Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-07-03
ALL OVER The
STATE OF MARYLAND.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
BIG LIST OF NEW PENSIONERS!
Mr. Kleindieust Drowned-Kensington "om'
ans Club Elects Oiflccrs-Electric Railroad
SoId-The Montgomery Crusade-Oysters
and Crabs-Dorchester Tax Rate-Othef
Live News.

S0Id-Ihe Montgomery Srusuue-oJs'''
and Crabs-Dorchester Tax Rate-Othef
Live News.
Maryland Pensions: Joseph Punte
(dead), Rossville, $I7; Louis Williams
Baltimore, Sc; Alexis A. Bowers, Mid
dleburg, SO; George u. Lowman, Lei
tersburg, $40; Edwin S. Cassidy, Jeru'
salem, So; George w. Hatton, Oxen
Hill, SEA; Elizabeth Punte. Rossvllle'
$I2: Susan A. Barber, Baltimore, S1o'
Charles p. West, Chesapeake City, $40
lanes Boom, Baltimore. $I2; John
Parrish, Eklo, So; Charles Dorsey
Bradshaw, $I2; George K. tishoack'
Smithburg, So; Joseph P. Butler, Bal
timore, So; Thomas A. Simms, trump
So; Francis Whitchair, Oakland, $l2!
Alexius ]. Harbaugh. Hagerstown. $40!
Daniel Hammond, Weldon, $I2; Annie
f. Crockett, Baltimore, $I2; George +
Burns, Baltimore, $I2; Charles LanH'
ford, Princess Anne, So; James Saun'
ders, Goldsboro, $40; Joseph Came:
Reliance, Sc; Thomas +. Lynch
Boonsboro, So; Robert Mccoy, koh
rersville, So; Robert Riley, Centerviiie
$I2; Louisa Butler, Baltimore, $S.
Capt. Edward p Tyler, of Crisheld
makes the following statement: lhou
sands of bushels Of oysters are caugh'
every summer by the crabbers. here
are at least 2ooo boats engaged "a
catching crabs, and these boats vii
take at least one-half bushcl OF oyster:
per day. Allowing four working days
to the week and three months to the
grabbing season, $4,000 bushels OF oys.
ters will be taken. AT an average OF Sc
cents per bushel, these oysters can be
valued at $4,000. 1t is impossible ioi
the State fishery force to catch the vio'
lators of the law, as the oysters, whicn
are kept in boxes, are thrown overheard
on the approach OF the police, In con-
sequence of these depredations the oys..
ters have almost entirely disappeared
from the flats, where few years ago
tongers could make good living all
through the winter. The eaten OF
crabs. however, on these bottoms yields
a much greater revenue to the boatmen'
The same number of boats through the
grabbing season will make about $780,
ooo."
Francis S. Kleindienst, a native, ana
for 2s wears a resident, OF Rockville, was
drowned in crossing Mill Creek. near
Ligonier, in Western Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Kleindienst was brother OF Mrs.
Emma V. Carr. He was engaged IN the
hotel business at Ligonier and Green's
burg. He was 46 years old. His wid.
ow. formerly Miss Mollie Clifford, OF
Liponier, and four children-Miss Maud
and Messr Ralph and Campbell Klein.
dienst OF Washington, and o-year ola
daughter, who resides at Ligoner-
survive him.
The Dorchester county commission
crs met and made the tax levy for 1902.
The rate was fixed at 90 cents on the
S1oo the same as last year. Owing to
the large expenditure OF money on the
public roads rendered necessary tor the
renair of damages caused by the hard
freezing and thawing during the winter
months, it was found impossible to re-
duce the tax rate this year he ex-
penses of the court were also larger TINS
year than usual.
AT the annual meeting OF the Wo-
mans Club OF Kensington the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
F. l. Hartshorne; first vice-presldent'
Mrs. Sarah N. North; second VICE
president. Miss Anna +. Cayley; secre'
tarv, Mrs. Frank T. Chapman; record
ing secretary. Mrs. David ii. Fenton;
treasurer. Miss Estelle Perry; hlsto'
rian. Miss NJ. Isabel Jackson; parl'a'
mentarian, Mrs. Arthur H. Thompson
The Chevy Chase and Kensington
Electric Railway, which extends from
Kensington to Chevy Chase lake, two
miles, and which has been in the hands
Of receivers for some months, has been
cold 70 Mr.. George Z. Emmons, oI
Washington. 1t is said that the tIacE
and rolling stock will be placed IN hrst,,
class condition in the near future anI
satisfactory service established
| William Fl. Bobinger, or the Cabiu
John Hotel in Montgomery county
| was held to bail in $1,000 for court to an.
swer charges OF violating the loca
option and gambling laws. An active
crusade is being waged by the Mont
| pomery county authorities on variou:
| cI,,bhou,es on the conduit road. neal
the District of Columbia line, where. I
Is charged. the laws are violated. lh'
| constables and others are kept busy or
this line. -,
lightning struck dwelling IN Centre
vile, causing much damage to It, ns
lightning passed through every room IT
the house except the kitchen The iam
;ly escaped unhurt A COW was killee
near Bloomingdale Station, on thu
Queen Anne's Railroad Quite Mum
Der OF trees were uprootcd. =
The stockholders of the Baltimore q
Delaware Bay Railroad have deter
mined to abandon the track between
Massey. in Kent county, and Clayton
DeI The company's terminus IN tn;
i,,t,,-e will, be townsend Del, instead
OF Clayton.
| Charles S. Gardner, Western Mary
land railroad agent at buena vista , d.
ton, was injured in a runaway accioen
while driving down the mountain neal
pen Mar. Both wheels OF his ougg,
ran over him. The vehicle was SMASH
ed to pieces. r
I;eut Tohn G. Constable, of Elkton'
vho has been appointed adjutant OF the
Second Battalion, First Maryland Regi'
rnent has served in the war with Span
% nno seen several years service in the
Philippines.
M;e. Fife K. Brenner, OF Smithsburg
and Prof. T. Huber Koonts, prlnclpa
Of the Fupkstown school. were married
in Hagerstown by Rev. G. 5. Bowers
Miss Helen J. Wright, daughter o.
Joseph P. Wright. OF Aiken, Ceei g
county, was married TO ~ Leslie U
Taylor, by the groom's brother, Kew
Clarence E. Taylor.