Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-10-01
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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Andrew J. Rced, 9lI; Flcucl i'm i>'r,' ~,
son, So; Susan II. Donaldson, IS; ti'a
Ftt $50; William Howe, S.; NHnlyF
J. Hancock, $40; Moses E. Wing, r.
John Brown, $40; John D. SlagIe, 80;
Elizabeth Baets, So; John Slnes, $40;
William Wallace, $40; John w. Fry, $SS ;
Charles Boyer, $I2; Francis Gale, -;
jeremiah Johnson, James II. Young
and Walter S. Smith, $40 each; William
II. Taylor, $I2; Ephraim 7. Miller, ST.;
lanes Price, $40; Charles +. Schwartz;
So; David Repp, Levin Cooper ana
Harry II. Barley, each SO; Owen Rccd'
$40; Bridget B. Lewis, S.
Martin Line, a prominent resident OF
Keedysville, died OF heart trouble ana
gastritis, aged IS years, Mr., Line was
| a wealthy retired farmer and lifelong
member OF the United Brethren
! Church. He organized company OF
militia at Boonsboro about the time OF
the Mexican War, but the company
| did not see active service. lie IS sur
vived by the following children: Dan
iel and George Line. near kecdysVlIIci
Martin at home; Mrs Elmer lhomas
near Keedysville, and Fannie, AT home
| He had thirty grandchildren and thir.
teen great grandchildren.
Edward, the 4-yearold son OF ia,
| ward Perry, near Jarrett Town, mel
with a serious accident while attempt,
ing to aight from a wagon. ne 1cH
against the wheel, which struck nun
on the cali OF the leg above the anE
and cut away the muscles up 10 l'I
knee. Drs. Johnson and 1ravcrs were
summoned, and think amputatlon CT th'
limb will probably be necessary
John Sipes, keeper OF Gibbs l;ocE'
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
three miles above Great Fails, was ac'
cidcntally drowned in the canal Just be.
low his lock. He lett his home at {
o'clock for the purpose OF letting o"'
pass, he failed to return Witllin reg
sonable time and his wllc went II
search OF him. but could not iIi'd iim
The fears OF his family as to MS lale
we're confirmed when his body ap'
pearcd on the surface of the canal
short distance from his home. lie was
so years OF age and leaves widow ant
six children. He was one OF the De''
known lockkccpcrs on the canal anC
frequently entertained fishermen IRON
! various points,
The semi-annual meeting OF the
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty o
Maryland was held at the Blue Noun,
tain House. DR.. Eugene +. Cordcl
made the opening address. Papers on
subjects OF interest to medical mel
were read by DR.. Thomas II. Bray.
shaw, DR.. John S. Fulton, Or. William
Osler DR. Josenh Hume, Dr. Charles
W. Stiles, Dir. William H. WEIGH, DR.
D. w. Cathell DR.. Charles Nj. LlIl'
and DR.. Samuel T. Earle.
In St. Mary's county recently Frank
Smallwood, colored, was up an OAK
tree cutting off limb to get at rae
coon. The limb on which he was
standing was about 20 feet from tne
ground, and it broke off so suddenly
FIAT he was thrown from the tree, the
limb falling on him. His skull was
crushed He never recovered con
sciousness, but died the next day,
It is announced at the Office ot the
Secretary OF State that according t.
law, the certificates OF nomination l"i
all State offices must be filed III that
office by midnight OF Thursday, Octo'
Der g.
The Governor has appointed Grant
Hare a deputy game warden tor DaItl
more county.
A new barn on the farm OF Harry
Bloom, near Indian Springs, Washing
ton county, was destroyed by trc
Calvin Bowers is the tenant. The live
stock and some farm implements were
saved but the crops and other CON
tents we're destroyed. with the shed ad
Joining the barn.
The new officers of the Rossbura
Club, the social club OF the Maryland
Agricultural College. are II. ID. watts
president; w. X. Mitchell, vice--PrG,S,ii
dent; r. p. Choate, secretary; +. "
Stoll, treasurer.
Cora Brown. cOlorcd, aged 10 years
was struck BY Baltimore and Oin%
Railroad passenger train near FAKE !
Mills, Washington county, and instant
" killed
Mrs. Margaret Watts was award led
s265o damages Tor a right OF way lot
the Western Maryland Railroad
through her 06-acre river bottom tarih
seven miles west OF Hancock, Washing
ton county.
Bids for the State printing were op.
ened in the office OF the Clerk OF The
Court OF Appeals at noon, The wa,
liam T. c. Dulany Company was award'
ed the contract, its bid OF 100000 be
ing the lowest. The other bids were a
follows: Thomas & Evans, S5I1oo
Kohn & Pollock, $3o,ooo Guggcn.
hcimer, We'll & Co., S3II75; I, II
! Baughman, $33, 500; the Times Publish
inc Company oi Ellicott City, $35 ooo
Cushing & Co., $32,Ioo; the kcn'
News, $4,000. Shortly before the bid.
we're opened a telegram was recelycl
from George B. Reed & Co., OF Bal
timore. asking that the proposal wh'ct
thev had sent to the clerk be with
drawn and returned to them. As it wa
imnossible to positively identity thi
company's bid, Clerk Parran proceed
ed to open the envelopes, ne MS
one opened contained a blank pee,
Of paper, and, as it was the only blan'
among all the bids and the name o
the Reed Company did not appear O,
any of them, the incident caused inuc'
comment among the bidders who Wcr
present. -,
The new electric road from Wayncs
boro to Pen-Mar has been comnIete'
and the first cars were run to the 10
OF the mountain.
A cigar stump or match thrown int
a box filled with sawdust caused a FIR
in the office of Justice OF the Peac
lanes T. Pritchard. in the Enterpris
! Building OF Aberdeen. The box wa
consumed. a hole was burned in tn
floor and the heavy timber beneath i
when the fire was discovered and eN
,inguished.
Edward Price died at Lonaconin
from the effects OF the amputaton
his arm. 4,
A small fire occurred in AnnapoI