The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-04-13
News In Brief

E. H. Beck has sod the DR.. J. c..
Sites lot on Green street, Midi -etown,
occupied by Elias Snailcross' garage, to
the latter for $1,000. lie has also sold the
Edward Hart 40 acre lot on the outskirts
of Townsend, to c. H. dast.ngs, of Selby-
vile, Nd, at 800 per acre.
Jefferson Eckman, well known far.
mer of Chestnut Level, 81 years of age,
shot himself fatally in the head in his
barn on March u, with 81 calibre re-
volyer. No reason is assigned for his
suicide. His wife, three sons and two
daughters survive him.
Augustus w. Bradford, son of Samuel
D. Bradford 20 years of age, for several
years book-keeper in the Hartford Ma
tional Bank of Bel Air, died at his home
there last Thursday of heart trouble, with
which he had been affected for year or
more.
The Harlan Hollingsworth Corpora
tion OF Wilmington will build for the
Central Vermont transportation Co., two
steamships, duplicates of the New York
and New London, turned out at the plant
four years ago. Each vessel will be 1872
feet over all with four decks, will be
built of steel and carry 700 passengers
besides freight. The engines will be of
the twin-screw type of 5000 horse power
The steamers will ply between New York
and Providence, R. |.
Little Britain Detective Association is
endeavoring to trace parry who broke
into and robbed c. r. Kinks general
store at Kinks Mills, on the night of
Ma pph a M
plete outfit OF clothing was included in
the plumber and a worn pair of No. .
shoes left behind it would appear that
the burglar was possibly tramp.
Mrs. Gertrude Kirk Taylor, of Noting
ham, Pa, has applied for divorce in the
Chester County Court from her husband,
John X. Taylor, of Oxford, alleging
cruelty and abuseL She was married at
sixteen to the late Elisha Kirk, then "a,
who died three years ago. Her present
Illus 5and was appointed her guardian
and trustee, but she quit his abode, a
month after her marriage, and is now
housekeeper for j. Thompson Reynolds.
After July l next, changes will be made
In the pay of rural mail carriers. For
six days work on standard routes of "a
$1074, payable monthly. On routes ex-
ceeding "a miles $44,73 per mile per an
mum for each mile in excess of "a will he
paid, and on routes under "a miles in
length a corresponding reduction will be
made.
**Suffered day and night the torment
of itching piles. Nothing helped me un-
til | used Doans Ointment. The result
was lasting. Hon. John R. Garrett,
Mayor, Girard, Ala.
Charles A. McFadden, who erected the
old P, B. &W. R. R. bridge between
Ferryville and Havre De Grace, and we'll
known in the iron and steel construction
business, died suddenly at Trenton, N. j.,
last Wednesday, aged IS years. He was
born in Stafford Hartford county. His
wife, who was daughter of the late
George W. Carver, of Havre de Grace,
survives him with three married daugh-
ters A brother, Otis McFadden, OF
Havre de Grace, and three sisters also
survive him. His funeral was held at
Trenton on Monday.
**Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas Ec-
81 es % and SOC at all stores.
James sullivan died at his fathers
home in Newark, Del, last Tuesday, OF
consumption, aSed Is years. His funeral
was held on Saturday with interment in
st. Johns Cemetery.
The Millari Tucker farm of 3S acres
near Bel Air. was sold last week tc
Charles Mccarthy, for $4,000.
*+A healthy man is king in his own
right; an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For impure blood and sluggish
liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters.. Or
the market 80 years. $100 bottle.
John s. Slade, manager of the Indian
Spring Farm in Hartford county, claims
the most prolific acck o. shropshire
sheep in the county and perhaps in the
State, 81 ewes dropped 1O7 lamps thi!
season, of which 101 are living. In hal
q, ao op nococ trin spra horn