The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-03-18
LOCAL JOTTINGS


Mrs. Martha w. Heisel died at
her home in St. Georges on Monday,
aged "a years. Two sons, I. Bayard
and Herbert Heisel, and several daugh-
tiers survive her. Her funeral was held
on Thursday. with interment in St.
Georges Cemetery
Harvey Hoffecker, assistant Sup
erinteirde1t of the Kartovert Fibre
Co, of Wilmington. succeeds Samuel
F. Cooper as supervisor OF the Amer-
can Vulcanized Fibre plant at Newark,
and has purchased the Ferguson prop
erty in the asst End for residence.
d. w. Chandler, who condusted
planning mill, lumber, coal and ware
focusing business in Oxford, has
made an assignment to d. M. Taylor,
with liabilities OF $4,000 and esti'
mated assets of upwards of $4,000.
Lack OF rec capfi. al led to the assign
ment.
The collections from the classes
in the North East M. E. Sunday school
on March S, for missionary purposes,
totaled $o3o5, and for the year aggre-
gated $Is6.47.
-Elkton Council Jr. o. U. A. M.
attended service in the M. E. Church
on Sunday evening and heard a spec
ial sermon by the pastor, Rev. H, A..
G. Westerfeld ...
Governor Crothers has approved
a suggestion made by State Fire Mar
shall T. J. Eweltthat a day be set for
instructing public school pupils in me-
thods OF preventing fires.
Mrs. Mary c. Jester, wife of Will
liam A. lester. of Delaware City, died
at Beverly, N. ]. Interment was made
at Dover on Tuesday.
Charles Comegys, alias Benson,
co!ored, wanted at Wilmington for SELL
ing a drink o. whiskey to a party
there, is held at Wilmington for re-
turn to Kent county for a hearing.
R. T. Jones will convert his skat-
ing rink i'll Newark into dwellings for
which there is demand, in the town.
Vivid lightning, heavy rolling thun-
der and in some sections heavy RAIN
and hail marked the Storm noted with
in radius of twenty miles or more
around W ilmington, early on Sunday
morning.
OF the 10000, 900 passengers car
7ied on the lines of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, East of Pittsburg and Eric,
during 1910, not one was killed in
transit and but eighty-four were in
iured. '.....,. ...
Rev DIR. John McElmoyle's talk
to North East High School pupils on
Your School, Your Opportunity"
set for last Wednesday, has bVn post.
poncd till April S. DR.. T. A. Worrall
spoke on Wednesday of this week on
Good Health. the Highway to Happi-
ness.
The Experience Social. held for
the benefit OF Asbury NJ E. Church,
Woodlawn, yielded SIS.
Deputy Court Clerk Charles S.
Peacock is on crutches this week,
having torn the lgaments OF his foot
while going quickly down the rear
staircase in The Court House on Mon
day
Ira Witcraft, of New Bridge Sixth
district, it is reported, will enter the
coming Democratic primaries for
nomna ion for Sheriff
William Jones, long resident Of
MiddIetown. died suddenly last Friday
night, it is thought, OF an attack OF
acute Indigestion, after retiring, aged
% years. Save for deafness, his iacul-
ties were but little impaired His wife,
who survives him. was ninety years
old last Thursday.
James II. Pctticord, an aged resi-
dent OF Middletown, who was severely
injured several months ago by a fall
down stairs, at the residence OF his
son-iu-law, w. ]: Wilson, in that town,
died from its effects on Sunday morn
ing. His funeral was held on We'd
uesday