The evening times., 1899-01-25
PEACH CULTURE IN
WESTERN MARYLAND
Farmers Institute Meeting in
Cumberland.
Development of New Coal Fields by
the Davis Company.
Cash Purchnses of Extensive Tracts
of Land I'm the Upper MonOnga-
heIa River valley.

Cumberland, Md, Jan. 25.-A Farmers
Institute in Cumberland was largely at
tended yesterday despite the rain. Far
mers were present from all over Allegany
county. Edward Van Aistyne, Kind-r-
hook, n. Y, spoke on Food and Care of
the Dairy Cow" b. S. Rando phi, OF
Frostburg, and others spoke Of their eX
periences in the growth of aifafa. They
consider Allegany soil adapted 10 it.
George T. Powell, of Ghent, n. Y, ike
on fruit culture, especially peaches. lie
asked those interested in peach growing
to hold up their hands. Many went up
and one farmer shouted We're all inter
ested." Mr.. Powell referred 10 the gro.
ing interests in peach culture in Al egany
county and said that inasmach as it Was
degenerating at many points it became
matter OF special interest IN new territory.
Mr.. Powell received telegram rlque-t-
ing him to take charge of the United
States horticultural exhibition at the
Paris exposition. He had charge Of the
fruit exhibition at the Worlds Fair
State Geoiogist William Bullock Clark
lectured in the evening TO q large audi
ence on The Rocks of Maryland
New Coal Lands.
Ex-senator Henry G. Davis and Mrs
Davis and Mr.. r. c. Kerens were guests
of Mr.. c. l.. Bretz Monday night. They
went to Eikins yesterday morning. The
Davis Coal and Coke Company, in which
Mr.. Davis and his SON. law, Senator Ell
kins, are largely interested, has made
cash purchases OF extensive tracts of coal
land in the Upper Monogaheia River Val
ley. AS the river is being made navigab c
and the Pennsylvania Railroad has pro-
jected branch up the valley an o.tl
from the region is assured. 1t is the in
tention of the Davis Coal and Coke Com
pany, which has figured so largely in the
Eastern coal trade, to enter the Western
trade, both rail and river.
Scared on burglar.
Mrs. Geare, wife of Rev. J. Howell
Geare, recently had quite AN experience
with burglar She was asleep in a back
room on the first floor and was awakened
by a noise at her window. She at first
thought il was the wind, but after listen
ing and watching for awhile saw the shut
tiers forced open. She also saw a man
through the window attempting TO force
the sash. She arose from her bed and
walking TO the window held the sash
down, while the burglar was trying to force
III up. Inc HHu SAW utT anu ueu
the back yard without obtaining anything.
The frame of the window and the shutters
show marks Of Jimmy.
AIegany Items.
Deputy Sheriff James Koch, of Frost
burg. was found guilty by jury of assault
in making legal arrests.
Judge Sloan severely lectured another Of
ficer for piling up witness fees in the same
cases which were carried TO magistrate
in a remote section. The charges were OF
trivial character. and the proceedings in
all the cases were quashed by the court.
Basil Athey died al Roberts Station.
three miles from Cumberland, January 23
from grip. aged S5 years. He was pio
neer resident OF Allegany county.
A frame oil house of the Cumberland
Electric Railway Company was destroyed
by fire yesterday.
T. Wilbur Stingley, superintendent of the
Potomac Coal Company at Piedmont, has
been promoted TO the care of the principal
offices of the company in Baltimore.
A fair for the benefit OF st. Patrick S
Church, Mount Savage. realized over 81 800.