Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-08-04

Mr.. r. M. Stokes died at his home at Har.
rison, Ohio, Oh the Goth ult., aged 80 years.
The deceased was brother of the late
Joshua Stokes of this place, and brother OF
Mrs Susan White of this place.
RE-ELECTED On Tuesday last at meet.
ing of the School Commissioners of Frcder-
lex county, in Frederick, Mr. E. L. Boblitz
was reelected Secretary and Examiner of
the board.
The statements of the five national banks
of Frederick, just issued, show that at the
close of business ON July IA their total
combined resources amounted to SO, S96, 467 O3
and the total amount on deposit in the five
banks, subject to checks, was $4,000 '09O.o6..
On the goth, ult., the State Comptroller
made an apportionmcnt OF the legislative
appropriation of $3.50, 900 fer the purchase of
text books in the several counties and the
city OF Baltimore. The sum of $127, OF
was apportioncd to the white schools.-The
white schools of Frederick county receive
$6,125 70 and the colored schools of the
same county $706.39.
The County Commissioners have awarded
TO Calvin l.. EngIe the contract to build
two story school building for colored chill
0ren in Frederick tor $1,000. The Com
missioners also awarded the following CON
tracts for school buildings in the county
One room frame building in Jefferson dis,
trict to w. G. Karn, $579; one room frame
building in Crcagerstown district to Joseph
A. Weddle $780, one room frame building
in Burki,tsville district TO w. c. Karn, $3.50.
Three other buildings are to be erected in
the county
The work on Mr.. |. s. Amman new house
at the west cad of town has been completed
and is now ready for occupancy. Mr. Amman
had the house built according TO his own
ideas, and the result is very fine building
The house is built of mountain stone on
the rustic plan. The stones were not dressed
or polished, but were LAID in the walls by the
masons, just as nature formed them. The
outside walls are exceedingly rough, to
which many SO called critics find objections
But Mr.. Amman had the house built to suit
himself. Chronicle
Officers from the War Department and
Washington real estate men, inspected Sugar
Loaf Mountain, IN Frederick county, just
over the Montgomery county line, near
DickeIson, last Friday, in order to determine
its advantages as camping ground, with q
q view to moving the troops now at Camp
Alger to that section. 1t covers about IL
square miles and has an elevation of 200
feet. Being thickly wooded it would afford
an almost unlimited supply Of fuel, and
around the foot are many springs, and the
sources of three streams, which would fur
nish first class water supply and bathing
facilities, which Camp Alger lacks Eight
miles to the north Is Frederick, and thirty
five miles by rail, over the B. Il 0. is Wash
ington.
A letter to the Baltimore American from
Frederick on Wednesday says:-"Col. l..
Victor Baughman, president Of the Frederick
Thurmont and Northern Electric Railroad
Company, says that it is the plan of the pro-
jcctors of line from Washington to Gettys
burg, who hold charter granted by Con
gress, to go by Frederick, running their line
by way of Mt. Airy, Union Bridge and
Taneytown. Colonel Baughman says he
was approached by a party Of Washington
people interested in this project with view
to combining with his, but that he positively
declined to entertain any proposition that
did not include Frederick in direct line.
His idea is that If the Frederick, Thurmont
and Northern is built soon the Washington
people will be compelled to abandon part of
their plan and run their road from Washing
ton to Frederick and unite here with the
Frederick Thulmont and Northern. With
this view Colonel Baughman is actively
pushing his project and says that he is
meeting with great encouragement"
SCHLEY TESTIMONIAL AT n large and
enthusiastic meeting held IN Cumberland, a
movement was inaugurated to secure ties
timonal for Com. Winfield Scott Schlcy. by
popular subscription from the people of
Maryland. Gen Joseph Sprigg, of Cumbcr-
Land, chairman, has entered upon the task of
appointing the Mayors ofincorporatcd towns
to take charge Of the work of co operation
in the testimonial movement The method
of aiding the movement in the various
counties, whether by public meeting, or by
quiet solicitation, or through newspaper
appeal, will bc left to the option of the local
committees.
The character Of the testimonial will not
be decided until the amount subscribed can
be asccr,ained, and it will be lett to the
choice of representatives OF committees from
all parts of the State. Difference to Com
modore Schley's wishes will govern the
decision, if such wishes are ascertalned
Names of all contributors with postoflice
addresses will be compiled in book giving
the history of the movement which is to
accompany the testimonial, and 1t is expected
that all contributions be in the hands of
James A. MilhollaEd, treasurer, at Cumber-
land, by November LIST.
LUTHERAN REUNIoN.-The twelfth an.
nual reunion of members OF the Lutheran
Church in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia