The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-01-02
news IN BRIEF.

Two cases of diphtheria are reported
in North East.
The Eighth District Detective ASSo
citation will hold their annual supper To-
day. january md.
A new cob cruShcr ami elevator has
recently been installed mt the mill 81
.Jcthro johnson Il Co.. at Bay View.
The SPAR quarry at Bald Friar has
closed down on account of no orders
About fifty men are out of employment
Dir. Edward Mortimer Harlcastc
aged 50 years. died at Easton. on Sun.
day, of pneumonia, after am illness of
two weeks.
The safe in the mills of the Henry
Y. Kent Manufacturing Company at
Clifton, Pa. was blown open by burglars
one night last week. AND 500 secured.
Wilmington. Del. has had about fifty
cases of typhoid fever during the past
year. The local Beard of Health is after
the Doctors who hiWc failed to TcI0rt
cases.
While driving in Middletown, Del.
pllt t"lN IISl NNtk, JOIN tNDIN Uh zen
from his wagon and broke his right arm.
The fracture WAS reduced and Mr.. Sol
way is improving slowly.
Josephine Goncc the tcn-ycal-old
daughter of George GOncc, of North
East. died on December 9th. of heart
failure following an attack of diphthpria
from which SHE had recently recovered.
Ladies clean your kid gloves with
"The Dry Cleaner" 1t is not LIQUID,
leaves no odor, and can be used while
the glove is on the hand. For sale only
by j. Frank Frazer, Druggist, Elkton.
Donald ChcairS. a popular young man
of Delaware City. n son of John r.
ChCAilS. died after an operation for APP
pendcits ON Monday He was a clerk
with the Security Trust and Deposit
Company of Wilmington.
A fascinating stranger maSquerading
as Mr. b. Nichols buncocd mine hest
Bothman Of tho Clayton House, Will
nington, with II postal order that had
been raised from $500 to 5000 Nichols
was slick enough to get away.
The dwelling house belonging TO John
X. White, in the Eighth District, lately
occupied by Mrs. Badders. was burned
TO the ground last Friday right The
fire brigade of Pilot, after a long hard
run, arrived too late to save the building.
Thirteen cows and two horses were
burned 10 death late on Monday after
noon, in fire which destroyed the large
stable on the property owned by Mrs Y.
Harrison Garrett. on Arlington Avenue,
about two miles southeast of Govans-
town. near Baltimore.
The annual session of the Whining
ton NJ. +. Conference will be held in
Wesley Church, Dover. beginning March
10th. The Rev. l.. +. Barrett and the
members of the church have already
commenced to make arrangements for
the reception of the delegates.
some of the owners of peach farms
in Delaware. already predict IL large crop
of fruit next season. They are said to
have based their calculations g.. the
severity of the winter and to the fact
that there was Il small crop last Year. If
the spring is late in opening there will
be little danger Of the destruction of the
fruit buds.
Ezra Phillips. while cutting wood ON
the farm of James II. Maxwell, near
Rising Sun. one day last week. met with
a very painful accident. The axe slip
ped from the handle us Ire was raising it.
and fell. the edge striking him on the
inster. cutting through his Shoe and
making {; deep cash in his foot which
required several stitches to close
The practice Of putting dishes in the
oven to warm them for the table is bad
one. The dry heat causes the enamel to
crack in time. and then the grease soon
pcnctratcs them, TO their utter ruinaton
Put the dishes 10 be heated in II dish
pam. and POUR boiling water over them.
Let them stand and steam until ready to
serve the meal, then wipe With u clean,
dry towel.
Mr.. Martin Wagner, President of
the Martin Wagner Company. and one
of the best known canned goods packers
in the United States died on Monday
morning. about 10 o'clock. mt his home.
No. 20G Lallrens Street. Baltimore, Of Il
general breaking down Of his constitu-
ton. Mr.. Wagner had not been in good
health for two years. but his case was
not regarded as serious until one month
ago.
The house of Granville Pierce. on his
farm below Liberty Grove. with most of
its contents was destroyed by fire early
last week. He had built II new house
during the past summer and expected to
move into it the first Of the year The
family is now occupying the unfinished
dwelling with what little furniture was
saved from the flames. There was an
insurance Of $500 upon the burned build
ing and contents in the Farmers and
Mechanics Mutual of Cecil County