The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-06-22
EVANSVILLE.
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The Farmers Institute held here on
Tuesday of last week was largely at
tended. Dr. Richard S. Hill, who has
charge of Institutes in Maryland, open
ed the session by speaking very enter
taininglY on farming and farm products,
and introduced the several speakers
during the day. Mr. w. Oscar Collier,
of Talbot county, who is an expert corn
grower, spoke on good seed, soil fertil-
lty and cultivation as applicable to the
growing of corn. In the afternoon
Miss Mary A. Burnett, of New York,
lectured on the subjects of Home Eco
Monies and Domestic Science. Among
the various labor saving devices sug-
gested by Miss Burnett were fireless
cookers, vacuum cleaners and dish
washing machines In the course of
her talk Miss Burnett made mention of
the elegant dish OF oatmeal she ate in
Frostburg, which she declared was not
cooked in a fireless cooker. Miss Bur
nett was followed by Dr. Hill who dis
cussed home sanitation and laid great
stress on the harm done by the house
fly. Following DR. Hill was Mr.. E. 0.
Oswald, of Washington county, who is
an expert in fruit culture, and authority
in particular on apple growing. Mr..
Oswald urged fruit grove to do more
spraying, more systematic pruning and
more cultivating and fertilizing of fruit
trees. The evening session was attend
ed by thrOng larger than the school
house could accommodate. On Wednes-
day morning Mr. L. Diefenboch took
the institute workers to Accident in his
automobile.
On Thursday evening Governor Gro
theirs visited Grantsville for the first
! time. The Governor arrived here
shortly after eight o'clock accompanied
by Senator Speicher, Chairman Tucker
of the Good Roads Commission, and Mr.
Uhler, also a road official After sup
per at the National Hotel the Governor
delivered a short address to the crowd
which had gathered in anticipation of
shaking hands with the first man of the
State, Mr.. Crothers theme was good
farming and good roads. with the latter
predominating. The Governor assured
the people of Grantsville that the Pike
would be rebuilt as far as Grantsvllle
IN the very near future, and also stated
that he was heartily in favor of another
road loan. Mr.. c. D. Hershberger took
the party to Frostburg on Friday morn
ing.
DR.. r. c. Bowen left for Baltimore
on Wednesday morning accompanied by
Mr.. Reed, of Jennings, and Mrs. D. W.
Maust, of Springs, Pa. Mr.. Reed 60
ing to the University Hospital tor med
ical treatment and Mrs. Maust to the
same Institution for a surgical opera
ton. DR.. Bowen returned on Friday
morning.
Mr.. Uriah Jones, of Frostburg, came
up Tuesday on business and left on
Thursday.
Mr.. Jas. Shoemaker, of Somerset,
Pa, was a business caller here on Wed
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bill who have
been sojourning among friends in Ra-
cine, Wisconsin. and other Western
points for several months, have return
ed home
Miss Viola Broadwater has returned
home from a visit with friends in Cum
berland.
Miss Ruth Keller is spending the sum
mer months with her parents in this
place.
Mr.. D. J. Stevarus drove to Meyers
dale in his Cleveland automobile on
Monday.
The bridge builders have completed
the culvart near the L. NJ. Stanton
farm and are at work at the Stone
House bridge.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas Warwick last Friday
and left a son in their care.