The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-29
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

late DR.. 2. b. Housekeeper, died at heI
home in North East. on Friday short
ly before the Whig went to press.
1t has been announced that the
Firemen's Carnival at Newark will
continue Monday, Tuseday and We'd
nesday evenings of next week.
Bishop VIM. P. Eveland, formerly
Director of Tome Institute and for
7 years president of Dickinson College
was found dead last Tuesday about
mile from Mount Holly Springs, Pa,
where he was spending his vacation.
Indications were that he had been
electrocuted by his steel fishing rod
coming in contact with an electric
power wire. Bishop Eveland's head
quarters had been at Manila, Philip
pine Islands.
Mr.. Otto Sima. who will be remem-
bered as a former engineer on State
Road work in this vicinity, was drown
ed last Sunday while bathing off the
shore of the Columbia Outing Club.
The recent festival at Rock Church
netted S115.
The paper mill at Rowlandville has
been closed down for several days
undergoing repairs.
Chesapeake City M. E. Church was
wired for electric lights this week.
A perfect flood of rain last Satur-
day afternoon prevented the playing
of the ball game scheduled between
Elkton and Chesapeake City. These
two teams will do battle this Saturday
afternoon on the latter's grounds.
The Delaware National Guardsmen
who have been in camp for four weeks
near New Castle, left on Tuesday for
Deming, New Mexico. There are sew
eral Cecil boys in their ranks, among
them Roy Bloomer, j. Alex. Crothers
and Earl Holm.
Owing to the downpour of rain, the
sale Of the Craig farm near Port De-
posit was postponed yesterday until
Saturday of this week. July 20, at | p
m. The tract has been divided into
four farms and will be sold on the
premises by the Southern Realty d
Auction Company.
There will be Holy Communion in
Trinity Church, Elkton, tomorrow
Sunday at ii a. m. Evening service
will be omitted.
The Fourth District Auxiliary of
CIio4 lloSpltai wiz ilplu " id"h ie'e
at the nome OF Reuben heyholds on IN Ihe
evening OF FRIDAY. August ii: Inc
utopia band Will lurhlSh music ana
an enjoyable evening is asusred.
Under the auspices OF the Fourth
District Auxiliary a very succesSi ul
festival was held at Appleton last
week to benefit Union Hospital, Elk
ton. The chairman, Mrs. Sarah Z,
hlmble, was ap!y assisted by mem,
befs oil the various cohhitteeS'o ana
the usual ialth1ui co-oPGIatlo4 oil the
entire community. On thursday eve,
nlng, owing to the ram, the festlVal
closed early, but was continued Oh
friday evening. Most excellent Or
der prevailed on both evenings. social
ly as well as financially the lesClVa!
was complete success ana apprecla-
ton Is hereby extended to al! VINO IN
any way aided the aftalr. Inc net
proceeds amount to 500.
WORD was received last week IRON
Percy Moore, Jr.. VINO lett Elkton last
April for his parents home IN VIII
mlhgtoh, wnere ne never reported,
that ne Is working, IN England:
Samuel Alexander, aged 70 years,
OF Newark. Del is at the Delaware
Hospital suffering from what is be-
lieVed to be fractured skull. de was
thrown from carriage late Saturday
night IN runaway accident and fell
on ms mead.
BalIlf Potts, OF Elkton, made
number OF arrests last sunday for
VloIatlons OF the automoolle laws
me LaaleS Ald society OF hope
wei VIII 19rnlsh the dlnner on farm-
erS Day, Saturday, August D, IN the
INSTITUTE Inn, tor 2o cents.
Nathan HUNT, coIored, employed ds
:, waterman at the blue BAL! crossing,
hiktoh' was taken Ill on Wednesday
morning ana dled Few hours later
from OF heart disease.
Today saturday Is the date set
Tor the Radh0r kelief Association s