The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-11-29
LOCAL JOTTlNGS OF THE WEEK

GOOD prices wer the order or the day
at d. L. Halls sale near Libersy Grove,
Wednesday the 18th inst. Horses sold
from $40 to $40, 13 head OF cows coming
fresh this coming winter, sold from $40
to $72, heifers 81 to 500, bulls $50 to $50
small pigs $1.75 to 50 25 apiece, boar hog
500, Q horse wagon $50 horse wagon
$40, wheat drill $50, disk harrow $3.50.
Hay riggings (Strahorn make) brought
SLABS and $15.25 apiece, 500 barrels of
corn brought from so cents to IS cents a
| barrel, oats As cents a bushel by mea-
sure, fodder 3 cents a bundle. Sale
amounted to over $1,000. Hindman was
the auctioneer.
While placing cartridges in a revolver
Maynard Shippers of North East, sustain
ed a painful injury when the weapon
was discharged, the bullet lodging in his
ankle.
Tome School football team scored an
Overwhelming victory last Saturday when
it defeated the Millersville Norma
School team by score of 41-7. No
more football games will be played on
the Tome field this season.
Outweighed fifteen to twenty pounds to
the man, the Delaware College football
eleven lost to Dickinson last Saturday on
Joe Frazer Field by score of 35--7
Secretary George McGovern, of the
Chamber of Commerce, of Wilmington,
has been notified that his efforts Il
bring the 1914 convention of the National
Grange to Wilmington, has been sue
cessful. The fact that Delaware is in
the apple and peach belt and a desire to
investigate local conditions resulted In
the selection of Wilmington for the con-
vention. 1t is expected that about 1900
delegates will assemble at the conven-
tion.
The official board of North East NJ. E
! Church has decided to use individual
communion cups.
The Mite Society of Principle Furnace
will hold an oyster and poultry supper
at Jackson Station on December 6, Sat
urday evening. Supper 25 cents.
The Junior Auxiliary of North Sassa-
fras Parish, will hold an entertainment
and bazar in the parish building, Cecil
ton, Friday evening, December IL, begin
! ming at 730 o'clock. Admission 10 cenJs
Fancy articles, chicken salad, biscuit
cake. coffee and ice cream for sale.
The Wilmington District Epwortl
League will hold an all day institute at
North East, Tuesday, Dec 8, beginning
at 1890 o'clock. All Leagues in the
county are urged to send delegates.
The American Mechanics and Red Mer
of Colora will attend Thanksgiving SER
vices at Me- Pleasant NJ. E. Church to-
morrow, Sunday, at p m Specia
Thanksgiving sermon by the pas or, Rev
, esH Williams Everybody cordially in
vited.
| The Court House Committee. mention
! ed in the WHIGS last issue, met on
| Wednesday but took no definite actor
that can be reported.
| The Boy Scouts of Elkton held Fiel(
Day yesterday CF'riday) at the ball park
F, The members of the Methodist con
/ gregation at Hopewell, have had a new
| hall erected.
Reginald Shippers of the Zion section
was held up by three masked men las
| Saturday night, while driving near Wal
ter Reynolds woods. The young mai
was pulled from his buggy and had hi
! pockets robbed.
| DR.. E. S. Rowland, of Colora, is on {
cunning trip to Virginia
| The Ladies' Aid Society OF Mt. Pleas
ant Church will hold a supper at Colora
December 1S