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VOL. XXXIL HUN. CECIL COUNTY. MD.. FRIDAY, MARCH <23, 1910. NO. 30.
TOWN AND COUNTY.
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Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Moving Day.
Good Friday.
Full moon tonight.
I / Sunday next is Easter.
Monday was the first day of Spring.
Shad and herring have made their ap
pearance in our local market.
Calvert Agricultural High School has
purchased a fine new upright piano.
Patrick J.'McGready has sold his resi
dence in Elkton to George Shuster, for
$i,450. 'C
William Sprout sustained a broken leg
Friday by falling over a barrel at the
Rowlandville paper mill.
Charles B. Finley, of Elkton, has been
elected second lieutenant of Company E,
First Maryland Regiment.
Howard Brown has purchased the Johrf
Clayton farm of 108 acres, adjoining his
own, near Calvert, for $3,500.
The roads are in excellent condition,
fpr wbich-movers are glad —that is, if it is
possible for a mover to be glad.
March has been doing herself proud
with mild spring weather, which has
prevailed for the past two weeks.
Falling from a step, Frances, little
daughter of William Lipscomb, fractured
her wrist at her home near 'Cecilton.
The Commencement of North East High
School will be held Friday evening, May
27th. There will be seven graduates.
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Spring work on the farms has been
progressing steadily under the influence
of good weather for the past ten days or
more.
Nearly all the industries in Port De
posit, which have been closed since the
January ice gorge, have resumed
operations.
The bill authorizing the purchase of
‘ Conowingo bridge by the State Road Com
mission, passed the Senate last week and
is now in the House.
Struck over the eye by an oyster shell
thrown by another boy, William, 8-year
old son of Doric Foster, of Elkton, sus
tained a dangerous wound.
Rev. J. H. Mitchell was presented with
a silver water pitcher and tray by the
members of Calvert M. E. church before
his departure last week for Conference.
Dr. Ernest Rowland, of Liberty Grove,
has purchased a Hupmobile runabout
from Duyckinck, Sterrett & Co. H. M.
Duyckinck drove the machine from Balti
more to LiDerty Grove on Saturday.
The annual town election at North East
on Monday resulted in the election of the
following Commissioners: Dr. R. G.
Underwood, Andrew Anderson, H. W.
Shallcross, E. J. Campbell and Albert
Roney.
The Town ColTlmissiners of North East
have passed an ordinance prohibiting
unmuzzled dogs from running at large on
the streets, and ordering the Bailiff to kill
all canines found on the street without
muzzles.
Prof. R. W. Silvester, Piesident of
Maryland Agricultural College, will
deliver the address to the nine graduates
of the Calvert Agricultural High School,
‘ at the first Commencement of the school,
Friday, May 27th.
Sheriff McAllister with the assistance of
Bailiff Potts, of Elkton, and A. B. Darby
arrested James Hall, colqred, of Cecilton,
Saturday, after a desperate fight. The
negro is a tough character and has been a
‘ terror in his neighborhood.
Maryland Day, which has usually been
celebrated March 25, was not held on that
date this year, which is Good Friday. It
was celebrated instead in the city on March
23. In the counties the Mainland Day
celebration'in the schools was held on
March *4-
Otha Allen has purchased the Mrs. Wes
ley Williams residence in Port Deposit,
Which was washed into the bed of the
Street in the recent flood. Mr. Allen will
remove it and place it at an addition to
his own residence. The John Frits resi
dence, which was damaged by the flood,
will be removed to higher ground.
A Havre de Grace paper reports that A.
Freeborn Brown, who is creating a herd
of hogs, received from Ohio on Wednes
day, tyro specimens of registered swine
known as the mule-foot hogs. These hogs
are the only pair of their kind known in
the State of Maryland. The peculiar
feature about them is their having solid
hoofs, and are absolutely immune to
cholera.
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Dare Hopkins, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday at'his home near town.
Miss Nancy Dickey, of Port Deposit, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. M. E. Flounders.
Miss Grace A. Wilson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. C. E. Dare, of Alexandria,’
Va.
Miss Francina Kirk is home from
Metzger College, Carlisle, for the Easter
vacation.
Misses Mary and Stella Huston, of Ox
ford, were the guests of Miss Lena Kimble
on Sunday.
Miss Catharine P. Evans, of Manas
quan, N. J., is spending some time in
Rising Sun.
Miss Helen Shepherd, of State Normal
School, Baltimore, is spending the Easter
vacation at her home in town.
< The Young Men’s Dancing Club of
North East, has issued invitations for an
Easter Monday dance at the Grand Army
Hall.
Mr. Harry Will and Miss Pauline Brauer
were quietly married at the Port Deposit
M. E. Parsonage Thursday night, 10th
inst., by Rev. F. F. Carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. B. Lockwood and
children, of Amherst, Mass., are visitors
at the home of Mrs. Lockwood’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Duyckinck.
Miss Margaret Denver and Mrs. Joseph
Dugan have sold their residence on East
High street, Elkton, to Harry M. Biddle,
for $1,650, and have purchased a residence
in Wilmington, to which city they will
. move.
The engagement of Miss Mabel E.
Whitaker, daughter of Mrs. Clara E.
Whitaker, of Cherry Hill, to Mr.' A. C.
: Ward, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. T. R. Ward, of Cherry Hill
is annouuced. The wedding will take
. place in the Fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Cranston have
issued cards of invitation to the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Estella Cranston,
to Mr. Joseph Henderson Smith, formerly
of Elkton, at their home. No. 913 Franklin
street, Wilmington, on Wednesday eve
ning, March 30, at seven thirty o’clock.
Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck entertained a
number of young ladies at luncheon on
Friday afternoon last. St. Patrick deco
rations prevailed, the color scheme of the'
patron Saint being carried out in pleasing
and artistic effect. Those who enjoyed the
hospitality of the hostess were Mrs. J. H.
Jenness, Mrs. A. L. Buffington, Mrs. H.
L. Worthington, Miss Gertude S. Dure
and Miss Hanna M. Kirk.
The negro schools in Kent county have
been ordered closed on April 15.
Fishing operations have begun in the' 1
upper Chesapeake and the various trib
utary rivers.
Because of scarlet fever among stu
dents, Washington College, Cheslertown,
has closed until after Easter.
Micheal Murphy, an enthusiastic stamp
: collector, of Havre de Grace, has sold
300,000 cancelled stamps to a Philadel
. phia firm.
Provided it does not cost over S2OOO,
i the County Commissioners of Kent -and
Queen Annes have agreed to widen the
drawbridge across Chester River.
Samuel M. Huston has sold his farm of
146 acres, near Kemblesville, to Mr. and
Mrs. Haines Harlan, who will take posses -
sion April. The price paid" was SBOOO.
Jacob S. Bear has sold his Woolsey farm
near Churchville Harford county, and the
live stock including Lis Percheron horses
to J. A. G. Allen, of Darlington. The
price is reported to be in the neighborhood
of $30,000.
The Court at Media has granted a di
vorce on the grounds of desertion to Mrs.
Eva M. Rice, of Wayne, *n her suit against
her husband, W. Edward Rice. Mrs. Rice
was Eva Reynolds before her marriage
and resided in Kennett.
Writing to a friend. A. D. Spencer, who
is traveling in the Far East, states that he
visited a Masonic lodge in Solomon’s
quarries at Jerusalem, and has ordered a
gavel of stone from there, which he will
present to Susquehanna Lodge, of Havre
de Grace.
In the damage suit of Lawrence G.
Tucker, of Bel Air, against the Md. & Pa.
R. R., removed from Harford to Baltimore
County for trial, the jury awarded him
$1,500 damages. Mr. Tucker alleged that
he was badly treated by the train crew of
the company. <
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CIRCUIT COURT.
The suit of Joseph Mackin vs. Eyre-
Shoemaker Construction Company, for
$20,000 damages for per-.onal injuries re
ceived on November 7, 1907, was placed
on trial Thursday of last week. The
plaintiff was captain of a barge hauling
cement from . the American Ic,e Co.’s
wharf at Frenchtown, to the piers being
constructed at that time for the new B. &
O. Railroad bridge. While his barge was
near Watson Island, a bucket of cement
fell from the bridge, striking 1 him, break
ing his leg, several ribs and causing him
other injuries. John Young, Albert Con
stable and Fahey & Brown for the plain
tiff; Messrs. W. H. Marian, J. J. Archer
and Henry L. Constable for defendant.
The trial of the case occupied the Court
from Thursday of last week until Thurs
day of this week, when Court adjourned
until Monday next, the case still being
unfinhhed. .
Tuesday night Court heard further ar
gument in the equity proceedings brought
by the late Mrs. Eliza J. Graham and
others against C. C. Caldwell, co-executor
and co-truitee with the late John S. Wirt,
of the late James T. Graham, by which it
is sought to have Mr. Caldwell make good
a shortage of upwards of $4,000 in the
fundsof testator.as invested and managed
by his executors and co-trustees.
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Sentenced For Assault On Watch
man.
Clinton Owens, of Perryville, and
Mason Palmer, of Havre de Grace, have
beetf given respectively one year and two
year sentences in the House of Correction
for assaulting John S. Barnes, watchman
at the B. & O. railroad bridge across the
Susquehanna, some time ago. Owens
and Palmer asked permission to walk the
Baltimore and Ohio bridge, which wag re
fused, and they set upon Barnes, and
assaulted'him, one of them stricking him
with a stone, which made an ugly wound
upon the top of his head. He also re
ceived a gash on his forehead. Barnes
was left lying on the ground in an uncon
scious condition, and the two assailants
made their They were arrested
last week.
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Freight Wreck At Perryville.
Engineer William Burns and fireman
Robert Myers, had miraculous escapes
from death Saturday, their loco
motive, tyhich was attached to four freight
cars and was backing out of Perryville
freight yard at a fair rate of speed,
jumped the track and turned turtle down
an embankment, the four cars falling
upon it.
The fireman jumped from the cab, sus
taining a broken knee cap and other
injuries. Engineer Burns went down
with the engine and every one thought he
had beep killed, but about 20 minutes
later he crawed out of the wreckage none
the worse for. his experience.
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Birthday Surprise.
A birthday surprise was tendered Mrs.
E. M. Hunt on Wednesday afternoon,
23rd inst., her daughter, Miss Emma, and
Mrs. W. B. Bechtel being the originators ■
of the event, and it proved a complete
surprise to the recipient. Among other
“mementoes presented was a handsome
bouquet of carnations containing a flower
for each year. Those present were Mrs.
Benj. Stubbs, Delta; Mrs. Grant Brown,
Mrs. Leroy Passmore, Nottingham; Mis.
Clara Pugh, Mrs. Walter Reynolds, Mrs.
Elmer Reynolds, Oxford; Mrs. A. R.
Brown, Sylmar; Miss Jennie Worrall,
Wayne; Miss Lucretia Reynolds, Fre
mont; Mrs.'Wayne Reynolds, Mrs. Geo.
Reynolds, Mrs. W. B. Bechtel, Mrs. Ed
win Reynolds, Miss Elizabeth Stephens,
Miss Margaret Reynolds, Miss Emma
Hunt.
Moving Day.
Today is moving day and the annual
change-around is taking place all over
the neighborhood. Among those who are
moving in town, or have moved within
the past few days are: Chas. Holden from
Pearl street to Phila.; Cleveland Richard
son to house'vacated by Holden; Clarence
Parsons to Dinah Gibson property; Benj.
Briscoe from Miss Haines house to prem
ises vacated by Parsons, A. B. Keen to
Haines house; Chas. Ferguson to Snyder’s
former home, the latter having moved into
his restaurant property; J. W. Miller to
his recent purchase of Grant property;
Lawrence Buckley to West Chester.
Ulary—Purdy.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Ulary was the scene of a pretty wedding
on Saturday evening, 12th inst., the con
tracting parties being their son, Frank G.
Ulary, and Miss Irene V. Purdy, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Purdy, of Town
Point. Miss Beulah Worth, of Bay View,
was bridesmaid, and Mr. George Ulary,
groomsman. Rev. D. J. Moore officiated.
For Baby Coaches, Folding Go-Carts
and Sleeping Carriages go to Buffington's;
display in basement.
CONFERENCE; APPOINTfIENTS.
Numerous Changes Cf Pastors Oc
cur—Ministers Of Wilmlng
v \ton District.
The closing session of Wilmington M.
E. Conference- was held on Tuesday
morning, at Salisbury, Md., when the
. appointments were read, the list showing
numerons changes.
Probably the greatest surprise was the
selection-of Dr. E. L, Hoffeckeras super
intendent of the Wilmington district, to
succeed Dr. A. S. Mowbray, who goes to
Smyrna, one of tie choice charges.
Another surprise was the selection of Dr.
. Robert Watt of the superintendency of the
Easton district to succeed Rev. R. K.
Stephenson, who was appointed superin
tendent of the Dover district. Rev. S. M.
Morgan, former superintendent-of the
Dover district, was sent to Mt. Salem
Church, in Wilmington. It was generally
thought that Rev. C. A. Hill, of St. Paul’s
Church, Wilmington, who was returned
there, would be the Wilmington district
superintendent.
The following are the appointments for
the Wilmington District:.
E. L. Hoffecker, superintendent, Wil
mington, Del.
Bethel and Summit, J. M. Lindale.
Charlestown, J. T. Price.
Cherry Hill, J. D. Reese. *
Chesapeake City, Edwin Gardner.
Chester—Bethel, Del., J.'A. Brewington.
Christiana, Del., C. W. Spray.
Claymont, Del., G. E. Sterling.
Colora, W. M. McCann.
Delaware City, Del., H. D. Stewart.
Ebenezer, Del., J. H. Geoghehan.
Elk Neck, D. J. Moore.
Elktoo, H. A. G. Westerfleld.
Hockessin, Del., B. L. McFarland.
Hopewell, C. W. Moore.
Kirkwood, Del., sup. by R. High Adams.
Marshallton, Del., J. T. Sprouse.
Mt. Lebanon, Del., Asbury Burke. _.
Mt. Pleasant, Del., E. W. McDowell.
Newark, Del., G. T. Alderson.
New Castle, Del.j F. X. Moore.
Newport, Del., J. H. Mitchell.
North East, Warren Burr.
Perryville, E. C. Sunfield.
Port Deposit, F. F. Carpenter.
Port PenD, Del., Sup. G. E. Sterling.
Red Lion, Del., E. B. Taylor.
Rising Sun, J. W. Jones.
Stanton, Del., H. T. Ennis.
St. Georges, Del., Harry Taylor.
St. Johns, G. P. Smith.
Zion, W. H. Briggs.
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Asbury, E. C. Mac Nichols and J. M. S. Van
Blunk.
Brandywine, H. C. Turner; assistant, W. E.
White. '
Cook man, J. T. Richardson.
East Lake, J. R. Bicking.
Elsmere, supplied by T. H. Harding.
Epworth, G. C. Williams.
Grace, H. W. Kellog.
Harrison Street, C. T. Wyatt.
Kingswood, D. H. Willis.
Madaley, D. J. Givan.
McCabe, W. C. Poole.
Mt. Salem, S. M. Morgan.
Richardson Park, supplied by R. High
Adams.
St. Paul. C. A. Hill.
Scott, W. G. Koons.
Silverbrook, W. E. Greenfield.
Trinity, supplied by John White.
Union, W. F. Corkran.
Wesley, T. R. Van Dyke.
J. M. Alters, superintendent of the Penin
sula District of the Anti-Saloon League,
member of Epworth Quarterly Conference,
Wilmington, Del.
C. P. Keen, superintendent Western Mary
land district of the Anti-Saloon League,
member of Grace Quarterly Conference, Wil-
Tnlngton, Del.
J. K. Easley, left without appointment to
attend school, member of Harrison Street
Quarterly Conference, Wilmington, Del.
Adam Stengle, conference evangelist,
member of St. Paul’s Quarterly Conference,
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Minister Expelled From M. E.
Conference.
Failing to appear to answer charges,
although he had “withdrawn" under lire
while pastor At St. Michaels, Md., Rev.
Djr. Charles S. Baker was decreed by a
jury of 15 ministers of Wilmington Meth
odist Conference Friday afternoon, to
have left the ministry in away, under the
discipline of the church, amounting to
expulsion.
Dr. Baker six years ago was suspended
for one year, after a sensational trial, for
engaging in marginal stock deals. His
present ousting followed alleged frenzied
financing, marginal stock deals and the
like during portions of 1908 and
He had been one of the foremost ministers
of the Conference, presiding elder of
Dover district and ( a delegate to the
General Conference.
October 29 last charges, were filed 1
with District Superintendent Stephenson 1
against Dr. Baker. They were “impru- 1
dence, unministerial conduct, fraud, false- *
hood and embezzlement.” After the
charges had been sent to him he “with- 1
drew” from the ministry, and after 1
preaching a bitter sermon in St. Michael’s *
Church* in which he ridiculed and scored 1
some of those complaining against him,
he left the town.
Several days ago a registered letter was '
sent to Dr. Baker in Baltimore, citing him
to "withdraw under charges" or stand
trial. No reply came so the charges were 1
preferred against him in conference by j
Superintendent Stephenson, and he was '
expelled. 1
New arrival of Shirt Waists this-week, t
do not fail to see them, at Buffington’s. <
FARMERS’ INSTITUTE.
A Highly Successful Institute Held Her? This Week
The Instructive Program Rendered.-
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The farmers’ institute in Rising Sun
hall last Tuesday was pronounced the
most pleasing and successful ever held
here, both by the large and appreciative
audience and the director in charge. Al
though much later in the season than
usual for the institute in this section, at a
time when the farmers are busily engaged
in the field, such interest was manifested
as showu by the attendance that Director
Amoss expressed great appreciation at
the reception accorded the speakers, who
in this instance were much above the
average and fully justified the large turn
out.
After the introductory remarks by Mr.
Amass, Prof. C. P. Close, horticulturist
of the Maryland Experiment Station,
spoke on fruit growing and recommended
the following rarities as adapted to
this section: Yellow Transparent, Early
Ripe, Early Harvest,! Red June, Red
Astrachan and July were all good early
varieties. Wealthy was an especially
desirable commercial apple and very pro
ductive. Gravenstine, vigorous grower
and good for both home and market.
Grimes Golden, the very best quality
and a good shipper, the trees however
weakly and hard to grow. Advised top
grafting on > rtrong trees like Northern
Spy. Staymen’s Winesap, a red winter
apple for this section and by all odds the
finest of all market apples. Rome
Beauty, good apple but too large and
uneven in size. Newtown Pippin, an
apple exhibited by M. C. Reeder and
endorsed most for this section.
Nero, a heavy cropper. Other varieties
mentioned were Williams, Chebango,
Summer Rambo and Maiden Blush.
For commercial purposes, limit vari
eties to not over four winter apples and
plant them alternately not over four rows
of a kind, thus insuring prolongation.
Plant 40 feet each way for permanent
varieties, with fillers for temporary pur
poses if desired, which must be removed
after a lapse of ten or twelve years.
Peaches or other fruit, not desirable for
fillers as they need different treatment.
The choice of the four varieties was
given Jonathan, Staymens Winesap, Par
egon and Yellow Newtown. York Impe
rial was admitted a good apple but not
equal to the foregoing.
W. F. Kydd, of Ontario, Canada, next
spoke on the dairy cow. He praised this
neighborhood as he saw it as being ad
mirably adapted to dairying. Of the five
dairy breeds. Shorthorns, which are so
valuable in England have only been bred
for beef in this country and so are elim
inated. Guernsey and Jersey are so near
alike, they may -be treated alike, the
Guernseys being the larger, other consid
erations similar. If milk yield is wanted,
they are hot the best choice. As between
Ayrshires and Holsteins, the greatest
milk producers, he favored the former for
this section, because they are a rugged,
hardy breed, reared and bred among hills,
while the Holsteins are reared on the
level, mild lands of Holland and are more
sensitiva'to rough country.
The speaker urged every one to weigh
and test the product of each cow and elim
inate every animal which failed to show a
profit.
He also spoke on soiling crops for sum
mer and succulent feed, as ensilage, roots,
etc., for winter, clover and other Food
hay, with as little expense for commercial
feeds as practicable, stating that in this
section a complete balanced ration could
be grown on the farm, which was much
more profitable than feeding commercial
feeds. But whatever was fed, there
should be plenty of it and intelligently
given, to get best results.
P. E. Sharpless, the concluding speaker
at the morning session, urged the young
men to stick to the farm and for their
parents to early give them an interest in
the management. He urged the farmers
School Commissioners.
The School Board was in regular session ;
March 15, when the Secretary was in
structed to send bills to the Pennsylvania ;
school authorities for Pennsylvania' chil- 1
dren who have been attending , Cecil
County schools. \
School No. 2, Eighth dist., was ordered ,
closed on account of the prevalence of a 1
rash among the pupils, and Health Offi- ‘
cer Dr. 6. Arthur Mitchell was requested j
to investigate the matter.
Inquiry having been made in regard >
to the sale of the old bouse at Cecilton, 1
it was decided not to sell the same.
Carroll Edgar appeared before the c
Board to aak that the manual training 1
room at the Elkton High School be en- c
t
larged by removing a partition and finish-
ing another section of the basement. 1
Referred to the President and Secretary. 1
Frank Kemeteer demonstrated the j
value of the Ideal vaenum cleaner before
the Board. It waa, decided not to pur
chase at tbia time.
i to follow the advice of the preceding
! speaker and eliminate all worthless cows.
1 from herd and keep only those that will
: yield 6500 lbs. or more of per year.
The afternoon session was opened by a
1 chorus by eight voices of local talent
• which evoked much applause, as did
1 several other instrumental and vocal
selections which interspersed the program.
Dr. Richard Hill, of Prince George
• county, a trustee of the Md. Agricul
-1 tural College, spoke on the absolute neces
sity and great benefits to be derived from
education and his forcible address was
listened to with interest and received in
appreciative spirit.
Mr. Kydd then gave a very interesting
address on profitable horse raising and
showed where betterments could be effect
ed in this section by changing the breeds
to those more suitable to the local con
ditions and markets. He favored draft
breeds above roadsters and told in detail
what constituted the valqable points in a
horse’s makeup, how to breed them, care
for them, feed them, work them and sell
them, all about a horse sick and a horse
well, analyzed them from hoof to ear.
Chas. M. Day, of Geneva, N. Y., spoke
qn potato culture and showed he was
complete master of his subject. Among
other points impressed upon hisauc'ience
was the necessity of first growing good
seed, by going through the patch and se
lecting the most thrifty, healthy looking
vines and marking them with a stake.
Save the best tubers from these vines for
seed the following year and keep up this
method until the whole planting had been
brought up to the proper average. Thor
ough and frequent cultivation was essen
tial and spraying was as important as
cultivation. ,
Dr Hill, who is quite a large hog raiser,
spoke briefly on the subject of hog cholera
and said a very effective preventive had
been used with success for some time. It
consists of a serum which is injected into
the hog, making the animal proof against
the dread disease for a 'certain period.
On notification, the State Veterinarian
will inoculate the desired number of hogs.
At Mr. Amosj' suggestion the audience
selected the following nominating com
mittee to confer and present the names
for a permanent committee to take charge __
of institute matters in this section neat
year: Elwood Balderston, A. R. Brown,
M. C. Reeder, Wayne Reynolds and C. S.
Pyle. This committee presented the fol
lowing, who were elected to take the mat
ter in charge: Wm. M. Pogue, chairman;
Cecil E. Ewing, secretary and treasurer;
R. T- Cameron, Jesse Wood and Alfred
Fassitt.
The institute then adjourned with many
expressions of gratification, both by the
speakers and the audience, at the highly
interesting and successful seesion held in
Rising Sun this year.
dalvert Agricultural High School turn
ed out en masse at thejnstitute. The
principal, Mr. A. B. McVey, reported
that 48 out of 53 pupils enrolled were in
attendance at the sessions.
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The thanks of the committee in charge
of the farmers’ institute this week are due
the following for their kindness in ren
dering an excellent musical program fqr
the occasion: Misses Mary S. Haines,
Edna Wilson, Mollie Keen and Messrs. J.
L. Stephens, Edwin L. Haines, Norman
Pyle, Paul Keen and William Ryan.
Among the exhibits at the institute
were some samples of apples by M.
C. Reeder which looked very toothsome.
They were of the Fallowater, Romanite,
Newtown Pippin and Shockley varieties.
Samuel T. Wiley had a fine exhibit of
White Leghorn eggs and Sami. Tyson an
exhibit of White Tartar oats, both of
which elicited much favorable comment. m
Another Dangerous Bill.
Editors or The Midland Journal:—
On Thursday, the 17th Inst., Mr. Sullivan,
Delegate from Harford county, presented to
the House a bill to incorporate “The North
Maryland Railway and Power Co.” The road
Is to traverse Baltimore, Harford and Cecil
counties, with right to use electric, steam and
water power; to erect a pole line and, also, to
acquire dams and bridges and condom land.
Now, whether or not this corporation hs*i be
helpful or hurtful to the people in general of
Maryland, depends upon whether or notlta
power of condemnation is final, or subject to
appeal; if final, then the owners of aany
lands or waters, through which the line may
pass, are no longer freemen, but merely the
subjects of a despotic power, hence it is en
cumbent on all Marylanders to uphold their j
freedom against any attempt to deprive them
of it by the granting of the right of unappeal
able condemnation to any corporation. If cor
porations must have the right to condemn
land, the owners thereof should not be de
prived of the right to appeal their cases to the
final judgment of a perfectly disinterested
court.
Philip S. P. Conner.
Kowlandsville, Cecil Co., Md.
March 18,1810.