Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-08-13
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ma assistants OF cHill0its at tic el"ua'
air to be held in Rockville, August lS
o, 20 and a. Poultry dcpartment--f'
=. Waters, Calvin Hicks and Bates
Etchison; exhibition hall, Turner W,
Welsh, John w. Keys, Misses. Ida
Dove, Ada Warfeld, Clara Beal! and
l.. V. Beall. Mr.. Julian F. Walters
1as been appointed as chief clerk OF the
exhibition hall, with Robert d. lshcr'
wood and Maynard Penn as assist
ants. Secretary James 7. Boglcy has
selected Messrs. Luther NJ. Muncas'
.er, Pearl Holland and Malcolm Far
luhar as his assistants in the secre'
tary's Office.
Levin p. Williams. who died at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Sunday, was for many years one OF
he leading farmers OF Caroline county;
He retired from the farm several
months ago and lived in Preston. lis
illness was brought on by a fall IRON
load OF fodder on July 22. when he
Vas removing to the camp grounds
,ear Preston. Mrs. Williams and two,
iaughters-Mrs. Thomas Taylor and
Mrs. George A. Whitly-survivc.
The Jury summoned to condemn
light OF way through Harry Blooms
arm. near Big Pool, for the Cumbcr'
and Cherry Run extension OF the
Western Maryland Railroad, awarded
Mr.. Bloom $1,000 for four acres OF land
There were IS witnesses. John D.
Beard was foreman of the jury II Il
aid Mr.. Bloom asked for $4,000, but
:he railroad company refused to give
t. Unable to effect settlement
Sheriff Angle was asked to condemn
light OF way. Col. Buchanan Schlcy
William Kcalhofcr and B. A. Richm.on'
we're attorneys for the railroad; NOT
nan B. Scott, Jr., and Charles d. Wag
,man represented Mr.. Bloom.
The Patuxcnt Planters Club, o
Prince Georges county. held its month
v meeting at Chesapeake Beach. lh'
members present were DR.. Richard ,
Hill, President Franklin Wecms. sec
rctary Joseph S. Wilson, Messrs. Geo
Brooke, w. S. Hill, DR.. Rcverdy Sass
.cr. cx-Colector +. Snowdcn I'M, +.
Perkins. of Washington; Judge K
Iorcs, X. w. Chew, John II. Iraband
Upton Brooke, Francis w. Hill. James
Berry. cx-Judge George w. Wilson
Robert Hall, p. w. Chew, I. Grant,
William G.. Brooke, Eugene Roberts
and Claude Grant.
Mr.. John Blake Reed, aged 90 years
well-to do farmer of Caroline county
vas found dead in bed at an early hour
the other morning. Mr.. Reed had beer
indisposcd for several days, and hiS
death is supposed to have been cause'
by heart trouble. He leaves wldo"
and one son, Mr. Jason Reed, OF kcn'
county, Delaware.
George D. Stdman, special pension
agent Lett Chcstcrtown with Maxwell
Jcwctt, OF Still Pond, Kent county, who
IS charged with dcfrauding colorcd peo!'
pie in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania
and Delaware.
Rev. Thomas A. Johnson OF liagcrs,
town has accepted call from the Flrst
Baptist Church at Madison, Ind, ano
will leave Scptcmhc: !.
The two confidence men who secured
something over $lSoo from John llcnF!
Bullock, the Delaware farmer, ncai
Whitclcysburg, and got away with the
cash were traced through Upper caro-
line and Queen Annc's counties &c
Crumpton. The purSucrs-J. Il:
Hughes and Mr.. Bullock-reachtcd
CruImpton at nightfall and found the
men comfortably seated on the hoteI
porch. Their tired horses we're resting
alter the more than 25-mllc drive. ne
robbers, not thinking they we're iol'
! lowed, were enjoying themselves: lheS
had lett their weapons. IN their car.
rage. The Queen Annc's othccrs WIN m
Hughes had little trouble IN eiicct'nG
he capture. The men we're taken to
(nplcsidc and Justice Graham, gave
.hcm a hearing. They claimed tha'
.hev had exchanged their satchel win
-hc poker chips in it for Mr.; Bullock
;atche] containing the cash innoccntly'
md gave back all the money, also pay
iny all costs, including $Ioo i'll gold 10
Mr Hughes, who led the chase. They
we're released. 1t is learned that they
,rc the same men who have been on ths
Peninsula for several weeks and nave
hown very large sums OF money, wh'Vp
believed to be counterfeit
T. Groome Steele has been appointed
.siIcr oi the Chesapeake City National
Bank, succeeding R. l.. Morgan
Mr.. |. n. Lansdalc, assistant cneHlS'
If the Maryland Agricultural coL'ege
It College Park, is very i'll at his home
It Damascus, Montgomery county WIFI
yrhoid lever. c,., o. =,
Thc Vansvillc Farmers Club met a
MONTPELIER, the residence OF MI Eu'
nrnd Pendcton, near Mistletoc springs
Prince Georges county, Saturday. Di
.ector Patterson, of the Maryland Agri
.,,i,ur,I Fxneriment Station, called at
cnt;on to the St. Louis Exposition ah'
uated that the Maryland Commlss'o,n!e,rH' !
,ad decided that an agricultural cXho.
,h,uld be made, showing Maryland
,c,icultural resources. This exhibitor
xill be productive of good results IN AT
,r,r,;np to MARYLAND many farmers nov
resident in the Northwest VINO are rrI' rev.
ess and desire to settle III the East nv ~
climatic conditions here are so very an
crcnt from those prevailing IN tha' sec
ion that thousands of farmers are ahN'
w us TO leave the Northwest. where
swing to the rigor of the winters, the.
,re able to feed their stock on pastnraS
AFT little over onc-half OF the year AM
BESIDES their working season on the fari'
$ curtailed Director Patterson earn
.st]v asked that the members or III
Vonsville Club strive to make th's cN
,bit worthy of the State, and asked ina
he commission be furnished with photo
yrarhs of growing crops, farm buildings
suburban homes, etc.
Mr.. z. A. Forbes and family arc vls
ting Mr. and Mrs. +, L. Potts. NJ, !,
Zensington, Montgomery county MI
forbes recently sold his home at hcn
,ineton, resigned his office Ill Wasn M
ngton and removed to Kansas. Dur Ni
NO no the recent floods in Kansas MI
Ferbcs lost everything he had and ha
.eturncd to his former desk in WaSl
ngton, having been 'r|nstated IN IN
departmental service. ,, ,,u
Miss Matte Grimm, of Eaklc's Nlll
Washington county, started for " 90.
land Cal, where she will be marr'ca