Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-04-28
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

rails. the estimated damage being over
$4,000 The Baltimore and Ohio ran
special train to take trackmcn from
The line of the road to fight the fire.
Frederick X. Phlccgcr, well-known
miller residing several miles south.
west of Middlctown, died suddenly OF
congestion of the lungs while sitting
up in bed reading. He was OF years
old and leaves a widow and several
children.
Alexander Carter, Of Barncsville, an
eX-Conicdcrate soldier, died at his
home of general debility, aged 73
years He is survived by widow
and six children.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company has forces of men at work
laying new steel rails on the Shcnan-
doah division between nagcrstown
and Shcuan loah, Va, The new rails
weigh eighty-fivc pounds and replace
the fifty-siN and sixty-sevcn pound
rails that have been in use. When
the work of laying the rails has been
completed new stone culvcrtS Will be
erected on the division. The company
proposes to bring this division up to
the standard so as to permit OF run
ming fast and heavy trains.
Under an act from the recent LcgiS,
laturc. incorporating the town OF My
crsvillc. the citizens of that place
have nominated a ticket to be voteo
for at the first election, to be held or
May ;. The ticket nominated is as
follows: Burgess. VIM. NJ. Bittlcj
councimcn, Mcssrs. Isaiah Moscr, 81.
mon p. Raymcr and Lloyd NJ. koogle.
Because it stood on tho right OF
way Of the Wabash extension from
Cherry Run to Cumberland, the lcpl,.
copal Church building at Millstonc
was placed on rollers and rolled q
hundred feet away from the proposed
railroad route.
Denton had its first fire since the
town has had its watcrworks the 9th
cr night. A small house on Gay
street caught fire from some unknown
cause and was wcll-nigh burned when
the alarm was given. An adjoining
building took fire, being within five
feet OF the first one, but was saved
from total destruction by the fire
company Both buildings were occu-
pied by colorcd tenants.
Parsons Island, containing 200
acres OF land situated i'll the Eastern
bay. has been disposed OF by Capt.
Francis Lee, Of Kent county, to
Thomas Ryan, OF Baltimore. The is
land is Of rich soil and is separated
from Kent Island by strait nearly
4 mile in width and an average depth
OF three or four feet at mean low
tide. II is Mr.. Rvan'S intention t.
improve the propcrtv and stock il
with rabbits, quail and other game
During the summer Mr.. Ryan viii
spend good portion OF his time on
the island. and will visit the place dur.
ing the fall and winter to shoot game
He is offering twenty-five cents ior
1--we rabbits, which he wants delivered
to him next fail. lie only asks ior
200 Tor his first trial at raising them
lie has purchased several dozen part.
ridges from parties in Virginia, which
will be delivered to hlm next tail.
The Governor appointed the follow
ing as members or the state board o
commissioner, OF practical plumbing
August +. Erdman, iatrtck +. bar
ry and John lralnor, all OF haiil
more. he also appointed w, w
Dunbracco and Frederick, r. Drew
both OF Ba ltlmore, as members OF IN
state board OF dental examiners
William Jones dled suddenly al 'h'
home OF ms son, III upper heht cou"
~, He was dressing ana 1e'l Owe.
suddenly ana expired, he leaves ',rt'
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Inc tax r''c VI ha'' GU .1"il9 la'
been ihcrca'ed ! ce'''S; d,Iu - ,oN
81 cents on lht @ioo; ~ w" ny ~ 0'H"
'a'e' lHc 'o''' ,I, ~ 80
priation OF $1,000 for smallpox funds
The taxable basis ot the county Is
SS,o47,5So. he levy aggregates S75''
bl7.25. OF this amount $4,000 is SCI
apart for schools and about $4,000
for the roads.
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