Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-09-25
NO. 26.
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered Fror
All Sources.

A. Bushey, Baltimore, SO: John NJ
Bernhart, Baltimore, $I2; Lucy Kline
yea Baltimore, So; Richard Wari
Fairlce, 50; George W. Wolf, Cumhcr
land, So; George w, Matthews. Fishing
Point, So; Thomas r. McRobie, dead
Beckman, $40; Elizabeth McRo5c
Beckman, $S; Minors Of David Brown
Baltimore. SIC; Aramnta Stout, Elkton
So; James Mccoy, Baltimore. 50; Al
fred A. Troxcl Thurmont, $I7; Johr
&. Marcus, Elkton, $40; Sallic +, SIN tn
Port Deposit So; Ellen &. Lee, Baltl
more, So; minor of William T. Love
Baltimore, $lo; Harriet Gray, Easton
So.
A party OF jealous Methodist church.
workers razed an old building at North
East The bricks arc to be used i'll the
erection of new Methodist church.
The annual exhibition OF the l1ar.
ford County Fair Association, which
will open at Bclair on September 80
promises to be an interesting event
H. f. Mclott plowed up $5o25 II
his field, near Ray Hill. The money l.
supposed to have been hidden by all
old-ti highwayman.
The Cecil County Commissioners
have authorized the preparation o.
plans ior a new iron bridge to erected
at North East
The Vansvillc Farmers Club met at
Cedar Hill. the residence OF Mrs. Lat
ric +. Burk, Prince Georges county.
\ number OF entries have been made
OF Cecil and Hartford county horses Tor
the races at the Oxford Fair.
Ben Cox. a negro bully, gave Oiticcr
Blancy a warm hall hour at Bclalr dur
ing which several shots were fired.
A batch of 81 inidshpman candidates
has passed the mental examinations tor
the Naval Academy.
Andrew Spear, Cecil county farm
cr, OF Ferris Corner, was killed at Dag
ctts crossing by a locomotive while
driving a covered wagon loaded with
apples. His horse was killed and the
wagon demolished.
The annual convention OF the Mary
land Bankers Association closed at
the Blue Mountain House Saturday.
The most noticeable incident OF the
day was visit to the Gettysburg bat
tchcld. There is prospect OF an
athliation oi the bankers associations
OF MARYLAND and OF the District OF CO.
lrmbia.
William b. Kirk, farmer, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself in his
barn. Fourth district Cecil county.
The storage warehouse oi the Rcd
{ Oh Company, at flavrc de trace
va, destroyed by fire.
Andrew Spear. farmer. was struck
aud killed by an engine at Dayctj
Crossings east OF ElktOn
Capt. Joseph Griffith, aged about 100,
died at his home in Denton. Cap'alr
Griffith was the son of Noble GIriftith
who more than I25 years ago operated
the ferry across the ChoDtank river e
Mclvins Warehouse. Noble Griffith die"
at the age of 90, after clearing lie
ground of timber on the site Of Denton
For nearly Is years Captain Griffith wa
sailor on the Choptank and its tr'b'-
tariCS lie was three times married an1
was TIC father of about 10 children. an
many grandchildren and grcatgranH
children survive. The youngest child J
the II given birth to by his first Nlte i
now nearly 60 years old and is a veteran
OF the Civil War. \ large majority ~
Captain Griffith children are dead
The third wife and several voting chill
rem survivc.
The first passenger car over the elcC-
trio road between Bcrwyn and Laurel
was run Sunday. The current was lu--
nshed by the City and Suburban Road
of which the new road is an cNtenSlo1,
until the nowcrhouSc in East Hyattsvll e
is completed. Work upon this stru
turc was commenced "Wednesday morn.
iny. 1t is the intention OF the Wash
ington. Baltimore ID Annapolis Kan.
way Compa,v to extend the kcNilWo''1
and Columbia Electric Road through
last Evansville to Riverdalc, To Cot
meet at tie latter point with the Git
and Suburban Railway, The idea ct
the company IS to encourage Subu ba1
settlement along their roads.
The large oil tank, sheds and woodr
structure OF the STANDARD Oil Conpa '
at Leslie Station, Cecil county, OH nv
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, caught
fire from an explosion OF lantern and
we're consumed. The oil, as it lett T.
tank through tn cams opened by TIVE
heat, caught fire, and for hours III,
blaze was a hi one. The blazing "iI
scattered in all directions. The tank
did not explode. The loss is estimates
at from $500 to $1,000 In the tank
we're 5000 gallons Of oil.
CORPORATION papers were filed by At
torucv Joseph l. Baiy for DrS. odd
and Dick, together with several mer-
chants and business men, for stock
company to build a handsome santaT
ium in Salisbury. A lot was purchas'
in South Salisbury opposite the site O,
the Peninsula General Hospital an |
buildings will be erected at once. h
entire Eastern Shore will be taken into
the scheme, as there is not such an III
stitution on this side of the bay.
William B. Kirk, farmer of near
Blue Ball Cecil county, committed su
eide at his home by hanging. MIR. N'rN
had been in poor health for more thai
a year. and this, with other trouble,
is supposed to have prompted him t.
take his life He was about So year
of age and was married, and is SURVIVE
bv several children. =.
A fight between two young men,
wood Townsend and Larry M,tchc, !
at the tomato factory of J. II. om'lN,
son in Salisbury. resulted in the tHtH'
cutting of Mitchell, who is I8 years ci'
a tomato knife was plunged into h'o>
twice. One of the wounds will, 1t 'S
said. prove fatal The yourg mqn VII ,
is charged with the cutting was arrcS, !
at Dover, Del, by Chief Of Police EI!'-
oft.
Mortimer Campbell, a wcll-krow'
colored man of the vicinity of Unity
MONTGOMERY county, was run over y
wagon few days ago and sustainc |
INJURIES which resulted in his death N
few hours. He was much liked by
bic white neiphbors and large number
of them attended his funeral.
There was meeting IN the freSo!,
tcrian Church at Bovds to- interest
members OF the church IN the lorna
tion of missionary society,