Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-12-18
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered From
All Sources.

son, CamDrldSc, 9o, IlOrallo eh,ooe'
Baltimore, S.; Benjamin Frazier, Cen
treville, $I2; Thomas Eierhart, Balt'-
more, $50; Martha Stafford, Cambridge:
So; minors of Charles w. Johnson. Bal
timore. $I2: Richard Wilhelm, Balt-
more, $40; Dayton c. Gay, Easton, s.
John B. Edwards (dcadD, Baltimore
$I2; Henrietta Roach, St. Michaels, SO
Benjamin Williams, Frostburg, $40; mi,
nors OF Thomas p Collins. Baltimore
$I4; Augusta /. Feig. Baltimore, ST.
Moses Adler, Baltimore, $S; Charles J.
Robbins, Snow Hill, SI2; Sarah Anr
Davis, Bergman, So.
The public school teachers OF Mont.
gomery county, at the Teachers AsSo.
ciation meeting at Rockville, adoptco
resolutions favoring an increase OF hvt
cents in the local school tax and III the
schools manual training, drawing anc
nature study, To secure more efficient
supervision, to encourage grading o
the pupils, they favor the consolidation
OF the weak schools into strong centra
schools, it being better TO carry the
child to the school than to carry the
school to the child"
The Washington County Teachers
Institute will be held i'll Hagcrstown
days beginning January 5. Among the
lecturers engaged is Professor, n. l.
Schaeffer, superintendent OF Public Iii.
structon OF Pennsylvania.
Mayor Evans, OF Martinsburg. aP
pointed W. H. Snyder and Chas. Pear
rell policemen. c. T. McBee has beer
appointed chief marshal and A. S. Poi.
sal assistant marshal OF the Fire DE.
partment.
Announcement has been made OF the
approaching marriage OF Mr.. Charles
S. Richardson, professor OF physlca
culture at the Maryland Agricultural
College, and Miss Mary Pauline Whar
ton, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. I.
Wharton, OF Stockton. Nd, on Decen
Der 81.
The Patuxent Farmers Club held it,
monthly meeting at Bleak Hill, the
home OF Mr.. Francis w. Hill Few OF
the members were absent. Alter an i'll
specton OF Mr.. Hills farm, which is
in all admirable state OF cultivation. Mr..
Hill in brief paper, told OF his suc-
cess during the current year and where
his work proved most profitable. lii
this connection he spoke OF lew acres
Vi land in vegetables and table supplies,
dllu lulS, liz lIlOuSHl, PIcNNd my
muncrativc than twice the same land
iii staple crops,
The stockholders OF the Newark, Elk
ION and Eastern Shore Electric Railway
Company met in Elliton and organized
by clccting as directors John G. Wi
iams, Joshua Clayton, Albert Consta-
ole, Jr., Joseph H. Steele and Charles ),
Elliason. Joshua Clayton was elected
president. John G. Williams vicc-presi.
dent aud Albert Constable, Jr., sccrc-
AIRY and treasurer The company pro
poses to build trolley road trom
Newark Del. via Elkton Chesapeake
City and down the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland.
Surveyors are still actively engaged
in the work OF surveying on both side
oi the SuSquchanna river near C0noW,i-
go, Cecil county, for the electric plant
1t is reported that the first power house
will be built between Muddy Creek anc
Peach Bottom, on the west side OF the
river. 1t is likely that the old cana
on the west side oi the river will have
to be put in repair i'll order to trans.
port the heavy machinery to the power
houses.
Nnety-iiyc OF the United States mid'
,hipmen are on the sick list, and 1t l.
thought that they have been made ~
BY something that was given them ;6
cat Several are III the hospital, bu
most oi them are still able to do duty
Rigorous efforts are being made to
discover the article which caused the
trouble
Miss Ncttie 2. Owings, daughter d
the late Samuel Owngs OF 5, OF Cal
vert county, was married TO MIR. Charles
NJ. Prout.
Mr.. Benjamin D. Stephen, near IIy
attsvilc. Prince Georges county, be
leyes he has discovered oil on hi;
farm. He will make an investigation,
Mr.. John Calvin Waters, a farmer
near Harmony, Middletown Valley
, died oi pneumonia. lie leaves 4 widow
and eight Children
Intelligence ha, bccn received OF tbs
, death at Mount Vernon, Ohio, OF WI
Iia,a Hyatt 4 native OF Montgomery
county. tie was stuck and instantly
killed by train, I'hc deceased was s.
years nt age.
Mr. George ". CashyIL OF Lay |IiN
4 and Miss .Addic +. McCros,in, oi iticI,
! land. we're married at ClarkSyi!}r.
Burglars entered the Hyatt man -'"t
at Iiyattsvillc and robbed the room o.
c,,picd by J. r. Ramonct and K, >
Ruil, two CubanS. Their guest MIR
/ !. X. Alirct. OF Baltimore. was robbie
oi handsome diamond PIN, 81 III ca"
and ticket to Baltimore. Mr.. kuH
lost a small amount OF money. IN
BURGLARS entered Mrs. Clcbnrnc ., room
but were frightened OFF.
Irdgc John 7. NinSon, ol Rorkv'liH
who has been II, is reported - D.
slowly improving.
lanes ". and Harry Rabbit bars
sold their iarm known 3o III" bod
farm. near Rockwell. To- Edward i
Ward ior s., sos 1t contains 20 acrc'
In a runaway accident near Hyatt
vile Mrs. Hopkins Smith, ot Washing
tor. and her coachmen were both badly
hurt, The carriage was demolished.
G.. /. Smith Baltimore and Dh''
brakeman, lodged in the lookup al
Carrot on charge OF robbing the
morcv drawer at Garrett station, csc12
ed by the aid ot friend,
Tie will oi Solomon T.. Dcvilbi,s Fo
filed for probate in Frederick county
10 David A. DevilbisS, his son, hf
gives , "A acres of land and his tarn
where ne lives in Woodsboro district
in trust. as long as his widow shall live
In the Circuit Court Tor Prince
Georges county the cases against An
drew Beach. Tor selling liquor on sun
day came up. Beach pleaded guilty
in five cases. and the court suspendec
sentence in four ard fined him $500 ii
the fifth indictment
The Baltimore and ONO Railroa<
Company has completed a pretty de
Dot at Bartholow, east OF Washington
Junction. at a cost OF $ISoo. Anothe
new one, costing about $4,000, has beet