Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-10-16
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered From
All Sources.

I-iIJdli kpIlIlii, NloutIl Nhss Ptc' J"'.
NJ Gerber, Baltimore, $Io Margaret J.
Clark, Baltimore, So; Elizabeth Warren
Leon, So; Granville W, Daniels, Balt'-
more, Sc; Charles NJ. Thomas, Cumber-
land So; Amanda Davis. Snow Hi,
So: George +. Lewis, Frederick, SS;
Charles F. Smith, Andersontown, $Io;
minors of Henry J. Pullett, Baltimore,
sr,: Henry Key, Hagerstown, So;
William +. Smith, Baltimore. So: Sam
uel ]. kinna, Harmony, $40; Milburn
Purnell, Cambridge, So; Susan A. SOM
crville, Baltimore, So; Minerva Grlihn,
Elicott City. SO; Caroline Won Hartung,
Baltimore, So.
David c. Alter, charged with rob
berry, surrendered to the Washington
county authorities at Hagerstown,
The Black Rock Knitting Company
OF Hagerstown. capital stock $4,000
was incorporated. :,
The Crown Prince OF Siam visited
Annapolis and was entertained at the
Naval Academy.
George Shawbakcr. q years old,
was drowned in his fathers millracc at
Monrovia.
Nathan Talbot, all aged resident OF
pdt tHCSNlllt, -ho'tSo'hN'y ''''
dead.
Walton Taylor's large barn. near
Preston, was destroyed by fire.
The Wood Valley schoohouse IN
Cecil county was burned during schoo,
hours.
Abner Z. Wooters, aged 76 years
died in Greensboro. Caroline county
at the residence OF his son, George w,
Wootcrs
Officers OF the Naval Institute have
been elected as follows: President,
Rear Admiral II. c. Taylor: secretary
and Treasurer. Lieut. +. l.. Beech
members OF the board Of control, Com
rander c. +. Colahau. Commander
Hugo OsterhauS. Lieut. Com. W. T.
Hasey, Prois. ?. r. Alger, ]. NJ. Poycr
and n. NJ. Terry.
Walter Wills. aged "a years, with his
lett arm cut off. his jaw broken in two
places. his body bruised and in uTcd in
ternally, after being conveyed on an
engine from Morantown to Mount
Savage, got down from the eng inc and
walked about 100 yards from the rail
road to a physicians office.
Col. Charles F. Macklin inspector
general OF the Maryland National
Guard, in his report to the Ad)utant
General regarding the recent cncamp-
ment Of the First Regiment at Beia1r
highly compliments the regiment.
]. H. Nussear, a carpenter, 10 years
old, was fatally in iured by falling from
building at Emmitsburg
A number of the leading citizens OF
Bowie, Prince Georges County, held
meeting and took action to rcpress law
lcssness practiced by some few unruy
characters who assemble at some public
places, making it very obnoxious to
ladies and children, The following was
adopted "Wc. the Citizens Law and
Order League of Bowie, organized for
the purpose of suppresslng laWleSSnesS III
our town. pledge ourselves to do our ut,
most to more efectually bring to justice
all parties violating the law. A com.
mittee was appointed for the purpose OF
investigating all Licenses granted and to
sec that the law was complied with a
large crowd was in attendance and every
one present seemed to be of desire that
nothing radical should be done and that
4 conservative course should be pursued
and all violators of the law should be
treated alike regardless of color,
The board of trustees of the Maryland
Agricultural College met Friday, The
president reported that IA students had
registered at the college this year, Nhlch
is more than ever before. He nj 50 re-
ported that there had been some hazlng
at the college which had caused the with
drawal of several new students. and that
Andrew r. Fwcll had been expelled on
this account. The board Endorsed his
action and said that hazing must be dis
continued, even if half of the students
had to be dismissed. The board ap-
proved the appointment OF c. +. Austin,
oi the Alabama Experiment Station, as
associate State horticulturst and also,
the appointments OF II. N. Lansdale and
]. w. S. Scarborough as assistants III
the chemical department.
The convention OF the w u, and
i. NJ S. adjourned at Middle
town. The old officers were reelected
They are: President, Mrs. p. A. Hell
man, of Baltimore vice president East.
crn conference. Miss NJ, II. Morris, OF
Baltimore; vice president Middle CON
ference, Mrs G. w, Baughman, OF I'm
iontown, Md; vice president Western
conference, Mrs. 6. v Spielnnan, of iiag-
crstown; recording secretary. Mrs, as
p. Reese, OF Lutherrilc; corresponding
secretary Miss Mary Baylies, of ba'tl..
more; treasurer. Mrs 5. +. Iieglcr OF
Baltimore. The standing committees
we're not appointed, and the p acc OF next
meeting was left to A committee 10 de-
eide
Horse thieves arc oDcrating in lower
Cecil county. Stephen Boyer, of Sassa-
fras. lost fine horse and carriage tho
past week. Hc went to hotel and
hitched his horse under a shed. When
he came out it was gone, and no trace
has been found of it. w. II. Dushane
# the same neighborhood, also lost his
team. and it has been traced to west
Chester. Pa. MI Dushane says he IS
sure that his team was stolen by negro
formerly employed by him. =,
The iurv in the case of State VS.. Alex
,nder Woolford. at Denton, indicted tor
assault upon Hester Starkey. after being
,ut more than three hours reported to
court that there was no possibility OF
verdict being reached. Immediately
thereafter the case was submitted to me
court. Woolford was acquitted ne
October term of court was then ad-
journed. ,,. -,
Mr.. Arthur Basil and Miss Ola Cox
hoth oi Annapolis. were married at the
First Methodist Church by Rev !.
f. Peters. :,
Iohn /, Fitchett, highly respected
citizen. formerly OF Accomac. was
found dead in bed at his home IN Pun
goteague. He had been suffering, from
heart disease for some time, and II IS
thought this caused his death ne Is
survived by son, John w. fitchett,
and daughter, Mrs. Fl. Lee lAlllston::
The deceased was about 70 years OF
age.
During fight between dredger'