The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-02-01
Local lettings


College basketball team will play Mil
lersville, at Newark.
Tomorrow, February 2, is ground
hog day, and is supposed TO indicate
the weather Tor the next six week.
Rev. Hamilton B. Phelps will hold
services in St. Andrews Church, An
dora, tomorrow Sunday at 3 p. M.
The town treasurer reports that
nearly hve-sixths OF the taxes for the
year ending April l have already been
paid.
William Clifford, OF near Farming
ton, has 100 hens from which he has
averaged six dozen eggs day this
month.
Harvey Seminar, farmer living
near Fair Hill, has lost seven hogs in
the last few days from an unknown
disease.
Medical Temperance will be the
topic for discussion at the Calvert w.
c. +. u meeting next Thursday at
ternoon.
The corn show OF the Calvert Ag-
ricul,ural High School which was post
poncd from last Friday, was held yes
terday, Friday afternoon.
The official Board OF the NJ, +.
Rev. l.. f. Barrett, ID. d., to return
the next Conference year.
"Wednesday, January 20. was the
anniversary OF President McKinlcy's
birth, and is known as Carnation Day,
because that was the Presidents fav"
orite flower.
AT 2.,o p. III. Sunday. Rev. Thos.
Hare, OF Washington. d. C., will preach
NJ 4, ~
7.3o p. m, Mrs. l.. w Owen. OF Den
yer, Col. will speak.
AT the Elkton NJ. +. Church next
Sunday there will be preach ng at go
a m, by the pastor, Rev. DR. l.. Il.
Barrett, and at 80 p. m. by Rev. l..
NJ. Hare, OF the Nnt-Saloon League,
oi Baltimore.
We have about four dozen fine
Ovcrcoats. which will be sold lower in
price than YOU can get same quality
Tor ANYWHERE else. Suit, and Trousers
proportion1tC'y low in price, hut high
IN value JNO. FRAZER.
Who sad We couldn't have a w'n-
ter any more " tn the mercury hang
ing around the zero mark and the w'nd
blowing great guns. Thursday morn
ing looked as II winter had not gone
ont II business by jug-iull, yet.
The postmaster at Rising sun calls
attention tu complaints 1T the mail
carrier, nu the K. +. d. Routes from
his Office that they are much delayed
bv patrons dropp ne loose coins III their
boxes instead 81 stamping their letters
w l. TAYLOR will give an illus.
rta,cd Travclnguc on the Land 81 Sun.
shine and Flowers. or Through the
Orange Groves ~ Southern Caliior-
mia, II CrnuchS Chapel on Thursday
evening. February q. Proceeds for the
benefit ri the Chapel. Admission, 10
aud Is cents. =
Eden Lodge No 81. !, O. q. F.
~ Min ng,on. has accepted an !nvi-
,,iinn 10 confer the third degree On
rnnhrr 81 candidates at the meeting
al the Grand Lodge ui Maryland at
Elktnn February ~. \ Baltimore
Lodge will probably confer the hrst
and second degrees.
Young Friends Association will
NEE, in Rising sun Sabbath afternoon,
Second month, I'd Subjects To be con-
s;dcrcd; ist. Modern llcrcsy;' ed,
AN Undcnpm national Church. Not
tingham Prcparative Meeting viii meet
al close oi morning session, same Day
\ good attendance is desired.
AT the mcctin goi the Wilmington
NJ. T.. Preachers Association, Mon
day. the use oi the ind vidual commun-
ion cup was discussed. The majority
oi those present favored IT as being
more sanitary and cleaner than the
use OF one cup for the whole c"ngre-
CATION No action was taken ON the
subject.
i, is reported that the star route
from Elktun to Lew >villc, "a, VIII
be discontinued. at an early Gate, ana
a rural delivery route established IN
its place Many residents obj>ct to the
change. rs the stage driver cares
bundles and passengers and taxes or
ders Tor goods. which the X. +. d.
carrier is not allowed to do.
There are $4,000 bushels OF oyS-
tiers unsold in the boats and on the
wharycs in Cambridge harbor, and all
the packing houses are hlled to their
utmost capacity. Last week they we're
selling at from 80 to 30 cents bushcl,
and now there is almost no demand Tor
them. 1t is said that II there IS not an
improvement in the demand there are
enough oysters in the town to supply
it until March /.
MIR. hcorRc fpl>t ol Nopula"t IT.
has invented steel gambrel VIII CHI IS
said to be oi such merit that IT'S IN
ventor is assured OF success with it;
One weighing 20 pounds recently stood
the weight OF beef that tipped the
scales at 25iI pounds. The instrument
is so constructed that when the weight
is | fled from il i, releases itself auto
matcaly from the carcass, and thus
dispenses with an extra man. Several
are now being made Mt McClcna-
hans blacksmith shop, ut Port Deposit.
The members Of the Rising Sun
Cornet Band held a very successful
festival in their Hall Friday and
Saturday evenings OF las, week. \
large number OF people patronized the
affair and the gross rece pts amounted
to S234zS. Of which SlIoo2 was clear
profit The articles awarded were
won by the following persons;-Robe,
w. {. Owens. Pcrryvillc: ton of coal,