Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-03-12
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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Frederick, So: Catherine A. Llcgler'
Baltimore, So; Frances A. Thomas,
Landlord So; Moses Webster. Stat
ford, $40: Nathaniel Grim, Brownsville,
$I2; George Thompson, Williamsp,ort'
SO: John Weber. Cumberland, $40;
Samuel p. Ryan, Rising Sun, So; Ellz-
abeth Moore, Crisfeld, So; Mary A
Scott, Galena. So.
A case to test the burial law OF the
State has been brought i'll Carroll
county.
Mrs. Rebecca Whitaker, Is years OF
age. was accidentally burned to death
At Woodlawn, Cecil county.
The property OF the late Mrs. Eliz-
abcth B. Groomc in and near Elkton,
Has sold for $I3875 in the aggregate.
Two free rural delivery routes have
been decided upon for Cecil county.
1t has been decided to rebuild the
burned district of Mount Airy with
bricks and stone instead OF wood, as
heretofore.
A number Of natives OF Russia have
recently been fully naturalizcd in Ha-
| gerstown.
A wreck OF coal cars on the Cum
berland Valley Railroad south OF Ha-
gerstown. caused the death OF brake
man and wounding two others OF the
crew.
Judge Edwin II. Brown set aside the
| deed for the transfer OF a farm Ill
! Queen Annc'S county by Baronncr to
Nimmo on the ground OF false and
fraudulent representations OF an agent
in the deal.
Chief Engineer Brown, OF the Penn
sylvana Railroad Company, puts an
end to the story that plans and surveys
have been made for new four-track
bridge over the Susquchanna. on the
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ton road Something OF the kind may
! be done at Havrc de Grace III the III
turc, after the tracks have been Gle
waited at Wilmington, Del, and Chcs.
ter, Pa, or after the new union sta
ington, but not before This statement
ton has been constructed i'll Wash
sets at rest a story that has been atioai
! Tor some years.
Spurrcd on BY the State Building
| Commission. McsSrS. Smith. Son &
| Co., the contractors on the state work
now going on at Annapolis, have been
extremely active OF late. The work on
the State House and Court OF Appeals
buildings has progressed so rapidly
that it now seems quite probable THAI
| both will be ready for use when actu-
, ally needed, The latter building is SO
1early finished that the contractors be
ieve they can turn II over to the State
| about May l. 1t is finished 50 lar as
! he outside is concerned, except Tor a
iule stone carving and polishing. ! h.
building is 100 b. Io7 icct Inside the
bulk OF the work has been done, w:
the par,itioning off oi the rooms. the
framework. laying floors and plaster
ng. The first floor will be used as OF.
fccS for the Comptroller, Treasurer,
Land Office. Tax Commissioner ana
| Fishery Department, and the second
1oor will be occupied by the Court q
Appeals and State Library. The corr
! dor occupying tie central part OF the
building will have a marble floor ant
decorations OF plaster OF paris. In tn;
central hall the splendid marble pillar
from the old Baltimore Custom House
are admirably placed.
Seven pieces OF property on the sui.
luchanna river " Hartford county have
seen tran ,ierred, through Edward M
Allen. .lr, to the Continental Trust
Company. The aggregate price par,
'or these properties was $4,000 and
he tract, include the following; Giles
Island, at the mouth oi Deer creek, ,:
acres, $500; Elberton. Giles Addition
and Rigbe's Hope. 1871 acres. $500
land purchased bv Mr., Allen from
lane Shure. $1,000: land purchase
rom William r. Holloway. $1,000
We'll lot. two acres. $1,000; land pur
biased oi Ellis J. Tucker and vie
E6sco; Partnership and Brothers Dl>
:ovcrv, nine acres. $500. These acqui
ations are considered to be Connectct
.ith the extensive plans on ioot &c
harness the SuSquchanna and con.
rruct large electric lighting anf
power plant
Two barns. the property OF John \
LAY, near kemptown. lust north "'
Ivattstown, were burned, with oVcl
700 bushels OF wheat, hundred bush,
is oi oats, about so tons OF hay, al
Il his farming implements and -WaE
lns and eight head OF cattle, he bel
owing OF the imprisoned cattle as they
we're burning was horrible to hea:
The fire when discovered by one OF the
arm. hands had got such Roadway that
hose summoned to render AID were
p0wcrlcSs to do anything. The los
20 Mr.. Clay will be about $500, WITH
10 insurance.
Baltimore and Philadelphia archi,
!ccts submitted plans to the directors
Of the Queen Anne'S National Bank
ior the new building i'll CcntreviIic
Messrs. Frank Z. and Henry r. Davis
OF Baltimore, were the successful com
pctitor;. The building is to be OF
Archaic style, with pilastcrcd front oI
Pompciian brick. The base will be OF
granite. The interior will be finished
with hardwood.
For fear OF an epidemic OF what is
supposed to be diphthcria. the public
school at Glen Echo, Montgomery
county. has been closed. and Dir. +. +.
Stoncstrcet, health officer for the
county, has been notified. One death
from the malady has recently occurred
in that neighborhood and it is stated
that several cases exist there.
The residence OF George II, Ball, at
Potomac, in Montgomery county, wa;
destroyed by fire, together with all its
contents. excepting a very few articles
OF furniture. The total loss was SI5oc
and the insurance $500. When the fire
broke ort Mrs. Ball was alone i'll thG
house and she did not discover the
flames until too late to attempt to cX,
,ngnlSh them.
Mrs. Oscar Smitlson. OF Liberty
Grove. near Colora, Cecil county, has
sold her place to Mr.. John Blackburn
for $4,000.
There is an epidemic OF measles III
Brunswick.
1t is understood in Rockville that
he Capital Traction Company OF the