The Washington times., 1913-08-31
INSPECT
GPOULTRY FARM
Laurel Club Holds Its Third
Annual Picnic at Contee,
Maryland.

HYATTSvILLE. Nd, Aug. si.-Be
tween 200 and 300 farmers of this section
Of Maryland yesterday attended tn
third annual picnic Of the Laurel Farm
ers' Club, held at the Honeywood farm
at Contee, a few miles above here. Tn
visitors Inspected the farm of 100 acres
devoted almost exclusively to the rails
ing Of single comb white leghorn chick
ems. The present number of chicken
being taken cars of was said to b,
15,o0o. There were also several Berk
shire pigs on exhibition, one OF which
was valued at $4,000.
Mrs. William Tip, Of Mt. Rainier wor
first prize In the blindfold contest fol
ladies, with Mrs. Thomas Miller, of Chill
luin, second, and Mrs. William Donald.
son, third. The ifty-yard dash for mer
was won by N. z. Bowen; Thomas
Mitchell, second, ard John Flester, third
The meeting scheduled for the Masonic
Hall. here. last night, by the leaders OF
the progressive, or anti-organization
wing Of the Democratic party Of this
State. was, because of ohe light attend
ence. postponed urtil next Friday night.
The meeting had been but little adver-
tised and, with the exception Of the can
didates, there vas only a handful OF
people In the hall at the hour for be
ginning.
election districts of this county have
been notified to appear before the board
of election supervisors at Upper MARI
boro ON Tuesday, September 2, for the
purpose Of receiving the registration
books for the holding OF the special
40 ak.a,- q
The residents along the new ma
cadam road running between 7. B., In
the lower section OF this county, and
Washington are complaining OF the
violations Of the State speed law on
that road by Sunday motorists. II Is
said that on enc Sunday as many as
1S5 automobiles passed over that road.
many of them running at an exception
ally high rate of speed, and one OF
them was handled in such q careless
manner that a woman wheeling baby
carriage narrowly escaped being hit
The county commissioners and the
orphans court will hold their regular
ss sssion at the court house IN Upper
Marlboro next Tuesday, September 2
church win meet at the home OF Mrs.
Harry w. Shepherd, Spencer street. On
the afternoon of Tuesday, September
Richard p. Latimer. OF Wine avenue.
who has been spending several months
at Hot Springs, Va. returned to his
homo here today.
DR.. W. Hampton Hickey has re-
turned to his home here on Marion
street after a two weeks outing at At
lantic City. N. j., and Old Point Com
fort. Va
There will be big times at Forestville
Driving Park all day tomorrow, the
program calling for baseball, horse
show and races. The racing events are
as follows: Class A, trot or pace, three
minutes, prize SIS; Class B. trot or pace,
sssS. priTA- so: Class c, free-for-ali. prize
80; Glass d. green colts. Including
'John Bunny" and for country horses
only, one mile; Class E. running race,
purse of SIS to the winner.
In the morning there is TO be a base
ball game between the teams represent
ing Capitol Heights, and Pine Grove.
From 1e a. m. to 1880 p. m. there Is to
be a horse show. In which some of the
best horses in this section have beep
entered. Dinner viii be served from
1:3e to 2:3o p. m.