The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-09
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

Next TUESDAY, sept. II, Delng De-
tenders Day" and a legal holiday, the
banks will be closed.
The Prohibition Convention at Eas-
ton on Tuesday nominated James T.
Anthony, of Queen Anne's county, as
the candidate for Congress from this
district.
Washington Camp, No. 58, P. o. S.
of A, of North East, has presented a
handsome flag to the North East High
School, and it will be raised Thurs
day evening, September Ia. at $50
O'Clock. with appropriate exercises to
which the public is invited.
At the meeting of the Century Club
of the Cherry Hill-Andora section,
held on September l at Miss Emily
Campbell's, Cherry Hill, the following
officers were cted:-President Mr..
John Work; vice president, Miss Ada
Davis; secretary, Miss Adella Ward !;
treasurer, Miss Nellie Dean. The next
meeting will be held on October 6 at
the home of Miss Sarah Kite.
The Hartford County Teachers In
stitute was held at Belair this week.
The Mechanics Hall at Bay View,
has been repainted.
A valuable horse owned by Charles
T. F. Mearns, of North East. fell off a
bank Sunday night, while at pasture,
and broke it's neck.
Reba Hall, the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hall. of North
East. who is a patient at Union Hos
pital, suffering with typhoid fever, is
improving.
The Public Service Commission an
nounces the following changes in
freight rates, carload lots: Canned
goods, Odenton-P -PatuXent to Elkton,
reduced to 10.5 cents per hundred
weight; Clay in bulk, Bacon Hill to
Baltimore, reduced to 81 per net ton;
Bacon Hill to Sparrow's Point, re-
duced to Sl.2O per net ton; Sand and
gravel, North East to Elkton, reduced
to 40 cents per net ton.
Rev. P. P. Arnd, pastor of Elkton
Catholic Church, has presented Union
Hospital with handsome entrance
sign.
Elkton ball team defeated the Ris-
ing Sun team last Saturday on the
formers grounds, by the score of 7-5.
This Saturday afternoon the Elkton
team will go to Middletown and play
with the team of that place.
The United States Cruiser, Mem
phis" was driven ashore on the rocks
at Santo Domingo on Wednesday of
last week by a great tidal wave, and
some forty or fifty lives were lost,
among them reported is William
Evans jackson, son of William f.
Jackson. of Charlestown, Cecil county
The annual convention of the Cecil
County Sunday school association will
0e held at Perryville NJ. Z. Church
next Thursday. Sept. ii. beginning at
10 a. m. and lasting throughout the
rest of the day. An interesting pro-
gram has been prepared.
West Nottingham Academy, which
was to have opened September Is,
will not open until the Goth, owing to
some of "he students arriving from
Pennsylvania and Delaware, which
States are under quarantine.
Public Education in Maryland"
will be sent free on request by the
General Education Board, 81 Broad
way, New York City. The book con-
tains the report of the Educational
Survey Committee. and the new Edu-
cational Laws of Maryland. 1t should
be in the hands of every parent who
has children in the schools, every
Trustee and every teacher.
The cause of the death of an infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Har-
ris, of near Bay View, last week. is
being investigated by the Johns Hop
kins Hospital Faculty. as several ply
slcians who We're called in on the case,
are divided as to whether death was
caused by infantile paralysis or chol-
era infantum.
Mrs. John R. McClay, of Whining
ton, has sold her house on Moffitt
street, Elkton, to Mrs. George Bur-
roughs, of Birmingham Ala, who will
make Elkton her future home.
L. Ernest Brickley and Arthur A.
Armour, of Pennington, have leased
the public hall at Rising Sun and will
install an up-to-date moving picture
apparatus. giving exhibitions two
nights each week, Wednesday and
Saturday, two shows each night, at
1880 and o'clock.
Richard Kerr White, infant son of
Thomas R. White, of near Rising Sun,
fell from a second story window on
Sunday afternoon of last week. In
falling he struck and broke WIRE
clothes-line, which evidently saved his
life. He was not injured in any way.
Elkton Camp, Modern Woodmen of
America. will meet on Tuesday, Sep
tember u, at p. m. This is a spec
lal meeting and full attendance is
urged to transact important business.
CarrolPs Laundry, of Havre de
Grace, calls for laundry on Mondays
and delivers on Fridays. Family wash
ing SOC dozen. Phone S9k, or drop a
card. adv-llv22 If