The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-04-29
LOCAL JOTTINGS

has been re-appointed one of the rern-
bers of the Board of Directors of the
Maryland Penitentiary.
A strawberry and ice cream and
cake festival will be held May 26 and
27 in Mr.. M. D. Craig's building on
Broad street, Perryville, under the
auspices of the Willing Workers and
Ushers' Union. Proceeds for the NJ.
E. Church.
Principle Furnace school will hold
festival at the school next Saturday
evening, May 6.
n Richard 7. Howard, a farmer #
|the Zion section. was recently severe
ly injured by falling through the hay
loft in his barn.
La Tena's Circus. which wintered at
Haze de Grace, opened the summer
season Saturday in that town.
At the annual meeting of the Cecil
|Countv Medical Society held at Union
Hospital, Thursday of last week, the
following officers We're elected for the
ensuing year. President. DR.. Charles
F. Miller, of the Ninth district; vica-
president, DR.. G. Hampton Richards,
Port Deposit; secretary and treas
urer DR.. Howard Bratton. Elkton;
delegate to State Society, DR.. C. P.
Carrico, Cherry Hill; censor. DR.. John
H. lamar, Elkton.
The Company E Easter Hop was
held at the Armory last friday
evening.
Elkton Town Council has appointed
William Mckenney and John R. Ma
honey as Registers of Voters and
Judges of Election. The registration
will be on Monday, May 8, and the
election on Monday, May %. The
registration will be for the addition of
new names and revision of the list, and
not new registration.
The quarterly meeting is in session
in the Free Methodist Church. Pleas
ant Hill The order of Sunday SER
vices will be as follows: Preaching at
II a. M; Love Feast at 2:30 p. M;
Preaching at 7:45 p. m.
Albert Barrett, of near Colora, had
his hand painfully injured Monday,
when he caught the member in plOw
wheel.
There will be an oratorical contest
by the students of West Nottingham
Academy. in connection with the Com
munity Club, at the Academy, Satur-
day afternoon, May s. The best orator
is to represent the Academy at the
Home meet on May 20 at Port Deposit
North East High School defeated
West Nottingham Academy in ball
game on the latter's grounds, We'd
nesday afternoon of last week. the
score being 50.
Miss Margaret Hogg, of Coiora,
suffered a stroke of paralysis Friday
of last week, and is in critical con-
dition.
The rural carrier from Childs will
resume automobile on route from
Childs on and after May |. The fol-
lowing schedule will be maintained:
Leave 9 a. m. and arrive back at office
at II m.
The New Century Club of Newark,
on Monday elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows: President, Miss
Frances Hurd; first vice-president,
Mrs. C. o. Houghton; second vice
president, Mrs. E. S. Armstrong;
recording secretary. Mrs. Joel S. Gil
fillan; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Miss Edith Hoffeckeri treasurer, Mrs.
John Pilling. Delegates and alter
mates to the State Federation were
elected as follows: Miss Hurd and
Mrs. E. S. Armstrong, delegates, and
Mrs. Samuel C. Mitchell and Mrs. E.
w. Dawson, alternates. Mrs. William
H. Evans, chairman of the Federation
committee on Education; Mrs. Charles
B. Evans, State auditor, and Miss
Mary E. Rich, member of the Fedora
tion Advisory board, also will attend
the Federation.
Charles Askew, aged 40 years. died
on Saturday from blood poison, which
developed from horse biting him m
the arm, several days ago.
4 The new town commissioners of
North East have organized by electlng
W. a. Cameron. president, Waiter
Blackwell, secretary; j. +. Roney, tax
collector and town treasurer.
Ex-State Treasurer Murray Vandi-
yer, chairman of the Democratic State
Central committee, is at Johns Hop
kins, Baltimore, for treatment.
| The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
bridge at Bethel is closed, undergoing
repairs, and teams and pedestrians
have to cross the canal in scow.
There are about twenty applicants
for the position of rural carrier at
the Chestertown Office made vacant
2y the resignation of Mr.. Wier.
\ Dwight Segar, son of DR.. and Mrs.
I J. C. Segar, of Havre de Grace, who
tecentY had an eye seriously injured
while at work in the manual training
department of Tome School, undec-
went an operation in a Baltimore hos
pital a few days ago.
An entertainment will be given at
Butler school next Thursday evening
for the benefit Of Ebenezer M. E.
Church
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Union
Hospital will hold bake in Boulden's
Garage Saturday afternoon. May 6, at
2:30 o'clock. Patronage solicited,
jWilett Anderson. employed at the
Rarage of Charles w. Strahorn, at
Newark, had his collar bone broken
while unloading a car load of auto
mobiles.
A bake will be held in the Lewis
Block adjoining J. Frank Frazer's
drug store. this Saturday afternoon,
for the benefit of the Elkton baseball
club. The bake will open at 2 o'clock
Contributions as well as the public