The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-13
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Easton.-The Talbot Packing and
Preserving Company is running it's
Cordova plant canning apple sauce.
This is a new departure for this Sec
tion and is made possible by the fact
that large orchards with unlimited
supplies of apples are grown in Talbot
county close to this plant.
Cambridge.-Register of Wills Rus
sell P. Smith, while returning from
Baltimore broke his left ankle in STEP
ping off of the electric car at Annap-
oils in order to take the Annapolis
Claiborne Ferry. Through the assist
ance of friends he succeeded in get
ting on the steamer.
Hagerstown. Charles Edward
Roach, aged IS, retired merchant OF
this city, died at his home here fol-
lowing a short illness. He was born
in Baltimore in 1888 and moved with
his parents to West Virginia in his
boyhood. After reaching his majority
he went into business in Falling Wa
ters, w. Va, and later in Beddington.
entreville.-Thomas ]. Keating, ap-
pointed by Governor Ritchie last week
as associate Judge of the Second Ju-
dicial Circuit in place of the late
Judge Philemon Hopper, took oath OF
Office here Saturday. His first appear
ance on the bench will be at the open
ing of the October term Of court at
Denton tomorrow morning.
Oakland.-The water conditions in
Garrett county have become so serious
that many farmers, as result OF the
continued dry weather, have been COM
PEELED for more than week past eth
er to drive their stock to nearby
streams or haul water in barrels to
their barns. The first heavy frost OF
the season visited Garrett county last
Tuesday morning, in some cases de-
stroying tender vegetation.
Establishment in Balti-
| more OF a branch of the National
Dairy Council may develop from nego-
| tiations authorized by producers and
distributors of dairy products, meeting
| in the offices of the State Board OF
| Agriculture. Dr. A. F. Woods, presi.
| dent of the University of Maryland,
| who presided at the meeting, said the
national council has an extensive edu-
| cational program to stimulate use OF
milk and its products.
Frostburg.-Paul Rodgers, aged Il,
4 private guard employed by the Con-
solidation Coal Company near Rock
wood, may lose his right hand, which
was riddled with bullets when riot
gun went off in some unaccountable
manner while he was leaning on it,
| with both hands over the muzzle
Rodgers was watching men pass along
the road, when the weapon went on
Rodgers was rushed to hospital
| where the bleeding was checked. Ii
Is believed that amputation may be
| necessary.
St. Mary's City.-In the sleepy little
Gods acre of st. Mary's Protestant
Episcopal Church, on the st. Mary's
river, there will take place on Wednes
day afternoon, October 25, a simple
ceremony which. after nearly 25t
years, will complete the first chapter
of the history of Maryland. The serv
ice will dedicate the memorial erected
by the Maryland Chapter of the Co
lonial Danes of America to Llone
Copley, first royal Governor of the
province, and which will be presented
to the rector and the vestry OF ST
Mary's. The Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding
bishop of Washington; the Rt. Rev
John G. Murray, bishop of Maryland
and the Rev. C. w. Whitmore, rector
of st. Mary's parish, will ofticiate a.
the service. A historic address VII
be made by James Walter Thomas
Upper Marlboro.--1t was great day
for Southern Maryland. Not for many
years has this town, the historic coun
ty seat of Prince Georges seen such
crowd as gathered here Saturday u
celebrate the beginning of construc
tion of the Robert Grain Highway. the
million-dollar State road that 1s u
form a trunk line between Baltimore
and the Southern Maryland counties
west of the Patuxent. Between 6,O0'
and 1000 persons came from Baltl
more and all parts of lower Maylant
to take part in the festivities ant
to share the hospitality that was be
slowed with open-handed generosity
The celebration began with the ar
rival of a special train bearing mem
bers of the Merchants and Manurac
turers' Association and their FRIENDS
and the Southern Maryland Society
The festivities lasted all day and int
the night. There were speeches,
pageant composed of floats represent
ting the five Maryland counties-St
Mary's, Anne Arundel, Calvert. Charlie
and Prince George's-symbolic exel
cises portraying the new union be
tween Baltimore and Southern Mary
land and music by the Naval Academ
Band.
The town was decorated from on
end to the other. and the Fair Grounds
where luncheon was served and wher
the afternoon exercises were held, wa
J q blaze of color. Governor Ritchi
drove over from Annapolis and RI
ceived one of the most notable recel
tions of his official career.
Hagerstown. Eighteen days haV
passed without any rain having falle
in this section, with the result tha
Hagerstown and all of the towns l
| the county, together with the rurs
sections, are facing a water famine
: The situation is decidedly worse !
the towns that have no water suppl.
Hagerstown and Boonsboro being tn
only places in the county having WI
ter systems. Even in this city and
: Boonsboro the water supply is mi
! terially diminished. Williamsport, III
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