Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-11-05
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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William J. Hemmons, $I2; John II.
Wilmington, So; James M. Marion,
$40; William Riggs, $l2; John c. Rob
inson, $40: William T. Hines, $I2;
George B. Myers, So; George w. Bush,
$Ia; Sarah II. Buncc, So; Elizabeth
McHale, ST. Isaac Dickerson, s.; vii.
liam II. Creighton, $40; William 7.
Robinson, $40; Henry Taylor, So
George Brill, So; Philip Lange, So
David Pratt So; James F. Stewart, $l2;
Nathan Angel, SO; Theodore d: Cor.
nell, So; Mary c. Kirk, So; Cynthia NJ
Baker, So; William Chcezum,, $I2;
Henry Thomas, $40; William Strick-
land, $I2; Henry c. Zimmerman, SO;
Louis X. STAN, So; Jane F, Purnell. So;
Catherine Culp, So; Uriah Barnes, So;
Henry c. Howeth, ST.; William Shull'
$40; Henry Allen, $40; Walter II. Holt,
So; Hester E. Furbush, $l2; Mary E,
Jones, So; Lavina Leaning. So; Fran:
els Jackson, $I4; James Dixon, $50
Henry A. Myers, $40; James Harrison,
So; John Henry Miles, SO; minors OF
Leondas Russell, $27; Francis Mox'
Icy. So; jeremiah Lanahan, $I2; Sam
uel S. Whitney, $I2; James Harrod
$40.
Patents were granted to Marylander:
as follows: Four patents to Ihoma:
II. Butler, of MISUNDERSTANDING tank
for ice machines, tank. ice machine ant
ice table; Charles ]. Carroll, of Balti
more. means or apparatus Tor reclaim
ing the sheet metal OF cans. Oscar
Falhenwalde. OF Baltimore, hydrocar
bon burner; Philip Lindemyc, of Balti
more, holder and dispenser OF fluids
Howard Motter, OF Baltimore, wal
plug
Albert T. Alternately has resigned a:
superintendent OF the insane asylum al
Cherry Hill Cecil county.
Elijah Kemp dropped dead a
bloomington, Md, from acute indigcs
ton, aged 6S years. He was the father
OF DR.. Howard Kemp promlncn'
physician of Bloomington.
A new Methodist Episcopal church
near Green Spring Station, Allcgany
county, was dedicated Sunday, Revs
J. +. Williams and H. NJ. Stricken
conducting the services. Rev. {. T.
Simmons is pastor
John Lcbcrt, OF Myersdae, was
found dead in the woods along the Bal
timorc and Ohio Railroad with gun
shot wound through the breast One
charge OF his double barrel gun was
fired He LETT home ostcns'bly to g
hunting.
A large barn on the farm OF Garret,
Linthicum, near Crbana, was destroyed
by fire. together with its contents. The
contents included 20 tons OF hay. II;
bushels OF wheat. a wheat mill. corr
harvester and other machinery. lhe
loss is estimated at $4,000, on which
there is an insurance OF $IoSo.
Fire broke out at $50 O'Clock the
other morning in Easton and destroyed
three houses in the quarter OF the toWr
chiefly inhabited by colorcd people
Two OF the houses burned were owned
by Mr. Eli II. l'urncsS and tcnantct
by Lewis Chase and Mary Chase. The
other house was owned by MIR. Robert
7. Savage and tcnantcd by jenkins
Baily.
VIM. l.. Icarns, director OF the
Rising Sun National Bank, dropped
dead at his home, near Zion. Ceci
county. After eating a hearty break.
fast he went into the cellar, and upor
his return into the house fell to the
floor dead. He was about Is years OF
age and is survived by a widow.
NJ. NJ. Davis, oi Soiomon's. has con.
tracted To build the hull OF a wooden
tugboat-lcngth = feet, breadth y
feet. depth ! icct-ior the Chesapeake
and Back River Towing Company,
Chesapeake City. He has also on the
stocks tugboat for John Mclnn,
Washington, d. c.. which will be
Iaunchcr shortly. The steamer G.. J.
Scnffcsh. owned by the Annapolis Short
Line Railroad Company, formerly
side wheeler, has been converted into
a propeller, having been thoroughly re-
built from keel to guards, and is now
ready to be towcd to Baltimore, where
she will have her machinery installed
by +. ]. Codd & Co.
There seems to be now a deadlock in
the Annapolis Emergency Hospital
case. The physician attending a candi-
date for the Naval Academy, Mr., 7.
applied for admission to the hospital Tor
his patient, but admission was denied
him. The only alternative lett to the
physician was to take his patient to
Baltimore hospital. which he did. The
reason given for declining admission to
the typhoid latent was that the board
OF managers had refused to provide
medicine, food and other articles ncccs-
sary to conduct a hospital. The mem
bers OF the board contend that Miss
PuScy, the acting superintendent, has
no rights or duties in connection with
The hospital and for this reason they
refuse to recognize her by paying her
Tor services or in any other way.
The funeral of James Council, son
OF Mrs Katherine Council, OF Rock
Vile. who died last Saturday at Albu-
qucrque. New Mexico, took nlacc from
the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
Rockville. and was largely attended
The services were conducted by Rev
W. +. Locke. The pallbearers were
members Of the Rockville lodge Of Ma
sons and services peculiar to the orde,
were conducted at the grave. Mr.. Con-
nell was a we'll known railway mail
clerk. who was transferred West about
two years ago.
Governor Smith has appointed II. c.
Rogers deputy commander OF the local
boat in the State Fishery Force for
Herring bay for the term from Novem-
Der /, 1908, to March IS, 1904. The
Governor also appointed Ezra p,
Vanvolkenburg justice OF the peace
for the First district of Prince Georges
county, vice Harry r. Jones, resigned
The banking house of Jones & Co., at
Mount Airy failed IN omen II doors for