The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-12-02

MISS Louisa Barnett, OF Providence,
was the recipient of a variety shower
at the home of her brother, Mr.. Henry
Barnett, on November IS. Many use
full and beautiful gifts were brought
her by her friends and relatives and
the evening was pleasantly spent
with games. music and refreshments.
The annual Christmas Sale will be
held at the store of Miss Carrie Lewis
on Main street. Elkton, December 2
to 10. There is no charge for an en-
trance fee this year. but all entries
should be sent at once. All COM
municatiOns should be addressed
christmas Sale. care Miss Carrie L..
Lewis"
The Elkton Banking and Trust Com
pany has just installed "Tisco"
manganese sheet safe. The safe is
circular in form, made in one solid
piece. three inches thick, and about as
burglar proof as can be constructed.
Tome School football team defeated
the Army and Navy Prep team in a
game played at Port Deposit last Sat
urday by a score of 40.
Miss Alice Pierson, of near Elkton,
was admitted to membership in the
Delaware State Association of Grad
uate Nurses at a meeting held at
Hanna's Cafe, Wilmington, Thursday
evening of last week. Miss Pierson is
a graduate of Delaware Hospital.
James A. Davis, of Wilmington
while riding to Elkton in his auto on
Monday, ran the machine into an EN-
bankment when the steering gear re-
fused to work, wrecked the car and
injured his daughter and himself.
The sale of Holstein heifers by Viii
!iams R.os., at ther home place,
Election District, on Monday after
noon. resulted in good prizes for a
very attractive bunch of the popular
black and White. Twenty head of one
and two year old heifers were sold at
prices ranging from $4,000 to SIT
per head.
The lecture at Jones Chapel for
Sunday, Dec. 3, will be "The Home of
the Saved, or Heaven-where is 2"
These lectures have been very instruc-
tive and helpful and have been enjoy
ed by all and if you miss this one you
will miss something good. Come out
one and all and hear Mr.. Diffenderfer.
Mr.. H. j. Clay ha srecently COM
pleted comprehensive report on the
methods of marketing agricultural
products in Delaware. This report has
been made as a joint enterprise be-
tween the Bureau of Markets, Wash
ington and the Extension Service of
Delaware College. After it has been
presented to the committee consisting
pf tbra, ,n1lr11ha,. Of H. pAnrI 90
Trustees and DR.. Vaughn and Dean
Hayward, it will probably be publish
ed and distributed throughout the
State.
The Delaware College Farm recent
ly shipped a pair of Berkshire gifts to
A. H. Berry, of Dover. Del, and a
registered jennet to Charles fl. Cook.
of Trenton, n. j.
Trinity Church. Elkton Services
tomorrow advent Sunday at II a.
m., with Holy Communion, and at 1870
p. m.
Goldey College, Wilmington, Del,
will hold the graduation exercises of
its 3Oth class on Tuesday evening,
December ., at the Playhouse. in thta
city.
The Principle Mite Society will hold
an oyster and poultry supper Saturday
evening, December 9, at the home of
Mrs w. W. Dill, Jackson. Supper, 80
cents; children under II. % cents.
To provide protection for birds dur
ing the winter. Francis S. Brown, of
Pennsylvania. who owns a large farm
on Elk River. is having several hun
dred bird boxes built on his farm.
The Walter Oracle farm near Per
ryville. has been purchased at public
sale by George B. Campbell, of Perry
vile.
Clinton Harvard. employed at the
Tome Institute Laundry, Port Deposit.
recently sustained badly lacerated
hand when it was caught in a machine
Rev. John w Jones. pastor of Be
thesda NJ. f Church. Middletown. Del.
has been unanimously invited to re-
turn for another conference year.
joseph DoWnes. colored. who es-
capped from the Chestertown iail some
weeks ago. has been recaptured in
the lower part of Cecil county and
taken back to the Chesterti n Jail.