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

Md, which is close to the Delaware line.
and certainly near enough fol him to
drive a ball from one State into the
other. He has fine 200 acre farm on
the Maryland side of the line, and his
new property is on the road that winds
past his old farm. Now both Delaware
and Maryland are claiming the great
home run maker of the Athletics. Baker
enjoys great reputation for thriftiness,
and even the crankiest old hayseeds in
this district now reckon that baseball
isn't a bad business, If one can make the
success of it that Johnny Baker has
made. Baker, however, can pillow as we'll
as play ball, and can swing fail as we'll
as he can WELD bat Baker has profit
ed at farming, and the folk here aDouts
are beginning to think that when the
next worlds series is played all the
capitalists will not be in the grandstand
Olen Moore, eyed 26 years, brother of
Thomas w. Moore, who operates an auto
delivery truck between Newark and Will
mington, was almost instantly killed re-
Gently by the truck running over him
while making deliveries in Wilmington.
The auto struck granite block in the
chine. He rolled clear of the front
wheels, but the rear wheels skidded and
passed over ais abdomen. He was taken
to the hospital where he died shortly
| afterwards.
"*Many ills come from impure blood.
Can't have pure blood with faulty diges-
| ton, lazy liver and sluggish bowels.
| Burdock Blood Bitters strengthens stom-
ach, bowels and liver, and purfes the
blood. ~
Davis H. Menough has been appointed
Burgess of oxford in place of the late
| Theodore X. Stubs.
Joseph Brann, of Havre de Grace, plac-
! ed s21OO auto-truck on the streets this
lMeek, to be used for all kinds of hauling.
/ The Citizens National Bank of Havre
de Grace, has declared a semi annual di
vidend of per cent. clear of taxes.
| The thirteenth census shows that Mary
land had in 1910 the following poultry
population: 2.550,75 chickens, 80, 26O tur-
keys, 5o,232 ducks 23,606 geese, 81, 753
| guinea fowls, ABS pigeons and 20 pea
fowls. There We're also 23,156 colonies
| of bees. A remarkable feature of the
report is that there We're more turkeys,
ducks and geese in the State in 1900 than
in 1910. The figures for 1900 follow:-2,-
1854 chickens, 101, 7S5 turkeys, 5000
ducks and 33,3S9 geese.
| NO FALSE PRETENSE has marked the
career of Elys Cream Balm. Being en-
| tirely harmless, it is not responsible like
the catarrh snuffs and powders for minds
shattered by cocaine. The great virtue
| of Ely's Cream Balm is that it speedily
and completely overcomes nasal catarrh
and hay fever. Back of this statement
| is the testimony of thousands and re-
| putation of many years success. All
| druggists, Soc, or mailed by Ely Bros,
| ST Warren Street, New York.
Canned tomatoes are soaring and No.
IS are quoted at Sl10 bid, $1.15 asked;
No. IS at 81 1-2 to 80 cents per doz.
Goods are very scarce and difficult to
find at these figures
Failing uBep nail, the stomach of
| Kenneth, the Aree year old son of Clar-
ence Crossley, of Strickersville, was pene-
trated.
A valuable COW owned by w. X. Bird,
of Harrisville, hung herself by jumping
over low partition in a stall while
chained in the Stable.
Burglars broke into the shooting GAL
lery of C. G. Clifford, of Havre de Grace
and carried off slot machine, which they
broke open, and obtained Two aluminium
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