Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-06-23
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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reappointed Capt. L. c. B. Howard,
! of Dorchester county, commander OF
the state fishery force and, with one
exception, made the appointments Tor
the captalncics for all the state police
boats. They are as follows:
McLanc (stcamcr)-James A. 1ur-
ncr, of Wicomico county
Anna b. Smith-Joscph R. Downey,
of Kent county.
Frolic-John X. Jones, OF Queen
| Anne county
Eliza ayward-Crittenden g. Har'
per, of Talbot county.
Julia Hamilton-Thomas n. Wheat
| ley, of Dorchester county.
Nellie Jackson-Robcrt +. Walter,
| of Wicomico county.
Helen Baughmai,-Alfrcd 1. Law
son, of Somerset county
May Brown-Willam H. Sanders,
of Anne Arundel county
Daisy Archer-Jamcs H. Novel;, OF
Anne Arundel county.
Folly. Thomas Bond, Jr., OF st
Mary county.
Bessie Jones-G. A. Maddox, of st
| Mary county.
The appointment of the comman.
der of the other Dorchester county
| vcssel-the Brown, Smith and Jones
was postponed.
Albert Johnson, aged II years, son
of Louis &. Johnson, of Rockv'',e
a few days ago captured bl ackSnake
measuring six fcct and two inches III
length and six inches in circumference
He spicd the reptile crossing the
county road near Rockville aud I'M,
mediatcly made dive for HIM. l'e
caught the snake by the back Of the
neck and brought him to Rockville
where he has since been on exhibitor
at Mr.. Johnson's place OF business
Roy Mcpherson. who escaped iron
the house of refuge, Baltimore. was
arrested in Hagcr>town by Detective
Alexander and will be taken back tc
Baltimore. Mcpherson escaped three
months ago. and hi, time would have
been up shortly. He was sent to the
institution eleven years ago.
The following appointments ot cadet
officers aud non-commiss,oncd officers
in the corps of cadets at the Agr'
cultural College are hereby announced
for the coming year Field and Staff
Cadet major. w. White lieutenant
and adiutant, G.. Sturgis; lieutenant
,rd ,,,,r,crm,c,,r + ID Diggcs
H., Cnr,r,;.. ;npcd Staff -Cadr, ser.
rc,rt ,n,;nr 7 T Graham; color
sorrr.,r, y Oswald. n,artcrmaster
.crHe,nt W r Harris; chief
,rrn,ne,or e { Ridgcvav
Gov. Edwin Warhcld i'll his address
at the commencement exercises OF
,hc MARYLAND Agriculture College
.,;d thar Tho greatest eulopy he could
nn,.;hly i ,l;vcr i,r the MARYLAND Az.
r;cr,tur,I College would be to read
,he r.nnr, nf Tin. college work as
iurn;. bcd linn NV ,hc ANIMAL report of
prrs;le,, Sylvester He concentrated
IN. ,rr,,.c. and faculty upon the
,r,,, nrn,r,s> made nv the institution
- H.. h., ic,, yc,r. II. also said
,h,t ,he o,nd ,nrk al the MARYLAND
,cr,cultural College is now recognized
wv, ,ul,. ~ this Stare but throurhnu,
Tho cni,rr country The Gpvrrno,
rnryr,trI,,cd th, cadet. upon the
Gnc ;nnr,ec;or thcv made at St
owls drr;up their visit 10 the Far
,n " ,o,n,,r,l, nrnm;.rd ,n have hunp
IN !, ,hn S,,,n Unnsc At Anuapplis
nir,ure ~ thc "a 'ct battalion, taken
pM ,ho E,;r wounds The G,nvcrnn,
said he had understood most Ot the
,r,dr,,.s wcre hrnupht up on the
;,rm II NH. ,.rc ,ruc he claimed
tber ,,cre very fortunate as a large
n,a;or;,, oi ,bc successful and cclc
hr,,oI mo-, ~ rrr country were rear.
Cd -, thc farm
Mrs Arthur Owens died al her
how. C:rcnrnrL Annc Arundel county
Shn lc,rcs husband and three sons
/ ;or,e,,,,, Ar,h,r r Ovens United
S,atns Nar;nc Cnrn. now stationed
=, prouor,on IN tha STATE of Wash.
;nctnn, Rndnirh ovens, ri Putsburr
W. ,ud Dr id r Ovens recent
graduate IN medicine at the MARYLAND
University
The fnur.vear.oli son OF Scott Per.
k;ns colnrcd of Easton, accidcntly
mo, death nv Swallowing eight dill.
take, from a box AZ ,he home of his
vr,ndmo,h4r The nil, were pur-
rh,sed several day, apo from mcdi.
elm. y,nd,r
The nl,n,uy mill Of D. ". Hess. at
S,r,I,rd unr,h ri Ilaprr,,rvn. was
dc.,rnrrl h, fire Thr los. is about
SY noo nar,Iy rnyrrcd hv insurance,
pr,;u,rI IL Warner 4 prominent
W,,Gnn,on,,n i authority for the
d,r,,ra,Inn tL,t military COLLEGE is
,L,n,, IN i, es,,LI;,heI =, Keusjup.
,,n lInn,nn,rrv 'nunIy lie states
,h,t =, ,r,r, nj Land irs, north OF the
Town limit, has been selected and that
n lr,st ty,n huiIllnpS will be erected