Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-12-10
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled
Down for Rapid Reading

Mr.. William II. Gallup, aged 70
years, died at his home, near Perry
man. :,
B. v. Washburn has been appointed
Baltimore and Ohio agent at Oakland,
succeeding D. M. Mason, resigned. i,
Miss Belle Neal, a former resident OF
Hagerstown, who died some time ago
in Philadelphia, left i'll her will 5000 Tor
a public drinking fountain to be erected
in the public square i'll Hagcrstown
About 8 o'clock the other morning
Lewis Coen, proprietor of Cedar Grove
dairy. at the northern limits OF Havre
de Grace, was gored to death by bull
in his barnyard. The iniuriatcd ami
NAL pinioned the unfortunate man
against the stone wall surrounding the
yard, and, having gored him terribly
tramped him under his feet. 1t was
only after six shots had been fired into
10 bull ard he was killed that the body
of Mr.. Coen could be reached by MS
friends. Mr.. Coen was a thrifty tar,
mer and dairyman, IS years OF age, ana
leaves a widow and two children. ~;
widow was the daughter of cx-C'ty
Councilman Alfred NJ. Touchton, OF
Baltimore.
Amelia Stanhopc Little. white cir
II wears old, daughter OF Mrs. Mary a.
Little, was sent to the Female House OF
Refuge until she is 81 years old by
Justice Hoffman. Mrs. Little complain
ed that her daughter was incorriglble
and consorted with William Keys, q
eood-looking negro, who is employed
at one OF the hotels. Keys adm't'cc
that he was intimate with the .gi;! an.
she admitted intimacy also with Franz
KEYS, a younger brother OF William
Keys. The girl also implicated ! oe ly
Ter, burly negro cabman, who wa
taken before Justice Hoffman, but ~
Ter denied the charge The scandal ha'
developed considerable feeling agalns
Keys and Tyler, and they have peer
Narnd to leave town. Justice Hoffman
Informed Keys that he would not an
;wer for the conduct OF the people WING
we're openly advocating lynching the ne
groes. A gang OF IS young white nc'
has been organized to tar and ieatnc'
he negroes and some disreputabl'
white women implicated in the scandal
why are eggs so high? was an
swered by Hagcrstown dealer AS io'
ows: The consumption OF eggs ha'
increased enormously Hotels are lis
ny more eggs. Hotels are more mum
.rcus, and every year there is more
travelling. Nearly every travelling MAJ
.ats eggs. Every year sees more per
IONS doing light Housekeeping. lheS'
Usually do no elaborate cooking, bu
generally get quick meal with eggs
The bakeries are using more eggs. l"'
business in coldstoragc eggs Is ehol
nous. In the cities the frozen contehu
,i eggs can be purchased in any guam
tity. Frozen eggs are largely used D,
bakers. Another reason gwen io' ''t
high price OF eggs is that the dciAah'
Tor carly spring chickens Is SO gFGa
that the carly chickens are all SOFA
leaving no hens for laying purpose
and thus reducing the output. ne aa
vance in eggs has also been Ill me WIFI
the general advance in nearly every
thing that is used on the table.
Judge Henderson reduced the fines
recently imposed upon Benjamin &c
nowitz, the Halpinc merchant Tor we
lations OF the local option law iron
5000 to $I2co, Lcnowitz was sen.ehc
ed to pay the fines, or IN deIa"'t .,
immediate payment, to stand conl!ni'tce
n the House of Correction for pcrioc
al six months. He refused to pay the
fine and the State issued an attach
ment and laid it in the hands OF tAt
Montgomery County National BANK
where Lcnowitz has funds Opinions
OF lawyers differ as to whether IN,
money can be collected, some holding
that by serving in the House OF oot
rection Lcnowitz is relieved OF the oD'
legation to pay the fine. The Anti,oa,
loon League, which will get one-hai'
OF the fines in case they are collected
promotes the litigation.
The board OF lady patronesses OF the
Emergency Hospital, OF irrdericN
county, composed OF 800 members met
with the medical board OF trustees OF tne
hospital and elected oihcers, as lo''
lows: Mrs. A. l.. Eader, chairman
Mrs. George B. McCleery, secretary
cha;rmen of the various committees
Nesdames Clayton O. kecdy. Milton
s, Zimmerman, John IIallock, tranl;
/ Stoner. Aaron Rosenstock, Jennie
Schlev Miller. l.. Hundlcy, William H.
B, Etchison. IONA Wclty. Louise sap
ninpton, Misses Lou Steiner and Ger
trude Hayden.
AT Cambridge VIM, ChriStopher
charged with assaulting his 7-year-old
niece Ethel Rion, i'll Dorchester
county was sentenced to 10 years N
the pcnitentiary.
An Adams Express car attached TO
sou,hbound passenger tram on 'hf
PHILADELPHIA, Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad, was destroyed by hr'
shortly after | O'Clock the other morn
ing, together with its contents Altei
the train had moved few yards IRON
the Elkton passenger station, nah't'
hurst from the car and before the tran
could be stopped the fire had game
such headway that it was Impossible &c
STAY its progress. The express mesSen
GER in the car claims the FIRE was cats
ed by an explosion among the expires
matter. The loss is variouSly cstlnatet
at from $4,000 to $4,000, the car be
;np loaded with valuable express matte
rom New York, Boston and Phlladei
nhi, consigned to the South, and con
sisting OF iewelry, silks and other costly
Goods. The car is total wreck anc
The loss on same will be fully $1,000
Traffic was delayed for several hour'
by the fire.
Tobias Zimmerman, OF Frederick
had portion of his right hand and wis
blown off while hunting near Noun
Carmel, Washington county ne al
tempted to place his gun IN buggy
the gun went off. He drove to Blooms
boro, where his injury was dressed
Amputation may be necessary
Mr.. John Keller, OF Middletown, for
merlv one OF the deputy clerks i'll thu
clerks office under Douglas H. Har
gett, in Frederick, has received an ap
oo;ntment in the office of the Clerk .