The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-11-29

| who nIrrled a danShltI 90 81" ''' 'bhi
E,s,re,av of Port Deposit bid recent,
SAXON far the old L. S. Court House in Bal
timore which was the highest bid Tn,
Government will not accept The bid, and
the property will be oiilF'' az IN. ih'
erection cost the Governments 9-@',"uo
An endemic of barn burning seems tc
prevail down the peninsula as well in al
iaoo,,t sacti,rs of Pennsylvania and Della.
ware. Within week no less imam seven
lorc. harms have been destroyed lay inuau-
diary fires, and number OF horses and cat
tie with much valuable machinery and
grain have been destroyed
| The Illuminating gas used IN Philadel-
NH, seems unusually deadly ~ q araeier,
more than dozen persons having recently
los. tbsir 1,ves by it. 1t differs from coal
gas in that it is more deadly AN" Is less
offensive in odor. It's presence reduces a
sleeping person to insensibih'y without the
warning usually given by the oGor aud
| oppressiveness Of coal gas
| The National Non PhrtlSon VIC. I. U.
| held its first annual meeting at the North
Avenue NJ. E. Church in Allegheny City,
pa this week. About 200 delegates were
presept Tie opening of the Convention. On
Wednesday morning the 1911, Mrs. Ellen
7. pLinusy of Cleveland o National presi-
dent. Miss Il. Jennie Duty OF Cleveland,
general secretary; Miss l. &. Shortlidge.
ConcordviIIe Chester Co. Pa, financial
SECRETARY Mrs. Florence Miller, Des Moiues,
lava, recording secretary; Mrs {. Cornelia
Afford Brooklyn, y. Y, treasurer, and
other officers were in attendance.
Saws n Wilmington paper: THE first
oues.ror asked 10y many when arising from
he'd is ''EIas any more OF the Dupont
harms burned?" To such an extent has
this barn burning business impressed itself
on the public mind that il is about the last
thing thought of ON going to bed at night
and the first thing thought OF or arising in
the morning. This is not healthy state OF
punlic feeling. Everybody ia more or less
excited. The people feel thi5 this mortal
but unkn Dwn enemy of the hnPonts is
their enemy, and the man who would wan
tonly for revenge fire barns full OF live
stock. is a general enemy to the public and
nobody is safe
Mrs. Carharine a. Bradford, wife Of
James Bradford, died on last Sunday even
ing at her home, No. 14l5 Delaware avenue
in Wilmington. Mrs. Bradford had been
Her ilp..Ss
developed into consumption and Il sudden
turn for the worse ACQUIRING within two or
three weeks was the immediate cause of
her demise. Mr.. Bradford. Who was trav-
cling in Europe, returned bcme only Fri
day last, having been appCisei Of his wife's
danger aud Immediately sailed homeward
The deceased was Miss Keenan, and was
born in Philadelphia 10 1924. One brother
survives her, Prof. John \. Keenan, of
New York City. For many years Mrs.
Bradford has bseu widely known in that
CITY as one Of the most active phi'authro-
pists. Almcst every organic alton in VII
m!ugton Of au elemosynary character has
known Of her aid in some fcTn "r other
In recent years Mrs. Bradford has eXerted
herself largely in private charity.
The Sophomore foot b IL team OF Dtla-
ware College passed through this town on
Saturday evening in high glee III their de-
corated hack and their sleigh bells ringing,
on their return from West Nottingham
where they played the academy team in
the afternoon. Game was called about p.
IN, and during the first halt it WAS quit a
difficult problem to tell y hich team wouid
win. Tie Nottingham team was composed
of much heavier PLAYERS than the college
team, but the latter more than overcame
this disadvantage by superior head work
and agility. In the first half no points
were made, but in the second half the col
lege team buckled down to some very clever
and determined work, and pulled or, 4
victory to the extent of to 0. Tne 3 stne
was well played on both sides aud Was
characterized by no rough playing or kick
ing" against the rules and decisions Of the
referee, who was a Nottingham man. After
the game the visiting players were glorious
ly entertained 10y the vauquished team,
and return game was arranged to take
place soon at Newark.
--Dr. Alexander C. Abbott, assistant
professor of bacteriology and hygsne at
John Hopkins Hospital, sailed last week
from New York for Berlin to study Dr.
Robert KOch's treatment of tuberculosis 9r
consumption. Dr.. Abbott anticipates stay
| ing in Berlin i'll close communion with DE.
Koch until next year, when he will return
to Johns Hopkins Hospital and submit a
| complete report of the whole process of the
great treatment from which so much is eX-
pected. DIR. Abbott is an Old pupil OF Dr.
Koch, having studied in the latter's labora-
| tory for quite II period in former years.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital experts are
naturally unwilling to express as yet any
decided opinion as to the probable success
OF De-. Rocks method of treating cJasa"p-
ton, but they are determined to investigate
the entire field in the most thorough man.
ner, SO that this community and all per-
sons who go to Johns Hopkins Hospital
from other places may have the full benefit
of all the good that is in the plan # treat
ment devised and studied out b7 De-. Koch.
The Newark Correspondent OF the VIII
mingtou Ecery Ecening gives the following
account of meeting held III Newark OF
Saturday afternoon looking to the estab
lishment of "A canning factor III That town
\ most important step was taken GU SAtur.
=, e.. /
town another new Industry in the form O
a large vegetable canning establishment.
This was a large meeting of prominent
farmers of the vicinity and the members o
the board of trade held in Grange Hall /,
confer together and with The members o
the firm of McGaw Brothers, Gamers, o
Smyrna, this State. The meeting wa
brought about by the boari of trade which
for some time has been conducting quie
negotiaIi ms with this firm relative to ii
future location here. This change on thu
part of the McGaw Brothers has beei
made necessary because of transportation
!, arrangements an! rates, the firm desirin!
to locate its new factory along Il trunk lint
and within easy communication with larg
cities. In looking over = large terIitor,
the Messrs. McGaw became very fAvorabiy
impressed with Newark, with its four rail
roads, two Of them opposition trunk lines
This latter feature OF the two trunk lines
with the inevitable rivalry and competition
that is derived from parallel lines, particu
larly attracted the attention of the firm
An additional incentive, perhaps, was tb
generosity of the standing offer of the tow
to donate excellent land for manufacturing
sites and to exempt new industries from
local taxation for a period OF ten years. Tn
McGaw Brothers can corn, tomatoes, pea