The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-12-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.

jacob rome Institute Will cloSr Tor
the holidays on Monday.
Leather goods for the holiday trade
in large variety. X. b. Frazer.
Mr. II. \. Duhamcll bonded on We'd
nc>lHy. for II second term Ills Postmaster
mt Earcvillc.
A cant&ta will he given on Christ
mas night by HOpewell NJ. f. Sunday
School. Admission 10 and 10 cents.
Harry Bouchclle has been appointed
Notary Public at Chesapeake City. by
Governor Smith, succeeding Groome
Steele, resigned.
-Laurenta high grade candy. One TO
five pound boxes. Crokinolc, checker,
parcheeSi and car0m boards III variety.
X. b. Frazer.
AT the annual meeting Of the Mary
land State Grange in Baltimore last
week, Maurice G. Reeder, of the Sixth
District, was elected Treasurer.
A Christmas entertainment will be
held by the pupils of Mitchell School, in
the building adjoining CTouch's Chapel,
on "Wednesday evening next. odd KriSS'
will be in evidence. Admission - cts.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given by the pupils of Washing
ton School, near Bay View, on Wednes-
day evening. December 23rd. Admission
10 ceIrtS. Proceeds for benefit Of school
-ChcaapCake Council. Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
will hold a fair and supper in Masonic
HAIL, Chesapeake City, every evening
from Christmas to New Years Day.
Supper % cents. The public is invited
to attend.
Prompt work on the part of Port
Deposits fire fighters saved the colored
church. on Center Street. from dc>struc-
ton ON Saturday night, and avert,d II
costly blaze which would have resulted
from the spread of the fire. The loss on
the building was about $500.
After january LIST, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will manage its sales
of cDIl through sales agents. G. f..
Hitchcock with headquarters in Balt-
more. will have control in the territory
from Wilmington southwark. including
the Peninsula. at present partly covered
by j. Ililles n Co., of Baltimore.
National Lodge No. 81, |. o. o. f.,
of Elkton, received II visit from fourteen
members of jefferson Lodge of Whining
ton, Del, who presented the former with
finely engrOstSed resolution of thanks
for the recent work of the home lodge
degree staff on a recent occasion in Will
mington. The visitors We're we'll enter
tanned by their hosts of National Lodge.
"A few days ago, while Mr.. II. A.
Duhamel Postmaster mt Ea1'evlle, was
driving from his farm, in a light spring
wagon, the front axle broke, throwing
him directly upon the heels of his horse,
which was a spirited animal, at the time
going at II brisk t1Ot. She made no offer
to run or kick, and showed such good
qualities, that after his fall Mr.. Du-
hamell thought her worth at least $50
more than before. Fortunately he was
not seriously hurt.
The pocketbook found in the rear of
the Oxford railroad STATION containing
unemlOrsed checks on the Oxford, RiS-
ing Sun and Cecil Banks, belonged to
Harvey McHenry, Il we'll known Phila-
delphia drummer. who travels for Frank
Burns, cracker dealer, of that city. He
was relieved of the wallet ON the last
day of the Oxford Fair at the railway
station. He suspected the thief, slick
stranger, and charged him with the theft
but the man jumped off the train at Lin
coin. There was $1S in the wallet, which
the thief got away with.