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THE SUN, BALTIMORE. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1898. MRS. M'KINLE MAT ATTEND DRITEN TO COUNTERFEITING SUBURBS AND COUNTY Road Supervisors May Not Contract Bills For Materials Exceeding $50. SOXS OF OLD IRELAND They Will Observe Today Tbe World Over The Feast Of St.

Patrick. DEATH OF JACOB TOME The Maryland Financier Passed Away At His Home, In Port Deposit. STRICKEN WITH PNEUMONIA death of Captain Weems, in 1874, the Weems Company purchased the Wenonah and have since that time run the steamers on the Rappahannock and Baltimore route. Promoter Of Public Improvements. Mr.

Tome was one of the largest real estate owners in Maryland. He took an active and intelligent interest in public improvements and promoted a number of them. He was president of the Baltimore and Susquehanna Steamboat Company, a director in the Conowingo Bridge Company, a director in the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company, and a large stockholder in the Delaware Railroad Company. He was also a director and a large stockholder in the Port Deposit and Columbia Railroad Company and in the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal Companies. He was instrumental in making the outlet lock to the canal at Lapidum, opposite Port Deposit.

First Political Office. During the war Mr. Tome was a strong Union man, and it was then that he, for the first time, held apolitical office. In 1863 he was elected "to represent Cecil county in the Maryland Senate and in the following year was re-elected. John A.

J. Creswell, General Grant's Postmaster-General, lived also in Cecil county, and he was closely associated with Mr. Tome, and it was probably due to him that Mr. Tome took an interest In politics. At the session of 1865 Mr.

Tome was chairman of the Senate finance committee. Six years later, in 1871, he was nominated for Governor by the Union republican party and was defeated by William Pinkney Whyte, the latter receiving a majority of lo.OSS. Best Known As A Banker. Probably Mr. Tome was best known as a banker.

As early as 1850 he embarked in that business, obtaining, then the charter for the Cecil Bank at Port Deposit, this bill a good provision for the future security of the school, which in late years seemed to be the one object of his extreme solicitude. The news of its passage by the General Assembly was sent to Port Deposit. The enrolled bill was filed with the Governor yesterday and he promptly made it a law by -his signature. Splendid Residence. It was always believed in Port Deposit from the time that the Tome Institute was located down In the town Instead of up on the hill, where many thought it should have been built, that the splendid residence of Mr.

Tome would untlmately be devoted to the uses of the Institute. This house is one of the handsomest and most unique establishments in the State of Maryland. The situation Is contracted by the Susquehanna river In front and precipitous hills for its background. The dwelling is a magnificent mansion three and a half stories high, built upon a solid rock foundation a few feet above the level of the broad and beautiful Susquehanna. The building material Is dressed granite, quarried in the vicinity.

The house is covered by a mansard roof. At the northwest corner Is a granite tower 22 feet square, rising above the main building. On each floor of the tower is a handsome room, with walnut casings. The mansion is magnificently furnished throughout. It has broad staircases, handsome, wide halls, large and airy apartments.

The entrance is by a classically beautiful portico of Richmond (Va.) granite, with monolithic columns of the same stone, in beautiful harmony with the whole, Structure. The ground floor or basement story of the house is used for the purpose of a bank, and that of the tower for Mr. Tome's private office. On the south side is a largo conservatory and grapery, and beyond that a large stable, two-thirds less in size than the house. The stable, like the mansion, is built of hewn granite.

The background of the picture of this home is rocky hillside, rising far above the finial of the tower and the mansard roof of the mansion. Originally It was a precipitous bank, but by degrees the rocks have been torn out or blasted from their ancient foundations, and the material thus quarried laid in regular masonry walls, forming a dozen or more terraces, with easy steps for ascending and covered with vines. The whole hillside back of the place is thus converted into hanging gardens, which rise far above the imposing mansion. A GREAT FINANCIER of the ninth district, who won presented on Monday by the grand Jury for malfea-sance in office, gave $500 bail Tuesday. Edward Rider, of entered as bondsman.

License has been Issued atTowson for tba marriage of Benjamin Howard Number, of Fork, eleventh district, and Miss Ilattle May Munroe, of Greenwood, eleventh district. Miss Edith Relley, daughter of Rer. A. R. Relley, of Cumberland, who has been visiting friends In Towson, left for Washington yesterday and will co from there to Lynchburg, where she will remain several months.

The engagement of Miss Maud Briton, daughter of Mrs. Richard Briton, of Warren, to Mr. Philip Edward Frantz, has been announced. The marriage is to taku place on March 24 at Warren Methodist Episcopal Church. Proceedings have been commenced In equity by Mary Ann Ward, Margaret Ward, Catharine Ward, Thomas Ward, and Marie Ward, through Benzlnger and Calwell, attorneys, for the sale of the real estate of the late Thomas Ward, of Ca-tonsville.

The following additional corporations have reported to the county commissioners the shares of stock owned by residents of Baltimore county: Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, 2.S91 shares: tho Ulman-Goldsborough Company of Baltimore city, 455 shares. Mr. Arthur Wheeler and family, Wood-berry, Baltimore city, Annex, have goue to Des Moines, Iowa, to make it their home. They were accompanied by Miss Bessie Bond, sister of Mrs. Wheeler, and daughter of Mr.

Thomas Bond, of Western Run, Baltimore county. She will remain away for about one year. Mr. C. Kramer, of Mt.

Wlnans, has complained to the county commissioners that Lamplighter Day does not do his duty as to lighting the lamps on some nights. He says only about half the lamps are lighted, and those that are lighted do not burn properly. Mr. Kramer says that a good many residents of the place are complaining. What Is called a colonial embroidery class Is being conducted by Miss Laura O.

Morryman, of Hay fields, and Miss L. Rose Jones. The class meets once a week during Lent, and the embroidery made will be sold for the benefit of Sherwood Protestant Episcopal Church. Those In the class Include Win. II.

Wight, Mrs. N. Bosley Merryman. Miss Belle Cockoy, Miss Laura I'lndell and Miss Ella Cockey. With the consent of State's Attorney Elisor, Justice A.

W. Perrhs of Towson, has dismissed the charge against Dr. E. M. Wheeler, of the fifth district, of practicing medicine without being registered according to law.

Dr. Wheeler, it was stated, only practiced medicine as a student under another physician, and this the Justice says is not regarded as a violation of law. A committee of the Ladles' Mite Society, composed of Mrs. G. C.

Duncan, Misses Clara B. Fishpaw and Bettle B. Duncan, has been appointed to arrange for a reception to be given this month at Jessops Methodist Episcopal Church to the four pastors of Hereford Circuit. C. T.

Mowbray, J. T. Marsh, E. E. Marshall and Kenneth G.

Murray. Messrs. Marsh and Murray are newly appointed pastors of the circuit. Martindale Kimble. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.l Elkton, March 10.

The marriage of Miss Carrie Ann Kimble, daughter of Carlton Kimble, of near Rising Sun, to Mr. Ross V. Martindale, of Zlon, wa wi VC4 Wife Of The President Expected To Be Present At The Maine Monument Benefit Performance. City Register J. Frank Supplee, Collector John F.

Parlett and Mr. George F. Jones went to Washington yesterday by appointment and extended an invitation to President McKinley to attend the Maine benefit performance next Thursdaj at Ford's Opera House. The President expressed his appreciation of the invitation and his sympathy with the benefit, but said he had already declined similar invitations, and would be obliged to decline this one on account of the pressure of public business. He intimated, however, that Mrs.

McKinley might attend, as the performance will take place in the afternoon and she could readily return to Washington afterward. The committee immediately bent their energies to securing the attendance of the President's wife, with probable success. Postmaster-General Gary was visited and promised to attend with Mrs. Gary and his daughters. He will Invite Mrs.

McKinley to become one of their party. Secretary of the Navy Long gave ready acceptance to the invitation until he remembered that the Kearsarge is to- be launched at Newport News on that date, and he will have to be present at that ceremony if he is able to be absent from Washington. Secretary of the Treasury Gage may be present, but has not yet formally accepted. The Inviting committee comprised also Commander Isaac E. Emerson, of the naval militia, who is in New York, and Messrs.

Joshaa Horner and W. W. Johnson, who were unable to go to Washington. Seats and boxes will be sold at auction this afternoon at 2 o'clock and tonight at 8 o'clock in the Academy of Music Concert Hall. Mr.

A. C. N. Matthews will be the auctioneer, and will be assisted by a number of prominent actors and actresses new in Baltimore and by Mr. Edgar Strakosch, manager of Music Hall.

In response to the request of the citizens' committee that the police be allowed to sell tickets to the performance, the police commissioners have telegraphed to other cities asking if policemen there are allowed to sell tickets for purposes similar to the Maine benefit. If so, the local board will grant the request. The performance will include one act each of "In Gay New York," "The Ballet Girl," "The Wife" and "Uncle Tom's Cabin," all plays of next week at the theatres. Specialties from Reilly and Wood's and the Rentz-Santley Companies will also be given. The oratorio societies and the combined orchestras of Baltimore have volunteeered their services.

An attractive feature of the programme w-ill be the stereopticon views, representing Havana harbor, the Maine's entry there, the explosion, the wreck, the funeral procession of the victims, the salute-over their graves and other important incidents from the ax-rival of the Maine to the arrival of the Montgomery at Havana. Benefits have already been held in New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Chicago, in each of which cities more than $5,000 was raised. It is expected that Baltimore will not only equal, but surpass this contribution. TORPEDO BOATS AT BALTIMORE The Kodgers Can Be Turned Over To The Government Saturday Wrork On The McKee. The torpedo boat Rodgers, building for the United States government at the Columbian Iron Works, is rapidly approaching completion.

Steam was gotten up in her forward boilers yesterday. Her auxiliary engines and circulating pumps were tested and found to be satisfactory. The aft boiler, will be steamed up today and the main engines will be given a dock trial. Very little work remains to be done on the boat and if the government consents to accept her without an official trial she can be turned over to the Navy Department Saturday. The Rodgers demonstrated on her trial trip, made some time ago, that she could develop a speed of twenty-five knots an hour, a half knot above her contract speed.

Since then her port engine, which broke down on the trial trip, has been replaced and other minor defects have been remedied. The Plunger was hauled alongside the dock yesterday and her fuel tanks were filled with oil. It is expected that her engines will be tested today and if it is required she can be given an official trial at any time. The Plunger Is a submarine boat of the type of the Holland, which was successfully tested at New York. Her dimensions are larger and she is in every way better adapted for the uses of the navy than the smaller boat.

Work is progressing on the torpedo boat Mc-Kee, but it is doubtful if she can be completed within the time, thirty days, requested by the Navy Department. NEW RECRUITING OFFICES They Will Be Opened At 104 And 106 West Fayette Street For The Enlistment Of Men For The Army. Lieut. Charles Miller, U. S.

will in a few days open a recruiting office for United States troops at 104 and 106 West Fayette street. It was intended to have the office in the custom house, but only office rooms could be obtained there, while the recruiting force would have to seek quarters outside. At the Fayette street location the whole second floor has been secured, comprising a suite of rooms, which will be fitted up as quarters for the three enlisted men who will comprise the recruiting clerical force. A number of applicants who applied at the custom house and at the recruiting office yesterday, were referred to Fort McHenry, where recruiting will be continued until the new office is opened and furnished. Recruits for heavy artillery will be sent to Fort McHenry, which is announced to be the headquarters of the new sixth regiment of artillery, and will there be put In shape for their army duties.

Infantry and cavalry recruits, who will also be accepted, will be sent to various posts as designated by the War Department officials. LOCAL BRIEFS Bits Of News And Gossip Gathered Here And There In All Sections Of Baltimore. Capt. H. Clay Nalll qualified as water registrar yesterday and took charge of the office.

Under agreement of all parties concerned Mayor Malster will swear in the recently appointed constables. Rev. W. G. Herbert, pastor of Caroline Street Methodist Episcopal Church, gave a reception last night to the official board of the church at the parsonage, 10 South Caroline street.

Late Tuesday night the store of Mr. Charles Cronhardt, hardware merchant. South Broadway, was entered by burglars, who got away with about $75 worth of hardware. Henry Tolland was fined $5 and costs and given 30 days in jail yesterday by Justice Leech for assaulting his mother on Tuesday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Martha Miller, 122 Madeira alley.

Yesterday was donation day at the Florence Crittenton Mission, South High street, and in response to 400 invitations sent out by the management of the institution a number of gifts were received. Many women visited the mission. Thomas T. W. Miner has been awarded the contract to supply street lanterns and glass globes for the department of the superintendent of lamps.

The lanterns will cost $3.89 each and the globes $8 a dozen. The words and music of the song "Avenge the Good Ship Maine" are by W. E. Browning, a Baltimorean. R.

M. Stults arranged the song. Mr. Browning has written a number of attractive songs. He does sketchwork with the John L.

Sullivan Company. Coroner Silljacks' jury at the northwestern police station last night rendered a verdict that the death of James McCann, who was killed by a train at Bayview Junction, was unavoidable and the railroad company was not to blame. McCann was trying to get on a moving train Tuesday night and slipped. Both legs were cut off. Mr.

Goucher To Sail Next Week. Rev. John F. Goucher, president of the Woman's College, will sail from Japan next week for California, touching en route at the Sandwich Islands. From California Rev.

Mr. Goucher will come by the overland route and expects to reach Baltimore about the middle of April. Contribution For The Poor. S. E.

sends $2 to The Sun office for the poor. The money will be given General Secretary Maxwell, of the Poor George Lagrange Says He Was Forced. By Poverty Into Making And Passing Spurious Coins. Neither George Lagrange nor his wife Minnie made any statement at their preliminary examination before Commissioner Rogers yesterday on the charge of making and passing counterfeit silver half-dollars. It is said the couple came here from Canada.

After hearing the testimony the commissioner committed them to jail for the action of the United States grand jury; "The testimony against you is overwhelming," the commissioner said to them. "You come from Canada and plunge into counterfeiting to plunder and rob our citizens. The, evidence indicates that you are familiar with counterfeiting." A dozen spurious half-dollars and the paraphernalia for making them were exhibited to the commissioner by the policemen of the eastern district, who arrested the accused and worked up the case. The arrests were made after Mrs. Lagrange attempted to pass one of the counterfeits on William Krepp, a grocer, 2200 Essex street.

The woman bought five cents' worth of nutmegs from Mr. Krepp, but gave him a nickel when he told her the half-dollar was no good. Mr. Krepp saw the woman's husband join her outside his store and he followed the couple until he met Patrolmen Krause and Bachman and ordered their arrest. On the way to the patrol box the woman gave Fatroliuan Bachman the coin she attempted to pass on Mr.

Krepp and a purse containing nine more of the counterfeits, which had presumably been dropped by one of the accused, was picked up by Police Sergeant Langley. Another of the coins was found in Lagrange's vest pocket at the station house, and one was passed. Saturday night on Mrs. Louisa Zimmerman, who keeps a millinery store at 2221 Canton avenue. The counterfeits have a ring like the genuine, but are light in.

weight. The counterfeiting paraphernalia was found by the police in the second-story back rooms and a bathroom rented by the accused from Mrs. Louisa Stein, 656 West Fayette street. It consisted "of an iron ladle, containing in the bottom some white metal which had been melted and had then hardened, plaster of paris moulds, pewter spoons, glass and acids. Mrs.

Stein said the accused had occupied the rooms about three months and had always paid their rent in advance In good money. Lagrange was ostensibly a mechanical draughtsman. No one called to see him or his wife while he was in Mrs. Stein's house. Lagrange told the officers where the key of his rooms could be found.

He also said that poverty drove him and his wife to counterfeiting, but that it was done more as an experiment. They were taken to jail separately, and had an affectionate parting in the marshal's office, kissing and embracing each other several times. COURT rilSCELLANT Suit Tor For Death Of T. F. Gray.

Trial was commenced in the City Court yesterday of the suit for 25,000 damages against Alonzo L. Thomsen for the death of Thomas Franklin Gray, who was fatally scalded in Mr. Thomsen's chemical works, corner Race and Winder streets, in October, 1895. Mr. Gray was a son of the late John T.

Gray, who died while holding the position of clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. He entered the works to do some work in connection with the topographical survey, and was precipitated into a tank of boiling water by the breaking of a board on which he was walking across the tank. He was in the water about five minutes and died from his injuries in three days. His widow and five children brought the suit. They are represented by Jacob M.

Moses and Edwin G. Baetjer. E. H. Gans and John Hinkley are Mr.

Thomsen's attorneys. Four Months In Jail For "A Joke." John T. Bean, Lawrence Eder and James C. Stokes, three young white men, were each sentenced to four months in jail yesterday as the result of what they claimed to be nothing more than a joke. They were arrested on the night of February 28.

after breaking into Bethany Methodist Protestant Church, corner Townsend and Washington streets, and putting in a bag a lot of groceries and provisions which had been collected by the congregation of the church for distribution among the poor. It was claimed by the young men that they Intended to hide the bag and contents in the church and would not have stolen anything. The Criminal Court jury convicted them of larceny. Has A Mania For Smashing Windows. Norton Nye, colored, who has a mania for breaking store windows, pleaded guilty of maliciously destroying property in the Criminal Court yesterday.

Sentence was suspended by Judge Dobler until Nye's mental condition can be inquired into. Early on the morning of March 2 Nye broke windows in stores 916 Light street and 201) Hanover street. He has served a year in the House of Correction for similar acts. His reason for breaking the windows was that the storekeepers had refused to give him food. OBITUARY WESLEY S.

LILLY. Wesley S.Lilly died suddenly at his home, 2519 West North avenue, Tuesday night from apoplexy. He was ill only about an hour. Mr. Lilly had been at the Fifth Regiment Armory, where he is employed, until late In the afternoon, when he rode home on his bicycle.

Soon after getting into the house he complained of feeling ill and laid down on his bed. A doctor was sent for, but was unable to do anything to help him. Mr. Lilly was born In Baltimore, and was a carpenter by trade. For the last twenty-seven years he has been the armorer of the Fifth Regiment and was a member of Company C.

He was an ordnance sergeant on the non-commissioned staff. He leaves a widow and three small children. Five brothers also survive him. They are Messrs. A.

William, Charles, George W. and Edward Lilly. THE LATE CAPTAIN HOOPER. The funeral of the late Capt. James Hooper took place yesterday morning at his home, 121 North Front street.

The remains were taken to St. Vincent's Church, where a requiem mass was celebrated by Rev. John D. Boland. The interment was made at Greenmount Cemetery.

The pallbearers were all members of the Society of the War of 1S12. They were: Honorary, Messrs. Edwin Warfleld, Robt. T. Smith, Louis P.

Griffith, Wm. M. Marine. Fzekiel Mills, A. Leo Knott.

Active, Dr. Albert K. Hadel. Messrs. J.

E. Carr, Jas. D. Ielehardt, Samuel A. Downs, Augustus Bouldin and Robert L.

Gill. LATE CHARLES M. JENDREK. The funeral of Mr. Charles M.

Jendrek, who died on Sunday at his home, 207 West Mulberry street, took place yesterday morning from St. Alphonsus' Church. Park avenue and Saratoga street. Rev. A.

Klang was the celebrant of the mass. The pallbearers were Messrs. John L. Becker, H. Rewover, Joseph Sturm, August Becker.

Edward Strohmer and R. Newbarrey. Delegations were present from the Catholic Benevolent Leeion and the Y. M. L.

A. of Alphonsus' Church. J. A. Rosenberger had charge of the funeral arrangements.

GEORGE GIPE. Mr. George Glpe, aged seventy-six years, died yesterday at his home, at the southeast corner of North avenue and Duncan alley. Mr. Gipe had been in the fish and produce commission business on Dugan's wharf for the last forty years.

He was a' member of Joppa Lodge of Masons. Four sons and two daughters survive him. Teabody Alumni Musicale. An informal musicale was given yesterday evening at the Peabody Institute by the members of the alumni association. A Haydn trio, for piano, violin and cello, was played by Miss Imogene Dorsey, Mr.

Charles Bochau and Prof. Louis Kahmer. Vocal and piano numbers were rendered by Miss Alma Dohme, Miss Eliza Woods, Miss Edith Tyler and Miss Elizabeth Coul-son. Students' Recital. The sixth Peabody students recital was given in the east hall of the conservatory yesterday afternoon by Misses Nellie Higgins, Louisa J.

Keldel, Jennie Chamberlain, Grace V. Scheckells, Carenie Teich, Evelyn Jones and Mr. Francis C. Myers, students under Profs. Emanuel Wad and J.

C. Van Hulsteyn. A Long Chase After A Colored Boy. William Elliott, a colored boy, was captured yesterday by Patrolman Hill, after a long run down Pennsylvania avenue, t-ith 50 yards of dress goods in his possession. The boy had taken the goods from in front of the store of Mrs.

Mary Kehlkepp, 9C6 Pennsylvania avenue. Jus tice Wood committed him for court. CELEBRATION IN BALTIMORE Ancient Order Of Hibernians Will Have A Banquet. High Mass In The Chapel Of St. Patrick's Catholic Church Shamrocks From Across The Atlantic Received In Baltimore A County Kerry Bunch Sent To Mayor Malster.

Today throughout the world' Irishmen will celebrate the Feast of St. Patrick, "the Apostle of Ireland." Many in the Chited States who have been lucky enough to secure the genuine shamrock from relatives in the "old country" will display the "Dear little, green little shamrock of Ireland That springs through the hogs and the brakes and the mireland." The day will be celebrated in Baltimore by the various divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. At the Rose House in the evening there will be a banquet under the auspices of the county board of the order. Justice E. E.

Grannan will preside, and addresses will be made by Judge X. Charles Burke, of Baltimore county; W. F. Keddy, of Richmond, P. T.

Moran, of Washington, D. and others. At Ryan's Hall. Light street, division No. 3 of the order will hold a smoker.

A similar entertainment will be given by division Xo. 2 at Johnson's Hall, Baltimore and Poppleton streets. Division Xo. 7 will give a musical and literary entertainment in Foley Hall, Fayette street, near Fulton avenue, at which addresses will be made, by Joseph L. Smith, Rev.

Thomas J. Broydrick, John T. Morris and J. S. J.

Healy. High Mass At St. Patrick's. At 9 A. M.

a high mass will be celebrated in the chapel of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Broadway and Bank streets. Rev. James F. Donahue will be celebrant.

The ceremonies will not be on the elaborate scale of former years because of a lack of room In the chapel, which is being used for services pending the completion of the new church. Prof. Harry T. Sche-nuit, organist and choir master, has prepared the following programme of music: "Kyrie" (Mass in G), Marzo; "Gloria," Marzo "Veni Creator" major), Wie-gand; "Credo" (Mass in G). Marzo; "Ave Maria" (trio), Owens; "Sanctus" (Mass in G), Marzo; "Benedictus," Messe Sole-nelle, Gounod; "Agnus Del" (Mass In G), Marzo.

The solo parts will be sung by Mrs. Harry F. Sebenuit, Miss Emma Dambmann, John Klinger and Edward Callinan. Remembrances From The Old Land. Shamrocks are being received through the mails by Irish-American citizens in Baltimore from relatives and friends in Ireland.

This remembrance of the day Is always in the foreign mails arriving at this time of theyear. Postofflce officials said yesterday that there had not been as many such letters this year as formerly, but another mail was expected to make up any deficiency. Oliver Hibernian Society. At noon the annual meeting of the Oliver Hibernian Society will take place at the old schoolhouse on North street, when officers will be elected for the ensuing year. Shamrocks Tor The Mayor.

Mr. T. J. Cavanaugh yesterday sent to Mayor Malster a bunch of shamrock that came from county Kerry, Ireland. Bora On St.

Patrick's Day. Three theatrical managers now in the city were born on St. Patrick's Day. They are John Reed, of "The Royal Box" Company; John Consldine, of "A Trip to Chinatown" Company, and E. D.

Shults, of "The Bride Elect" Company. A second singular coincidence Is that they are all of the same age, thirty-eight years. Mr. Shults will be given a birthday dinner tonight at the Mount Vernon Hotel after the opera performance. Each guest will be given a genuine Irish shamrock.

Mr. Considine will entertain his company at Mrs. Ellen Martin's, North Liberty street. He was presented an Irish blackthorn stick, with an ivory handle, by Mr. Frank Lane.

Mr. Reed, who Is well known in Baltimore, will give a stag supper at Gordon's Cafe. Mr. Reed was given a fob chain by Mr. George C.

Tyler. "Wolfe Tone Club. The members of the TVolfe Tone Club celebrated St. Patrick's eve last night at Wurtzburger's Hall, Gay and Exeter etreets. by hearing a lecture on "The Life and Labors of Gen.

Theobald Wolfe Tone," delivered by Capt. D. F. McCIos-key. Addresses were delivered on the subject of the lecture by Messrs.

M. F. Heaiy, John T. Daily. J.

Henry Conway, M. J. Redding and others. PERSONAL Brief Items Of Interest To Home Folk About Their Friend And Acauaintances. Miss Susie Zangzinger Is paying a visit to Mrs.

Arps, in Norfolk, Va. Messrs. Israel and Michael Rosenfeld left yesterday for New York, where they will remain a week. Collector Sidney R. Riggin, of the port of Crisfield, paid a fraternal visit to custom-house officials yesterday.

Mrs. Gordon Abbott, of Boston, is visiting her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Louis Mc-Lane Tiffany, at their home, 825 Park avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Charles LInthicum, who have been occupying a suite of rooms at the Jefferson, are now registered at the Ponce fie Leon, Florida. Mr.

and Mrs. Edwin J. Farber have issued Invitations for a card party at their residence, on East Cbase street, on the evealrg of March 3. Mr. and Mrs.

A. Sternberg, of 2103 Callow avenue, Baltimore, are spending their silver wedding at the Hotel Rudolf, Atlantic City. Miss Louisa Robinson is spending the early spring with her cousin, Mrs. Benja-man C. Presstman, at her residence, 3 East Preston street.

Miss Julia Territt, of Washington State, formerly of Baltimore, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Martin at their home, corner Cathedral and Eager streets. Mrs. Charles Keim, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.

Clinton McSherry, of No. 612 North Howard street, left yesterday for Philadelphia. Mrs. Chas. P.

Cleaveland.wife of the court clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, who fca been ill for several weeks at her home, 19 West; North avenue, is improving in health. Richard J. Barron, upholsterer. 205 West Mulberry street, who was injured in the driving accident on Lexington street on Monday, was in an improved condition yesterday. Mr.

G. S. Griffith, president of the Society for the Protection of Children from Cruelty and Immorality, has secured the services of Hon. Wm. V.

Allen, United States Senator from Nebraska, to deliver an address at the anniversary of the society, Monday, April 10. To Adopt Classified Assessments. At yesterday's session of the Grand Lodge, Ancient Order United Workmen of Maryland, at Royal Arcanum Hall, Supreme Receiver Acker, of Albany, N. read a paper on "Classified Assessments." after which the Grand Lodge decided to adopt the system of classified assessments advocated by Mr. Acker.

The plan will ro into effect May 1. Grand Master Workman A. B. Jones and Recorder Charles E. Woods, of Delaware, were present, and delivered addresses.

The newly elected grand master workman, Mr. J. E. Booker, announced the committees for the ensuing year, and the Grand Lodge adjourned to meet March 14 next year. Orphan Children Entertained.

The Alumni Association of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum last evening gave its first entertainment to the seventy-five children of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Calverton Heights, of which Rev. S. Freudenthal is the superintendent. Mr. L.

E. Bernstein, president of the association, made an address. Selections on the zither were given by Miss Rcsa Wormsey, recitations by Miss Bona Cohen, a sketch by Miss Lillie Nathan, L. Bernstein and Charles Blum, and selections on mandolin and guitar by Messrs. Harry and Martin DeBaer.

The children were given a treat of Ice-cream and cake. COMMISSIONERS' NEW ORDER They Are Also Required To Make Monthly Statements Of All Purchases. Several Persons Accused Of Theft Seut To The Penitentiary Railway Privileges On Wilkens Avenue Horse Stolen Two Years Ago Recovered By Mr. Daniel Weber. The county commissioners yesterday, at the suggestion of Mr.

Blakeney, signed an order providing that all material, such as stone, shells, flagging, needed for the repairing of roads in the county, exceeding $50 in cost, shall be purchased by the county commissioners at their regular session days at Towson, and prohibiting the road supervisors from making any contracts for road material in excess of $50; that the road supervisors be required to furnish the commissioners with monthly statements of the Indebtedness of their respective districts, and that any bills carried or held over and not exhibited to the county commissioners shall be deducted from the offending supervisor's salary account at the next regular day of settlement. Railway Privileges On Wilkens Avenue. A letter was received by the county commissioners from William Ingle, secretary of the Baltimore, Halethorpe and St. Denis Railway Company, stating that the last Legislature passed an act granting to the City and Suburban Railway Company the use of Wilkens avenue from the city limits to Beechfired avenue. As the grant has never been availed of a bill has been prepared and Is now before the Legislature asking the repeal of the law thus placing the use of Wilkens avenue at the disposal of the board of county commissioners.

If this bill is passed the Baltimore, Halethorpe and St. Denis Railroad Company desires to make application for the use of Wilkens avenue In connection with Its proposed road to the Relay, and ask the board to accept the letter as a notice of such application for the right of way. Mr. Benson, who presented the letter to the commissioners, asked them to sign a letter addressed to the Legislature asking that the' bill be passed, which was done. Horse Stolen Two Years Ago Recovered.

A horse which was stolen from Daniel Weber, of Walter's, in April, 1S9C, was received at Stemmer's Run yesterday morning from Bridgeton, N. J. The return of the animal Is the successful termination of a legal battle for its recovery which began soon after the horse was located at Rosenhayn, N. in the summer of 18i6. Mr.

Weber is greatly pleased over the recovery of the animal. Samuel Weischef-ski, the alleged thief, is now serving a sentence of three years in the New Jersey penitentiary. A few hours after the horse left Bridgeton yesterday morning Judge Westcott, attorney for the Wel-chefskls and the man named Hoff, who had possession of the horse, arrived at the depot with a deputy sheriff for the purpose of serving an Injunction on Detective Lore, restraining the latter from shipping the horse out of the State. They were chagrined to find that they were too late. Sent To Prison By Judge Burke.

Joseph Hartford was tried before Judge Burke yesterday at Towson and convicted of burglary in entering the house of Mr. H. P. Mann at Orangeville on May 30. 1S97, and stealing a vest valued at $1.50.

The burglar was discovered by Mrs. Mann. Judge Burke sentenced 'Hartford to the penitentiary for five years. Messrs. Noah E.

Offutt and T. Scott Offutt were counsel for Hartford and State's Attorney Eusor prosecuted the case. Judge Burke yesterday sentenced Marshall Hill, previously convicted of larceny, to three years in the penitentiary. Nicholas Gibbs, convicted of larceny, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. Adolph Elsinger was convicted of common assault and sentenced to one year in the House of Correction.

A New Kectory At Mt. Washington. The new rectory of St. John's Frotestant Episcopal Church, Mt. Washington, Is completed and it Is expected will be occupied by the rector, Rev.

Wilbur F. Wat-kins, by April 1. The building, including the ground, cost nearly $3,000, and is a model rectory. The ground was purchased from Mr. B.

F. Bennett, who contributed largely to the building. The rectory is Dutch colonial in architecture. The building committee Consists of Messrs. John M.

Carter, E. B. Bruce and Dr. J. S.

Bowen. Mr. Benjamin B. Owens was the architect and Mr. William T.

Murphy the builder. Alarm Gongs Kept Kinging. Mr. Wm. T.

Burroughs, superintendent of the county fire-alarm telegraph, notified the county commissioners that his gongs had been striking all day Tuesday. This was being done, he said, by the fire marshal and Mr. J. B. Finnan.

The result Is that everything is in an uproar and if kept up another day every gong will be out of use. This Is the result of allowing any other person but himself and lineman to use the keys In the boxes. He asked that the commissioners put a stop to it at once. Runaway Horse Severely Hurt. A horse belonging to Benjamin Parlett, a farmer, residing nearBengies, ran away this morning while engaged in pulling up saplings on Parlett's farm.

With a pine sapling dangling at its heels it dashed beneath the crossing gates of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad at Bengies Station. The gates were down for an approaching train. The back of tio animal came in contact with one of the gates, tearing off a big splinter. The tendons in one of its hind legs were so badly torn that the animal will probably have to be killed. Reception At Justice Nice's Home.

Justice George M. D. Nice, of Highland-town, gave a reception last night at his home, 209 Gough street, in commemoration of the twenty-second birthday of his daughter. Miss Sadie Nice, and the christening of his first grandchild. Rev.

J. R. Edwards, pastor of Highland Methodist Episcopal? Church, performed the christening ceremony. The baby was named Margaret Estella Thomas, she being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

A. W. Thomas. Mrs. Thomas is the daughter of the Justice.

Railway Travel Delayed. Persons who ride on the Baltimore and Northern Electric Railway are complaining about the blocking of the cars in the yard of the Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad by wagons loading and unloading In the yard. At times the cars are kept waiting from five to thirty minutes. The drivers of the teams take their time and make no effort to let the cars pass. It Is not uncommon for a car to wait until one man unloads a six-horse wagon of stone.

Miscellany. The Baltimore and Northern Electric Railway Company has erected a station at Mt. Washington. Letters of administration have been granted to George E. Younger on the estate of Henry Younger.

The Roland Park Company is erecting a cottage on Sheldon avenue for Mr. Frederick E. Kllnckowstroem. Mr. L.

M. Jackson is erecting a cottage at Roland Park on the site of his recent home, which was destroyed by fire January 4. Wm. H. Ko'ne, who has been appointed special officer at Texas, has resigned as constable of the eighth district, to take effect March 30.

Four hundred feet of hose were ordered yesterday by the county commissioners for the use of the Catonsvllle volunteer fire company. The total cost was $220. Mr. Harry G. Anderson and family, of Cockeysville, have left for Council Grove, Morris county, and will make their residence there.

Robert F. Leach, and Frank I. Duncan have been appointed trustees of the estate of John Metzger, in the place of Mary Bliske, removed. The engagement of Mr. Henry C.

Matthews, of the firm of Joseph Matthews Son, of Baltimore, and Miss Bertha Freeman, of Connecticut, has been announced. A very successful revival meeting is in progress at Woortberry Methodist Episcopal Church, of 'which Rev. B. F. Clarkson is pastor.

Eighty-two conversions have resulted. Mr. Joseph P. Griffin ex-road supervisor Had Been 111 Since Last Saturday. Mr.

Tome Was In The Eighty-Eighth Year Of His Age By Energy And Business Aptitude He Arose From Poverty To Great Wealth A Successful Lumber Dealer And Banker The Jacob Tome Institute. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Poet Deposit, March 16. Mr. Jacob Tome, the wealthiest citizen of Cecil county, and well known throughout the State, died at his residence, in this place, at 10.05 o'clock this morning of pneumonia.

The first intimation of Mr. Tome's illness was on last Saturday evening, when he had two chills. Dr. R. E.

Bromwell, his attending physician, diagnosed the case as one of grip. Mr. Tome fad not seem to suffer, although his temperature rose rapidly to 103. His condition caused no alarm, and on Tuesday his family thought it advisable to have a consulting physician, and, at Dr. Brorawell's Dr.

William Osier, of Baltimore, was sent for, arriving at half-past 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. After an examination Dr. Osier said Mr. Tome was suffering with pneumonia, but he did not think there was any immediate danger. After THE LATE an easy night Mr.

Tome commenced to grow worse about 6 o'clock this morning. He sank rapidly, dying at five minutes after 10 o'clock. His mind was clear to the last and he did not seem to realize that death was imminent. The funeral services will be held Saturday morning in the Tome Memorial Church in Port Deposit, and the interment will be made in the family lot In Hopewell Cemetery, about three miles from town. The active pallbearers will be teachers In the Jacob Tome Institute, at Port Deposit.

The honorary pallbearers have not yet been selected. Governor Lowndes has telegraphed that he will serve as one of the pallbearers at Mr. Tome's funeral. A Great Shock At Elkton. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.

Elkton, March 16. The death of Jacob Tome was received here with profound regret. The news of his death was a great shock to the residents of filkton, as but only a few were aware of his illness. It has been Mr. Tome's custom to visit Elkton on each Tuesday, but his absence yesterday caused no alarm.

He was last In Elkton on Tuesday week attending to his banking business and visited the county commissioners' office with reference to having some property changes made. He was apparently iu good health at the time. Mr. Tome was largely interested in real estate in the county, and It is estimated that he held a million dollars' worth of mortgages on property In Cecil. He was president of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cecil County and has been a director for fifty years.

The deceased was a director of Dickinson College, Carlisle, and was a large contributor to that institution. Mr. Tome was by far the heaviest taxpayer in Cecil county. SKETCH OF THE DECEASED His Early Struggles Success As A Lumber Dealer and Banker Promoter Of Improvements. Jacob Tome was born August 13, 1810, in Manheim township, York county, Pa.

He was of German parentage and the original family name was Thorn, his father and mother being named in Mr. Tome's baptismal certificate as "Christian and Christina Thorn, maiden name Badger." These parents were poor, and Mr. Tome was one of a large family. He obtained a limited education in a district school, which he attended in winter. When his father died, when young Tome was sixteen years of age, he hired himself to a York county farmer.

After working on the farm for fifteen months he entered the employment of Jacob Musser as superintendent of his fisheries at Stony Island, on the Susquehanna river. In the spring of 1S30 he went to Marietta, and was employed there for two years by James Stackhouse, and later by Abram Varley, who manufactured and sold tinware. Notwithstanding his youth and lack of education, he answered an advertisement for a teacher near Elizabeth-town, Lancaster county. He obtained the place and filled it to the satisfaction of his employers, but with greac difficulty and hard study on his part. In the spring of 1S33 he went to Port Deposit and was employed for a time at Boggs' hotel.

In December of the same year he went to Philadelphia and spent the winter, in tae study of bookkeeping. He returned to Port Deposit March 23, 1834, and engaged as clerk with Downey Montgomery, lumber dealers. Port Deposit at that time was the centre of a great lumber trade, and among those who came there on business was David Rinehart, a banker and lumber dealer of Marietta, Pa. Mr. Rinehart proposed to form a partnership with Mr.

Tome, who by his intelligence and industry had attracted his attention. The arrangement was made and Rinehart embarked five thousand dollars in the business, Tome contributing his work. The firm thus formed was Tome Rinehart, lumber dealers. This was in 1835, and until its dissolution, occasioned by uie death of Mr. Rinehart, in 1851, the firm had a most prosperous career.

At the death of Rinehart the capital invested in the business, over and above the liberal profits which had been withdrawn, was a hundred thousand dollars. Edwin J. Rinehart, son of David Rinehart, succeeded his father as a member of the firm and the business was continued under the same firm name until 1853. In 1855 Mr. Tome formed another partnership, this time-wlth John and Thomas C.

Bond, under the firm name of Bond Brothers which had a long and successful existence, owning large tracts of timber lands in Pennsylvania and in Michigan. Another Business Added. At the same time Mr. Tome was along with a nephew by marriage, J. W.

Reynolds, engaged in the fertilizer and agricultural Implement trade. The style of this firm was J. Tome Co. The enterprise and business sagacity of this remarkable man led him into a constantly increasing sphere of activity. In 1S49 Mr.

Tome formed a partnership with Mr. Taylor and Mr. John S. Gittings, of Baltimore, owners of the steamer Portsmouth, which plied between Port Deposit and Baltimore. Later on they purchased the steamers Lancaster and Juniata from an opposition line.

In 1865 this company, with the late Capt. Mason L. Weems, of Baltimore, established the Baltimore and Fredericksburg Steamboat Company, the Port Deposit Company furnishing the steamer Wenonah and Captain Weems one steamer from the Weems I4se. After the vVss-C1 Tributes From Business Friends Of Mr. Tome In Baltimore A Master Of Details.

The death of Jacob Tome was a subject of Interest in financial circles in Baltimore, where he had a large acquaintance. Mr. Tome was in Baltimore on Wednesday of last week. For years it had been his unvarying custom to come' here on Wednesday of each week and to spend Friday in Philadelphia. These visits were made to look after the heavy interests he had in each city.

While In Baltimore his time was occupied the whole day in handling business matters and in conference with representatives of corporations in which he was Interested. He was president of the Tunis Lumber Company, with offices in the Merchants' Bank Building, and a director of the Third National Bank and of the Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company. Speaking of Mr. Tome, Mr. Charles W.

Baer, secretary and treasurer of the Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company, said: "He had a wonderful capacity for work, and was methodical and precise in everything he did. When he gave an opinion it was what he honestly thought, and he was one of the truest and most sincere of men. He had positive views, and did not hesitate to express them in a vigorous way. In business matters he was careful and thorough. It was not an uncommon thing for him before purchasing bonds to insist upon examining the deed of trust under which they were created, and he would read such lengthy documents in full.

As a director in our company, he took an active interest in its affairs, and seldom missed a meeting of the directors, despite his advanced years." Mr. John B. Ramsay, president of the National Mechanics' Bank, said: "I have known Mr. Tome from my boyhood days, having been born in the town which was his home for many years and having been cashier of the Cecil National Bank, of which he was the president and principal stockholder. Mr.

Tome was undoubtedly one of the great bankers of this country. With a fine mind for details and a splendid capacity for carrying forward large operations, it is not surprising that, despite many hardships and want of early advantages, he forged to the front and became one of the great men of the State. Mr. Tome was a working man in every sense, and from early morning until late at night he was in his office or in the city looking after his various and varied interests." Mr. Richard B.

Baker, president of the Third National Bank, said: "Hon. Jacob Tome was elected a director in this bank January 11, 1870. I have been personally connected with him in the same bank since 1S90. It was his regular habit to attend the meeting of the directors each week, and he always took a deep interest in the affairs of the bank. His loss will be deeply felt by us.

"He was a man of regular habits, strictly attentive to business, and was always at his post of duty. He was very liberal when called upon to extend aid to "any deserving charity. "Until within a few months his health had been exceedingly good, and he was vigorous, active and rarely ever missed a meeting cf the board. In the last few months his health had been gradually failing, particularly his eyesight, but his indomitable energy kept him in the field, and he was very unwilling to give up the active life to which he had been accustomed. "Myself and every one connected with my bank will sorely miss him, as he was not only a good adviser, but a warm personal friend, and one whose place it will be hard to fill." Bitten By A Dog.

Benjamin Hudson, colored, aged fifteen years, was sent to the City Hospital's Pasteur department last night. He had been bitten by a Newfoundland dog supposed to have been suffering from rabies. The dog was killed Tuesday afternoon by Sergeant Ryan, of the central district. The head of the animal had been sent to the Pasteur department for examination. Civil-Service Examinations.

The examination of applicants for positions in the internal revenue service and postofflce will be held on Saturday. Applicants for internal revenue positions will be examined in room 42, on the third floor of the postofflce building. Those for position's in the postoffice will be examined at the Eastern High School. CHESTEET0WN EIRE COMPANY An Organization Effected A Company Formed To Develop Business Interests Of Rockhall. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.

Chestertown, March 16. The Chestertown Fire Company has organized by the election of- John K. Aldridge president, C. S. Smith and Walter U.

Lusby vice-presidents, William B. Usilton, secretary and treasurer and Thomas Mas-sey assistant secretary and treasurer. At a largely attended meeting last night bylaws and a constitution were adopted and a permanent organization effected. The help in the form of chemical extinguishers, which the insurance companies were solicited to assist in procuring, was not forthcoming, the local agents stating that such requests were of such frequency as to render it Impossible for the insurance companies to do more than pay their losses in the event of destruction of property by fire. The town commissioners are active in seconding the efforts of the fire company, and have purchased 300 feet of new-hose, 120 buckets and will order 12 chemical extinguishers and three extension fire ladders.

The Rockhall Co-operative Company has been incorporated, with a capital stock of $5,000. Messrs. G. E. Leary, Jeff.

D. Ayres, J. T. Arthur and several other gentlemen are the board of directors and Mr. J.

E. Beck is secretary of the company. This company has been organized for the advancement of the business, interests of Rockhall and also for building purposes. The first building to be erected is for general canning purposes, and will be by'Mr. Arthur, of Harford county, who will operate an extensive canning business there during the coming season.

The farmers are contracting for growing tomatoes at $6 per ton, which is the uniform price all over the State for this year. At the request of Dr. H. J. Kebb the county commissioners decided to visit on the 26th the place on the Patapsco, near Oakland, where it is proposed to erect a new bridge at the joint expense of Baltimore and Carroll counties.

solemnized this afternoon at the resldenc of the bride's parents. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Davis E. Shaw, pastor of West Nottingham Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev. W.

J. Fltz Simon, of Zlon. Miss Lala Grove, of Zlon, wo maid of honor. Miss Lucy Carhart, cf Zlon, was flower girl. Will Of Wm.

R. Freeman. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Elkton. March 30.

The will of the lata William R. Freeman was admitted to probate iu the otilce of the Orphans' Court yesterday. John S. Wirt was named as executor and gave bond in the sum of $40,000. Mr.

Freeman's estate consists of personal and real estate valued at about $40,000, mostly In the first and second districts of this county. The property is divided among his children and his widow. Death Of Mr. Georjse lp. Galllon.

Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.l Ellicott City, March 1(3. Mr. George F. Gallion died yesterday, ncnt Marriottsvllle, Howard countj. Mr.

Gallion was a well-known resident of the coun. ty and was engaged all his life In farming, lie was sixty-three years of ago. Mr. Albert W. Gallion, of roolosvllle, Is a son of the deceased, and Mrs.

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which began with a capital of $25,000. Of this bank Mr. Tome was president and the owner of most of the stock. The stock was quadrupled later, and in 1864 the bank had a surplus of $100,000. Then it became a national bank, with a capital stock of $300,000.

In 1868 he purchased the Elkton National Bank, which had a capital of $100,000. In 1865 he opened a bank in Fredericksburg, with a capital stock of $100,000. He also owned a majority of the stock of the Citizens' National Bank of Hagerstown, Maryland, which was removed to ashington and the capital stock increased to $300,000. He also owned considerable stock in Baltimore banks. Was Twice Married.

Mr. Tome was twice married. His first wife, whom he married December 6, 1841, was Miss Caroline M. Webb, of Port Deposit, an aunt of J. J.

Creswell. Th3y had several children, all of whom died in infancy. The present Mrs. Tome was Miss Eva S. Nesbitt, a native of Port Deposit and daughter of Henry C.

Xesbitt, of that place. She was married to Mr. Tome October 1, 1884. She graduated at Wesleyan College, Wilmington, and at the time of her marriage was twenty-nine years of age and Mr. Tome was seventy-four.

The Tome Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church at Port Deposit is one of the handsomest rural churches in Maryland. It was erected by Mr. Tome at a cost of $65,000 and by him donated to the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church of Port Deposit. It was dedicated by Bishop Matthew Simpson October 30, 1871. Jacob Tome Institute.

Mr. Tome possessed a rare capacity for work and gave his personal supervision to all of his multitudinous business affairs and in all their branches. But since 1889 the matter in which he manifested the deepest interest was the Jacob Tome Institute. This was incorporated in 1879, and the institute was opened for the reception of students on September 17, 1894. Mrs.

Tome was the president of the board of trustees and her influence largely dominated its affairs and made it a success. the kindergarten and primary schools and library were devised and promoted by her. The Tome building cost about $110,000, und there was made at the time the Institute opened an endowment of a million dollars. The Inscription over the main entrance to the building is "The Jacob Tome Institute, Building No. 1." This was understood at the time to indicate that in the course of time more buildings would be erected as required.

The school building No. 1 is a massive structure of red sand set in black mortar. The foundation to the level of the first floor is of rock-faced granite and is built solidly enough to withstand any flood that is likely to sweep down the Susquehanna. The basement floor is of concrete, and the partition walls are of brick, covered with cement. The first floor is considerably above the level of the "street, and the highest water Port Deposit has ever seen would scarcely reach it.

A large lawn, with a number of ornamental flower beds, are in front of the school, and the playgrounds, which extend to the water's edge, are on the other side of the railroad track, which runs by the building. Plan Of The Institute. The plan of the institute is to have under one roof a miniature public school system on improved lines and modern methods. It embraces every grade of pub-lie school work from the kindergarten to and through high school studies, manual training and form study and drawing. The manual training for boys was confined to carpentry for the first year, but afterward took in smithing, forging and machine work.

The girls are taught sewing. These studies are not introduced for their technical, but for their educational value and as features essential to the symmetry of general training. For the pupils everything is free, they not even being required to furnish their own books or stationery. The children of Port Deposit are to be first accommodated, then the children of the country, then the State, and, lastly, the country at large. Under State Supervision.

One of the last public acts of Mr. Tome was to have a bill passed by the General Assembly which practically places the financial supervision of the Tome Institute under the State government. A bill to this effect and giving right of condemnation of property for school purposes was finally passed by the Legislature on Monday night. This act gives the Governor the power to appoint an examiner, whose duty it is to go over the accounts of the institute annually and report to the secretary of State. The trustees appointed by Mr.

Tome and their successors have complete control of the investments and revenues of the foundation, but they will be supervised by' the State examiner and their transactions always made a matter of public record. It was only last Tuesday night that Senator Crothers, of Cecil, and Senator Dodson, of Talbot, examined the enrolled bill and had it properly engrossed for submission to the Governor for his action. Senator Crothers was influenced to this by the knowledge that Mr. Tome desired speedy action. lie knew also that the founder of a great school which has been of so much benefit to Cecil and the surrounding territory was an aged and Infirm man and that delay might deprive him of the satisfaction of knowing that his wishes in this matter would be gratified.

It was known that Mr. Tome considered.