The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-22
LOCAL JOTTINGS

"Dog Days" have begun and will
continue until August 20.
The County Commissioners hav.
advertised for bids for building the
| incompleted section of the stone road
from Warwick to Cecilton in the First
district The section to be built is
about one and one-third miles.
The public road at the undergrade
crossing of the P, B. & w. Railroad,
near Iron Hill. is to be lowered at the
expense of the Railroad Company.
Edward H. Beck, of Middletown,
was taken to Delaware Hospital, Will
mington, Monday evening and operat-
ed on for appendicitis. At last re-
ports he was getting along as well as
could be expected.
A meeting, held under the auspices
! of the Woman's Club and the Town
| Improvement Association, will be held
in the Court House on Monday night,
in behalf of the tuberculosis crusade.
Elkton Firemen will participate in
the parade at Newark this Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. This parade is
to be the opening of the big carnival
which will continue throughout next
week.
Rev. John S. Bowie. DID,, President
of the Maryland Annual Conference,
| M. P. Church. will preach at Rowland
| vile M. P. Church, Sunday evening,
July 25, at 7.45 p. m. Come, every
| body, and hear the Doctor.
The "Gleaners" of Elkton NJ. E.
Church held very successful festival
on the church lawn. Friday and Satur-
day evenings of last week.
County Treasurer Charles H. Cat
| chell has purchased Chevrolet tour
| ing car.
Don't forget the festival to be held
at the Edison Summer Garden, North
street. E!kton, by the Third District
Ladies Auxiliary of Union Hospital,
for benefit of said hospital, next FRI
day and Saturday evenings, July 2S
and 20. Donations solicited.
Raymond L. Westerfeld, recently
appointed postmaster at Port Deposit,
| as appointed John Hasson and Miss
| Lizzie Atkinson assistants.
The ladies of the Eighth District
Community Club have organized a
Ladies' Aid Society with the follow
| ing officers: Mrs. Lewis Taylor, presl-
dent; Mrs. S. C. Raglan, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. R. J S. Bullock, secretary;
Mrs. j. W. Ragan. treasurer; Mrs.
Marjorie Brown, Mrs. C. f. Kirk and
| Mrs. Linda Wood, visiting committee.
| These ladies had charge of the Com
munity Club meeting held at Octoraro
| Meeting House last (Friday) evening.
The Ladies Mite Society of Princi-
pio NJ. +. Church will hold a carnival
on Saturday evening. July %. On the
| school ground at Principle Furnace.
Cakes, candy and ice cream for sale.
Come and buy from the Peddler's
wagon.
A man-eating shark has put in its
appearance in the upper Chesapeake
bay, and was seen only POO yards from
the shore at the Brehm farm about
| one and a-half miles from Havre de
Grace. yesterday morning. The shark
was plainly seen and Is said to be
about seven feet long. The local
bathers better keep a sharp lookout
or they may share the fate of the
| bathers along the Jersey coast.-De-
mocratic Ledger, July Is.
The young people of Ebenezer NJ. F..
Church will repeat the "Big Carnival
and Festival" of last year at Farm
| ington, Friday and Saturday evenings,
August II and II, with new features
| for amusement and entertainment for
benefit of Hall Fund.
Rev. w. A. Coale, rector of st. Ste
phen's Protestant Episcopal Church,
| Earleville, who was stricken with par
alysis several months ago, is so far
| improved as to be able to leave his
room with the aid of help. He expects
| to resume his ministerial duties in the
| fall.
DR.. Howard Bratton, of Elkton, has
been appointed physician for thePenn-
sylvania Railroad for this section dur
ing the absence of DR.. H. A. Mitchell.
chief surgeon for the First Regiment,
Maryland National Guard, now on the
| Texas border.
Little Frank Kennedy. of near
Zion, was badly bitten on the arm by
a dog, one day last week.
Marshay, a little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Foster, of Colora, recent
| ly had the end of two fingers cut off
when he and his little brother were
| playing with lawn mower.
The annual Harvest Home at White
mans Grove, near Newark, Del, will
be held on Thursday, August 10.
The Radnor Relief Association will
give an excursion from Elkton to Bet
terton on Saturday of next week, July
20 on the steamer "Carmania" leav-
ing Elkton at 8 a. m. and returning at
7 p. m. Fare for the round trip, so
cents.
Expert tree surgery has been Wit
messed in Elkton the past week at the
residence of Reginald Constable, at
Main and Bridge streets, where the
shade trees have been thoroughly
treated, all decaying parts removed
and the cavities filled with cement.
Officials of the State Department of
Health have been engaged the past
week in making thorough survey of
the sanitary and health conditions of
Elkton.
Motor Vehicle Commissioner E.
Austin Baughman has sent a check to
State Treasurer John NJ. Dennis for