The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-04-06
DELAWARE NOTES

The local option bill having received
the Governors signature, a special
election will be held to give the cti-
zcns OF Delaware the right to vote on
the question as to whether or not, liq-
uor shall be sold in that State. The
voting will be done by districts, each
ditrlCt to determine for itself whether
it shall be wet" or dry. Should the
Newark district 90 dry, as there is
reason to hope it WILL Cecil county
will be much benefited and its pro
hibitory law made much more effective
Mrs. Boyd, OF Clayton, wife OF Rev
\. {. Boyd. recently deDOsed IRON the
Methodist Protestant Church by the
Maryland Conference, showed the met
tie she is made OF a few days ago,
when she held the law officers at bay
with a Colts revolver. When Mr.
, Boyd was deposcd, he was ordered to
vacate the parsonage, but he claimed
under the call extended to him he was
entitled to the premises for year and
refused to give it up. He went North
to do some missionary work and in
structed Mrs Boyd not to vacate nor
to allow any legal notice to be served
on her, and in Obcyance OF his njunc-
ton she would not permit Constable
. Dillaha and Bailiff Fisher get near her,
although they forced entrance into the
house with a crow bar. She stood at
the top OF the stairway with a loaded
revolver in her hand and informed
them il they took another step forward.
Il will shoot YOU Just as true as God
has placed this weapon in my hand to
protect myself and children The Off
GERS beat a retreat.
The removal OF DR.. A. W. Light
bourne, from Middletown to Dover is
very much regretted by the Law and
Order League, OF Middletown, and last
week the members took occasion to
express their high regard for his work
while in the town. A committe com
posed of Merritt N. Willets, J. w
McWhortcr and Joseph c. Parker,
drafted resolutions prasing him in the
highest terms for his splendid work as
President OF the Order and commend
ing him to his new appointment as be
ing in every way worthy of confidence
and esteem.
Frank l.. Soper, of the Dover dis
trict, known as the Apple King" is
said to have realized $4,000 from his
last years apple crop. He received
nearly $1,000 for the product OF IS
trees, in 1905, OF the Nickajack variety.
The Ladies Aid Society OF Newark
will give an entertainment in the New
ark Opera House, Thursday evening,
April rs.
The return OF DR.. Corkran to New
ark. where he has done such good
work. is highly gratifying to his friends
who labored so hard to get him back
Milford is expected to experience
boom from the improvements to
Broadkiln river for which an appro-
priation of $35,3So has been made, The
improvement to the river will greatly
aid the commerce OF the town.
The icrceSt liquor fight in recent
years is brewing in Milford to be
fought to a finish in the Kent county
courts, which convene on \pril 22 All
the licensed taverns and saloons were
closed in Milford last October as a re-
suit OF a spirited and secret fight or
ganizcd and pressed by the temperance
people, who have since organized
tiourishing law and order society Now
however. DR.. Calvin c. Cole, of Will
mngton, is applying for license for
the Central Hotel and Harry L. De-
Vainger for the National Hotel
Henry Ridgley, of Dover, represents
the Law and Order League and James
II. Hughes appears for the applicants
For the nominal sum OF S., the Trus-
tees OF the Newark Academy have de-
cided to sell to the Board OF Education
the lot corner of Delaware avenue and
Academy street. worth fully 1900 The