The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-05-06

Chester Warmkessel is treasurer and
been appointed teachers. n
I/Register of Wills Rufus D. Bow
land has appointed John D. Brown, of
Elkton as deputy register. Mr.. Brown
entered upon his new duties on Mon
day.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Union
Hospital will hold bake in Boulden's
Garage, Saturday afternoon, May 6,
at 2:30. Patronage solicited.
Magistrate E. ]. Jenkins has occu-
pied the office in the Tucker Building,
North street, Elkton, vacated by for
mer Magistrate ]. M. Ash.
Rumors have been circulated of late
that the National Fire PROBING Com
pany, with general offices at Pitts
burgh, Pa, would in the near future
erect a plant on the land east of Elk
ton purchased several years ago from
Charles R. Foard. In reply to an in
quiry. an official writes Mr.. Foard
that the clay business would not at
this time justify the erection of a
plant at Elkton, or anywhere else, as
80 per cent of the present clay plants
are idle, and that several plants with
in one hundred miles of Elkton are
offered for sale at about one quarter
of their MISUNDERSTANDING.
The regular meetings of the County
Commissioners, Orphans Court and
School Commissioners will be held At
Elkton next Tuesday.
The latest school to signify its jn-
tention of entering the Tome Schools
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meet on May 20, is the Cascadilla
School of Ithaca, N. Y. Among the
others that will take part are the Yon-
kers High School. Yonkers, N. Y;
West Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Keyser, w. Va; Baltimore City Col
lege; Park School, Baltimore; George
School, Philadelphia; Friends School,
Wilmington, Western High, st. AL
bans, Mckinley High, Central High,
and Friends School, all of Washing
ton; Polytechnic Institute, of Balti-
more; Wilmington Conference Acad-
envy. Dover, DEL; Gilman Country
School, Baltimore; Chester High
School, Chester. Pa; Anne Arundel
Academy, Maryland AgriculturalHigh
School, Sparks, Md; Belair, Cecil
County, Chesapeake City, Havre lie
Grace, Towson and Sudlersville High
Schools, McDonough School and Char
otte Hall.
254 marriage licenses were issued
at the Clerks office, Elkton, during
the month of April.
The official Notice to Mariners, date
of April %. gives notice that on May
II, Lower Mid Channel Buoy, PS, and
Upper Mid Channel Buoy, PS, Lave
Point to Turkey Point, will be discon-
tinued
i At the annual congregational meet
ing of the Elkton Presbyterian Church
Monday evening Messrs. PHI. Cleaver,
c. c. Strickland and DR.. J. H. lamar,
We're reelected Trustees for thres'
years.
A meeting of Grant Post. No. 10. G.
A. R.. will be held this Saturday af-
ternoon, at 2 o'clock, at the home of
George R. Spence, to make arrange
ments for Memorial Day. All mem
bers requested to be present
Governor Harrington has assigned
Charles P. BARLEY, of Elkton, as po-
lice magistrate under the recent Act
of the Legislature.
George w. Padley, E. S. Short, John
Anderson, William E. Taylor and D.
E. Smith were elected town commits
ksioners at the recent annual town cleo
tion at Cecilton, and Joseph Short was
re-e lected town bailiff.
II Hon. David J. Lewis will deliver the
commencement address to the gradu-
ates of the North East High School
this year.
The election of five town commits
Sioners for Rising Sun will take place
Monday next.
Sarah Booth. the 10 year old daugh-
ter of Will Booth. of Bay View. was
taken to the German Hospital. Phila-
delphia, last week. She had swal-