The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-01-15
LOCAL JOTTINGS

Company E, of Elkton, took part in
the parade at the inauguration of
Governor Emerson C. Harrington, at
Annapolis, Wednesday.
Hopkins Brothers. who recently
started "jitney" bus line between
Havre de Grace and Elkton. have
abandoned the enterprise. owing to
lack of patronage.
Revival services are in progress at
Bethel M. P. Church, near North East
under the leadership of the Rev. Mr..
Raum.
The Jnauary meeting Of the Cecil
Farmers Club will be held at the
home of John Cullen. near Woodlawn,
on the 26th inst.
The regular monthly social Of Cay
OTIS M: E. Church will be held at R.
d. Aiken's on Thursday evening, JAN
uary 20; if stormy, the next fair
evening. Public invited.
A very pleasant evening was spent
at the home of Miss Catharine Ma
loney on Thursday evening" when the
Literary Club met there. Those pres
ent were. The Misses Alice Hutton,
Ella Maloney, Ruth Hobson, Elizabeth
Malonev, Catharine Maloney; Messrs.
Frank Hutton. VIM. Ma!oney, Edward
Maloney, Robert Gonce. Carl Week,
Mrs. Marv Hutton, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Maloney, Mrs. w. R. Hobson. The
next meeting of the club will be at
the home of Miss Alice Hutton.
The will of Patrick Boyle. of Rock
Springs, has been admitted to probate
in the Orphans Court in Elkton. His
entire estate, valued at $4,000, is left
to his daughter. Hannah NJ. Boyle. His
son, Stewart L. Boyle, of Philadelphia,
is devised the sum of 81.
R. Peel Bentley, of "Belle Hill
Farm, addressed the Farmers and
Dairymen's Association of Cecil
county, last Saturday evening on the
need of organization among young far
mers.
All members of Elkton Council, No.
%, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. are urged to be
present at the regular meeting of the
Council next Tuesday evening, when
Past State Councillor T. S. Wastler
and other prominent members of the
Order vii! pay the Council an official
visit.
Surveyors have staked ground for
a new road from Richardsmere to .Ris-
ing Sun.
Mattahoon Tribe of Red Men, of
Elkton, were honored Thursday even
ING with visit by the Grand Lodge
officers. After the the quenching of the
Council fire, refreshments were serv-
ed to those present.
Revival services began in North
East NJ. E. Church last Sunday even
ing, under the leadership Of the pas
tor, Rev. Asbury Burke.
The annual meeting of the Rising
Sun Detective Association was held
Saturday. The following officers and
directors were elected. President, /.
Wayne Reynolds; vice-president, Will
nam Il. Cameron; secretary, oJseph
|. Tyson; assistant secretary, Clar-
ence L. Dare; treasurer, DR.. T. b.
Moore; directors, eJsse Wood NJ. l..
Thompson, II. l.. Woodrow. William
NJ. Pogue, DR.. j. S. Dare, William z.
Fryer, Perry Gibson and H. C. Cum
mingS.
The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Company announce the ap-
polntment of Harry w. Raab as Plant
Wire Chief with headquarters at
HaVre de Grace, to succeed f. L. Nc
Frederick, who has resigned. Mr..
Raab has been located at Belair for
the past three years and has had n
WIDE and varied experience of fifteen
years IN telephone work and he comes
to his new position thoroughly eouip-
ped to handle the duties involved. II ,
Will arrange to move his family from
Belair to Havre de Grace at once
HalIitT tTpOrra M Dn++r of
on Tuesday picked up a man about 45
years of age who was walking rather
wildly, and who said he was a Ger
man chemist and knew all about tho
explosion that killed three men at
oarney,,s Point. n. j.. on Monday. He
was taken to Elkton jail pending an
examination.
Services will be held in Jackson
Hall, near Cowentown. tomorrow,
(Snndawl evening. Public invited.
Dr., Thomas McCrae, of the Jeffer
son Medical College and Hospital, will
addresses the Winter Meeting of the
Cecil County Medical ijociety next
Thursday. The meeting will be held
at Union Hospital, Elkton.
Directors of National panks were
elected Tuesday, but no changes were
made at our local banks.
AT meeting of Charlestown citi-
ems on Monday. Harry Murphy, Rob
ert b. Galloway, Harry McKown and
Elmer Murphy were elected town
commissioners.
The meeting held at Calvert on
Saturday last in the interest of Cecil
Grange, No. 3 was quite a success, as
several new members We're received,