultry
and oyster supper, Friday evening
Oct. 15, at the home of Mrs. Christie
A. Reed. Supper 25 cents. Ice cream,
make, candy, etc, for sale. Proceeds
for the benefit of church. If stormy
the following evening.
Wilbert. the year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Lewis, Jr., of near
Elkton, fel! out of barn door. Thurs
day, and sustained fractured leg.
B. Bladen Craycroft, Jr., of Elkton.
has been appointed Justice of the
Peace at Elkton, by Governor Colds
borough, vice Levi 0. Cameron, de-
ceased.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Elkton
NJ. (. Church will hold a bake in Vim
singer & Pippin's store on Saturday
afternoon, October 9, beginning at 2
o'clock.
A course of public entertainments
will be given in the public hall at Ris-
ing Sun, during the coming fall and
winter months.
The teachers and students of Cecil
County High School, Elkton, have or
ganized an athletic association with
Prof. E. B. Fockler. president; w. T.
Creswell. secretary and treasurer, and
Reuben Dunbar. manager of the foot
ball team.
The Rt Rev. VIM. F. Adams, DID,,
Bishop of the Diocese of Easton. will
make his annual Confirmation vista
tion to Trinity Church. Elkton Friday
of next week, Oct. s. at 7.30 p. M. and
at st. Andrews (Goldsborough Me-
morian Church Andora. on the after
noon of the same dav. at 4 o'clock
he "Alden" farm, containing fiftv-
two and one-half acres. near Apple
ton. has been sold bv its owner, H. B.
/ Smith. of Newark. for $500
R. NJ. Reindollar. State road engi-
neer in charge of the road work at
Calvert, fractured his wrist Wednes-
day. while cranking an automobile.
His salary as pastor of the Newark
Presbyterian Church having been in
creased to $4,000 year, DR.. William
j. Rowan, who for several years
taught rhetoric and oratory at Della
ware College, in addition to his pas
toral duties, has resigned as member
of the college faculty.
FoIger Mckinsey, the "Bentztown
Bard of the Baltimore Sun, won the
$3.50 prize offered by Mayor Preston
for a municipal song, Mr.. McKinsey
IS = lative of Cecil county. being
born at Elkton, where he spent his
boyhood days.
c. A. Beamer. of near Bay View,
has purchased Chevrolet automobile.
w. c. Reynolds, of Rising Sun. has
purchased the GO-acre Jesse w. Ham
b.eton farm, near that town, for $4,000.
Miss Maggie Reynolds, of Rising
Sun, picked Strawberries from the
patch in her garden, last week.
The Radnor Relief Association will
hold public entertainment in the
Mechanics Hall on October 20. The
public is cordially invited.
The body found floating in the Sus-
quehanna river at Peach Bottom Pa,
on Sept. Is, was identified as that of
Fred Brown, OF York county, son of
the late Lewis Brown of Little Britain.
The deceased was a brother of Mrs. B.
E. Mason. of Chrome, and was on his
way to visit his sister when he met
death.
Rally Day services will be held at
Cherry Hill NJ. E. Church tomorrow
Sunday morning and afternoon.
Preaching at both services. Special
program at both services. Everybody
invited.
Frank Moore has been appointed
overseer of the buildings at Della
ware College. Newark, to succeed
William H. Barton. Mr.. Barton. who
is past 80 years of age, recently re-
signed, after holding the position for
nearly 20 years.
U S. Secretary of Agriculture. D..
F. Houston has been paying a visit to
Delaware under the direction of Sena-
tor Salisbury. On Thursday they
visited Delaware College; thence to
Middletown, to Dover and on down
through the State.
Go to Hagertv, Sr.. and Sons up-to-
Port Deposit. Md, for Oxy-Acetylene
date Automobile Supply House, in
welding. advt-tf
The Elk Mills Athletic Association
will ho,d an indoor carnival beginning
on Wednesday evening October 27,
and continuing four nights in the
'ar"e stone mill at Elk Mills. Mr. w.
R. Baldwin. President of the Elk Mills
Company. has piven the Association
the use of the first floor of the mill.
which will accommodate at least 1000
people.
Leroy Cirvin Narnuess, son of Mr..
and Mrs James H. MaroueSs. of Elk
ton. died Wednesday of last week.
aged 3 months and 1S davs.
The corn cannery at Colora closed
last week after mack of $4,000 cases
Hagertv. Sra Son. Port Denosit, are