The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-12-27
News In Brief

The body of VILLAIN Ferguson, who
was killed on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, near Harvey Station, Tues
day of last week, was claimed by his
sisters, of Philadelphia, who made ar
engagements for the burial in Silver
brook Cemetery, Wilmington.
Women of the Havre de Grace M. E.
Church Melted 1926 from their recent
bazaar.
Charles w. Brown, Eyler E. Albert
and w. II. Reynolds were recently ad-
ded to Hagerstown's police force.
James w. Smith, of Bel Air, who
was seriously injured by falling 70 fit.
from trestle is slowly recovering.
Diamond State Grange, of Stanton,
Del, will hold a dairy contest early
next month.
Barrett Conner, aged ID, a messen-
ger boy of Wilmington, was run over
by wagon and sustained a crushed
leg.
Walter H. Byles, of Philadelphia, IA
youthful chauffeur, VINO has been
working in Wilmington for some time,
was knocked down by negro high
wayman at Gilpin and Grant avenues
late Tuesday night of last week, and
robbed of a $25 diamond scarfpin,
$1,000 and his wallet, containing his
Delaware and Pennsylvania licenses.
He was going to the home of friend
when negro he describes as being
feet tall, and weighing 200 pounds,
sprang upon him from the shadow Of
a tree. Byles was as helpless as a
child in the grasp of the thief, who
took all of Byles' valuables and fled.
H. K Read, of Philadelphia, and c.
X. Lloyd, of Dover, Del, met with
serious automobile accident one day
recently near Easton, when the right
front wheel Of their car broke, cauS-
ing it to turn around and over, pin
ming the two men down for more than
half an hour. F.. G. Cover and Will
liam Shannahan happened to be pas
sing, on their way to Easton, in Co
ver's car, and brought them to the
Emergency Hospital. Lloyd's wrist
and Reads left arm were broken.
Plans have been made by the mem
bers of the First Brethren Church, of
Hagerstown, for the erection of
brick edifice to cost $4,000 to 500, 900.
T. Chalkley Hatton, of Wilmington,
has been chosen chief engineer for
the Milwaukee Sewerage Commission
at salary of $4,000 year to have
charge of that city's $4,000, 900 sew
age disposal plant.
GEOR ,iETuWN, TEXAS J. \. KAN
bro says. For several years past FGl"y's
Hon and Tar compoGnl has been my
household remedy for all oughs, colds
and lung troubles. e. has given peyman-
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all dealers adytt
Scarlet fever is prevalent in Will
mington, but the health officers deny
that there Is AN epidemic.
The Somerset County Commission
ers have re appointed l.. \. Whitcraft
as road engineer for a year.
A cooking department under the
direction Of Miss Sybil Davis, Of Hay-
re de Grace has been oDened at Aber-
deem High School.
John Tansill, Of near Hagerstown,
had his nose cut off one day last week
by a cable wire while he was working
at the National Stone Quarric The
nose was sewed back into place and is
growing fast to his face nicely.
Wilbur Groves, who recently threat
encd to carve Henry Carroll, at New
Castle, Del, was sent to The WorE
house by Magistrate NickcT son for 80
days, in default of d fine and $40 in