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Grand Jury Report.
To the Honorable Judges OF t

Circuit Court for Dorchester
County, State of Maryland
The Grand Inquest of the State
of Maryland, for the county of Dor
chester, in session, assembled this
oath day of April, 1911, beg leave
to make this annual report to your
honorable body:
We have been in session six days,
have examined 1913 witnesses, con-
sidered 81 cases, and found "a true
bills.
AS a part of our duties,w visit
ed the county Jail in a body, and
found the premises in clean con-
dition and nicely kept, but requiring
some repairs, viz: Leak in the
southeast corner of the roof. re-
pairs to front porch, some broken
glass, and masonry work in stills.
The Court House and premises
we found in first-class condition.
We call the County Commission
ers' special attention to the danger
to the general public Of the cross
ing at Washington street, which
should be promptly furnished with
some signal warning the public of
approaching trains.
We refer your honorable body to
the report of the Almshouse COM
mittee annexed and made a part of
this report.
Respectfully submitted,
Herbert Hearn, Foreman.
Almshouse Report.
Gentlemen: We, the committee
appointed by the foreman of the
Grand Jury to visit and inspect the
Almshouse property, respectfully
submit the following report:
We found the following on the
farm: 5 cows, and suggest that S
more cows be purchased for the
farm; sucking calves, 8 yearlings,
1 bull, 1 OK, IA ewes, l buck, IL
lambs, 8 brood sows, shoats for
killing, II pigs, mules, horse, all
in good condition; IA turkey hens,
gobbler, 4 geese, gander, IS
goslins, old ducks, 1 drake, IS
young ducks, 1875 old chickens, 100
young chickens, 5000 lbs. of blade
fodder, 6 piles of corn caps, in the
field; 1 rick of straw, tons of
timothy hay, all of which are in
good condition; $50 barrels of long
corn, 275 bushels of wheat, in the
barn; Is bushels of white potatoes,
1 bushel of sweet potatoes, for bed
ding; 1 one-horse wagon, one two
horse wagon, and we recommend the
purchase of an additional wagon; 1
double cultivator, single cultiva-
tors, all in good condition; 1 wheat
binder, in need of some repair; /
mower, 1 spring drag, spike drag.
1 drill, hay rack, 1 corn planter,
large plows, / steel roller, 1 sim
gle pillow, all in good condition; l
wheat fan, condemned; / corn she'll
er, in need of some repair; 8 bags
of guano, 1 clover seeder, in good
condition; go acres of wheat, look
ing good; 10 acres of timothy hay.
in two lots, looking well; 70 acres
to be planted in corn, IS acres of
which are ready for planting; Is
bushels of white potatoes and gar
den seed all planted, cider mill,
in good condition; 1 OK cart, in
need ? sboyels,
4 forks, 9 hoes, grass scythe. 1
bush ak, scoop, all in good. con-
dition. We found outbuildings in
good condition, except corn crib,
which needs repair. The outbuild-
ings whitewashed and fences in
good shape, except a new yard gate
is needed. Is cords of wood on
yard, sawed. II inmates, including
3 white men, white women,6 col
ored men and colored women. In
mates well dressed, rooms clean. and
in good condition. Cook stove
needs some repair. The walls are
in good condition, but the dwell
ing needs painting inside and out.
We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson
for their hospitality to us, and
highly recommend Mr.. Robertson as
as supervisor of the farm and aims
house.
Norman S. Short,
E. c. Insley,
Ernest Davenport.
JamSS F. Todd