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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-15
News Notes From Perryville

The Perryvlle NJ. L. Sunday school 10
preparing to hold a Missionary and Eas-
ter entertainment on Sunday evening,
March 3.
Mr. and Mrs. George G. Smith and
daughter, Sarah, of Halthorp were the
guests of Mr. William Schumm and fam
lily, last week.
Mr.. j. T. Patterson spent a few days
in Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. DR.. l.. G. Taylor spent Tuesday
last in Baltimore.
Mrs. William Gorrell entertained the
Ladies' Art Circle on Wednesday after
noon last
Mrs, Jennie Richardson, of Philadel-
phia, IS visiting Mr.. Oscar McMullen and
family.
Mrs. J. j. Polk, of Philadelphia, visited
friends in town on Wednesday.
Mrs John e. Jackson and children
were in Baltimore last week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Rutter and Mrs
Henry Boyd were in Baltimore on Tues
day last.
Mr. Emanuel Swager, of Harrisburg,
spent part of last week with Mr.. William
schumm and family.
Mrs Hummie Gorrell has returned to
her home in Baltimore after spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. John E.
Jackson.
Mrs John -Creswell has been quite i'll
this week.
Mrs. J. Grieste and daughter, OF Will
mington, were in town on Sunday last.
Mr.. Amos Schlosser and Mr.. Howard
Miller, of Wilmington, were the guests
of Mr.. Harry White and family on Sun
day last
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ORPHANS COURT.

The Orphans Court of Cecil County
m in regular session on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week Present: Hon.
Richard B, Merritt, Chief Judge; Hon.
Sentman ard Hon. Thomas S. Mil
Ter Associate Judges.
Sundry claims against the estates OF
deceased persons were examined and
passed
Nonls Approved-Bond of Anna Cou-
y y eyecutrix of Martha b. Coudon ;
OF of John R. Lewis and Eva o. Ash,
~N"'r 'strators of Thomas C. Lewis; bond
""r"h F Whitaker. Albert C. Whit
80" nd Alexander Glass, executors Of
N"'son y. VIII taker; bond of George An
are"s administrator of Harriet Freeman;
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LOCAL JOTTlNGS OF THE WEEK

Easter Sunday will be one week from
tomorrow, March %.
Rev George l.. Kieffer, representing
the Chautauqua Association, was in Elk
ton, Tuesday, comforting with the local
committee. in reference to plans for the
coming session of the Chautauqua, which
will be held the week of June 8.
Mr.. Thomas McMullen, of Zion, who
has been spending the winter in Florida,
has returned home.
Mrs. George Hall, of Zion, entertained
the Dew Drop Society, at her home, Fri
day afternoon of last week.
Mrs Lena l.. Wilson will hold her an
nual Spring Millinery opening at her
store in Elkton, today Saturday.
Miss Margaret Strickland is again on
duty in Elkton postoffice, after being
confined to her home for several days,
by illness.
James E. Taylor, a student of Della
ware College, Newark, has been appoint
ed to the Naval Academy at Annapolis
He is son of former Sheriff John E.
Taylor of New Castle county, Del.
The Elkton NJ. E. Church will hold its
annual missionary service tomorrow
Sunday evening
sun dial, dated 1746, has been found
on the John Churchman farm, nvar syi-
mar.
Thieves recently broke into the rail-
| road station at Singerly, but failed to
secure anything of value.
Charged with stealing $50 IRON, A. B.
| Lake, of Havre de Grace, who formerly
conducted a grocery store in Elkton, Oh
| lie James, colored, has been lodged in
Hartford county Jail to await court acuIon.
Members of the Zion circuit, NJ. E.
| Church, have increased the salary OF
Rev. w. H. Briggs from 5000 to $1,000.
E. R. Burlington & Sons are preparing
| to install restaurant in their store at
Rising Sun.
Ruth, the five-year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Reynolds, of Elkton, re-
Gently fell against a stove and was Sc
verely burned about the face and hands.
The members of Leeds NJ. P. Church
have invited their pastor, Rev. Dryden,
to return for another conference year.
| William Harris, of the Rising Sun sec
ton, recently crushed several fingers by
closing "A freight car door on them.
The L. S. Civil Service will hold COM
| petitiye examinations, at Port Deposit
and Elkton, on March 22, for vacant rural
mail carrier positions in Cecil county
| The ladies of Octoraro NJ. E. Church
will hold a Measuring Social" at the
home of Israel Steele, near kirk's Mills,
next Tuesday evening.
| Rev. A. w. Seabreese, Rector of ST.
James' Church. Port Deposit, will preach
at the Tuesday evening Lenten service
in Trinity Church, next week.
For refusing to pay his fare on a Penn
| sylvania railroad train, Jacob Muergist
of New Brunswick, ~ j., was tried on
Tuesday morning, before Magistrate Ash
and fined SIS and costs or serve 80 days
in E.kton Jail
The new board OF Town Commissioners
| of Port Deposit quail led MONDAY even
| ing and entered upon their new duties
Mayor ID. r. Armstrong, who was re-
elected, refused to take rnv vath o.
| office, therefore leaving the town with
out mayor, and the board will have to
elect one at its next regular meeting.
James j. Glennon. of the United States
Fish Commission, is at the Government
| Hatchery, at the mouth of the Susque
hanna, preparing for the Matching sea
son.
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Rev. j. H. Beauchamp, of Perryville,
has declined the super intendency OF the
Delaware District of the Anti-Saloon
League, to which he was recently elected.
On Sunday evening last a woods fire
burned over several acres of timber-land
on the Given and Major places, two miles
above Elkton.
Company E, NJ. N. G., will be inspected
on next Tuesday evening.
North East will hold its town election
on next Monday afternoon between and
6 o'clock.
The Spinster's Club" will be given in
Riverview Hall, Elk Neck, by home tall
ent, on Thursday evening, March 20, for
the benefit of Hart's M. E. Church. Ad-
mission 20 cents; children under twelve
years, 10 cents. Come and enjoy a good
laugh.
The young people of Rock Church will
present the drama "Josiah's Courtship"
and the Gypsy Festival at Lewisville
Hall, Saturday evening, March 20. Utsp-
ian Orchestra will furnish music. Ad
mission 35 and 25 cents.
Rowland Manufacturing Company of
Port Deposit, is improving its lumber
yard BY building concrete wharf ON the
Susquehanna river, which will greatly
facilitate its shipping.
The meeting Monday evening OF the
Elkton Improvement Association was
alimly attended, by reason or the bad
night, and no business of importance was
transacted
The Third District Teachers Reading
Circle will meet at the School Commits
sioners' office next Tuesday evening,
March IS, at 7:3O O'clock
Rev. William Schouler will hold SER
vice in st. Andrews (Goldsborough Me-
moriaD Church, Andora, on the after
noon of Good Friday, March 21, at 4
o'clock
E. Kirk Brown, Esq, as agent for the
owner, has sold George Bedwelrs farm
of 165 acres in Upper Elk week to H. A.
Walters, of Washington, D. c., on private
terms.
The order of services in Trinity Church,
Elkton, for next week, Holy Week, and
the closing week in Lent, will be as fol-
lows;-Daily at 1890 a. m, with an addi-
tional service on Tuesday at 1880 p. m !,
and on Good Friday at 2:30.
shawnah Tribe of Red Men or North
East held Necktie Social In Grand
Army Hail. North East, last evening.
The Ushers' Union OF Zion, will meet
next Thursday al the parsonage.
West Nottingham Academy and the
public school a Colora have been closed
on account of an outbreak of scarlet
fever
Former Sheriff William r. McAllistsr,
OF Andora, and Harry Anderson, of near
Blake. were thrown from their buggy
Saturday evening near Andora, in a run
away accident Mr.. McAllister's head
struck telephone pole and Mr.. Ander-
son struck the ground with such force
| that both were rendered unconscious
and We're found lying in the road few
minutes after the accident. They were
carried to Mr. McAlister's home, where
Mr. Anderson soon recovered and is able
to be about again. Mr.. McAllister was
unconscious until the next day, and is
still in a serious condition, though some
what improved at last reports
! A musical concert was given in Wash
ington Hall, Tome School, Port Deposit,
Tuesday evening, to which the Jublic
was invited Mr.. Horn and Mrs. Krae-
mer. vocalists, and Mr.. Israel Dorman,
v.olinist, rendered a delightful program
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bond of Amandus B. DARBY. admlnistra-
tor Of Jane Foster.
Accounts Passed-First and final ac-
count Of Lille E. Metz. admin stratrix
of Jacob W, Metz. and distribution struck
on same; first and Anal account Of Fred
erick T. Haines, administrator Of John
w. Logan, and distribution struck on
same.
Court adjourned to meetin regular ses-
sion on April 8, next.
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Report OF Union Hospital

The annual report of the Union Hos
pital of Cecil County, for the year end
ing December 81. 1912, shows total re-
ceipts of s9,5s392, expenses, $S,621 40,
leaving a cash balance of S96243. The
Ladies Auxiliary reports receipts of
$6"2.s4, disbursements, $495 80, leaving a
cash balance of s12764.
The total number admitted to the Hos
pital during the year was 203, 50 of them
being colored persons. Twenty-Five
deaths occurred in the number of those
admitted.
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Doings At Port Deposit

Miss Virginia Vanneman spent last
Friday in Baltimore.
Mr.. R. E. McClenahan spent several
days this week in New York.
Mrs. E. T. Dorcus and Miss Myrtle
Dorcus spent last Friday in Baltimore
The Tome Institute gave very de-
lightful musical in Washington Hall on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. James Burlin and Miss Glenna Bur-
lin spent last Thursday in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Buck and Master
G. H. Buck are guests of Mrs. Jenkins in
Rising Sun.
Miss Rena Holm, of Baltimore, IL
spending this week at her home.
The Home Missionary Society held their
regular meeting at the Methodist Par
sonage, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. William Coulson is visiting rela-
tiyes in Baltimore.
DR.. and Mrs G. H. Richards were Bal
timore visitors last Friday.
Mrs. Cyrenus Creswell and Miss Jane
CresweM spent Tuesday In baltimore.
Mr.. Frank Morgan died at his home in
Philade phia Sunday morning, after quite
a long illness. Funeral services were
held Tuesday evening from his late resi-
dense, and interment was made We'd
nesday morning at Hopewell cemetery.
He is survived by his wife and two
daughters.
Mr.. TREAS Berry, former citizen D;
Port Deposit, died at his home in Will
minptpn Monday cd N
Thursday afternoon. He is survived by
his wife, two sons and a daughter
Miss Hannah Butchenhart Pugh cele-
brated her fourth birthday by giving a
party to the children of the Kindergar-
ten, last Friday morning, in the Kinder
garten room. After the children ENJOY
ed singing and playing games they wero
| served resfrshments Master Keen Cres-
we'll was host and Miss Hannah Pugh,
| hostess.
Mr.. s. H. Friedman, of Hendersonville,
n. c., spent last week with his family.
Miss Marguerite Herring, of Wes
| Chester, spent Sunday with Miss Mary
Mohrlein.
Mrs. Albert Vannort spent Tuesday in
| Wilmington.
| MrS. UeorSe DUCK spent Monday Win
Mrs Jenkins in Rising Sun.
Miss Blanche Stebbings spent severa
days this week with Miss Mabel Smith
in Philadelphia.
Miss Myrtle Dorcus is visiting rsla.
tives in York, Pa.
Mr.. Edwin Dorcus spent last Saturday
in Baltimore.
Mr.. Philip Strout spent Wednesday in
Baltimore.
Mrs. E. H. Rowland spent last Friday
in Baltimore.
Mr. James O. Pagan, who was to lee.
ture in Memorial Hall, Saturday, March
Is, 1913, at 500 p m, will not be able to
do so on account of illness.
Spring recess at the Tome school fol-
Boys will start Thursday, March 20, al
3:15 p, m, and end Thursday, March 81
at y. m.
| The new board of Town Commiss sioners
were qualified Monday evening, with the
| exception of David r. Armstrong, who
was reelected mayor against his wishes
| refused to take the oath of office, ant
the board will elect mayor at it's mex
meeting.
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COURT ADJOURNS

At the time of closing this report On
Friday noon of last week, the case oi
State vs. Taylor w. McKenney, on charge
of bastardy, was about to be argued and
given to the jury. The jury returned a
verdict of not guilty after short de-
liberation
SENT TO CHILDRBN'S HOME.
The WHIG of last week outlined the
plan adopted by the States Attorney and
Court for properly disposing OF the
Moore boys, the Eighth district lads
charged with being minors without pro-
per care and guardianship" The boys
were committed by the Court to the
keeping OF the Henry Watson Childrens
Aid Society, until they reach the age OF
q years
EDGAR JOHNSON GUILTY.
FRIDAY afternoon the State VS.. Edgar
Johnson (co.ored) was put on tr1ai'
charge, carrying concealed deadly "ea-
pons" and assault with intent to Kill
States Attorney H. l.. Constable nor
State, Joshua Clayton for defense. john
son shot John Stewart tcoIored) In the
road at Concord December 20, 19l2 Stew
art was brought to Union Hospital and
soon recovered. Jury found verdict OF
guilty simply of assault mot with intent
to kilD and Court sentenced johnson to
one year in the House of Correction
SCARBOROUGH VS.. KEIR,
fhe suit of Matthew G. Scarborough vs.
Lawrence Keir, for judgment on note
of Keir to Scarborough for $4O46, was
removed for trial to Kent county, ON affl-
daYit of defendant that he believed he
could not secure fair trial in this
county.
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The Exchange OF the Farmers Busi-
ness and Civil Association OF Cecil
County, organized at Chesapeake City
recently, will hold meeting on Tuesday
evening next at 1880 o'clock. The hour
is changed from afternoon to night,
as to give everybody chance to attend.
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SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The School Commissioners met In regu-
lar session on Tuesday. Present, Messrs.
Falls, Harvey and Jenness.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. and number OF
bills were examined, approved and or
dered to be paid.
The resignation Of Miss Olive r. Jack
son as teacher of No. Q, Sixth, was re-
ceived, and Miss Helen Webster was ap
pointed to fill the vacancy.
Bids were received for the addition to
the Chesapeake City High School build
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WEEKS WEDDINGS
BIDDLE-GOLT.

Miss Myrtle Colt, a former nurse at
Union Hospital, and Mr.. Marshall Biddle
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Biddle
of Elkton, were married in Wilmington,
Del, Saturday evening. The young cou-
pie will make their future home in that
city, the groom holding the position of
fireman on the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad.
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BLOOMER-HESS.

F. H. Bloomer, son of William Bloomer
of Chesapeake City, of Collingswood, NJ
j., was united in marriage to Miss Elsie
H. Hess, niece of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Hamilton, of the same town, on Monday
March II, by the Rev. B. B. Abbott, OF
the Fourth Street Baptist Church, Cam
den, N. j.
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IHB, d5 IUIIUWb. 7
j. Frank Shippers ..........$4 $40
A. NJ. Strickland .......... 4,150
c.. E. Larzalere ............ 4,426
William E. Taylor ....... 4,060
H. c. Griffin ................ 1856
The contract was awarded to H. c..
Griffin.
Bids were received for heating the
building, steam heat, wall radiators, as
follows:
George ]. Phaler ..........$1 $50
Daniel Stoll ................ 944
H. r. Boulden & Son ...... 934
The contract was awarded to H. R.
Boulden Son.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06

stomach is great. When the body
drops to the support of the palms
and soles this strain Is also removed.
Professor Schocks argument that
the beasts Of the field have fewer
stomach and intestinal troubles than
has man Is doubtless correct AMI
mails suffer, though In less degree.
from heaviness after eating, an acid
condition of the stomach, cloggipg of
the intestines and f1atulence, than do
human beings. He contends, and his
contention is not amiss, that the
gastric juices are prone to settle in,
as IL were. the lowest pocket OF the
stomach, when that organ Is In the
position necessitated by the upright
position of the body, whereas when
the body. has descended to the origi-
nal latitude the gastric juice has a
better chaf1ce to permeate the food,
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Possible Social Scene in Central Park Every One Took
Up the "Al Fours Cure

would. II you were willing to invade
the privacy Of his bed chamber, find
him walking hastily but awkwardly
around the room on his palms and
soles. A half dozen turns about the
room and he rises. painting, but feel
Ing, he would tell you, enormously
better.
One of the seasons debutantes. re-
turning after an Immediately after
dinner vanishing. displayed her
Redeemed palms and told the story
The function being a debutante
luncheon, there and then dignity
withdrew. Dignity, you know, goes
out at the window when novelty
comes in at the door at debutantes
luncheon. In minute there was a
laughing procession of human buds
about the table, while the chaperon
played Row, Row. Row" at the
piano.
The debutantes told their sophie
more friends at Harvard. and at the
next Observation-Disclosures, to which
both were invited, there was a
twenty minutes all-four romp around
the room. at the peril of chiffons and
laces, and to the confusion Of collar
buttons.
So walking on all tours became
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the fad. Professor Schock's advice is
being rigidly, though laughingly,
followed
ITO your roofs" he said TO
your gardens. On the seashore.
Anywhere! But drop to your hands
and feet and walk on them as many
times day as you can and as long
time as possible" Therefore II
your nelghbor peeps furtively at
you, his head just appearing above
the cornice of the fat roof Of his
house, don't suspect him Of burglary.
He is practising the all-fours walk
Walking on all tours is succeeding
the turkey trot In popularity.
While the barnyard dance ragged II
was commented on by critics adj
versely, because bald and paunchy
brokers and bewigged grandmothers
INDUCED in the swaying romp to
music. The secret Is OUT. 1t was
not because they were infatuated
with the dance, but because the
vigorous exercise aided their diges-
tions-their threadbare and sorely
needy digestions.
For the same reason the "all-fours"
treatment is here. and for the same
reason 1t will remain until a better
method replaces it.
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Hand Walking Class in Hospital It is Made TN
of Children Suffering from Intestinal Indigestion
My Secrets of Beauty
No. 22I --As I See the American Woman
By Mime Lima Cavalieri the Most Famous Living Beauty

Y ADMIRE the American woman. I
like her freedom OF speech and
= manner, the pride OF her head
poise. her natural dignity and fear
lessness Of carriage. But with the
clearer vision that I bring after
three years absence from your
shores see certain points on which
know she will permit me to advise
her.
go TO a dinner, or tho opera and
J sec what would seem a room full
Of sisters. Sisters they must be, else
why should they all be dressed
alike? With some slight variations
as to shade or material their gowns
are precisely alike. 1t has been the
fashion or rather one of tho fashions
to make the upper part of an eve
ming gown of white lace and the
lower part Of dark silk or velvet.
A good style for few women. tall,
women of an exceeding sienderness.
But In America there ara not many
Of these. How the rest Of the
women look In these gowns, squat,
III dressed, without distinction.
They have decidedly ready-to-wear
look, these gowno on the wrong
women, and most American women,
with their full figures, are the wrong
women In this instance. Don't, dear
women friends of America, don't
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Why the "All-Fours" Walk Helps Your Stomach

thing That something is the duo
denum, the intestine SO named be.
cause 1T is as large as two fingers,
that opens out of the stomach and
into the large Intestines. There is
also strain upon the apex of the
stomach caused by the weight of the
stomach dragging at it as the para
chute OF a balloon drags at the up.
holding ropes The more food the
stomach habitually contains the
greater the weight.
when the walking posture is
shifted from perpendicular to hori.
lontal there Is no such drag. So re-
garding the solar plexus, that collec-
lion or network of nerves in the
thorax just In front of the stomach.
lhe strain OF an upright position
upon this 80 called brain of the
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First position Walking the Hands TO Cure Stomach Ills

Straight there! You're leaning
too far to the right" he called to
flushed young woman from New
York, who wore her stays a bit too
tight for grace
Come, come! Don't try to look
pretty! Head lower. spine higher!
The trunk should form an inclined
plane with the head as It's lowest
point" he roared at fat Phila-
delphia millionaire.
Don't wobble!" shouted the
Teuton at a matron who, though
charming, was a bit affected. and
whose bronze pumps were a shade
too tight.
II feel better asserted the Ken
tuckian when his tai figure returned
to the normal perpendicular. Notice.
ably brighter were his eyes and
roster his skin.
so do IT, said the middle-aged
matron, whose figure was "wobbly."
And straightway each became q
missionary to his or her country on
the efficacy OF the walking on all
fours treatment for the American
alment, Indigestion. The cult has
grown amazingly, though generally
secretly.
If your host asks you to excuse
him and disappears after dinner you
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n
One son Fou.

dress as other women do. Have a
better reason for wearing certain
gown than that the woman next door
or the woman around the corner
wears such one. II she Ia tall
and dark and you are short and
blonde that difference Is an unan-
swerable reason for dressing as un.
like her az possible.
" were allowed to bring but one
gospel Of beauty to this country, It
would be; "Seek distinction In
dress" Dress for yourself, not your
nelghbor, your relatives, your enemy
or your dearest friend. Take a les
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at corsetS | believe that men
should not hold themselves In at the
walstline by tight belts. The neces.
sity to. Ike these off IL there were
no other reason, would win my ad-
vocacy of the new exercise for the
cure Of dyspepsia
Certainly see no harm In 1t. If
1t will induce lazy persons. or per-
sons who have not the opportunity
for vigorous out-of-door exercise, to
run about their rooms or their roofs
or gardens in the all-fours posture
for their stomach's sake. I can see
good, and no evil, as result.
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because the food covers a larger
area OF the stomach.
A chief reason for this fad that
has come to us from Germany by
way Of England and France is that
walking on all tours gives TO the
stomach greater mobility Whatever
exercises the organs, il not unduly,
Is well for their development. The
stomach being less packed, so to
speak. by surrounding organs, hav-
ing more room in this new posture,
1t moves more freely. I am foe to
all construction Of the internal
organs My opposition does not end