The Cecil Whig., 1913-07-05

than two years ago, about which he had
forgotten. He was taken from the din
ner table at his home and told by the
postal inspector that he was wanted be-
cause in September, 1911, he had knock
ed "a rural mail delivery box from its
post with half watermelon He wac
taken to Philadelphia and held under
$500 bail by United States Commissioner
Craig. Two other boys who were on the
watermelon party with him were dis
charged.
Purnell j. Lynch, one of the Oldest re-
sidents of the Middletown, Del, section
died Tuesday of last week, in the Goth
year of his age. His funeral was held
June y, and the body was inferred in
st. Georges cemetery.
Constipation causes headache, nausea,
diZ1 mess, languor, heart palpitation.
Drastic physics grippe, sicken, weaken
the bowels and don't cure. Doan's Reg
ulets act gently and cure constipation.
20 cents. Ask your druggist. adv
The Sewer Commission of Newark has
awarded the contract for the building of
the system of sewers and disposal plant
to Lynwood B. Jacobs, at his bid of
necessary bonds required by the com
sion Work will be started as soon after
the bond is approved as possible The
successful contractor is Captain of Com
pany Z, Organized Militia of Delaware,
and is well known In militia circles.
The S1st Company, c. A. C, won the
first district meet at Fort dupont, Del,
Wednesday of last week, by large num-
Der of points. They failed to place in
the potato race but placed in all the
other events
William L. Haupt, son of Rev. and
Mrs. Walter G. Haupt, of Havre de
Grace, who graduated recently from the
General Theological Seminary, New
York, was ordained by Bishop Murray
of the Diocese of Maryland, a deaconate
| of the Episcopal Church and will serve
| under the Bishops orders for one year
when he will be made priest.
Never can tell when you'll mash a
finger or suffer cut, bruise, burn or
| scald. Be prepared. DR.. Thomas Eclec-
| tic Oil instantly reutfS the pain-and
| quickly cures the wound
| George Murray, formerly an officer OF
| Newark. Del, was overcome by heat
Wednesday OF last week, while working
| in his harvest field.
Messrs. Millard +. Tydlngs ana FRED.
er!ck L. Coburn, of Havre de Grace, have
passed successfully examinations by the
State Board OF Leg Examiners and will
be recommended by the Court of APP
| peals for admission TO the bar
| \ wrecking train and an extra freight
train OF the Western Maryland Railway
cOllided SEQ yards north of Walbrool
Station at 7,3o o'clock Monday night Of
| last week, demolishing a caboose anG
| one steel coal car. The caboose caught
fire and an alarm brought out the city
department. No one was injured, al
though the engineer OF the wreckin!
train stuck to his post
Mrs. Thomas Biddle, formerly of tht
Red Lion, Del, section, died at hel
home in Newark June u, and was bur,
led from her late residence the follow.
ing Tuesday, in;erment being made il
| the Presbyterian cemetery al Christiana
| Mrs Biddle leaves 10 mourn her deayi
her husband, four daughters Mrs. vii
liam Walker, Mrs Edgar Stannert Mis-!
| Lydie, Mrs Howard Bolton, one son
John Biddle, one sister. Mrs. William
Wheatley, and brother William H. John
| son, besides large circle of friends
Mrs Bdd!e had been in poor health fol
more than year.
The barn, carriage house and outbuild
ngs on the Brown farm, near Galena
were recently destroyed by fire. Tht
loss is estimated at $1,000.