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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-01-23
Miss Spear Assaulted

According to the Baltimore papers.
Miss Evelyn Spear, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. George Spear, OF near Ches-
apeake City, was assaulted last Satur-
day evening by negro, near the home
of the relatives with whom she resid IS
at 2003 Presbury ST. The negro was
arrested the same night and positively
identified by Miss Spear. He was held
, VI the Grand Jury on the charge of
isault, as well as on the charge of
carrying concealed weapons, a revol-
yer being found in his pocket when
arrested. Miss Evelyn, accompanied
by her sister Miss Nellie Spear.
though in highly nervous condition,
attended the hearing and testified that
she was about a block from her home
when the negro, who had crept up be-
hind, grabbed her about the waist and
ordered her to keep quiet. Before she
could scream, the tiend struck her over
the head and when she recovered con-
sciousness about half hour later, she
was lying some distance from the
spot where she was assaulted. She
dragged herself to her home and was
attended by Dr. Charlie. W. Hoffman,
who testified as to her condition.
In the neighborhood of Chesapeake
City there is much indignation over
the assault and sympathy for Miss
Evelyn and her family. The "Spear
girls" grew up in that neighborhood,
attending school and church in Chesa,
peake City and are generally admired
as attractive, refined and modest
young ladies.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-01-23
Old Schoolhouse Burned

The schoolhouse in Back Creek Neck
Second Election district, was destroy
ed by fire of unknown origin Saturday
afternoon. The fire was discovered
by men working in a field close by, but
it was too late to save any of the eff
fects except few library books. The
origin of the fire is mystery, as the
teacher, Miss Augusta B. Egee, of
Chesapeake City, left but little fire in
the stove Friday afternoon.
The building was a very old one and
small in size. 1t was insured for $4OO
in the Cecil Mutual.
The Chesapeake City correspondent
of one of the city papers says.
Back Creek school was reputed the
Oldest school building in the State. It
is unknown when the building was
first erected, but it is known to have
been IN existence more than a century
ago. Residents of this place. seventy
years and more old attended the school
when children, and declare that it was
then an old building. Originally it
was constructed of rough hewn logs,
but in recent years the exterior of the
building had been covered with wea-
ther boarding and the interior had
been plastered.
The building was situated among
a group of tall pine trees and from
this fact it derived the name by which
it has been commonly known for more
than half a century-"Pine Tree Col
lege."
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DIR. I. II. lewis Chosen

DR.. Thomas II. Lewis, president Of
Western Maryland College, was elect
ed provost OF the State University by
the board Of regents at its meeting
last week in the executive Offices in
the Garrett Building. The salary was
fixed at $4,000, and the condition was
made that the provost should give his
whole time to the work and hold no
other position.
1t is not certain that Dr.. Lewis will
accept the position if he has to resign
the presidency of Western Maryland
College. He agreed to notify the
board Of regents of his decision be-
fore the next monthly meeting.
The election of a secretary at a
salary of $500 was postponed to
await the decision of DR.. Lewis Who
ever may be provost will be consulted
before the position Of secretary is
filled. If DR.. Lewis accepts it is be-
.ieved that Lloyd Wilkinson will be
elected to the Secretaryship.
DR.. Thomas Fell, president of ST.
Johns College, was nominated for the
provostship, but he declined to be a
candidate, partly because of the condi-
tion that he would have to give up his
POSITION as head of st. Johns and
partly because st. Johns has decided
for the time at least not to become a
part of the State University.
The meeting of the regents was the
largest yet held. Governor Goldsbor-
ough, Comptroller Harrington, Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue Miles, Oliver
Metzerott and Robert Garrett being
among those present. State Senator
William Mines Maloy, author of the
law and chairman of the board, pre-
sided.
Governor Goldsborough made a
short address, in which he said that he
believed the people of the State high
ly approved the objects for which the
State university was created, namely,
to prevent the duplication of activities
and waste of effort, and the supervis-
ion of the distribution of the money
which the State spends for higher
education.
The Maryland Agricultural College,
which was not included in the act, and
st. Johns College, which has refused,
at least at this time, to join, are the
only two State-aided colleges that are
not included in the State University.
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Mr.. and Mrs. William Lewis, of Elk
Mills, have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Mary j., to Mr.
William Mahoney, of Mechanics VAL
ley.
Miss Martha Heaton, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. William
Schouler, has returned to her home at
Los Angeles, California.
Mrs. William Schouler is visiting
relatives in Baltimore.
Miss Grace Quigg is spending some
time with her sister at Boston, Mass.
Miss Ida Frazer, of Earleville, is
the guest of Elkton relatives.
Mrs. jefferson d. Smith and daugh-
ter, Martie, are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus D. Bowland.
Rev. L. McDougal, of Philadelphia,
is spending this week in Elkton and
has charge Of the revival services be-
ing conducted at Elkton M. E. Church
Miss Helen Ash has been visiting
friends in Baltimore.
Mrs Henry S. Young entertained
the Arts and Crafts at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Mackall.
Miss Mollie Davis entertained a
number of her friends at a birthday
party Friday evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Simmons are
spending this week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hobson, near
Appleton.
Mrs. f. n. Sweet was a North East
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. A. D. McConachie, of Ba,ti-
more, is visiting her mother, Mrs. A.
Z. Drennen.
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Woman's Club OF Elkton

The Woman's Club of Elkton met at
Mechanics Hall lodge room on Tues
day afternoon, January l9. The Presi-
dent, Mrs. Henry M. Mccullough, pre-
sided.
The program for the afternoon was
in charge of the Second Vice-President
Mrs. Charles B. Finley, 1t was called
"home talent program" and was one
of the most delightful yet rendered:
Piano Solo, "Moonshine". Mcdowell
Miss Isabel Miller.
Current Events. Miss Mary L. Budd
Reading, Mother and Poet'-Eliza-
beth Barrett Browning; "How Pat
Went Courting"
Mrs. Charles E. Warburton.
Vocal Solo. Little Gray Home in the
West" Herman Lohr; Happy Day"
-Winfrid Sanderson.
Mrs. Charles B. Finley, Jr.,
Reading, "Mrs. Wiggs Theatre Party"
Kate Douglas Wiggins; "Rastus".
Miss Nora Stoll.
Piano Solo, Goodnight; venetian
Love Song, Ethelbert Nevin.
Miss Lydia L. Groves.
The next meeting of the Club will
be held February 2.
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BIG FIRE ON THE
HAINES FARM

Fire entirely destroyed the fine,
large barn on Laurandel Farm, near
Barksdale, this county, Tuesday after
noon. A new silo, of large capacity,
all the grain and hay and fodder in
then, and nearly al! the farm imple-
ments We're also destroyed. The
prompt help of neighbors, together
with the work of the Singerly Fire
Company of Elkton and its auto-chem-
ical engine, prevented the fire spread
ing to the many other farm buildings,
and the handsome residence. The
Newark Fire Company endeavored to
get to the fire, but was prevented by
heavy roads.
The origin of the fire is not known,
it being first discovered about
O'Clock by one of the Haines children
who gave the alarm. Thus all the live
stock were saved, but the loss on the
building, crops, implements, etc, will
amount to about $4,000, partially COW
cred by insurance in several compan-
les, The farm, formerly the residence
of the late James NJ. Casho, was pur-
chased few years ago by Mr.. Warren
j. Haines, who has made it his fam
lily residence. Mr.. Haines and his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Frederick Wilson,
have conducted the farm operations
under the firm name of Haines and
Wilson. Poultry business has been
extensively engaged in and a number
of commodious and up-to-date poultry
houses erected. They have also in
stalled a modern sanitary dairy plant,
and have operated milk route in Elk
ton. This route will not be interrupt
ed pending the rebuilding of the barn,
which will be commenced at once.
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Educational Survey Started

Actual work has been started on the
educational survey which is to en-
brace all the counties of the State, by
the representatives of the General
Educational Board of the Rockefeller
Foundation. Arrangement was made
by the State Educational Survey Com
mission with the foundation to have
the latter's men do the work. DR..
Abraham Flexner will have supervis-
ion of it.
The survey is to be very thorough.
The first work will be devoted to the
machinery of the States public school
system; then to the public school
buildings, to ascertain the sanitary
and hygienic properties, and finally
to the training given the children 1t
is planned to find out exactly the
strong points and the weak points Of
the public school system, to the end
that the money and energy devoted
to public education may be directed
wisely and efficiently.
The State Educational Survey Com
mission is composed of B. Howell
Griswold, Jr., DR.. J. Mcpherson Scott
and Albert w. Sisk. 1t has an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the work,
which, it is expected, will be supple
mented as may be necessary by the
Rockefeller Foundation. Governor
Goldsborough and DIR. M. Bates Ste
phens, State Superintendent of Edu-
cation, are keeping in close touch with
the survey commission.
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DR.. Baker Gives Dinner

On Thursday evening of last week
DR.. Thomas Stockham Baker, of the
Tome School, gave a dinner at the
University Club, Baltimore, to DR..
Frank j. Goodnow, President of Johns
Hopkins University. His guests, in
addition to DR.. Goodnow, numbered
about score of men prominently
identified with education.
While the dinner was purely social,
being the outgrowth of cordial invi-
tation extended DR.. Goodnow by DR..
Baker some time ago, it was interest
ing as "get-together" meeting of
educators. The speeches dealt largely
with methods of teaching, manage
ment of institutions of learning and
the development of Maryland as an
educational centre.
DR.. Baker, who acted as toastmas-
ter, in introducing DR.. Goodnow, con-
graduated Baltimore and Johns Hop
kins upon having secured the services
of a man of such wide experience and
of such well-known executive ability
to head the States most prominent
university.
Other speakers included DR.. Good
now, Judge John C. Rose, DR.. Henry
M. Hurd, Harold Randolph and B.
Howell Griswold Jr.
Governor Goldsborough, who had
tentatively accepted an invitation to
be present, sent his regrets in the
afternoon, stating that his health
would not permit him to attend.
The other guests were:
Messrs. Bernard N. Baker, DR..
Thomas R. Brown, DR.. Murray p.
Brush, William Bullock Clark, Rich
ard II. Edmonds, George R. Gather,
DR.. Henry M. Hurd, Rev. DR.. A. B.
Kinsolving, George X. McGaw, Thco-
dore Marburg, John R. Ramsay, Blan-
chard Randall, Harold Randolph, Law
rason Riggs, Samuel C Rowland, DR..
M. Bates Stephens, E. V. Stockham,
Edwin I Turnbull, George Whitelock,
Henry Wood.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-01-23
Big Laughing Song Play

A feature of the new edition of the
delightful dancing craze Musical play,
"Seven Hours in New York;, which
will make its presentation at the Elk
ton Opera House, Wednesday, Janu-
ary 9th, notable event of the
amusement season is what is conceded
to be one of the best singing, acting,
and dancing choruses on the American
stage. All the salient features have
been retained including "Sleepy
Time," "Ragtime Baseball Came"
"The Message of the Honeymoon" and
many others.
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POstoffice Examination

The United States Civil Service
Commission has given notice that ex-
aminations will be held at various
places in the different States to fill
fourth-class postmasterships where no
eligibles were secured in the examina-
tions previously held. The examina-
tions in Maryland will be held at Bal
timore, Frederick, Frostburg and
Havre de Grace, and the vacancy to
be filled in this county is at Colora.
The examinations will be held on Feb
ruary 20.
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Banks Elect Directors

The stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank of North East last week
reelected the old directors, as follows:
c. A. Benjamin, A. Anderson, DR.. R.
G. Underwood, E. T. B. Day, S. J.
Mearns, w. A. Cameron, R. R. Smith
and R. C. Reeder.
The directors reelected the old off,
GERS: c. A. Benjamin, President; A.
Anderson, ice-President; R. C. Reed
er, Cashier; w. A. Blackwell, Assist
ant; Miss Alice Underwood Steno-
grapher.
AT the annual meeting Of stockhold-
ers of the National Bank of Rising
Sun held Jan. 10, the members of the
present board of directors were re-
elected as follows:-A. L. Duyckinck,
Jesse Wood, S. G. England, S. T. Will
ey, w. w. Lanahan, A. L. Burlington,
|. Wayne Reynolds, NJ E. Founders,
Charles S. Pyle. Upon reorganization
Charles S. Pyle was elected president;
A. L. Duyckinck and w. w. Lanahan,
vice-presidents; M. E. Founders,
cashier and secretary of the board
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Mrs. John T. Lilley.

Mrs. Sara Jane Lilley, wife of John
T. Lilley, died Sunday evening, Janu-
ary 10, at their home at North East,
after brief illness of pneumonia,
aged go years. The deceased is sur
vived by her husband and three daugh-
ters-Mrs. Alberta Hires and Mrs.
Elmer Parrott, of North East, and
Mrs. Eleanor Mckinney, Chester, Pa.
The funeral was held Wednesday of
last week with interment at st. Mary's
Cemetery, North East.
Continued on the 6f>h page)
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK

Rev. T. c. Jones, of Leeds, has been
assisting the pastor of the two Me-
thodist churches at Oxford, Md, at
revival services.
Everybody go-to-church Sunday will
be observed at Charlestown tomorrow.
Sunday school at 2 p. M; preaching
at 8 p. m.; Epworth League at p.
M; preaching at 1880 p. m. The pub
lie is cordially invited to all of these
services.
"The Finger of Scorn," a melo-
drama in four acts, will be given at
Red Mems Hall, Cherry Hill, on the
evening of Saturday, January 80, at
eight o'clock, under the auspices of
Little Elk Tribe, No. so, Improved
Order of Red Men. There will be
music by full orchestra, and special
ties between the acts. General admis-
sion, 25 cents; reserved seats, 80
cents
The monthly shoot of the Elkton
Gun Club will be held today, Sat-
urday, beginning at 2 p. m. There
will be special match between five
shooters from Providence and five
members of the Elkton Club, at so
targets. Everybody invited.
The ladies of Rock Church will hold
poultry supper in the session house
Friday evening, January 80. Supper
from 5 to 8. Tickets, 25 and 35c. Ben
eft of heat fund.
Company E basketball team, of Elk
ton, was defeated by the West End
five, of Wilmington, in a game played
at Elkton Armory, by the score of %
Pc.
Fire, caused by a defective fue,
broke out at the residence of DR.. Nor
man I. Beale, at Middletown, Del, on
Monday night. The flames were
quickly eXtinguished by the chemical
engine Of the Middletown Fire Com
pany and little damage was done.
Delaware College basketball team
easily won from Baltimore Polytech-
mic Institute in a game played at
Newark, Friday evening Of last week,
the score being 29-6, in favor of the
former.
While playing football at Yorklyn,
De-, one day recently, Ernest G..
Grant, formerly of Elkton, was badly
injured and had to undergo an opera
ton. He is a nephew of Mrs. John l..
Davis, of Elkton.
On Thursday of last week the
Board of Public Works sold the entire
new issue of State Road bonds,
amounting to $3,6OO,OO0, at 98.31. Last
summer $3,00O,000 worth of bonds
were issued at a somewhat better
price, and the issue of last week COM
p!etes the S6,600,000 appropriation
made for roads by the last Legisla-
ture.
Rev. William L. Haupt, rector of St.
Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church,
North East, and son OF Rev. Walter
&. Haupt, of Newark, Del, has ac-
cepted call to become rector of st.
Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church,
near Washington, D. C.
Continued on fifth page)
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AiiC OSNil NoulIy Dodiu VI
for Poor and Insane met at Elkton
Saturday and elected Edward w. Tay-
lor, president, and Thomas w. War
burton, of Bay View, secretary and
treasurer.
Cecil county has 1862 children be-
tween the ages of and 20 years and
4750 or 67.3 per cent. of them attend
school, according to a statement re-
Gently made public.
After Sd years in the service of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, Frank Carlisle
of Wilmington, freight trainmaster on
the Maryland Division, will be retired
from active service February 1.
The Terrell house, on West High st.,
Elkton, recently purchased by Harry
Corridean from Union Hospital, is
being moved by Robert Wilson, of
Wilmington, to it's new location on
Bridge ST., above the railroad
1t is stated that J. Murnon, of Har-
ford county, has received fortune of
100000 from an uncle who recently
died in Australia.
Rev. c. M. Elderdice, widely known
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
who has at different times been Pro-
hibition candidate for Congress in the
First Congressional District, has ac-
cepted call to a church in Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Middletown will be represented in
the baseball game next season for the
first time in the history of the town,
with an up-to-date athletic field The
trustees of the Middletown High
School have purchased large lot ad-
joining the high school grounds, and
in the early spring an engineer viii
be engaged to grade the grounds and
a diamond will be put in shape. on,
the grounds is stable that will be
altered into club house, and in the
club room will be lockers. Shower
baths, hot and cold water will also be
furnished.
National Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
E.kton, will attend service at Elkton
NJ. +. Church tomorrow Sunday eve
ming in body. Meet at lodge room
at 7 o'clock.
A shoot will be held in Perry Glib
sons field, near Colora, this (Satur-
day. aeftrnoon.
An oyster supper for the benefit of
Ebenezer NJ. f. Church will be held
at the home of 7. Ernest Brickley, Of
Pennington, on Friday evening, Jan.
20. If stormy next evening. Supper.
20 cents. Ice cream, cake and home
made candies for sale
The newly elected officers of the
Knights of Pythias Lodge were in
stalled Wednesday evening of last
week at Pythias Castle. Colora: Chan
cel!or Commander, Andrew Wiley;
Vice Chancellor, Alpheus Pierce; Pre-
late, VIM. j, Nesbitt; Keeper of Rec
ord and Seals, VIM. T. Fryer; Master
of Finance, Millard F. Coale; Master
of Exchequer, Samuel T. Wiley; Mas
ter of Arms, Robert l.. Christie; Mas
ter Of Work, j. Harvey Gray; Trustee,
Alpheus Pierce.
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STATE FACES MILLION
DOLLAR DEFICIT

In his report for the fiscal year end
ing September 80, 1914, Comptroller
Emerson c. Harrington calls atten-
tion to the startling and very serious
fact that the State of Maryland faces
a shortage of about one million dol
lars in its finances for the current
year-that is, the appropriations ex-
ceed the receipts. by about just that
amount.
The Comptroller and the political
leaders have all rushed to the front
with variety of explanations" for
this very serious shortage. But the
real, simple and obvious explanation
is that the State has spent (appro-
priated) about a million more dollars
than its income. And the Legislature
did this with its eyes open to the fact
that it was going way beyond it's in
come. In his previous report Comp
troller Harrington warned the Legis-
lature and the people of the State that
we are facing very grave situation
one wherein the States revenues were
not likely to meet its expenditures.
Taking his report as a basis, Sena-
tor Williams, of Cecil, in the early
days of the Legislative session, intro
duced series of resolutions asking
for special joint-committee of the
Senate and House to take up this
whole question of the States finan-
cial condition and to report at an
early date. In order to prevent Sem
ator Williams discussing the matter
in open Senate, Senator Benson
promptly asked for the reference of
the resolutions to the Financial Com
mittee, which the President did. A
Baltimore paper, however, published
in full the resolutions and Senator
Williams extended remarks thereon,
and placed copy of its publication on
the desk of every member of the Leg
islature, many of whom read and dis
cussed it at length. The Hon. Lloyd
Wilkinson, Chairman of the House
Committee on Ways and Means, did
not hesitate to raise his voice in warn
ing against the impending situation,
as did Senator Campbell of the Senate
Finance Committee. But the Legisla-
ture paid no attention to these warm
ings, going on with blind eyes, as it
were, to many and extravagant ap-
preparations without apparently
thought as to where the money was
to come from, with which to meet the
obligations they We're mourning for
the State. Senator Benson now comes
forward with the (for a full grown
man )astonishing and withal ludi-
crously puerile statement, that 1--WE
were trusting to Governor Goldsbor-
ough to use his veto power to cut out
many of these appropriations and the
Governor failed u.s."
In other words, the Legislature, un-
der the leadership of Senator Benson,
and others of his ilk, simply went
madly ahead in eXpending and ap-
propriating, trusting the Governors
veto to save them from their wilful
sins.
Mr.. Harrington's Comment.
In submitting his summary Comp
troller Harrington says:
"T am callino vour q ot+opt;o, +o +baso
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Elsie Sweet.

Elsie, the II months old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Sweet, died of
pneumonia Sunday, at the home of her
parents at North East.
The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon with interment at North
East Cemetery.
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RECENT DEATHS
Osborne r. Chaytor.

Mr.. Osborne R. Chaytor, one of Elk
toms well known citizens, died very
suddenly early Wednesday morning,
from heart failure, aged about SO
years. He was in usual health Tues
day evening and his death was great
shock to his many friends. Mr.. Chay-
tor was native of Delaware, but had
lived in Elkton, where he followed the
occupation of an upholsterer, for
many years. He was one of the or
ganizers of Singerly Fire Company, a
member of the local lodges of Masons
and Red Men, and Vestryman of
Trinity P. E. Church. The deceased is
survived by one sister, Mrs. A. D..
Trimble, with whom he resided, and
one brother, Armon Chaytor, of Will
mington, Del.
Funeral services We're held at his
late home yesterday friday after
noon, and the body was taken to
Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, for
interment.
John Patrick Cain.
Mr.. ]. Patrick Cain died at his home
near Lombard, Friday afternoon of
last week, after lengthy illness of
gangrene, aged 80 years. The deceas-
ed was native of Ireland, but came
to America nearly half century ago.
For a number of years he was mana
ger of the Tyson Mining Company in
the East Nottingham section, but af-
ter the mines were abandoned he took
up the vocation of farming. His wife
died about two years ago. Three sons,
Robert, of Wilmington, and John and
Thomas Cain, at home, and one daugh-
ter, Margaret, at home, survive.
Mass was celebrated at the Catho-
lie Church, Rising Sun, Monday morn
ing, and the body was brought to Elk
ton and inferred at the Catholic Gene
terry.