The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-11-23
news IN BRIEF.

-Four weeks from next Wednesday
will be Christmas Day.
Harry Jones, a farmer of Bohemia
Manor, has an apple tree bearing the
second crop of apples this year.
"A "RoX Social will be held in the Jr
o. L. A. NJ. Hall. in Elk Neck, by the
ladies of Harris NJ. f. Church, this Sat
urday evening. Proceeds for Parsonage
fund
Mrs. Elizabeth Davidson, of Calvert
raised Il kicffer pear this season, which
measured four inches long, eleven inches
in circumference, and weighed eighteen
ounces.
All arrangements have about been
completed for the flag raising over til,
Union public school, near North East, OF
Wednesday next, November 9th, by til,
members of Independence Council, No
IA, o. L. \. NJ.
Edward Packard aged 81 years, OF
st. Georges. Del, died in the Delaware
Hospital, last Saturday night. of blooc
poisoning \ week ago he fell on tn,
pavement, fractured his arm and BLOOD
poisoning dc"cloped.
-'Whie suffering from piles" says
G. f. Carter, Atlanta, Ga. Il got Dc
Wits Witch Hazel Salve and was en-
tirely cured" Cuts, burns bruises quick
ly cured. Beware of counterfeitS. j
Frank Frazer, Elkton.
The seventh annual report Of tn,
Silver Cross Home for Eplcptics, neal
Port Deposit shows II remaining under
care of the institution at close of the last
fiscal year, July |, 1900; admitted dur
ing the year. Il; total under care, %; dis
charged, 2.
-EIkton Council No. %, Jr. O. L. \
NJ, on Friday. last week, presented {
handsome flag to Jones' public school. il
Elk Neck, the presentation speech hcn.
made by Il. Day Cantwel, of Elkton
and Alfred W"thcrill responded on bchal
of the trustees.
The yacht "Corthias," belonging t,
the Philadelphia Yacht Club, wen
through the locks of the Chesapeake an,
Delaware Canal at Chesapeake City
last Saturday. on her way homo from :
cunning trip on the Susquehanna flats
near pcrryville.
John Lynn. one of the Levy Cour
Commissioners from New Castle county
who was arrested last week, charged
with larceny from the county Of "af, an.
also of obtaining $3.50 of the county
money ly false pretenSc, waived Il hear
ing LIST Saturday, and was held undc
$1,000 tor trial.
j. Wesley Jarman, IA we'll know
citizen of Kent county, died on Sunday
4 week previous he suffered II stroke /"
paralysis while sitting in II chair. Hi
never recovered. In 1899 he suffered ;
stroke Of paralysis, but seemingly 20
over it. He was 30 years of age. He i
survived by a widow and five children
One of his sons is DR.. J. Allan Jarman
of ChcStcrtown.
81 have taken Kodol Dyspepsia Cur
and never used anything that did me TIN
good that did," says County Physician
George w. Scroggs, Hall County, Ga
LAS Il physician have prescribed it will
the best results" If food remains nm
digestcd in your stomach it decays. T,
prevent this by dieting means starvation
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what yol
eat. You need suffer neither dySpcpsi;
nor starvation. ]. Frank Frazer, Elkton
The Newark Fire Company parade
the streets Of that town in full uniform
one night the past week. The ban,
headed the parade. The fire apparatus
consisting of hook and ladder and tw
hose carriages, was decorated with Ian
terms, and the hook and ladder wa
drawn by two white horses. Recent
the City Council appropriated $3.50 TO
the company's use, and the parade wa
in recognition of the good will shown b.
the town fathers.
The LA Trcgo," Il house-boat owne
by Mr.. Shultz, of Philadelphia, stoppc
in the Chesapeake and Delaware Cana
at Chesapeake City, this county, las
week. with Mr.. and Mrs. Shutz an
their children on board. Mrs. ShultZ
n daughter of the late Mr.. Colburn, o
Delaware City, and was with her fathr
when he met with the fatal accident b
the sinking of his yacht last summer
The boat is en- route to Florida for tn
winter. but owing to the rough seas dun
ing the past week. the boat was tied II
at Chesapeake City.
The automatic block signaling sys
TEN will shortly be installed on tn
Maryland Division of the philadclph;
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
The extension of this signal system
in line with the introduction and carry
ing ont Of the standards which have il
sured that uniformity and general goo
management for which the Pennsylvania
is noted. The interlocking system on thi
railroad is considered to be in advanc
of all others, not excepting the admit
able @ystcIus ON the English roads III
elcctro-pncumatic intcrlocking and auto
matte block signaling systems were, Il
the time Of their introduction, bold vcl
lures in railroading.