Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
ALL OVER THE
STATE OF MARYLAND.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
LARGE LIST OF NEW PENSIONERS

LARGE LIST OF NEW PENSIONERS
Naval Academy Graduating Exercises fol
Cadets of the Class Of ls02-Denton Bonds
Sell at l0z-Death Of a Venerable Lady
Both Are Marksmen-Miss Garrison's Body
In CanaI--Rural Free Delivery.
Maryland Observation-Disclosures
S. Zeck, Emmitsburg, So; Henry. Lewis
Baltimore, So. Increase, Restoration, Ke'
issue, etc.-David J. White, Dea Is Island
So; Frederick Goldsborough, Skipton, ,$S !
William II. Harmon, Pocomokc City,
$12. Original Widows Especial, accrued Zee
April I4)--Ann M. Myers, Milestone, $o
DECENTRALIZATION ]. Armacost, Brook
landvllc, So; Robert ]. Beckett, Glen
dale, So. Increase, Restoration, Reissue
ctc.-Jofn II. Frederick, Highlandtown
$I2; Archibald Jason, Gainesville, So !;
John +. Burgess, Seat Pleasant, $40;
William carp, dead, 1Iagerstown, $S;
Moses Opher, New Windsor, So. Org,
iral Widows, etc. Especial, accrued April
12)-Anna f. Martin, Ringgold, So Sa-
rah S. Hayes. Hagerstown, SIS: Orlgl'
nal--Robert Wheatlcy, Queen Anne, So
Increase. Restoration, Reissue. etc
Jonathan Radcliffe, Vale Summit, $i2;
William H. Caldwell, RowlandsvlIlc
$l2; William Wise, Baltimore. $40; Jno
w. Doughcrty. Cumberland, $I2; Sam
ucl w. Kirk, Sparrows Point, $40; Jas;
r. Cole. Pleasant Hill, $I2. Original
Widows, etc. Especial accrued April -
(',r,,rilpp SS IN
-rease. Widows, etc. Especial, accrued
April 17)--Clara A. Pcnrosc, Balt''
more, SIS.
Mrs. Mary Gale Stewart died in Prn-
cess Anne in the ninctythird year OF her
age. She was the oldest inhabltant OF
Princess Anne, having been born De
cember II, 1900. She was married IN
1890 to Mr.. John II. Stewart, who was Il
prominent merchant of Princess Anne
and a brother of the late DIR. llllam
Stewart, of Princess Anne. She leaves
one daughter, Miss Ellen Stewart; an
other daughter. Mrs. Henrietta Lawson,
wife of Mr.. Allan Lawson, OF Baltimore
died several years ago. Though lar al,
vanccd in age she retained her mental
faculties to wonderful degree to within
a short period of her death
Homer s. Mohcr of Braddock, was
arrested and committed TO jail by justice
Smith, charged with attempting to shoot
George Null an old Confederate soldier,
near his home. 1t is said that there has
been trouble between the two men Tor
some time. They met in the road, and. 1t
is said, Mohler. who is about 81 years
old started a quarrel The young man
drew his pistol. Muhl did the same,
and the pair fired ten shots, No dam
age was done beyond the intiictlon OF
Slight flesh wound on Null,
Representative George a. Pcarrc is
making arrangements for the establish
ment Of free mail delivery throughout
Montgomry county, with Rockville as
the distributing point. The postmaster
at Rockville has received instructions 10
proceed with the prclimnarics looking
to the inauguration OF the system, and
petitions in favor of the same will be cir
culated and routes mapped out. The
proposition has met with general salts
faction in this vicinity 1t is not known
when the service will be instituted, but
certainly at an early date.
The elias; of 1902 of the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis graduated
Friday morning, receiving their diplomas
from the hands of President Roosevelt
in the presence of a large and distin-
guished gathering. There has never, II
is said, been an occasion OF the KIND III
the history of the academy 50 S1gna!'y
successful or more distinguished by the
personnel OF the visitors and interest OF
the ceremonies
The Town Commissioners OF Denton
have sold the issue of $1,000 of water
bonds to Robert Taylor & Co., OF Balu-
more, at Io2 The bonds are TO run 90
years, with the right OF paying them after
10 wears. The bonds are dated May I
and bear AZ per cent, interest / he
work Of constructing the water works
will begin this week. At the next meet.
ing OF the Town Commissioners the
lighting of the town by electricity will
be considered,
The body of Miss Ella l." Garrison, OF
Chesapeake City, Cecil county, was found
by young man named Lloyd III the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. A re-
ward of $50 was offered for the rccoy-
cry of her body. Miss Garrison, who
was about so years of age, had been in
i'll health for some time past and very
respondent,
MIR. Charles F. Cochran, of Greenfield,
Ind. a native of the Middletown valley,
died Wednesday from the effects OF a
fall from scaffold ten days previously.
He was IS years old and leaves a widow
and six children,
Samuel G.. Maxwell, Titusvillc Pa;
L. G.. Palmer Chas. f. Gilbertson, and
Christian Grusendorf, of Hutton, and
Edward II. Sincell, Of Oakland. have
Incorporated the Commonwealth Tan
ming Company, with $4,000 capita,
Boatman of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal are reported to have demanded an
increase of 10 cents ton for hauling
coal They claim they cannot afford to
transport coal for % cents ton.
Mr.. Edwin H. Brown, Jr, as agent
has sold the Bourbon farm near Prices
Queen Annes county, to Mr.. Clement
Porter for $1,000. 1t contains go acres
of land
The Patapsco Electric and Manufac-
turing Co. is engaged in putting in at
the central station at Grays two huge
turbines.
A Knights Templars Commandcrv
known as Montgomery Commandcry
No. J., was instituted at Gal hersburg
Wednesday night, with Is members
DR.. John S. Fulton, secretary of the
State Board of Health, personally invcs-
tigated the smallpox cases at Pinto
Mr.. Singleton Albaugh, an aged citizen
of Burkittsvilc Middletown valley, is
dead at the age Of 80 years. A widow,
aged nearly Is years, survives him.
The closing exercises of the Washing