Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-06-19
ALL OVER THE
STATE OF MARYLAND.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State
MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Faculty Reelected and Preparations Made fol
the Erection Of New BulIdlngs-Irustees
Named Public School-Wheat Harvesting 10
Talbot Contractor Hurt by Fall-Cooper
age Company Incorporated-O News


Easton, $I2; minors of Hiram II. Smoot,
Baltimore. $Ia; John H. Williams, Bal
timore, SO; James M. Hiteshew, Cumber-
land, $40; Solomon Cottman, Princess
Anne, $40; John G.. Dennison, Frost
burg, $24; Frank Adams, Howardyille,
$24; John w. Chase, Easton, So; VIM.
Nelson, Keep Tryst, So; Lloyd Kane,
Baltimore, So Rebecca Garrison, Oak
wood, So; Henry Wells, Cambridge, So
Mary c, Gilpin, Mountain Lake Park, So.
The annual meeting of the board Of
trustees of the Maryland Agricultural
College was held in the college building
at College Park. The entire faculty and
| all the assistants of last year were re-
| elected at the same salaries except James
). Robinson, professor of horticulture
and botany, who, while reelected to fill
that chair, had his salary cut to one-halt
OF what it was last year, or $780, and f..
p, Sandston, who has filled the chair of
| professor of botany and horticulture
| during the absence of Professor Robin
son during a great portion of last year,
on account of sickness, was elected as
| Mr.. Robinson's associate and his salary
raised to $I,5oo. The committee on
|
for the new buildings to be erected. On
ucation, Henry Holzapfel, Mayor of
| flagcrstown, and Albert G. Towers, of
the Eastern Shore of Maryland, both of
the class of 1903, but who were dis
missed by ex-Prcsident Harry F. Alvord
| during their vacation unjustitlably, will
be awarded the degree of bachelor of
science if the present faculty thinks them
| deserving, The finance committee rec
commended that no buildings be erected
either at the college or experiment sta ion
during the coming year, except those al
ready provided for by the act of the last
Legislature.
| The board of school commissioners for
Somerset county held a special meeting
for the purpose of hearing arguments
for and against retaining the present
teachers in the Princess Anne High
| School. Quite a number of the patrons
| Of the school are dissatisfied with the
way the school has been conducted by a
part of the present faculty. consequently
| they appealed to the school board for a
change. The board. after listening to
| the arguments for both sides of the
| question, appointed three trustees to the
school, with power to say what changes.
| if any, are necessary To he made among
the teachers that will be for the best in
tercsts of the pupils of the school. The
trustees were appointed, and the general
| opinion is that the matter will be ad-
| justcd to the entire satisfaction of all
| interested parties.
Louis ]. Gardner, building contract
or of. Annapolis lost his balance
| while working on scaffold, fall
| ing distance of 20 feet to the
| ground beneath Two ribs were bro
ken While he received painful cuts
| about the head, it is not thought his in
| juries will result seriously. Mr.. Gard
ncr was working on the construction OF
the residence of Mrs. McNar, widow OF
the rear admiral, for which he has the
| contract
The Kent Circuit Court, through Chief
| Judge Pearce. has rendered decision i'll
the contested election cases Judge
Pcarce in his decision says that the con-
| tcstantS must show cause why there
| should be recount or the ballot boxes
opened Testimony on this point will be
taken this week before Justice Willard
Melvin. Robert r. Hill is contcstins
the office of county treasurer agains,
| Treasurer Jesse R. Copper. Benjamin
Davis is contesting the sherltf'S office
against Sheriff Fletcher
Wheat harvest is on in Talbot, but
| only in a small way. Harvest will last
all the week and run into the following
| week for wheat that was of late planting
in the fall The crop is 100 per cent
better than it was supposed it would be,
| While, as a rule, there is no heavy
| growth of straw, the wheat has headed
and grained finely. The grains are large
and plump.
| Lightning struck the barn owned by
| Daniel c. Beard and Court Clerk George
| b. Oswald, near Chewsvile, Washington
| county. tenanted by Daniel M. Beard
The lightning killed a COW and cali
and set fire to the barn, but the flames
were extinguished by buckets of water,
The Hagerstown Cooperage Company
has been Incorporated, the incorporation
| being !. V. Jamison, Charles r. Medairy,
| John L. Bikle, A. B. Almony, John G.
| Bower and Francis II. Miller The cap
| ital stock of the company is $I2,5oo
| The company has purchased tract OF
| land at Big Pool and erected factory
| there.
Invitations have been issued for the
| marriage of Rev. Robert Elmore, for
| merlv pastor Of the Christian Church at
Rockville, and Miss Josephine Smythc,
| of Tazewell, Va.
Miss May T. Barton has resigned as
principal of the Friends Normal lnsti-
| tute at Rising Sun, and Miss Laura
Balderson, of Dolington, Pa, was Sc
lected for the place.
The New York, Philadelphia and
! Norfolk Railroad Company has pur-
| chased a new equipment.
Mrs. Anna Funk Martin died in Ha-
gerstown while on a visit, aged Is years.
The stable and carriage shed Of w. w
| Sweigart, railroad agent at Brucevllle
Junction, were destroyed by fire. Loss
is supposed to be $500 to $500.
| Miss Nina b. Cooper and Mr. Bruce
NJ. Helm were married i'll Hagerstown
by Revs A. B. Station and George A,
Snyder.
Marion C. Brown, colored, died in Ce-
Gil county as the result of wound in.
ficted by Constable Horace Easton, OF
| Ceclton. 1t is claimed that the consta-
ble's weapon was accidentally discharg
| ed.
Daniel Webster Fitzgerald, a Somer.
SCI county youth, committed suicide be
cause his parents would not permit hin,
to wear a new suit of clothes which they
had purchased for him.
The election supervisors who have
been on trial in the Circuit Court for
Washington County, charged with non