Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.
Special Correspondence Of Every Fvcnin

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Ilkton, Md Dec William Nc
Clenahan, for years connected with the
McClenahan stone quarrics at Port De
post and later engaged as a newspaper
writer, Is a patient at Union Hospital
Elkton, having suffered a stroke oi
paralysis hy which his entire left side is
affected
Joseph Guano. the aged Italian farmer
who was convicted in the Elkton court
for the murder Of his I9-year-old son. was
taken 10 the Maryland pcnitentiarv, Balti-
more, Saturday, to serve Is years.
Cecil Brown Of Colora employed on
the Pennsylvania Railroad as q signal
maintainer, was struck by a shifting
engine At Perryville yesterday, sustaining
injuries that may prove fatal One leg
was broken in two places and the foot
and ankle Of the other leg badly mangled
Miss Mary Mckay is confined To her
home at Colora, suffering with injuries
sustained IN an automobile accident, when
The car she was riding in colhded with
machine carrying a Delaware license.
Both machines were badly wrecked
The funeral Of Lawrence Beers, the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad detective who
was shot and killed bv an unknown
Negro at Swan Greek, Thursday after
noon, took place in the Elkton Catholic
Church, At 10 o'clock this morning
Jacob Riddle and Clcaver Potts have
purchased the double dwelling on North
street Flkton. from Mrs H. NJ Haines
for $4,000
The County Board Of Education has
ordered the schools in the county 10 close
on December 10 and reopen on Monday
January 3 for the Christmas holidays.
Edward String Of Cleveland. Ohio, IS
spending the week with Joseph McFadden,
near Slngerley- The men were com
panions together in the war in France
Announcement is made Of the engage
ment Of Miss FstelIe Bishop. a Cecil
Of Warwick. The wedding will take
place after the New Year
Flkton, Md, De-. 15.-From Elkton
Catholic Church, this morning. the
funeral Of Lawrwnce Beers. the Baltimore
Il Ohio Railroad detective, who was shot
and killed by an unknown Negro at Swan
Creek. last Thursday afternoon was held,
Rev Father Arnd officiating
Grace Cothron, who was tried and ac-
quilted, last week, in Fikton court on the
charge OF being implicated IN the Weldin
murder. in which her husband Clarence
{ 'OthrOn, was convicted and sentenced to
the State penitentiary for life, has been
turned over 10 the authorities of Balti-
more, where she will he tried on kid
mapping charge
Guy r Mackinson Of North East died
AT his home in that town, Saturday, aged
= years.
Thomas J Alurray Of Elkton has been
appointed chief assistant auditor 10 sue
ceed " A Gillespie appointed State
auditor
Misses Mary and Lydie Terrell Of Elk
ton are spending week with their sister.
Mrs, Richard Porter, in " limington
BY the will Of Mrs Mary Whalen of
Elkton. " no was killed in an automobile
accident, her entire estate Is bequeathed
10 her husband, John f. Whaicn
Mrs Mary Bou'hclie. mother Of
Deputy Postmaster J. Writ Bouchcile
died Saturday al her home near Union,
Md She was 90 years Of age and leaves
a family
Joseph Grant of Los Angeles Cal, is
spending this month with his parents at
Cherry Hill
Miss Alice Taylor Of Philadelphia is
spending few DAYS with her grand
parents. MI and Mrs. Edward ", Taylor,
In klkton.