The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
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winchester. Va. March 1.-THE
farmers institute which was held here
Two days last week, is to be made u
permanent organization and one will
pc hcld each year from now on, and
the time extended from two days 10
iiVe or six days, and the meet 'ngs Will
De upon much larger scale than
heretofore. The crowds were 80 large
on the last day Of the institute that
the CITY Hall Auditorium could not be-
gin to hold all who desired to par
ticipate In the meeting An the adj
dresses made BY state officials were
very entertaining and informing. and
the visiting speakers encouraged the
committee in charge to broaden the
scope OF the organization,
Twenty-scvcn transfers OF ministers
are certain to be made By the Balti-
more Conference, Methodist Episcopal
church. South. u. its session in Bel
mont Church, at Roanoke, beginning
on March %, and more are expected.
IT VIII be known AZ a moving year
Tor pastors, twenty-scven OF whom
have served four years at their re-
specttye stations, and under the laws
or the church they will have TO go
elsewhere. Bishop Murrnh will pre-
side. IL he arrives from the Orient
IN time, otherwise Bishop Collins
Denny. OF Richmond. viii prcsidc over
The Virginia Conference has already
ratified the joint committees agree
ment on the Randolph Macon College
status, and it is expected that the Bal
timorc Conference will do likewise,
thus terminating nmicably one OF the
most holly contested controversies
that has claimed the attention OF both
bodies in many years.
Major a. S. Lanier assistant solicitor
hf hn rt,l tai
Agriculture. is In Virginia for the
purpose of examining titles of land
which the government, seeks 10 acquire
under the provisions of the Weeks
forestry bin. One of the largest SET
tons sought Includes the Mnssenuttcn
Mountain area between the north and
south forks of the Shenandoah River
In Warren. Clarke. Page. Shenandoah
and Rockingham counties.
Although he will not be 1--WE years
old until next sunday, Philip II. Griil,
.lr., of Boyce. Clarke county, has al
ready undergone i've surgical opera
lions for appendicitis The child has
been at the point of death on several
occasions. and he Is now recovering
from the NTH operation in the Win
chester Memorial Hospital.
The War Department plans to make
the new rcmount station near Front
Royal the largest station of the kind
In the United States, and much work
is now in Progress. In addition to
breeding horses there. the govern
:ncnt Will do great deal Of farming.
II being the intention to grow many
OF the crops which Will be used ~
feed for the horses. Large quantities
OF ground lime and fertilizer are be-
ing spread on the farm land and Cap
tain c. II. Conrad. Jr. the officer IN
charge, expects To receive over 5000
worth OF agricultural implements
within a few weeks. IN office has
been opened In Front Royal Mt which
applicants for positions register their
names. John T. Sloan has been trans
ferred from New London. Conn. TO
superintCnd all the construction work
Attorney Clarencc Il. Martin, OF Mar
tinsburg, Nv. Va, Is To appear before
two committees OF the Winchester
Common Council tomorrow night and
explain In detail the application
he recently made, on behalf of
company of capitalists. for an
electric railway franchise in this city.
1t Is proposed - extend the electric
railway system from HaEcrstown to-
MnrtlnsburG and through Berkeley and
Frederick counties to Winchester
penetrating the rich apple sections or
each county. Some opposition to the
granting of franchises has developed
Roy Robinson a well known young
Winchester white man who was re-
Gently indicted for maintaining place
In the heart OF the business section.
in which liquor is alleged TO have
been stored for distribution among
certain individuals, members OF what
are known as turkey parties" has
entered plea OF not guilty, but Mayor
Baker fined him $500 and costs. from
which he appealed to the Corporation
Court His case will be called to-
morrow in the higher court along
with several others who appealed from
the Mayors Court.
Veterinarians have succeeded In con-
trolling the disease known as forage
poison. which recently broke out
among n large number of horses in
the western section of Frederick cour-
ty. causing the death OF some of the
animals. During the past week. how
ever, no death has been reported from
the disease. and horses which were
given prompt treatment are recover