The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-05-27


a disc harrow, which he was riding.
The employees of the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington Railroad
citation at Perryville with over 100
members, the officers being: Presi-
dent, A. j. Sentman; vice-presidenC,
E. E. Boulden; secretary. F. M. Coch-
ran; treasurer, John E. Good.
Isaac Solomon, James Braywood,
and James Hammond, all colored, We're
arrested Wednesday, charged with
crap shooting and conducting gamb-
ling house in Elkton. They gave bail
for hearing.
William Blake, of Mechanics Valley,
has been appointed a director of the
First National Bank of North East,
to succeed Stephen J. Mearns, de-
ceased.
AS announced in last weeks WHIG
the New York and Philadelphia Dis
trict Choir will perform at Elkton
Opera House tomorrow Sunday af-
ternoon, at 3 o'clock, and at Elk Mills
in the evening of the same day. The
famous masterpiece, "The Messiah.
will be rendered under the direction
of Albert N. HoXie, Jr., international
director of music to the Reorganizad
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints.
Charles A. Dougherty, employed at
the Pennsylvania Railroad tation, at
Newark, was seriously injured We'd
nesday night when in some way he
fell from the train at Newark, that is
due at Ell.ton at 1926. When the
train StnnnaH hn fo,,pl
the platform with both legs broken
and otherwise injured. 1t is suppos-
ed he attempted to get off before the
train had stopped. The train was
held until medical aid was rendered
and the unfortunate young man was
brought to Union Hospital for treat
ment.
Falling from bicycle while riding
rear Calvert, one day recently, Henry
Slicer fractured collarbone.
Howard Mackey, of Fair Hill, was
struck by falling limb while telling
a tree. and sustained broken nose.
At Joint meeting of the directors
of the Peoples and Citizens Banks.
of MiddletoWn. on Wednesday it was
decided to consolidate the two banks
lhto one trust company. The banks
Will continue business as usual until
plans can be worked out, which prob
ably will take six months or more
While making connection of pipes
about the ice machine at the P. E.
SharpleSs Co. milk plant of Rising
Sun. on Friday of last week. Rowland
Kyle, engineer, had his left hand bad
ly burned by escaping ammonia.
Several ElktOn rpSi1pptc boua ra
Gently been annoyed by thefts of pot
ted plants and blooms of flowers from
their porches and yards.
Before the West Nottingham Com
munity Club, in the Presbyterian
Church of that place, on Saturday,
June 3, at 2 p m., Mrs. Withers Crafts
OF Washington, D. c.. will lecture on
Moral Reforms in American Life"
Mrs. Crafts is the wife of DR.. William
Crafts Superintendent of the Bureau
OF Reforms and is a speaker of great
force and eloquence.
A festival will be held at the Marion
School on Wednesday evening, May
81, for the benefit of the school. If
stormy next clear evening. Ice cream.
cake, candy for sale; fish pond, tulip
bed, Chinese laundry and other fea-
lures. All are welcome.
On Wednesday of last week Ross
Worrilow, the 7 year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Worrilow, of near
Zion, fell while playing on the point
of pocket knife which inflicted
wound in the left breast over the
heart, from which the little fellow
came near dying. He is now, however,
on the road to recovery.
There will be service Ito include
Holy Communion) in Trinity Church,
Elkton, on Thursday of next week
(Ascension Day. at 1890 a. m. AS
cension Day service with Holy Com
munion, in st. Andrews (Goldsbor-
ough MemoriaD Church, Andora. at
4:15 p. m.
j. Polk Steele. of Chesapeake City,
was recently taken to Baltimore for
treatment for one of his eyes.
An aeroplane passed over Elkton
at 9.2O o'clock Thursday morning, in
which were two men of the Aero Club
of America, en- route from New York
to Washington, D. c., in the cause of
preparedness.
The ladies of st. Johns Church,
Lewisville, will hold festival in the
hall at that place next Thursday even
ing. June l. If stormy, the next even
ing. Ice cream, cake lemonade, etc,
for sale.
Cherry Hill Council, No. 10, o. U.
A. NJ. will attend divine service at
Rock Presbyterian Church tomorrow
Sunday afternoon, at 3 O'Clock.
Elkton Council, No. %, Jr. o. U. A.
M. will hold festival on Friday and
Saturday evenings of next week, June
2 and 3. 1t will be held at the Edison
Summer Garden unless the weather
proves unfavorable, in which case it
will be held in Mechanics Hall. Some
new features are promised. Every
body invited
Bethel M. P. Sunday school near
North East, will hold Children's Day
service June II. at 2 o'clock in the
grove adjoining the church.
A festival will be held at Providence
School Tuesday evening, May 80. If
stormy next clear evening. Proceeds
for school purposes. Everyone wei
come.