The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-04-06
News In Brief

Howard Clark, fireman of the American
Power Company at delaware City, was
given severe electric snock and severe-
ly burned about the hands while at work
one day last week.
The Oxford, "a, Electric Light Co.
will issue $4,000 iii hnnds to supply
funds for improving its plant.
The silver card case presented to St.
Davids Episcopal congregation of Delta,
Pa, for Their recent ba ar, ny Miss Helen
Taft, daughter of Ine President, was
purchased by Miss Florence Andrews, of
Baltimore, for SO.
DIR. Charles A. Eidman, professor of
pastoral theology in the Princeton Sem
mary, will preach the baccalaureate SER
mon to the students of Delaware College
on June 16.
The funeral of James LeCompt, a well
known resident of the ST. Georges sec
ton, who died at his home at "Wrangle
HILL" near that town, on March %, aged
81 years, was held last Monday, with in
terment in Bethel Cemetery.
The Maryland Agricultural College Ex-
pertinent Station has Issued a bulletin
setting forth the value and explaining
the APPLICATION of lime sulphur as a spray
for getting rid of fruit tree pests.
Albert McGovern, former manager of
the Deer Park Hotel, Newark, is i'm
proving the st. Georges Hotel, which he
recently purchased from Edward Gam and
will equip it with steam heat and a
lighting plant.
Mr.. S. w. Law der, of Rossville, Balti-
more county, and Miss Orpah e. McCul-
Tough, of Havre de Grace, were married
In Baltimore on March %. They will
reside at StemmeT's Run.
The Ella Hinchman farm of 260 acres,
near Perryman, has been sold for $4,000.
The George E. Silver farm of 2S7 acres,
near Darlington, Hartford county, has
been sold to George w. Doak and Jacob
Straus for $4,000.
The first shad of the season was caught
at Delaware City on March 81, by Joseph
A. Shorter and sold TO the manager OF
the Delaware City Hotel for $1.50. On
Thursday several New Castle fishermen
caught s. 6 AMI respectively. Workmen
caught about 800 herring in the canal
lock at Delaware City, one day last
week.
ga healthy man is a king in his own
right; an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For impure blood and sluggish
liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters. On
the market 50 years. s1.OO bottle.
Claiming that the congregation owed
him s2S5 back salary Pastor George B.
Coleman, of Mount Salem Methodist
Church at the Buttonwoods, New Castle,
attached the building and purchased 1t
on Thursday at Sheriff's sale for 1925.
"suffered day and night the torment
of itching piles. Nothing helped me I'M
til l used Doan's Ointment. The result
was lasting Hon. John r. Garrett,
Mayor, Girard, Ala.
David Chillas last Thursday jumped
into "a feet of water at the Rosevile lam
near Newark, 10 save a horse which had
backed over the structure with a cart
while repairs were in progress, after the
recent floods. The horse was owned by
George Fra er and had been used for
hauling stone. Chillas was nearly eX-
hausted when hauled out. The horse
was saved by cutting the harness.
"f1dTS0 physics TedCI, WedheH lue
bowels, will lead to chronic constipation
Doan's Regulets operate easily. Csc a
box at all stores.
While the funeral of James Elliott,
colore1, of Marshallton, formerly of
Chesapeake City, was in progress in Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Wilmington, last Fri
day, the gravedigger fell into the grave
during a hard shower Of rain that began
falling Six men and ladder We're re-
quired 20 eXtricate him and much excite
ment prevailed.
The Benjamin A. Ha ell farm of 204
acres, near Smyrna, Del, has been sold
to John Perkins for $4,000
There vas great excitement last Thurs
day among colored residents on the New
London Road IN Newark, when fire broke
out in the Bee Hive" building occu-
pied by several families. The blaze was
dangerous for time but was gotten I'M
der control with little resulting damage.
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