Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-03-03
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Dowt
for Rapid Reading.

Mrs. Eliza litter, OF Chesapeake wy
is dead of blood poison rs result OF ar
injury to her hand
The majority of the ministers in thu
coming Methodist Protestant Conference,
it is said, will favor the time limit 10y
pastoratcS.
The Allcgany County Commissioners
will issue bonds for S25, 900, the money
raised thcrcfrom to he used in equlpplhg
d. paid fire c mpany.
Secretary of State Tilghman recon-
mends that the st. Louis Fair Comm's,
sion from this State have II 'Marylano
kitchen" among its exhibits.
The County Commissioners of Anne
Arundel county will ask the Legislature
for the privilege of issuing $6h' ooo IN
bonds for the construction OF three
bridges.
Ralph Gamble, n student at Tome In,
,ttute Port Deposit, has been AWARDED
, handsome medal as n token for winning
one of the contests at the relay races AZ
Washington, ID. G.
Several hundred taxpayers met in the
courthouse in Denton to consider pro
posed road law for Caroline county AR
Henry Burdette, messenger. prcSiheu
United States Senator Asbury {. Lat
mcr, of South Carolina. spoke at length
IN the national aspect of good road'
legislation and the vast benefits when
follow building of good highways gen
orally A resolution was carried unahl
mously requesting the Maryland GENERA
Assembly to pass Joint resolution IN
structing Maryland's representatives ID
Congress to vote for good roads legls!a
ton. A. \. johnson, State Highway
Engineer. said that the old system OF
running the road affairs of counties IN
MARYLAND was probably fairly good in Il
political sense, but involved n great waste
E the peoples money rs bushes,
proposition, more than one hall "i n"
such lcvicS being utterly wasted. ne
favored putting the roads in the hahas
of competent engineer.
4 meeting of the managers OF the
Springfield Hospital for the Insane was
held at Annapolis. DIR, }. Clement 'larh'
the superintendent, submitted his report
which makes strong plea Tor the 'a''
of the insane by the State. The ahnna
election of officers took place. DR.. 'Iarh
was unanimously reelected supcrih'cna
cnt and WAS warmly commended tor ms
administration. The other officers clrc'rt
are: John liubner, vicc-presidcni; D.
Oliver Wardlow, secretary and treasurer
4. p. ForSvthc, purvryor; {. l.. Bcnnc''
clerk: J. r. Barnett, farmer. The Coy
crnor is eX. oflicin president of the board
He appointed John lluhncr, DR. GundrN
and senator Bcasman as the executive
committee. After the meeting the man
ayers and the Governor had luncheon al
Carved Hall
John +. Rowland was found lying II
the wagon shed at his home. in llagcrs
town. with u bullc, hole through his
head. A pistol with one empty shell If
il was living by his side. Mr., Rowland
had been dcspondcnt because of i'll hca!it
for some time.
4 party of savings bank presidents
went before the Judiciary Committee t.
ask that the present system o' douhIt
taxation upon savings banks having cap
ital stock he changed So ms t" relieve
these banks of that inequality,
The frame dwelling of Arthur tr"m
WtIl, near Dun MY N''N u '''''' ''''' ''T -
stroycd hv fire cntailing II loss of ~, 900,
on which there is Il partial insurance. IL
is said the ROOF took fire from sparks
coming from the chimney.
Emmett :. IIcathcrly and Richard
Wilson. while walking down the BaltI
more and Ohio railroad tracks neal
Eviits Creek. were struck by II paSNrn""i
train and killed
\ meeting of the State House Building
Commission Governor Warficld prcSd
ing. was held in Treasurer Nandivcr
Office A resolution was adopted nSkln9
for an appropriation of 5000, 600 to com
plrtc the State House annex, rcnorait
and restore the old State House and It
decorate the new Court of Appeals build
inr. furnish steel cases and furnltur" loI
the Land Office and remove the ole
Comptrollcr's office, Mr.. JarinS Pen
nington, the architect, reported that the
completion of the annex with furniture
will cost @5,5, geo. the renovation ana
heating apparatus Of the old State House
S2SJ. 900 and the decoration and furni
ture of the Court of Appeals building
$40. 600. The Legislature will be aShrc
80 include these amounts in II new State
loan, which will also provide 5000, Oot
for completing the House of Correction
aud perhaps something for the Sprin"
field Hospital for the Insane. This loan,
if made. will require n tax of over cent
on the 500 \ discussion upon the con
dition of the State finances took place
aud il was shown that the fire in Balt
more aud other occurrences have made
the condition of affairs unfavUrable IL
large expenditures or any expenditures
which can he avoided. The State B"ard
of Education is camoring for NOR,
money for the schools and they have
prepared II bill. which has been intr"
duced and which if passed WI increase
the tax rate about y cents. For these
and other reasons the expenditure upon
the State buildings will be deferred ~
long as possible, and the full amount OF
the loan will not be issued for some
wears.