Catoctin clarion., 1903-10-15
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boi.,a
Down for Rapid Reading.

Harper, Josiah +. Murphy, Fredcrick
Nichols, each $40; Abraham Lewis: Si2'
John G.. Wohner, George WilliamS'
each So; John w. Lynch, James w.
Reynolds, Charles +. Mulillen,. each
S.; Benjamin Bender, Joseph Young;
each $40; Samuel Vansiclile, SI7; Neal
Weeks, $l2; William Howard, $40; Sol
omon Heath, So; Ida NJ. Clark, IS; Ju'
liza Ann Thornburg, $I2.
The Asbury shirt factory at Lawson!a
was destroyed by fire. The loss Is
$4,000, on which there is an insurance
OF $5oco, The factory had been run
ming regularly for the past five years
and gave employment to many persons;
Mrs. Virginia Humphrey, wife ei
Mr.. John Pumphrcy, former resident
of Rockville, died at Brunswick, aged
27 years. Death was due to an attack
of cramps.
Prof. p. S. Barnes, principal OF the
Germantown public school, Montgom'
cry county, has resigned to accept. the
position as prinCip pal OF the high scioo'
in StraSburg, Va,
Mrs. Kate c. Kcalcy, the woman who
for year has dcflcd the Government
to move her from the house she occu-
pies in the addition to the Naval Acad-
cmv ground in Annapolis and has cll-
durcd 4 close siege by marines Tor a
month, says she will leave the house
herself on Monday or Tuesday.
Douglas Butler, lr., aged 10 years
accidentally shot and killed himself neat
his home in Cobb Neck, Charles couil'
ty. He was walking on log and car,
rying a gun with the hammer ralSc'
when the log rolled and threw h1m'
causing the gun to be discharged the
contents Of which lodged III his rlg1'
side, killing him instantly.
Miss Nellie G.. Bailey and Mr.. Geo.
W. Snyder, youthful couple OF ~
gcrstown, were married by Rev. J. N
Tombaugh. pastor OF the First bretl'
rem Church. The wedding was a sur
prise to the brides family. Fact oi the
young people is aged II years
Lyman Sharp, OF Crum Lynn, Pa,
while out on the North East rivSl
near Charles Town was drowned. lh'
boat he was in capsizcd. HIS compah,
ions managed to cling to the upturne
boat and were rescued some time after
ward. Mr.. Sharp'S parents at OruE'
Lynn we're tclcgraphcd Tor.
William Bridcndolph. one OF the old
est residents OF Washington county
died at Pcctonvillc. aged o7 years.
4 meeting OF the trustees OF the
MARYLAND Agricultural College was he'll
at the college building at College Park
Robert II. Kerr, OF the Oklahoma Ag
ricultural College, was appointed assist
ant chemist i'll place of II. n. LanSdaie
who died about six weeks ago. trcl
crick c. Bishop, OF the Colorado :Agri,
cultural College. was elected assistant
cntomologist in place OF Robert SMITH
resigned.
The State convention oi the Wom
ans Christian Temperance Union o.
MARYLAND at Rising Sun adjourned attei
clccting officers rs follows; President
Mrs. Mary K. l1aslup; corresponding
secretary, Mrs Rcbccca !. BronaIi; re
cording secretary. Mrs Milton Stewart
treasurer, Miss Frances 4. Cathcart
Delegates to the national convention
Mrs. b. r. Scarborough, OF HariorC
county; delegates large, Mrs. cticr'
son IIaincs. Cecil; Mrs. =. Is. Owens
Mrs. Pauline w. Holmes, Mrs. Rachc
S. Course, Baltimore city; Mrs, Satag
T. Miller. Montgomery county; Mrs
Charles Butler. Queen Anne county
The next annual convention Will be heIt
at Ccntrcvillc
A Jury at Upper Marlboro rendered
\ verdict against the Glen Echo Rail
road Company for $500 As the result o'
a suit entered by Frank +, Boswell,
who was put off the defendant com
pany'S cars i'll Montgomery because m
refused to pay a cash fare i'll Maryland.
Boswell rendered a ticket in payment
of his fare, and the conductor declined
to accept it, and demanded cash iarc.
Boswell sued the company tor $1,000,
and the case was removed from Mont
gomcry to Prince Georges county.
In Frederick Daisy Stewart has been
granted an absolute divorce from her
husband, John ii. Stewart.
Mrs. Martha Hunt, wiic OF George
Hunt, an c,nployc OF the City Street
Department. HagerstoWn, committed
suicide. by hanging herself from a rait"r
in the garrct oi her house. She had
been dcspondcnt and i'll ill-hcalth Tor
some time. and was in continual tear
that her family would suffer from
want this winter. Miss Anna Hunt, her
daughter. lett her mother lying on a
couch asleep, as she thought, and went
into the garden to plant flower When
she returned to the house she found
all the doors locked Fearing some mis-
fortune had bciallcn her mother, she
FASTENED to a ncighbor for assistance.
A door was broken in and 4 search OF
the house revealed the body, still warm,
OF Mrs. Hunt, swinging from the roof
in the garrct, her knees dragging on
the floor.
The Circuit Court, Judge Williams,
has appointed Fred A. Thaycr and Ed
ward II. Sinccll receivers for the
Commonwealth Tanning Company, OF
Hutton, Garrett county. The company
did not resist recciycrShjp. The rcceiv-
crs have given 100000 bond. They will
continue to operate the concern, as
there are on hand over $I5o,Ooo worth
of unfinished products and some valua-
bic contracts, which will require a year
or more to complete. The cause of the
action was an overdue note for $1,000.
The First National Bank OF Oakland
was the petitioner for receivers.
Mrs. Nadine Provost Allen, the So
prano singer OF Frederick, has ac-
ccptcd a position to sing in St. lgna-
thus Catholic Church, Baltimore,
Mrs. Annie r. Jacobs, nee Miller, en-
tered suit in Iagerstown for divorce
from her husband, Oscar NJ. Jacobs,
Mr. Billngslcy Garner, one OF the
most prominent citizens Of St. Mary ;
county, died at his home, in Milcstown
Elmer Heath, convicted OF killing
his sweetheart, Miss Katie Adkins, in
Salisbury, was sent to Baltimore and
received in the pcnitcntiary under SEN
tence for 19 years, He will be put to
work in the hollowware factory.
The Socialists OF Washington county
are very aggressive. One OF their can
didates claims they will poll 1900 votes