The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-04-10
LOCAL JOTTINGS

have assigned $4,000 to the Elk and
Little Elk rivers, and S45,000 for the
Wilmington harbor.
The Alumni News, published by the
Delaware College Alumni Association
| made its first appearance Tuesday
from the press of the Newark Post.
! The Alumni News will! be published
| quarterly.
Henry Ridgely, trustee of Della
ware College and president of the
State Board of Education, has offered
| two prizes of S35 and SIS, for the
Delaware College students in the De-
partment of History and Economics,
presenting the best two theses on
some phase of the history, govern
ment or economic development of the
state. Much interest is being mani
Tested among the students relative to
| these prizes and number will enter
the competition.
The ladies of Trinity Church, Elk
ton, viii! hold bake and candy sale in
the store of Mrs. Clara Freeman, on
evening of Saturday, April II.
The annual election for Nestrymen
of Trinity Parish was held on Monday
of this week. The Board continues un-
changed, consisting of Messrs. Will
liam H. Mackall, George B. Kerfoot,
George McQuilkin, Victor R. Bennett
| and Henry L. Constable. At a meet
| ing of the Nestry, held on the same
date. Mr. William H. Mackall was
elected Senior Warden, Mr.. Victor R.
Bennett, Junior Warden, Mr.. William
H. Mackall treasurer, Mr.. Victor r.
Bennett, registrar, Mr.. Henry L. Con-
stable Lay Delegate to the Annual
Diocesan Convention. to be held in
Centreville in June next, with Mr..
William H. Mackall as Alternate.
The Easter Sunday school festival,
to include the Easter carols, will be
held in St. Andrews (Goldsborough
MemoriaD Church, Andora, on Sun
day, Immediately after the commun-
ion service at 3 p. m.
The annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Club of Elkton for the election
of officers for the coming year will be
held April y. at $40.
After a hard nights battle with last
Saturdays storm. the barge Nause-
mand was driven aschore in the Eliza
beth River, near Norfolk. W. Va; the
boat was not damaged and was soon
, fioated again. Captain Harry Nande-
grift, of Elkton, is the barge's master.
A demonstration was carried out on
Thursday, April s, in the orchard of
the Jacob Tome Institute, by represen-
tatives of the Maryland Agricultural
College, under the direction of Mr.. G..
F. Marsh.
A. P. SandleS, president of the Agri-
cultural Commission of the State of
/ Ohio, will make an address before the
students of the Tome School on Sat-
urday evening, April 10, at 7:15.
Prof. Slaw held a pruning and
spraying demonstration in the orchard
of Mr.. NJ. H. Paul, Frenchtown Road
near Elkton, Friday, April 9, at 9
O'Clock a. m.
The Elkton Gas Works, both prop
erty and franchise, it is announced,
will be put up at public sale at the
Court House door, Elkton on May II.
: Mrs. William T. McAllister and her
daughters, Lottie and Ruth, We're
thrown from their carriage Friday
afternoon of last week, as they were
returning from Elkton to their home
at Andora. Their horse SHE'D at some
colts running in field near Singerly
station and the carriage wheels went
over into the ditch. Al! of them were
more or less cut and bruised, Mrs.
McAllister most seriously. They
We're taken to Union Hospital for
treatment
Harry j. Moore, 3S years of age,
died last week at a Delaware hospital,
as the result of injuries received from
q dynamite explosion on his fother's
farm, near Milford Cross Roads.
where he was blowing out stumps. He
had placed two sticks on stump and
when one exploded thought both had
gone off. He came back to the stump
just as the second stick went off and
thus received his injuries.
Dr. 7. H. Lewis. president of West
ern Maryland College, has accepted
an invitation to deliver the commence
ment address at Calvert Agricultural
High School this year.
j. H. Sloan on Saturday erected a
neat cottage monument to the memory
of the late Obadiah Vincent, father
of Howard S. Vincent, of Elkton, in
the cemetery at Christiana, Del.
The regular meeti.g of the Elkton
improvement Association will be held
next Monday evening, April -, at
Counci! Hall.
The re-opening of Persons Grove
Sunday school, postponed Sunday on
account of the snow, will occur to-
morrow, April II, at 2.30 p. m. Every
body invited.
On April | William jefferson as
sumed the management of Beaufort
Farm, at the confluence of the Elk
and Bohemia Rivers, now owned by
James 5. Frazer, of New York. Mr..
Jefferson was formerly manager of
Camp Run Farm, near Bryn Mawr,
Penna.
Owing to the heavy snow, the re-
opening of the West Amwell Sunday
schoo was postponed from last Sun
day until tomorrow, April IL, at 2:30
p. m. Everybody invited.
Small woods fires were numerous
in different sections of the county last
week, but Saturdays snow ended them
for time
Richard X. Barnes, of Charlestown.
has announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Sheriff.
The regular meetings of the County
Commissioners, Orphans Court and
School Comni SSionarc will ha hold at