Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-05-07
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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more, $I2; Anna Dunn and Louise
Ompteda. both of BALTIMORE, each So
minor OF George d. Martin. Fallston
$40; James Turner, Emmittsburg. $40
Joseph Kunke, Pearl, $I2; Thoma.
Hodges. Barclay. SO; Robert Ward
Baltimore, $l2; John A. Love. Bait
more, $I2; George Spalding. Dentvi|e
$I2; Maria Howard. Baltimore, S.
Michael Custer, Grantsvile, SO: Jane:
H. Grimes. Oxon Hill, So: William II
Ebaugh (Powhatam, Baltimore, So
Francis T. Dean, Frostburg, So; Geo
A. Frccburger Joseph Evans and Louis
Hamburger, Baltimore. ST. each; Mary
c. Murphy. Cumberland, So: Alfred
Wonn, Walbrook. $40; Elizabeth
Woodroc. Baltimore. So; Samuel House
Middletown. $I2; RUFUS II. Carpenter
Baltimore. $40: Oliver Sedrix, Charles
vile, So; Charles Callahan. Wellington
$Io John X. Shick. fredericksburg. $Io
George w. Pierce, Baltimore, So: Johr
II. Hoffman, lie Gore. $I2; Joseph A
Hamilton. Granite So James II. John
son and Robert HollenShade. OF Balti'
more. each So: William II. Moore
Frederick, $40; John Easton. Pomon'
key, So: George j. Lamar. Baltimore
$40: Henrietta Mas. Baltimore. So.
Edward NJ. Huyett. aged 62 years. a
retired farmer, hanged himself i'll his
barn, near Pondsville. Washington
county. He was found dead by his sis
ter, Miss Cynthia Huyett, hanging by
rope around his neck to wagon. He
was in a melancholy mood for a long
while Prof. w. Merrick Huyctt. prin'
;ipal of the Minister Street School, fia.
gerstown. a distant relative. was sum
lnoned and cut the body down.
Capt. Joseph Kline. canal boatman
whose craft was wrecked at Dam No
S. died Saturday of his injuries at Ash
ton Station, Potomac Valley Railroad.
Fourteen canncry tenant houses were
burned at Sudlcrsvillc, Queen AnncE
county.
Mountain forest fires have proved de-
Structivc OF timber i'll Washington
county.
Clyde Wilson. aged 80 years, Caroline
county. died from swallowing paris
green.
In Easton, Talbot county, Scott Per
linS, colorcd. was shot in the abdomen
by John w. Zeemer. livcryman. max
ne dangerous wound. The shooting
vas the outcome oil quarrel about
wages. in which the negro. who had
been drinking, showed fight and was
shot.
4 large frame and stone bank barn
III the farm of Samuel ID, Piper. halt
mile from Sharpsburg. was destroyed
~ fire. \ COW and two calves. new
sell binder. several wagons, a lot OF
harness. hay and fodder and hogpcn
we're also burned The farm was ten
,nted by Conscientious Cost, He had
insurance amounting to $l425 on tho
oarn'S contents. The barn was insured
Ii Frederick county. 1t is thought the
ire was started from sparks from the
iwellng chimney. The outbullding.
we're saved by a bucket brigade hastily
ormcd by ncighbor' just as the horse,
we're led from the stable the ROOT lei
II. The total loss will be about $1,000
The residence OF Mr.. Harry w Lane
IL Ridgely, Caroline county. was de
:iroyrd bv fire about ; o'clock the
,thcr afternoon. \ strong wind wa
blowing at the time OF the contlagra'
ion and several adjoining propcrtic,
,aught FIRE The fire originated IN the
kitchen from a gasoline stove. Mrs
Lane alter having taken the usual Pre-
caution in filing the stove lighted 1t
When the match was applied the stove
'Npluicd and but ior the presence 81
ne Wired girl. Mrs. Lane would IN.
loubtcdly have been fatally burned
Her clothing was ignltcd, he prop
'rty los, is only partially covered by
insurance.
Judge Witzenbacher overrued the
protest filed to the application "t Johr
". Taylor Tor 4 license Tor a saloon
II Townsville. Washington county
the court ruled that the law OF huS'
band and wife gave the husband abso.
ute lie interest in onc-thlrd OF the rca
property OF the vile and thus conSli'
wed him freebooter. As the LAW re-
luircd no qualification except being a
parc ireeholder, the husband where the
Niic held her land iii ice was a compr.
tenn Siencr to applications Tor liquor
license in Washington county.
The frame barn OF Frank Mullcndarc
VI the Eliza Ea>ton property, in R"h'
rrr>vllc. Washington county, wa.
burned with a horse and COW and other
.ontcrlS Loss. $500: not insured.
Retiring Postmaster James t. liar
tc" has turned over the llagcr Stown
roetofticc to his successor. Mr., Harry
X. Startzman.
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