The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-02-12

| Next Monday will be st. Valentines
Day.
The Literary Society will meet in
jackson Hall, near Cowentown, on
| Saturday evening, Feb. IL. Special
music and very good program is be-
ing prepared. Everybody is invited
to these meetings.
1t has been decided by the Aetna
Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, of
Newark. to hold street carnival to
open Saturday night, July 20, and
continue to August 5. Arrangements
| are being made for the anniversary
dinner to be held by the firemen in the
new armory building on February %.
The members of Town Point M. E.
| Church will break ground for their
new church this Saturday afternoon,
at 2:30. Mrs. William Purner, Sr.,
and Miss Lillian Smith, two of our
faithful workers, will turn the first
sods.
The Head of Christiana Sewing Cir
Gle will meet at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Steele, on Saturday
evening. Feb. 10. A cordial invita-
ticn to attend is extended to all the
members and friends of the circle.
The ladies of Town Point M. E.
Church will hold poultry and oyster
supper and bazaar, on Friday and
Saturday evenings, Feb. 18 and 19.
! Everybody cordially invited.
The ladies of Hart's M. E. Church,
Elk Neck will serve dinner at Will
| liam A. Wilson's sale on Thursday,
| Feb. II. Proceeds for benefit of the
| church.
The Oxford Press. of Oxford, Pa,
is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary
today Saturday. We wish it many
more years of prosperity.
The February meeting of the Elk
| ton Improvement Association will be
held next Monday evening at o'clock.
Pontiac Tribe, No. 1873, Improved
Order of Red Men, of Cecilton, are
| preparing to celebrate their four
teenth anniversary on March 6.
Revival services will commence at
the Methodist Protestant Church, at
Rowlandville, Feb. Il, nothing pre-
venting. Preaching at 1890 a. m. and
7:3O p. m. Rev. Eben N Baldwin, of
Claymont, Del, will preach both
morning and night There will be
services each evening during the week
except Saturday evening. All are
welcome.
A remarkable amount of interest is
being shown in the state wide public
| speaking contest to be held at the
Tome School, Port Deposit, on the
goth of May. Dl. Thomas S. Baker,
headmaster of the Tome School. is in
receipt of a letter from Mr. M. Bates
Stevens. the State Superintendent of
Education, expressing his keen inter-
est in the project and offering his
hearty cooperation. Mr.. Wilbur F.
Smith, principal of the Baltimore City
| College, has also written to accept
Tones invitation. In all, out of the
seventy odd schools that We're invited
a few days ago about thirty have al
ready replied expressing their interest
and asking for more information.
The young ladies of Elkton will give
a Leap Year dance in the Armory on
March 3. The music will be furnish
ed by Jacobs Orchestra. An admis-
sion card may be obtained from Eliza
| beth R. Scott. treasurer. Subscription
| $500.
Following week of cottage prayer
| meetings throughout the town, revi-
val services began last Sunday even
| ing at Perryville M. E. Church. Miss
| Dryden, of Crisfield, is assisting with
| the singing.
Go to Hagerty, Sr., and Sons up-to-
| date Automobile Supply House, in
Port Deposit, Nd. for Oxy-Acetylene
welding advt-tf
This Saturday evening Company E
basketball team will play the fast Ma
chine Gun team of the First Regiment,
stationed at Annapolis, at Elkton Ar
mory. In the visitors lineup will be
seen DeConway, formerly of Iowa
State University, and Welsh. who for
! Maryland championship team Admis-
sion Is cents.
A check for $25 was presented to
the Singerlv Fire Company of Elk
ton by E. w. Dawson, in appreciation
of good work done at the fire at his
home Friday night of last week.
The young people of Elk Neck will
hold a Cobweb Social at Hart's M. E.
parsonage next Friday evening, Feb
ruary 18. All are welcome.
Go to Hagerty, Sr., and Sons up-to-
date Automobile Supply House, in
Port Deposit, Md, for Oxy-Acetylene
welding. advt-tf
The trustees of Cherry Hill M. E.
Church will hold an oyster supper in
Red Mems Hall at that place on We'd
nesday evening, Feb. 16. There will
also be for sale ice cream. cakes, can
dies and fancy articles. Supper tick
cts. % cents.
There will be preaching services at
Crouch Chapel tomorrow Sunday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Revival services are in progress at
! Leslie schoolhouse, under the leader
ship of Rev. Mr.. Raum and Samuel B.
Gray.
Hagerty, Sra Son. Port Deposit, are
headquarters for Automobiles and
Carriage Painting and Decorating .adtf
The Synod of Baltimore has elected
the following trustees for West Not
tingham Academy. Justice Stanton, j.
Pellee, DR.. Henry Runner, DR.. ] c.
Palmer Rev. William Crawford Rev.
f. H Huffman. Rev. Paul R. Hickock.
Frank SHEPPARD, Charles B. Osborne,
William Mckenzie, John R Lvnar,