Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
MARYLAND NEWS
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From All Over the State.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS

With an array of farm products of
The Fifth district such as was never be-
fore assembled for exhibition, the an
nual corn congress at Foreston, closed
when prizes and premiums were pre-
sented to those having the best ex-
hibits of corn, potatoes, apples, wheat
canned goods and fancy work. Ad-
dresses were delivered to the women
by Miss Katherine Pritchett, State
agent of the Home Economics Depart
ment of the Maryland Agricultural
College; Mrs. Edward F. Buchner, of
Baltimore, and Mrs. Edwin r. StT1nger,
Of Glyndon. The mems meeting was
addressed by Prof. w. T. L. Taliaferro,
Of College Park, and J. F. Hudson, the
latter agricultural agent Of Baltimore
county. Addresses at the closing ses-
sion were delivered by Prof. Nicholas
6chmitz, agronomist Of the Maryland
Agricultural Experiment Station; the
Rev. H. E. Krone, of Bayville, and the
Rev. G. H. Lambdin, of Hereford.
Maintaining that 10 or II cent milk
would be prohibitive to the labOring
classes of Frederick, Mayor Lewis H.
Fraley has declared that if the threat
ened rise in milk became effective in
Frederick he would exert all his infu-
ence to have passed an ordinance pro-
Tiding tax of $100 on each milk
dealer. The fund which would be
created by the tax the Mayor plans to
use to purchase milk and food for the
poor of Frederick. The price of milk
at present is cents.
A farm, which in 1882 was decided to
Elisha Baker by William Penn and
King Charles H., is now owned by the
mother of Elisha R. Baker, near Doe
Run, master of Pomona Grange. There
has never been any other name on the
deed since the original grant, and Mrs.
Baker refused to have the deed record
ed in her name because she expects
her son to own it. The fifth Elisha
Baker is the small son of E. B. Baker,
now 10 months old
George Crockett, living near Ac-
comac, Va, while driving his automo-
bile across the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad tracks just south
Of the Maryland line, was struck by
northbound express train and his wife
and one little daughter were instantly
killed. Mr.. Crockett received crush
ed skull, and his little son John, who
was sitting beside him, was thrown
some distance and many bones we're
broken.
The constitutionality of the Mont
gomery county law providing for tax
on dogs was upheld by Judges Peter
and Worthington, in the Circuit Court
at Rockville They also held that the
dog tax collectors have authority
under the law to kill all dogs upon
which the owners refuse to pay taxes,
and declared that all persons who
interfered with the collectors in the
discharge of such duty merit the sever
est penalty provided by the law.
Albert Shiplett, who escaped from
the Virginia Penitentiary on October
4, was captured by Chief of Police
Julius Wosch, Jr, and Policeman
Frank Miller, of Ellicott City, near
Waterloo, Howard county. Shiplett
was serving a term of two years for
forgery which he committed in Rock
ingham county, Virginia, and was
working with gang on county road
in Smyth county, Virginia, when he
escaped.
At the close of the fourth days cam
paign for $4,000 dormitory for Hood
College, being made by the business
men Of Frederick, $17,348.95 had been
pledged and contributed. The cam
paigners have been working against
odds, hampered by an inadequate force
Of solicitors and by the demands of the
approaching Christmas season. The
campaign will be taken up this week
with new Yignr
Mrs. Louisa Collier, aged 68 years,
widow Of DR.. Levin Collier, died at the
home of her daughter, Mr.. Walter S.
Sheppard, Salisbury She was the
daughter Of Joseph Y Brattan, of Mar
della Springs, and sister of Joseph Y.
Brattan, of Baltimore. Mrs. Collier
established the Home for the Aged in
Salisbury. She organized the United
Board Of Charities in Salisbury and
was its chairman for several years.
Hagerstown's seven banks have on
deposit $9,644,77O.71, a gain of $685.
513.19 over the deposits on September
u. The aggregate resources of the
banks are $11,951 ,49953, against $11,-
214,751.99 on September II, gain of
s736,697.54.
Drawn into a corn cutter while oper-