Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-12-17
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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| at Annapolis.
About 20 midshipmen arc i'll the Naval
Academy Hospital sick Of mumps and
| .onsilitis.
Samuel Ridcnour, while killing hogs
with a pistol in Washington county, ac'
:identally shot himself.
Rev. George A. Snyder, of Hagcrs-
own, has been offered the presidency
Of Catawba College. North Carolina.
The Tomlinson property, between FL
ersie and Cooks Mills, was completely
destroyed by fire carly tho other morn
ne. 1t was probably the oldest house III
Allcgany county.
Mrs. Mary Ann Coursey, widow oi
Rev. William r. Coursey, died a few
1ays ago at the home OF her daughter,
at Mount Carroll, ILL.,, aged o5 years
She was Miss Sheets before marriage
and was born near l.citcrsburg, Wash,
ington county.
Alwyn NJ. Culp, contractor and
builder, of Chcstertown, has been
given orders by the officials OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad to go to Green
wood, Del, and rebuild the houses late
" destroyed by explosion MIR. Cup
who returned from the ruined town
SAYS it looks like a peach basket that
had been mashed. He can form no
estimate OF the cost OF rebuilding. but
thinks it will amount to considerable
sum. He has sent word to all sur,
, rounding towns for mechanics and vii.
begin work at once. Mr.. Cup built al
the new railroad stations along the
PENNSYLVANIA system in Kent. also the
depots at Cambridge and Easton.
Mr.. J. Stahlcr. his family and two
sons and their families have moved
from Shelby county, Ohio, and are
now located on the Ward farm, neal
Loretto. Wcomico county, recently
purchased by them. Mr.. Peterson. OF
The same county and State, has moNco
TO the John Woolord farm. ON th'
Manokn river, recently owned by Mr
Frank I.ano. Mr.. Armstrong. also o.
Shelby county, Ohio, IS visiting Mr.
Stahler and expects to purchase farm
property in that section III tho near
future.
The body OF Matthew J. Fitzpatrick
which was recently washed ashore at
Pearson, St. Mary's county, was buried
in St. Nicholas Graveyard. The brother
OF the dead man came from New York
and identified the body, and insstct
that it was a case Of murder, not sui
eide. There are others who think that
Fitzpatrick pcrished while escaping
from an oyster drcdgcr craft, where
he had been badly used.
Grange Al TtfGe q5,wsstIggS 9t the beltsy',le
ed: S. D. Hall, master; w. X. Bcndz
overseer; II. ]. Patterson, lecturer; ,
w. Beal, treasurer; L. o. Garner
chaplain: Z Brian, steward; {. +. Aus
Tin. assistant steward; III. b. McDonncil
eatekeeper; Miss +. Bendz,. secretary
Miss NJ. Hall, ceres; Mrs. Murry,, po'
mona; Miss Magruder, fora, and Mrs
w. l.. Talaierro lady assistant stew
ard.
A. R. Rcnncr, the Sharpsburg mer'
chant who was held Tor court OH the
charge OF setting fire to tho house n'
his daughter, Mrs. Bessie Cox, III
Sharpsburg, was released from jail on
$1,000 bail. Mrs. Rcnncr. who swore
out the warrant ior her husband, has
become rcconcilcd to him. She greet,
ed him in jail with a kiss and pleaded
with the Sheriff for permission to stay
in iail with him. She. also offered to
90 her husbands bail but Judge
Keedy would not accept her as surety
Fire in the mountains near Lake
Mills started on the timber land OF
Mrs. Mary f. Wyand, spread acroS5,
The ridge over on George Sh,tiers Iand
and destroyed lot OF fencing, ra''s and
rordwood.
Mrs, Christina Mddlekauff natlrt
II Baltimore. died i'll Waynesboro, aged
20 wears. She lived i'll liagerstowl'
/ about 80 years, removing to "ayheS-
boro four years ago Her first hus-
! hand was BENJAMIN Cunningham.
A tramp caused considerable excite
ment in Aberdeen by building a mrs
near freight Car on the Pennsylvania
Railroad and setting fire to the car
| rhc fire wa, put out before damage was
done to the canned goods with which
/ he car was loaded.
Mr. Robert CourSey, OF CentreviIIe
has been offered the position OF spe
.ial detective for the new Belvedcrt
| IIotel, Baltimore. MIR. Coursey Is
county constable and town bailtt tor
| Centrevile.
The medical fraternity ol Queer
Anne's county met i'll CentreviIle and
ormed the Queen Annc's Medical SO.
.;etv DR.. James Bordley was elected
nresideut and DR.. J. Nj. Corkran, sec
-etary. .,
Lemuel Claycomb, farmer, Wills
,aulinp a load OF produce, was hurleo
Iown steep embankment near Gar
rett by A misstep OF one OF the horses
| Slaycomb was found seriously '')ul.'
several hours after the accident occur
The Catoctin and Mycrsville Elec'
.ric Railway Company, Freder''N
,ounty. elected officers as follows
christian w. Lynch, president; Clar'
.ncc Lane, vice president; John. NJ
I anc secretary; William Jennings
treasurer: II. II. Keedy, w. C.. Hep
n.rle. CYRUS F. Flock, John 1. Leath
! srman. Herman l.. Routzahn, George
D. Gaver. :, ,-, f..
hecn Granted an absolute divorce iron
his wife, Clara f. Baker.
In Annapolis Mayor Salnuel Jons'
issued warrants to the members OF 'h'
old police force OF Annapolis Tor al
the back pay due them.
w. II. May, Jr., of Elkton, who tot
| some years past has been secretary t'
/ Senator German. has been promoted t'
! a Senate committee clerksh'p
The total receipts Of Montgomer!
county for the year ended June 80, 1908
were $l62,345.a2, and the expenditure
| Sr47,8s2 .oS, leaving a balance on han'
OF $I4,4o2.24.
| AL 1M;ll;a1n IL Gallup. aged Z