Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-12
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered From
All Sources.

son has ordered all forms of hazlng to
stop.
A contest is on over the Chcstertown
Postofficc, the terms of Mrs. I. M.
Lucas, incumbent, expiring next Dc
cembcr.
1t is contemplated to erect a FIGURING
mill and crushing mill at DickcrsonS'
Montgomery county, to cost $4,000
The fodder rick OF Joseph /. White,
near Boyds, Montgomery county, was
set on fire, and it was with difficulty
that the fire was prevented from spread
ing to the barn and other buildings.
Jacob Andrew, of Hyatt, Washing
ton county. caught i'll the Conocoi
chcaguc creek carp weighing 3t
pounds. This is the largest carp ever
caught, so far as known, i'll Washing
ton county.
The Rockville Business Mems Asso
ciation has appointed Washington
Hicks, David II. Warfield and Wins
B. Burdcttc to visit the Eastern Shore
OF Maryland and inspect various indus
tries there with a view to encouraging
the location OF similar industries i'll
Rockville. Rockville is thinking o.
sending its pure water i'll barrels tc
Washington city as a commercial ven
turc.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
OF Rockville has elected the following
officers: President, Mr. A. A. Brad.
dock; c-presidcnt, Mr.. George W.
NJ. Davis; secretary, Miss Verde King
don; treasurer, Miss Bculah White.
The Evansville Farmers Club met at
New Birmingham Manor, the residence
OF Mr.. ]. d. Cassard. near Muirkirk
Prince Georges county. Mr.. L. +,
Dorsey, OF Annapolis Junction, presid-
ed, with DR.. Joseph X. Owens sccre-
tary. Other members present besides
the host were Luther Brashears, Chas.
H. Stanley, Joseph A. Blundon. Ed
mund Pcndleton, John Snowdcn, l.. +.
Burke, S. W. Bcall and George +,
Loweree. The guests were President
r. W. Sylvester, OF the Maryland Agrl-
cultural College; Director II. J. Pat
terson. OF the Maryland Experiment
Station; Prof. +. B. Bombcrger, DR..
H. B. Mcdonnell, cx-Congrcssman
Charles f.. Coffin. OF Muirkirli; Rev. I.
!. LaRochc, L. D. Cassard and +. a.
Fuller. The resignation OF Mr.. ID. NJ
Nesbit. who has removed to Washing
ton. was accepted. Mcssrs, Cassard,
Stanley and Burke we're appointed to
consider the advisabllity OF having z
limited number OF honorary members.
Mr.. George +. Lowcrcc was appointed
a member OF the executive committee
in place OF DR.. r. S. Hill resigned.
Mr.. John Bowie, OF Annapolis June
ton, was elected member. \ col
laion was served and graccd by the
presence oi Mcsdamcs l.. A. Page. II.
b. Mcdonnell and the Misses Sadie +.
Jones. Elizabeth Webb and Susie La.
Roche. The next meeting will be hcid
at the residence OF Col W, 5. Powell,
OF Annapolis Junction.
States Attorney Poffcnbcrger has in
formation that Samuel Dent, George
Kelly and Edward Mills, who were
convicted at Carlisle, Pa, OF robb'ng
the house oi Alexander Duncan, are
the same parties who recently. robbed
Tollgatc- Keeper Creager, on the .eit-
crsburg pike, two miles north OF lia-
gcrstown. The tollgate robbers were
three masked men. who smashed in the
door. bound old Mr.. Creager and his
aged wife and carried off 5000 belong
ing to the turnpike company. The cvi-
dcncc connecting the Carlisle convict,
with the tollgatc robbery is supplied
BY prisoner in Carlisle Jail charged
with burglary who says the convict;
confessed the crime to him and boasteh
OF it i'll prison.
David II. Moffatt. OF Denver, Co','
obtained a judgment OF condemnation
in the Circuit Court OF Calvert count
against the Chesapeake Beach RAILWAY
Company for $56o7oO2 The f1rSt
National Bank OF Denver also obtain
I'd Judgment against the railway COM
pany for $3I16666 Neither claim was
contested.
The store OF Charles G. llagelin, at
Solomon's Island, was robbed a few
nights ago OF a considerable quantity
OF groceries and a small sum IN caS',
Five hundred dollars was subscribe
in Hartford county by ncighborlng. tar
mers to macadamizc the road from
Rock Spring Church to Grafton's shops
bv the way of Forest Hill, for which
road a request was made by Miss Re
hcrca Woolsev. Those interesting
themselves in this public-spiritcd enter,
nrisc are: Nathan Grafton, Alber'
Twining, r. B. Hull, S. 7. Edel, A. d
Wilson, w. T. Hanway, {. l.: Vail
Eli Tucker, A. H. Hull, J, {. Taylor
and Joseph Eggleston
Gov. John Walter Smith has granite
4 pardon to Lewis Bartolct, convictc'
OF burglary in Cecil county and sentenc
ed to the Maryland Penitcn.iary fool
four wears. Some members OF what !,
known as the Pcrryvile gang made ain
davit that Bartoct was not memne'
OF their gang and had no hand III the
burglaries committed in Cecil county
These facts and a petition numero"S,S
signed by the people OF Cec'l couh's
we're brought to the attention OF GoV
! ernor Smith. who granted the pardon
A syndicate of local capitalists hh
bcen organized to purchase large
block of the burnt district i'll the buS'
ness part of Centrcvile and build
large threc-story brick building, tn'
Ground floor to be used for stores, TIT
Second story for a modern opera hous
and the third floor to be divided into
Offices and lodge rooms, -,
The contract for the erection OF tn
new building at the Maryland A.grlcul
tnrol College has been awarded t'
Werner Bros. OF Ellicott city, III
Building is to be completed by the lat
fer part OF next September.
Mr. Robert Simms died OF apopeN!,
At his home, Beltsville, Prince George
county " aged 70 years. He was unmar
RED and lived at Beltsvile over $
years.
Mr. T. NJ. Price, assistant cchem's
At the Maryland Experiment station
has resigned to go into the D'o-cnenii N