The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-09
LOCAL NEWS

The CECIL WING is on sale each week
at Alexander's. Price cents.
The Patriotic Order Sons of America,
washington Camp No. $50, will give a
supper in Masonic Hall, beginning lie
cember 9th and ending December Both.
The following committee twiM be lin
charge: Mr.. George Houck. Chairman,
Charles Lum, Iier Lum, George Film
game and Wilmer Bristow. AS this Or
der has Just been organi ed in town, 1t is
hoped the public will give it its hearty
support.
Miss Ethel Ellis0n's dancing class was
we'll attended on Monday evening, there
being about fifty present. Miss Ida Bou-
chelle and Mr.. Dallas Manlove furnished
excellent music
Dr. Edwin Gardner Will preach q spec
ial sermon on Sunday morning, Deem
Der 10, to the Daughters of America.
This Is the first time in his ministry that
Dr. Gardner has addressed body OIL
women.
Bohemia Lodge, No 6S, I. o. o. F.,
held it's regular election ON Monday night.
The officers elected are as follows:-N
G., Harry w Kibler; V. G., John W.
Hudson, Jr.; Secretary, C. P. w. Lake;
Treasurer, r. B. Lake; Marshal, A. ].
Ross; Chaplain, Hugh W. Caldwell;
Trustees, Roger Williams, Harry Price,
j. Polk Steele; Representative to Grand
Lodge, z. T. Loveless.
Superintendent Waitman Smithers and
Secretary Walter Hail. of the Chesa-
peake & Delaware Canal Co. met the
dupont Boulevard Engineers at st.
Georges and Summit Bridge on Tuesday
last, for the purpose of locating IA Dcloge
for the proposed boulevard to cross the
canal. Summit Bridge possesses a num-
her of natural advantages, the most i'm
portant being that it would not be ne
cessary to turn the bridge Off except
| for limited number of boats on account
of the height of the bridge above the
water.
Mr.. Charles Scott Ellison, Jr., shot
| two large wild geese on his farm near
| town.
| The Daughters of America realized
about ninety dollars from the supper
| given in Masonic Hall, during the
Thanksgiving holidays. Mr.. Charles
| Carly, Mrs. Charles Carly, Mrs. William
|
James Vaughan and Mrs. Samuel Biggs
| composed the committee. The winners
| in the contests were: Mrs. C. Carly, ton
OF coal; Mr. Raymond Halman, barrel of
| flour; Miss Genevieve Byers, rug; Mrs.
| Keyser, of Baltimore, rocking chair; Mr..
| Harry Krastel, Indian seat; Mr.. Ray
mond Benson, pair of lace curtains.
The regular meeting of the Chesa-
peake City Fire Company was held on
Thursday evening. The minutes of the
| meeting will be given in this column
next week.
Our merchants have a fine display of
holiday goods. Why not read their lads"
over as given in this issue and give them
call? The Christmas decorations are
probably more attractive than they
have ever been before.
The books have all been received for
the Book Club and will be ready for
distribution in a week or ten days.
The following letter was received by
MIR. George H. Reuss Chesapeake City,
postmarked: Madrid, Spain, November
20, 1911" A newspaper clipping was
also inclosed; the head line reading as
follows: ARREST OF a st. Petersburg
Banker"
Mr. Reuss will send the letter to the
Postal authorities at Washington, as he
considers it fake.
Madrid, Spain, 20-11-1911.
| Dear Sir:-Although | know you only
from good inquiries of your honesty, my
sad situation compels me to reveal you
an important affair in which you can
procure modest fortune, saving at
same time that of my darling daughter.
Before being imprisoned here | was
established as a banker in Russia, as
you will see by the inclosed article of
one of many English newspapers, which
have published my arrest in London.
| | beseech you to help me to obtain a
sum of $3.50, 900 have in America and to
come here to use the seizure of my bag
gage, paying to the Registrar of Court
the expense of my trial, and recover my
portmanteau containing a secret pocket
3ere l have hidden the document in
dispensable to recover the said sum.
AS a reward, l will give you the third
part, viz: 100000
| cannot receive your answer at prison,
but please send cablegram to a person
of my confidence who will deliver it me
| Awaiting your cable to intrust you all
my secret, l am, Sir,
Yours truly,
MATEHINOFF.
First ALL answer by cable not by letter,