The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-12-13


a serious condition and little hope is
entertained for his recovery.
H. L Arthur will hold public sale Of
10000 feet of lumber at his Canning
House, on West High street, Elkson, on
Saturday, December 20, at / o'clock. advs
Elkton N. E. Cnurch. Tomorrow Sun
day.. Divine worship at 1O:3O a. nj. and
1880 p. m. Pastors morning sermon,
''Sin and Comfort; evening, Work and
Rest" Evening service is Of popular
songs before sermon. Sunday school at
2 p. m. The singing is fine and the les
son most interesting A cordial welcome
is extended to all who come.
Quarterly Confer ~nce will be held at
Moore's Chapel. Blake, this Saturday
afternoon, at O'Clock
Mrs Alfred B. Cameron, of the Zion
section, lost a valuable horse one day
last week.
Paul Watson, of Blake, while handling
rifle on Saturday in some way dis
charged the weapon, and the ball en-
tered his leg below the knee.
William S. Evans, Esq, as Attorney
for the Executor Lewis T. R. Ward, on
Monday sold at the Court House door he
two farms of the late Mrs. Ann E. r.
Ward, near Cherry Hill. Both farms
were bought by Frederick T. Haines,
Esq, for Harry Coslett, of Philadelphia,
the prices paid being $4,000 for the 176
acre farm and $410O for the 161 acre
farm P. VI. Groves was the auctioneer.
Frank Thompson, of North East,
as agent for Alexander NJ. Murdoch,
of Philadelphia, has sold the $50 acre
farm near Bay View, best known as the
Passmore farm, to Edgar B. Pearce, of
Philadelphia, a son of William H. Pearce
of Elkton, on private terms.
Mrs. David Willitts, who mas been
keeping store at Mt. Pleasant near Col
ora, has opened a store in Havre de
Grace and will discontinue the business
at Mt. Pleasant.
The postoffice authorities caution all
patrons against placing Christmas
stamps or stickers other than postage
stamps on the address, side of mail mat
ter, as such matter is thereby rendered
unavailable. Patrons are also cautioned
to see that all parcels are securely
wrapped, plainly addressed, and that
they bear the name and address of the
sender
To make it as convenient as possible
for passengers 20 redeem unused railroad
tickets the Pennsylvania Railroad has
established a rule which provides that
the return portion of an excursion ticket
may be redeemed at the ticket office at
which it was bought, If presented by the
original purchaser Until recently, If
one wished to redeem any Pennsylvania
Railroad ticket it was necessary to for
ward it to the General Passenger Agent
at Philadelphia, with attendant delay.
On August I, the Company announced
that, to make 1t more convenient for pas
sengers to redeem railroad tickets, il
had established rule that WHOLLY
| UNUSED ticket mil ht be redeemed by
the original purchaser at the office at
which it was bought. Now this privilege
will be extended to passengers holding
unused return portions of excursion tick
cts.
Hobble skirts and high heels continue
to be responsible for an increasingly
large number of injuries sustained by
women while getting on and off trains,
and mounting and descending stairways
in stations on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
careful record kept for the three
| months ending October IA, of all injur-
, les sustained by women due to slipping,
stumbling or falling while on the rail-
road property, indicates that these acct
dents are becoming more rather than less
| frequent, despite the fact that the rail-
| road has repeatedly called the attention
| of its women patrons to the number of
| accidents caused by hobble skirts and
| high heels. Between July IA and Au
| gust IA, A such accidents occurred on
the Pennsylvania Railroad The records
show ~ in the next months, and SO dur
| ing the month ending October A.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Colora VI.
E. Church will hold supper and bazar
| in Mr.. Flyers Canning house at Colora
Saturday, December 49, Supper from 5
| to p m.