The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-06-13
NEWS IN BRIEF

Ernest Bratton and another colored
man, named Bishop, were shot at Box
Iron colored church, Seaford, Del, on
Thursday night of last week, at the
close of services. The wounded men
claim that James Collick did the shoot
ing, and it is said that without provo
cation Collick opened fire on the
crowd as they came from the church.
Bratton received one ball in the leg
and Bishop one in the head. The latter
was so seriously injured that he was
taken to the Salisbury hospital for
treatment.
Mrs. Rachel Davis, wife of Isaac
Davis, of Middletown, died at. her
home Tuesday of last week, from
heart trouble, aged 6S years. She is
survived by husband, one son and
one daughter. Funeral services were
held Friday and interment was made
in Forest Cemetery, near Middletown.
Plans and specifications for the Y.
NJ. c. A. building 10 be erected in
Salisbury by Mrs. Mamie r. jackson
as a memorial to her husband, the late
Governor E. E. Jackson, are in the
hands of contractors, and it is pro-
posed to start work at once.
Contractor Lynwood Jacobs, of
Newark, Del, has sold the automatic
digging machine, which he used in
constructing the sewer in Newark, to
the Allen Engineering and Contract
ing Co., which has a large sewer con-
tract near Newark, =. i.
w. C. Travers, who last year was
instrumental by constant spraying and
through other methods in saving the
Harrison orchard from devastation by
the San Jose scale, is now devoting
his energies to similar work in Gen.
Murray Vandiver's orchard of $4,000
trees on Spesutia island.
Charged with illegal train riding on
the Delaware Railroad, Daniel Kuhn,
Charles Stradley, John Scheily, Will
liam Cochran and Thomas Mccormick,
at Harrington, were committed to the
Kent county Jail for ten days.
Andrew Robinson, colered, was re-
Gently fined $50 for assault and bat
terry upon Patrolman Reader, of Will
mington, and was committed to the
workhouse for six months in default
of payment.
George L. Pierce, of near Harmony,
Del, died at the Homeopathic Hospi-
tai, Wilmington, June A, aged 26 years.
His funeral was held last Sunday af..
ternoon, with interment in Head Of
Christiana Cemetery.
Heavy. impure blood makes a mud
dy, pimply completion, headaches, nau-
sea, indigestion. Thin blood makes
you weak, pale and sickly. For pure
blood, sound digestion, use Burdock
Blood Bitters. $1,00 at all stores. av
w. H. Letter has been appointed
treasurer of Havre de Grace and A. H..
Wood, clerk to Council.
Former Attorney General Isaac
Lobe Straus will deliver the address
to the graduates of Centreville High
School, June 10.
For any itching skin trouble, piles,
eczema, salt rheum, hives, itch, scald
head, herpes, scabies, Doan's Ointment
is highly recommended. SOC box at
all stores. ad%
Rev. A. Burtis Hollock, of Belair,
has been elected president and w. l..
Barnes, secretary of the Hartford
County Sunday School Association.
The State Roads Commission is 60
ing to oil every foot of State road in
Washington county.
For baby's Group, Willie's daily cuts
and bruises, mammals sore throat,
Grandma's lameness-Dr. Thomas
Eclectic Oil-the household remedy.
25c and SOC. adj
A Philadelphia concern has made a
proposition to the people of Ridgely
to locate a $4,000 implement plant in
that town.
Sussex County, Del, Gamers started
their factories last week in the early
English pea crop.
George w. Appleby died at his
home near Bear Station, Del, last
Saturday, in the 59th year Of his age.
His funeral was held Tuesday with
interment in the PresDyierin Gene
terry at Christiana, Del.
For mild, easy action of the bow
els, try Doan's Regulets, modern
laxative. 25c at all stores. adj
The banquet of the Alumni Asso-
citation of Newark High School was
held at Deer Park Hotel, Friday even
ing of last week.
Robert j. Gould, motorman of a
Wilmington trolley car, which killed
small boy on Decoration Day, has
been eXonerated by Coroner's jury
Children Cry