The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-06-17
News In Brief

The salary Of the postmaster OF Bel
Air has been raised from 5000 to $23vO.
Mrs. Mary seigle, of Lancaster, has
purchased the White Hall Hotel property
at Peach Bottom, well known resort
OF suscuehanna anglers, for $4,000
-Cheston on Wye, the 1856 acre farm
OF the late DR.. William H. DcCourcy, 10.
Gated in Wye Neck, Queen Anne,s ccunty,
one OF the finest estates on the Eastern
Shore, was purchased at trustee sale
at Centreville last week by Congress-
man J. II. Covington, who represented
Browning Baker, of Nassau, N Y, for
$45,7SO
The Bel Air Aegis says that Hartford
farmers have the best set of corn in
many years, as it has come up with I'M
usual regularity. The seed was genur-
ally carefully selected and in many in
stances had been tested
The school house near St. Paurs
Church, Kent county, was burned early
on last Friday morning. 1t was a new
building with good furniture, an organ
and small library. There was no in
surance.
Lightning on Monday night of last
week struck the draw OF the old Perry
Ville-Havre de Grace bridge, setting fire
to the floor of the Matchbox, but the
Waterman managed to check the blaze.
What is termed Body Blight" by
Prof. McCue, of the Delaware College
Experiment Station, is affecting Kiefer
pear orchards on the Peninsula. The
only remedy he suggests is heavy ferti-
lizing as an experiment. Growers fear
that the spread of the blight may COM
pei them to uproot entire orchards.
While William Thorpy, of Havre de
Grace, was petting large dog, usually
gentle, at his home, last Thursday, it
suddenly sprang at him and bit and
badly tore his lower lip. The wound
was very painful, and to close it several
stitches were required.
Should the new Congressional ap-
portionment bill pass, the Eastern Shore
counties of Maryland will fall IL, 100 short
of the ratio and several districts of Har-
ford county will be required as part of
the Congressional district to wipe out
the shortage of population.
A mail bag thrown from a fast south
bonud express train, one day last week,
struck George F. Baldwin, who was
standing in front of the section hands
tool house near the p, b. w. R. r.
station in Havre de Grace, on the right
leg, and his knee was hurt Severely,
disabling him for several days.
Generally debilitated for years.
Had sick headache, lacked ambi-
ton, was WORKOUT and all run
down. Burdock Blood Bitters
made me well woman. Mrs.
Chas. Freitoy, Moosup, Conn.
Joseph Rhoades, tough young ne
gro, one day last week, set upon James
Davis, colored, in front of the National
Hotel in Middletown, and in the fight
that followed the latter was stabbed in
the back with a pocket knife. Officer
Hilyard arrested Rhoades, and Justice
Cox sent him to the Workhouse to await
trial in default of $500 bail. brother
of Rhoades is wanted for beating and
robbing an aged n gro named Robinson
in Middletown several weeks ago.
Bilious? Feel heavy after din
ner? Tongue coated? Bitter
taste? Complexion sallow? Liver
needs waking up. Doan's Regu-
lets cure bilious attacks. 25 cents
at any drug store.
While Earl Greer was fixing a pipe
on top of boiler in the engine room
of the Casparis stone quarry, near Hav-
re de Grace, one day last week, one of
the valves burst, and he was blown off
the boiler to the concrete floor, falling
ten feet. His right leg was broken, and
he was severely icalded. DR.. A. C. Gro
theirs treated tie injured man, and he
was sent to the Mary land University
Hospital, Baltimore, where his condi
tion was reported critical.