Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-11-26
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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Wamsley, John NJ, Dorman and James
Mackall. S. each: George Hoffman,
Matthew Webb. Thos. Smith and Ben
iamin Mlligan, $40 each: Eliza w.
Shippers and Joseph Irwin, $o each
Thomas Carney. John II. Bast, Ernest
c, Ide, John III. Scott, each $I2; SAM
rel p. shit. William B. Miner, each
$40; Henry Myers, Caleb Potts, Syn do
L. Robbins, Francis Jones, each Ss;
George Smith and minors OF CalVih
Gilpin, Sl1 each; Mclchor J. Armacost'
George Mitchell and James McDevitt,
S. each; minors OF William Ohio, Slo'
Isaac Anderson. farmer, aged Is
Gears, died suddenly at his home, III
Wcomico county.
Harry Williams, eldest son OF Jas.
J. Williams, OF Frostburg, died at
Rocky Mount, N. {.
While playing around bonfire al
Carlos, Jennie. aged II years, daughter
OF lanes Cathcart, was severely burn
ed and NAV die Her parents were
both burned in rescung her.
Rev. +. L. Fraser, OF New Castle,
Pa. who recently accepted a call 10
be pastor of the First BAPTIST ohurch,
Uagcrstown, occupied the pulpit Tor
the first time Sunday
The coming election for othcers ano
directors of the Hagerstown fair AS
,ocio,ion promises to be the most neat
ii in the AS years history OF the asso.
;,tion An effort. it is said, VIII De
mac. to Dust John w. Stonebrake,,
rom the presidency. lie has ser'eo
ior a number OF years.
The GRAND Jury. which was i'll session
en- DAYS, adjourned at HagefS'onM,hl.
They brought in 90 indictments. rs
,ury advises the building OF new jan;
/, saws: For the old dilapidateo la Jaw
we can only say that it is kept as WEI
as possible We can only add wna1
has been said by other grand lut,rs
oucernnp this diSgraceiul place we
an only recommend what former yu.
,4 have recommended; that IS
needy demolition OF the whole struc'
NJ, and the erection OF a new one ac'
riding to modern methods. we con
.Ider it a stigma upon or community
unfit Tor the incarceration OF hu'''""
Beings and tending to destroy the morals
4. well as the health OF those comm
d therein. The promscuouS hud'
,I,r.r ',naa,bor ~ old and Young, the
",,S ord ;nnorrnt, white and black
7''.'', ,r" '',. ,ba, has been condemned
ono since,
W ' r. c;.,,.
Constable Charles SigieF, Oh S'!'i'' -.
puig, was held up about o " T i,,
.long the public road leading from
,rrith> huro to Leitersburg by three
ntn and robbed OF ABOUT % ,.'t,
ighwaymen missed ron ol @4o M,'i"
Mr.. Siglcr haa tucked III VIC ""LN
pocket OF his trousers. nc l'u 'nis
,plang III front OF ms team anu WIZ nv
.Wo covered INN WIN teN"'fc,S tn Az
hIrd searched mr.. 9ieler poINe'IL,, ~.
CT procuring inc money ln' 'o ,D,r
flowed MY, HiGlCF 10 S2 VI. us we,
he impression is int NY o'Stel wa
lcld up by persons who knew ne was
u the habit OF gong ABOUT buying
took. wv.
While rabbit hunting near N!v
Mills, Queen Anne county N1'l"''
Meredith, foreman Ill Smith bros MA.
,hne shops, Ridgclcy, was acciden'aII!
shot by Al. NclghDorS' OF MICS NiN,'
Neck. Meredith was struck by o' Sn"''
50 penetrating ms r'ght' 10 ms I''' ~
and ! his right hand ana WrlH'', ~
Adams, OF Wye MINIS, dressed INC
wounds and located only Oh l"e VI
shot. go.
Charlie, Y. Wantz, Deputy state fire
Marshal, SWorc out a warrant lo' lhe
arrest OF Joseph SMITH aReu - Sc"i!S'
who lives with MIR. IachaFlas ! M, Ma
gruder a farmer. near foultaln MUS,
on the charge OF arson. vi, oc'ooe,
y MIR. MagrudcrS StraWsIacN was Set
on fire and destroyed, with NUMBER OIL
nutbuildngs MIR. Wantz states that
the boy confessed to HIM that ne Ia"
started the fire because he wanted to
sec big blaze. but he did not tnhN
it would do any damage other thah
burn the strawstack.
\ fire about 1890 O'Clock p. H. al
the residence oi Mr.. B. II. Fowlc very
seriously burned Mrs. Fowlc and the
two Youngest children OF the family,
on, 0i whom has since died, and did
considerable damage to the dwelling
he property OF Mrs Mary +. Constant,
u Washington. d. {. The alarm was
sounded and the citizens gencrally re,
,ponueu p;U.,pii from l;ghted can.
|" haNe oi fa'''.u ,hs hevs ~ the
nc va'''' u. - ,i,o,nh, the lace cur.
'ain''y' ~ fr,t Tbc two children
.''n' 'ooN n'H ,.ero osIec, IN ,he
VINO MI L. '' w. h,,s had taken a can.
Dom "n.' ~. o a,,nleS and NOT unt;
az. i.c n !" s al 9r rntrrmrG to the lower part
nc n"y '"' I;I ho know There was
u inc nc, n"''S '.r ".u in 81 ,hr two chill.
I iry,, n Inc hi. attention and lie
4rtli i,' a''' AL a,,e' rm mst Seeing the
tnm r he went alter his mother, and
he rushing into the burning room
,,neht m the two children and carried
them out, ana latCr 'l'ey WIZ leiI'oN IT.
to the nome OF MI anu MIS-. !" A.
Milllkln, Just across inc street ~