The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-07-15
News In Brief

Grace, exploded on thursday
morning, badly injuring Storian
Youskewitz, 28 years old. His
chest was crushed in, his left ear
.ctf yoA (artd he was severity
bruised about the body. DR.. A..
c. Crothers accompanied him to
the University Hospital, Balti-
more.
The old Lloyd hotel at Odessa
has been sold by ]. H. Massey to
Joshua c. Armstrong, of Reho-
both, for $4,000.
Three COWS ON S. M. Lock-
woods place near Middletown,
were killed by lightning on the
Fourth.
Joseph George, father of State
Automobile Commissioner John
+. George, died at his home in
Sudlersville, Queen Anne's county
on July 2, aged 81 years. He was
educated at Delaware College,
and followed farming and mer-
camille pursuits. He owned many
farms, and his wealth is estimated
at 100000. Two sons, John E.
and Edwin, and two daughters,
Mrs. Martha Roe, of Barclay, and
Mrs. James Merrick, Jr., of Sud
lersville, survive him.
The New York & Chicago Ex-
press On the B. & O. X. X. passing
Havrt de Grace at II p. M, was
wrecked on the night OF July 3,
near Akin. There were signs that
the rails had bee ndisturbed. The
train, going at a speed of sixty
miles an hour ran into an open
switch and by miracle a serious
wreck was averted. But one per-
son was injured. Traffic was de-
layed lor several hours.
William B. French, of Balti-
more, while setting off fireworks
at ]. F. Towner's home, at Perry
man, on the night of the Fourth,
was seriously hurt by the back
fire of a sky-rocket, which shatter-
ed his right hand, and later it was
amputated at the wrist at the Uni
versity Hospital, Baltimore.
'*Impure blood runs you down-makes
you an easy victim for organic diseases.
Burdock Blood Bitters purifes the blood
cures the cause-builds you up. *advt
Farmers of Bush River Neck,
Hartford county, were threshing
in their fields last week, and sew
eral look for yields of around Is
bushels per acre. Morgan Nit
chell, of Short Lane, reports 81
bushels per acre on a tract of
about forty acres.
e Baby won't suffer five minutes with
Group if you apply DR.. Thomas Eclectic
Oil at once 1t acts like magic. .*advt
A strange dog bit several hogs
on John w. Taylor's place, near
Rowlandville, and last week three
OF them were killed, having shown
signs of rabies. Whether the dog
bit any Of the cattle is not known.
Regulates the bowels, promotes easy,
natural movements, cures constipation
Doan's Regulets. Ask your druggist for
them. 25c box. 'advt
Red Men OF CoiOra cleared $45
from their recent festival.
John Griffin, Of the Mt. Airy,
Pa, sanitariurn, has been appoint
ed to take a census OF feeble
minded, blind and dea. and dumb
residents of Delaware.
"Doan's Ointment cured me of eczema
that had annoyed me a long time. The
cure was permanent. Hon. s. w. Mat
thews, Commissioner Labor Statistics,
Augusta, Ne. +advt
John Mink, who conducted a
small chicken farm near Church.
vile, Hartford county, was found
dead, one morning last week,
along the b. & O. X. X. near An
gel Hill Cemetery, Havre de
Grace, carrying a bag and a jug,
supposed to contain liquor, and
probably was overcome by the
heat and died from its effects.
The Anti-Saloon League of
Maryland has obtained enough
subscriptions to complete the pro-
posed campaign fund OF $4,000
and secure the $1,000 offered by
five friends Of the cause. The
Leagues campaign will be made
entirely upon support Of its pro-
posed Local Option Law for the
State, and all candidates not prom
Using to support the law, will meet
its opposition. Where opposing
candidates are equally satisfac- !,
tory, the League will remain neu-e
trail.
Milton Hopkins and Miss lrenew
Coburn, of Havre de Grace, WHOM