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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21

All such railroad companies, steam
boat companies, express companies or
common or private carriers within
Caroline County are hereby required
to keep a book in which shall be en-
tered Immediately upon receipt there
OF, the name of every person to whom
liquor is shipped. the amount and kind
received, the date when delivered and
by whom and to whom delivered and
the name of the firm, corporation or
individual shipping such liquors, and
that such liquors are Tor personal use
only. After such record shall be a
blank space on which the -consignee
shall be required to sign his name in
person to such record before the de-
livery Of such liquors to the consignee
which book shall be open to the in
spection of the public at any time dur
ing the business hours of the company.
Such book shall constitute Prima Fa-
Gle evidence of the facts therein stated
and be admissible as evidence in any
Court in the county having jurisdic-
tion or in any manner empowered with
the enforcement of the provisions of
this act. On the last day of each
month such railroad company, steam
ship company, express company, COM
mon or private carriers, shall file with
the Sheriff of Caroline County trans
cript of the records of said book for
the calendar month.
Which transcript shall be filed and
preserved by the said Sheriff as
public document. No package, par
Gel or container of spirituous, vinous,
malt or fermented liquors shall be
delivered by common or private car
rier to any person in Caroline County
unless there shall be plainly and vis-
IDLY labeled or stencilled upon it the
following: The name of the consign-
er. the name of the consignee, the kind
and quantity of liquors contained
therein, and that the liquors are only
for the personal use of the consignee.
ANY employee or agent OF any ex-
press company, railroad company,
steamboat company or any private
carrier knowingly failing. to refuse to
comply with the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and punished by fine
of not less than $4,000 nor more than
S1000G for the first offence and anv
subsequent offence shall be punished
by fine of not less than $4,000 and
not more than $4,000 or by imprison-
ment in the Maryland House of Cor
rection for term not exceeding six
months.
Section 194C.-And be. it further
enacted, That it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to-
carry, bring or have brought into
Caroline County any spirituous, vim
Gus or fermented liquor in quantity to
exceed one gallon per each calendar
month or any malt liquors in guam
tity exceeding six dozen pint bottles
in any one calendar month. Any per-
son, firm or corporation who violates
the provisions of this section upon
trial and conviction thereof shall be
subjected to the fines and penalties
provided in Section 1914 Of this Act.
Section 2.-And be it further enact
ed, That this Act shall take effect
from the first day of May in the year
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Fourteen.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L. Armour, of
Greenhurst, were Markham, Pa, visi-
tors, last week.
Mrs. William p. Green, Of Norwood,
Pa, has been visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. j. 7. Armour near Bay View.
Mrs Virginia NJ. McCabe was the
recent guest of her niece, Mrs. John
!. Porter, in Wilmington.
Mrs. Arthur Molftt is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. Daniel
Simmons.
Mr.. Victor G. Willis, of Newark,
was an Elkton visitor on Thursday.
Mr.. Edward H. Beck, of Dover,
spent Sunday with friends in Elkton.
Mr.. Patrick McGready, of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of Elkton relatives.
Mr.. Norman Willis, OF Woodbury.,
n. j., greeted Ellton friends Monday.
Miss Helen Girvin, of Philadelphia,
is visiting the Misses lamar.
Mrs. William J. Smith is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. +. Roy James, at
Aberdeen.
Mrs. Albert Constable entertained a
number of her friends at tea last
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles f. Pierson recently
entertained her aunt, Mrs. Mary A.
Mahoney, of Philadelphia.
Miss Marian OFT, of Chesapeake
City, is spending the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip OFT.
Mrs. Springer and grandson, Pres
ton Grant, Wilmington, are visiting
Mrs. Henry Lewis, near Elkton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21
APPEAL FOR RIVER TRAFFIC CONGRESSMAN
MOORE SPEAKS FOR SUSQUEtiANNA

"The valuable canal which did big
business in carrying coal and other
commodities to Havre de Grace, for
shipment to Baltimore and other
points by way of Chesapeake Bay
have been destroyed. In its stead
arose a power company which erected
at McCall's Ferry, above the Mary
land line, dam which blocked the
Susquehanna River and threw the
water back distance OF seven or
eight miles. A veritable sea was thus
created where formerly the river had
run its course through boulders,
around the islands that had once shell
tered the Indians, and over the trees
that had fringed the lower banks of
the great river bed. The construction
of the dam involved a tremendous ex-
penditure of money; it is quoted at
more than S16,000,000. 1t was great
piece of engineering, but it escaped
the scrutiny of the federal govern
ment, which it could not have done
had the government exercised its or
dinary jurisdiction.
"Since the bills to open navigation
and prevent the ultimate closing of
the Susquehanna to navigation were
introduced by me last October, eX-
pressions of approval have been re-
ctived from numerous trade bodies and
business men in Pennsylvania and
Maryland.
During the operation Of the Penn
sylvania and SusqIehanna TideWater
Canal" writes citizen of Maryland,
''hard coal was sold here in Baltimore
for $40 per ton, whereas now it is
sold for $3.50 to So. Thirteen years
ago coal sold here for $5 to $6 per ton,
and the cost of mining has not increas-
ed in proportion"
'If the 40,000,0O0 tons OF coal min
ed annually along the river above and
below Wilkes-Barre were moved to
these points (referring to Baltimore,
Md, Wilmington, Del, Washington,
d. c., and Philadelphia, Pa said Mr..
Farley Gannett, engineer Of the Water
Supply Commission of Pennsylvania,
in an address before the Engineers
Society of Pennsylvania, in April,
1911, "the transportation thereon
would amount to approximately S70,-
100000 per year, at an average rate
of $1.75 per long ton. If rate of 80
per cent. of that charged by the rail
road We're fixed for the water-borne
traffic, a gross income OF 10000
would be insured, together with a net
saving on the transportation of an
other $50, 100000.
''In the light of these facts it would
seem to be an act of simple justice to
revoke the ruling of the War Depart,
ment so that the Susqueiianna River
may hereafter be treated as a navi-
gable stream, free to the people of
the nation.
"The first step is to pass the bill re-
voking the War Department order
closing the Susquehanna to naviga-
ton. That would restore to the War
Department the duty of preserving
the navigation of the river. The arbi-
trary closing of the river at Mccall 5
Ferry should then be promptly undone
by compelling the power company to
install lock or other passageway for
navigation. And then the survey
should be undertaken to determine
whether the lock and dam system
would be suitable to the improvemcat
Of the Susquehanna and could be IL
stalled at reasonable cost
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21
AN ANTI-SHIPPlNG BILL FOR THE
EASTERN SHORE COUNTIES

ENTITLED An Act to add three new
and additional sections to Chapter
81 of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of Maryland 1910 to fol-
low section 1874 to be known as
section 194A, 194B and 194C, re-
gulating and shipping and deliv-
cry of Intoxicating liquor into
Worcester county (and others of
Eastern Shore..
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
three new and additional sections be
and the same are hereby added to
Chapter 81 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1910 to fol-
low section 1874 and to be known as
Sections 194A, 194B and 194C, to read
as follows:
Section 194A.-And be it further
enacted, That it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to
have shipped into Caroline County any
spurious, vinous or fermented liquors
in any quantity to exceed one gallon
per each calendar month or any malt
liquor in quantity exceeding six dozen
pint bottles in one colendar month,
such liquor for personal use only. Any
firm, corporation or individual receiv-
ing from any public or private carrier
or carriers, either severally or individ-
ually, more than the above mentioned
quantities of spurious or vinous fer
mented or malt liquors in any one cal
endar month or for any other purpose
than the personal use of the consignee
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
opH +1.ial
thereof before the Circuit Court of
Caroline County or any Justice of the
Peace of Caroline County having Grim
inal jurisdiction, shall be fined not less
than $1,000 or more than $4,000 for
the first offence and fer each and
every additional offence not less than
$1,000 nor more than $4,000 and i'm
prisoned in the Mar land House of
Correction for term not exceeding
six months. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to deny to any per-
son, firm or corporation his right to
demand a trial by jury. The State
ment rendered the Sheriff OF Caroline
County as provided for in Section
l94B by any or all public or private
carriers and the delivery of more than
one gallon of spurious, vinous or fer
mented liquors or four dozen pints of
malt liquors, in any calendar month
and for personal use only shall be
Prima Facie evidence of violation of
this act.
Section 194B.-And be it further en-
acted, That it shall be unlawful for
any railroad company, steamboat
company, express company or any
common or private carrier or carriers
to convey, transport or deliver to any
depot, wharf or any point OF place in
Caroline County any spirituous, vim
Gus or fermented liquors, to any firm,
corporation or individual, more than
one gallon in any calendar month, or
malt liquor not to exceed in quantity
six dozen pints in any calendar
month, and it shall not be lawful for
the aforesaid common carrier or car
rlers to deliver such liquors to any
consignee at any time except on the
second Wednesday of each calendar
month.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21

An appeal for federal improve
ments of the Susquehanna River was
made in the House recently by Rep
resentative j. Hampton Moore, of
Pennsylvania, who spoke iii support
of measures he has introduced which
would revoke the War Departments
ruling that the river is a navigable
stream only below the Maryland line.
There are some great rivers In the
United States that are not treated by
the federal government with the same
consideration that is accorded to other
rivers, and the Susquehanna is one OF
them," Mr.. Moore said. II do not know
of any other river in the country so
capable of public service that has
been so signally overlooked. 1t runs
through a section of the country
where the people generally have been
prosperous and busy, and it is because
of that condition possibly that immed-
late inhabitants of the valley. have
more as beautiful creation of nature
portation costs or of developing COM
mercial and industrial possibilities.
"The recent awakening of the people
Vi MdSSdCIluSelIS W liiS VI idSiii oNSi
of their streams and to the heavy
freight charges to which they have
been subjected because of the incom
potency and neglect of their rivers af-
fords lesson for the people of New
York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and
Virginia with regard to the treatment
of the Susouehanna. Not only have
the old canals which were fed by the
river and its tributaries been put out
of business, but the Susquehanna it
self has been completely damned at
McCalPs Ferry, in Pennsylvania, and
the unusual position has been taken by
the War Department that the river is
not to be regarded as navigable above
the Maryland line 1t is easily de-
monstrated that engineering problems
such as are presented by the Susque-
hanna have already been met by the
expenditure of large appropriations
upon other streams where the public
purposes to be served are not so great
as those that would result from the
improvements of the Susquehanna.
Water Traffic Killed.
"The Susquehanna River was the
avenue for commerce passing back
and forth in the "arks' or river boats
which thrived upon it in the earlier
part of the last century. 1t is today
the scene of boating conducted for bus
mess or pleasure, but the canal boats
which formerly operated along its
banks and carried coal ana other com
modities to Baltimore and points south
have disappeared through the compe-
titon, if not with the assistance, of the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21
DEATHS OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Harriet Lord Baldwin.

Mrs Harriet Lord Raiau,;p u,;do,,,
of William Fradaricl- RaIG,,,;n d;aJ ~
her home "The Harmitage @ :" ~, noar u'F ri, T.
ton. March "a after an ;llneSS Of a
month. dna to an stt.ct of i;' tbo or;n w. "
followed NV npeun1onia viz 'p'
Mrs, BALDWIN was in her o1tb voar
and tha sole s,,rviwo, Of ., fan,;iI,I Co: ~
ten children horn n the Hon I,i,;S Ph;3Soos ~
af dtoi ;tuLaS 1'tLG ni3 VIZ laLy NaHoee LORD
Mrs. Baldwin is survived by two
children, Mrs. Edmund JAY Bramhall.
Of New York City, and DAME! Lord
Baldwin, of Elk Mills, this county. one
grandson, William Ray Baldwin. of
Boston, Mass, and TWO great grand
children, James and Nancy Baldwin.
The funeral services will be private
at the convenience of the family. In
terment in the family burial ground
at Litchiield, Conn
Mrs. Lydia Morris.
Mrs. Lydia Morris, widow of John
Morris, died at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. William II. Anderson, at
Cecilton, Thursday night of last week,
after long illness, aged 70 years.
she IS survived by four children-Mrs.
T. VanBuskirk, of Baltimore; Mr..
William Morris, of Wilmington; Mrs.
John Coppage and Mrs. w. H. Alder
son, of Cecilton.
The funeral was held from her late
residence last Sunday afternoon. at 2
o'clock, and interment was made in
0eN'''o'' Oeiiie'eiS'
Mrs. Emile Schatfner.
Mrs Emile ScbaFner widow Of +ho
late Calvin A ScbaFnar nJ" aad ,,,n+bnr " Lnr
of Mrs John McEImovle IF nf FT,+or iGJi,ei
died Tuesday morn;nc at her home at
Mar;e+to pa onnd ,l ne ' - ,ei i'oiIv NJ a'
Schaffner waS weI l,no,vyo - Euttaa ~ o.
where she had franuantiv u;citod i. d''N s,, Sho
is survived hv fon, cbildron MI nv
John McEI,noyla of EI,ton. % M;naon o.
Emile and Georo;a Scho Shf, ffn,a, ."'9ne5 and
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21

The Farmers Civil and Business AS
sociation will hold meeting in the
High School, at Calvert, this (Satur-
day. afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. A
speaker from the Maryland Agricul-
tural College will be present. You are
cordially invited to attend this meet
ing.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21

paid glowing tribute to the worth
and Christian character of Miss
Walmsley, who had been teacher in
the Sunday School for 35 years.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21
WEEKS WEDDINGS

I'IVIIIIt -IIUDSUII.
Miss M. Eta Hobson, of Appleton,
and Arthur T. Moffitt, of Cherry Hill,
were married on Wednesday, March
Is, by Rev. George E. Wood, pastor
of Cherry Hill NJ. f. Church. The
young couple will make their home in
Elkton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21

Class No. II was the class which
has been, until recently, taught by
Miss Elizabeth Walmsley, who depart
ed this life on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
The Pastor, Rev. Howard T. Quigg,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21
Missionary Anniversary

Missionary Sunday was observed at
Elkton NJ. E. Church last Sunday. At
the evening services the pupils of the
Sunday School rendered a most pleas
ing program, consisting of speaking
and singing. The class collections for
the year were also announced. The
program was as follows:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-21

Chorus. Send Cheer Across the Wave"
'''''''''..''''. '''.'.'''...... School
ii''ycf '''.'''.'''.... ',.......-.... Pastor
Chorus, Out in the World" ......... School
Defamation. The Best Use of a Penny
........................ Ralph Jeffers
Chorus. Happy Sunshine Band" ....... Glass
Defamation, put Your Hand in Your Pock-
tt '.'''''. '....'........ Paul Calvert
Chorus, Good Cheer Song 49,. Glass of Girls
Class Recitation and Song. Infant School
Song, ''Ten Little Pennies 90. Class of Girls
Recitation, "The Two Pennies Elizabeth Scott
Motion Song ............ Shining FOR Jesus"
Song, Whatsoever Band. .... Class of Boys
Chorus. "A Few Little Seed" ......... School
Solo, "a Light for Jesus" .... Retta Dean
Defamation, The Offering Glenn Wilson
Collection.
Chorus ...................."V Victory Ahead"
Chorus. Praise the Lord ........... School
The collections for the year were
announced to be as follows:
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-21
DID REALLY MEAN IT ONCE
Newspaper Mans FIowey compII
ments Not Altogether a Complete
Case OF Bunk.

William d. Hassett, one Of the
sharks on diplomacy and information.
al affairs in Washington, covers the
state department for a big news as.
ISOLATION. One day another reporter
covering the same run rushed up to
him with this request:
Bill, fix me up q nice little story
about this affair for my paper. You
know more about this than anybody
Hassett not being particularly busy
at that time. compiled with the re
quest
Hall an hour later the same man
came back and requested:
Bill, please fix me up another lit
tie story. You know you're the best
informed man In regard to this par
ticular subject"
Bill again wrote the story. The 9th
er man came back the third time.
Look here" said Bill dryly, "Ill
write this third story for you, but /
hope you don't think it's because I'm
falling for this bunk OF yours about
how much ! know"
Well" said the other, rubbing his
chin, 1T was on the level the first
time. -Popular Magazine.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-21
Bankruptcy Decision.

a supreme court OF New Jersey
holds In Bolton vs. Bolton that when
9 wife goes into bankruptcy the trus-
tee In bankruptcy is entitled to take
possession OF arrears Of a,imony due
her tor the benefit Of the creditors.
The court said:
When 1t 10 considered that during
the period Of non-payment the wife
has In all probability been contract.
Ing debts for her support on the faith
of recovering these payments. and that
alimony Is awarded for the express
purpose Of her support by paying in
cash az she goes along. and when 1t
Is considered further that by her dis
charge In bankruptcy these debts are
wiped out, It seems manifestly unjust
that the creditors should have no re-
course to the very fund that the al,
vorce court provided to pay them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-21
u.
THE STRANGER

The STRANGER.
Al the end of the long street Of Vic
ques, next the church, stood the house
of Francois Beaupre, the father of little
Francois and Tomas and the rest. The
villagers called him lie Francois, and
his wife La Claire; this showed them
OF a certain Importance, for one spoke
as if there were no others. The house
was the largest in the village, and its
great earth-floored entry, leading at
the right into the living rooms, at the
left into the stable, was 20 feet square.
There, on sunshiny spring days, the
grandmother would sit on the long
bench against the wall. always with
her knitting, always with the children
about her, and the cows would file past
switching their tails, with mild big
eyes. gazing gently at the group. In
front was the flower garden, and little
Luc1e's head was not SO tall as the
patch of red peonies whose great BIOS
SONS the breeze tossed in n corner
of it.
A beautiful garden it was, the finest
in the village. yet this was not the
pride Of La Claire the wife of lie
Francois" She had two vanities, the
neighbors said: her tiny feet and her
garden, but not this garden Of lowers
Outside Of the village. half a mile
away, on h road to the old chateau,
were the fields where, laid out in trim
rows, flourished all the vegetables Of all
the villagers. The little houses sat in
the long street, the old vote Romano,
the Roman road built before the Chris-
tan era and still kept up. The houses
We're set too closely to allow space for
the great beds Of cabbages, beans, peas,
turnips, parsley, endive, chicory, car
rots. So the cottages nestled elbow to
elbow in the street, and the gardens
in the fields outside-one might see
them by Notwithstanding even long
fingers through the valley almost to
Francois, the lad, liked to be sent
there with his mothers big basket to
bring back vegetables for the family
meal. 1t was quiet in the long sun
shiny rows Of growing things, n the
earthly smell was pleasant. n a boy
think we'll as he broke off stems Of
chard or dug into the clean damp
brown earth for lettuce-'la salade."
Moreover, he would ask sometimes:
Must 1 hurry today, mother?. Might
I go on to the chateau for a little
whileg"
And often La Claire would smile at
the boy and answer: But yes, my
Francois. you may go; there is no
hurry"
And then came hours to be remem-
bered. Francois remembered them
HldLy years dLlSI. 10 WOulO set In6
basket carefully in a safe spot at the
very end Of the row Of white grown
lettuce heads, and then he would cross
the field, brushing through the millions
Of scarlet peoples. higher than the
blades Of wheat, and climb up the steep
hillside and scramble over the fence,
and be in the old castle. It was a good
road, because the people OF Vicques
used it often for going to and from
the pastures at the foot Of the noun
tain, with the cows. At the end was a
gate which closed the way to wagons or
cattle; however, a person on foot
might open it and go beyond. Inside
We're the ruins.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-21

in front of the baby's eyes, and no
blinked as he looked up, but l not
draw away an inch. n as h young
general pressed him to his fat knees
he put his hands together and shut his
eyes. for he thought he was to pray to
the good God. So the child knelt before
the emperor, thinking of his prayers.
1t was still for a moment. and all the
officers stood silent. and then the IN
peror took the marshal's sword and
struck the baby's shoulder a light blow
with the flat of it.
he said clearly, and in the pause he adj
ded. with a look in his eyes as II one
gazed forward: Some day, perhaps. a
marshal of France under another Bona
parte.'"
The grandmother's voice stopped and
the garden n the entry that had been
full OF the jingle of harness and the
soldiery. was suddenly hushed and
empty. The ghosts Of the great which
had risen at he simple magic Of her
memory dissolved into mists of past
years. But the glory and the w of
the name of the emperor hung about
them. The children huddled, their eyes
aevourlng her. their faces close. listen
ing Yet. A little girls voice spoke.
And grand-mere. it was"
IT was Francois" she said. and laid
her hand on his shoulder. "The sword
OF the emperor touched him here-I
saw it." The child's frame quivered as
II he felt again that blow Of the acco-
lade.
Then Tomas, always unimpressed,
began to sing jeeringly:
Francois Beaupre,
Nous devious ladmirer-
Notre grand chevalier,-
Francois Beaupre-"
And the spell was broken. The chill
+ scattered, shouting, out into the
sunshine of the garden. But Francois
stood at his grandmother's side. not
hearing or seeing them: staring al the
heaVy panels Of the oak door as If he
beheld the figures of Napoleon and his
generals pass that way again, and in
ms child eyes smoldered the inner light
Of a seer of visions.