Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-06-16
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

Odd Fellows at the Academy OF Nit
sic, Cumberland, Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah i. Mcintosh, wife OF
J. L. Mcintosh, died at Franklin, near
Wcsternport, aged 80 years. She was
native vi Hampshire county, West
Virginia.
1ne contract for the masonry piers
for the new double-track steel bridge
to be erected by the Philadelphia, Bal.
timore and Washington Railroad Com.
pany over the Susquehanna river II
Havre de Grace was awarded to Nc
Mullen 4 McDermott, of Phlladel.
phia. There will be what is known
as deep-river piers.
The Maryland Democratic Editors
Association has made arrangements
for their regular summer outing, and
will leave Baltimore on Friday, June
"a, on the York river steamer tor
Richmond. At Richmond two days
will be spent.
Mrs, Lewis H. Valentine. OF Hagcrs.
town, died suddenly Of heart dis.
ease while attending the funeral OF
her friend, Mrs. Barbara T. Spessard
services were held in Bethel United
Brethren Church, at Chewsville. and
Mrs. Valentine was i'll the audience
She was taken i'll, carried out OF tilt,
church and laid on the front porch OF
the residence OF the preacher, Rev
Rudolph Byrd. She gave few gasp:
and expired. She was 90 years OF age
The body OF John Nicholson, oc
years old, was found floating i'll NaSsa-
wango creek, Worcester county, by
Thomas Richardson. DR.. Paul Jones
The examining physician, says the body
had evidently been i'll the water
several days. Nicholson was last
seen Friday Of last week. He had
no family and no home.
The Governor appointed MIR. II. l :,
DAILY, OF Baltimore city, justice ot
the peace for the Thirteenth ward
vice James +. O'Ncal who tailed to
qualify. MIR. NJ. IL. May filed all ap'
plicatlon for an appointment a:
Justice OF the peace for Cecil county
Benjamin Severe filed all application
for the appointment as a oyster m
spector for Anne Arundel county. +
\. Dixons application was also nice
lor the appointment as captain OF the
! Daisy Archer, OF the Oyster Iollce
| Force.
In Montgomery county the officers
Of the law who had been searching
for Fred Jenkins, a negro chargec
with inianticidc, were surprised tc
find they had the man a prisoner al
ready in jail on another charge.
The designations OF teachers IL
| Montgomery county have been ac'
.epted as follows: Ella Robertson
Avery School, Mary Story, Sligo
! Dorsie Gilliss, Goshen; Julian Griffith
| Ednor, Eiuor; L. l.. Poole, Monoc
acy; +. NJ. Hinkley Beane.
E.noch Barton Carey. OF Caroline
county, the only appolntcc to tue
United States Military Academy troT
| Maryland to enter West Point TIN.
month, was named from the Flrs'
| Congressional district by Representa-
tive William II. Jackson. He is a
graduate OF St Johns College, An
napolis. and has since been assistant
principal ot the Princess Anne Hisf
School,
The Wicomico county tax rate ha:
been fixed at Sol5 cents ON Sloo' ar
| increase Of -, cents over last year
g. NJ. Belt. photographic, and Lewis
| Wolius. Of Hancock. Washington
county, are at the Pasteur Institute T
! Baltimore for treatment. Both were
| bitten by dogs that died OF hydro
| phobia.
Hon. Joseph A. Wickes, who has
been president tor 80 years OF til;
board OF visitors and governors o.
Washington College, ChestertoWn, ha:
resigned Judge J. a. Pearce, vii
likely be his successor. Miss Mari
anne liardcastlc has resigned as
princinal ol Normal Hall. Her sue
| cessor will be gentleman aud pre-
ccptres, will be named to preside ovet
| Normal Hall. The list OF graduates
OF Washinston College this year Il
a. follows Leonard b. Smith, CAM
bridge; Thomas +. Carey, Denton'
Emmett T. Hitch. Seaiord; \. 5
Tvler, Chance; L. \. Coughlln, Sails,
bury the following are the graduate'
in the normal department: Misses
| Martha Powell, Adde llurlock
Louise Carroll. Iris Anthony, Mettir
| Loud. Mary Nicholson. .Addle Cooper
Bessie Beaver, Miss Rider and Miss
Burrls.
Rev. +. d. Firney. of Belalr pastor
emeritus ii the Presbyterian Church.
recently tainted in his room and III
the fall struck his head against the
washstand. which stunned him tor
some time. A severe cash was cut
in his head, which caused his family
much uneasiness. Mr. Finney is ovet
SO wears oi age. He went to Baltl
more Monday with his son, DR.. John
, 60, t>, II
at the Union Protestant lnhrmary.
Mr.. Samuel w. Walls. the largest
man in Queen Anne's county, if not or
the peninsula, died at his home az
| Prices where he was a merchant, lie
| was taken with severe coughing
spell and died on account of his III
ability to recover his breath after ar
unusually protracted attacks. lie
weighed but few days ago .,5c
! pounds. Notwithstanding his great
| weight, he was very active, and en-
loved excellent health and attended tc
| business promptly. He was so years
old and leaves a widow and two chill
| dreil, whose ages are, respectively, &c
| and II years.
The supervisors of election OF
| Montgomery county organized by
electing Dr. Elisha c. Etchispn pres
idcnt. John L. West clerk and Ihos
| NJ. Talbot attorney.
Confederate memorial day was OBJ
served in Baltimore Monday. he
veterans from the Confederate home
near the city and other Southern sol,
diers, the former wearing uniforms o'
gray, marched in procession to Lou
| don Park Cemetery, where the dead
are buried, and placed flowers on the
graves. The observances included az
oration by Joseph Packard, president
of the Baltimore school board; the
reading OF an ode, prayer, and Singing