Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-08-07
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered From
All Sources.

cfOn +. ()hler, Enl1IlttSDuIB, SosN''
or windmills; Walter S. williamson
Baltimore, two patents, one iof the 'i10h'
nacture of bittiminous paving, and one:
connection with S. II. Burchina' on
'ittsburg, for asphalt paving mixture
composition; Rosia w. WEIGH, as
,ignor, by assignments, to Southern
Rice Polishing Machine Company, Bal
more, machine for cleaning rice, etc.
Maryland PENSIONS: Samuel Bentley
,Eavrc de Grace, So; Perry Brown, Sud
crsville. So; John Goodwin. Towsson'
10: Nicholas Swan Baltimore, $loo;
'rancis Nj. Bebee, Laurel, $50; Adol,
thus Harps, Baltimore, SO; KaGnel
iomerville, dead, Baltimore. $o; MARY
:. Staylor, Baltimore, So; minor OF Jas
iomcrville, Baltimore, $l4; John vat
IS. Kingston SO; John Correll, balu-
lore. So; James w. Reynolds, BEAR,
B; Abraham Thomas, Sahr Run, Si2;
Harriet Stewart, Libcrtytown, So; Lean
\. Berry, Baltimore, So; Joseph Whit-
ington dead. Baltimore. $I2; Ellzabet!1
Sc Baugh. carlton, S., Martha L.
huntington, Baltimore. SIS.
\ young man who gave the name OF
'NiJliam l.. Avetson, Of Winchester
". aud vino had been arrested III Cum
berland on the charge of obtaining
money by false prctcnses, escaped IRON
the constable who was taking ho' to lie
telegraph Office.
Joln Miller, committed to jail toi so
days by Justice Hawkins on the ceharge,
ii not paying his hotel bill, was released
" Judge Stake on the ground that the
magistrate had not the power to COM
init
The Carroll County Democratic Con,
>cntion indorscd Mr.. Charles T. fini'
for Congress. In an address Mr.. FINK
announced that he would devote every
womcrt in pressing his candidacy
Ellis Over, II years Of age, OF ftnkS
town. was found dead with bullet loi@
n his breast. 1t Is supposed that his
rllc, which he was using IN target pfac-
tee, was accidentally discharged.
IN election for mayor and city co.n-
Ill Of Ocean City was carried by INC
ticket headed by Mr.. john L. WagSa'
man for mayor.
The superior situation of Camp Saun,
dcrs was proven hy the entire absence ol
III effects after Sundays storm .
The muncoal ticket of BrunsWicR
headed hv Mr.. l.. 5. Hartman for mayor
wins by large majority. ,,
Considerable damage was done IN INC
counties hy the electrical storm on Sun
dav night.
The corner stone Of the new Grace
Reformed Church. Frederick was lald
I hi,1,,lr pnDinrpr
the Maryland Geological survey ano
Assistant Engineer J. Nj. Harris com,
mcnccd the first piece OF modern roa'
construction on the Eastern Shore. II
i, tina, part OF the highway between
Chcstertown and Centrcvillc, beginning
at Chester river. The heaviest traill>
between the two county seats pasSc'
over this road Residents. therefore, o
both Kent and Queen Anne will be aoi'
to observe the value cf better road WORK
and the results To he reached with Spc
cited stim. About $50 tons OF Stag IRON
Sparrows Point have been brought to D,
u>cd in the construction OF the road
The plan in this construction is to GU
cut IS loot driveway. having shou'
der on both sides to hold the ma,cI1a
in place, a covering OF coarse ana ms
Stag. 10 inches at the center and meme
at the sides. This will be covered WIT
coating OF Stag adlc scrapingS. hei
the LAYERS will be packed by means OF
heavy roller. This road presents two
distinct problems in improved road con
struction-thc treatment OF heavy c'a:
soil in one section and a light sandy son
ON ,hc othcr Some local gravel de
pc,its have been examined by Mr.
Johnson, but in his opinion none o
them is suitable ior road making,
Charles J. Moore, Ph.D,, who ha
been the professor OF chemistry and &c
ology at the Western Maryland College
resigned last June to accept pro'c,S
sorship at the University OF GeorEl'
Athens. Ga. His successor Will be vi
Herbert Lowell Rich, OF P|ymontr
Mass. Dir. Rich is graduate OF uit
College. Wesleyan University, IN IN
scientific department, and has don
post graduate work at the Johns 10?
kins University. He has taught chem
istry in Lasscll Seminary, at Auburn
dale, Mass. and has for several year
been connected with the United state
GcologiCal Survey. This is the ON
change in the faculty OF Western Mary
land College ior the coming year.
4 letter received by Mayor icnr
Holzapicl, of IIagerstown, from tn
Ordnance Department, United State
Army states that the request tor mum
Der Of artillery shells with winch to or
nament the park surrounding the Span
| ish cannon has been granted The let
J fer saws the commanding officer at FOR
McEIcnry has been directed to deliVe
| upon the order OF Mayor Holzapic 81
I5inch shells. Upon their arrival her
| ,hey will be mounted in the park.
| Mrs. Amelia White, wife OF j. :.
| White, dancing master at Pen Mar II
| yilion, died at their cottage at Fen Ali
OF consumption, aged 40 years: IN
was Miss buckingham. OF Baltimore
Besides her husband she leaves nv
children and her mother and bronze
and sister in Baltimore. -,
Mr.. Harvey Longncckcr. while wall
ING through a field near MlddIet"wl
| Frederick county, Nd. stepped into
bun.h of six coppcrhead sna kcs he
attacked him. but he had on boots an
fine iangs OF the snakes did not harl
him. lie killed all OF them. Each mea!
urcl three feet in length.
| Rev. Jacob Weller, widely kno"
preacher OF the Dunkard faith, droppe
dead at his home near Hancock, Wa5I
inpton county, from heart disease, age
20 wears. He leaves five children
An Easton undertaken has Secon'
hand coffin in his stock.
| Queen Anne's county has produce
This season a cucumber IS inches long
The store OF William w, WEIGH, |
| pacl.,,;1le was robbed and goods. IL