The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-03
News In Brief

The jury IL the trial of the case in
volving the Will of the late George Mil
Ter in the SuperlNr Court at Wilmington,
which lasted for a week, last Thursday,
found the will valid Former Senator
John H. Miller and j. S. Miller, brothers
OF George Miller, who had left three
fourths of his 100000 estate to his niece,
Mrs Jane Deer, and the other fourth to
another niece, Mrs. Wendell Wood, of
California entered caveats to the will.
The testator was for many years fore
man OF the duPont's machine shops. The
will was made in 1887. He d ed in an in
sane asylum in California in 1909. J. S.
Miller, one of the caveators, dieu last
Wednesday, the day before the jury
found its verdict. Nields e. Nields were
counsel for the heirs and Willard Sauls-
bury and Hugh NJ. Morris represented
the caveators.
The Fraternal Monitor, summing up
the growth and work of beneficial orders
for 1910 says: AT the beginning of last
year, the total assets OF societies were
$1S5,0OO,00O. 1t is believed that the net
increase for the year will be $2O,0O0,0t0,
Ti''''''s''N
plus accumulations. When it is con-
sidered that but decade ago the assets
We're but a small fraction of This tre-
mendous total, it will be reali ed how
rapid have been the strides Of the socie-
ties in the way of making provision for
the future. The losses paid during the
year will approximate $S5,O00,O 600, and the
income will not be less than 1920, 900 900,
with an outgo of something like $780,,
100000 The orders distribute for bene-
fits fully $3.50, 900 900 for every working
day in the year"
The timely passing of friend saved
John w. Paca, of the Forest Hill Sec
ton of Hartford county, from serious
peril one day last week Some boys
Shedding scared his horse as he was driv-
ing in a buggy. The shorse boiled, and
Mr.. Paca was thrown out and caught be-
tween the horse and the buggy. His
friend coming up released him. He was
bruised badly about his head and face
but escaped any serious injury.
Night Waterman John NJ. Wick, of
Smyrna, one night last week. saw horse
hitched in front of Jere Pryor's without
a blanket. About a. m. he inquired at
Pryor's as to the owner of the animal,
but could get no information. The sheriff
was phoned at Dover and later arrived
with c. G. Green, of the Camden section,
who identified the horse as his own that
had been driven off and abandoned.
6 "A healthy man is a king in his own
right; an unhealthy man is an unhappy
slave. Burdock Blood Bitters builds up
sound health-keeps you we'll. =
Edward Diem, whom a hired man, Geo.
Houck had robbed of proceeds of sales
of turkeys purchased by residents of
Lancaster in the city market, was so ex-
cited that he was sci ed with scute heart
trouble and died at his home in the coun-
try. Houck was caught at Lewisburg,
Pa few days afterward, and lodged in
Jail at Lancaster.
Suffered day and night the torment of
itching piles. Nothing helped me until
] used Doans Ointment. 1t cured me
permanently. Hon John r. Garrett,
Mayor, Girard, Ala.
The Harlan G Hollingsworth plant in
Wilmington has received the contract for
a steel ocean tug for the Reading Rail-
ROAD company 10 De HilSneu Wllnln seven
months.
Sheriff Clark, of Hartford county, has
named DR.. f. p. Smithsnn, of Forest Hill
jail physician, and Bailiff Walter f.
Smith, OF Havre dc Grace, deputy Sheriff
for the Sixth or Havra de Grace district.
Mrs. NJ. l.. still died on January Is, at
the home of her son-in-law, Dr. L. H.
Tubbs, at Swan Creek, pear Havre de
Grace, aged GO years. Mrs. Tubbs was
her only child, but she leaves several
brothers residing in Arkansas, Kansas
and the State of Washington.
CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR SENSES?
When two of them, taste and smell, hav-
ing been impaired If not utterly destroy
ed, by Nasal Catarrl, are fully restored
by Ely's Cream Balm, can you doubt that
this remedy deserves all that has been
said of it by the thousands who have
used it? 1t is applied directly to the af-
fected air passages and begins it's heal.
ing work at once. Why not get it today?
AN druggists or mailed by Ely Bros, Sc
Warren Street, New York, on receipt of
20 cents.
Dealers in Chicago and New York have
cornered the poultry market, turkeys
and other fowls are rising in price. But
ter and c>,5s took a rise, TOO, the former
selling last week in New York at 60
cents a pound, and eggs at 10 cents a
dozen.
The congregation OF Genre NJ. f.
Church at Forest lliii, Hartford county,
were forced to use the W. {. r. u hall
for t',o weeks or more following The re-
cent cold spell, during which the steam
heating plant was rendered useless by
frozen pipes and a burst boiler.
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