Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-02-04
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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Carolina and Mr. John Gould, of OHIO
a wcll-known authority on dairy mat
ters, addressed the meeting. botn .
these gentlemen have been will, Mr.
Vim. L. Amoss, the director during
January. Their places will now be MI
ed during the February and March III
,titutes by Mr.. Edward Van A.lstyne
,f Kinderhook. N. Y, a fruit and dairy
specialist. and Mr.. f. c. Ticc. OF os'
vego, n. Y, who has been practically
Engaged in market gardening, fruit ans
poultry and who has been prominent
worker in the New York State Far
rers' Institutes the past two years
Miss Anna E. Bremen, OF Baltimore
successful poultry raiser. closed the
meeting with very practical ana m
cresting talk on successful poultry
aisiug. Large numbers OF ladies were
II the audience, and Miss Bremen $
emarks caused frequent enthusiastic
pplause she was asked great many
,ucstions, which also brought oit val
liable information to poultry raisefs'
he high price OF eggs and poultry this
winter has induced many farmers III
his vicinity to become more interested
II poultry raising. Miss Brcnnen anc
ne other institute workers we're enter
aimed at dinner by Honorable and MIS-
Y. T. p. Tnrpn
The smallpox situation at Oaklane
clearing. There has been an9thei
cath. Mrs Blanche Crane at Loci
,vnn, Austin. w. Va. few miles WeS'
u Oakland. is still under quarantine
70 trains being allowed to stop at tlia'
iation. There are I25 persons under
quarantine at Tunnelton. NcWburg
\. Va, is also under strict quarantine
here being % cases at that point
The ,-ycar-oid daughter OF Mrs. VII
lam Rippeon, near Mount Pleasant,
led of smallpox. This is the thirc
jcath in the family from the disease
The father. William Rippeon, died on
january and Edward. the 3-year-old
,on. died on January 20. he mother
and a 5-year-old daughter, the only re-
naming members oi the tamly, are
10Th very i'll with the disease. The los
i her two children this week, 1t !;
cared. will have such depressing ct,
tcct upon the mother that she too VIII
succumb to the disease, and but very
little hope is entertained BY the phys'-
ian ior the recovery OF the remaining
daughter
Mr.. Henry Carroll, aged 90 years, o.
Caroline county, residing Just across
Dover bridge was stricken win pa,
ralysis He had Just dressed himseF
and went downstairs. when he. wa;
stricken. He was found by his W'ie on
he floor where lie had fallen. She sent
ior physician, who found that he hao
lost the use OF his right side.
John W. Snyder, OF Welsh Run re-
cciyed telegram stating that HI, son.
Walter Scott Snyder, had been killed at
Seattle. Wash. He was caught under
falling timbcrs and crushed to death
Young SNYDER was brother ot Mrs
NJ. +. Hays aud Mrs. J. W: bem,S-
ierfer OF Hagerstown. and Winter ~
Snyder, OF Alaska.
One of the goldfish ponds on the
farm OF Richard Keiauvcr, near Mia,
ietown, Frederick county. broke and
about 500 worth OF fish was lost.
/ s. Jameson died at Westernport'
aged =, years. Mr. jameson was a
icadinp merchant and had been preSi..
dent of the First National Bank OF
Piedmont since its organization, ne
was a director i'll the Citizens National
Rank, ex-president OF the Allegany
County School Board and was Knight
Templar and an Odd Fellow. ,,,.r.-.
A large barn belonging TO W iIiiall
NJ. Glenn, near High Point Harinrd
county, was destroyed by hre. togethet
with most OF its contents he Dlaze
broke out about o'clock and quickly
spread, so that it was with great dll0
hcuty that the live stock was SaVeu.
A number OF hogs in an adjoining pen
we're burned to death before they could
be gotten away from the irc includeo
among the contents destroyed was
large quantity Of corn, hay, straw oats
several sets OF harness, farming I'M
elements and two wagons. he Duiia-
mo was practically new and no inSur-
anre had been placed upon it or the
contents. thus cntaling total loss. NJ
Glenn is firmly OF the opinlon that the
building was fired BY trampS, VINO are
ceeking shelter where 1t may be loNnd
during this cold weather, Farmers III
Hartford county are using every cliot'
To keep this class OF pcop!e OH then
Several days ago Henry Bentley col
orcd. living near Irappe, Talbot coun,
~ nut on pair OF wet gum-oootS anc
weut to work III the woods ara Whtl'
he returned home in the evening Dotf
his feet we're frozen. He put them II
cold water to thaw them out, put the
next morning hc was unable TO SIahd
as his feet were sore and SWolicH u
tw;re their natural size, Dr. julius "A
Johnson. OF Easton, who was called tc
see him, decided that to save ms lce'
be would have to amputatc all his toes
The oncration was performed. with tht
assistance of DR.. Philip l.. IraverS. Al,
the toes OF both feet were taken on
bv the surgeons kniie. ,,.
Mrs. Martha Hardesty, wlic OF Mr.
William NJ. Hardesty, died at her nome
ne.r Burnt Mills. Montgomery county
.ged sc wears. Her death was suddef
from heart failure. In addition to hc'
husband she leaves one daughtcr,' MIS-
Stone, of Montgomery county ohc wa
sister oi Samuel and Thomas Ken
shaw and Mrs. John BohFer' al o
Mont gomery county. g..
When Governor Warheld and M
family leave Annapolis for his county
| scat Oakdale. Howard county, where
| they will spend the summer, the oecrg
tarv of State, Colonel Tilghman, wll
occupy the Executive Mansion. as tn
| Governor does not Intend 1t slaIi p'
closed at any time.
The annual debate between the Nor
riI and New Mercer Literary Societle
ni the MARYLAND Agricultural Co.!eg