Newark post., 1922-06-28
Elkton Man
Hit By Auto
PAIL Cameron is Seriously Injured
on Newark Road

pouI Cameron. son of Henry S.
CAMERON, of this town, is in serious
s.rdition in Union Hospital here, the
,,.rIt of being struck by an automo-
tao along the Elkton-Newark road,
Sunday afternoon. He had just step
nod ont of one machine and started
10 90 across the road from the rear
# tbe car in which he had been
riding. In doing so he stepped in
front of another car going north,
hearing New Jersey license tags. He
was Knocked about ten feet. The
driver of the car stopped and gave
aid. About three weeks ago Mr..
Cameron sustained a broken collar
hone in an automobile accident and
had not fully recovered from the
mishap.
Philip NJ. Groves, who will retire
as Assistant County Treasurer of
Cecil county, on Saturday, has been
elected secretary of the Mutual Build
ing Association of Cecil County, vice
4 Irwin T. Kepler, resigned. Edwin r.
DOrus, of Port Deposit, who will sue
ceed Mr.. Groves as Assistant County
Treasurer, has just returned from a
three-month trip through Europe.
The large barn and hay barracks
on the farm of J. Steele, near Andora,
about five miles north of Elkton, were
destroyed by fire at noon Monday.
The residence also caught fire but the
flames were extinguished by the vol
unteer fremen of Elkton, who re-
sponded to call for help. All the
livestock was saved, but a lot Of hay
and some farming implements were
burned.
The Northwestern District of the
Cecil County Sunday School Associa-
ton has elected the following officers
President, H. H. Kirk; vice-president
C. H. Hutchens; secretary-treasurer,
Miss Virginia Abrahams; superinten-
dent of children's department, Miss
Albert Nickle; superintendent of
young peoples department, Miss Alb
bic Keen; superintendent of adult
department, Rev. H. Keldo; super
intendent of home department, Mrs
Z. J. Abrahams; superintendent OF
teachers training, Edwin Haines.
Francis Maloney, who was one OF
the pupils from Middle Neck public
school, near Warwick, who partici-
pated in the track and field sports
held by Cecil county schools in Elk
ton last month, under direction OF
the Public Athletic League Of Mary.
land, and was injured, has been taker
to Baltimore hospital for treatment
Thomas W. Williams, night super.
ntendent at the Elkton pulp works
here, owned by the Jessup and Moore
Paper Company, of Wilmington, Del.
who was seriously burned by acic
While helping to unclod pipe in the
mill, is recovering. 1t is now thought
he will fully recover his sight. A por.
ton of the acid struck him near the
eyes.
William H. Mackall, president o1
the Board of Town Commissioners OF
Ekton, has received notice from the
State Roads Commission of Maryland
that work of building the concrete
road out East Main Street, to Della
ware Avenue, will be commenced II
the very near future. a
The records in the Elkton munich
pal cases of Messrs. Edward 7. Lynch
and Ellsworth N. Sweet VS.. Mayor
William H. Mackall, were sent by
Clerk of the Court H. w. Lewis last
evening to the Maryland Court Of
appeals. 1t will come before that
oody, the highest court in Maryland
early next month in a special session
At the recent municipal election helt
IN Elkton, Messrs. Lynch and Sweet
were elected town commissioners fol
q one-year term without opposition
mayor Mackall refused to administer
Tile oath of office to them on the
grounds that the terms of Commits
s,Ohers Taylor w. McKenney and w
'iahk Karl have not expired. This