The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-08-10
News In Brief

large traction engine being operated
on the DUPONT boulevard, near George
town, Del, took trip by itself on
Thursday of last week while the engineer
was at dinner. The engine had been
stored in back yard on u. e. Calhoun's
property for several weeks, but orders
came to put the engine in commission.
The engineer built up a nre and went
bone to dinner. 1t Is supposed small
boys got to playing with the levers, for
the engine moved ahead and tore into
pig pen in which were a do -en young
pigs, but they managed to get away
from the wheels. The engine tnen struck
the side of a house and cne~ed up the
timbers until the engineer arrived.
Dovers Board of Education sas elect
ed Howard T. Ennis, recent graduate
of elaware College with high honors, as
one of the assistants in the Dover High
School in lieu of Robert Shilling, of Fell
ton. Mr.. Shilling had been offered and
elected principal of the East New Mar
ket, Md.
A negro excursion from Chestertown
was run to Centrevile on tuesday of
last week. In the afternoon Centreville
defeated Chestertown in a game of base
ball by the score of 49,.
Dr. j. J. Nurkin, a graduate pharma-
cist, has opened a drug store in Better
ton, on Ericsson avenue, opposite Wheeler
avenue.
Arrangements are being made for a
big Wilson and Marshall meeting, in
Centrevile, under the auspices of the
Centreville Wilson Club.
Citizens of Lewes, Del, will ask the
Council that the municipal electric light
plant arrange a continuous night and
day service.
The threshing rig and straw stack on
the farm of John cinnamon, near Car
michael were recently burned.
The beautiful S. T. Edel farm, at High
Point, Hartford county, has been sold to
a Virgnian for 5000.
F. NJ Barnes was presented with a
golden emblem of the order, by the +. o.
S. of A., of Havre de Grace, in recosni
tion of service.
Lieutenant John Rogers, or Havre de
Grace, has been detached from the Naval
Academy to command the "Yankton."
James Murphy, coorcd, driver for Mr..
Harry Aaronson, of Aberdeen, was seri-
ously injured late Saturday afternoon,
July 81, and mule he was driving was
killed outright Murphy was sent to the
B. and o. station where he loaded the
wagon with steel girders to be used at
the new race course. In coming down
Mitchell hill the lock gave way and the
team was forced down at breakneck
speed. The entire load, about a ton and
a half, fell upon the mule, killing it in
stantly, and also injuring the driver in
ternaly. Murphy was removed TO the
Havre de Grace Hospital.
**Feel languid weak, rundown? Head
ache? Stomach "of"? good remedy
is Burdock Blood Bitters. ASK your drug
gist. Price, $l.00. ~
James Holmes, working in sewer
trench at Easton, was nearly buried re-
Gently by cave-in, his right leg being
broken 1t was the third time during the
day that the trench had caved.
++For any itching of the skin, for skin
rashes, chap, pimples, etc, try Doan's
Ointment SOC at all drug stores. ="
William, the IL year oiG son of j.
Harry King of New Castle, Del, is the
hero of the hour. Missing his five year
old brother, Wilbur, and going to the
wharf he heard a cry and saw head
disappear beneath the water On its
temperance he caught and rescued the
child, who proved to be his brother, and
carried him home where he was revived.