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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
EIktOnianS In Auto Crash

Mr.. Charles Blake and Mr.. David
Scott, both OF ElktOn, had a narrow
escape from serious injury last Sunday
morning. They. with eight others in
giant touring car driven by Carl
Hanna. oi Cleveland. were returning
from a dance in Sea Bright, N. J., to
.Asbury Park. where they have been
spending their vacations. About dav-
break Sunday morning Mr.. Hanna was
speeding along at 10 miles an hour,
when the car ran into butchers cart.
The auto upset. throwing four of the
party out and pinning the remaining
five. including Messrs. Scott and Blake
under it. Fortunately both escaped
with few bruises, although some
mem bers OF the party sustained severe
injuries. The four occupants of the
cart were hurled up in the air, but
were not seriously hurt. One Of them
picked himself up on the other side of
fence in a church yard about IS feet
from the scene of the collision.
Warrants have been issued for Han
ma and his stepfather F. K. Stallo, the
owner OF the car, and two others OF
the party for reckless driving. The
Elkton boys were guests OF the owner
and are not included in the warrants.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
Schools Open Monday

lhc public schools oi Cecil county
vii. open for the fall term Monday,
September , Care has been taken to
have the buildings in good condition
50 that everything will be in readiness
tor an immediate beginning OF the
work. y number OF changes have oc-
currcd among the various schools. In
the Elkton High School, Mr. Norman
Cameron a Washington College grad
uatc. and last year principal OF the
Lcwcs. Del, High School. will fill the
principalship in place OF Frank b.
Evans, resigned. Miss Katherine
Bratton will occupy the place LETT va
cant by the resignation OF Miss Flor
encc Mcfarland.
vt North East High School Mr..
Fockler will continue in charge hav-
ing had his salary raised to 5000 this
year. Miss Cora +. Smouse will act
as assistant this year in place of Miss
Margaret s. Miller. resigned
Mr. Caldwell still holds the prnci-
palship OF Chesapeake City at an in
creased salary. In the temporary abb
Sencc of Miss Cooper, Miss Emily Nc
Elmoylc. OF Elkton, will act as his as
Sistant during the month OF Septem-
Der. The following is list OF the in
StructorS in the high schools OF the
county
Cecil County High School-Norman
+, Cameron, Miss Sue Clary Hall,
Miss Katherine NJ. Bratton, Miss
Sarah Rcbccca Carey and Gilbert
Cooling
Cecilton-Miss Leila N. Mccoy, Cecil
ton; Miss Mary Clark.
North EaSt-E b. Fockler, North
East; Miss Cora f. Smouse.
Chesapeake City-EIugh w Caldwell,
Chesapeake City; Miss Mary II.
Cooper.
Calvert. Agricultural-II. O. Sampson,
Calvert: Miss Sampson
Manual Training SchoolS-Carroll Ed
gar. Elkton: Rayner Carey. North
East
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
Golden Weddinq

The hiticth wedding anniversary IF
Mr. and Mrs. Henry -. Keen was
celebrated at their home at West Not.
tingham on Saturday, August Fl.
together with a Jew very closely cor
ncctcd relatives. numbering in all
about so, were present to do honor ,
the occasion.
The absence oi iour grandchildren
and Mr.. and Mrs kccne's three great
grandchildren was greatly lamented,
As all had hoped to be present
The day proved to be all that could
be desired. the tables were spread on
the lawn and the old home rang with
merry laughter and lest. vt the noon
hour all were invited To- partakc oi tit.
bounteous supply OF good things pro-
vidcd for the occasin, alter which the
following poem written by Mrs. L.
ther Hindman. was read:
On a bright and bamy morning
Just fifty years ago to-day.
One there came and said. iair maiden
Come with mc-my will obey
Come with me and share lilies strug.
giles,
Come with me and be my bride.
Even though we may have crosses
Even though we suffer losses
Wen be stronger side by side.
So together they have journcyed
Through the space OF fifty wears.
AlwayS sharing with each other
MI their JOYS. and griciS. and tears,
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
Many Prizes For EIktOn

The Kent and Queen Anne Fair at
Colchester Beach held an unusual in
tcrcst for Elkton people this year, as
several local horses were entered in
the races and quite number OF Elk
ton ladies entered the competition in
the sewing embroidery and other
household work contests. The skill of
our ladies in the domestic pursuits is
attcSted by the number OF honors
brought back to Elkton The follow
ing is list OF the local prize winners:
Miss Tabitha Jones second prize for
knitting in cotton.
Miss Helen II. Wells first prize in
outline work in own material, and
first for plain sewing by hand.
Miss Edna II. Lee second prizes for
cut out embroidery in linen, embroid-
cry in cotton, walachan embroidery
and fancy articles
Miss Lillian d. Bennett, second
prizes for embroidery in silk on other
material and royal art embroidery, and
first prize peppermint candy.
Miss Flora H. Ash first prize for
royal art embroidery and second for
bureau scarfs.
The local horses were not so sue
ccssful, neither Mr. Drennen's Will
liam M. of Elkton in the 222 trot, nor
Mr. Barnes Arbutus, of Port Deposit
in the 2.2S pace on Thursday. were
able to get place.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
SAD DROWNING

An unusually sad drowning accident
occurred at Chesapeake City last Sat
urday afternoon. Frank Churchill, a
resident OF Germantown, and lis son,
Norman. aged eleven years, were
drowned in Back Creek in the pres
encc OF a number of people, among
which were Mr.. ChurchilPs wife, two
sons and two daughters, who had been
on a camping party at Lorewood
Grove along the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal
Saturday morning the camping party
went to Chesapeake City on the Erics-
son liner and hired boat to go crab
bng. They went out in the creek near
the drawbridgc After they had been
there some time. Norman. who had
climbed up on the pier of the bridge,
iel overheard. Mr.. Churchill who
wa, a good swimmer, sprang after him
but evidently had an attack OF heart
failure as both sank Immediately.
\ number oi persons hurried
10 the rescue. among them Ralph
Watson and Joseph Savin, who jump
ed overheard and succeeded in bring
ing Mr. Churchill ashore before lite
was extinct but the boy sank before
assistance could reach him
Drs. KarSncr, Laws, and Conrey,
were summoned. came quickly to the
spot and used every possible effort to
revive Mr. Churchill, but were unsuc-
ceSsiul The remainder OF the party
were greatly excited and Mrs. Church.
r Ill
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
New Bridge At Waterford

The new bridge at Waterford, on
the Elkton-Chesapeake City road is
rapidly approaching completion. ac-
cording to the plans and specifications
OF Commissioner Millard F. Mcdowell
The bridge. which is wholly OF con-
crete. is 70 feet wide and 5 feet above
the bed OF the stream. necesSitating
the raising of the road to a higher
grade. This improvement on a much
travelled highway, has been long asked
for by the residents OF the county be-
low the Elk river and they are nlturai-
Iy rejoicing at It's construction
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
Infant Falls From Carriaue

Mrs. Samuel T. TIndman and the
five months old baby of her guest,
Mrs. Jennie Nettleton, OF Darby, Pa,
narrowl y escaped serious injury from
being thrown from carriage near
Rising Sun. Monday morning. They
had been driving and attempted to
turn around on some hilly ground. The
horse began jumping, and in the ex-
element, Mrs. Hindman and the child
fell to the ground. Neither was seri-
Ously injured.
1t was thought at first that one Of
the wheels passed over the infants head
and that its injuries were fatal, but
later examination showed that such
was not the case The child is said to
be now as we'll and happy as ever
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
Reed And Rail Bird Season

The time for reed and rail bird
shooting on the marshes in Cecil
county is at hand. Every year at the
time OF the all migrations. come a
crowd OF hunters who scour the
marshes in search OF these toothsome
dainticS.
Before the last session oi the State
Legislature the open season fur these
birds began September ) When Cecil
county game laws were revised in
1000, however, the reed and rail were
placed by mistake along with par
fridge, rabbits and pheaSants, and the
closed season extended to November
IS. By that time none are to be found
in this vicinity, as they clavc for the
South during the month OF October.
Mr.. Davis. the delegate to the Legis-
Iature from Cecil county, who had the
law passed, announced the mistake,
I and stated that it was not the intcn-
tion OF the law to prohibit reed and
rail shooting. State Game Warden
/, Oregon Milton Dennis. in speaking on
the subject OF game laws. says:-'In
view OF the evident error which crept
into the Cecil county law, passed at
the 1000 session Of the Legislature, |
am satisfied that the season fixed bv
that act was an error and ! shall not
enforce the law as passed concerning
rail or reed birds. In coming to this
conclusion | do not feel that | am TAX
ing on extraordinary license or pow
erS delegated to State officer, but
merely recognizing the spirit and in
tent OF the law and the recognition of
an error"
Deputy Warden Fowler informs us
that while shooting will be allowed af-
ter the fifth that he will keep a sharp
watch for vlolators of the law before
, that date
The rail bird season is usually pro-
tltable one to the local rvermen, as
the prices for pushing gunner are
from $3.50 to $500 a tide, and the
number of gunners is so large that a
good "pusher" can obtain almost con-
stant employment during the rush of
the season
Neither reed nor rail birds seem to
be present in as large numbers as us
ual, on the Elk marshes, this year, but
as reports indicate that the birds are
! plentiful, it is probable that the usual
numbers will soon be here.
The highest rail bird scores are
made when the tide is high in the
mornings and evenings On Scptcm-
bcr :. this year it will be high about
x o'clock a m. and $50 p m
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
Killed By Pitched Ball

Mr.. John McKenney. OF Elkton. the
one time base ball pitcher for the local
team, struck and almost instantly kill.
ed Arthur ClemanS, of the Glen Cove
l.. l., team with base ball last Sat g.
urday. Mr. McKenney was pitching
for the Oyster Bay team and Clemens
was at bat, when a swift pitched ball
struck him in the head He never re.
covered consciousness. Mckinney was
arrested, but later released by the
Coroner. Clemens is survived by A
wife and two children.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
BASE BALL

MIR. Guy Johnson has resigned as
manager OF the Elkton base ball team
in order that he may resume his duties
as principal oi the Warwick schools.
Mr. William c. Feehly has been elect
ed manager for the remainder OF the
season. 1t is his intention to play
local teams rather than those from a
distance. Today our opponents are
Elk Mills. who have padded their team
to beat Us. Wilson will pitch for Elk
Mills
Port Deposit defeated the Maryland
Swimming Club last Saturday in an in
tcrcsting game The feature OF the
game was the batting OF BrickIey.
Score:
Port Deposit ...oI ooo2 x-3
NJ. 5. {. ........O o o o o o o 90
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL HAPPENINGS

Mis-, Carolyn Coudon has returned
from a visit with relatives at Aikin.
Miss Ruth Kintner, OF Pittsburg,
va, the guest OF Miss Mabel Keys.
DIR. H. Arthur Mitchell has returned
from pleasant trip to Cape May.
Miss Ray Clancey, oi Camden, n. J.,
is the guest OF the Misses Reed near
town.
Mis-, Emma Lewis visited Mrs. Wal
ton Campbell. ut Port Deposit, this
week
Mr. and Mrs Fred Garrett OF Phila-
delphia, spent this week with relatives
in Elkton
Miss Ida Nandegrit OF Whining
ton. spent last week with Miss Mary
Lynch.
Miss Ida Rowe. oi Wilmington.
spent part oi this week with Mrs. O.
c. Giles.
Miss Maggie Williamson, OF Will
mington, is the guest oi Mrs. John w.
McCool. Jr.
Mr.. Henry Minister. oi Philadelphia,
visited his brother. Mr.. ]. J. Minister,
over Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Hagerty and daughter,
Miss Margaret. are guests OF Mrs.
William Davis,
MeSSrS. Robert Lewis. Milan George
and Alfred Lancaster visited Niagara
Falls last week
Miss Elizabeth Scott has returned
home from a visit to the Misses Zol-
per, in Wilmington.
NJ
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
Fire In Chimney

Nm alarm of fire was turned in about
IL o'clock noon Sunday The Singer
Iy Fire Company turned out promptly
and found the blaze to be in a chimney
at Mrs. Spcnce's boarding house on
Main street. \ fire extinguisher was
brought into use and the flames were
soon put C,c No damage was done
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
Labor Day

Governor Warfed has issued a pro-
clamation setting aside Monday. Sep.
tember ,. as Labor Day It is legal
holiday. The banks and public offices
will be closed except the Elkton post
office, which will be open at the usual
hours, The R. F. D. men, however,
will take the holiday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
Prohibition Convention

The Prohibition county convention,
held at Rising Sun last Saturday, de-
cided not to nominate any local ticket
this year Mr., Amos r. Brown was
elected to succeed himself as County
Chairman and delegates were chosen
to the State Convention
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31

Miss Mary Lynch is visiting friends
i'll Wilmington.
Miss Catherine Wilson is sojourning
at Atlantic City.
Miss Mollic Keithlcy is visiting re-
atvcS in Chester.
Mr. David Scott is spending his va
cation at Asbury Park
Miss Susan Naudain is visiting
friends i'll Germantown.
Mrs, Katherine Miller is visiting re-
lativcs i'll Wilmington.
Miss Laura lamar is visiting her
aunt, Miss Ellen Barroll
Miss Ella Todd. OF Newark, is the
guest OF Elkton relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vin>ingcr are
soj"uruing at Ocean Grove
Miss amanda Ford, OF Philadelphia,
is visiting Miss Emma Keys
Miss Helen Cooper is entertaining
her cousin, Miss Imogcn Dill
Miss Martha Coudon, OF Aiken. is
visiting Mrs. Wilson L. Coudon.
Miss NIaude Lowe, OF Philadelphia.
spent Sunday with Miss Bertha Harris.
Mr. Covington w. Keir, OF Leeds.
is spending his vacation at Atlantic
City.
Mrs Margaret ]. Heath and son.
Charles, are visiting relatives in Phia-
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
ROBERT \. CROWI..

Robert \. Crowl a former resident
"i Hickory Hill, died Monday even
ing at his home at Lincoln University.
Pa. He was ~ years oi age and is
survived by widow and five children.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-31
Deaths
WILLIAM T. MAULDlN.

William Thomas Mauldin, OF Dillon,
Beaverhead county, Montana, died on
Wednesday OF last week after a lin
gcring illness. Mr.. Mauldn was born
in North East on September 3. 1913.
He was the son OF the late John and
Sophia Mauldin.
The deceased went west in 1865, and
stopped in Virginia City, Montana,
where he was engaged in trade. Later
he joined the rush OF gold seekers to
Idaho, but soon came back to Mon
tana. Except for one short visit East
MIR. Mauldin remained in Montana all
the remainder OF his life. He was en-
gagged in the liquor and tobacco bust
ness. and took an active interest in
politics. He is spoken OF by Dillon
newspaper as zone OF that valient band
OF Montana'S pioneers whose ranks
are fast diminishing
Two sisters in Cecil county survive
him. They are Mrs F. r RittcnhouSe
and Mrs. NJ S Hughes, both oi North
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-07-25
SENSATION IN LOUISVILLE
RETIRING COUNTY CLERK AR
REsTED,F FOR EMREzzLEMENT.
Shortage Of About $4,000 is Alleged,
But Official Denies Charge
Mayor Behind Prosecution. '

Louisville, KY, July 24.--William J.
Semonin, retiring county clerk, was
arrested Tuesday afternoon on a
charge Of embezzlement, It being al
legged that he is short In his accounts
as clerk of Jefferson county in a sum
approximating from $4,000 to $50, 900.
The arrest was made at the instance
of Mayor Bingham and caused great
sensation. a.
Semonin furnished bond in the sum
Of S25,000 within short time after
his arrest. .s
Semonin was one of the officials
whose Offices were declared vacant by
the court of appeals in deciding the
election contest cases. He was elected
as a Democrat. When his successor,
Phil B. Thompson, was appointed a
few days ago, the accounts OF the
Office were checked up with the re-
suit that the head bookkeeper declared
that there was a shortage OF over
$4,000, There had been rumors of a
shortage for two years, but the books
Of State Auditor Hager when ex-
amined showed Semonin's accounts
with the state to be correct up to
June /, 1907.
When Semonin's successor was ap-
pointed, the former had just mailed a
check for $4,000 to the state auditors
Office for the month of June. Payment
on this was refused by the bank on
which 1t was drawn and Mr.. Semonin
declared publicly that he had stopped
payment when he found he was not
to be retained In Office. his idea being
to have all accounts checked up and
to settle in full with the state on his
retirement When interviewed Tues
day night, he stated emphatically that
full examination Of the books would
show that he did not owe the state
over $4,000. the amount OF his collec-
tions for June and July, which he had
the legal right to withhold until he
had been given his quietus and which
will be paid In full There was no
shortage in the legal or moral sense
Of the word, he declared.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-07-25
DIVORCE NOT VALID.
DISAPPOINTMENT COMES TO
5RiDE-ELEcT BECAUSE OF
NEW IOWA LAW.

Another fruitless attempt was made
Tuesday evening at breaking the lull
in the marriage market by a couple
from sonth of the city. 1t is a pecu-
liar coincidence that the only two ap-
plications for marriage licenses dur
ing the past couple of weeks have
been refused, but each failed TO COM
ply with the law. Last evening after
supper the clerk was called to his Of
fee by telephone to make out the
necessary papers for the couple who
were desirous of uniting their hearts
and fortunes That evening, and the
groom-to-be, Dilliyan e. Reed, while
under age had brought his mother
along to give her consent to the I'M
ion, but the prospective bride, Mrs.
Zana X. Hayes, was at one time di-
vorced from former husband and in
compliance with the new law regard
ing same, she was questioned as to
the date Of the decree and while she
was confident that it was about two
years ago, or at any rate in keeping
with the provisions of the statutes,
the court records failed TO show the
filing Of the document at that time,
and an investigation of the case show
ed tnat she had been granted ii-
vorce in the January term of court,
1906, but because of unpaid costs, or
other technical reasons, the decree
had never been filed aad the license
was necessarily refused to the severe
disappointment of the couple. 1t
was proposed to file the decree at
once, but as that is the date from
which the law figures the time limit,
it would be impossible TO secure le-
gal union within the state until one
year from now.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-07-25
STRIKE IS SERIOUS.
TROUBLE IN THE DULUTH DIS.
TRIcT SHOWS NO SIGNS OF
ABATEMENT.

Duluth, Mimi, July 24.-The grow.
ing breach between the four thousand
iron ore miners who are on strike aid
the mine owners is becoming serious.
Gov. Johnson arrived on the scene to-
day, and he says within eight hours
he can nave troops in the district II
necessary. Deportations, parajes and
disruption of business on the ranges
are features of the strike. Two agi-
tators arrested at Bovey today, and
armed citizens looking for more.
Eight mines at Virginia have been
closed by parade of three thousand
strikers and two thousand men We're
thrown out of employment. There
are twelve thousand miners in the
district,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-07-25
WARNER WILL CASE
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS DE-
CLARES HIS STEP-MoTHER
Is A NEGRESs.
scrlpps,McRae Telegram.

oCTlppo-hSIldS 1SiS5i olh' ...
Clinton, ILL.,, July Vespasial
Warner commissioner of pensions, a
leading politician Of Illinois for thirty
years, mas gone into court in this city
and sworn that his stepmother, Mrs.
Isabella Robinson Warner, Is of negro
blood. The climax in the Warner will
case, in which the commissioner Is
Interested vitality as an heir of the
late John Warner came today with
the filing by the respondents OF an
amended answer making the state
ment.
The estate of Jonl Warner, who was
Commissioner Warmers father. is val
ued at nearly $2,OOO,OOO and the widow
Is fighting for her dover rights, Yes
pasian Warner, who is executor, al
leges, however, that an ante-nuptial
agreement made between Isabella
Robinson, later Mrs. John Warner,and
his father stands in the way of the
widows claims, and that furthermore
mis- stepmotner deceived his father by
concealing from him the fact that she
was part negress.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-07-25
GEORGE BERKEY
KILLS HIMSELF
FIRES A BULLET INTO HIS BRAIN
AT SIOUX CITY.
WAS FORMER OsKALooSA BOY
For Many Years TraveIingman, and
at Present City Salesman For
the Tolerton & War
field Co.

Special to Daily Herald.
Sioux City, Ia. July 24.-Geosge H.
Berkey, city salesman for tho Toler
ton & Warfeld company, wholesale
grocers, after conference with mem.
bers of his firm, walked from the of,
fee to the toilet room, placed re-
volver to his mead and pulled the tSig-
ger, killing himself instantly.
The suicide took place at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. Berkey is one OF
the best known grocery statesmen in
Sioux City. He was connected with
various wholesale houses on the road
for about fifteen years. -
Merkey came TO Sioux City from Os-
kaloosa. He is a brother of DR.. Neal
c. Berkey, a dentist of Des Moines.
1t is understood tnat in the confer.
ence Mr.. Berkey was accused of short
age in mis- accounts with the firm. He
made the most of his own collections
and handled large sums of money.
The company refuses to give out any
statement of the matter, and friends
of the dead man are loath to believe
that he has been dishonest. If a
shortage exists it is thought II must
be due to some misunderstanding.