The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-26

ance of American Neutrality will be
held on Sunday, December 27, 1914, at
3 o'clock p. M, at the Hippodrome,
Baltimore and Eutaw sts., Baltimore.
Prominent speakers, organ recital and
singing.
Winfield S. Quigley, Sr., of Els
mere, Del, who has cabin on Elk
river, and is well known in this local
ity, was stricken with paralysis last
Sunday, and is seriously ill at his
home at Elsmere.
The official winter season set in at
11:15 o'clock Tuesday morning. From
runrise until sunset the days length
was nine hours and IA minutes, it be-
ing the shortest day of the year.
A Baraca class has been organized
at North East Sunday school, with Mr..
]. F. Peach as president.
The Susquehanna river is frozen as
far down as Spesutia Island and duck
ing on the Susquehanna flats has been
stopped.
The inmates of the County Aims
house and Insane Asylum, at Cherry
Hill, were given a treat Tuesday.
Clothing, fruits, tobacco and candies
were distributed and turkey dinner
was served.
Isaac Emory, Samuel Ringgold, An
ME Chambers and Edith Chambers, all
colored, were arraigned before Magis-
trate E. G. Cox, at Middletown, last
Sunday morning, charged with disor-
derly conduct, and each fined $5 and
costs.
The schedule of the Newark High
School basketball team has been COM
pleted and reads as follows.-Janu-
ary l, open; Jan. 8, Cedarcroft (pend-
ing) at Wilmington; Jan. 13, Whining
ton High School at Wilmington; JAN
Is, Tome Scrubs, at Port Deposit; Jan.
%, Alumni at Newark; Jan. %, Do
yer High, at Dover; Jan. 20, Whining
ton Conference Academy, at Dover;
| Feb. 5, Dover High at Newark; Feb.
13, Elkton High, at Newark; Feb. 19,
kennett Square High at Newark; Feb.
26, Wilmington High (pending) at
Newark, and Mar. 3, Media High at
| Newark.
At the recent milk market contest
held by the State Dairyman's Associa-
ton, in Baltimore, the Mt. Ararat
farm, near Port Deposit, won the first
prize of $25 in cash in the new con-
testant class.
The students of the Women's Col
| lege of Delaware entertained a num-
Der of their friends at a dance last
Saturday night. The decorations were
holly and mistletoe. The patronesses
were Dean Winifred j. Robinson, Mrs.
Alfred d. Warner, Mrs. Harry Hay
ward, Miss Mary E. Rich and Miss
Myrtle Caude!. The student commit
tee in charge of the arrangements for
the dance comprised Misses Jean Un-
derhill, Marion Campbell, Laura Short,
Alice Ruth and Isabel Scott.
Peach Blossom Grange, of Middle
town, has elected the following off
GERS: Worthy master, E. H. Shall
cross; worthy overseer, F. p. Will
liams; worthy lecturer, Miss Helen
F. Brady; worthy steward, George H
Kohl; assistant steward w. S. Cop
page; chaplain, the Rev. P. L. Donag-
hay; treasurer, Fred Brady; secrc-
tary, j. F. Deakyne; gatekeeper, J. NJ.
Armstrong; Ceres, Mrs. Okla C. War
ren; Pomona, Mrs. Alzayda Redgrove;
Flora, Mrs. Ielene p. Armstrong; lady
assistant steward, Mrs. May K Nc
Dowell.
The members of the Cecil Farmers
Club were entertained on Wednesday
at the home of Elwood Balderston,
near Colora.
Trinity Church, Elkton. Rev. VIII
liam Schouler, Rector. Christmas Day
services, with special music, at 1890
a. m. Sermon by Rector. The Sunday
school Christmas Festival Ito include
singing of Christmas Carols, recita-
tions, etc., will be held in the Parish
House on Tuesday of next week, at 3
o'clock p. m.
Philip OFT has sold the Corby bread
route to Joseph Clay.
st. Andrews (Goldsborough Me-
moriaD Church, Andora. Services on
Christmas Day at p. m. The Sunday
School Festival and Carol service will
be held in the church on Sunday after
noon, at the above named hour. All
are cordially invited.
There will be Christmas services in
Susquehanna Parish. In the Parish
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