The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-04-16
News In Brief


in perfect condition, despite the cold
winter.
Fire, thought to have been caused
by locomotive sparks, totally
ed Richard ,Brockson's saw mill. in
Blackbird hundred, on April 1,
J. G. Bragdon is having the cellar
dug ior fine new residence, which he
will have erected on one OF his lots
on South Broad street, Middletown.
J. wesley Carver and 4. E. Ben
nett will take the census OF iavre de
Grace, the former in the trst, and
the latter i'll the Second precinct OF
the city.
The Worth Bros. and the LII
kens Company OF Costesvhle, have in
creased wages OF 500 iron and steel
laborers i'll their pants there from
SIPS to $I.37 per day.
CONTRACTS for $50 acres OF toma-
toes, at ~ per ton, have been made
by &. w. kiDler, A. S. Turner and an
other farmer OF the Chestertown sec
ton, i'll Kent county, Tor the. coming
season.
Edward Wilson, one oil the old
est residents OF New Castle county,
celebrated his o5th birthday on Apin
2, at his home Ill the Newark section.
He is in good health, and IS getting his
small farm ready for spring planting.
Oliver r. Snyder and Miss Jc-
Meta NJ. Powder, OF Shenks Ferry
were married last week by Kew. Sarah
Louise Hand, pastor OF the First
Spiritualist Society OF Lancaster. Pa,
the OF tho kind
ing i'll the county.
The thoroughbred stallion McCar-
ter, over 10 hands high, who has won
over $4,000 III track events, has been
sold by Carroll Bryan, OF Baltimore,
TO John kush Street. oil the Farming
ton Stock Farm, near Taylor post
Office, Hartford county.
Fears were ielt Tor fruit ON the
Peninsula last thursday and Friday
nights. but the general OPINION is that
little or no harm was done, although
there was considerable lrost on Satur-
day morning. The frost oi April 9 last
year killed the peaches.
Fifty acres vi young locust trees
recently planted by the Pennsylvania
Railroad managers. near Salunga,
Lancaster county. were swept on Sun
day, by lire caused by sparks from a
locomotive igniting dry grass on the
tract covered by the sapiings.
w. II. Durham, OF Marshallton,
has been chosen as town bailift oi
Newark, to succeed Chief Chalmers,
who recently married and went to
farming. Chief Durham will serve on
trial Tor month, and ii he makes
good, will hold the place regularly.
The Department OF Agriculture
reports the condition OF winter wheat
on April /, 500 per cent OF nodmal
against S2.S on the same date last
year, 0.I3 in 1903 and 81, the average
Tor ten years past. The decline III
condition IRON December l., 1900, to
April /, 1910, was fifteen points, ana
the average decline i'll the same period
for the past ten years was IS points.
The Fletcher judgment tor So. 900,
obtained against the city OF Havre dc
Grace, ior personal injuries to her
daughter by beer kegs falling upon
her, i'll front OF Saricks saloon, has
been paid 10 Mrs. Fletcher's counsel,
Messrs. Brown Jackson and Robin
son. on their formal drmArd. by the
Fidelity and Deposit Company OF Bal
timore. ! he bill will be met by the
taxpayers OF Havrc de Grace.
**Constipation causes headache,
nausea, dizziness, languor, heart pal
pitation. Drastic physics grippe, sick.
en-, weaken the bowels and don t cure.
Doan ) Regulcts act gently and cure
constipation. IS conts. AsIi your
druggist.
The iollo Ming IEarioru asEgnI
ments OF ministers were made by the
Baltimore Conference oi the NJ. +.
Church :-llavrc dc Grace, Rev w. Y.
Mallalieu; aberdeen, key. 5. X Muir
ray; Bel Air, Kew. ID. l.. Ennis; Har-
ford, Rev. J. |. Hart East Hartford,
Rev. +. {. Reynolds: West Hartford,
Revs X. 5. Barnes, \. X. Lewis and
Eugene fucker; North Hartford, Rev.
Thomas " hcelcr.
State Forester Beasley reports
that the output from the forests OF
MARYLAND i'll 1908 totalled $3.50 900 in
value, including 24o,65o,ooo icct oi
lumber; 100000 lineal feet Of piling;
$4,000 poles; 100000 laths and 90
4oo. 900 shingles. The cut in Cecil i'll
cluded 100000 feet OF lumber, 900
poles; 1000 cross-tieS; 5000 shin
giles; $500 cords OF hrewood and / 900
cords OF pulp wood oi total value OF
$4o,S32.
Thieves, one night last week,
broke open a freight car on a siding,
at the Il. & .. r. X. station, in Hay-
re de Grace, an dcarricd off thee
trunks Of Mr.. NJ. Willard, super llca-
den I OF the stone quarry on the ".
+. Cook ia-m. The car also contain.
ed his furniture shipped from Martins
burg. W. Va, The trunks were found
near the station, the next morning,
broken open. y suit case and a new
suit OF clothes had been stolen
c. ]. Carroll, OF Witch u, X. L..
Who, with his wife. was on an auto
trip from Baltimore, was thrown out
on the road near Aldino, Hartford
county, last Thursday, when his ma
chine going rapidly struck depres-
sion i'll the road. He landed on his
face and was badly Scared His wife
was thrown on the front seat OF the
car. DR.. K. IT, Smith gave Mr.. Car
rell needed attention. The auto made
the run from Baltimore to Havre de