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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
LEGISLATURE
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tons and Liquor Interests, whereby
these financial resources would be
heavy contributors 10 election day
funds The Legislatures record gives
good counienance to this charge, as
that body not only turned down the
Local Opt on Bill, but no legislation
unsatisfactory to public utilities cor
purations was allowed to pass. Indeed
these corporations have shown them
selves the virtual bosses OF this Legs
laiure and their control OF its conduct
is likely TO seriously react against the
Democrat c party.
BILLS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
The following bills passed are OF
special local interest: -
Directing $4,000 bond issue by
the county Tor building new Court
House. and designating the following
gentlemen as a commission for the
samc-William s. Evans. ]. Wilson
Squier. Omar d. Crothers, w. I. War
burton. George A. Blake, l.. Mar
shall Haines, Albert Constable, John
6. Strahorn, w. II. Adkins The bill
TO transfer $4,000 from the State
Treasury to this county for the above
purpose failed OF passage.
2. Providing for a 100000 bond
issue by the County Commissioners
for the improvement OF public high
ways, using therefor $4,000 per year,
for each two years, until the whole
sum is exhausted.
J. Providing for a highway bridge
across the Susquehanna between
Perryville and Havre de Grace 1.-THE
old p. b. & w. BRIDGE.
!. Appropriating 5000 per year for
two years to the Union Hospital oil
this county.
5. Providing for a High School at
Calvert.
8. Increasing the salaries OF abe
County Commissioners to $1,000 per
year and requiring them to NEE,
weekly.
:. Providing that Assistant Treas.
urer act as Clerk to County Commits
sioners.
8. increasing salary OF Court Steno.
grapher in this Circuit to SI3oo per
year.
Q. Incorporating the Elkton Banking
and Fidelity Company.
TO- Providing for the bonding Of
Elkton, in 10000 for sewer system
H. Amending the charter OF Chesa
peake City: also that OF North East.
IT, Requiring safety gates at Sin
gerry and Elk Mills.
- Amending the game law ioi
Cecil county: also Incorporating {
Game Protective Association fol
same
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their liquidation. We can regard Il
as nothing short OF vicious principle
OF legislation, which allows some one
man or some set OF men to draft a
mandatory bill, involving a local COM
munities' assumption OF indebtedness,
with no opportunity, whatever. given
for discovering the wishes OF that
community itself II does not alter the
dangerous principle TO say that the
present object. or objects, are per-
iectly good. We might wake up some
morning to find that we had been
legislated over night into some OBJ
ject that was wholly bad Indeed II is
something OF an assumption to say
that the objects in these bills named
are perfectly good. We think they
are. But perhaps very great major
ity OF our icllow-citizens would think
otherwise, and why should our opin-
ion he forced upon their pocketbooks
without any consideration OF their de-
s;res. That is not local self-govern-
mcnt.
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THE Maryland Legislature began

THE Maryland Legislature began
its career OF Economy" by
asking an appropr alton Of
100000 for the expenses OF the ses-
sion. This amazingly cxtravagant re-
quest aroused such widespread public
protest that the Governor took hand
in the conference on the subject and
the appropriation was scaled to $780,
ooo-an amount greatly beyond any
former appropriation and greatly in
excess Of what il should be ii we can
trust the judgment OF those who ought
to know-cspecially Ex-Governor War
field. Then at the end OF the session
the Ways and Means Committee got
in their work on Economy" lines by
offering a bill for a special additional
appropriation OF $4,000, claiming that
SI7o.ooo has not been enough to meet
the expenses And doubtless they are
right in this last assertion 1t prob
ably has not been enough TO meet the
expenses But I is the wastefulness
and extravaganza OF the expenses
that makes the taxpayer boil within
and sometimes boil over.
The Baltimore Sun put one OF its
Sihi ou
matter Of the Legislatures payroll
last week. The correspondent discov-
cred that the Senate especially has
ben an Expensive luxury, having
more employees than are on the pay
roll of the House, although il has only
about one-iourth the membership OF
the latter The Senate has rs3 and the
House I23-or grand total of 276
clerks. door keepers. pages. etc, to
care for its wants dur nc the brief term
al its arduous and mul,ifarious duties
Certainly this regiment Of employees
ought to keep our legislators we'll
served, and il the taxpayers are dis
posed 10 kick at the superfluiiy OF
laborcrs. let them stop and think what
a Legislature is for. | il can't fish up
enough jobs to pay off its political
debts
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
ShySter Lawyers Hit

The Legislature passed Senator Bid
dison's bill, aimed at lawyers who So
licit blsiness. BY its provisions At
torneys are forbidden either to solicit
business or to secure the services OF
others in procuring business for them,
or to employ as expert witnesses men
who aid them in getting business. The
bill carries with it fine (not to ex-
coed $500 or imprisonment for three
months.
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GOOD BYE, OLD FRIEND

A T the joint meeting OF the Re
u publican and Democratic Edl-
torial Associations in Balii-
more this week. the Third Assistant
Postmaster-ucncra expounded the
reasons for the Departments new rul-
ing with reference to delinquent news
paper subscribers He contcndcd that
from a business standpoint publishers
were far better off without these non
paying subscribers. and said IT was
the sentiment oi the publishers OF the
country that the enforcement of the
new rules would mean an increased
revenue To- the newspapers, its dclin-
quent subscribers would be eliminated,
and the expense Of white paper. labor,
postage. etc, cut down All of which
Is quite true. but little gratuitous,
II hardly seems the Governments iunc-
ton to take a hand in ruling private
Enterprises. However. we shall bow TO
the order and are having our mailing
list revised. SO as tn "cut off" those
more than one year in arrears. You
know how hard it is for friends to
part" in fact, the only thing which
seems harder is for icw--a very few
of our old friends To find the coin of
the realm which would enable us ito
sweetly live together" little longer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
Buried Gold Stolen

Being afraid that the banks might
fail James Lynch, a Ninth district
farmer, buried S23o in gold--a part OF
a legacy received few months ago
in the cellar OF his home near Lom-
bard The remainder he deposited in
national bank in Oxford Recently
Mr.. Lynch went to look for his money
and found il had been dug up. He had
told no one OF it except his wife. She
had confded it to her dauphter-in-law.
who lived with her for a short time,
Who took the money is a mystery as
the family are positive that no oae
but the three mentioned knew OF its
hiding place.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
Monday, April 18th, 1908

at II o'clock a. M, which said Con
yention will elect four delegates to the
State Convention TO be held in Balti-
more, on April goth. 1908, four dele
gates TO the District Convention OF the
First Congressional District. 10 be
held in .alisbury on April roth, 1908,
and four delegates to the Congress
sional Convention for said First Dis
trict, to be held on August 9th, 1908,
at Ocean City, Maryland
The following gentlemen are hereby
constituted Judges oi said Primary
Elections with full power and author
ity TO I'LL such vacancies as may occur
in their respective Districts when the
Judges are unable or unwilling to serve,
with authority to select the polling
places
First District-John w Taylor Chas
II. Bennett. Isaac Taylor.
Second District-William J. Lake,
Samuel H. Buckworth, George
Peterson
Third District-Wm. p. Dean, Philip
NJ. Groves. Joshua NJ. Ash.
Fourth Distrct-Harvcy Scott, George
r. Alirey John Drummond.
Fifth District-Robcrt c. Reeder,
Harry NJ West, John II. Dean.
Sixth District Otis Kennard,
George McKinsey, Goodwin Terry,
Seventh D:strict-Frank T. Benson, J..
r. Coalc, Joseph G. Rncer.
Eighth District-N. Atwood Mont
gomery, Charles A. Grubb, Joseph
T. Fulton.
Ninth Ds,rict-John f. Crothcrs. Ross
R. Smith, R. Bruce Cameron.
HENRY NJ. MCCULLOUGH.
LEWIS T. LOGAN,
GEORGE NJ. EVANS,
JEROME F. BRUMFlELD, =.
State Central Committee for Cecil
County
SAMUEL II. KING,
l. ID. DAVIS.
d. II. McCAULEY.
County Committee.
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NOT LOCAL SELF-GOVERN-
MENT

~ HE Legislature passed both the
New Court House Bill and the
100000 Road Bill foe Cecil
county, as is noted in another column,
Both OF these BILLS are mandatory
that is. the county is ordered by the
Legislature to issue bonds for $4,000
for new Court House and bonds for
S2oo. 900 for permanent road building.
II is this mandatory feature which we
think is wholly improper and undcmo-
cratic. We are not now discussing the
question OF new Court House or OF
Improved Roads 1t is OF no great
concern what you or | think OF these
propositions-whet we are for them
or against-except as each OF us counts
one among the taxpayers OF the
county And il is the taxpayers, or
more properly. the citizens OF the
county who are entitled to the
decision in all such matters. ac-
cording to our way OF thinking. You
and | have no just right to force our
personal desires, as to public improve
ments. upon the whole body polite,
from whom must come the payment
for such improvements We are frank
to saw that both OF the objects in the
Bills. named above, meet our personal
approval: but that does not affect our
very earnest belief that those objects
should have been submitted to the
people and have met their approval
before being enacted into law II is
the peoples right to say what they
will or will not do in such matters,
inasmuch as it is the peoples pockets
from whom the funds must come for
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
MARYLAND s MALADY

THIS is the term which the Bal
timore American uses to de-
scribe the affection under
which this State rests by reason OF the
present dominating influence OF John
Walter Smith in its political affairs.
Smith. OF course, feels himself thor
oughly entitled to such domination,
ever since he succeeded in corralling
the State Convention last summer,
nominating his candidate for Cover
nor. and furnishing the flood" which
bore on to victory II is not his title
which anv one feels disposed to dis
prove; il is his equipment for the title
role. II is that equipment which oc-
casionS the States affection and iusti-
fcs the Americans clever comment in
such words as thcse:-"M Maryland is
suffering from new malady. or rather
relapse oi an old malady 1t is worse
than chills and fever and grip and
measles Mans whole body may be
made miserable by disturbance in
the smallest part of ii. An infection
m a tiny spo, may spread until il Grip
pies the entire machine. So with the
body polite
Maryland's malady is an infection oi
Worcester county craftsmanship, Its
symptoms are forgetiulncss of prom.
Uses. lack Of moral sense and hallucina.
tons in which local interests are SUI
preme.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
TO BOND THE TOWN

The subjoined communication from
Mr.. w. II. Mackall, President OF the
Town Commissioners, calls attention
to the very improper method OF pro-
cedurc with reference TO the $4,000
bond issue for sewer system in this
town. We are quite ready to believe
in the propricty OF satisfactory sew
age system. but are not ready to be-
ieve in the propriety OF asking people
to vote for or against a law which
they have never seen and concerning
the provisions of which they have
nothing but small measure OF hearsay
information. IL is not the sewage sys-
TEN, il is this method OF doing things
against which We protest Ii it is the
peoples prerogat;ve to decide such
questions. they must be expected to
do SO intclligently; and they can
decide no matter intelligcntly OF which
they have not ample information. But
we turn to Mr.. Mackalrs communi-
cation
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Elkton. Md. April 3, 1908.

Elkton. Md. April 3, 1908,
To the Citizens OF Elkton;--
| have just been informed that bill
has been passed by the Legislature re-
quiriug the question nf bonding the
town for the purpose OF constructing a
system OF sewers to be voted on at the
coming election on April thirteenth.
and deem it my duty to call your at
ten,ion 30 this matter.
The law has not been published and
no notice whatever oi its provisions.
except in a most general way. has been
given to Our people. and understand
no publication Of the law is con
tcmplated.
or course. to vote intclligently upon
measure providing for the possible
expenditure OF twenty thousand dol
lars $50, ooo) OF the money OF the tax
payers OF this town. the measure in my
opinion. should have been submitted
To the people by publication or other
wise. but the law. it seems. does not so
provide. and il is then for each citi-
zen To vote or act in the matter ac-
cording to such light as he possesses.
w. II. MACKALL.
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that a committee was sent TO inter
view Bishop Goodsell, while he was in
Baltimore, with a view of having Mr..
Burke returned. Strong arguments
were presented to the Bishop and ii Is
said that he has the matter now under
consideration. but there is little likeli-
hood that the committees request will
be granted as he made the transfer
with full understanding that it was the
best action TO be taken.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
Saturday, April nth, 1908

between the hours OF 3 and 7 p. m, for
the purpose OF electing delegates from
the respective Election Districts OF
Cecil County to County Convention
TO be held at Elkton on
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04

n YOU have pains In the hack. Urinary. bladder
OF Kidney trouble. and want certain, pleasant
herb cure for wofnan's Ills try Mother Gray's
regulator. At Druggists or by mail Scots sample
packags FREE. Address, The Mother Gray Co..
Leroy, n. Y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
REPUBLICAN
Prim airy Meetings,

The Republican voters OF Cecil
County are hereby notified and re-
quested to assemble in Primary Meet
ing at the usual places OF holding said
primaries in the several Election Dis
tricts OF Cecil County, on
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
Bleached Muslins

Up TO &C yard have lot Of muslin was rac yard now
and the time you need H.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
New MAdra.r

Thin goods Just the thing and weight
Shirts the stripe running through the goods,
and besides the coed patterns pad strips circle dots and etc
Cost you IL " really ought to be rs cents yard
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
White Plaid Muslin

Beautiful assortment, very fine plaid muslin some small son
large pads every be IS to 20 cents yar
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04

GinShamS
We have Just yon In these goods or The tte girls
dresses in Pink Blue and The large paids IF d
coors yard the pds At for the grown
up checks stripes and plain colors, s2Hc and I5c yard
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-04-04
New Mattings

Fine assortment on hand, all new
do not sell trash at any price, but II y
right price, come and see us.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-07-11
More Railroad Talk.

A Norfolk special savs:-"C. T.
Hobart. representing Chicago CAPT
saiists interested in the Newport
News and Yorktown railroad, from
Newport News to Yorktown. with
branches to the Poquoson. has been
in Norfolk getting the matter of the
new railway under way. It is be-
lieved that the Goulds are interested
IN the project.
We thought It about time for an
other paper road 70 the historic
hamlet on the York. Perhaps our
esteemed contemporary. the Hamp-
Ton Monitor. has already seen the
plans and samples Of the stock Of
the new corporation.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-07-11
Norge Notes.

Norge. Va. July 9-Mr. M. L.
Rustsd. who some time ago fell eff
scsffold and had one foot and an.
kle bruised. met with another acct
dent last Friday evening. While w.
ing on his bed and as he was going
to turn over bone broke in his leg.
Mr.. o. II. K;nde went to Rich
mond first of July to stay at a hos
pal there.
Mr.. Q. Sebby. Of Enmettsburg.
Iowa. who has been visiting with
Mr.. II. H. Anderson. left last week
for his home.
The baseball game here the Fourth
OF July between Williamsburg and
Norge was a good one. The score
was 10 to II in favor OF Norge.
There was a large crowd gath
cred at the ball the evening Of the
Fourth and everyone reports = good
time.
Some Of the church people around
here had picnic at Mr.. r. J. Wins
ryE's place on the York river the
Fourth.
Mr.. Il. A. Bergh has moved his
family upstairs in Mr.. II. II. An
ierson's store building until he gets
MS Owl house finished.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-07-11
Ferry Notice.

Passengers wishing 10 90 to Clay
Bank. Cappahosic. or any points in
Gloucester county. can be net al
either Williamsburg or Biglers by
Mr.. William Campbell. who has
lust assumed charge of the ferry
formerly run by Capt. Casper Dull.
OF Biglers. Mr.. Campbell IS pre-
pared with boats and vehicles 10
handle passengers and freight
promptly. safely and reasonably.
Address all communications TO
MI William Campbell,
Magru6er. Va.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-07-11
FOR SALE.
BEST BARGAIN ON
THE PENINSULA.

Hotel Williamsburg. fronting on
the main business street. a lot 5Ox
24S feet together with 5 most 6esir-
able building lots lO2xS0. Cen
ually located. Hotel can be readily.
and without much expense, con-
verted into use for Offices or apart
ment house should investor desire
and made 10 pay a very handsome
profit annually. Also good livery
stable in connection, Gamble bought.
These properties must be seen to
be fully appreciated.
For inform alton enquire - Fote
Williamsburg. Willisr si'.c v
MRS.ET.. T JOHNSON.
Proprietor.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-07-11
Archer Brooks,
0enerAI Insurance. AgentI

oenerAI Insurance Agentr
representing the following
first-class Companies
Va. Fire & Marine and Va.
State. Richmond Virginia
Home. of n. Y. Hamburg
bremen. Norwich Unio n
Pennsylvania Fire and Fire
Association. OF Phiiadelphia.
l else rep eser { the Fidel-
ity x Depos; : Co., of Md. and
the Fidelity and Casualty
.. ~ ". 4.
All business entrusted
vhethc' Reinsurance bond
or of indemnify on Official
or employees will receive
prompt attention.
Room No. 3. First floor Dir
DicksOnBank Building.
WILLIAMSBURG. VA
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-07-11

Lees Agricultural Lime for corn
oats and grasses att. w Casey's.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-07-11

A lot OF ohildren's slippers {,
lose cut az cost al Jensen's.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-07-11

New Orleans molases I cents =
can at Jensen's.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-07-11

Fine calico ; cents a yard at len
ssn'S.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
MUST KEEP EYES OPEN

Democratic Senator's Warned to Be
More on the Alert.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE Dem
ocratic Steering Committee of the Sem
ate to- day took UP the subject of in
attention to business on the part OF
minority Senator's in committee meet
ings and on the floor of the Senate.
During the debate which Was recent
ly had On the Frye bill. requiring sup
plies for the Isthmian Canal to be
shipped In American bottoms. complaint
was made By some Democrats that the
minority Of the committee which re-
ported the bill was unfamiliar with
Its provisions. 1t was argued to-day
that at time when there was danger
of Legislation having a direct bearing
on national politics, the minority should
make II point to acauaint themselves
with all bills taken up in committee,
SO as to be ready to lead the fights II
IT should be the policy of the party
to oppose such bills. No rule was
adopted. but ,it was understood that
Senator Culberson. the minority leader,
will. prod the Democratic Senators TO
closer. attention to business
The Steering Committee decided to
appoint Senator-e1ect Gary to all of the
late Senator Latimer's committees, with
the exception of Agriculture. which
will be given to Senator Gore. Senator
Gary will be appointed also to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
NO TERRoRs FOR THEM

Chicago Couple, One n NirEinian, Brave
ly Wed on Friday, the 18th.
CHICAGO. March 14.-Friday, the 18th.
had no terrors for Masie Katherine Stu
art and Louis Allan Conrad as a bridal
day. They made up their minds in the
afternoon to have the knot tied and in
the evening they We're husband and vito.
The relatives Of both objected strenuous
}ly and so the pair eloped. Superstition
was defled at every hand in the romance.
The first objection was the day of the
wedding, but 1t was overruled immedl-
ately by the bride, An attempt was made
to find Judge McEwen to perform the
ceremony. After a two hours search he
was found at a dinner OF the Thirteer
Club in downtown restaurant. On en-
tering the room where the dinner was
in progress the couple had to walk be-
meath ladder. Salt was spilled over the
floor and mirrors were shattered on the
walls.
The first course was Just being served
when the couple appeared. The officials
of the club induced them to have the
ceremony performed in the room. Judge
McEwen, standing at one end Of the
room. solemnized the marriage beneath
a nopen umbrella, and as soon as the
ceremony was performed dishes were
dropped on the floor. COW bells ratified
and piece of sheet iron was shaken as
thunder. Mr.. Conrad is a broker. His
parents live at Winchester, Va,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
ADMITS BURNING HOUSE
BILLY Spencer Arrested aud Makes a
Voluntary Confession.
Special to The Times Dispatch.


BOfDTON, VA, March 14.-Bitly
Spencer, son OF Jim Spencer, has made
full confession of having fired the
dwelling house on the farm of Mr..
Charles S. Gordon few days since. Jim
Spencer, who occupied the house. was
arrested and confined In jail, charged
with the offense. Early yesterday
morning witness overheard the boy
tell his mother that he set fire to The
house. He was Immediately arrested
and brought here and taken before
Justice Duggar. The boy, who is about
fifteen years old. made a voluntary
confession to the court. and stated that
the reason for his act was that his
father was cruel to him. and he wanted
in this way TO avenge the wrongs. Ths
boy is quite intelligent. The Justice
sent the case on TO the Circuit Court.
Justice Duggar also had before him
Willie Hite, charged with cutting Nor
ton Nicholson in the back with a
knife. Both belong to respectable white
families. Hite claimed that the cut
was made with a, cornstalS instead OF
his knife, as the young men were in a.
field at the time of the trouble. where
there were cornstalks lying around.