The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-08
LOCAL JOTTINGS

TIL regular meetings of the County
Commissioners, Orphans Court and
School Commissioners will be held at
hlkton next Tuesday, May IL.
William ]. McKenney and Philip NJ
Groves have been appointed by Town
Council as Registers of voters for the
town of Elkton, and will sit at Coun-
Gil Hall, next Monday, May 10, to
register new voters and revise the
registration list. The election will be
held on Monday, May "a.
Tomorrow Sunday will be OBJ
served in many of the churches as
Mothers Day. The white carnation
is the symbol worn in recognition of
the day.
Mr.. M. Herbert Paul, of near Elk
ton, has offered to the Boys Corn Club
prize of S5 bushel for three bushels
of the highest yield grown from seed
of the Johnson White variety, provided
the yield per acre is over 80 bushels.
The Elkton Gas Works will be offer
ed at public sale at the Court House
door, next Tuesday, as advertised in
another column of the WHIG. The
sale of this valuable property and
franchise will probably call forth some
spirited bidding.
Mr.. William +. Taylor, of Cecilton,
has announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for County
Commissioner (Short Term). Mr..
Taylor was a candidate two years ago
and made an excellent run.
Omar d. Crothers ESQ.,, (Dem.), of
E'll-tnn hoe
for nomination for States Attorney,
and j. A. Roney, (Dem), of North
East, for Clerk of the Court.
The pupils of Leslie school will hold
festival on the school grounds Fri
day evening, May IA. If stormy, next
evening. All are invited.
The old Black Barron Springs Hotel.
just over the Pennsylvania line, was
destroyed by fire Friday night. The
building was erected as summer
home by the late DR.. John Black, of
Pennsylvania, at cost of about S15.-
900. The property is now owned by
j. Marsh Matthews, of Baltimore, who
purchased it about year ago.
The old Murphy mill, in the Second
district, now owned and operated by
G. Harry Davidson, was destroyed by
fire of unknown origin about eleven
O'Clock Sunday night, together with a
large stock of flour and feed The loss
is estimated at $4,000, partly covered
by insurance.
The Great Council of Red Men, in
its session at Cumberland, last week,
decided to meet next year at Elkton
Messrs. M. F. Magraw, Joseph H.
Sloan and Charles S. Boulden attend
ed the Cumberland meeting as dele
gates.
A heavy vote was polled in the may
orally election in Baltimore, on Tues
day. Mayor Preston, Democrat, was
reelected over Charles H. Heintzman,
Republican by more than $4,000 ma
jority-the largest majority received
by any mayoralty candidate in Balti-
more in a generation.
The WHIG is asked to correct it's
statement of last week that Mr.. H. G.
Hager, of Chesapeake City. "was re-
lieved of his gold watch during the
land sale in Chesapeake City last
week. Our correspondent says Mr.
Hager lost his watch in his store, it
being taken from his vest, hung up in
the store, during his absence from
the place.
Mr.. Frederick K. Reybold has re-
Gently became managing editor of
the Every Evening, of Wilmington,
Del. Mr.. Reybold is a native of Della
ware City and has been for number
Of years connected with the "Phila-
delphia Record" and the "North Amer
lean. Mr.. Reybold acquires a fnan-
cial interest in the paper, as does Mr..
VIM. f. Metten, who is business man
ager and treasurer.
Lewis Seth, of Elk Mills, has bought
the pacing gelding Torino Wilkes,
PIG Y, by Bohemia Boy, and will
start him at the nearby fairs.
Mrs. Lulu Grant, wife of Arthur
Grant, formerly of this county, but
now residing near Marengo, Ohio, was
seriously injured on Monday, April 25,
while returning home from church,
when she was thrown from the car
riage, in which she was riding, sus-
tanning badly mashed face and other
injuries. Mrs. Grant is now getting
along as nicely as could be expected.
The address at Cecil county High
School Commencement, on June 5. will
be delivered by the Hon. William T.
NaiDul lOll, arc III. odIHuel y. MIL
chell, of Delaware College. will deliver
the commencement address at Chesa-
peake City High School,
A Wilmington taxicab ran into the
carriage of Morris M. Dunbar, on the
ElktonNewark road, last Saturday
night, smashing a wheel. and the same
evening Mr.. Nurnberg. of near Barks-
dale, had a wheel damaged by the
same car.
The residence of Thomas E. Biddle.
on West High street, Elkton. has been
improved by a large addition.
Cheney Housekeeper has been elect
ed a director Of the First National
Bank of North East to succeed the
late w. A. Cameron.
235 marriage licenses We're issued
at the Clerks Office at Elkton. last
month.
The May meeting of the Elkton I'M
provement Association will be held
next Monday evening, May 10. in
Council Hall, at 8o'clock.
Preaching at Jones' Chapel tomor-
row Sunday )afternoon, at 2:3O
o'clock.
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