Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-01-15
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered From
All Sources.

have been nominated for town commls-
sioners of Westernport, O. II. Bruce
for clerk and J. D. Kalbaugh for bailiff'
Unless the coal situation in Kent
county improves the schools will nave
to close at the end of this month.
Selden E. Flowers died at Mountain
Lake Park OF pneumonia, aged So years
He was veteran OF the civil war
Governor Smith has appointed VII
liam H. Hillen a notary public Tor Sol
omon's Island, Calvert county.
The Frederick City Gas Works were
sold to Baltimore parties.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company is making efforts to hire .
large number of firemen on the BAIT,
more division between Bayview ana
Brunswick to fire their heavy freight
engines. They have written every agent
on this division to send them the names
of young men desiring to go on the
road in that capacity, and they will SEND
for them to come to Baltimore for eN-
animation and for service. Since the
Baltimore and Ohio has been getting
its new and heavy freight engines the
firing of them has been very heavy ana
MANY of the men are complaining ana
giving out under the work. The hre'
box, OF course, is about twice the size
of that of the old-style locomotive. and
consequently twice the amount OF coal
is consumed and handled by the FIRE
men, which makes their task now not a
light one. The company prefers coun-
try boys on account of their strength
and health, and they also say they maxi
better railroad men in many cases.
AT the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
improvements at North Mountain, west
of Brunswick, three Italian laborers
we're very badly injured by premature
explosion of dynamite. One. OF the Ia
borers had put the dynamite into hole
in the side OF an embankment to blow
out some rock and earth. The other
two were picking up the tools to get
them out OF the way when the explo-
sion occurred. One car and the SIDE
Of the face OF one man were torn away
another was badly injured about the
lace, and the third man lost an arm ane
had the back OF his head crushed.
The Washington County Teachers
Institute adjourned at Hagerstown and
The County Teachers Association hele
meeting. Prof John p, Houscr. re-
ported that committee OF teachers
had waited upon the County Comms'
sioncrs and asked that the teachers
salaries be raised He said that the
committee was unsuccessful and tna'
the time Tor talking was past and th'
TEACHERS should act. He favored the
plan OF the teachers in the future te
vote only for those County Commis
sioncrs known to be favorable to IN
creasing the teachers salaries.
A son OF Capt A. f. Phillips, o
Hoopers Island, was killed by the boy:
sister while playing with a gun. The
little girl pointed the gun at her brother
and, telling him she was going to shoot
him, she pulled the tri gger. and the
load struck the boy full in the head al
most blowing it to pieces. lie gun
was not supposed to be loaded
Rev. c. l.. Ritter, pastor OF the Luth
eran Church at Burkittsville, Middle
town Valley. has accepted call to the
pastorate OF the church at Fairfield
Adams county, Pa,
Rev. Charles +. Ely. Of Gathersburg
was given a handsome solid gold watch
by the congregation OF TRINITY Metho
dist Episcopal Church at Germantown
in consideration OF his interchangeable Ell
forts for the erection OF their new
church
Mrs. Amanda Story died in Queer
Annes county, near Centrevillc. o.
pneumonia. aged 70 years. Her nader
name was Mclaughlin, and Tor MUM
Der OF wears after the death OF her nus
band she was houSekeeper for the late
DR.. Turpin.
The new tunnel at Mount Airy, OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, will
be ready for the running of trans
through it in a week; probably trathc
through it may commence this week
A few days ago freight train from
Brunswick made a test trip, which was
satisfactory Helping engines will be
required only from Reels Mills to the
tunnel for eaStbound trains, No help.
ing engines will be required for the
handling OF wcstbound trains when the
tunnel is put into service. The Mount
Airy tunnel is eeven-elghthS OF mlIe
long. 1t was difficult of construction
and cost a number of lives.
The Mayor and Council OF Rockville
passed an ordinance declaring forfeited
the franchise under which the Washing
ton and Rockville Electric Railway
Company had a free right of wa,
through the town. The cars which now
run into the town as far as the Court
house will not be allowed TO enter the
corporation limits
The Bel Alton Farmers Club held its
annual meeting at Hotel Wills, Bel Al
ton. Samuel Cox, Jr, who had been
president of the club since its organl'
cation, refused reelection, and Mr..
John p. Hamilton was elected TO the pc
siton. Other officers elected were :;
Peter w. Roby, secretary; Walter
Thompson, assistant secretary; ?. Reed
Wills, treasurer.
The mansion house on the farm OF
John c. and Robert Duncan, near LON
bard. Cecil county, was destroyed by
fire at an early hour the other morning:
The family was aroused and all escaped
from the burning building. By hard
work a portion of the household goods
was saved. The loss is about $4,000,
The Hagerstown Lodge of Elks has
decided to build a hall in the central
part of that city.
Rival trolley companies are still fight
ing to obtain franchise from the City
Council of Elkton.
William Dctrow, of Beaver Creek,
Washington county. stuffed a sausage
that measured Il feet long.
Joseph Golf, saloonkeeper in Elk
ton has received a "Whitecap" letter