Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-07-16
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled
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Miss Jennie Hughes, aged 10 years,
daughter of Mrs. Mary Hughes, OF Ha-
gerstown, is missing from her home
and her mother has appealed to the .po'
lice to assist in the search tor her
Miss Hughes, who is very pretty, lett
her home, telling her mother she was
going Monday last to Martlnsburg
and would return in day or two. Since
then nothing has been heard OF her,
Her mother believes she has been en-
ticed from home and perhaps foully
dealt with. Mrs. Hughes communicate
ed with the Martinsburg officers, bu
they failed to get any trace OF the miss
ing girl. A description OF the CIR
was telegraphcd to the police OF Bal
tmorc, Washington and other places
1t is believed that the list OF aspir
ants for the Democratic nominations
for the various offices to be filled this
fall in Montgomery county is about
complete. In all 90 have announced
Themselves for Governor, 2 fo'
States Attorney, :, for Clerk of the Cir
cult Court I for Register of Wills, II
for the House of Delegates, 3 iol
Judges Of the Orphans Court, 10 Tor
County Commissioners, a for Sheriff
anu luf Sou'iry ou.,eyot roa~ D;r;d.
od I?rt cI;rts W,;io on Horsebart ," wa.
thc subject Of an interesting discus.
sion at recent meeting OF the Home
Interest cocictv of thc Sandy Spring
ncghborhood, held at the home OF Mr.,
T.. p. Thomas. About 80 members ant
guests were present. large number q
whom participated in the discussion.
ni % as advocates OF riding aStridt
and wearing the divided skirt.
Among recent important real estate
sales i'll Talbot county are these
Col Richard W. Baylcy. Monastrevcr
Manor on Miles river, IN Miles KlVe'
Neck, zoo acre to Mr' C!ltton Nhar'
ton, ot Nc" iaVtcn' Pa:' Tor s2o'9oo-
500 an acre; the 'arm OF inc late iona;
.n%I' II, l'',1',r, on d isIarli' - T,,bo,
81 g. - >. t!H'lS ca .,S''alo'' c,s 20 ~ Wi
Ioul''E' I;o Nr. toi SI2oQnrS0 a" pIo;nd.,,;ne I
cnn 'nm nor 1r'J% Po,,I Gal, "a Lnow,, as the
Ecrh iarn, - ocrcs "a Iohn F. George
oi Talhot county for S75oo-S6I ar
acre. Rnhcrt KemD. E1msdale, or
Peach Rlossom creek. near Llandoff.
- acres 10 Raw T. AIiddaugh and vii.
liam +. Shannon, OF Washington, fo'
S45OO-$5o all acre
Iudqc Iamcs Alfred Pearce has filed
thc onininn oi tl,n court in the case
~ C,rono AND ,thcrs ys Miss Willie
Wjcks. in which the objections to the
e,I. nj the iorr, were oycrruled and the
e,Io fr,Il, ratified This was thc suit
wh;ch ;nvn1vcl tho owncrship of Wick,
I;tYo -, emo farm, on Eastern Neck Is
I,nI and rcrcu,Iv purchased by Mr.
I,n,cs "; stevens nj Baltimore,
tp,.;
NitsS li",'.N 49, li'',.S; .t,,t +>r;nc;,,'
vas w NtPIs"ttu ,f;-, S.l,opli Canu
ol '',e N"'t' East il'H' '''''''' ~NN'
county
me cornerstone OF 'ne new Me,ho'
llst Ep'Scopa' onurCia, ,l at et,, INV Lo''uo'''
~" '"'.',
Rcv. a, ,. AloWbTay., pastor o. ONE
Methodist Episcopal Church, Fort Dc
post. Will SaiI on Saturday from fhh
2dclphla Tor Europe.
\ contract Tor improving the upper
Sykcsvile road. from Sykcsvilc to the
Gathers Siding road, i'll Howard
,ountv. was awarded to Joseph Muller
Tor $500.
Town Treasurer w. II. Richardson,
VI Uy3ttsvillc, has submitted a state.
nent oi the finances OF the waterworks
nI,ut which shows most prosperous
condition. In 1000 the town was bond.
,I for s2o.ooo to install waterworks.
The nIart was put in operation January
! 1oo,. aud in less than nine months
aver % ncr cent, oi the houses had
taken Water, The annual revenues. ac
.nrd,ng 70 Treasurer Richardson,
,mnunf to over ST. roo, with every pros
nnrt NJ =, substantial increase. This
,mnunt noys operatiuc expenses and
,Inut $500 on account OF interest
rh,rrcs # !, expected that within
.wo years the plant will be absolutely
sell sustaining.
The Chester River Steamboat Com
,,ny has hrqu, extensive improvements
,n i, nronrrty in Chcstcrtown. The
I,rar hny and churn factory at the
tnnt ,f 1I;or street has been torn away
,nI IN, / adics' ImDrovcmcnt Society
IN rn,1,rn !, with = handsome flower
',,,,,,,,d nc,Y irc;aht house. waiting
rann, nt,;rc rtr wifi be erected on the
.nI nf thr wh,ri and thc latter GOV.
% .rod inr eo loot
The question OF the right OF the
LEGISLATURE to enact laws requiring al
able bodied citizens between II and 50
years old to work two days on the
roads and streets or pay ST. so i'll lieu
hereof is again agitated in Cambridge
\nthom Adkin; was arrested for re.
tusal to work or pay and prayed ior
Jury trial. so that the matter will not
,omc IN for disposition until the No
ycmber term oi court. As the Court
II AnncaIs decided this very point in
'avor OF the constitutionaity OF the
,on !, , case carried I'D from this
.nunty only a Jew wears ago. there doe;