Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-12-03
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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'cncc Street was burned i'll Hartford
| 'ounty,
SlIas ". Iyday aged 80 years, was
u1nl dead in bed with all his c!othe:
III in Iii, room At his boarding house.
! II Smithsburg lie was last seen alive
NJ Friday night going I" his room
| It j. thought he threw himself on ne
| pc1 and died soon after entering the
| -nom. Decomposition had already set
II. He was brother oi The late henry
". l.vday, Comfy Commissioner.
! Ira Miller fahrnCy, aged - years,
;ou oi kcy. Josiah |ahrnnry' OF
Nay1tsboYu, died from the effects "'
IN overdose ot laudanum taken, 1t /,
aid. to produce sleep. lie was iound
ucun,cious and remained III TINS con
ltiun about 80 hours before expiring
He suffered from insomnia and was
addicted to the drug habit. lie spent
he last iGur years in various SanitarE
lns taking treatment tor spinal mcnlll
gitjs.
William Stoulicr. employed at the
IIaprr,loWn Ga, Works, was knocked
l0Wu bv escaping steam and gas lhat
rushed from a pipe from which a cap
blew of. lie was only lew icrt ava!
and was rendered UNCONSCIOUS. super
ntcudcnt Edward Il. Spiclnlan ana In,
y;nccr Frederick Shilling ran to his ald
.lI removed him from that portion OF
.hc works filled by the poisonous va
.ur. bu u GOING SO they were made
.Epl.rly ill., \ physician laborcd with
>topticr an hour before he was rcSnS'
cltatCd. i,
irrc broke out at the basket and
crate factory oi L. &. DAVIS, at WI
lard,. aud ior time 1t seemed as II tue
entire town oi Wizards was doomed
t., dcstruction The place has about
20 nhahitani, and the buildings arc
mostly new frame structures. \ strong
uind wa, blowing at the time and Il,
there we're only The most PRIMITIVE
means al fighting the fire thc saving o.
tin, town was almost a miracle nc
tire wa, discovered in the basket lac
tpry. and large warehouse, III wh'cF
crate, and baskets were stored was
soon ah'uzc. The canning factory wa
l',u ,ron in flame, and all three Du'Id'
mu- were destroyed. In the ware,
-i,ulr>r were iour carloads OF cameo
goods. which were destroyed. ] he loss
is estimated at over $1,000, aud there
j. no insurance.
Governor Smith made tIe following
destinations as to the term, OF newly
elected Wcomlco county o'hctaIN'
County Commissioners birmingham
and I.armorc. iuur wears; Perdue, tive
wears. Chief Judge OF the Orphan
Court. Levin J. pashiell.
I.layd Ionc,, ut Dickcr>on, Mont
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'"1S"i ana '''' '"' NJ, ,,h,,, Ne / II
nichiiIcfE over '"r .i"I", ,,i,,n,otr
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"1 ne na"E'y4 ''''u,'lo" ~ a'.C na,4D
ne SptimS,a"'t i'"PI' '",,, .ppr 20 H., ~,
near falrIi'l mas pyri' P', C',",vu ~ g., g.,
Chester county Nus ,""ip"TI,ii Lp,,;I,i;rr ~,
SNco he ne" owners T are pu,Iu'ns ,1I,I
mil at lhe: water power h,s , n,N ''''"
ana aye mouse N,'l oc C''trIu ,r,,,..,,;,
III N'nc NruhqE! CoT''H' ,"I n"'INe no,,,,:
lng Day, James N'oSc,{' 'plo' co. Te ~,
u years, was aGcldeh'any S!,oi "',u H''
cd by Edward farNc'' eolo' eu' - St ~
years, WIiic thcH were ic'"''"S ',Cl'N
from huntlnS' hcy were ne'' Co'
away store, where lhG! St'ppeu ~ eN,
change lrW rlc"uE NT'G> o''ol'
parting Kidgeiy was S'lSn,!y III "o'
vance and bidding MS Ioh'pa,''o" ~ sop", .I,
hy l"il'tu ana nt"' '.u ""t' h,,, -, Ls
IA ln ,hc hammer oi his gun in some
.nnarrnnn,obIr manner caught in his coar
n"G ' ,hr wrnnnn WA, discharged. The
,',',,,an. ''" ,,, hnr ,',s about 10 feet ava,