The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-12-30
NEWS IN BRIEF

received by express this week two
boxes containing 1872 hymnals for
the church, and one very hand
some one for the pulpit. With the
books came reccipted bill. The
name OF the givcr is not known.
There were some particular
ly sad incidents connected with
the sudden death OF Edward Bcas
ton, the young man who was killed
a few nights ago by fast train at
Armstrong; crossing ? milcsnorth
OF MiddlctoWn. 1t has developed
that he was returning from visit
to his mother and father when he
was killed, having gone to inform
them of his proposed wedding in
January next. Cards for the we'd
ding reached AIiddletown the
morning OF the day he died, and
had the accident occurred p hours
later those cards would probably
have been on the way to the in
vited guests.
The Rich Neck Farmers Club
was organized at Sea hale Hall,
the home OF MIR. James I. An
thony, near Chcstcrtown, recently,
and the following officers were
elected President, W. Irvine
Walker; Secretary. II. p. Skipper !;
Treasurer, James I. Anthony; En-
ecutive Committee, 5. DeWbcrry,
c. H. Jefferson. The visitors in
cluded Isaac Anthony, OF Centre
vile; w. English, OF Queenstown;
c. w. Nash, of Maryland Agricul-
tural College. The next meeting
will be held Thursday January 4,
at Primrose Manor, the home OF
Mr.. H. p. Skipper.
One person i'll every g in the
United States is Government
pensioner, according to the Secre-
tary. The pension roll this year
reached its highest mark, .oo4,-
100, as against I,ooI ,4O4 in 1902,
the highest previous year. The
number remaining on the roll at
the close of the year was OOS,44I.
One widow OF a Revolutionary
soldier, and daughters OF four
Others are still alive. OF the In
dian wars there are 22OO survivors,
and OF the Mexican 1910. The
pensioncd survivors of the Civil
War number OS4.OOS. The war
with Spain leaves the Government
with more than 10000 pensioners.
There are 1900 pensioners in the
army and navy, OF whom 10000
are invalds. The amount paid in
pensions is mounting up all the
time: 1902, SI37,5o+ 800; 1908,
SI57I5V,ooo; 1904, SI4I,oO5,Ooo
IGo5SI4I,G42,0oo.
After several months diligent
search by detectives in which many
States have been searched Tor {.
kruhm, dciauIting cashier OF the
Bismarck Bank OF Bismarck, n.
d.. who cmbczzlcd several thous-
and dollars, the bulk OF the money
embczZlcd was secured several
days ago from his vile, who is Wis
iting her brother near Dover, Del,
by prominent New York City
attorney The lawyer having
learned OF the whereabouts OF the
wife of kruhm. with the assist
ancc OF a deputy sheriff, secured
with little difficulty, the bulk OF
the money taken by the defaulting
cashier. Mrs. kruhm arrived at
Dover over two months ago, to
visit relatives in that locality, evil
IDENTITY thinking Delaware a good
place to escape the Watchful eye
OF the officers OF the law. who were
hard on her track, and that of her
husband. While it was known to
the detective force OF several cities
that kruhm had fed to England
shortly after the cmbcZzlemcnt OF
the money, it was their belief that
he had not taken all OF the money
with him, and as a consequence a
careful watch was kept upon his
wife, her every movement being
known to the officers. Over
month ago, Chief OF Detectives
Conner. OF St. Paul, Mimi, with
the assistance OF Sheriff Edward
Baker, OF Dover, located Mrs.