Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-01-22
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered From
All Sources.


Carl Mong, charged with disordeerly
conduct, and Howard Williams, color
ed, indicted for carrying concealed wca,
pons. They we're not in the stec
RACES, but were allowed to sleep. on the
floor OF the large room in which the
cages are located. They climbed on the
top of the cages, tore away the plas,,
tered ceiling, crawled into a lott ane
slid down to the ground by a back
porch and made their exit from the rea'
of the Jail.
Ezra Wiletts, of Mill Stone, Wash
ngton county, has snake farm, WHICH
consists of hall an acre OF stony hill
side. The land is so ovcrgrown with
brush and grass that it furnishes
most ideal retreat, and the number
which Mr. Wlletts has confined is cs-
timated at 10000 All OF the. snakes
are OF the variety known as the gar.
ter They seldom attain a length OF
more than four feet. and their bite IS
not poisonous. There is demand TOR
snake oil, supposed to be effective iN
the cure OF rheumatism. AS they are
caught the snakes are skinned and their
bodies chopped up and fried like lard:
The resulting oil is thick and heavy and
has rather a disagrceable odor. when
is partially dispcllcd by repeated cook
ing. About 200 snakes are treated at
time Last season Mr.. Willctts ship
ped one barrel but this year, on ac.
count of the extraordinarily severe cold
OF last winter, which killed many OF the
snakes, the amount will be reduced.
The annual Masonic reception was
held by the Royal Arch Masons in tho
Masonic Temple, Hagerstown. Several
hundred guests were present. Mayor
Henry Holzapiel. Jr., made an address;
The reception committee was composed
OF Messrs. William K. Hoffman. B. A.
Belts, George r. Hutson, Col. William
p. Lane, William B. King, George B.
Oswald, J. Frank Miller, DR.. A. v
Huntzberg, w. II. Reisncr, George H.
Hagcr, Albert Heard, DR.. l.. II. Rel
Ter, Harry X. Startzman, r. l.. Van
dcvanter, William II. Armstrong, X
NJ. Hays, Hc.ry Holzapcl, Jr, and f.
J. 1Scnoglc.
The 2-ycar-old son OF Harvey Les
her, near Middcburg, Washington
county, was accidentally hanged undei
peculiar circumstances. Two children
one years old and one :, years old
were paying in bedroom upstairs
The elder got rope from a hobby,
horse and tied it around the neck O.
the younger. They played around the
room and on the bed. The noise ceaS
ing, Mr.. Leshcr went upstairs to as
certain the cause, lie was horrlhed tc
find the younger child hanging IRON
the bedpoSt, dead, 1t is thought he tel
out OF the bed and the rope became. en-
tangled with the bcdpost. The eide
child was lying in bed, but was toe
young to give an account OF the trag
edy.
County Commissioner J. Loul:
Rhodes and Civil Engineer Carey,
Baltimore, have finished the inSpcc
ton OF a proper site for the new Ken
Narrows bridge to span the strait con
meeting Eastern bay. tributary OF the
Chesapeake, and Chester river lhf
Commissioners contemplate building
substantial steel structure IN place o.
the unsafe wooden bridge through
which traction engine icll into seven
feet OF water recently.
The Anti Saloon League OF Mont
pomery county held its annual meeting
at Rockville. The following othcers
we're elected President Asa M. Sta
bier; vice president, John II: GaSsa-
way; secretary f. I. Griffith; treas
urer W. b. Burdctte; vicc-presidents'
philnorc Burrics, William /. Dow
den. Rev II. S Owens, Rev. K. l..
McNar r. II. Miller, B. c. Hughes,
p. p. Fournoy, b. II. Miller, +. u.
Ward. G.. X. Bcall, w. A, Maxwell, l.
". Day and A. c. Warthen.
The Belair Town Commissioners are
considering the subj OF reorganiz,ln.g
The local fire company, and a pubic
meeting for the purposcoi .rcvivlng IN
tercst in the matter has been called
Sc, cral small fires have occurred in the
town recently. and while everyone is
anxious to render aid, lack OF author,
,led leadership leads to confusion and
delay.
The Prince Georges Fair Associa-
ton elected directors as follows: Dr.
Richard S. Hill, Z. Z. Berry, w. Booth
Ronic, A. 7. Brooke, w. B. brook
Charles +. Coffin, +. Snowdcn Hill
Frederick Dallam, w. r. Smith. lior-
acc Crosicr and Charles Stohlman.
Taxes in arrears in Montgomery coun
ty amount to SIo,233.
Miss Alice Anna Seibcrt, aged IS
wears, died i'll CcarfoSs, Washington
county, from burns.
Mrs. Amelia II. Benton died suddenly
at the home of her brother, John W.
Carroll, near Potomac, Montgomery
county, of heart disease She was q
years of age.
Samucl Solomons, of Washington. Ill
d;ctrd in two cases for conducting 3
pool-room in Montgomery county, gave
s. 600 hail in Rockville for his appear
ance in court.
The grocery of Thomas West, at Pond,
town, Washington county, was robbed
by burglars, who carried away large
amount of groceries, tobacco, cigars, etc.
in wagon
The Potomac river froze across dur
mo the first part of the week, the tlrst
fine this winter. From Fort Washing
ton I'D it was four inches thick. lhe
steamers. however, have been able to
forge their way through It,
The Centrevilc National Bank has
purchased property on which to build a
modern banking building, to cost 500
300. Several other handsome buildings
are planned to be erected in the business
section of Ccntrevillc i'll the spring,
A girder weighing 10000 pounds was
put in position OH the new railroad
bridge spanning the Patapsco at lIcheS,
.cr. The bridge is 400 feet long, and
will be completed in March, The new
n,nncl at leicester seven-eighths OF a