Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-09-10
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These pensions were granted Mary
landers james c. Bavington, $Ioi
Charles Gross, $I2; Henry Hahn, $40
Joseph Queen, $I2; Albert King, $6|
Joseph Thomas, So; Richard T. Ker.
foot, $I2; William James Sinclair, $8i
John T. Burns, $40; Robert H. Boston
$40; Horace Hodges, So; Jacob Fl,
Stanch, So; Samuel F. Edwards, So!
Adam Mowen, So; Jane F. Lloyd, $I2i
Samuel Broom, So; Edwin w. Harm
S.; Henry Myers, So; Jonas T. Flock.
So; Joseph H. Bamberger, So; William
Hefflefnger, $6; Sarah Montgomery
So; Margaret Thompson, So; George
w. Bryany, $40: Enoch Harris, $Ioi
James Oren, So; James Boone, $I2i
John S. Creamer, $I2; John Johnson
$40.
Fabian Posey has resigned as cashier
of the Southern Maryland Savings Bank
in La Plata and will be succeeded by W.
Aubrey Mudd, of Waldorf.
Scholarships in the McDonough In.
stitute, of Charles county, have been
given to Misses Howardine Gardiner
Sarah Carpenter, Ada Wynn and Master
J. H. M. Dorset, with tuition, board and
books free. Misses Lille Barber, Mary
Owen and May Padgett received the
tuition scholarships.
Mr.. Pearl Holland, of Redland, Mont
gomery county, has received an appoint
ment as clerk in the Washington city
postofhce and has assumed charge of his
duties His appointment was the result
of a civil service examination. He was
teacher in the public schools Of Mont
gomery county.
The Montgomery County Commission
ers have contracted with the Nelson 8
Buchanan Company, of Chambersburg
Pa for a steel trestle bridge over Rock
creek on the road leading from Chevy
Chase to Kensington. The bridge will
be 48 feet in length with a I4-toot road
way. The contract price is $3.50.
1t seems to be settled now that the
Pope Company will manufacture auto
mobiles at the Hagerstown BICYCLE plant
The Maryland State Prohibition Con.
vention was held in Hagerstown and
the following nominations were unani-
mously made: For Governor, William
Gisriel, OF Baltimore city; Comptrol.
Ter OF the Treasury, Daniel w. Miles,
OF Upper Paramount. Somerset county:
Attorney General, Frank Higgins, OF
Rockville. John NJ. Herring, OF Baltl-
pore, was put in nomination tor Comp
troller, but he declined. I. Pllny
Fisher, Of Denton, was put in nomra-
Con for Attorney General, but his
tame was withdrawn.
While Misses Lizzie Fleckenstein
and Annie Smith were driving a splr-
tied horse in Easton the horse became
frightened and ran away. In front OF
Roberts drug store they ran into a
post throwing Miss Smith on the pave.
nent and bruising her face badly and
spraining one of her ankles. Miss
Fleckenstein was thrown out on the
other side OF the carriage and received
severe bruises and had her lip cut so
badly that it was necessary to take a
number OF stitches in it.
w. Lee Dixon has sold to Levi D.
Travers, for $4,000. the Dixon Block,
N Cambridge, and bought from him the
store and dwelling at the corner OF
High and Poplar streets and Ia build
ing lots in West End for $4,000. Mr.
Dixon will shortly tear down the old
frame structure, which occupies one OF
the most prominent and Valuable sites
in Cambridge, and erect handsome
brick and stone business block in its
place.
Water from the Denton town tank has
oeen pronounced unfit for drinking pur-
poses, President Lewis, OF the Town
Board OF Commissioners, acting on the
advice OF local physicians, has given
notice that the water must not be used
without first being boiled.
In Centreville William MacAllen had
4 rib fractured and was badly cut on the
arm and James MacAllen received a Sc
we're scalp wound by a fall from the
scatfoding OF the building they are
for the Centrevile Ma
tional Bank.
The will OF Jesse A. Kirk, ice-presi-
lent OF the Rising Sun National Bank,
vas admitted to probate recently !he
estate, valued at SOC. 900. is composed OF
-eal and personal property. Mount +,
Kirk, an only son of the teStator, IS
named as the sole executor, and under
he terms Of the will is not required to
furnish bond, The testator leaves an
of $40 a year to his widow.
The remainder OF the estate is devised
% his son, Mount F. Kirk of Rising
Sun, alter the payment OF the follow
ng legacies A gold watch and chaiV
q cost SIoo, to Allen L. Kirk, a grand
,on and to Francina NJ. Kirk, grand'
laughter, watch and chain to cost
he same. To Louisa NJ. Vorthington
md Florence Worthingtoh $50 each
or the purchase OF gold watches. Ia
Hanson NJ Haines. president OF tht
Rising Sun National Bank, $500. To
he trustees of James Methodist Epis'
opal Church of Rising Sun $Ioo
+. Howard Eldridge, one OF the larg>
st land owners in Cecil county, dice
It the home of Z. Porter Lusby, al
1ecilton, OF paralysis, aged o. years
Mr. Eldridge attended a sale near Ce'
lton and was in conversation with
samuel J. Keys, of Elkton, one OF the
Democratic nominees for the House o!
Delegates, when he suffered stroke OF
PARALYSIS. His condition at once be-
anne critical, and he was removed to
he home OF Mr.. Lusby, in Cecllton, .
where he died. He was a son OF the
ate Griffith M. Eldridge and was
ative of Philadelphia. After being
ctivelv engaged for years in the man
featuring business in Philadelphia, he
emoyed to his 6oo-acr farm in Cecil
ounty six years ago. He was unmar-
led and is survived by two nephews,
ons of deceased brother, DR.. f. J
,ldridge, of Americus, GA.
Leroy H. Goetz was arrested in Hag-
rstown charged with being a deserte1
rom the army. He was in the Coast
\r,illery, and deserted from Fort Nc
Ienry on August Is.
The residence of Clarence Holter in
Damascus. Montgomery county, was
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