Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-30
Getting READY FOR
PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Polling Places Have Been
Appointed By Elkton
Board Of Supervisors
PRESIDENT AN AUTO
VISITOR TO TOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELKTON. Md, Aug S0-The Board
of Election Supervisors OF Cecil
county. Victor R. Bennett, president;
John II. Black and Ernest Brickley
have announced the various polling
places for the primary election to be
held on September IA.
Friends Of J. Wilson Merritt son
of Judge Richard b. Merritt, of the
Orphans Court for Cecil county, are
much concerned over his condition.
He was injured some weeks ago in
an automobile accident An oper-
alton for relief of pressure on the
spinal cord was performed with lit
tie success and paralysis has develop
ed in his legs. II is feared he viii
be permanently helpless.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Mahoney. wife
Of elisha Mahoney. of Mechanics Val
ley. died at her home on Friday. Fun
eral on Tuesday and burial in North
East NJ f. Cemetery. She leaves a
husband and seven children.
One by one the old veterans of the
war between the States answer the
last roll call George M. Dallas Racine
of Elk Neck. died at his home on Fri
day. He was a member of Company
I. Fifth Maryland Regiment, and in
his seventy-second year. Mr. Racine
Is survived by a second wife and two
children He was a brother of ]. X.
Polk Racine. of Elkton.
Elkton was honored a few days ago
bv having President Woodrow Wilson
pass through in an automobile. He
made a hurried trip to Philadelphia
in the big White House touring car.
Main and North streets, Elkton. form
mart of the direct road between New
York and Washington.
Members of the Perryville Meth
odist Episcopal Church have formed
a society of willing Workers whose
efforts will be in behalf Of the
church.
cecil county bids fair to have a
fine summer resort. Chesapeake
Haven. situated at the mouth of the
Elk River and on the Sassafras OPP
posite Betterton, is being rapidly de-
veloped Ground has been broken
for a big hotel and a number of cot
tages have already been erected.
TIL recent excursion Of the West
Nottingham Christian Endeavor So
cietv from Colora to Baltimore was a
thorough success and about $50 was
cleared
While on a Pennsylvania Railroad
train Edward Russell, of North East
was arrested for disorderly conduct
and fined $40 by Justice Joshua NJ
Ash
Zion nnd Rock Presbyterian Churches
last week gave their new pastor, tbs
Rev. r. J. Matsen, a reception h'
having recently taken possession o.
the parsonage in Zion.
The annual picnic Of Crouch Chape
was held at Locust Point on Thurs
dav. A large number enjoyed the
day.
Arrangements are being made &c
organize on the Eastern Shore Mu
tual Casulty Company. This will h'
for the benefit of persons desirins
insurance under the Workman's Com
pensation Act of Maryland.
Personal. Mrs. william Starlini
Evans has been entertaining her sis
ter. Mrs. Howard Poole. of Middle
town. Del.-Mr and Mrs. Edwar'
Pearson spent Sunday in Chester, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Mitchell Nc
Cullough have returned from a shor
visit to Trenton. n j.. relatives
Mrs. James P. Alexander has bee
visiting relatives in Earleville.-Ml
and Mrs. Cleaver Potts we're recen
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Nor
gan. of Chesapeake City.-Miss Hele
70. Woolley. of Philadelphia, is tn
Woollev.-Mrs Harry s. Pippin ha
as her guest Mrs. George A. Lee, O
Baltimore. Miss Emma Heatzig is a
Atlantic City. N. Mrs. p. r. Bisho
Of Chesapeake, has returned from
visit to Wilmington.-Mis Bessl
Wiley, of Pleasant Grove, has bee
appointed to Grove School.-Willial
Mahoney, in the employ of the duPor
Powder Company. Of Wilmington, ma
returned from a trip through Ter
nessee and is visiting his family
Childs-Mrs. Amos Martindale
Zion. is entertaining her sister. Mr.
Zebley. of Wilmington.-Rich
Reese. of Wilmington. is visiting MT
Howard n. Lorraine. of Chesapeak
City-Mr. and Mrs Omar d. Crothel
entertained this week Mr. and Mr.
J. Wolf. of Marietta, Ohio.-Howar
W. Pugh. of Port Deposit, has az
cepted a position in the baggage roo
of the Pennsylvania Station IN WI
mington. McClennahan, of I'll
Seventh district. is visiting his moth'
in Larchmont, n. Y-Harry c. Jon'
raised seventy bushels of potatoe
on a quarter of an acre on the "Hol
Hall" farm this season.-Miss Gladl
Westerheld. of Denton. Md. is visi
ing Elkton friends-Mr. and Mrs
Daniel Harvey of Childs. were I'll
ton visitors this week.-Master Wi
liam Kempster Miller, of Baltimor
is visiting his aunt. Miss Frances
Schouler, at Trinity Rectory.