The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-05-20
LOCAL JOTTINGS

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are furnished with no particulars.
Miss Mcintyre has been in poor health
for some time and was recently taken
well. to Baltimore for treatment.
A festival will be held at the Cayot
school house Friday evening, May 26.
George Potts. son of Bailiff Potts,
of Elkton, was severely injured while
riding a motorcycle Wednesday even
ing, when run into by an automobile.
The motorcycle was badly damaged.
Harcourt Hagerty, of Port Deposit,
having passed the examination at the
United States Naval Academy, at An
napolis, has been notified OF his ap-
pointment from Maryland.
Special officers have been stationed
on the State road leading from Elk
ton to Chestertown to stop auton'u-
bile speeding.
Service tomorrow, Sunday, at Elk
ton Presbyterian Church as follows:
1890 a. m, Divine Worship with SER
mon by the pastor on Peace" 1880
p. M, sermon topic, "The Unprohibit-
ed Tree" Communion service on May
28 and ChiIdren's Day on June 4. All
are cordially invited.
Particular attention is called to the
new law relating to licenses, as pub-
Iished elsewhere by Clerk of the Court
Charles S. Peacock. The new law re-
quires many lines of business to take
out license, which have not been here
tofore affected. Everyone should read
the law carefully.
The Government is advertising that
it will receive propositions up to May
20 for suitable premises for the Elk
ton postotfice, under a lease for five
or ten years from October l, 1916.
Blank propositions and specifications
may be obtained from Postmaster o.
{. Giles.
By mutual consent the assignment
of ducking police for Cecil county has
been changed, as follows:-For the
Flats, Louis B. Ulary and Harry Nc
kown; for Elk River, Harry Purdy.
The Epworth League of Cherry Hill
NJ. K. Church will hold a festival on
the church lawn next Thursday even
ing. A feature of the evening will be
a Parcels Post window. Everyone IN
vited.
The Royal Arch degree was con-
ferred last week at the meeting of the
Masons in Elkton. Visitors were
present from Chesapeake City. Pert
Deposit and other places, A shad
bake followed the exercises.
A meeting will be held in the Court
House, Elkton, on Saturday evening,
May 2T, at 8 o'clock, under the aus
pices of the Parent Teacher Assocla-
ton. The meeting will be addressed
by two prominent ladies connected
with the State organization. Further
details will be announced later. Every
body invited to attend.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Zion N.
(. Church will hold lawn fete and
supper at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Churchman, near Zion. Wed.
nesday evening, May "a. Supper 25
cents. If stormy the next clear even
ing.
The annual meeting of the Maryland
State Bankers Association will be
held at Atlantic City May %, "a and
25. State Senator Harvey L. Cooper,
of Caroline county, Director of the
National Bank of Elkton, is president
of the Association.
The May meeting of the Cecil Far
mers' Club will be held next Wednes-
day at the home of Maurice Reeder,
near Pennington.
Mrs. William j. Nesbitt. of near
Colora, underwent successful opera
ton at the Maryland General Hospital.
Baltimore. last week.
LOST-Open face ladies' gold
watch and pin in Elkton on Thursda".
Liberal reward if returned to Mrs. ].
Frank Blake, Childs, Nd. adv*
Milford Richards. of Colora, has
purchased the Kennard Riley prop
erty at Rock Springs.
Union Ladies' Aid will meet at the
church on Tuesday evening, May 23.
Everybody welcome.
BY the will of Mrs. Clara L. Turner
late of Rising Sun, $500 is left to West
Nottingham Church. Her estate, val
ued at $4,000, is left to her daughter,
Miss Genevieve Turner.
Rev. A. w. Lightbourne, of Dover,
Del, has accepted an invitation to ad-
dress the graduates at the annual
commencement of the Cecil County
High School. Elkton, to be held in
Elkton Opera House, on Wednesday,
June 7.
The members of the Senior class of
Cecil County High School gave their
farewell dance at Elkton Armory,
Wednesday evening.
Joseph T. Richards, Jr.. and Lawson
Tosh have engaged in the fertilizer
business at Colora, having rented the
building formerly occupied by the late
w. o. Brumfeld.
John c. Hindman, who was recently
appointed Justice of the Peace at
Rising Sun, has notified Governor
Harrington to appoint another man
as he will not accept the office.
DIR. William B. Lowry, of Elkton,
has announced his candidacy for
Mayor of the town of Elkton at the
town election next Monday. His op-
ponent will be Mr.. William H. Mackall
LOST-Nine link silver friendship
bracelet in Elkton on Thursday, in
brown pocket-book stamped with
name Of McCallister, Optician. Balti-
more. Md. Finder please return to r.
II. Campbell, Singerly, Md. adv*
The Ladies' Aid of Leeds M ID