Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-07-31
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
Tue Latest Happenings Gathered FROM
All Sources.

whitman, 20; IeTTy oCotl,
$I2; Bryant Hall dead. Baltimore 20 Pc,
Catherine Bonsack, Westminster, 20,
Mary u. Beckett Baltimore, $o; Mary
Jane Hall. Baltimore, So; George Eek
stein (deaD, Rosedale, $I2; Martin l.,
Fogle, Double Pipe Creek, $40. Oceana
B. Irwin, Annapolis, $50; Albert ~
Stockley. Baltimore, SO; Benz amin +.
Myer, Moscow Mills $40; Wesley Pres
ton. Baltimore, $I2; Lewis Harmam,'
Westminster, $40; Josephine tarre'l'
McConchie, So; Ebert Roseer, deceas-
ed, Baltimore, So; Alexander Martin'
Baltimore, $40: Caroline Pfcitter, BATH
more, So; Elizabeth Reel, Baltimoree'
So; Elizabeth c. Roster. Baltimore, $S.
George p. Reddish, one of the most
prominent citizens of Allen, died sud.
denly of neuralgia of the heart aged
6S wears. Mr.. Reddish was Civil war
veteran. casting his fortunes with ''c
Union.
The dwelling house CT James y. BOY
cr. at Kemptown, was struck by llSh'-
ming and destroyed with all its CON
tents, entailing a loss OF $1,000, when Is
partly covered by insurance.
George w. Padley has purchased the
farm OF DR.. N. Z. Black in the first as
trict of Cecil county for $4,000, Inc
farm contains 257 acres.
Isaiah ]. Smith. OF Hancock, who was
committed to Jail for contempt III nav
! ing refused to answer questions pro-
| pounded to him, has decided to answer
| the petition. ,,,
The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
| County decided against Arthur c. Whit
tcmorc, defeated candidate for sheriff,
who asked for recount OF ballots :,
The camp-mccting at PentecoS'ai
| Grove, near Denton under the auspices
| of the Caroline County Holiness ASSo-
citation. has closed.
The home of Mr.. Milton Baker. OF
| Chcstertown, was robbed in broad DAY
| light, while the family was at church on
| Sunday.
The store of Clarence Davis, Kemp
ton, Frederick county, was struck by
lightning and destroyed, with its con
tents.
| MIR. Isaac r. Barnes died a; his home,
Beverly Farm, near Kingston, somerset
county. :. -.
Charles Nicholas Hahn died at his
home. in Frederick. i'll his 47th year,
| Mckinley Day was observed at the
Chautauqua at Allcgany Grove.
The recent fire near the State ilouSe
in Annapolis directs attention to Wha'
is considered the very unsafe cona''lo"
OF that building. The State House
dome is OF wood, the largest OF ITS KIND
in the world. 1t is the opinion OF elec-
,rical experts that should wire break
while the current is on nothing could
prevent this historic old structure from
turning down. Electric lights were
frs, put in the dome as a guide to san
| ors. but it is not charted as hight Tor INC
| Purposes OF navigation, and is thcreloIN
| lrorc liable to mislead than TO EulaS
mariners, as was its purpose. Inc last
session OF the General Assembly appro
priated S2s to rcmovc the wires. III
money has not been drawn, and the leg
islativc expense account having ocC'
closed the only way to make 1t avai'anl'
i, for the Treasury officers to rccognlI'
the certificate of the chief clerk OF tn'
House attached to the printed order a
il appears on the journal, or else th'
Governor might pay the same out oil lh'
contingent fund tor State House ""'
grounds.
The spirit OF improvement that ma
prevailed in Mddletown ever since TN
advent OF the electric railroad about si>
wears ago, still continues. 1t is cSlWat
ed that about $4,000 will be eNpcndc'
THIS summer in buildings Two hand
some brick and two modern ram
dwellings, as we'll as the fine new Kc
formed Chapel, are now IN course =
erection. South Mountain Creamery I
adding new machinery for an add'toha
enterprise to be started in October. an
MANY other minor improvements al
gong on.
During severe electrical storm " h'c
passed over Cecil county, large Oa''
on the farm of Levi L. Hasson, nsa
Woodlawn, was struck by lightning am
burned to the ground, together VIII
this wears crops, farming utensils cue
The live stock was saved. he barr
was almost rev, placing one dcsroyc
bv lightning several years ago II
loss is estimated at several thouSah
dollars partly covered by insurance
Mr.. and Mrs. w, NJ. Eiscnhart O
Fostoria. Ohio, are cncamped nta
Burnside bridge, Antletam battlehclc
They have already travelled 500 miles L
a wagon, and will travel 1000 more be
lore they reach Allentown, Po. ne
, will first visit Washington. hey lei
: Fostoria six months ago. a man ST.
want accompanied them and cares !"
the team.
A reunion OF Lutheran ministers Dor
in the Middlctown Valley will be ncl
in Middletown, Frederick county, Au
, gust :. There are % ministers on III
membership roll. They live in Mary
land District OF Columbia, PennSsylv2
MA, Ohio and Kansas Rev Dr. Nj. I
; HORNE. of Reading, Pa, is president
the association; Rev. NJ. l.. Young ,
, Cumberland, is secretary, and Kew.
| A. Hedges, OF Middlctown, treasurer
Nearly ST, 100000 was spent on bu''o
:, mo trolley and steam railroad improve
mcnts in and around Hagcrstown III IN
past year.
; Charles Z. Koogle was appointed 81
pcrintcndent OF the Boonsboro Wa'e
= works, in Washington county, succeed
| ing David w. Barkman, resigned.
Caleb Veascy died at the home OF NJ
daughtcr Mrs. p. B. Housekeepel, I
E North East, aged 80. He was III tn
s employ of the Pennsylvania Rallroa
for more than a half century.
Alice Atwell, the I2-year-old daugI
n Ter of Mrs. William Atwell was severe
/, lv injured by running into rope draw
v across the street in front OF St Mark
Lutheran Church, DESTROYED by the re
Z cent fire, to keep people from under tn
!. wall. The lanterns had not yet pee pee
: ,;rhted. 1t is feared by the attendln
= physician that conclusion OF Tie Ora'
:. has developed.
:. DR.. F. w. Patterson, OF CatonSvill
=. a.ao;ntnd i1dre OF dairy Gait