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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
YElL|N INDICTED
Alleged He Attempted
to .Extort $4,000 from
Son of Henry Ford

Detroit. Nov. 13,-An indictment
charging use of the mails TO defraud
was returned by the federal grand
jury here today against Jacob fellin.
taken into custody recently in connec-
ton with an alleged plot to eXtort
$4,000 from Edsel 3. Ford, son of the
millionaire manufacturer. Iellin was
arrested after Edsel Ford received a
letter threatening the safety of his in
FAINT son. Henry Ford III, if $4,000 was
not sent to an appointed place.
Yellin when arrested late this after
noon stood mute and a plea of not
guilty was entered by the court. He
was held in $4,000 bail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
RED CROSS COUNCIL
Appropriates S1,25o,000 Fund for Re-
lief Work in Rumania

Washington, Nov. 13-The American
Red Cross War Council today announc-
ed the appropriation of s1,250,000 for
relief work in Rumania.
Two thousand tons Of foodstuffs 40
900 pairs of shoes and large quantities
OF medical and hospital supplies are
to he purchased Immediately to meet
emergency conditions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
ROLLER POLO LEAGUE TO
PLAY OPENS ON NOV. "a

Providence. H. l., Nov. 13.-1he
teams of the American Roller Polo
League were assigned at a meeting
ere this afternoon and aside from
possible change or two in one or two
of the times the list will stand for the
opening games on Nov. "a as follows:
Lowell at Worcester: Taunton at
Lawrence and Brockton at Providence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
MOTHER AND SON
EAlEO--DAUCHTERS
WOUNDED NO CLUE

Parsons kas.. NOV. l3.-Mrs. Fl. o.
Wick. Sc wears old. and son. Harlan.
nine We're shot to death. daughter
was probably fatally wounded and
another daughter shot in the thigh in
their beds in their home here early
today. Their assailant escaped with
out leaving a clue
Mr.. Wick, who is "a travelling sales
man, Was in Oklahoma when notified
of the murders
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
MONUMENT FOR
LATE MRS. WILSON

Rome, Ga. Nov. 13.-With simple
ceremonies, a monument was erected
here today over the grave OF the late
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson at Myrtle Hill
cemetery. Herbert Adams, New
York sculptor. designed the shaft.
Floral tributes from the women and
children of Rome covered the grave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
DEFEAT KERENSKY
Continued from PAGE y
Anti kcrensky Commander

MouraVieH is a prominent Russian
name. which is borne by d number
of men who have held high public Of
flee. Most of them. however, were con-
nerted with the old regime of the en-
pre-. tntil fuller details have been
received it will be impossible to iden-
NY the commander in chief of the
forces acting against NJ. kerenskv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
THOUSAND CAMP DEVENS
MEN REACH GEORGIA CAMP

Aver. Mass. Nov. 13-The arrival of
one thousand men from Camp Devens
at Camp Gordon. Ga, was announced
AT the headquarters of the 18TH Di-
vision tonight. The men were trans
ferred from. the depot brigade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
NO BRITISH OFFER OF
PEACE MADE TO AUSTRIA

London, Nov. 13.-Reuter's Limited is
officially authorized to issue cateso-
rical denial that British statesmen
have approached Austria with prom
Use of compensations if she would make
Separate peace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
FIRST DAYS DRIVE
Portland Raised $4,000 Of Her Quota
-S125,000 Y. NJ. c. A. War Fund

Portland Me-, Nov-~1S.-The first days
drive for the Y. NJ. c. A. war work fund
secured $1,000 toward Portland's quota
Of s125,0O0
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
DAVIS AGAIN CAPTAIN
u. OF NJ. FOOTBALL ELEVEN

Orono. Me, Nov 1S-Thomas Davis. 10
or Neazie was reelected captain of Uni
verSity of Maine football team for next
season today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
U. S. AIRMEN
Continued from Page One)

them has been engaged in aerial fight
Ing Of Importance No casualties
among the American airmen have been
reported. although enemy airplanes
have fired heavily upon them.
The allied officers are enthusiastic over
the work Of the Young flyers and are
OF the opinion that they are combiu-
ing the daring OF British flyers ana the
technique of the French airmen
All the operations In which the Am
orleans took part have in measure been
III the nature Of instruction.
Second Detachment Return
The second American detachments TO
enter the trenches have returned to their
billets. I . relief was accomplished sue
cessfuly and without the knowledge Of
talions now is occupying the first line.
having marched in on brilliant STARLIGHT
night
Anon" the returned troops is the com
pany which bore the brunt of the raid
or the trenches by German shock troons
The battalons in the trenches had A cool
Taste Of shell fire during the first hours.
the Germans using their artillery moro
heavil" than usual and continuing stead
il" and the American batteries rprlvinc
enArgeticallv- There has been active ra :
trolling in No Mans land by the Ameri-
cans and the enemy but no ella sh between
patrols has so far been reported
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
RESIGNATION
Continued from Page One)

the Chamber to defeat any ministry
by direct vote during the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
HOLDING OUT

Continued from Page One)
which the city is famous already have
been removed to places of security
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
DES7R0YERS
Rest Weapon for u
Boats Declares Daniels
,u,;ty Of Vessel Depends Largely
/, s,eed and Maneuverng Ability
Thousands Of Plans for Protection
Against Submarines Presented to
Naval Consulting Board

Washington. Nov. 13-Important
.,,oarcss has been made in the prob
-, If locating submarines. after which
.,o,, destruction is comparatively
y.rme matter Secretary Daniels said
...iay in a statement discussing the
,oo suggestions. plans or models of
6eytccs submitted to the Naval Con-
.I-n. Board since the United States
entered the Wal.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-04-19
WYDZlAt NARoDoWY.
0zywienie przemyslu W Krolest-
vie Polskem.

Podczas ewakuacyi Warszawy i
wschodniej czesci Krolcstwa Pol
skiego, przeniesiono Ia rozkaz Ro
syan ogromna liczbe fabryk kra-
jowych do Rosyi, hub zdemonto--
wano tylko maszyny. Co sic jesz-
cze osta1o z przcmys}u W Polsce,
zrujnowali do rcszty Niemcy,
badz konfiskujac i do Niemiec wy
sylajac nagf6wniejs ze czesci ma
SYN, badz tez konfiskujac wszel-
kie surowce. TAX vice z czasem
usta}a wszelka praca W fabry--
kach, a robotnicy zeszli do stanu
straszliwej nedzy.
Me odnosily dotychczas rezu1-
tatu wszclkie nawet najenergicz--
niejsze starania II wladz niemiec-
kich, ably wyjednac take warun-
XII, kt6reby pozwolily ia ozywie-
ME przemyslu. Kiedy zaS ogloszo-
no proklamacye austro : pruska i
kiedy wynurzyla sic kwestya for
mowania armii polskiej, zaczeto
Ia zebraniach publicznych donna
gao sic z naciskiem, by przede-
wszystkiem odbudowano pre-
mysl narodowy, kt6ry m6glby sic
stac przemysfem wojennym i ably
dopiero potem tworzono armie.
Zadano takZe zwrotu zabranych
maszyn i surowcow, oraz powro-
tn robotnik6w, pochodzacych z
Krolestwa Polskiego, a obecnie
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-04-19
PRZEw1DuJE Wake DO KoNcA.
przymusowo ~przebywajacych

przymusowo przebywajacych W
Niemczech.
Jak donosza ostatnio z Warsza-
wy, zarzad centrally polskich sto
warzyszcn zawodowych W Kr6les
twie wystosowal do prowizorycz--
nej Rady Stanu rezolucye, W kto-
rel stwierdza, IL "podczas gdy W
panstwach wojujacych przemyst
wsr6d wytezonej piracy rozwija
sic, lamie ~przeszkody i zdwojo-
nych zarobk6w przysparza klasie
robotniczej, to przemysf polski
jest zrujnowany i sparalizowany'
Rezolucya domaga sic wiet cd
Rady Stanu, by swymi wysifkami
sprowadzila przywr0cenie dzia}al
nosci przemyslu polskiego, zwfasz
cza w chwili, gdy ma sic przysta-
pic do tworzcniia armii polskiej
ably zaje1a sic po~dniesieniem kra-
ju spustoszonego.
Me tylko same organizacye ro-
botnicze domagaja sic odbudowa-
mia przemyslu. Fabrykanci takze
re swej strony pracuja energicz-
nc W tym samym kierunku. o.
statnio znowu wystosowall W tel
sprawie memorya} do wladz ME-
m;eckich. Niemcy jednak W dali
Sym ciagu zajmuja tutaj stano--
wisko niezyczliwe sprzeciwiajace
sic otwieraniu tabryk. Me chca
nawet zgodzic sic ma podejmywa-
ME piracy w zakladach rzemiesl--
niczych, jak swiadczy "obwiesz--
czcnic" p. Loersa, prezydenta po-
licyi niemieckiej W kodzi.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-04-19
DZlECl NASzE CzYTAC, PlSAC
movie P0 POlSKU.
Move rozporzadzenie prey:
denta Wilsoua.

Ma drugi dzien pc uchwaleniu
rezolucyi wojennej W Kongresie,
prezydent Wilson wydal naste--
pujaca bardzo wanna proklama--
eye:
"Ja Woodrow Wilson prezy--
dent Stan6w Zjednoczonych Anne
ryki. niniejszem oglaszam wszem
wobec i kazdemu z osobna, &c
stan wojenny istnieje miedzy Sta
mani Zjednoczonymi a cesarstw.
niemieckim przeto wzywam wszy
lstkich urzednik6w cywilnych i
wojskowych Stan6w Zjednoczo-
anych do przestrzegania wielkie:j
bacznoSci i gorliwosci W wypel--
lnianiu swych obowiazk6w, i upra
szam wszystkich obywateli ame--
1rykanskich, ably W lojalnoSci do
Aakraju, ktory jest z~a}ozony ma pod
lstawach wolnosci i sprawiedliwos
lei. podtrzymywali prawa krajowe
i dali swe poparcie przepisom, ja-
5kie wladze rzadowe zaprowadza W
prowadzeniu wojny do zwyciest--
IVA:
"a zachowanie sic meskich pod
aanych Niemiec. powyzej ii lat,
przybywajacych W t.ym kraju. ma
bye nastepujace: = Me wolno
i'm %dopuszczac sic zbrodni przeciw
publicznemu bezpieczenstwu i ma
5a przestrzegac prawa Stan6w Zje
nnoczonych i prawa stanowe; ma
ia wstrzymywae sic cd udzielenia
spomocy j donos6w nieprzyjacielo-
Vi. maja zastosowae sic scisle do
przepisow, kt6re beda cd czasu do
(kasu ogioszone. Jak dlugo beda
Eie zachowywali spokojnie j zgod
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-04-19
NOVA PRE-
ZYDENTA WILSONA.
OGLOSZENIE B~EZWZGLEDNEJ RAMPANT SUB
MARYNOWEJ.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Nova prrezydenta Wi1sona do nadz-
wyczajnej sesyi Kongresu brzmi " g6wnych5 rozdziafach nastepu-
Ejaco: l}#Ss1s # |a. es ..t.
'sZwo}alem nadzwyczajna sesye =Kongresu, poniewaz So do za1at-
vienna powazne, bardzo powazne spraWy co do zmiany polityki "a
igranicznej, a do kt6rych za1atwienia ia ME miaiem konstytucy5nego
|prawa, ME chcac. brac ma sebie zadnej odpowiedzialnosci.
"W dniu 3 lutego, urzedowo przedlozy}em pred want nadzwy-
cza inc ogloszenie cesarskiego rzadu niemieckiego, re cd 1go lutego
rad ten chwyci sic bezlitosnej Rampant submarynowe5 i bed1e to-
nil iakikolwRk1 Stack, kt6ry pojedzie do Angli, Irlandyi Tub do por-
TOW puolozonych ma zachodnim wybrzezl europejskiem, yalbo tez do
|port6w,, kontrolowanych przez nieprzyjaciof Niemec " obrebie Mo-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-04-19

|prawnym zajeciom; a obywateli
,Stan6w Zjednoczonych upraszam,
ably sic zachowywali pokojowo j
przyjaznie wobec poddanych ME-
'mieckich, kt6rzy sic spokojnie "a
chowuja.
"Wrogowie, kt6rzy sic ME "a
chowaja, jak tn nakazano, beda
'internowani i ukarani.'
"Musza oni przestrzegac haste
pujacc przepisy:
! y Wrogowie, II. tn mieszkaja-
Icy poddani niemieccy, ME maja
,prawa mice W SVEN posiadaniu
Izadnei broni ami narzedzi wojen-
inych, ami amunicyi, ami czesci
izadnej broni "Silencer' Maxima
ilub imnej, ami bomb hub eksplozy-
WOW, ami materyalow uzyWanyyclh1
lido wyrabiania cksplozyw6w.
q Poddany niemiecki (czyh Gu
dzoziemicc nalezacy pod panowa-
ME nieprzyjaciela, a tn mieszkaJa
cy) ME ma prawa posiadac aero
|planu, ami aparatu do iskrowej te-
|legrafii, ami przyrzadu do sygna-
fowania, ami zadnych papier6w.
ksiazek hub dokument6w pisanych
~szyframi, ami ma kt6rych jest ME
widoczne pismo.
81 Rad skonfiskuje wszelka
wlasnossc powyzej opisanego cha
rakteru, znaleziona' w posiadaniu
niemieckich poddanych;
~ Me wolno jest poddanym
panstwa niemieckiego zblizac sic
o pol mill do jakowego federalne-
go lub stanowego fortu, obozu, ar
sena}u, STACEY. aeroplanowej lub
balonowej; okretu wojennego lub
innego, yardu marynarki, ami do
jakiejkolwiek fabryki amunicyi,
broni lub innych potrzeb wojen--
nvch ola armii Tub marynarki.
81 Me wolno jest poddanym
panstwa niemieckiego pisac, dru'
kowac hub oglaszac deklaracyi Tub
grozb przeciw rzadowi hub Kon--
sresowi Stan6w Zjednoczonych,
ami krytykowac polityki Stanow
|Zjednoczonych, ami grozic osobom
Tub wlasnosci os6b bedacych W
wo.jskowej, marynarskiej hub cy-
wilne:j sluzbie Stan6w Zjednoczo-
nych, lub kt6regokolwiek stanu j
terytoryum.
g. Me wolno jest poddanym
nieprzyjacielowi (Niemc6w) ME
przyjacielsko dzialac ku Stanom
Zjednoczonym, ami podawac III
formacyi i pomocy wrogowi tego
kraju.
y. Me wolno jest poddanym
niemieckim micszkac hub przeby--
wac W zadnej miejscowosci, kto-
ra W rozkazach rzadowych ozna-
czona bedzie jake m~iejscowosc "a
kaZana.
s.. Poddany nieprzyj aciela, kto
nv przckroczy te przepisy, albo co
do kt6rego zachodzi podej rzenlc,
re zamierza dopomodz -wrogowi,al
DO wzniecic niepok6j W Stanach
|Z:jednoczonych - ma bye inferno
wany W bezpiecznem miejscu, al
DO wywieziony re Stanow Zjedno-
czonych.
81 Me wolno jest zadnemu pod
dancmu nieprzyjaciela wyjezdzac
re Stan6w Zjednoczonych bez poz
wolenia rzadowego.
1O.) zadnemu poddanemu ME-
przyjaciela ME wolno jest przy--
jezdzac do Stan6w Zjednoczonych
11.) Jezeli okaze sic potrzeba
wszyscy poddani nieprzyjaciela
beda musieli registrowac sic.
12.) Poddany nieprzyjaciela, pc
dejrzany O chez dopomagania
wrogowi, ma bye natychmiast a
resztowany przez m~arszalkow st.
Zjedn. i ma bye zamkniety W vie
zieniu lub obozie.
Niniejsza proklamacya dotyczy
|ladu i NORA pod jurysdykcyaSta
now Zjednoczonych, oraz wszyst-
kich naszych posiadiosci zamors--
kich i wysp.
swiadkiem czego jest moi pod
pts i pieczec Stan6w Zjednoczo-
nych.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-04-19
owszEM ALE.

zapewne chciafbys, mezusiu,
mnie wkr6tce v jakiejS
sukni.
TAX. ale wprz6i zobacze.
W swej kieszeni. -
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-04-19

E..-1... w.nIaann 8
Me many zadnego sporu 2 j arodem niemecklm. - Nzeleaem
zywimy sympatye przvjazn. ze Rad wdaf sic " te Wo1ne, 70
ME jest wilma narodu nienieckiego.
ssWoine tie uchwail rad niemiecki bez porozumienla sic re
swoim narodem, dlatego nar6d nemiecki ME moze brac a ma zaa-
nej odpoviedzialnosci.
'Tylko wolne. narody NIGGA utrzymac swoJ honor J oaz!c 90
wsp6lneg0 ceu W obronie interesow ludzkoscl.
.'Rosya wiedziafa, co jest Ola niej najlepszem, 1 dlatego tez p-
starala sic o przeprowadzenie swych demokratycznych uczuc.
ATAKuJE sP1sK1 N1EM1ECKIE w ST. ZJEDNocZoN.
.Jedna rzecz przekona}a mas o tenn, re samowfadztwo pruskle
HE moze bye naszym przyjacielem, a mianowicie szplegostwa =
intrygi kryminalne przeciwko naszemu krajowi, przeciwko naszemu
handlowi przemysowi.
.'Okazuje sic obecnie, re Niemcy mialy juz tutaj swych szpiegow
jeszcze pred wybuchem wojny. Rad niemiecki staral sic wszel'-
kiemi sposobami przysporzyc nam nieprzyjacol, jk to sig okazalo z
noty niemieckiego ministra Zimmermanna.
PRZEWIDUJE Wake DO KoNCA.
'Obecnie many przyjac wake tym naturalnym wrogiem wszel
kej wolnosci, i uzyjemy W raze potrzeby calej naszej silly do
obrony ca}ej ludzkosci. Jestesmy zadowoleni z tego, re many walczyc
o ostateczny pok6j swiatowy wonose wszystkich narod6w, wfacz-
ME narodu niemieckego. Nanny walczyc 0 prawa przywileje wel-
kich malych narod6ws
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-04-19
MASH

Upowaznieni So do kolektowa-
MIA abonamentu Wiarusa haste
nasi agenci miejscowi:
ASHTON. Nebr. Micha} Mendyk
BREMOND. Tex. NJ. c. Basifski.
FRIED. N. D.. A. A. Kaiser.
GRENVILLE. s. OAK. J6zef Gruba
INDEPENDENCE. Wis. Frank Wise.
MELLEN. Wis. Teofl Derdowski
NANTICOKE. Pr FIR. Jablofski
LEO. MINI. Mateusz Bilski
OAK HILL. Mich. ST. Po9orzelski
SILVER LAKE. MIMI. FIR. Waletzki.
WARSAW. N. D. Teodor Wysocki
WILNO. MINI. FIR. Badzifskt.
WILMINGTON. Del. N. II. Potaszewski.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-14
Sussex Good Roads Campaign

Well-attended meetings of resi-
dents of Millsboro and Seaford
and their vicinities held on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings of last
week after discussion by County
Commissioner William E. VAL
liant, of Laurel, and other speak
ers endorsed the proposed 80 or
40 year bond issue of $1,000, 900
by Sussex county for improved
roads. At Seaford, Mr.. VAL
liant, in response to an in
quiry as to how the money was
to be spent, said it was to be di-
vided equally in each district
without regard to politics, and
the public choice whether con-
Crete, brick or simply grading or
existing roads would be adopted
by the commission. County En-
gineer Upham said it was pur-
posed to start at each centre of
trade and build roads radiatinc
to other centres in the county.
Chauffeur's Back Found Broken
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-14
Gave Life To Save Horses

Myer, the 12-year-old son of
William Beck, a junk dealer of
Dover, persisted in a fire which
destroyed William Keller's stable
and several small structures in
Bridgeville early on Sunday
morning of last week. The blaze
threatened number of stores
and dwellings in between Rail-
road avenue and Cannon street
Young Beck's father returned t.
his home in Dover, leaving the
boy to care for his horses in his
absence. An old stove was burn
ing in the stable and exploded
while the boy was sleeping. He
was reused and gave the alarm
and went back to release the
horses. It is thought he was
overcome by smoke and fell in 3
stall and was pinned under the
burning timbers when the roof
fell. One arm and leg were bad
ly burned and in one hand he
held halter. Two horses perish
ed in the flames and one escaped
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-14
Sunday Blaze In SeafOrd

Seaford firemen were called on
Sunday morning of last week to
fight a blaze which destroyed the
Darbec building, occupied by the
Long & Short Department Store,
the Captain Heydrick Post, G. A
R., the Brotherhood of America,
and the lodge of Owls. Frozer
fire plugs caused some delay but
seven streams were finally play
ed on the building which was
seen to be doomed and efforts
were made to save the Cottingham
and Collision buildings containing
g. number of the towns leading
stores and the Methodist Protest
ant Church which after a two
hours fight proved successful.
The loss of the Long & Short
store is put at $4,000 and thai
On the building at from $4,000
to $4,000. The store stock was
largely insured but some of it.
bought for the spring trade, was
not covered. The organizations
occupying one of the upper floors
lost all their equipment. The G.
A. R. Post saved it's Bible and it's
highly priced sword. Wat r
thrown on the building froze and
the pavement in front of the
show window was covered with a
sheet of ice.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-14
LEGAL NOTICE

Estate Of Harriet N. Maxwell,
deceased.
Notice is herby given that Let
ters Testamentary upon the Estate
Of Harriet N. Maxwell late of
White Clay Creek hundred, deceas-
ed, were duly granted unto Jane
R. Maxwell on the 18th day of
December, A. D. 1916, and all per-
sons indebted to the said deceased
are requested to make payment to
the Executrix without delay, and
all persons having demands
against the deceased are required
to- exhibit and present the same
duly probated to the said Exec
utrix on or before the 18th day of
December, A. D. 1917, or abide by
the law in this behalf.
Charles B. Evans, Esq.
Attorney-at-law
Wilmington, Del.
Jane R. Maxwell,
Executrix.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-14
Wilds, A. M. Thomas and Hooper
Ross, trustees of the Poor.

Ross, trustees of the Poor.
- II
The test of the gasoline pump,
ing engine which the Delaware
City Fire Company contemplated
purchasing, made at Bridgeport,
Pa, on February 3, not proving
entirely satisfactory, opinion is
divided as to securing an auto
apparatus to cost $1700. Final
action will be taken at a meeting
to be held next Monday evening
With subscriptions already Sc
cured and money on hand the
company has about $500 available
for the purpose.
George Barney, aged 43 years,
of BIT West Fourth street, Will
mington, was found dead lying
across his bed at his home by his
son, early on Wednesday morn
ing. He had been suffocated by
gas flowing from an open bracket
jet. He retired about $50 on the
previous night and locked his
bedroom door which his son had
to force to enter the room.
The Maryland State Road Com
mission has awarded the contract
for the Rising Sun-Sylmar Sec
ton of concrete road, 1-3 miles,
in Cecil county to f. R. Sutton of
Philadelphia, for $18,822.11.
C. T. Snyder's store and dwell
ing in Rising Sun, Cecil county,
has been sold to Cameron Brown
and Henry E. Fisher for $4,000.
Vernon Brown has purchased
the 90-acre Anderson farm, near
Calvert, Cecil county, for $4,675.
William Downingham, aged g.
formerly of Elk Mills, a Civil
War veteran, employed at the
Krebs chemical plant, at New
port, dropped dead there of heart
disease, on Tuesday of last week
Rev. DR.. Thomas NJ. Hare, sup
erintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League for Maryland and Della.
ware, has resigned owing to il
health, but will defer his depart,
ure to his home in Westerville
O., pending disposal of proposed
Temperance legislation at Dover
Chief Judge Constable last
week drew the panel of jurors fol
the Spring term of the Cecil Cir
cult Court which opens at Elktol
on March of which the follow
ing are from the Fourth or Fai
Hill district: Charles P. Bye
Frank Steele, William S. Scott
Joseph Kitchens, and Waite
Scarborough.
The Curtis bungalow, on Ell
River, near Welsh Point, was de
stroyed by fire on Wednesda.
t night. AS it had not been occu
7 pied for several months, it j
thought the building was set OIL
- fire or the blaze may have beel
5 caused by careless tramps.