Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-21
NEW WINDSOR COLLEGE.
The Exercises During commencement
Wcek-Degrees and Honor Confer.
Correspondents Of THf EVENING srAn

Correspondents OF THf EVENING STAR
NEW WINDSOR, CARROLL Co., Nd, June 10.
The Rev. Alfred Nevin, ID. n, IL. n, OF
Philadelphia, preached the baccalaureate ser
mon at the opening Of the commencement ex-
ercises Of New Windsor College last Sabbath
morning. Sabbath evening q sermon 10 the
College Christian Association was preached by
Rev. J. ID. Fitzgerald. pastor OF Light-street
Presbyterian church. Baltimore. Monday night
the cass-day exercises OF the senior class were
held in College hall. The greeting was given
oy Miss Addie c. Reiss in a very happy manne
A full account Of the exploits of the class was
gwen py Miss Nora Ecker, the historian. The
prophecy was delivered by Miss Nellie Sngluf
Miss Carrie +. Mason the presideut conferred
the iaughaole diplomas, pr and medals. those
OF the president being conferred by the vice pres
uenl' MISS hose Weaver. The soiree by the rank
ana hle" OF the college on Tuesday night
brought toge Their large audience Commence
ment soiree, under the management OF Mrs
Jelly the vice president of the ladies' seminary
OF the college, has become one OF the most at
tractive features of the New Windsor COM
mencements
To encourage practice in elocution and the
drs est ceidre 0rtern the president Of the college
offered prize this year to be awarded to the
best speaker on soiree night. The judges were
Hon. l.. Il. Sllngluff. J. +. Burlington. NJ D.
and the Rev. David Stevenson. ID. D., OF Perth
Amboy, n. j., who awarded the prize to VIM
Frying. OF Newark, n. J. Wednesday night
Rev. David Stevenson, OF Perth Amboy, N J.,
delivered an address i'm the PRESBYTERIAN church.
under the auspices OF the Arolathan and Philo-
kalian Literary society.
The commencement exercises by the rradu-
ating class were held in College hall Thursday
night. The salutatory was given 10y Miss Nora
Ecker, Of Cherry Grove. Carroll county. ESSAYS
were reed by Miss Nellie Slingluf OF Avalon
Farm, Carroll county; Rosa NJ. Weaver, Of New
Windsor. Md. and Carrie Z. Mason. of Balti-
more. Md. The valedictory was delivered by
Miss Carrie c. Reiss, of Washington, u. c.
Gold medals, diplomas and the degree NJ p l..
were conferred upon Miss Nora Ecker, Miss
Nellie Sngluf, Rosa NJ. Weaver Carrie &. Ma
son and Addie c. Reiss. The degree OF Master
Of Arts was, in course conferred upon William
Quail Shilling. D., of Homecoming. Md The
honorary degree OF A. NJ. was conferred upon
Rev. j. A. Eide. of Beaver. Pa and also upon
Prof. j. b. Greene, OF New Windsor college.
The degree OF d. was conferred upon Rev
David Stevenson, of Perth Amboy, n. J.
Biaine's Grandfather Gillespie.
Chris" Magee in the Pittsburs Dispatch.
Old Neal Gillespie, father-in-aw OF Ephraim
Blaine, the father Of Jim, lived out In Washing
ton county. He was q shrewd business man.
well liked by his neghbors, but always consid-
cred little queer. One Of his favorite pranks
was to hitch a horse to his sleigh in midsummer,
throw In a lot Of buffalo robes, and drive over
him was, that the more his family endeavored
to prevent his doing queer things the more he
would do them. When his sons and daughters
married and left his roof he gave each one
fine farm, and when his daughter married Eph
Blaine she shared like the others, though Eph.
hadn't very much of this worlds goods at the
time. Matters moved along for q good many
years. Eph. Blaine sold the farm his father-in-
law had given him, and the proceeds soon dis
appeared Old man Gillespie still carried on in
his queer ways until finally the sons and sons
in-law petitioned court for lunacy commission
In his behalf, as they claimed the old gentleman
was mentally incapable OF taking care of his
| estate. The question came up before court for
a hearing, but old Neal Gillespie declined to
have any attorney, and proceeded TO conduct
his case himself. Ephraim Blaine his son-in-
| law. was the first witness called. He went ex-
haustively into the causes which led the family
to take the step they had; told about his father
ln-law's crazy ways, and was then turned over
to the alleged lunatic for cross-eXamination
You are my son-in-law Eph. I believer"
Yes, sir" responded Jims father.
" DID you get any dowry with my daughter
when you married herr"
Yes did"
Tell the court what property You had your
self when you were married"
The witness objected on the ground that 1t
had nothing to do with the case.
But I'll show you that il has" responded
Gillespie, and to humor him the Judge required
Blaine to answer the question
well, / didn't have anything" said the wit
ness, reluctantly.
Now tell me what became OF the farm I
gave you and my daughter when you were mar
ried"
"Ah-well-it has been sold"
land where is the money!"
"Oh-it has been spent for household and
other purposes"
Got any Of it left now7"
Not very much"
THAT will do" said the ord man. with q
twinkle In his eye. I'm done with you for the
present"
He took up the next witness, another son-in-
law. and subjected him to the same excruciating
cross-fre, and so on to the end the result with
| each relative being the same. Ephraim Blaine
was called up again.
"Eph, want you to tell the court If my es-
tate was diminished any when gave part OF
| it to you and your wife?"
"Yes, sir; II was"
well, since then, have added to or kept on
diminishing it,"
II believe you have bought some land since
! then"
Added several farms, and stocked EN-, too,
haven't II"
"Yes, sir"
You have sold your farm and got nothing
| left of it,"
"Yes. sir"
"And you want me declared a lunatic,
and you take the management OF nv estate?"
| That's what We want the court TO do sir"
| The old fellow, tall, gaunt and awkward arose
| In court, glared around on the members of the
| family who had wasted their substance and vet
| wanted him adjudged lunatic and blurted out:
| well, you are all fine set of ducks to want to
m mn loft oft