The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-05-17
News In Brief

The body of an infant, which had been
dead for several weeks, was found on a
farm, near Georgetown, Del, one day
last week.
Measurements have been taken of the
old Sussex County Court House, at
Georgetown, Del, preparatory to re-
modelling 1t at an estimated cost of .hout
$4,000
The teaching staff of the Newark
schools is as follows Professor r. f.
Friedel, principal; Miss Mary anderson,
principal of commercial course; Miss
Mabelle c. Pennock and Mss Minnie
Arms trong, assistants in the High school,
Miss Lillian West, Miss Anna Storz, Miss
Frances Medill, MSS Lou sa r Swayse,
Miss Agnes Medill and Miss Emilia Pen
nington, teachers in the grammar grades;
Miss Anna Danzenbaker, Miss Jennie
Raub and Mss Esther Ferguson, teach
ers in the primary grades and Miss Mar
tina Strahorn, teacher in the kindergar
ten. Stewart Hopkins was reelected
janitor.
At a largely attended meeting of the
Middletown New Century CLUB on Tues
day afternoon, May 6, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year;
President, Miss Eliza c. Green; first vice
president, Miss Mary Hutchin; second
vice president, Mrs. Mary c. Pool; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Laura G. North
rup assistant recording secretary, Miss
Esther Davis; corresponding secretary,
Miss Laura f. Wills; treasurer, Mrs. +.
C. Shepherd; auditor, MIS-, Sylvia W..
Burris.
Walter Bruton, of Lewes, Del, will
open the Hotel Henlopen, at Rehoboth
Beach, in June.
John McNally and Walter McIlhenny,
two New Castle, Del, fishermen, recent
ly caught roe sturgeon that netted them
$4,000.
The recent fair held at st. Patricks
Catholic Church, Havre de Grace, netted
1929.
Miss Ruth Zentmyer, of near Hagers-
town, recently found, in a plowed field
near her home, a bracelet that her
grandmother, Mrs. Nancy Gearhart had
buried more than 30 years ago to save
it from Confederate raiders, VINO were
passing through the county. Mrs. Gear
hart died soon afterward and with her
was buried the secret of the hiding place.
Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas Ec
lectic Oil for such emergencies. 1t sub
dues the pain and heals the hurts. advt%
The tax rate for Hartford county has
been increased five cents on the 800 over
that of last year. The County Commits
sioners have just fixed the new rate at 81.
The levy provides $lS2,OOo for expenses
of the current year, and nearly two
thirds of this amount is for schools and
pubic roads. The sum of $62, 500 is pro-
vided for the public schools and school
buildings including $4,000 necessary to
keep the schools open this year to the
end OF the school tern in June. 1t also
appears that $4,000 is appropriated for
ing the $1,000 appropr .ated to improve
the Wesley Chapel and Belcamp road,
now under contract under the road law
known as the Shoemaker Act.
*'SuTered day and night the torment of
itching piles Nothing helped me until
i used Doans Ointment. 1t cured me
permanently. Hon. John h. Garrett,
Mayor, Girard, Ala advt*
William Bradfeld, gate keeper at the
B. & o. crossing at Havre de Grace,
since 1887 died May 4. of apopleXy, in
the list year Of his age. HIS runera,
was held on May l.
Struck in an eye by curtain tack,
Mrs William Bryson, of near Warwick,
may lose the sight of the member.