Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-01
ALL OVER THE
STATE OF MARYLAND.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
OUTLOOK FOR THE PEACH CROP
Growers Over the State Say the Yield VIII BE
Satisiactory-FataiA Affray Among Co!ored
Men In Montgomery County-Caroline La"
Library-Fire at tPeu.Mar-Glenwood Farm
ers' Club-Fighting Fire In Cecil

Library-Fire at tPen.Mar-Glenwood Farm
ers' Club-Fighting Fire In Cecil
Maryland PENSIONS VIM. H. John
son. Chestertown, So; Harriet A. Den,
ny, Baltimore, So; John Harris. Royal
Oak, $40; James B. Figgs, James. $8;
Augustus Miller, Leicester, SO; Mary
Sangston, Cumberland. 3d. George w;
Smith, father, Baltimore, $I2; MichaeI
Harris, Warwick, So; George w. Will
son, Baltimore, Sc; Mitchell J. Costin,
Snow Hill So; George w. Mifflin. Baltl-
more, $I7; John Nichols, Fairlec, $o;
Eliza V. Miller, Baltimore, So: minors
of Thomas f. Miller, Baltimore. $40;
Carrie Glasgow, Baltimore, SI2; Leon
ard Gilbert, Baltimore, $I2; Samuel u
Daniel $I2; JOHN H. Bolton, BALTIMORE
So: William II. Wright. Altamont, $S,
The warm weather of the past few
days has brought the peach trees III
bloom, and Kent and Queen Anne farm
crs have begun to get line on the pros
poets of a crop of peaches. Carson Har-
rs, son of President James 5. Harris
of the Maryland Horticultural Society
says that the outlook is highly satisfac-
tory. He says the peach bloom was out
at the average date, April IS. The trees
in his section, about Still Pond. are well
set with buds, and the conditions are
very favorable. He says the kieter and
Bartlett pear trees have more truIt than
last year Ex-senator w. !. Hebron
OF Kennedyv1le. says there will be plen-
ty of peaches. but that orchards III his
section are few and small, as great
MANY trees have been taken up the last
few years. John Bennett says the peach
prospect is good. Judge Franklin Har.
per has planted out young orchards and
saws the indications point to good crop
this year. Joseph r. usiton. OF Nor-
ton. says that many trees have Deer
taken up in his section and about one
half as many young trees planted. nc
saws the outlook is good for crop.
Judge Thomas A. Hudson says there IS
a fine prospect for fruit in lower Kent
county.
The Caroline County Bar Library As
sociation. which was incorporated by the
General Assembly at its late session mas
been organized by the election OF these
officers: r. Pliny Fisher, president; Al
bert G.. Powers. vice president; Harvey
L. Cooper. secretary and treasurer ;
Fred r. Owens. librarian. The associa-
ton will have the use of room IN the
courthouse. The library now contains
several hundred volumes and large add'-
,ions will be made annually with the
funds arising from dues and from hneS
and forfeitures in the Circuit Court,
The library of the late Judge George Nj.
Russum is to be added to the present
| collection.
Rev. f. P. Perry, pastor of the Meth,
odist Protestant Church at Leeds. Cecil
countv was overcome while fighting a
fire, He was burning rubbish on ms
place and the fire got beyond control.
spreading rapidly to an adjoining trac'
| of woodland. In his efforts to stop the
progress of the flames he was overcome,
The fire destroyed several acres OF gooo
| woodland before it was under control
II was necessary for Marty Mill to close
down in order to permit the large iorce
! OF men there employed to assist IN hgh'-
| ing the fire
At their home. near Florence. MesSrS
John and Marshall I. Wartield enter
t,;ned the Glenwood Farmers Club. he
club informally discussed the importance
~ stone roads. all present favoring that
sort of road improvcmN"t. Messrs
loshua n. Warheld. Mortimer d. Crap,
Ster Elisha Jones and J. Bradley HYATT
were among the invited guests he
| r,,b members present included GuStavuS
War6eld, H. d. Wolfe. VIM. A. Ridg
lev, +. c. Stewart S c. Murgrove: n
T Peddicord. B. D. Patrick, w. II. Stn-
| - CL,r1ac w HaOOOnd
Joshua Terry. colored. was killed neat
Gaithersburg. Montgomery. county. b!
William Prater. also colored' GRAY
Dimes another negro. was present II.
told of the shooting and arrests followed
Dimes charged Prater with the killing
while playing with revolver. and FRA
ter at first charged Dimes with the shoot
ing. but at the coroner's investigation
Prater confessed that he did the killing
while playing with his revolver.
Contract for the construction OF new
draw on the bridge between Kent an'
Queen Annes county. on the Chcste
river. has been awarded to the Iori
Bridge Company of York, Pa, TO
s.. 16S. The same company is construct
ing a substantial iron bridge over Sas
safras river, between Cecil and Ken
counties.
A frame outbulding owned by ], f
Crout. near Hotel Edgewood. Pen Mar
was burned. The fire started from spark
from locomotive. For while the Ho
tel Edgewood and the Pearl OF tn
Mountain clubhouse were in danger.
Ernest Startling, colored youth, wa
seriously and perhaps fatally injured
bv falling from passenger train on tn
PHILADELPHIA. Wilmington and Baltimor
Railroad, near Iron Hill, Cecil county.
The new paper mill at Rowlandsvile
Cecil county, owned by Logan & Bros
will shortly commence operations.
An unoccupied dwelling on the farm
of Mr.. Joseph A. Lee, of South River
Anne Arundel county, was destroyed b.
fire.
Miss Lydia Woodrow, Cecil county
oldest resident, has reached the advance
age of 90 years. Miss Woodrow reside
near Leeds. She enjoys good health.
fredericksburg citizens will not cleo
town commissioners under recent
granted charter Legal complications ar
feared.
A partly decomposed body was foun
On the farm of William Pyles, near Si
yer Hill, Prince Georges county. Murde
. Is suspected
t The board of visitors to the Nav;
h Academy appointed by President Roose
t welt have begun their inspection.
S In a mandamus case Judge Jones uG
a held the liquor license fee of $500 fo
, Ellicott CITY saloons.
. Mr.. Milton Mackley died from ii
iuries received by being kicked by
= horse at Middleburg.