CECIL WHIGVOL. 65—NO. 14. WHOLE NO. 3,3n8

CHURCHMENTO CONVENE

Northern Convocation Of Diocese Of

Easton Meets Next WeekTin- Northern Convor.ition of tin* Dio-

ci*se <,r Easton will inert in St. JamesChurch. Port Deposit. on next TuesdayWednesday ¦.•nnl Thursday, opening at7.30 p. in., on Tuesday with eveningprayer. mini aildrr-srs on Iho Bibb*—“What it is.” ly Ui v. W. A. Coalc. and“How iCso it.” hy I{i¦ v, William Srhon-ler. The program for Wednesday in-clinics morning i ra > cr ami 11*1\ i V>in- •innnion. sermon liy Rv. S. Ed son. at10,1 ll a. in., an esvay for ironeral disnis-sion hy Ke\. William Sehonh-r at 2.110•p. in., service at Silver Cross' I hum* at3. 30 p. in., hy Rev. W. A. Coalc andRev. C. T. Deirroeh*. and evening prayermini a-hlress. --.ni “Tin* I loctrim* of” a*nd“Ilow to Prepare for*’ Holy Commun-ion. hy Rev. S. Wilson and Rev. W. A.Coale. at 7.30 p. in. Thursday HolyCoinmnnion will he administered at 7.30a. in., followed hy morning prayer win! asermon hy Rev. A. Ware nt 10.30 a. in.At 3 p. in. there will In* a business meet-ing: at 4* p. in. service for young menmini addresses on tin* call of tin* church tothem, “To Prayer.” hy Rev. W. A.Coale. and “To Service.” hy Rev. Wil-liam Schonler. At 7.30 p. m. there willhe evening prayer service followed hyaddresses on Missionary work, “TheDuty of it.” hy Rev. A. Ware; “TheMethod,” hy Rev. William Schonler, and“Modern Missionary Herois,” hy Rev.W. A. Coale. Offerings will he taken ateach service for expensi -. The public iscordially invited to'attend the scissions.

WEDDINGS

CLAYTON LAMAR.The residence of Mr. and Mrs. William

T. Lamar of Charh*stown, was the sceneof a heamifnl wedding at 0.30 o’clocklast Wednesday evening, when the mar-riage of their daughter. Miss BessieGregg, and Mr. William Pierce Clayton,was solemnized hy Rev. J. R. Auers ofthe M. E. Church.

The bride, who was given in marriageby her father, was met hy the groommini best man. Mr. Bayard Black. Theonly attendant of the bride was hercousin. Miss Grace Jackson. They bothcarried large bouquet** of carnations tiedwith satin ribbons. The bride's gownwas a Persian mull trimmed with whitesatin ribbon. Following a* reception Mr.and Mrs. Clayton left on a wedding tourNorth. The house was handsomely de-corated with pot ted plants and ferns.The wedding march from Lohengrin wasplayed hy Miss Mat* Gibson of Wilming-ton.* There were many beautiful and use-

ful presents. Among those present wereRev. and Mrs. Alters and daughter. Hat-tit*. Mr. ami Mrs. J. M, Heverin. Mrs.Ella Clayton and daughter. Della, Mr.and Mrs. W. Y. Heverin, Mr. 'and Mr**-.W. E. Raker, Mr. and Mrs. RichardBlaekiston. Mr. and Mrs. W. .1. Jackson,Air. ami Mrs. K. J. Campbell, MissesMae Gibson. Edna Rhiek, Nellie Clark,Ellen Heverin. Edith Heverin. HelenRaker and Messrs. Morgan Heverin.Walter Jmekson, Jr.. Arthur Raker. W.S. Campbell and others.

REED—McVEY.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. BenjaminW. MeVey, of Farmington, was thescene of a pretty wedding Wednesdayevening, November 29. at 7 o’clock,when their daughter. Lula Elizabeth, andMr. David Thomas Reed, son of Mr.Thomas M. Reed, of near Elkton, were

united in the bonds of holy matrimony,by Rev. W. T. M. Beale, of Zion. Thebriday party mitered to the strains ofthe wedding march, played hy Miss Nel-lie Reed, sister of tin* groom. The bridewore a gown of silk mull and carriedbride resets. Miss Nettie MeVey, sisterof the bride, was maid of honor, gowned

in white Paris muslin, over pink, andcarried white carnations. Mr. Frank E.Harris, cousin of the groom, was Irestman. The ushers were Messrs. Taylorand Roy MeVey, Curtlsi Reynolds, Her-bert and Leon Ewing, and NowlandCampbell. A large number of friends ofthe bride and groom witnessed the cere-mony. After the ceremony a receptionwas held, after which the happy youngcouple left for a short trip to Washing-ton. The bride was the recipient ofmany handsome and useful gifts.

COO LING-AURANTS.Mr. Charles Wesley Cooling and Miss

Marie Elizabeth Arrant**. were marriedon Wednesday evening at tin* home ofthe bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. JohnW. A mints, in Elk Neck, by Rev. W. P.Taylor, of Bethel M. E. Church, formerpastor of Hart’s and Wesley Chapels.

Sheriff Elect Kirk Sworn InCecil Kirk, the newly elected Repub-

lican candidate for Sheriff, qualified onFriday, giving bond for $25,000 with theFidelity and Dejoslt Company of Balti-more. and the National Fidelity Companyas sureties. He appointed Myion Miller,of the Sixth district, as deputy. RetiringSheriff, George C. Biddle, was engagedon Thursday in moving his effects to thedwelling of Mrs. A. M. R. Price on Mainstreet, near Church, which he will oc-cupy.

New Type Of Steam CraftThe stool built craft “Waldron." 02

feet on the water lino and 7% feet beambuilt by the Pnsey & .Ton 's Company ofWilmington, fitted with the Waldronflexible engine, was launched last Fridayand with half a head of steam developed ia speed of lit knots an bout. She was 1designed by Mr. Waldron, a former era- Jploye of the gingerly Mills here, who jdied week before last.

CLCIL KIRKSworn in as Sheriff al noon yesterday

Town Ha> Quiet ThanksgivingThanksgiving iassed quietly in town.

The stores, banks and public offices were••l<***d. There was a good attendance atthe* churches with s|Hcinl sitiiioiis bylb v. Hr. T. K. Martiudule at tin* Prwhy-lerlau-.Methodist union service. and byRev. William Sehouler at Trinity Church.A number of members of county <*onncilsof tin* Jr. O. V. A. M. visited Baltimore," Imre Triumph Council raised a ting overIhe Aired People's Home, after a finestreet parade. Quite a number of Klk-loiiiaus look in the Del awa re-MarylandAgricultural College fMt ball game,which was fairly interesting, and wouldhave been closer had not Captain Cooper,of the visitors. been put out of business.Delaware won by a score of 12 to n.(¦millers galore brat the fields and woodsbut met with indifferent luck.

Fire On Nearby FarmThe clanirinir of the fire bell about 0

o'clock on Saturday night. drew a num-ber of residents to the Conner farm atthe foot of Ued Hill, east of town, wherethe fodder slacks were found ablaze. Mr.Conner was in town, and drove rapidlyto the scene. Little could In* done to staythe flames, and the sloek of fodder. (100

bundles of which had just been purchasedwas destroyed. Luckily, the wind wasblowing away from the barn and cowshells, which had a close nail, as it was.from the great heat of the lire. Had theycaught. Mr. Conner, who is engaged inthe milk business, would have sufferedgreat lo*s. As it is, he is put to st raitsth rough the loss of his stock of fodder.Tin* cause of tin* fire can only Im* sur-mised. and Mr. Conner is puzzhd toaccount for its outbreak.

Petition For Harry Harris’ PardonGovernor \V;irlirlil is to ho nskoii to

pnnlon I Tarry Homs, the convict whoticnroil :is a witness in the JSi miMT-s’ trialhole last March. Harris was j-ivon tonyi-ars for the killing of his wife, whom hechanged 'asunfaithful, and has served fouryears of his term, the officials treatinghim as n “trusty.” He became a con-fidant of Simpers, who told him of hisconnection with the Constable murderbefore he made the signed statement,which was admitted as a confession. Thepetition for Harris’ pardon is said to bebacked by Judges Pearce and Brown, At-torney-General Bryan, States’ AttorneyOwens, of Baltimore Warden Weyler andother's.

New Boy's Cub FormedA number of gentlemen have promised

support to u club recently organized,made up of older students of tin* HighSelund, and of Ikm* youths, the aims ofwhich are social, literary and athletic.The dub will have quarters in the HumBuilding. Principal F. B. Kraus andFrank McChesney. Ivsqs. an* active mem-bers. and Messrs. W. S. Kvians, It. C.Thaekery. Joshua Clayton. 11. M. Mc-Cullough, Dr. 11. A. Mitchell and \V. A.Mitchell honorary members. Chief ofPolice Lynch will act as Sergeaut-at-Anns and correct conduct on the part ofthe members will lie requisite to connec-tion with the organization.

Gasoline Car Makes Fair TimeA ear constructed by the Strang Gas

Fleetric Car Company of New York,equipped with an cighly-horse ]H)wcrgasoline engine connected with a fiftyKilowatt electric generator, supplying a*storage battery of JOS cells of two and ahalf volts each, was given a t(*st betweenPhiladelphia and Wilmington last Friday

|on the P*. & O. tracks. The run of 25! miles was made in an hour and the re-

j turn in 45 minutes. Another like car, was tested between Wilmington and Lan-¦ denherg. It is purposed to use these cars,

j if found suitable, on short branch roadsof the B. & 0. K. U.

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PERSONAL

Kvan Ains;<iw. of Wilmington, was intown this week.

Hev. W. T. Hammond, of Wilmington,called un Klkton friends Tuesday.

Joshua Clayton. Ksq.. has returnedfrom a business trip to Atlantic City.

Mrs- George T. Wit worth, of Wilming-ton. visited relatives in Klkton thi* week.

Miss Ro*e Drenuen, after an extended•ia> with Pittsburgh friends is at homeagain.

Mr*.Margaret Briekley. of Wilmington,was an Klkton visiter several days thisweek.

Miss Margaret Gilpin is entertainingher friend, Miss Elizabeth Noland, ofIBaltimore.

MisJs Lulu Csi.ion sfpent several dayswith relatives at Mt. Pleasant, Del.,this Week.

P. M. Groves had his friend, Dr. -I.Weld. Foster, of Baltimore, as a guest

on Sunday.Mr. and Mrs. A. If. Hartman enter-

tained the Klkton Knchiv Club on Tues-day evening.

The Misses Martha and TluTesa Fin-b y have returned from a months stayat Atlantic (Mty.

Mr. James Carl A\ford. Of Philadel-phia. is spending his Thanksgiving holi-days with Mr. Picketts Nelson.

A large nnmher of their relatives wereentertained at dinner on Saturday even-ing by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mitchell, theday being the twenty-fifth anniversaryof their marriage.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Cameron cele-brated their silver wedding at their home"Cornucopia Farm." in tin* Sixth dis-trict. yej’ierday afternoon. A large num-ber of friends were present and tenderedcongratulations.

The engagement is announced of Lieut.JViMeph S. Romscll. C. S. Marine Corps,formerly of Klkton. and Miss FlorenceDasbicll Clayton, of Annapolis, a* grand-daughter of Hev. J. 11. Ihishiell, formerPresident of Dickinson College.

Trainmen To Master Air BrakesThe Pennsylvania Railroad manage-

ment will require all engineers, firemenand trainmen, freight and passenger, tobecome familiar with the operation ofair brakes. A training school system hasbeen established with one at Todd’s Cut,where an engine and car (*quiiped withair brakes are in charge of experts forthe instruction of the men. It is saidthat they will he required to get anaverage of 85 per cent, in examinationor test as to handling of the brakes, andthat those failing will not be acccqrteduntil they acquire proficiency.

Sportsmen Urge Closed SeasonMembers of tin* State Game I’rotec-

live Association will through its commit- ,ice on Legislation. seek to secure fromthe General Assembly at its coming ses-sion measures that they deem essentialto the preservation of the little gameleft in tin* State. Most of the mepibersfavor a closed season of from two to fiveyears throughout the entire State. Alicense for guns at $1 each is urged, thefees to be applied for stocking. The mat-ter of the use of powcr boats in duckshooting will also be dealt with in theproposed remedial measures.

—William Jeffers, formerly of Klkton,Thomas Hieken and J. 11. Wood while *riding on a whifter which collided with <a 1passenger car in the W(*st Yard at Wil-mington. on Wednesday, were injured.Jeffers and Wood about the body audHickcn getting his right log hurt. J !

ELKTON, MD., SATURDAY, DECEMBER •_>, isttis

BOSTON M| HOLDS UP BOATCanal Liner Ericsson Held Up Half

An Hour By CrankSi\|y-live passengers on the liner Erb*s-

wen- hold ai In r pier on Light street.15: 1 1 1 iiiirc. on Mondav uurning for half i

mu hour after her arrival by the whim i"i* eraukine.ss of :i passenger signing him- IM'lf "JMin M;iivh;: 11. Necktie MamiLie- |

| iurer,” of It. -i. who >k a deck pat* 1s '~‘ Chester. On going to his berth 1

: he took (’apt. MrNainc. aside and told 1| liim Micro were criminals aboard who II should he “run in” when the boat reach- '

• d B dtimore. A' he seemed in deadi-arncsT, the Captain, when the Ik it

I reached the pier. get a policeman to nailothers, and the gang plank wiw held jback while Mrarch was made for the j‘Viiminals.*’ Marshall, when asked by !Sergeant Itrnff to point out the crooks, jlook him to the steerage lavatory and 1wauled to know if he thought it was in a iproper sanitary condition. The disgusted

!¦ loM !iilll In. wds i'imzv, .uni Imstlcilliim -1 ill1¦ '_rl ll him l><-tv>i-t> .Instioi"l irmmoii with disorderly ¦¦oiidnel. Mur->¦'ll:lll deiminded ,-i Jury fritil, and was heldf"i’ Court. Mi unwhilc, many <>r the pas-sviiyi'rs had missod trains hy thoi-r en-i'irri*il diday. and all of them wonhl harph'l-n triad In pay out Marslrall lor theIrnnhie lie jj.-ive them.

TOME INSTITUTE NOTESI he following boys hetve been awarded

ihe loot ball "I.* viz.: Left end. Lamm:left tackle, Thomas; left guard. Gripp;cent. r. Guuzcnhauscr; right guard. John->iMi: right tackle. Cullier: right end..I.dins, captain: quarterback. Hums: lefthalt back. I bi.anz; right half back,Brown;fullback. .Marston.

I he lollowing have been awarded sub-stitute sweatee, and will sit in the teampicture, viz.:—Rowley, Kerr and ('lark.

I Those loys w ill also have the privilege, of wearing "T. 2nd” on their sweaters.

The following have been awarded "T‘Jiid jerseys; Walker. Mingea. Tome.

I W ivi*. (’orknan. Keplinger, Flint andI Wall.

11. 10. Smith has boon awarded a *‘T2nd sweater, bwanse he was a memberof tin* second team last year ns well asof this years swond team.

TOMK I'OOTIIAM.TKAM, Uhi.A.Statistics of the team: —

.... ,, R eight Weight

Lett end. I.amm 5 H. 7 | mLeft tackle, Thomas ft it. s> . |Left guard, (rlpp fin. ftp, iftaCenter, <lnn/cnhan/er ft ft. 8 i::tRight guard, lohnston sft imiRight tackle ('alller ft n. 7 1 ., l.r :o .Right end, (’ai-t . Johns r ft, 7* 7 ].{•.',Mmirier back. Purus ft p. s ) hjLeft hall hack. Ito'ane ft p ft> , jar,Right half hack Brown .... ft p.s liaFull hack, Maiston r, p s 117'.,

Average 5 ft. 7,'._; U7?.,

S FIST ITFT ES.Height Weight

Rowley op. I'., nr*Kerr 5 ft 7' ] 121)Clark 5 it. 5 12P,.

’ldle team gained live ionmls during theseason, its w eight at the beginning of thestiaxm being exactly 1 42 1 A pounds.

Second team statistics: —

Height WeightLeft end, Walker ft ft. 5 121Left tackle, Mingea ftp. 7 1.V7

'Left guard. Tome ft ft. 7'., Iftu('enter. Wise lift. 1 psaRight guard, Corkran ft ft. JO i.MftRight tackle, smith . ft ft. a noRight end, Keplinger ft ft. 7 120Mnarler hack, Clark ft ft ft UP'.,Left half hack. Rowley ftn.4)tf Ho*Right half hack, Kerr ft ft. 7% 120Lull back, Film ft ft. -p, 120Wall ft ft. 2 128

Average ftft.fi 1 , m*.,(hi Friday evening, December 1. n

clever and interesting entertainment inmagic, jugglery and shadowgrapliy wasgiven by Hendrickson and Rosani. The• nteiiainens are well known in the ly-ccnni circuits and present a bright andoriginal program. Their illusion, “Here,There and Back Again,” is particularlygood.

A big Thanksgiving dinner was givenat the Inn Thursday. Good cheer pre-vailed from the soup to the coffee. It issaid that something else besides the tur-keys were stuffed. The menu was ar-ranged by Gibson the school caterer.

A Thanksgiving dance was held atTome on Thursday evening. About 35couples danced. The gathering waschaperoned hy Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Newell,Mrs. Billings, Mrs. Tunstall, MmFrench, Mm Jones and Mrs. Bates.The Ih.vs had decorated the gym. withschool and college banners-, and flags anda large American flag. A bout ten o’clockice cream and cakes were served. Abowl was kept full iff fruit punchthroughout the dance.

*O7 won tiic championship this year, de-feating ’L3 last Saturday, in a very goodgame, by ibo score of 5-0, and beating *O9Tuesday 15-0,

The game last Saturday was a sur-prise in some ways, partieularlv in thevery excellent article of football whichwas displayed. ’o7's score was made intin* first half. In the second half, onceagain Wniker, after a 45-yard run, cross-ed the goal line for ’O7. out Ihe play wawcalled back been use of holding, and *O7was penalized 15 yards. Thereafter, ’USbraced, and rushed the ball to within acouple of yards of ’o7’s> goal line, wherethe latter took it on downs. In the kickout from behind tin* goal line, Wiseblocked the punt and ’OB fell upon theball for a touchdown, but unfortunatelyfor them, there had been off side piny,and the touchdown was not allowed, thefinal score remaining, ’O7, 5, ’OB, 0.

In Tuesday’s game. ’O7 had a walk-over. ’O9 making a firs* down only once.A good deni of tlie inefficiency of ’o9‘splay was due to the fact that the centerand quarterback did not work together, iand the ball was always fumbled beforeit reached the runner. To some extent,tins was due to the fierce charging of

’o7*s line. ,

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j FUND IN SIGHTThe 5 5,000 Needed For Union Hos-

pital Will Soon Be In HandTin' eiitertiiiument for the benefit of

I I nion Hospital held in Mechanics* Hall,Bay View, on last Friday night, was i

i quite successful and netted upwards of II**o. The program included selections by II M'-srs. 10. Finck, George lOliiottli Brown. (Hen Willis and Henry W. jiT* lit11, ui the 101k ton Mandolin and ,

i Guit'ir Club, a qnarletle from the “i’rineo jFiL.-ii.” by Mrs. Cliarlo W. John- '

’'•'?ii. Miss Hattie Funis, Mr. 11. 11. ji W lute and Mr. He-org* Sinn-oe. violin '! ""lo b Mi's. Marion F. Rose, a duct, j! ”Lm. h ta the Woodbird’s Sung.” by j

Mis. \ io!;i R ot and Miss Irene White. I•' t v.ical 501... “Tin* Lira It- Bold.” l.y Mr. jGi -urge Sinieo;-. "Happy Days.” by Mis< j

| Funis, with violin obligato, it.nling- by !! Mis - Funis. Mis** (’ora Bui ns aml M issi Fmma IV nninglon, and an exp -dion of ;| the plans and purpo-es <f the hospital 1jby I r. Howard Bra.tton. A doll an ! ,

• •Re salo arranged by a miinlu i- of litMe I" ‘Hn. il of Klkton.. held in the Miieh‘d ]Building on Saturday ev.-ning n? I:• I .>2<>

tin* hospital. The managers i >w r -

I 'rt that the ss,(Nn> m oiled to - cure alike amount from the Stale for the inMl-Miiion is in sight and will whorliy be inband, when the smn not yet turned inarc received.

DEATHSJOHN W. JO I LS.

•Mm W . Julies, well known .in lowerCecil as the postmaslei of Mi.bid kswn.•Hid a former extensive fruit commissiondealer, was found dead in bed last Fri-day morning, holding a newspaper.whiehhe had been reading, in his hand. Hewas wnlTering with a cold and retinnlearly tin* night before, and his daughter,Mrs. John Loon hurt, found him dead"’hen she went to call him on Fridaymorning. Mr. Jollw, who was li.’l ynars>.f age. was a native of Wamun R. 1.He was* a Civil War veteran and cameto Middletown in IS(UJ, whore he wasagent for Ihe Delaware Railroad Com-pany. He also engaged in the grain andfruit business and turned it over to his*oiin when he became postmaster. One*ff li is sons, Joseph C. Jollw, is Registerin Cliancery. 'l’wo other t>ons, Frank andCharles IL, and a daughter. Mis. JohnLeonhart. survive him. His wife, whowas > ss Susan Cowgill, of Baltimorecounty, died in 1903. His funeral washeld on Monday, with interment in For-est Cemetery. Middletown.

MRS. HANNAH RAM 80.

Mrs. Hannah Raml-o. wife <*f WilliamM. Ranilo. died at her home, near Theo-dore, la><i Saturday, in her (52.1 year. Sheleaves a husband'and three children, Mrs.I'Mward ('beadles, of North Fast: Ar-thur and Nehemiiah Bauibo.boih of Theo-dore; also two >’oters mid <me brother.Mrs. James Cowgmve. of Chester, andMi's. Rebeee.a Lviodi. and Mr. RawlingsA. Tyson, of Bay View. Funeral ser-vcees were held on Monday by Rev. J.F. Bryan, at 1 o’clock: interment inlObeiiezel* (’einetery.

MRS. SARAH FOSTFR.Mrs. Sarah Foster, widow of the late

William Foster, died at her home in theFourth district, on Sunday, after a briefillness, inged 77 years. She wasdaughter of John 41 ml Sarah Anderson.Two sons. William C. and Robert J. Fos-ter. and a daughter. Mrs. Sarah Mart on,survive her. Her funeral was held onThursday with services at St. Thomas’Church, Newark, and interment in theadjoining cemetery.

MRS. LOUISA R. WILLITS.Mrs. Louisa R. Willits. wife of Merritt

N. Willits, died at her home near Mid-dletown, on Sunday afternoon, after nNitrgiuil operation undergone in Pbiladel-pbm a- few days previous. Mis. Wil-!il> was an active member of St. Anne’sChurch, and had a wide circle of ¦friend**,to whom her death was a great shock.Her funeral was held on Wednesday,with interment in St. Anne’s Cemetery.

CLARENCE COCHRAN.Clarence Cochran died at Ids home near

Mt. Pleasant. Del., on Sunday, agedyears. Mr. Cochran who was unmarried,owned three line farms. Ho was a sonof the late John I’. Cochran. His mo-ther, two brothers, Dr. Victor and War-ren Cochran, and n* sister, Mrs. HowardPoole, survive him. His funeral washeld on Monday with interment in For-est Cemettry, Middletown.

GEORGE SI IELINE.George Shcline died at Ids homo near

Mt. Olivet Church, Elk Township, onSaturday evening, of weakness, incident10 advanced ago. His widow and severalsons and daughters survive him. Hisfuneral was held <>n Wednesday, with in-terment in Ro-sehank Cemetery, Calvert.

WALLACE MOLTEN.Wallace Holton died at his homo in

Middletown on Sunday of consumption,aged 30 years. He was a son of the IntoAndrew Holton. His mother and suiters,Mrs. Harry Sharpies**, and Miss Eliza-beth Holton, survive him.

JOHN ML JOHNSON.John W. Johnson, one of the oldest

residents of the Second district, died at ;the home of his son, James, in Ohocra-I>eak(* City, aged S 2 years. His funeralwas held on Thursday, with interment inBethel Cemetery.

Auto Gives Horse Fafal Frightj An automobile Inst Thursday frighten-ed a valuable owned by Isaac S.Leo, on the road near Perryman. Theanimal ran up a bank, reared and fell

1 dead. , 1

BELLS BALKBURGLARS

Safe In Oxford Post Office BlownOpen—Thieves Escape With

Stolen Teamj llii-d.iiv sccmvil (-ntruiu*c (.> Oxford,

j ;,,l“ •'< v 1110 safe t* pieces but werej t pi^itti• ••. ill h* i ore getting iu the money

I drawer. 1 lit.- oiliee is local cm! in the Ma-

I >mi.- building, and the Telephone Cen-j V*’'11 i*on the second Hour. Thej in ml of tin iHMsiodicc is of plate glass,

j ¦’ ll the n ;ir are large grated win-j dews and a dour through which the birr-

j -hiis . !,t. i.*d. About m o'clock on thejpievioU' 11i*; Miss Richards, the op-

| '‘nit " t the 1 1 !< phone exchange, heardj v "!( '' a: the i ,ir of tie building but, as; lids w; - not n n usual ; :no heed. WiI -

j 1i :• 111 •. ag h ¦ who i' <¦ ved In r. neare

I'b'g. but th -iglil that p* rhaps John> ' ¦ ¦ ¦ - ing kindling.' used by a*

1 hmd r< jwm t which set all the bells? ring-in-. ll* sized no tin- >:’n,,iinn and tele*¦ • : ¦ ¦ ilro 1 1 pi.

\ jlit op*rat..r Mam • I’anun. called• 1 1' J a vlor Wright and Ward Thomasand they started fur tin- pustotllce, butthe burglar**, scared l v the jingling tclo-

s, mad o' ai 1 - ppcared,l was. found ko.

Post mash r T. IAI'-xinder w; s call-ed and f miid tin coatimr uf the safedoor, which had been biown over the!u.k bu\ partition, lying on the floor.Tin mail matt r win si altered all around.and the safe a wreck. The ringing of thetelephone Irells scaled the burglars:, who• lid not tackle the inner < omp irtinent ofthe safe, which contained a goodly e>uinuf money. Rooks. papers, m nn-v ordersand n few stamps, carried off by thethieves were found by Vurman Pricenear the oil tanks on the railroad onFriday morning, and returned to thepostmaster. The keyless lock boxes* wereblown open by the force of the explosion.From the oil tanks the rubbers took the

railroad track and was not traced.On Friday morning Fdward Stephens,

of Fast Nottingham, reported the loss ofa burse and buggy, and it is thought thethieves went to the nearest farm, stolethe team and struck for the Marylandline, four mihs away.

Three strangers had been noticed inOxford for several days previous to theburglary, one of whom about 5 feet 10inches in height, square built, with sharpfeatures and thin face, was in Davis.’barber shop and asked many questionsas to hotels, population, stores, policeprotection, etc., but shut up when anothercustomer entered.

The team stolen by the burglars wasfound in the wood** on the David Bouldenor ' Id IJowcii place, near Miller's Cor-ner in the Fourth district on Saturday.The hor*e had been loused and blanketed,the harness hung on a fence and thea igun pulled into the woods, Mr. Boul-den put tin- hurse in Ins stable and noti-fied Sheriff Piddle, who took charge ofthe animal. The owner. Mr. Stephens,later app ned. claimed and recoveredhis property.

Italians Shoot And Rob PeddlersMoses Albert, Aldus Shihent and Jos-

eph Munis, of 11715 South Tenth street,Philadelphia, ami John Francis, ofCoati sville. four peddlers, did a rushinghusims's os: Saturday in the camps ofthe Keibangh nail road hands between(Tcswell and Washington Boroughs l. OnSunday afternoon the men were held upby a party of eight Italians, near Cres-well. an-d i -ddied of six hundred dollars.Two of them. Morris tind Francis, whoresisti d. were shot in the bond. Theymanaged 11 • mieh Columbia. Two of therobber gang were arrested on Sundaynight at Safe Harbor.

Fish-house Prey To FlamesFire of unknown origin last Thursday

night broke out in Harry L. Smithson’swarehouse, used for the storage of fish•and fishing equipments, located on theRailway Wharf in Havre de Grace. Thebuilding was remote from fire plugs andlittle could he done to check the flames.The structure 35x40 feet, was destroyedwith its contents, gill, buck hauling androck nets, a lot of decoys and other ar-ticles. Tlie loss i< put at from .$2500 toS3OOO, with SIOOO insurance.

BAY VIEW.Mrs*. Morris Taylor, of Wilmington,

was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. K. J,Re<*d on Sunday.

Miss Pocrt' Reed is visiting in NowYork.

Miss Anna R. Lynch, who was visit-ing in Wilmington, Iras returned home.

The Third Quarterly Conference ofCecil Circuit will beheld in Bethel M. P.Church Saturday. December 1(5, at 1.30

o'clock.Mrs. Whilzcl and sons, of Baltimore,

were guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. 11. Lewisover Sunday.

Mi**s Lillian Whitdock and Mr. Geo.Jackson, of Wilmington, were the guestsof Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Lynch this week.

Mrs. Anna Worrall and Miss AnnaMurray spent Saturday in Wilmington.

Rev. George 11. Nock, of Baltimore,will preach in Bay View M. P. Churchtomorrow. Sunday, at 10.30. C. K. meet-ing**at 7.30,.1ed by Miss Susie G. Smith.

Mr. Amos Martindale had the misfor-¦ tune of having his leg broken last Mon-day by one of hi** horses.

Mr. and Miv. John Davidson, of "Wil-mington are the guests of their son, Mr,John Davidson.

Mr. Fern S. Coulter, of Johnstown,and Miss K. May Arbognst, of Freo-

-1 burg. Fa., arrived in town on Thursdaymorning, and after looking tip Major W.G. Purnell and procuring a marriagelicense had the nuptial knot tied by Rev.Dr. T. K. Martindale. Tliey left on an

i afternoon train.