Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-16
rnE romn SCHOOL.
Tho Institution tor Mental and
Physical Culture That will Be
Established an Cecil county.

Philadelphia Record, Tuesday.
The days Of the district school In Cecil
county, Maryland, are numbered, and
the good people in that region who ply
fisherman's, lumberman's OF farmers
vocation are eagerly anticipating the
privileges OF a liberal education, which
will soon be offered TO their children
without money and without price.
Through the benefcence Of Jacob Tome,
Of Port Deposit, there will, within the
next few years be erected upon hia pri-
vate grounds magnificent group Of
buildings for the cultivation OF the men
tai and physical faculties OF the youth OF
Cecil county. The trustees Of the insti-
tuition mean TO push their work rapidly,
and the first building will be begun with
In few months. II will stand on the
Susquehanna river bank several hundred
yards south OF MIR. Tones residence, and
will be employed for mechanical instruc-
ton. II will contain broad, oommodious
work-rooms, fitted out with various kinds
Of machinery. The building will be 1870
feet long by IS broad, and three stories
high. The FIRST story will be of granite
and the rest Of brick.
Half dozen other buildings similar in
design will be erected upon the adjoin-
ing property, and will be used for various
educational branches, and Mr.. Tones
elegant granite residence will, upon his
decease, be utilized for the purposes Of
the school.
mr. Tome is now nearly rs years of
age, and his estate is valued OF SIC, 000,-
900. During his long residenoe in Port
Deposit he has become deeply interested
In the locality, and nearly score Of
years ago he determined to employ o
portion OF his enormous wealth in found
ing on the site Of his home free educa.
tional institution that should be exclu-
sively for the youth of Cecil county.
This scheme was quietly nOutished for
many years, and last January his plans
were made public, aud tie Tome Male
and Female Seminary of Port Deposit
became chartered institution. His
young wi.e's name headed tile list Of in
corporators, and her associates were
John A. j.. Oresswell, William ]. Jones,
Henry O. Nesbitt, Samuel O. Rowland
John MoOlenaghan, Thomas O. Bond,
Robert O. Hopkins and Peter e. Tome,
the donors nephew, all of whom were
named as trustees for the first year. The
endowment fund is $4,000, 900, and at
the first meeting of the trustees they were
given 81 $780, 600 and told to proceed to
work forthwith.
The school Is to be modelled to some
extent after the Pratt school, in Brook
Ign. II will be open to boys and girls
alike. and will accommodate from 500 to
1000 pupils. No one will be admitted
under 10 years nor retained after the age
OF lS years. 1t is not the aim Of the
founder to board and clothe the pupils
aB will be done in the Williamson Insti-
tuition, but il Is expected that a majority
OF them will live within easy travelling
distance and that the remainder will
board in Port Deposit at their own ex
pense. ALI books, implements, appa.
rRtus and machinery will bo furnished
free Of charge, and an extensive refer.
ence library will be prominent feature.
Although the teaching of trades will
play a prominent part, the institution
VIII by no means be trade school pri.
marily. The founder rather aims to give
70 the boys and girls OF Cecil county a
broad general education, which will 80
:.SSaaii1 End aud sya and brain an 20 make
their posseseors Intelligent sni Useful
citizens. The common school branches
will be thoroughly taught along with the
higher mathematics. languages and liter
ature, and other studies pursued in first
class seminRriea and academier. Painting
drawing and music form part of the
plan, as also telegraphy, typswriting, de.
signing in wood, copper and steel enQray
log, atenography, aud to the girls, cook
ing, sewing and the elements OF house
keeping. The boys will, moreover. be
privileged TO be trained in the use OF
tools and machinery operated by steam,
electricity or other tcrOes, and such
trades as plumbing, carpentry, plaster
ing, blacksmithing and the like will be
taught by all who select them.
For 56 years Mr.. Tome has had his
home in Port Deposit. He was an
humble, impecuuious young rover OF 23
years when he first driited down the Sus.
quehanna river on raft, aud tied M
along the Cecil county shore. Tbose
were the pslmy days of the lumber busi.
ness, before the railroads stepped in to
uHurp the traihc from the rivermen, and
trade at Port DEPOSIT. was booming
Before his advent there young Tome had
already had a eheckered career as farm
laborer, fisherman, tin merchant and
school teacher. His own school days in
York county, Pa, his birth. place, wore
lew. yet his earnestness and application
rendered him competent TO train young
Lencssterlan minds during part Of his
2lst year. At Port Deposit ne served in
the tripartite character Of CLERK, hostile,
aud bartender at a primitive lumber.
mems Inn, and through this narrow gate.
way he passed oat into the broader life OF
a wonderfully successful business man.
The firm OF Tome & Rinehart, lumbe,
dealers, WAS formed in 1885 with IS OOt
capital, furnished entirely by the unio,
member. In 1851 the capital had reached
800 900 through Mr. Tones business
like management. soon after he boupb,
up about 10000 acres OF timber land II
Pennsylvania aud Michigan, became in
terested in the grain and agriculture
trades and engaged actively in ruunip.
steamboats, TO Baltimore. BY these vari
Gus means Mr. Tome amassed an ever
growing fortune and his business ken
continually expanding He became pres
ident OF tine Baltimore & Eusquehannt
steamboat Company, stakeholder RnS
director IN the QonowinQo Bridge Com
pany, director in the Port Deposit 4
Columbia RAILROAD, president OF the Oiti
zens' National Bank OF Washington ani
also of the Cecil and Etkton nationa
banks. He served as state senator 10
several years, WAS candidate for tht
goyerporship OF Maryland in 1871 an,
was chosen treasurer of the Republicsl
national committee in 1876.
Mr.. Tome WAS married in 1871 TO Mis-
Caroline Webb and had several children
all Of whom have been for years dead
About four years ago he was again mar
ried to Miss Eva, the daughter OF Henri
o. Nesbitt Of Port Deposit, who wa
nearly 90 years his junior. sac will B
his sole heir OF his death.
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