Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-06-02
MARYLAND STATE News
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

In the suit of Jacob McCaulcy
against Samuel Shockcy for alleged
slander, in court at Hagcrstown was
concluded by the jury returning yer
dict for the plaintiff for $4,000. Nc
Cauley had sued for $4,000 damages
A similar suit filed by McCauley
against Abram Shockey, a brother O
Samuel Shockey, has been removed tc
Carroll county for trial.
The pyrotechnic display and parade
of illuminated craft in the Susquehan
ma river a year ago was successful
that its projectors have deci led tt
make float night all annual even
about the time of the commencement
| exercises of Tome Institute. Plans
lave been launched for more elabo
rate display than that of last year
| md June 9 has been selected as the
| late. In case of unfavorable weather
On the 9th the program will be carried
out on the evening of the 10th.
1t is in Easton reported that bug!
have destroyed the early watermelon
! plants, together with the apricot crop
Miss Edna Speakman, daughter o.
II. c. Speakman, agent of the Adams
Express Company in Easton, has beer
awarded the p. A. B. Widener Euro
pean fellowship for achievement if
design at the Philadelphia School Of
Art and Design By the terms of the
fellowship fund is placed at the dis
| posal of the student to meet the eX
pense of a years advanced study il
London and Paris. Miss Speakmar
will sail in August. ..
Articles of incorporation of the
Hartford County Boat Club were illce
at Easton. with the following as in
corporators. Col. Herman Stump
Williams S. Forwood, Jr., William II
Harlan, Harry d. Hanway and Stev
enson A. Williams. 1t is organized
for social purposes and for boating
with the power to aquire or lease iron
the Hartford Boat Club of Hartort
county its land and premises on whicl
is now erected a clubhouse.
Elmer +. Braly, proprietor OF thu
Hotel Dixon, Cambridge, died attic
a long illness Mr.. Braly was the sor
of Martin and Phoebe Hcrbcr; Bra
ly, and wa, born at Hagerstown, Ma,
~, 1901. In 1887 he married Mis-
Mary +. Cranwcll, OF Hagerstown
and then rcgan hotel life i'll Cambrldg'
where he was very successful. lie i
survived by a widow and daughter
Miss Helen Rraly; his mother an'
sister, Mrs Willis. and brother. Her
bert Braly.
At a meeting of the officials OF tho
Montgomery County Antisaloon Lea
cue, held IN Rockville. it was dccldct
to begin an immediate crusade aga1n|
violators OF the local option law along
the Conduit road The reported fla
grant violations of the law along tha'
thoroughfarc on Sunday last was re
sponsible for the conference. 1t waf
learned that not only has the local op
ton law been violated with boldness
but that gambling games of var,ou
kinds are daily operated and liberaIly
patronized 1t is understood tina
States Attorney Robert B. Peter
who has also been advised OF the
violations of the law along the Con
duit road, has stated that he vii
cooperate with the Antisaloon LeagW
n,the effort to enforce the law.
The Governor has commissioned g.,
new deputy game wardens to serve
in various parts of the state. They are
az follows: Lawrence Mccormick
Robert II. Gilbert, George Dobbr
Penniman, Oregon NJ. Dennis, Jas
J. Larkin, John W. Eidell, Waiter W
Crosley, Julius c. King, Herbert G
Wilson and Daniel {. Smart, OF Bal
timore city; Charles w. Whitaker
John B. Longnecker, Edwin A Cock
ey, Noah Walker, Thomas Seth and
Harry Malcolm, OF Baltimore county
William Linden of William f., ant
Peter Chisholm, of Garrett county
Henry l.. Birmingham, OF Somerset
county; James +. Hersheiser and Rob
ert Hawthorne. of Allegany county
Walter Nichols, of Caroline county
J. J. White and W. c. Brandenburg
Of Carroll county; Bernard {. kalen
berg. of Frederick county; Samuel J
Fort and James b. Clark. OF Howard
county; William ID. Porter, of Prince
Georges county; John A. Barker, OF
st, Mary's county; William \. Arm.
strong and Richard l.. Hamilton, Of
Washington county, and Edward Is
'Uardcastlc, Clifford Morris and
Thomas J. Smith, OF Talbot county.
The Governor has appointed capt
D. +. Pennington special police oth'
GER to protect the property OF the
Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line
Railroad Company in the vicinity OF
she State life range, Glcnburnie, Anne
Arundel county. IIinkel V. Matthews
has been appointed special othce'
10 protect the property OF the North
ern Central Railway Company, the
Phila delphia, Baltimore and aShing
ton Railroad Company and the Unor
Railroad Company.
The Adjutant General is in receipt
Of a letter from the office OF the
Military Secretary Of the War Depart
ment stating that as a result OF the
late inspection Of the different part:
Of the MARYLAND National Guard Il
has been decided that Maryland is one
of the States in which the troops are
Sufficiently armed, uniformed anc
eoujpped Tor active duty i'll the held
and as such entitled to the dement's o.
the act of Congress approved Januar,
II. Ioo,, and known as the DICK red
eral Militia Act
Sharp Lewis Mcrriman, of New
York. was arrested in HagerstoWr
at the instance of his wife OH the
.harge of dcserting her and their mi
nor child She also charges that
Hagerstown woman has alienatcd the
husbands affections. The man claims
to have been divorced. He gave bal
in $4oo, but did not appear when his
ease was called. The Hagerstowr
woman in the case. it is said, has
gone away.
A marrigae license has been 'ssnet