The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-24
LOCAL JOTTINGS
Merry Christmas!


Bare sections OF roais have spoil
ed the sleighing this week.
john Maloncy has removed from
Eardevlle to the Lockwood farm, near
Middletown. recently sod to J. C..
Aston, OF that town.
Judge Pennewill has reappointed
Joseph ii. Enos magistrate at Odessa
Andrew Carnegie has donated $I6,-
700 TO the rebuilding fund OF Mcdowell
Hall, ST. Johns College, Annapolis,
burned m February, 1915, am since
restored.
Ducks are reported more plentiful
on the flats, canvasbacks and redheads
increasing Gtilners have abandoned
sink boxes and are now using boxes
walled around with ice about which
their decoys are set, and are getting
good results,
George V. Peverlcy, OF Middle
town, has purchased the 5oo acre Mer'
riken farm on the Gunpowder river,
in Hartford county, for $4,000.
The State Road Commission has or
dered an work under its coGtrol stop
ped 4or the winter
}. Leo Moore, the newly appoint
ed station agent at Leslie, is occupy
ing the house in North East, recently
vacated by II. II. White.
BOOKS-All the new books at De-
partment store prices. $I.Io reprint,
5oc.--R. b. FRAZER mot
John p. Cochran, Jr., has sold TO
Biggs & Peacock, OF Middletown, a
four year old green tily sired by Bar
nett b., zoo IL; which led hunck
OF aged horses on the snow last week
Her new owners have hopes that sh-
may match K. T. C.s record.
In the Superior Court at Whining
ton on Saturday Joshua c. Arm
strong's application ior liquor license
for the hotet at Townsend, against
which remonstrancc had been filed.
was withdrawn without prejudice by
his counsel T. Bayard Heisel,
Roy, 4 years, and Margaret, IL
months old, children OF Ernest Nc
Carde,l, OF New Valley, were badly
scalded about their heads ard Shout
ders by pot OF beef broth which up
set while they were near the kitchen
stove, at their home at Rising Sun, one
day this week.
We will furnish to the Book Clubs
single volumes, $Io5. 20 volumes,
$1,000. Any new book can be furnish
ed one week after its publication All
mail orders in five days-R. B. FRA
TER. novI9t
Vic Willis, OF Newark, the lam
Gus pitcher, who i'll 1905 was on the
Pittsburg team and ranked tenth on
the pitchers list in 1900, while on the
| Nnt,fu,o1 fms HING
seventh place on the same team last
year, winning nine games out OF
twelve, has been secured for next year
by Manage rDunn, OF the Baltimore
Eastern League team.
L Hand Circle OF King, 5
daughters was entertained by Mrs. J.
+. Diggs at its December meeting. \
collection on dolls dressed by mem
hers OF the Circle and other ladies', was
shown which were forwarded to the
Sunshine Club, of New York, for dis
t-ibut:on among children in that city.
The sun entered CAPRICORN or the
Sign of the Goat at I2.l7 p. m. on
Thursday the 22nd, when winter otfl-
c:ally began.
Rural mail carriers viii serve their
routes on Monday as Christmas is not
one OF their holidays.
-Elkton Grange. p OF H. will not
meet today. but win hold Its next
meeting at 2.3o n. in. on next Satur-
day. December 81.
Calvert High School cleared SIS
from its entertainment ON tuesday
evening, which was largely attended
The Chesapeake City Bands iair,
,,.;,i, ,pj ,NnlIItry summers SPrN