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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-12

MRS !AAKER BEREAvED.
Fargo, n. D.. Sept. 12.-Mrs. Chris
tiana Peterson. age IS, wife of John
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-12
Left for Drayton: =

Prof. II. Ayden Enyeart, head Of
the voice department at Wesley col
lege conservatory OF music left this
afternoon for Drayton, where he will
sing at q reception to be given at the
an annual affair, given by the Drayton
people for the students who 30 away
to school.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-12
Hostesses Iast Eyentne,

Miss Gertrude Norman and Miss
Esther Powers entertained informally
last evening at the home Of Miss Nor
on Reeves venue Games music
and dancing were the pAstirnes. The
evening was brought to q close with
the service Of luncheon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-12
LEFT for Chicago.

Miss Emily Nash,. who has spent the
summer vacation with her mother.
Mrs. Don Mcdonald Of South Fifth
street, left yesterday noon for ChicA-
go, to resume her studies At the Chi
cago musical college. Miss Nash
completed her post graduate cours in
June and will work this year for the
doctors degree, which Is given In the
artists course.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-12
s News From The Society World 9
The Lost Pathway.

The Lost Pathway.
o where's the way to fafrylan6
To fairyland, TO fairyland7s. K
o where's the way to fairyland? I lost
1t long ago
Il ran beside a hAbbling stream
And over 1t were stars a-gleain, -.
And all the way was hedged with
dream,
And Joy that soothed me 30.
The winds were soft in fairyland
In fairyland, in fairyland-
The winds were soft in fairyland, and
danced with silver feet:
And 1 wa happy all. the. day
Along a clover breathing way
With love the .cornrade Of my play
To keep the morning sweet.
I want to go to fairyland,
To f%airyland, to fairyland-
/ want to 60 to fairyland and dream
my dreams again
70 see the world with Childhood'a
eyes,
And drift across the singing skies
TO anchor safe in Paradise
Beyond the touch Of pain.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
BAKER-McINTIRE
Crisfield Entertains Conference

Conference week is an interesting week
to the large Methodist connection on this
Peninsula Hence many eyes will be
turned toward Crisfeld for the next few
days, as Conference will be in session
there, with Bishop J. F. Berry presiding
The missionary anniversary will be held
on Tuesday evening next and the Confer
ence proper will open Wednesday morn
ing at $50.
The Lay Delegates from Cecil county
churches are as follows:
Elkton, Henry Vins:nger, delegate and
a. d. Dean, alternate; Cherry HILL w. P
McFadden, delegate, and stephen Vim
cent, alternate st. Johns, NJ. S Seminar,
delegate, and George r. Ewing, alternate:
Elk Neck, l.. 0. George, delegate, and E
W. Wood, alternate; North East, K. c.
Shippers, delegate, and Isaiah Bidde. al
ternate; Charlestown, Z. L. Craig, dele
gate, and Harry Haines, alternate; Perry
vile, 7. A. Winkler, delegate and Dora
Winkler, alternate; Bethel, w. 7. Colt.
delegate, and j. R. Kirk, ALTERNATE:
Chesapeake City, Mrs. Mary Carly, dele.
gate, and Mrs. Rena Beiswanger, alter
nate; Hopewell, C. S Abrahams, delegate
and Fl. II. Kirk. alternate; Port Deposit,
j. H. kimble, delegate, and j. NJ. Cres-
we'll alternate; Rising Sun, n. c. Brown,
delegate, and w. T. r. Robertson, al
ternate; Colora, C. H. Noby. delegate.
and j. Harry Poist, alternate; Zion, W. J
SINNERS, delegate and R. Harry Logan.
alternate.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
Book With Local Interest

The WHlG'S attention has been called
10 quaint little booklet entitled Grand
ma Spinning Wheel" by Mrs. Anna
Mackail May, formerly of Elkton. The
scene of the love poem is laid at "Jaech-
Holm, the old Moffitt homestead, near
Mechanics Valley, of which a sketch is
given as follows:
The Matfitt homestead is six mile,
2orthN est OF Elkton, near Union Church
and Mechanics Valley. 1t is nov a very
cur.ois Old dwelling, the hand carved
mante!s heavy oaken doors with hand
wrought hinges and nails, queer little
cupboards, huge beams, etc
The homestead has never been out of
the family since the house was built, over
two hundred years ago. The present own
er is Mr. Jas s. Maffitt great grandson
of Grandma Bess," and Mrs. May is
descendant of his sister Jane. The mo-
ther of three sisters was a Strawbridge
from near Fair Hill. Two Strawbridge
sisters married two Maffitt brothers, SO
Grandma Bess" and her farmer John
lover were double first cousins. The
Dares and Dickeys of Rising Sun and Ok
ford neighborhood are descendants of the
union OF Maffitt and Strawbridge.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
Tax Commission To Visit Elkton

The special Commission, appointed by
the Governor, to consider the revision of
the State Tax laws, expects to hold pub
lie hearings in various parts ofthe State
TO get the views of the people on this
important subject We have received
from the Commission information that
they are expecting to hold a meeting in
Glkton in the near future, notice of which
viii be given in advance. SO far the
commission has been occupied in study
ing the defects in the Maryland system
pf taxation and gathering information OF
the system employed in other States It's
object is to remedy the detects, equalize
the burden of taxation, and ascertain new
sources of revenue to meet the growing
demands on the State treasury, because of
large appropriations for roads, education
etc.
Nearly three quarters of the States OF
thG Union have had Commissions with
like powers, as the present Maryland
state Commission, to report within the
iast ten years and it is a significant fact
that Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Della
ware had Commissions at work during the
past ysaF which have reported to the
legislatures Of their respective States at
che sessions begun in January of this
year.
Many tax laws in Maryland were put
pm the statute books in 1868 when the last
fevision occurred. and some of the Mary
iand laws are as old as one hundred
years, dating back to 1912. So it is mani
Jest that some changes are needed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
Uncle Sam As Game Warden

" is altogether likely that the game
Jaws of the various States VIII undergo
a great change in the near uture, If the
House concurs in the bill passed recently
in the Senate, which takes the control of
teathered game out OF the supervision Or
the State and places it in the hands of
The Federal Government. The Dill pro-
Yides that all wild geese, wild swans,
brant, wild ducks, snipe, plover, wood
cock, rail, wild pigeons, and all other
migratory game and insectivorous birds
shall hereafter be deemed to be within
fhe custody and protection of the Govern
ment of the United States, and shall not
be destroyed or taken contrary to regula-
lions hereinafter provided for"
The Bill then goes on to clothe the De-
partment Of Agriculture with authority to
fix all closed seasons and impose penal
;ies by fine of not more than $100 or i'm
prisonment for 80 days or both"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
Decision Against Canal

fY the United States Court Tuesday,
Judge Edward G. Bradford sustained the
demurrer of the United States Govern
!ment to the plea of the statute of limi-
cations az advanced by the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal Company, the de-
iendant in "A suit instituted by the Gov
Hrnment for the recovery of dividends al
legged TO be due from the company on
@4,625 shares of stock owneG by the
United States, together with interest
thereon. The divdends claimed by the
Government amount to $21 937 80 and were
declared June 30, 1875 They also claim
interest from that date on this amount.
Other dividends claimed by the Govern
ment are those declared June 80, 1873,
amounting to $l4,625, with interest; June
80, 1876, amounting to $14,G25, with inter
est. the total amount being about $17O, 900.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
Asking For An Accounting

The Court heard argument on Monday
in the case of w. T. Warburton VS.. An
thony S. Davis and wife, asking for an
accounting to said Anthony s. Davis, as
surviving partner of the late firm of Jos.
A. Davis and Son. The real plaintiff in
this case is Mrs. Emma d. Davis, wife of
James c. Davis, who in behalf of herself
and children, claims to have been trying
for years to get some accounting and
settlement of the affairs or ner husbands S
father, the late James A. Davis. Testi-
mony had been taken in the case before
an examiner. On Monday the record was
presented to the Court and argument OF
counsel was heard, Messrs. William S.
Evans and James f. Evans appearing for
the defendant, and Messrs. Henry War
burton and Robert Shick (of Philadelphia)
for the plaintiff The Court holds the
case under advisement.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
Elkton Boy Scouts Movement

meeting of all who are interested ia
the organization of the Boy Scouts in
Elkton will be held in the Armory, Me-
chanics' Hall, on Tuesday evening, March
%, at 7:3O o'clock. Mr.. H. Laurence
Eddy, Scout Commissioner OF the Bati-
more Council of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, will be present and address the meet
ing. 1t is very desirable that not only
the boys but that the representative men
and women of the community attend this
meeting. All the churches. Fraternal
organizations, Mems Improvement Asso-
citation, Womens Club and other societies
it is earnestly hoped will be we'll repre-
sented at this meeting
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
OFFICES TO BE FILLED

The discussion of the United States
Sena torial situation and the prospective
candidates for the long and short terms
has somewhat o5scured the nominations
TO be made by the different parties in the
State wide primaries next august.
1t is in these primaries that the party
organizations are vitally Interested, ior,
in addition to naming many important
candidates, control of party machinery is
involved, as State Central Committeeman
are to be elected.
The Senatorial primaries will not be
held until the general election day and
they will be under the supervision of the
newly elected State Committee of each
party.
For the entire State the only official to
be voted for is the State Comptroller.
The first fight of both the Democratic
and Republican organizations will be to
dominate these primaries and nominate
their preferences for all places Each
will make strenuous fight to place its
friends on the State Central Committees
The Progressves have also decided to
place a full ticket in the field, and must
make their nominations in these primar-
les snd elect a State Central Committee,
an organization which that party does
not now have.
Party machines in the counties and in
Baltimore will be much Interested in the
legislative nominations as the party
which controls the Legislature will get
both the U. S. Senatorships. In this
county in addition to the State Senator
and three members of the House of Dele
gates, the primaries will invorve the
choice Of two new County Commissioners,
County Treasurer and Assistant Treas
trer, Orphans Court Judges and Sheriff
III 4 little while many announcements
wit prabably begin to make their ap-
rearance OF prospective candidates. Thus
far, iittle talk is heard of the political
situation
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
Speakers At Schools Named

DR.. NJ. Bates Stephens, State Superin-
tendent of Public Education on Wednes-
day announced the list of speakers as
signed to make addresses at the Mary
land Day exercises on Tuesday n the
large schools of the State. Several wo-
men will be among the peakers.
The topic assigned for Maryland Day
this year is The Ancient City and How
it Came to be the Capital of Maryland"
The nearby schools and speakers are as
follows:
Elkton High School-Henry NJ. McCul-
lough
North East High School-Charles B.
Finley, Jr.
Havre de Grace High school-Frank E.
Williams.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
Woman's Club

The Woman's Club of Elkton met on
Tuesday afternoon, the subject being
Home Economics, in charge of Mrs H.
NJ. Mccullough (chairman); Mrs R. B.
Frazer, Mrs. Omar Crothers, Miss Har-
ret Walmsley, Mrs. ID. Brown, and
Mrs Howard Bratton. The Club was ad-
dressed by Mrs. Delaney Barclay, of Bal
timore, a member of the Home Econom-
les Club of the State Federation or Wo-
mems Clubs. Mrs. Barclay was helpful
and suggestive along many pracrrcal lines.
Mrs. j. Pierce Cam, of Newark, sang
for the Club, accompanied by Miss Will
son! also of Newark
The next meeting will be on April l.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
Will Build Several New Roads

AT meeting of the County Commits
sioners and Auxiliary Road Commission
OF the county on Tuesday, several large
delegations appeared in behalf of i'm
proved roads in their respective sections
After hearing the several delegations and
after comforting on the situation the
Commission decided "a To build gravel
road from Bay View to Calvert, 90 To
build a gravel road from Gathers Corner
to Port Deposit, (3) To build in accord
ance with the Shoemaker law a stone
road in the Second district by way of ST.
Augustine to the Delaware line.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
Court Disallows Claim

The Court handed down its decision this
week in the matter of the claim of James
NJ. Monroe, Esq, and John S. Strahorn,
Esq, for counsel fee of $4,000, to be
paid them from the distribution of the
Whitaker estate, as reported recently in
The WHIG The Court denies the right
of the petitioners to get said fee out of
the estate, and the payment OF the petit
TONERS is thereby left entirely to their
clients by those beneficiaries OF the Whit
aker estate, who employed Messrs. Mon
roe and Strahorn to secure a distribution
of the same.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

/
Miss Edith Burkley has returned home
after spending last week with friends in
/ Philadelphia.
Mrs YeungstoD, of Washington, D. c.,
has been spending some time at MARY
land Lodge"
Miss Anna Wells spent Sunday with
Mss Marguerite Kidd, in Port Deposit.
DR.. Howard Bratton, who has been con-
fined to his home by illness, is again able
to be out
Former Sheriff j. Wesley McAllister is
confined to his home by Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Ellis Potts spent last sun
day in Wilmington. Del.
Mr.. John W. Anthony, of Ridley Park
Pa, greeted Elkton friends recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Dean spent
Sunday in Wilmington at the home of Mr..
and Mrs James H. Davis.
Miss Laura Deputy spent Sunday with
relatives at The Cedars, near Brandy
wine Springs
'oi "a "a uin'ihe anu uaushter'
Miss Edna, OF the Sophomore class of the
Maryland State Normal School, are
spending Easter at North East.
Harry w. Dean. formerly of Elkton,
left Wilmington Monday for santa Cruz,
California, to visit his father.
Misses Elizabeth and Evelyn Sparklin
ara visiting relatjyas In U,,r,,nr.a,
Misses Grace ana p,,.h Dat.
visiting friends in North Eas,
tertaininp Miss Florence Cr,Tth ~ We.
Chester pa
~.
verv n,easant,v entartoina the ,o,,au
ing Iadies at luncheon "a Er,aa, ~.
14:-Mrs. Alfred Kirk, Mrs. Win w. Kirk
Mrs. l. P. REYNOLDS. Mrs. Samuel Smith
Mrs Elizabeth Kirk, Mrs G. L. Armour,
Mrs. b. NJ. Reed, Mrs. R. Harry Logan,
Miss Rachie Kirk. Miss Anna Slicer, Miss
LUCY 'Nirh'
Miss Grace W. Price is spending the
Easter holidays with her friend, Miss
A"uue 'nui'A' al "es'Viile' a. D.
Miss Emily Williams, of Brentwood
Farm, is visiting Miss Ann Porter MILL
ken In wilmington, Del.
Miss Corinne lamar has been spending
some time In Philadelphia.
Miss Helen Garrett has been visiting
Miss Maggie Lum, near Chesapeake CITY.
Mrs William I Miller and cbi,aren ot
Baltimore. are visiting her parents. Rev.
and Mrs William Schouler.
Mrs Thomas H. Harlan was the recent
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. ].
Warner, in North East.
Mr. and urs Job, n Constable hova
returned to Hot Springs. Va, arrer being
in Baltimore since January.
Miss Georgie sobaffner os Norietto
pa ;s visiting E,l,tor ro1.t,yas
Nrs John NcE,movIe snont SUNDAY IN
pbilaaeInbia
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
Marriage Licenses

Robert Henry Baker, OF Elkton, and
Maggie Boulden McIntire, of New Castle
County, Del.
Raymond c. Fronk and Lillian NJ Del
bert, both of Elkton.
Reginald c. Shippers, of Zion, and Es-
ther White, of Calvert.
Robert Goodyear and Margaret Shippers.
both of Elkton.
COLORED.
William Walker, of Port Deposit, and
Mrs. Fanny Robinson, of Baltimore City.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
WEEKS WEDDINGS
BENJAMIN-WORYH.

Miss Beulah A. Worth, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs John Worth, and one of the
most popular young ladies Of the Bay
View neighborhood, and Dr. Frank H
Benjamin, a rising young veterinarian of
the same locality, were quietly married
on Wednesday afternoon, March s, In
Alexandria, Va, by Rev. C. R. Straus-
burg, former pastor of Shelemiah NJ E.
Church. Upon completing short tour
of Washington ar the South, DIR. and
Mrs. Benjamin will make their home in
Bay View
WIGGINS-CAMERON.
Mss May l.. Cameron, daughter of Mr..
Andrew Cameron of Elkton, who left
Elkton, Wednesday of last week, for Los
Angeles, as stated in last weeks WHIG
arrived in that city safe, on Monday,
and was united in marriage to Mr. Isham
Virgins.
SIMPERS-WHITE
The country home of Mr. and Mrs
WEBSTER White, at Calvert, was the
scene of pretty wedding, Thursday even
ing. when their daughter, Miss Esther c.
White, became the bride of Reginald c.
Shippers, of North East
GIBSON-CHURCHMA
Miss Matilda Churchman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Amassa Churchman, of CAL
vert, and Mr.. Amos Gibson, of near Ris-
ing Sun, were married at the home of the
brides parents, Friday evening of last
week.
BAKER-McINTIRE
Miss Margaret Boulden McIntire, OF
near Elkton, and Mr. Robert Henry Ba-
ker, of Chesapeake City, were united in
marriage, in Elkton, on Saturday, March
Is, by the Rev. S. NJ Perry.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-22
WILLIAM r. WILSON.

William R. Wilson died In Wilmington,
Del, Thursday, aged 67 years. Funeral
services will be held at his late residence
1872 West Fourth street, tomorrow (Sun-
day. afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Interment
on Monday at Head of Christiana Ceme-
terry.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-06-28
BROKE 1T TO HIM GENTLY
If Papa McStubbins Saw the Point, He
Should Have Appreciated Daugh-
ter's CIevernesS.

1t was only a short time after Lulu
McStubbins was married that the
startling truth was forced upon her
that her young husband was not ex-
actly teetotaler. One evening a few
weeks after the wedding that strict
old cold water man, Papa McStubbins,
dropped in to call He found his
daughter all alone. After a while he
asked:
Where is Christopher"
We'll, the fact is, Christopher isn't
feeling very we'll this evening"
rs that so? What seems to be the
matter?"
''We1l-er-the fact is-er-Christo-
pher is suffering from bad attack of
-of-propinquity.'
"Propinquity-Propi repeat
ed the puzzled old gentleman
That's a disease I never heard of. 1
guess you must be mistaken, daugh-
ter"
"Oh, no, father Let me explain
Propinquity means nearness, doesn't
it?'
81 guess so.'
-And to be near is to be close, isn't
it?"
''Em-yes-yes.'
. And when we speak of a man as
being close we mean that he is stingy.
don't we?"
Sure"
land when a man is stingy we call
him tight. don't we?"
Il believe So
WELL she concluded with a sigh,
that's what's the matter with Chris
topher."-London Fun
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-06-28
SAW HOPE FOR THE BEAR
Birthday Gift Had Every Possibility
of Being Received as One of
the Family.

Page, true little southerner, is Law
ishly endowed with the traditional
family spirit" His sense of family,
indeed, is so strong that he regards
any one or anything belonging to his
own household as in some mysterious
but. very real way superior to all the
of the world.
Page has a dog whom he loves very
dearly, and it grieved him much when,
not long since, jockey declined to have
anything to do with the stuffed bear
that came as a birthday gift. Present
ly, however, he became normally
cheerful and began to play happily
A visitor alphabetically inquired if
jockey has decided to adopt the new
bear as his friend.
Not yet" Page made smiling an
swer, but he will soon, Aunt Annie
You see, Jockeys only a dog and he
doesn't think as quick as we do. He
thinks the bear is only paying call
here. But just as soon as he knows
that the bear is one of the family he'll
take to him all right
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-06-28

Drove Her to Her Feet With a Shock.
house, whose original owner had built
it as mansion nest for lady who on
the bridal eve had run away and mar
ried another sutton: William Moore's
wife died, he sold out his business and
thenlost his cash in an unwise specu-
lation.
Then the shoe began to pinch. He
had small house in the city which
brought in a certain income, but not
enough to cover living expenses.
Ethel learned to do dressmaking and
how to trim hats in season at the vii
1age millinery store, and her little
earnings helped 10 keep the wolf from
the door.
1t was when Archie Winston came
into her life that the days seemed
worth while and the nights were filed
with sweet dreams. He held clerical
position, where any pretentious salary
income was in the future, and when
they talked of the wedding day they
referred to it as very far ahead Ethel
was loyal to the comfort and interests
of her father, and Archie honored her
for it and encouraged her in her
course The old man had grown sour
and selfish, and would not hear of
change in their domestic relations.
Il may get something yet out of my
unfortunate investment" he was wont
to say. If j do I'd feel more certain
of things and then dolefully he. would
finish up with the remark: IF we
could only find out where all Roberts
fortune went to!'
1t was several days after the big
storm and the fallen and hanging limbs
of the giant trees surrounding the
Moore homestead had not been cleared
away. William Moore was too en-
crossed over his life disappointment
to think of mundane things. Ethel
had dragged the light, stray branches
to the rear of the lot The larger ones
Archie had promised to try and get out
of the way Saturday afternoon.
When John Davis came along one
morning, however, saw, rope and pole
in hand, Ethel listened to his applica-
ton for work with interest and sym
pathy-
I've been sick for long time, Miss
Moore he declared, "and not able to
take steady job for some time ahead
About all I'm fitted for is little spad-
ing or grass moving, or something like
cleaning up yards. I'll trim out that
hanging stuff up around the house for
fifty cents and burn all the stray
brush"
Ethel had little surplus savings,
very limited indeed compared with the