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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-29
UTAH PRODUCTS n
SUCCESS IS ASST
Associations interested /
States Development 1
ing Their Plans.
DECEMBER 10 IS /
Observance Gives Pror
Being Biggest of Kind
Held Here. 1

Believing that the succoss
Apple day is n good omen /
representing the various %.
interested IN Utah IS develonl
session at the Commercial Il
night voted to make Utah Prod
-December l0-one Of the hid
best days of its kind ever =
in the state. Not ONLY ia il n
observe the day in the cited
the towns and country cor,
Will be made, By svstemae
paigns TO understand the impor
using nothing but Utah prod
the day set aside for that pur
Societies Represented.
Following are the societies n
cd at the meeting last night.
line Of work mapped out for 4
Manufactures committee
Lake Commercial club-Gcuera
vision.
Salt Lake Advertising cid
licity.
Utah Development lcagu|
work.
Home Industries associatil
taurants and clubs.
Native Sons Of Utab-Hot|
trains.
Manufacturers Association
Window displays.
Utah Federation OF Labor
ingmen and trades.
State Federation of Women
School essay contest.
OF this schedule probably 4
important task has been ASH
the Utah Development Lead
league comprises commercial 9
tions In all parts Of the state a
bodies will take up the matte
servance in their local communi|
school essay contest is also ed
important, as the delegates Id
expressed the belief that onl
best ways to interest people il
is TO interest their children.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
Building Associations Annual Meeting

The annaul meeting of the stockholders
OF the the Mutual Building Association OF
Cecil County was held at it's Office in Elk
ton on Monday evening and the follow
ing officers and directors were elected for
the ensuing year-George w. Cosden,
President: Samuel j. Keys, Vice-Presi-
dent; c c. Strickland, Treasurer: CharSs
5. Peacock, Secretary; Robert C. Thack-
cry, Attorney. Directors-Geo. w. Cos
den, Samuel J. Keys, c. C. Strickland,
George McQuilkin, Roger Witworth Rob
ert c. Thackery F. 7. Haines, DR.. s c.
Sykes c. S. Peacock, w. H. Mackall, p.
NJ. Groves.
The annual statement showed the al.
fairs Of the Association to be in excellent
condition and Series R. 1901 was declar-
ed matured.
Including the series just matured, the
Association. since January, 1912, has paid
to its stockholders over $66OOO.
The Association claims to be one of the
best savings fund institutions In this
State. Its books are now open for sub
acript!ons to its July, 1913. series The
shares are $l.O0 each.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
Woodlawn Camp

The third session OF Woodlawn
Camp opens on Thursday next, at s D. m.
with platform meeting, conducted by
Rev I. A. H. O'Brien, the minister-in-
charge There will be three or four short
addresses.
Friday, August Sth, at 1.3O Rev. T. R.
NanDyke, musical director, will hold the
hrst childrens meeting and a song SER
vice at $50; Rev. C. n. Jones, of Hope
well, will preach at o'clock.
Saturday, August 9th, will be Farmers
Day" The Valley Grange will have it
IN charge and entertain at dinner the
Cecil County Pomona Grange This pro-
misses to be real old time barn raising
spread Governor Goldsborough will be
present and address the farmers at 10
a. m and DR. Patterson, of State COL
lege, and others will speak in the after
noon $50 p. m, song service. D. m.,
Rev. A. D. Gray, of Easton, Nd, Mission
airy on furlough from India, will preach
The program for Sunday, August 10th,
and the week following will be published
in the next issue of the WHIG.
Mrs. Seward, of Wilmington, will have
charge of the boarding tent. and she full
ly understands how to please and satis-
fy all who sit down at her table More
tents have been rented than were occu-
pied last year, and applications are still
coming in
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
Burned To Death

Lydia Frisby, the wife of Robert Fris-
1y, much respected colored woman,
came to sad death on Friday evening
last, about o'clock, in their little home
at knights Corner, about miles north
OF Chesapeake City. 1t is thought that
Lydia attempted to hurry up her fire with
Kerosene, when an explosion resulted
blowing the lid off the stove, stunning the
woman and setting her on fire When her
husband came into the house from his
work he found her almost lifeless. A
physician was hastily summoneI, but she
mad died before his arrival, having been
terribly burned On Saturday morning
the body was removed by Vinsinger &
Plppin to the home of her aunt in Elkton.
whence she was buried on Sunday after
noon, many coloroed and white friends
testifyins to the respect in which she
was held.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
BASE BALL

In the Tri-County League games last
Saturday Elkton lost to Havre de Grace
on the latter's grounds by a score of
to 9 Klinghofier pitched for Havre de
Grace. Just who the gentleman is or by
what right Havre de Grace pitched him,
We cannot say, but he pitched all right,
causing IA Elkton players to fan the air
for strikeouts, with only hits to their
credit, three of them being made by Finn.
Clay pitched for Elkton and his oppon-
ants found him for 8 hits.
Up at OXFORD. Elk Mills was getting
bumped for fair, using up three pitchers
in it's effort to stop OXford's batting
spree In the third inning Wilson was
knocked out of the box nine runs being
scored jackson and then Kay succeeded
him on the mound. The final score ives
10 to I.
At Newark, Aberdeen lost by a score
Of 3 to 2 in a pitchers battle between
Bonnet and Hogan, each team getting
six hits
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02

compelling her to work in shops for her
support; is now keeping boarding house
in Wilmington. Husband took child from
her to his parents, near Rising Sun, and
refused to return her, saying child was
only in their way at home. The petition
er, the mother, is not willing to have the
child left with its grandparents, claiming
that she is able and anxious to give the
child proper and comfortable training.
Cornelius Jarvis, being sworn, testified
that he boards with Mrs Miller and She
keeps a respectable house. Several other
boarders testified to SAME thing.
Mrs. Miller, the grandmother, testified
that son asked her to continue keeping
child because his wife had left him; also
he had provided money for chilt's cloth
ing. She sends child to school regularly
She knows nothing against character Of
Hhild's mother.
Mr.. Miller, the grandfather, testified
that he did not thip.' the mother proper
person to have custody of child
The petitioner, Mrs. Myrtle Miller, was
represented by counsel, VI Assrs. Omar d.
and Roman CrothSrs. Respondents were
not represented by counsel.
The Court. recognizing the SUPERIOR
right of mother to the child, s~- an
order to that eectff,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
Perryville Brieflets

Mr.. and Mrs Roland Jones and son, of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Elizabeth CLANCY
OF Baltimore We're the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Jackson this week
Mr.. Charles Rutledge and family spent
few days in Atlantic City the past week.
Mrs. Emma Carl, of Milton, Pa, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Young.
Miss Helen Jones, of Dover, is the guest
Of Mr. and Mrs. David Hoffecker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lawrence spent the
week in Atlantic City.
Miss Meril Beauchamp has returned to
her home after spending a few days in
Townsend, Del
Mrs. Johns and son, of West Chester,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Musselman.
Mrs. David Hoffecker and Miss Helen
Jones spent few days in Washington D.
c., this week
Little Miss Elizabeth Layton, of Will
mington, is visiting Mr.. Harry White and
family.
Mrs Maurice Cole and son were Will
mington visitors last week.
Master Alvin Burroughs, IA years old,
rode to Baltimore in seven hours on his
bicycle this week
About 100 left Perryvile wharf We'd
nesday on the railroad excursion for Toll
chester
Mrs 7. A Ewing and family, of Rising
Sun, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs
William Hurlock, of North East.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
More Changes In Parcels Post

Reduction in parcel post rates within
the first and second zones, an increase in
the maximum rates OF parcels and substi-
tuition of new rate chart for the compli-
Gated present map has been ordered by
Postmaster General Bureson to take ef
feet August Is. The maximum weight of
parcel post packages is increased from IL
to 20 pounds, but only in the first and
second zones for the present. If this
works out all right, then the maximum
will be made 20 pounds everywhere. In
addition the insurance rate, originally 10
cents, will be reduced to cents on par
GELS up to the value of S25. In announf-
ing the proposed changes, it was stated
that the postmaster general expects the
parcel post system to shoow substantial
surplus earnings at the close of the pres
ent year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
Notes From Rising Sun

Miss Marian 4. Pyle entertained her
cousin, Miss Anna Whelan, Of Philalel-
phia, and Mr.. Horace Better, of West
Grove, last Monday. Miss Pyle returned
to West Grove with them Tuesday in an
automobile.
Mrs. Mary w. Cherry and guest, Miss
Anna Loyett, Miss Gertrude Dare visited
Mr.. H. Linn Worthington and family this
week at Howard Park
Miss Louise Wagner was the guest of
Miss Buelah Bradley at York, Pa, this
week.
Miss Edith Lewis, of Newark, Del, was
the guest of Miss NJ. Addie Smith during
the week
Mr. Taylor Biles was a visitor in Havre
de Grace Tuesday.
Miss Emma Brown has returned from
a visit With her aunt, Mrs. Elmer Tame
man, in Havre de Grace
Miss Helen Keen. of Chicago, is visit
ing relatives in town,
Mrs. Walter Buck and son, of Port De-
posit, visited her mother, Mrs. Annie E.
Jenkins and family the past week
Mrs. |. Wayne Reynolds entertained at
cards on Thursday afternoon fro M. 80
to > o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Haines, Miss Eli
1.abeth r. stephens spent Tuesday with
Chestertown friends.
Rev. Samuel Polk ami family, Lawrence
vile. are visiting friends near town.
Miss Helen Cameron has beep visiting
Miss Margaret Holt, in Elk Neck.
Mrs. Crville England and daughter, Of
Philadelphia, visited Mr.. j. c. Hindman
and family the past week.
Misses Ellen and Alice Clifford had the
Sewing Circle meet with them last Sat-
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urday afternoon. Misses Verna Grason,
EDNA wilson, Clara Robertson, Lucy Gill
lespie and Mollie Keen were the ladies'
present.
Mr., Samuel Tyson and daughter, Miss
Bertha, have returned home fro myisiting
his daughter, Mrs. Wood, Taunton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carter, of Oxford.
have been visiting in town the past week.
Mrs. Howard Reynolds has been visit
ing Mrs. Charles Gatchell, Fair Hill.
Mrs. Peter Hartenstine, Principle Fur
mace, has recently been visiting her dau-
shter, Mrs. Benjamin Briscoe,
The second Colchester excursion was
we'll patronized from Rising sun on last
wednesday in spite of the intense heat.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
LOCAL JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK

Elkton Methodist Episcopal Church to-
morrow (Sunday)-Divine worship at 1890
a. m. Sermon, subject, king Dayid's
Chief Desire" Sunday School at close
of the morning service. Evening song
service and sermon in the Edison Sum-
mer Garden at 7.3O o'clock. Sermon,
Waste"
Mr.. Chas. w. McKenney, of the Ninth
district, has announced himself as can
didate in the Democratic primaries for
Assistant County Treasurer.
Mrs Harry England, oof Calvert, is in
Wilmington hospital suffering with ty-
phoid fever.
Wesley Ewing has resigned as director
in music at Woodlawn camp, after rs
years of service
1t is estimated that the recent State
Military Camp at Bel Air cost Maryland
$780, BOO.
Mr.. s. G. Caldwell will hold onoe of his
big sales of horses and cattle at Galena,
Nd, on Friday, August 22
There will be a lawn fete and open
air social held at the home of Mr. John
7. Egner on the evening of August 14th,
1913 The public is cordially invited to
attend and have a jolly good time. If
stormy, will be held next evening.
John, the 9-year-old son of John T..
Cross, died recently at the home of his
parents at Singerly and was buried in the
Cherry Hill NJ. E. cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Brazier mourn
the loss of their infant son who died at
their home at Sngerly July l3, aged 2
months and 13 days The remains were
inferred in North East NJ. E. cemetery
The Elkton Town Council has passed
an ordinance requiring all dogs to be
muz7led while at large.
Charles E Warburton, of Elkton, has
6o-horse power roadster that he had
hullt to order on original lines.
The School Commissioners, Messrs
Fails, Harvey and Jenness. met in special
session Wednesday, but only routine bus..
ness was transacted
The annual picnic of West Amwell S, S,
Will be held next Thursday.
The Cecil Farmers Club meeting was
held at the home OF NJ. L. Thompson. near
Woodlawn, on Wednesday
Eighty tickets Were sold at Elkton on
Wednesday morning for the second rail-
road excursion to Colchester.
The annual excursion from Chesapeake
City to colchester will be run next Wed
| nssday.
Dinner will be served at the Elk Neck
Farmers Picnic on August II by the lad
les Of Wesley Chapel, for the benefit Of
the chapel, Those who do not find it con-
venient to take lunch with them will.
| therefore, be able to get it on the ground
The Springfield Fire and Marine Insul :
anee Company, of Springfield, Mass.
| through its agent, John H. Terrell, Elk
ton, has paid in full the loss sustained
by William Schumm, the well-known Per-
ryyllie baker, by fire in his place of busi-
ness two weeks ago.
In the scholarship examinations held
at E!kton by superintendent of Schools
McNey, last week. there were five compe-
titors for the vacancy at Western Mary
land College. The successful candidate
was Miss Hilda Ostrom, of Cecilton. a
member of the Third Year Glass of the
George Biddle High School There were
| no applicants foro the scholarships ct
the State Normal School oor that at Char
lotte Hall Academy
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
Port Deposit Sparklets

Mr., and Mrs. Samuel Cooper, of Phila-
delphia, are guests of Mrs Mary Glenn
ron
Miss Simmons, of Baltimore, spent last
Sunday with Miss Helen Holm.
Mrs. William Holm spent Monday in
Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert N Gerry and son,
of Walbrook, Md, are guests of Mrs. Jane
A. Terry.
Miss Anna Wells, of Elkton, is the
guest of Miss Marguerite Kidd.
Mrs. Jacob Wagner and Mrs. William
Cain were Philadelphia visitors last Mon
day
Mrs 5. G. Fisher entertained the Matt
nee Whist CLUB on Wednesday at her
home.
DR.. and Mrs, G. H. Grapp spent the
week end at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cain were given
a Shower by large circle of their
friends on Tuesday evening at the home
OF Mrs. William Cain, Sr. The happy
couple received quite a large number o.
handsome and useful gifts.
Miss Bromwell, of Wilmington, spen.
last week with Mrs. Albret Vannort
Mrs. William Carson and Miss Y
larson have returned from quite a pleas
ant visit with Mr.. Tompkinsou in Plail.
field. n. J.
Mr.. John Krauss and son, Claude, are
spending some time at Wildwood y. j.
Mr.. F. T. Benson and Miss Margaret
Benson, of Walbrook. Md, spent Sun
day with DR.. and Mrs. f. s. Byola
Mr.. and Mrs. A VI Vanneman and son
were Baltimore visitors this week.
Mrs. George Lamm, Mrs Philip Strout,
Mrs w. p Chick, Mrs. Lille E. Jackson,
Misses Helen Johnson, Florence Jones,
Myrtle Barrett, Blanche Stebbing, Rena
Holm, Virginia Atkinson, Mary Buck, L.
E. Pugh, R. Estela Butchenhart, Helen
Holm. Mrs. J. H. Krauss, Messrs. George
Holm, George Jones, Misses Myrtle Arm
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02

Leora, the S-year-old daughter of John
Russell, farmer near North East, died
from eating poisoned huckIeoerrIes, It /,
believed. Two other children of Mr. Run
sell also ate the berries and became Ill,
but were saved by medical treatment.
The new State road from Elkton TO
North East is nearly completed and will
be turned over to the State by the con-
tractors in few days. The road is built
, OF concrete, except for one short
stretch, which is gravel.
Messrs Evans, Thackery & Haines,
, Trustees of the Eureka Fertilizer Co.,
have notified stockholders of the same
that, upon the order OF the Court, they
must return the amounts paid to them az
dividends, since July, 1910, as such divi-
| dends were not earned by the Company
and We're therefore illegally declared.
Black bass fishing on the Susquehanna
is said to be the "best ever" at present.
A large picnic will be held on August 6
in Alfred Camerons woods, near Zion.
The four churches and Sunday Schools or
Zion Circuit will gather in the morning
in the woods and spend the day in social
| pleasures. Games of baseball and other
sports will be enjoyed and 1t is expected
to have band there all day to enliven
the occasion with music. 1t is especially
desired that all former attendants and
| members of the Circuit who may have
moved away, shall come and help US to
make this an "Old Home" gathering II
1t should rain, the picnic will be held the
| Nllowing day.
Bessie Patchen, owned by Charles LAT
| ferty, of Maplehurst Farm" near Newark,
won the race at Tasley, Va, on Tuesday.
| She is reported to have won the race in
| 2.1S.
Worms that strip the leaves from the
branches are reported attacking apple
trees in the Red Hill section, near Elkton.
Rev. DR.. Davis, of the Baltimore Con-
| ference, gave an interesting talk in Elk
ton NJ. e Church Thursday evening, the
subject of which was What Shall We Do
With Our Sundays.
The annual reunion of the descendants $
of the late Rev. William Kyle, was held
at the John Hall residence, at Principle.
Wednesday.
The congregations OF the Newark Prot
estant churches have decided to continue
the uniono twilight services on Delaware
College Campus Sunday evenings during
| August.
| s1s.24 was netted at the lawn fete held
by Jackson Union Sunday School, near
! Cowentown, July IS.
! Frank Pastreller, aged 22 years, an
| Italian, was landed in Elkton Jail Thurs
| day, charged with burgiarizing several
houses in Port Deposit. When arrested a
revolver, several razors and three sticks
OF dynamite were found on the prisoner
He confessed having purchased the dyna-
mite in Wilmington and carried it on !.
Pennsylvania railroad passenger train /,
Port Deposit, A complaint has also been
| lodged against the prisoner by the rail
road company, charging him with carry
| ing explosives on the passenger train
The Orphans Court, in special session
| Tuesday, with all Judges present. passed
an order for the sale of the personal
| property of Hamilton f, Price deceased
| troop OF Boy Scouts, of Newark Del.
are on two weeks camping trip along
the shore Of the Susquehanna, near Char
lestown.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
Interesting Notes From North East

One hundred and ffty-three ticket.
were sold for the railroad excursion to
COLCHESTER on Wednesday.
Miss Della Carver, of Upland, Pa, spent
the week here.
Every precaution is being taken to pre-
vent the spread OF iIog cholera here agai,
this year
Mr. K. c. Larzalere, who was injured
last Saturday when his buggy upset, is
able to be about again
Rock Castle, X. G. E., had a set out and
took in several new members on wednes-
day evening.
VIM. Owens moved to Perryville las,
week.
Mrs. Giles B. Cook, of Virginia, and
children are visiting her mother, Mrs W
R. Grosh, and called on friends here this
week.
Victor Torobert and a party has been
gathering material for the history of Cecil
county this week in this neighborhood.
Mrs Benjamin and Miss Beatrice Ben.
Jamin spent the last week here with their
relatives.
Mr.. Johnson Shippers, of Philadelphia
spent the last week with Samuel Sturgeon
in town
Little Miss lrma Ronye, who wa staken
III with meningitis, is greatly improved
The seven -montbs-old infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Ne.son, of Phila-
deiphia, died on Wednesday at the home
OF her mother, Mrs. Stephen Lynch. The
funeral was held on Thursday, with in
terment in the NJ E. cemetery.
The Local Preachers Camp closed or
Monday after very sue essful and pleas
ant meeting.
George F. Harvey has moved his gro
Gerry store to the Shippers block.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
Mad Dog In EIkton

Elkton has been agitated this week by
well-founded mad dog scare. Monday
evening yellow hound ran amuck in the
town, viciously attacking every dog 1t
came across, until it was finally shot to
death on Landing Lane by Malvern Jeffers
and Sailif Potts Before its dispatch,
however, it had bitten some Is or 20 dogs
in various parts of the town. the owners
of which will either, doubtless, destroy
them or keep them carefully guarded, as
the attacking dog gave every evidence Of
suerffing from rabies.
The Town Council has very promptly
and properly ordered all dogs muzzled,
and it is to be hoped will see that the
order is carried out
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02

strong, Cromwell, Edith Chick, Louise E
Armstrong, Claude Buck. Mrs. Albert
Vannort, Marion Vannort and Mrs. VIM
fred A5rahams were Baltimore visitors
last Friday.
Mr.. John F. MohrIein was a Baltimore
visitor last Friday
DR.. and Mrs E. s. Boyle spent las
Friday in Baltimore.
DR.. 7. A. H. OSrien, Mr.. Z. Ward
Brown and Mr.. F. E. Barrett are taking
tents at Woodlawn Camp
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Chick spent last
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Johnson
Miss Helen Lamm has returned from a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Archer Coale,
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. George Atkinson and Mrs. George
Oldham were Baltimore visitors last Fri
day.
Misses Blanche Stebbing, Mess.e Taylor,
Matte Coale and Blanche Lawton spent
last Thusday in Betterton.
Misses Pearl and Margaret Krauss are
visiting friends in Baltimore.
The Presbyterian Church has closed for
the month of August.
Mr.. Joseph Pyle and son, of Lansdowne
spent several days last week with Mrs.
R. H. Snyder
Mr.. Joel Acker, of New York, spent last
Sunday at his home.
Miss Emma Viola Gather entertained !
number of her friends at her home Tues
day evening in honor of her guest, Miss
Flora Lewis, of Cadiz, o.
Mr.. William Poinsett, OF Wilmington
spent Sunday with Mr. Walter st. CLAIR
at Canal Station.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Davis, Misses Mar
garet and Lillian Davis are spending a
| few weeks in North Carolina.
The Misses Atkinson, oof Frederick arc
guests of the Misses Lamm.
The trustees of the Methodist Church
are having the interior of Nesbitt Hall
very much improved by having the walls
painted, new window shades, etc.
Mrs. Anna Lawrence and a friend OF
Baltimore, spent Sunday with Mrs. War
Brown.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
Examinations For Postoffices

On August 23d an examination will be
held at Newark. Del, to fill the postmas-
tership at Cherry Hill (paying $500 per
year, and an examination at Havre Ie
Grace to fill the postmastership at Lib
erty Grove (paying 1926 per year,. All
applicants must be oof legal age and re-
side within the territory supplied by the
postofitce. Application forms can be Sc
cured from the postoffices named above
and the applications must be executed
and fled with the L. S Civil Service Com
mission. Washington, D. c., at least I
days before August 23d.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-02
Fire Destroys Home

The home of Frank Burns, near Singer
ly station, about miles north of Elkton,
was burned to the ground on Wednesday
night, together with its entire contents.
No one had been in the house during the
day and 1t is thought it was entered by
burglars who secured 800 in money, then
fired the building. The loss is estimated
at $500, which is partly covered by in
surance,