The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-26
LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK

/ Dec 20. The furnace in the church,
which has been giving trouble, has
been put in first-class order by the
Armstrong Stove and Manufacturing
Company
Middletown Council No. 2, Junior
o. U. A. NJ, at it's meeting Monday
night elected John E. Denney coun-
cillor for the ensuing year. Other Of
ficers elected were: Cice councillor,
Burton Hall; recording secretary, Rob-
ert B. Jones; assistant recording Sec
retary, Elwood Banning; financial
secretary, Daniel w. Stevens; treas
urer, Edward S. Jones; conductor, w.
W. Allen; warden, William T. Pearce,
Jr.; inside sentinel, Frank E. Postles;
outside sentinel, Wallace E. Eliason,
Jr.; past councillor, John L. Byron;
trustees, John L. Byron and Wallace
E. Eliason; chaplain, Minors Banning.
The Delaware College freshmen
basket ball team defeated the sopho-
mores in a game played Monday af-
ternoon, by score of 90.
AS announced in last weeks WHIG,
Governor Goldsborough has declared
today Saturday legal holiday, so
that the banks will be closed from
Thursday afternoon to Monday MORN
ing.
This locality was visited with a
freezing rain on Monday, which caus-
ed difficult and dangerous going for
both horses and pedestrians. The
horseshoers' lives were a burden all
day, trying to "roughen" the horses
that were needed for local business.
Christmas services tomorrow (Sun-
day. in the Elkton NJ E. Church, at
| 1870 a. m. Music and sermon on "The
Birth of Christ" Reception. At 1:30
p. m. the Fellowship Bible Glass will
meet for a brief Christmas service. A
sole by one of the class members, and
male quartette are expected at this
service. At 2 p. m. an interesting
program in the Sunday school. At
7:3O, service and sermon on "The
Foolishness of Preaching"
The Havre de Grace W. C. T. U. dis
tributed stockings filed with candy,
oranges and apples to needy children
Christmas eve.
Closing exercises were held Sunday
at Westamwell Sunday school, an ad-
dress being made by Henry M. McCul-
Tough, ESQ.,, and special program be-
ing rendered, with violin accompani-
ment by Messrs. c.. E. Finck and
Charles S. Peacock. A feature of the
exercises was the presentation Of
Christmas remembrances to the teach
ers and to the Superintendent, Philip
M. Groves. The school has had a
most successful year, the attendance
being large and the financial support
excellent.
The game of basket ball which was
to have been played between Ctr any
+, of Elkton, and the Atlas Club, of
Baltimore, on Saturday, December 26,
has been cancelled, but a game has
been scheduled with the All Star of
Cecil county, to be played on that date
at the Armory of Company e. The
All Stars is composed of men who
are old hands at the game, and as
Company E defeated the sturdy Vigi-
liant quintet of Wilmington recently,
critics conclude that good game
may be expected. General admission
Is cents; ladies free,
The cunning season closed Thurs
day, December "a.
The Radnor Relief Association, Of
Elkton, is planning to give an enter
tainment and hold a banquet next
month.
The store of B. H. Davis & Bro, on
West Main St, Elkton, was entered
one night last week and sum of
money stolen.
LOST-Gold ring with Topaz set
ting. Reward, if returned to Mrs.
Harlan Johnson, Elkton. dec26-1
Cecil Farmers Want RuraI C,.J;t