The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-02-19
News In Brief

Governor Harrington appointed J.
H Mddelkauff. William L. Rauth, De-
mocrats, and Lewis w. Zeigler, Re-
publican, election supervisors for
Hagerstown.
Conductor ]. O. Barger, aged SO, of
Brunswick, was struck and killed by
B. & O. locomotive at Cherry Run, as
he was stepping across the track from
his train.
G. Raymond Nye graduate of Will
mington High School. has signed with
the Universal Film Co., and gone to
Los Angeles, Cal, to take up his work
as a movie star.
Day, Swing & Co., of Ridgely, will
build $4,000 corn packing establish
ment. at Prices Station, with a capa-
city for canning 800 to 500 acres.
Seaford, Del, capitalists are plan
ming to erect theatre with seating
capacity of 700.
H. o. DeForest has agreed to turn
loose in Wicomico county this year %
pairs of English pheasants, if the leg
islature will pass a law to protect
them.
A mass meeting, to oppose the Hav
re de Grace racetrack was held in Bel
Air NJ. f. Church Thursday afternoon
of last week. The meeting was adj
dressed by DR.. William F. Crafts.
F. G. Andrews, assignee in the es-
tate of A. Alexander Wright, of Ok
ford, Pa, is settling with the creditors
on basis of 36 per cent.
The Ritter Preserve Co. is contract
ing with farmers in the neighborhood
of Newark, for tomato acreage, at ten
dollars per ton.
Charles A. Cannon has been elected
president of the Liberty Fire Company
in Wilmington.
The State Conference of the Della
ware d. A. r. will be held at Hotel
dupont, Wilmington, on February y.
All the buildings, except the house
on the farm of James Lambert, near
Chestertown tenanted by Edward Loud
We're burned on February 9.
Residents in the vicinity of Mount
Savage are excited over the discovery
of a new coal vein which it is estimat-
Nh WI. NiN4b 'D,pONJV'O N'ii9'
An appropriation Of $35 900 for the
purchase OF a site and the erection OF
an armory building in Cambridge IS
provided for in bill offered at Annap-
oils last week by Senator Shepherd.
Miss Rebecca Davis has been APP.
pointed by the Kent County School
Board teacher at Chestertown High
School, succeeding Miss Roberts, re-
signed
*For Group or sore throat, use Dr..
Thomas Eclectic Oil. Two sizes. zoe
and SOC, At all drug stores. adv
The Republican State Central Com
mttee for Kent county has submitted
the following names to Governor Har-
rington for appointment OF election
supervisor; former Sheriff J. CLAWS,
Captain John r. Bowling and Joseph
f. Boyd.
Professor McCue, of Delaware Col
.ege lcctured before the Century CLUB
of Delaware CITY Friday evening OF
last week, on the subject, "A Trip
Across the Painted Desert"
Eugene l.. Ellison of Philadelphia,
president of the Insurance Company
of North America. died with hearts
disease on February 8, aged II years.
Eczema spreads rapidly; itching
almost drives you mad. For quick re-
lief, Doan's Ointment is we'll recon
mended, zoe at ali stores. adv
Chauncey Garrison, aged 10 years,
who lived as a recluse near Cambridge
was found dead Monday afternoon OF
last week with a bullet wound in ms
heart ard a glass containing strych--
nine nearby. He leaves a son and
sister in Buffalo. N. \.
The "Frederick Examiner" has dis
continued publication.