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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
Great Day AT Moore's Chapel

The revival meeting which has been
in progress at Blake in the Methodist
Church there for the past four weeks
will continue over next Sunday. There
have been so far thirty conversions
and the community has been greatly
aroused spiritually by the earnest
preaching of Rev. T. C. Jones and the
fiery exhortations of Mr.. Joe Lynch.
Mr.. Alfred Scarborough, of York,
Pa, is in charge of the music and ne
is doing great work singing the gos-
pei.
The Rev. DR.. Tagg, of Baltimore,
has been secured for the services to-
morrow Sunday and he will preach
at 2:30 and 1880 p. m. In the after
noon service communion will be held
especially for the converts and spec
ial effort will be made to get all the
old folks out to this service to hear DR..
Tagg who is one of the strongest gcs-
pei preachers in the Methodist Pro-
testant Church.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
Institutes Next Week

DR.. Richard S. Hill, Director of Far
mers' Institutes, has arranged for
institutes to be held in Cecil county
next week, as follows:
At Rising Sun, Thursday, December
10, 80 and 1880 p. M; Friday, De-
cember II, at 10 a. m. and 1.30 p. m.
At Elkton, Friday, December IL, at
1870 and 1880 p. m.; Saturday, Decem-
Der II, at 10 a. m. and 1:30 p. m.
The lectures will be il ktrated and
the subjects will include Growing the
Dairy Cow, Essentials of Dairying,
Farm Live Stock, Hay and Pasture;
Value of Crop Rotation, Marin Manu-
res, Commercial Fertilizers, Alfalfa,
Lime, Legumes, Corn, Fruit, Poultry,
etc.
All are invited to attend and help
make the meetings instructive and in
teresting. Questions and compari-
sons of views are welcome. Every
thing is free.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
Epidemic Abates

1t looks as if the stringent measures
adopted by the Federal and State au-
thorities had succeeded in controlling
the spread of the foot and mouth dis
ease in this State. While many quar-
antine regulations are still in effect
and all possible vigilance is being ex-
ercised, it is noteworthy that no new
outbreaks have been discovered the
past week.
In this connection it is we'll to call
attention to tn ewarning of the De-
partment of Agriculture against
"fake" cures for the disease. Officials
say there is no cure for the disease,
and that the only way to prevent its
spread is by keeping well herds from
contact with infected ones.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
Road Work For Two Districts

The County Commissioners and
Auxiliary Road Commission held a
joint session at Elkton Friday Present
J. Frank Blake, James T. Watts, F..
Wilmer Jackson, Charles w. Shippers,
Alfred B. McVey, Daniel Harvey and
j. Polk Steele.
Joseph Scarborough presented a
petition that the road from Blue Ball
to Rock Church be gravelled.
A delegation from the Eighth dis
trict, headed by DR.. Gillespie, asked
that the road from Rowlandville to
Five Points, near Oakwood, be in,-
proved.
Joseph Coudon, for the Seventh dis
trict, asked that about thousand feet
of Akin avenue near Perryville be
macadamized.
Clinton W. Purner headed delega-
tion from the Fifth district asking an
appropriation to complete the road
from North East to Georges store.
DR.. R. M. Black headed First dis
trict delegation asking that the road
from Cecilton to Warwick be i'm
proved.
The Board decided that the S25 900
available, with the equal amount from
State aid, should-be expended as fol-
lows: 100000 on the First district
road and $4,000 on the Eighth dis
trict road.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
TO TEST THE
SHIPPING BILL

The Limited Shipping Bill, passed
at the last session of the Legislature
of Maryland, which prevents residents
of the Eastern Shore of Maryland
from receiving more than a gallon of
whiskey in any one month, is soon to
be tested. Plans are under way to
test the law, and those behind the
movement assert that beyond single
doubt the constitutionality of it will
be provin invalid when it reaches the
Court of Appeals.
A representative of the firm of An
thony Keyser, Philadelphia, was on
the Shore recently making quiet, but
thorough investigation into the machi-
nations of the law.
The alleged weakness of the law,
according to the Keyser people, is that
it interferes with interstate trade, and
the fight will be conducted on that line
and the arguments used against the
Hazel law of Delaware will be applied
against the Eastern Shore Anti-Whis-
key bill.
The Keyser people have conferred
with Attorney-General Edgar Allan
Poe, and sometime within the next
few weeks shipment of five gallons
of whiskey will be made to some resi-
dent of one of the Eastern Shore coun-
ties. The express or freight company
handling the shipment will, of course,
refuse to make the delivery, and then
the Keyser people will make demand
for the delivery, backed by a like de-
mand from the consignee. When the
transportation company refuses to
make the delivery, the Philadelphia
firm will then institute proceedings to
compel it's delivery.
Even should the law be declared un-
constitutional, however, it would still
be impossible for Eastern Shore resi-
dents to obtain more than gallon
month from any firm in Maryland; but
they could order as much as they de-
sired from any firm in Delaware or
Philadelphia. This naturally would
turn the Eastern Shore whiskey trade
from Baltimore to either Wilmington
or the old Quaker city.
Rumor has it that the same interests
that fought the Hazel law in Delaware
are behind the movement to overthrow
the Eastern Shore law. In any event,
the fight will, no doubt, prove inter-
esting from legal point of view, and
many are wondering just what the
outcome will be. -Ex.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

A large circle of friends gave Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest c. Jamison, of Nc
Clellandsville, Del, rousing serenade
Monday night at the home of the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
J. Jamison. The guests had a very
enjoyable evening. After singing,
refreshments We're served. The young
couple received many congratulations.
Mr.. Bernard Ferry, of Philadelphia,
was the recent guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ferry.
Mrs. E. N. Sweet is visiting her bro
ther at Camden, N. J.
Mr.. Damian Alagia, of the Univer-
sity of Maryland, spent Thanksgiving
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Alagia.
Misses Marie Taggart and Miriam
Alexander, Of Washington, D. c.,
spent the Thanksgiving holidays with
their parents in Elkton.
Mrs. E. H. Hurn, of Washington,
D. c., has been spending a few days
with Elkton friends.
Miss Bessie Manly has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. George Reese, in Bal
timore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest C. Jamison. Of
McClellandsville, Del, spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Harry w. Stra-
horn.
Mrs. John Conaway was Whining
ton visitor this week.
Mr.. Earle N. Armour, of Birming-
ham, Alabama, has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. Annie Let's, near Theo-
dore.
Mr. Emerson Crothers visited rela-
tives at Colora Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Ledley, of
Cockeysville, are guests of relatives
in Elkton.
Mrs. George T. Witworth, of VIII
mington, spent Thursday with her sis
ter, Mrs. John F. Sparklin.
Mrs. Charles E. Pierson and son
spent several days last week with Bal
timore relatives.
Misses Margaret and Hannah Hart
nett were recent Philadelphia visitors.
Mrs. Howard Bratton was Phila-
delphia visitor on Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Gilmour has returned
to Baltimore after spending some time
with Elkton friends.
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Mrs. Rutter Not Guilty

Mrs. Virginia Rutter, of Philadel-
phia, was placed on trial at Elkton on
Monday morning, charged with arson,
the case having been removed to Tai
bott county from this county. Mrs.
Rutter, accused of burning the sum-
mer home of her niece, Mrs. Josephine
Maurer, at Woodlawn, in June, 1913.
The prosecution was represented by
States Attorney Henry l.. Constable,
of Cecil county, and States Attorney
Charles j. Butler, of Talbot. A. M.
Jackson, ESQ.,, of Salisbury, and
Alonzo L. Miles, ESQ.,, of Baltimore,
were the counsel for the accused. The
prosecution put about thirteen wit
nesses on the stand; the last of whom
was State Fire Marshall Myers. The
Marshall was subjected to severe
cross-examination by Attorney Miles,
wherein he admitted that the result of
his investigation connected no one in
particular with the crime. The de-
fense placed six witnesses on the
stand and then closed it's case. Coun-
sci agreed to submit the case to the
jury without argument. The jury,
after being out two or three minutes,
brought in verdict of mot guilty"
The prosecution at no time adduced
any evidence which connected Mrs.
Rutter with setting fire to the house
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
RECENT DEATHS
Rev. Thomas B. Hunter.

The funeral services of the Rev.
Thomas Benton Hunter were held IN
the NJ E. Church at Monrovia, Cal,
November t6, by the pastor, DR.. Geo.
Geyer, assisted by DR.. Henry Ranus,
of Long Beach, Cal. Mr. Hunter was,
for over forty years, minister in the
Wilmington Conference and held sew
eral charges in Cecil county. He was
born in Philadelphia in 1887 Shortly
after his birth his parents moved to
Delaware City, where ne spent his
boyh0od. In early life he taught in the
public schools. and in 1863 he entered
the ministry. He served at st. Mich
ael's, Md, in 1869; Mt Lebanon, 1876
Il; Brandywine, 1872-73; st. Georges,
1874-76; Chester, Pa, 1877; Cherry
Hill, 1880; Roxana, 1881; Delaware
City, l882-S4; Chester, 1866; Char
lestown. 1897-S9; Cherry Hill. tS90-92:
Bethel, 1893-95; supernumerary, 1895;
Westover, 1897; Hockessin, 1898; Col
ora, 1899; Red Lion, t900-01; Eben-
ezer, l902-03; Cherry Hill, 1904-06;
Elsmere, 1907-08; retired in 1900, and
moved to Long Beach, later going to
Monrovia. He was twice married, his
first wife being Miss Annie Minors
and his second Miss Josephine Eus-
bands
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
Horse Thief Captured

Early Tuesday morning a young
negro stole a gray pacing mare from
John T. Peck, of near StrickersviIle,
and buggy and harness from Mr..
Peck's neighbor, William J. McCauley.
The owners, Immediately on missing
the team and finding it headed to-
wards Elkton, telephoned to Mr.. Ed
ward w. Taylor and asked him to be
on the look out for it. About $50 the
same morning Mr.. Taylor, from his
livery office, saw the team coming
down North street and halted it. The
driver !eapt from the buggy and tried
to escape; but Wilber Monk Free
man, one of Mr.. Taylor's stable boys,
dove for the fugitive's legs and upset
him. Mr.. Taylor insisted on holding
the fellow until the Sheritf's arrival,
when he was lodged in Jail.
At hearing before Magistrate J.
M. Ash the thief was held for the
action of the Pennsylvania authorities.
Messrs. Peck and McCauley were at
the hearing, but could not recognize
the negro, although he said ne knew
them. He either could not or would
not talk much, and appeared to be al
most an imbecile. a loaded revolver
was found on him, but he made no
attempt to use it when captured. For
the Magistrate he wrote his name on
piece Of paper as Hon NJ. Riley, but
such name was unknown to the
Strickersville folk.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK

There will be a series of Bible lee
lures at the residence of Mr.. Robert
Craig, at Craigtown, Dec. Is to 25,
conducted by Elder R. 7. Baer, Presi-
dent of the Chesapeake Conference Of
Seventh Day Adventists. The public
is cordially invited to attend and bring
Bibles.
Contractor VIM. Stephens has conf
pIeted the handsome house on the cor
ner of Main and Moffit sts., Elkton,
for Victor R. Bennett. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennett took possession this week.
Mr.. Thomas Moss will give an organ
recital tomorrow Sunday afternoon
in the Tome Memorial Hall at 4:15.
State Game Warden, James P. Cur
ley, has started a crusade against
short fish in the Baltimore markets
that is fish which are under the re-
quirements of the law as to size and
weight. The shipper becomes the
loser of both fish and freight when his
fish are condemned.
Henry |. Daughty, aged 35 years, of
Franklin City, Va, met an awful death
Thursday night of last week on the
road about four miles south of New
Castle, when his automobile turned
over and the man was burned to death.
Little was left of the machine but the
iron work.
The Enterprise Machine Works of
Elkton, George McQuilkin, proprietor,
is just completing a big contract of
piping for the electrical connections
of large concrete building in Cam
den, N. J. Mr.. McQuiIkin's force has
been working day and night or the job
for some weeks.
4 joint committee from Shows Bat
terry and Company E, Puruell Legion,
Nd. Vols, has called meeting for
Saturday, December II, at 1 o'clock,
in Elkton to take in consideration the
erection of monument to the mem-
ory of the Cecil county soldiers of the
Civil War.
Mrs. Wilmer Bouchel!e, of Union,
lost a driving horse Thursday morn
ing.
W. H. s. Bouchelle, of the Union
section, had his left hand badly man
gled and sustained loss of ore finger
when he got it caught in d fodder
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
THOSE WHO WERE
AWARDED PREMIUMS

The Cecil Farmers Club "booth' eX-
hibit at the Maryland Week Exposi-
ton, Fifth Regiment Armory, Balti-
more, took fifth place of the seven
competitors.
Considering the fact that this is the
first exhibit of the kind by the Club at
the Armory, and that no preparation
had been made for it during the grow
ing season, only limited variety of
the prescribed cereals, vegetables,
nuts, canned goods and other farm
products could be offered. The showing
is considered very creditable. Also,
owing to the technicality in the plac-
ing of the potato exhibit, they were all
precluded from scoring in the contest.
The booth was very attractive and
was designed by R. M. Balderston, Of
Colora, and built with the assistance
of Howard Pusey, of the same town
under direction of members of the
Club. The members were assisted also
in the decoration and arrangement by
Misses Mary Rawlings and Mary Kim
BILE, of Port Deposit, and Mary BaId4r-
ston, Colora.
The following prides were awarded
individual exhibits:
Miracle Wheat-1st, T. B. Miller:
I'd, w. R. Cameron.
Fultz Wheat-1st, R. X. Rawlings
I'd, M. C. Reeder.
Everitt's High Grade-1st, Henry
M. Mccullough.
Oats-2d, Jos. T. Grove; 4th, M. C.
Reeder
Buckwheat- w. R. Cameron.
Yellow Corn-1st, Elwood Balders-
ton; I'd, Harry Maxwell; Sd, l. Wayne
Reynolds.
White Corn-1st, J. H. Kimble; I'd,
H. M. Mccullough.
White Cap Corn-1st, I.Wayne Rey-
nolds; I'd, w. P. McFadden; Sd, J. H.
Kimble.
Apples-Winesap, Sd, Reuben Rey-
nolds; Black Twig, 1st, Joseph Grove.
The apple exhibit was largely bar
red from scoring owing to traces of
ihoCSI aiiu luiiSuo JIOuDle5. luOSe bl
Elwood Balderston were barred from
scoring owing to delay in transit.
Preserves-Applebutter, 1st, J. H.
Maxwell.
Pears-1st, Mrs. NJ c. Reeder.
Cherries (canned) White, 1st, Mrs.
j. H. Kimble; Morella, I'd, Mrs. J. H.
Kimble.
Cherries (preserved) lst, Mrs. J. H.
Kimble; I'd, J. H. Maxwell.
Peaches (preserved) I'd, Mrs. A. H.
Mendenhall.
Pumpkins-2d, w. P. McFadden; Sd,
M. C. Reeder.
Baled Hay-1st, ]. H. Maxwell.
Later the following county prizes
were placed on the potatoes.
Green Mountain-lst, H. M. McCul-
lough.
Cayman No. Jos. T. Grove.
McCormick-2d, J. H. Kimble, and
Sd. Irish Cobbler.
Hoosier-2d, Reuben Reynolds.
The handsome sign, designed and
erected out of corn by j. Harry Max
we'll, was special attraction.
ELWOOD BALDERSTON, Sec'y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
Tax Commission In Cecil

The State Tax Commission, consist
ing of Chairman Arthur P. German
and Commissioners Wickes and Lesser,
and Secretary Girdwood, met the
County Commissioners of Cecil county
in the Court House yesterday (F'ri-
day). The meeting was too late to be
reported in this weeks WHIG. The
Commission has been making tour
Of all the counties of the Eastern
Shore in order to meet the County
Commissioners of each county and
take up with them and the local tax
supervisors many questions bearing
on both State and county taxation
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
Thanksgiving Dance At Delaware

Under the management Of the Ath-
letic Association Of Delaware College
dance was held in the Gymnasium
from 1880 until II o'clock on the even
ing of Thanksgiving Day. About 35
couples Were present. Music was fur
nished by Jacobs Orchestra Of Will
mington. The patronesses We're Mrs.
c. 0, Houghton, Miss Rich, Of the Wo-
mems College faculty, and Mrs. C. E.
Dutton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05

valid for number of years and her
death was FASTENED by the shock of
her mothers death few weeks ago.
She is survived by one sister, Miss
Virginia Reed, and three brothers.
Benjamin, of Colora; Thompson, of
Fair Hill, and William, of Bay View,
at whose home the funeral services
were held last Saturday afternoon. In
termant was made at Bay View Gene
terry.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
Mrs. Catherine Grant.

Mrs. Catherine Grant, widow of the
late Charles S. Grant, died on Thurs
day evening ut the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. 5. S. Reynolds, in North East
aged eighty-one years. She was one
Of the Oldest members of North East
M. {. Church. She is survived by the
following children: Mrs. S. J. Gibney
and T. S. Grant, Of Coatesville, Pa;
c. W. Grant, Mrs. S. S. Reynolds and
Mrs. S. c. Dunlap, of North East, and
Mrs. George H. Warner, of Lynch
burg, Va.
Funeral services were held last Sat
urday at the North East NJ. E. Church
and iuterment was made at the NJ. E.
Cemetery.
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Mrs. Martha E. Spratt

Mrs. Martha E. Spratt, widow of
the late William Spratt, died Sunday
at her home near Andora, after long
illness, aged 82 years. She is survived
by nine children.-William Henry, Ar
thur, John and Charles Spratt, of this
county, and Minor c., of Oxford, Pa;
Ella. wife of Robert Eguer; Naomi,
wife of Henry H, McFadden; Mary c.,
wife of Daniel T. Arbuckle, and Mrs.
Eliza Trimbla. all of this county.
The funeral was held from her late
residence Wednesday afternoon, with
lntsrnleut at Cherry Hill NJ. E. Gene
terV.
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Mr.. John s. Abel, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. John s. Abel, Of Cherry Hill,
and Miss Minnie Bouchelle, Cecil
county school teacher, were married
Wednesday evening.
J.m;sou-Mocre
MISS nattie moore, daughter OF Mr.
nni'am 2 MOORE q Eikeon, ana ~.
Irhest y. 'aiiilson' Oh Newark, DELI
n rorso,a.a Nawo~L nj ~ par
L. E. Poole. The bride was attired in
a violet broadcloth suit with picture
hat of velvet. After the ceremony the
happy couple left on the Los train for
Wilmington, where wedding break
IN, - e =, o''s'
ark.
u: p
~" 1
Miss Dorothy Rowland, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. Rowland, Of
Port Deposit, and Baltimore, and Mr..
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05
Clay StoughtOn

Mr.. Clay Stoughton, Of Philadel-
phia, died Nov. %, of pneumonia, aged
40 years. The deceased is survived by
widow, who was formerly Miss
Charlotte Hawes, daughter of Joseph
and Cathryn Halves, formerly of Elk
ton. Five Young children also survive.
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Mrs. Susanna McMaster

Mrs. Susanna McMaster, widow Of
John J. McMaster, died Of pneumonia
at Eavrs de Grace Monday She was
pora in Cecil county and is survived by
two daughters, Mrs, Mary R. Craw-
ford and Miss Alice B. McMaster, and
(Cyr.f-Ied on fourth paye)
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W. c. T. u. AT Newark

The New Castle County w. C. T. U.
will hold it's se-minanual institute on
Wednesday, December 9, in the First
Presbyterian Church, Newark The
morning session will begin at 9::30.
Ex-Governor Glenn, of North Caro-
lima, will be the speaker for the even
ing. Mrs. Ella Hoover Heacher, of
Washington, D. c., National lSuperin-
tendent of the work for soldiers and
sailors, will be present; also Mrs. Car
oline V. Ray, the Maryland Superin-
tendent of Work for the Children q.
7. L. w. C. T. U.
Public cordially invited to all the
sessions.
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Miss Mabel Reed

Miss Mabel Reed, daughter Of the
late William Reed, died Wednesday Of
last week at the home of her brother,
William Reed, near Bay View, aged
39 years. Miss Reed had been an in.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-05

Cecil Detective Association will give
its annual dinner at Rosebank Hall,
Calvert, next Wednesday. The ladies'
Aid Society will hold an oyster supper
in the hall the same evening.
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Mrs. Mary V. StradIey.

Mrs. Mary V. StradLey, widow Of the
late James Stradley, of Cecilton, died
Wednesday evening Of last week, of
apoplexy with which she was stricken
the previous Saturday. She is sur
vived by three sons and one daughter,
Wayne, of CeciIton; Pierce, of Will
nington; James and Miss Myrtle
StradIey, at horne.
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Mrs. Virginia Z. Jones

The funeral of Mrs. Virginia z.
Jones, widow of Captain Daniel A.
Jones, took place from her late resi-
dence at Cecilton, last Sunday, and
Ias largely attended. Mrs. Jones was
a daughter of the late William Ether-
ington and was rs years of age. Two
sons, William G. Jones, Of Cecilton,
and Rev. Elmer E. Jones, Of Roches-
tar- N Y s1rruira b--
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WEEKS WEDDINGS


Mr.. John s. Abel, Jr., son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John S. Abel, Of Cherry Hill,
and Miss Minnie Bouchelle, a Cecil
county school teacher, were married
Wednesday evening.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-03-25
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