Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-19
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered From
All Sources.

These pensions were granted Mary
landers :-Chares f. Schildt, Edge
mont, $3o Robert V. Arnold, Balti'
more, SO; William L. Moberly, Freder.
ick, $I2; Robert Waters, Baltimore, So
Jacob i. T. Grove, Frederick, $40
Minor OF Henry Appel, Baltimore, $40
William S. Barnard, Baltimore, $I2
Minor of August w. Lindenstruth
Baltimore, $Io: Mary f. Munshaur
Llbertytown, So.
Ocean city has a well-organized vol
untcer fire company.
Hagerstown proposes, if the bridge i
built over the Potomac at Williams
port, to run trolley cars into Berkelc'
county, Va.
A license has been issued at Rock
vile for the marriage OF Louis Eman
uel Myers and Mrs. Dorothea D
Stauntcr, both OF Richmond, Va, anf
both aged 81 years.
Mr.. George S. Wilson. aged 90 years
who married bride IS years OF ag'
on Friday, killed himself Saturday
morning in fit OF insanity near Old
town. Allegany county.
A little girl was killed outright an6
falling on them in St. Mary's county
They were the children OF James +
Mattingly OF Chaptico district.
In Charles county recently Mr.. J. L
Davis, Of Charlotte Hall, shot and kill
ed large gray fox, which had perchcc
itself up in a fallen tree. supposed tc
be 80 feet from the ground. 1t hac
been shot at several times during the
past season. The fox had beautiful
iur, which Mr.. Davis is having dressed
At Five Forks. on the Western Mary
| land Railroad, the warehouse OF 5. J
George, in which the railroad Office L
located, was entered and lot OF good:
carried off The dwelling of +. n Sny.
der, in which McCleary's general store
| is located, was also entered A case
in which the Western Maryland Rail.
road tickets were kept was broken
! open, but, 50 lar as known. none was
taken. The robbers procured ladder
and went to Snyder'S house, getting in
by climbing through an upstairs win
dow. From Mrs. Snydcr's room they
took sum OF money and lot OF Jew
elry belonging to Mrs. Snyder and her
daughter. Taking lamp from the
room and lighting it, they went into
| McClcary'S store, i'll another part of
the building, and carried off clothing,
groceries and $40 in money from the
poStottcc in the store.
In court in HagcrStown the jury
brought in verdict for Bernard Reilly.
hotel proprietor in Baltimore, who sued
the estate Of Dixon X. Thurston for
a note under seal made by Thurston,
i'll Baltimore. to Reilly in 1880. The
defendant pleaded the statute OF lmita-
ton. James W. Schwartz, drug clerk
in Baltimore, testified that Thurston
had, i'll 1900, acknowledged to him his
Indebtedness to Reilly. who contended
this was verbal renewal OF the note.
The Patuxent Planters Club. OF
Prince Georges county, met at Con-
cord, the residence OF Mr.. J. B. Berry,
near Seat Pleasant. DR.. r. S. Hill pre-
sided and Franklin Weems acted as sec
rctary. Other members present were:
Eugerc Roberts William p. Brooke,
Fred Sasscer, Frank Hill, Elisha Berry
and James b. Berry The guests we're
II. ]. Patterson. c. c. Magruder, Thos
+. Berry and Charles NJ. Berry.
A disease known as cracked lips
has made its appearance among the
horses in the upper section OF Mont
gomery county A number OF animals
have died in the vicinity OF PoolesvillC
from this malady. Every effort is be.
ing made to prevent the disease from
spreading
a corn exhibit under the auspices OF
the Farmers Institute was held at Ash
ton, Montgomery county. The exhibits
were divided into three classes-yelow,
white and mixed cortland prizes were
awarded in each class.
At Brighton the Montgomery County
Grange elected officers as follows:
Master, W. Everett Brown ovcrscer,
!. EnoS Ray, Jr.; lecturer, w. T. l..
Taliaierro; steward, +. P. B. Marge-
rum: assistant steward, Howard Mar
low; chaplain, William Rich; treasurer,
S. w. Bcall; secretary, Z. S. Harts
horne gatekeeper. ]. c. Bentley; Po
mona, Jane f. Ager Flora, f. II. Pat
tcrson: Ceres, Elizabeth 7. Stabler; l..
A. S Gertrude H. Ray. The meeting
was attended by more than so we'll
known farmers.
Mr.. Cyrus Keiscr. Jr., OF Bethesda,
Montgomery county, who recently un-
derwert an operation for appendicitis
at the Sibley Hospital, Washington, Is
rapidly improving. and his complete re-
covery is said to be assured.
Mr.. Lewis Hobbs, of Colcsville, was
recently operated on for cancer OF the
mouth at Washington hospital, where
Mr.. Hobbs still is. He is understood
to be improving rapidly.
The stockholders OF the Rockville
Opera House have elected Spencer c
ZONES president. Ohio H. W. Talbot
treasurer DR.. Charles Albert secretary
William II. Rabbit general superin
tendent and Robert w. Peter, Samuel
B. Haney and William V. Bouc dircc-
tors.
Mr.. Daniel P. Thomas, OF near
Whiteiord, Hartford county, was para
lyzcd one day last week. He is Y
years old and his condition is critical.
Benjamin Diehl, postal telegraph line
man, OF Hagerstown. whose route is
between Hancock and Rocky Ridge, g:
miles. will travel the route i'll an auto
mobile just purchased.
The recently formed AntiSaloor
League i'll Hagerstown has begun its
crusade against the saloons. Severa
ministers and others of the executive
committee of the league were before the
grand jury in the interest of certain
prosecutions where license had failed
The Governor appointed Jas. Roache
justice of the peace in St. Mary's
county.
Lieut.. +. A. Beach has been detach-
ed from the Naval Academy and order
ed to the Wabash, at Boston, to recruit