The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-06
News In Brief

Harvey l.. Cooper, of Denton, has pur-
chased the Ruth farm, on eKent Island.
Queen Anne's county.
Struck by Pennsylvania Railroad
train at Graceton, 16 year old Vernon
Refer, died of fractured skull.
Miss Marian Eastman teacher in the
third grade of the Newark public school,
has resigned owing to the climate not
agreeing with her; she came from North
ern New York. Her vacancy will be fill
ed by Miss Anna Da:enpaker, of Clay
mont.
On Tuesday Sheriff William H. Mckee,
of Chestertown, and his deputy, Adam
Startt, arrested Oscar Brown and John
Butler, two strange negroes, who were
wanted by Caroline county authorities
on the charge of robbing the store of
Charles Clark, at Greensboro.
Miss Anna Rebecca Eliason, daughter
Of Wilbur Cliason and Morrison W.
Vickers, States Attorney elect, both Of
Chestertown, were married by Rev. Dr.
L. E. Barrett, ON Wednesday, December
9th.
C. C. King, of Baltimore county, a for
mer United States Marshal, has purchas-
ed an interest in the motion picture
business being conducted on the Eastern
Shore, from ]. E. Cahill. The firm Is
now running shows at Centreville, Den
ton, Ridgely and Greensboro.
The Charles w. Baker farm on Bush
river, has been purchased by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co., and John j. Wat
son, of Baltimore, for $4,000.
Special services were held at the Head
of Christiana Presbyterian Church, last
Sunday, at which time five hundred
dollar bond was burned. DR.. ]. S. Gil
fillan, DR.. VIM. ]. Rowan and Rev. ]. w.
Louden participated at the services.
The trustees of the Head of christina
Cemetery are trying to put the cemetery
in a fine condition and good work has
been done this summer They are now
DESTROYS of creating a fund, the interest
of which shall be used for a perpetual
care of plot. Each one who has a plot
for which they are now paying a dollar
year, can, by depositing SIS have
perpetual care. All deposits can be made
to the treasurer, Robert Mclaughlin.
dog belonging to John Hayes, Of
Middetown, went mad and bit a large
number of other dogs. The Town Com
missioners of that town have once more
passed an ordinance requiring all dogs
to be muzzled and eight have already
been taken and shot.
**Everybodys friend-Dr. Thomas, Ec-
lectic Oil. Cures toothache, earache
sore throat. Heals cuts, bruises, scalds
Stops any pain.
Perry Lockerman, colored, was arrest
ed by Officer Allen Reed, of Newark, one
day last week on the charge of stealing
a suit case and contents property of j.
c. Vansant, who conducts store near
Strickersville, Pa. The suit case was
r stolen from Mr.. Vansant's wagon on De-
cember 7th, and officer Reed has been
working on the case ever since that time.
1t is alleged that some clothing in the
suit case which the owner had purchased
in Philadelphia, was traced to Locker
nina A reward of $40 had been offered
f1y the Stfeketgville Protective Associa-
Xtion, of which Mr.. Vansant is a member
\ Nor the arrest and conviction of the thief
\E.ockerman was held in 5000 bail by
Magistrate Lovett for the Court of GEN
\ral Sessions.
*%After a heavy meal take a couple of
Doan's Regulets, and give your stomach,
liver and bowels the help they need.
Regulets bring easy, regular passages of
the bowels. ~
At the annual meeting of the Histori
cal Society of Delaware the following
officers were elected Rev. DR.. Joseph
Brown Turner, president; General James
ii. Wilson, vice president for New Castle
county; Henry Ridgely, vice president for
Kent county; Judge Henry C. Conrad
vice president for Sussex county; Chris
TOPPER l.. Ward, recording secretary;
Daniel N Bates, corresponding secre-
tary; William Bush, treasurer; William
G. Ramsay, librarian; George A. Elliott,
historographer. DR.. Turner was selected
to represent the society at the meeting
Of the American Historical Society,
which meets in Buffalo, December 2729.
One of the discussions at the meeting
will be relative to the proper buildings
for historical societies