The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-02-19

quested to attend this meeting as i'm
| portant business is to be transacted.
A blazing chimney at the home of
| Mrs. Duella Davis, Elkton, was ex-
tinguished by Singerly Fire Com
pany. Monday evening, without the
necessity of a general alarm being
| sounded.
Monroe school, near Colora, has re-
| opened, there being no scarlet fever
| among the students as was reported
| last week.
The Pentecostal Church of the Naz-
arene, at North East, has been grant
ed permission by the official board of
the M. E. Church of the town to hold
their annual conference in the Me-
thodist Church. beginning April IL, to
continue a week.
Mrs. William Mckay, of Colora. has
in her possession a railroad ticket
stamped from Toughkenamon to Elk
view dated September, 1860. 1t is red
and quite different from the tickets
now in use,
The young folks of Oakwood and
Rock Springs are practicing a play,
which they will give in Oakwood hall
at an early date.
DOil Ioi SSI Iiic al llSIlIuIe
to be held at Cecilton on Thursday,
February "a, and at Chesapeake City
on Friday, February 25. Sessions at
I 10 a. m. and 1:30 p. m.
The ladies of the North East M. E.
Church will give an Old Maids Con-
vention in the Hall at Bay View, this
Saturday evening. Proceeds for the
church fund
Over thirty girls are now regularly
employed at E. Sutro & Sons, Elkton
hosiery plant. but SO new knitting
machines are being installed this week
and more girls are needed. Reports
from the mill are very promising
E. R. Burlington & Sons, of Rising
Sun, are celebrating the fiftieth ami
versary of their retail business, hav-
ing been stationed in Chester county,
Pa. for eight years and at Rising Sun
! fortytwo years.
Within d few weeks the Philadel-
phia Motor Truck Company is expect
ed to start a bus route between Elk
ton and Chestertown.
George o. Goddard. for the past two
years paymaster at the Prest-O-Lite
Company's plant in Elkton, has been
appointed salesman in their New York
state staff, with headquarters in New
York city.
Plans are under way to have "Billy"
Sunday conduct services at Elkton Ar
mory one day during his Baltimore
evangelistic campaign.
A meeting of the Literary Society
will be held at Jackson Hall. near
Cowentown, next Tuesday evening, at
7:45 o'clock An interesting program
is being prepared.
The next meeting of the West Not
! tingham Community Club will meet at
the Academy this Saturday at p m.
| Professor Schmitz of the Maryland
| Agricultural College, will address the
! club on Cooperative Organization
! Among Rural Interests; G. C. Balder-
ston will read paper on the value of
fertilizers for special crops. The liter
ary and musical program will be in
| teresting. The public cordially invited.
"Home Run" Baker, of 'Trappe, this
State, has signed a three-year con-
tract with the New York Americans
at large salary.
On Friday, February %, at 1870 p.
M. Mrs. Newell Stone. soprano, Mrs.
Henry Franklin, contralto. Miss Geral-
| blilC IJuS NlolllllSJ, anu III. hclIlll
Hopkinson, barytone, all of Baltimore,
with Mr.. Thomas Moss. of the Tome
School, at the piano, will give con-
cert in Washington Hall, the Jacob
Tome Institute, Port Deposit. The
friends and patrons of the school are
invited to be present.
Hagerty, Sr..& Son, Port Deposit, are
headquarters for Automobiles and
Carriage Painting and Decorating .adtf
The Forge works at Principle Fur
mace, is installing a new five ton
hammer. The plant is now running
night and day.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Elkton,
Rev. VIM. Schouler, Rector. Service
tomorrow Sunday at IL a. m., with
Holy Communion, and at 1880 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
The ladies of Trinity Church will
hold bake and candy sale at w. R.
Boulden's Garage. North street, this
Saturday afternoon and evening.
Revival services are in progress at
Rowlandville M. P. Church.
Go to Hagerty, Sr., and Sons up-to-
date Automobile Supply House, in
Port Deposit, Nd, for Oxy-Acetylene
welding. advt-tf
Easter comes on April %, Lent be-
gins on March 8. This is within two
days of as late as it ever begins. 1t
fell on the same date in 1905. but will
not again until 1000. But once in the
present century will Easter come on
the last day possible. This is April
25. 1948.
The Colora Canning Company is
contracting for sweet corn for the
coming season at $12 per ton.
Hagerty, Sr., ,& Son, Port Deposit, are
headquarters for Automobiles and
Carriage Painting and Decorating .adtf
The weather of the past week
doesn't prove Mr.. Grounding to be
very good weather prophet.
Charles A. Pushell, of North East,
has been appointed State Forest War
den for Cecil county, to have oversight
of the roadside trees. Mr.. Pushell has
also been named as town tree warden
by the commissioners of North East.
The Social and Literary Society of
Pleasant Hill will hold box social
next Tuesday evening. Prominent
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