Middletown transcript., 1915-04-03

The 15-mOnth-old' child of John B. |
Grimes, of Frederick, tumbled 20 feet |
from a window to the sidewalk, land
Ang on its head. 1t was rendered un-
conscious, but revived in a few min
Utes. While the child is apparently
none the worse for the fall, physicians
IN attendance ss.y several days will be
required to develop the effects OF the
accident
To work for Marshall Warrenfeltz
an summer without pay and help him
20 rebuild his barn, destroyed by fire,
was the sentence imposed by Justice
Anders, at Frederick. upon Harry G.
Dusing. The latter was found in a
atupefed condition with his clothing
on fire when Warrenfeltz entered his
burning barn to save his stock. He
was rescued, but some of the stock
perished.
A public hearing will be held at
Cambridge April by Col Lansing Il.
Beach, United States engineer In
charge of the Baltimore district, to
determine If the bridge over tho water
Eay connecting Charles creek with
Honga river, in Dorchester county, has
sufficient headroom to prevent it from
becoming an obstruction to navigation.
The papers will be laid before the Sec
Fetary of War for his decision.
Solomon Hebron, a negro of Prince
Georges county was found guilty of
setting fire to the house of George
Clark, another negro, in November,
1914. 1t was testified that Clark had
married woman to whom Hebron
had been paying some attentions, and
chat Hebron told CIark's wife she
would never have any luck If she did
not marry him. A number of wit
nesses testified that they saw Hebron
near the house on the night Of the
are
Nearly 200 persons attended the
potato growers rally at Frostburg, the
State Farmers Institute working in CO
operation with the Citizens National
Bank of Frostburg, which has inau-
glrated a prize campaign for the best
seed potatoes grown in Garrett and Al
aegany counties. Luncheon was served
the visitors at the Civic Club by the
Citizens National Bank. Among the
speakers at the meeting were Prof
4. H. White, Maryland Experiment
Station; Prof. L. e. Temple, Maryland
A Aorfsiat1IfI1ro1 Hn1Ianyn.
Stewart, United States Agricultural
Department, and DIR. Richard 8. Hill,
Maryland Agricultural College.
Twenty-three of the leading men, of
thought and action, In Baltimore, met
G. H. Afford, State Agent in charge of
the Demonstration Work, with head.
quarters at Maryland Agricultural
College, College Park, in the Board
of Directors room of the BaIti
more Chamber Of Commerce and dis.
cussed the agricultural development OF
Maryland. Mr.. ]. Collin Vincent out
lined the purpose OF the meeting and
called on Mr.. Afford for a talk. The
central idea of Mr.. Affords talk Is
contained in the following extract:
EVERY city and town has an asset
which If properly developed would
pour many thousand dollars annually
into its industrial channels. 1t is
easily conceivable that one million dol
lars can be added to the products o.
the country surrounding town of five
thousand people II every farmer il
the contributing territory we're induced
to adopt scientific methods of farm
ing. Such an addition could not bt
made without touching every banker
every manufacturer, every storekeep
er, every lawyer, every editor, and, il
fact, every person in town"
A round table conference was helt
and Mr.. j. Collin Vincent and tn,
other members of the Agriculture
Committee were appointed to solici
money to assist in paying the salary O
County Agent for Baltimore County
If the Agent is appointed and the worl
is satisfactory conference will prot
ably he called next fall to consider tn
advisability Of Baltimore City apprc
printing $500 to assist in paying tn
salary of able County Agents in cour
aSo "HSlO bAS SUuuty anu ll6 u. :
Department of Agriculture will eac
appropriate $1,000 for the work. Thi
will make a total appropriation c
$2500 for a county and enable the of
eials in chargel of the work to &c
able and experienced men for Count
Agents.
Former Gov. Edwin WarGeld al