Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-07-18
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD

wheat crop Will be but 20 per cent.
normal, farmers, who started harvest
ing reported They have discovered
that tops Of wheat are shy Of grain.
The growers blame the wet spell
which came during the pollenization
period.
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fredericksburg The Woman's Club
of fredericksburg has purchased lot
adjoining Mount Pleasant Cemetery
and will use part of 1t to make an en-
trance to the cemetery. The club has
500 in its treasury. donated by the
public. which they will use to defray
expenses in improving the entrance.
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Elkton.-Fire of an unknown origin
destroyed the large barn on the farm
of Albert Ewing. located in Sixth dis
trict, near Colora The fire is thought
to have started in the NOV. which con
tanned straw A bull and a hog per-
ished. The other stock was in the
pastdre fields. A lot of farm ma
chinery was also destroyed.
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agerstown.-With the arrest Of
Ave men here the police believe they
have rounded up part of an organized
band which has been stripping auto
mobiles and robbing garages between
Washington, D. c., and Waynesboro,
Pa, for the past six months One OF
the Ave arrested confessed, II Is
claimed, and implicated 10 others.
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Frostburg-A young American eagle
on display in the window Of a local
store attracted the attention Of thou
sands in Frostburg attending the FIRE.
mems picnic. The bird was caught
by farmers near Friendsville and
brought here by Daniel Porter. a
butcher. Another bird was captured.
but died on the way here. The find
Is regarded as unusual. eagles seldom
frequenting this section of the coun-
try.
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Cumberland. - In connection with
the construction Of the Air Service
landing field or Mexico farms on the
Potomac river. below North branch. a
huge circle made Of stone and con-
crete and painte& white has been put
down 10 mark TIE field for aviatorsl
t is visible ter aye nifes A filling
station has been put in. The aviation
section of the Ulited States Army will
build several hsngars and repair shops
for machines using the Washington
Dayton airwsy A delegation Of local
men urged tie road directors to repair
the road from the C. and 0. Canal
bridge to me field.
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Rock,1lle.-The Montgomery county
branch of the Thomas Jefferson Me-
morif7 Association has been organized
here for the purpose OF conducting a
campaign for funds for the preserva-
tich of Monticello Robert G. Hilton,
Of Rockville, is chairman of the com
mittee to solicit funds Mrs William
H. Talbot. of Rockville, is secretary.
and the Rev P Rowland Wagner, OF
Rockville Baptist Church. is treasurer.
These officers have been authorized
to increase the committee by the ap'
pointment Of a member in each Of the
13 election districts. The actual work
of soliciting funds will not be started
until the committee is complete. The
county has been asked to raise $1,000.
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Lonaconing.-The Homecoming Coun-
cil of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics elected the fol-
lowing officers: Councillor. Albin t.
Frye; yice-councilor, Ellsworth Dohm;
recording secretary, David Stevenson
assistant secretary, Melvin Grindle;
financial secretary, James Holmes;
treasurer, George Foote; conductor
William Kerrbach; warden, Robert
Creighton; inside sentinel, George
Lashbaugh; outside sentinel, Edward
Duckworth; Junior past councillor
Henry Milford; trustees, Earl Dohm'
Edward Buckworth, Henry Milford;
chaplain, Russell Stewart
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Cumperlahd' marry "iiiiams' ,,
ageo H. son OF MI ana Mrs, A. WI
hams' narrowly escaped dro"n,ne
near sieoert' atter ne sippea on
stump ana teii lnto ueep %ater an, anu