The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-03-30
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK
Palm Sunday tomorrow

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| Reuben satterwaithe, counsel for the
Harlan Hollingsworth Corporation, Of
| Wilmington. has applied for new trial
OF the suit OF David s. Warren, formerly
/ OF Elkton, against the concern on the
ground that the jury's verdict for the
plaintiff was contrary to the weight Of
evtience and the damages awarded. So, ,279
for the loss of plaintiffs arm, were ex-
lessive.
Harry Clayton, Edward Irving, Henry
Lloyd and Jack" McCarty, young New
Workers. on hike" from that city to
San Francisco, with limit of nine
months for the round trip OF 1000 miles,
4 Tor purse of $1,000. arrived here on
Saturday evening and after resting over
Sunday left on Monday morning.
A valuable horse owned by James
Short, of Iron Hill. died last week.
Mrs. Joseph wigfall died at her home
in New London on Saturday, after a
weeks illness, of pneumonia
| The remains of Mrs. Mary c. Sim
mons, wife OF Nathan Simmons, who died
in Wilmington, last Friday. were inferred
| in Middletown, on Monday.
George l.. Townsend, of Odessa, was
nominated on Tuesday by President Taft
for United States Marshal for Delaware
George M. Worthington has purchased
Everett r. Bradield's farm, near Havre
de Grace, for $4,000.
Prof. C. A. Short suggests that an in
| scholastic track meet be held annual
ly, on Memorial Day, at Delaware Col
lege, and 1t is thought that with the
completion Of the new Frazer Athletic
Field the suggestion may be considered
and adopted.
ID. b. LeCompte, of Cambridge, Md,
has placed his promising PAGER, Dillon
Kinney, 2.16 1-2, with Herman R. Tyson,
| the well-known trainer of Newark, who
will enter him with others of his string
in races on the Southern circuit.
Worton Point Shoal Gas Buoy No. 2,
| in the Love Point-Turkey Point main
channel, will replace this month the sec
ond class nun buoy, which will be dis
continued. The gas buoy will be conicaI
with pyramidal skeleton superstructure,
showing white lens lantern light Of
about ten candle power, lit for five sec
| onds and eclipsed for five seconds
Managers in charge of the building of
the DUPONT Boulevard or States length
| road in Delaware look for its completion
by next year. Contracts for five mile
atretches are to be let next week, it is
| stated. 800 hands are at work on the
Selbyville- Millsboro section, and a large
force is to be put to work at Georgetown.
Quite a crowd witnessed the clearing
out of lot of litter that had clogged
the race at Dayett's -four and feed mill
at Cooch's Bridge, by the use of dyna-
mite, under supervision of the dupont
Powder Company's agents last Friday.
The total rainfall at Wilmington for
March up to the 25th was GIG inches
Last year for the whole month the total
was little more than 2 inches. During
Saturday night and Sunday 113 inches
fell.
Havre de Grace residents have forced
the withdrawal of a bill offered in the
Legislature authorizing a $4,000 bond
issue for sewers extension and street
improvements in that city.
Delaware College farm has registered
Cotswold Eve purchased from fine
flock in Wisconsin and a Duroc Jersey
sow from a noted herd in Ohio Two
registered Jersey COWS from leading
Virginia herd have also been purchased
| recently.
Major John A. Morgan made the high
est score at the Elkton Gun Clubs tro-
phy shoot on Saturday, 29 with a handicap
of IL. Jacob H. Reynolds next best, 2S
with handicap Of 6. Reynolds was high
gun for the day with a score of "a out of
100. The club will hoId a big shoot on
| the Fourth of July.
The omnibus or general appropriation
bill pending in the Legislature carries
$4,000 for Union Hospital Elkton, and
Havre de Grace Hospital, and $500 for
the Silver Cross Home, Port Deposit, for
each of the years 1913 and IA.
Miss Anna F. Harper, a daughter of
the late Isaac Harper, of Hickory Hill
died at Wakefield, Pa, on Monday, aged
5S years. lnterment was made on Thurs
day in Head of Christiana Cemetery.
Albert Andrews, of Aberdeen has rent
ed William B. Walton's cannery at Iron
Hill, and is contracting for tomatoes, at
80 per ton for the coming season.
Rev. S. J. Cleland, Delaware Superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, gave
an address on Sunday morning in Tome
Memorial NJ E. Church, Port Deposit.
Fl. G. Cooper has been appointed post
master at Charlestown vice S. R. Logan,
resigned.
charter has been granted at Dover
to the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity of
Delaware College, under which 1t may ac
quire and hold property. Among the
incorporators are David l.. Sloan and
Robert c. Lewis, of Elkton and Robert
g. Harvey, of Childs.
w. II. Cole, Jr., of Perryville, the we'll
known dealer in fish and game, under
went a successful operation by DR.. John
neaver, for goitre, at the German Hos
ptal, Philadelphia, and vas expected to
arrive at home this week.
Ola Bidwell, baritone ballad singer,
5Saccrt violinist and reader, billed at
! Elkton Opera House last Friday evening,
under the auspices of the Music Club,
merited a larger audience for her all
around pleasing and artistic work. Her
versatility is exceptional, and she sup
plies entertainment that would do credit
to performers cooperating.
nr, ". Arthur Mitchell has rendered
Ii s resikIation as First Lieutenant of
Company f, First Regiment NJ. N. G.
Thieves secured $3.50 from the unlock