The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-11-06
LOCAL JOTTINGS

Ground has been broken for the new
store building of Taylor & Reynolds,
adjoining the properties of Mrs. Kate
Par ker and Harvey Reynolds on East
High ST.. Elkton Contractor William
P. Stephens is doing the work.
The 298-acre Derrickson farm, on
Bohemia Manor, has been bought by
Holden S. Ireland and George w.
Ireland.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
H. Kimble. of Rising Sun, died Tues
day aged 18 days, and was buried on
Thursday afternoon at West Noting
ham cemetery.
There will be preaching tomorrow
Sunday at Jones' Chapel at 2:3O p.
M, and at Crouch Chapel at 7:30 D.
m. The public is invited to these ser
vices.
A horse driven by Miss HettySlack,
of Iron Hill, became frightened Mon
day morning on the Elkton-Iron Hill
road by two bears and a number of
gypsies, and ran off, throwing the
driver from the wagon. She was dis
covered unconscious a few minutes
later by Mrs. Myers and j. w. Scott,
and was found to be suffering with no
serious injury, but severely shocked
and bruised.
Mr.. M. S. Barrett has discontinued
his repair and paint shop on Bridge
street, and accepted a position with
the dupont Powder Company at City
Point. Va.
While working on the new bridge
which the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Co. is building across their tracks
at Lancaster avenue in Wilmington,
Sunday AFTERNOON, Raymond Everett,
of Barksdale, had his left foot caught
and crushed in a rope that was being
drawn through pulley. He was
placed in an auto and hurried to the
Delaware Hospital There the physi-
clans found the injury was so serious
that there was no hope of saving the
foot, and the member was amputated
above the ankle.
Professor Sypherd, of Delaware
College, addressed the Literary So
ciety of Cecil County High School OH
Friday of last week.
Revival services will commence at
the NJ. E. Church in Charlestown to-
morrow Sunday evening, and will
continue every evening through the
week.
A box social will be held at Big Elk
school Friday evening, Nov u. If
stormy next clear evening. Ladies,
please bring boxes. Ice cream and
cake for sale.
Calvert Ushers' Union will hold an
oyster and poultry supper in Rose
bank Hall. Wednesday evening, Nov.
10. Supper 25 and 50 cents.
Henry Toy, Chinese laundryman.
has closed his shop at Middletown and
gone to Wilmington to open up a shop,
There will be preaching at jackson
Hail. near Cowentown, tomorrow(S Sun
day. evening at 1870 and will continue
services there every Sunday, when
services are held in the morning at the
Head of Christiana by the Rev. A.
NanOveren. All are cordially invited
to these services.
Elkton milk dealers will serve milk
to customers in the afternoon instead
of morning as heretofore.
Mrs. Rose Webster, of the First dis
trict, has applied for a divorce from
her husband John Webster, Oil the
grounds of desertion.
The Pythian Society football team,
at Tome School, defeated the Chesa-
peake City High School team at Port
Deposit, last Saturday, by score of
81 to Z.
The Postal Department has granted
I. Bayard Scott the postmaster at
Childs, permission to use an auto in
the mail delivery on rural route from
that place. the time for arriving back
from the trip being changed to one
o'clock.
Go to Hagerty, ST., and Sons up-to-
date Automobile Supply House, in
Port Deposit, Md, for Oxy-Acetylene
Welding. advt-tf
The annual poultry supper for the
benefit of the Trustees Fund of the
Cherry Hill M. E. Church will be held
at Red Mems Hall in that town, Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings of next
week, November 10 and II. Tickets,
25 cents. The public invited.
The Bay View Social Club met in
Bay View hall last friday evening.
The Elkton Hosiery Mill, which has
been shut down for several months,
will start up on Monday. The old
machines in the mill have been re-
moved and rs new and up to-date ones
installed
Go to Hagerty, ST., and Sons up-to-
Port Deposit, Md, for Oxy- Acetylene
date Automobile Supply House, in
welding. advt-tf
Tome School football team journey
ed to Pottstown, Pa, last Saturday,
for game with Hill School. The
Tome boys came back in high spirits
as the game resulted in the one-sided
score of go in their favor.
The ladies of Trinity Church are
holding rummage sale in the Parish
House, which will continue over this
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