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

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delegates from the New Castle Pres
bytery. and is stopping at the st.
Charles Hotel.
Tome School nine defeated the Hill
School team in a game played on
the oval at Tome School last Saturday
by the score of 2-1.
Rachel Emma, infant daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kyle, of the
Colora section. died last Saturday,
aged 26 days. Interment was made in
Zion M. E. Cemetery. on Monday.
West Nottingham baseball team
defeated the Calvert Agricultural Fl.
5. team Friday afternoon of last week
in a game played at Calvert, by the
score of SO.
The Galena Grange will hold festl-
val Tuesday evening, May %, on the
lawn of A. Lindell Beaston, near Gal
ena. Ice cream, strawberries, cake
and candy for sale. Everybody in
vlted. If stormy, next clear evening.
Rufus R. Oldham, of Elkton. local
district superintendent for the Pru-
dental Insurance Company, who has
been in poor health for some time past
has been placed on the company's pen
sion list.
James Chandler. colored, tried on
Monday before Justice BARLEY. in
Elkton, on the charge of using a razor
on companion at Chesapeake City,
last week, was sentenced to six months
in the House Of Correction.
June II, 28 and % have been select
n c Infn F.. 1 4.
nual Maryland Teachers Association
to be held at Ocean City, Md. Cover
nor Harrington and United States
Senator John Walter Smith will de-
liver addresses.
William Mote. formerly a resident
OF Newark. who was arrested in Elk
ton last Saturday. stating that he had
broken out of the New Castle County
Workhouse, has been committed TO the
Maryland House of Correction for one
year at the prisoners own request.
lie also told the local authorities that
ne was not a safe person to be at
large.
Backed by the remarkable pitching
OF culver, Middetown's star southpaw
the Mlddletown team defeated the
Wilmington Athletic Club team 1T
Middletown last Saturday, by one
sided score of So
General Murray Vandiver chairman
of the Democratic State Central Com
mlttee, and former treasurer of Mary
land, who has been very i'll at his
nome at Havre de Grace, was tax n
to SablIlasvi.le for treatment on Mon
day.
Singerly Fire Company was SUM-
moned to Iron Hill Sunday night bv a
false alarm. The firemen found onlv
brush hre burning in an open field
John Hager, of Chesapeake Citv, a
student of the United States Naval
Academy, has resigned and will en-
gage in business with his father ey-
Sheriff H. A. Hager, at Chesa oeake
City. ''' ''"Ne
The annual banquet of the Cecil
County High School Alumni Associa-
tion will be held on Saturday evening
June 3, beginning at p. m. in the new
Elkton Armory.
The members of Providence basket
ball club will hold a strawberry and
ice cream festival on their backgrounds
at Providence Corner on Friday even
ing, May 26. If stormy the following
evening. Public invited.
A festival will be held in the Lib
erty Grove school grounds on We'd
nesday evening, May "a, for the bene-
nit of the school. If stormy next clear
evening. Ice cream, cake, candy for
sale; fish pond and fortune telling and
other features.
The teacher and pupils of Washing
ton school will hold festival on the
school grounds Friday, May 26. If
stormy the next clear evening.
Governor Harrington has decided TO
remove his Baltimore office from the
Garrett Building to the Union Trust
Building, this being the same bnili-
ing in which are located the offices
of Senator John Walter Smith. Insur-
ance Commissioner w. Mason Sheehan
and State Treasurer John M. Dennis,
Rev. Robert P Day, of Stockton.
has accepted call as pastor of Not
| tingham Presbyterian Church sue
ceeding Rev. Mr.. Leivre, who retircs
from the ministry.
DR.. John G. Hopper, of Chesapeake
olty, mas secured Government posi-
ton at Washington and took up his
new duties this week.
The pupils of Bay View school will
hold a festival on the school grounds
Thursday evening, May 25. If stormy
next fair evening. For benefit of the
school. All are welcome.
An entertainment will be given by
Oakhurst Private School, in Mechan-
les' Hall, Perryville, at the close of the
commencement Exercises, Thursday
evening, May 25. The humorous
drama, "Mr. Badgers Uppers" and
the lively farce Murder Will Out"
Will afford an evening of fun to all.
Admission 25 cents; children under u
years of age. Is cents.
Delaware College debating team got
revenge on st. Johns of Annapolis on
Thursday night of last week, when it
secured the decision in debate held
at Newark. the subject of which was.
Resolved. That the Federal Govern
| ment should compel eyerv able-bodied