Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-09-24
MARYLAND. STATE NEWS
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JOnn IN. jerks, 90 w Hilai -. '-'-'
$40; Simeon Spicer, So; Irwin Turner
$40; James II. Jeffers, $S; David H.
Smothers, $I2; Jesse Jones, So; lhom-
as G.. Barber, So; William Allen, $40;
William Myers, So; James Taylor, $40;
William Elliott, $40; Samuel Starks'
So; George H. Stewart, So; Levin D.
Causey, $40; Joseph Meyers, $40; VIZ
ginia T. Skipper, So; James Green, $S;
Henry Johnson, SO; John l. Hagcr,
$40; Peter G.. Loigrcn, So; John W.
Platter. So; William T. Hackctt, So;
Thomas Thomas, So; Thornton Duck
worth So; Benjamin Wilson, S24; lhoS'
Norton, $40; John l.. Townsend, S24,
The Hagerstown Fair Association
gave banquet Saturday to the mem
bers Of 13 advisory boards, with mem
bershp representing counties IN tour
States.
Miss Lillian Walter and Mr. John
Rodenbaueh, both OF Riverton, Va"
were married in Hagerstown by Kew
L. T. Mowbray. =,
Mrs. Kate C. kcaley, who has held
forth against the Government tor seV-
eral months by refusing to vacate thG
house in which she lives on Naval
Academy grounds got a supply OF Wa
ter from the clouds. Thursday morn,
ing while rain fell she placed pans ana
buckets outside OF the house and thus
managed to supply herself with water
A small hydrant near the home where
she used to get water was shut OH oy
the Government authorities two weeks
ago, and the only means by which Snc
can now secure any water is by catch
ing it at every rainfall 1t is not known
exactly what amount OF subsistence
stores she has laid up, but it is known
that she received a stock OF provisions
shortly before the marine sentrles were
placed near her home. 1t is also PC
iicved she must have a considerable
quantity OF water stored away. 1t /:
not known where she procurcs fuel, bu
smoke is seen coming IRON her chim
nev at least twice d day indicating that
she is cooking.
Mrs. Harlan Schildtknecht, OF oouf'
Mountain. two miles west OF Middle
town. while driving from BcncvoIa
Washington county, in a buggy was
shot in the back of the neck by IL
ycar-old boy, who was carclcSsly hand
ling a target gun. She was seriously
wounded. The accident happened on
the summit OF South Mountain, near
the Reno Mountain. The boy was SIT
ting on the steps at the home OF Johr
Tones as Mrs. Schidtl>necht drove, by
A moment later she heard soWelHli'A
like the breaking OF a spring on the
buggy. Then She lost conSclou'hcS';
Mr.. Jones ran after the buggy anr
found Mrs Schildtknccht bIeedLng rom
the wound i'll her neck. Or: DaViS' o,
BoonSboro, was sent Tor. lie located
the bullet at the base OF the S kuII, but
was unable to remove it. The boy says
the gun was discharged while he was
loading it.
The Fourth Battery, United States
Field Artillery, which marched from
Fort Myer to attend the unvel'nE OF
the New Jersey ll'ohtln'Cl'' a. ';I.
when they reached the war corrc'
spondents' monument at Gaplana' inc
summer home OF Mr.. George NI!rsu
Townsend, on South Mountain nc
cider. 81 gallons, was made especiai'y
for the soldiers by order OF Mr. own
send. The I2o men drank every drof
OF it. On the way to Gapland the Da,
terry became lost i'll the mountain fo2ds
near Catoctn, and had to iord the "a
toctin creek near where 1t empires I'M"
the Potomac. The six guns, weighing
1000 pounds each, took the lord at 4
3o-degrce anole.
The MARYLAND Agricultural College
opened it's school year with I3o stu
dents. A number have not yet return
ed The new dormitories Will be I'M
ished about January I next, when 'h'
enrolment OF the institution will be
increased to ESQ The football pros
meets at the college are good. Pro
lessor RICHARDSON, hidn"He' "
lctics, has secured the services OF Coach
Narkev. who did good work last year
and the team will probably be the best
the college has produced tor several
years.
7. B. Mcclure, OF the National Niu-
scum in Washington, has completed ar
investigation OF large cave YEA at ave
town, Washington county. Inc h49r
of the first chamber was dug up ne
found bones OF bears and deer, beaver
teeth, pieces OF Indian pottery, human
homes. a deer's antlers, stone skinnnp
knives tomahawks, stone pipes, char
coal and wood ashes, thus demonstrate.
;np that the cave was once inhabited
bv indians. The most important find
was a stone slab on which the Indians
had cut figure in profile repfcSeil''I'H
a white man holding, a gun IN one Iiand
and pointing with the other to ho'c
! in the slab. The slab was placed at
thc caves entrance to warn other In,
d;,ns that the palciaccs had discovered
the cave and that it was no longer safe
for them as hiding place ne n9Ie 1lS
in the slab represented tne ne save, save ,,n lne
relics we're sent to the Nauonai N"'
! scum.
! John Murphy, aged As years. cmploy-
ed on the construction OF the Cumper'