Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-26

ny strange NOISE tnc DdDy was hiaNliS'
She found it was strangling from sutto-
cation, and beyond resuscitation. Dr.
Davidson. of Easton, was summoned,
but the child was dead when he got tc
the house.
Mrs. Nathaniel Tuthil, wife of the
vicc-president of the Farmers and Mer.
chants National Bank, of Easton. and
the head of the hardware house of Tut
hill & Son. fell downstairs and broke her
hip. making very severe injury. De
Scending the stairs, she made misstep
at the head of the stairway and fell to
the bottom.
Mr.. Richard Baldwin died at Water
bury. Anne Arundel county, OF cancer.
of the stomach. Mr.. Baldwin occupied
several important county positions. IN
Guiding County Treasurer and Register
of Wills. He was Is years of age and
leaves widow and two daughters
Mrs. Cotton. of Boston, and Miss Mer-
lam Baldwin, and the following hvc
sons: w. Henry Baldwin, New York, III
the firm of Woodward, Baldwin & Co..
II. Furlong Baldwin, chief engineer OF
The Chicago and Alton Railroad, Chi
cago; l.. w. Baldwin, of Watervalley.
Miss. road master of the Illinois Central
Railroad: Columbus Baldwin represent
ing Woodward, Baldwin & Co., of New
York. at Shanghai, China, and Richard
Baldwin. Jr,. employed as engineer on
The Croton Water Works, New York.
The mail pouch thrown from the
newspaper train at Boyd's was badly cut
lp and the mail matter SO damaged and
,trewn along the tracks that half of 1t
,ould not be regathered. This mail IS
one of the heaviest mails received at
3oyd's from Washington and Ralhmore,
and is the earliest mail, The pouch was
thrown upon the station platform and,
-cbounding, fell under the truck of the
passenger coaches, which ground the
sack into shrcds. The papers from
Washington and Baltimore for Boyds
md all the star-routc Offices were almost
entirely DESTROYED Papers were strewn
along the track for a mile.
The case of Agent George w. Parker.
of the Society for the Protection OF Chill
dren, against Mrs. Susan f. Reed and her
husband, Robert l.. Reed, Of Hyattsville.
charged with il-treating the minor chill
dren, Lulu. Elsie and Edith Motfatt, was
dismissed by Justice Carr and the chill
iren ordered returned to their parents.
After hearing half a dozen witnesses
against the accused, Agent Parker and
Attorney J. {. Rogers stated that they
could not sustain the charge and asked
that the case be dismissed The children
are by a former husband of Mrs, Reed.
The barn of Henry llolzapfel, ST., i'll
The suburbs of llagerstown, was burned
to the ground, together with eight hogs,
Il. l., h,,1t In
horse belonged to Henry Hozaptel and
he other property was owned by his son.
Harvard The total loss will be about
$500 partially insured.
The directors OF the Union Hospital
Company, of Cecil county, elected the
following officers; President, George A.
Blake; secretary, Dr. Howard Brattoni
treasurer. Charles B. Finley. A commit
Tee consisting of Drs. Charles M. Ellis,
Howard Bratton and John 5. Writ wa:
appointed for the purpose of bringing the
project to the notice of the people OF
Cecil county. John Gilpin. l.. Marshal
Iiaines and Frank p. Price were APP.
pointed members of the finance commit
&c.
BENJAMIN G.. Barthalow, of Ohio;
Clarence f. Landrum, of Kentucky
Charles r. Train, of Washington, d. c..
and Stanley Woods, of Chicago, of the
lass of 1900, Naval Academy, have
passed their examination for the rank Of
ensign.
Midshipman Frank A. Long, of the
lass of 1906, who early last fall resigned
from the Naval Academy on account OF
physical dlsqualihcations has beer
grant a examination.
The trustees of the Poor and Insane
'or Cecil county made the following
appointments for the ensuing year:
Overseer at almshouse, Charles II.
Moody; matron. Mrs. Sarah Moody;
superintendent OF the Insane Asylum,
Albert T. Alternately; matron, Mrs,
Alternately: assistant. Harry T. Thayer.
DR.. P r. Housckecper, Of North East,
was rcappointcd physician to both in
stitutons.
Governor Smith appointed the fol
owing as directors of the Home and
Infrmary OF Western Maryland: Jas
w. Thomas, Timothy Griffith, Samuel
Milholland Christian kenncweg and
James P. Gaffney, all OF Cumberland.
Tobia Kelner employed by the
Preston Lumber and Coal Company,
had his right arm cut off by a wire
cable connected with the log carriage.
The arm was cut off above the elbow
as clearly as il done with a surgeons
knife.
The dwelling and furniture of Alex
ander Wright four miles north OF
fredericksburg, Caroline county, on what
is known as the Green farm, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss $500, partially
insured.
David Bell died suddenly at Keedys-
vile, Washington county, aged 81
years.
Mr.. William J. Price, Jr, has pur,
chased the half interest of Mr.. Lemuel
Dunbracco in the Ccntrcvile Observer
and is now sole owner and publisher OF
the paper 1t is understood that the
price paid was $4,000.
DR.. William r. Riddlcmoser died at
Smithsburg. Washington county, aged
as years. -.
Mrs. Susan Barr, widow OF Jacob
Barr formerly of Washington county,
died at Fort Scott, Kan, aged 70
years.
Mrs. Jane Jarboe died suddenly at
California, St. Mary's county, i'll the
sixty-hith year OF her age.