Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-08-25
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
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ooluiSI VI SSHSId, montgomery COult-
ty, died of cancer of the stomach,
aged 65 years. During the Civil War
he served in Longstreets corps,
Pikett's division, Hunters brigade,
and was in all engagements of that
division throughout the war. He leaves
two sonS-William and Ernest Gun
nell, of New York-and one daughter.
A gasoline launch owned by Harry
R. Foltz and Walter Sharrar, of Ha-
gerstown, exploded on Antietam creek
near Funkstown. Adam S. Mowen
and his IS-year-old son, Roy Mowen,
we're seriously burned, their faces be-
ing unacceptable. Messrs, Foltz and
Sharrar, who were also on board, es-
capped by jumping into the creek
Mowen and his son, who are ma
chinists, were repairing the machin-
cry when the explosion occurred, A
defective pipe allowed a quantity OF
gasoline to escape. which ignlted from
an electric sparkcr. By hard work the
launch was saved from the flames.
The season for fishing with the rod
and hand line is now at its height at
Annapolis. Jack taylors have made
their appearance i'll the Severn river
and numerous parties have been going
out to the fishing grounds and have
made good catches, The pier at Bay
Ridge, Talley's reefs and other spots
in that vicinity arc the favorlty grounds
for fishing outside of the Annapolis
harbor, while others prefer the creeks
or places in Severn river where rock
and perch are caught in large num-
bers. The railroad bridge over the
river is a most desirable spot for rock
fishing with the hand line. ROCK hsn
are quite plentiful about there, though
they seem to bite only between the
tides
Several persons cut loose and start
cd over the summit of the Big VEN
Coal Company's tipple at West Sans
bury fifteen mine cars, OF which sofn'
were loaded. Some Of the cars KEEP
the track and passed safely throug3
the tipple and piled up in iemoiiS''
ed heap along the railroad. Other'
left the track and tore up the plane
for almost its entire length. Inc
planes is entirely wrecked. necessta'
ting the laying OF new rails the entire
distance The loss is about $1,000
James Philip. manager OF the com
pany, states that he has clues to the
identity of the miscreants.
Mrs. Rebccca Pylcs, with Mrs Her
man Koehlcr. of Washington, were
riding along the old National road. be
tween Clarksburs and Hyattstown
The horse ran off. throwing them iron
the buggy, and breaking the collar
bone OF Mrs. PylcS, and otherwise
very painfully bruiSing her. MIS-
Koehler escaped with bruises. Inc
buggy was demolished.
AT Buck Lodge a team OF Nj. T.
Wades became scared al passing car
and threw the driver, an old coloreo
man named Simms, under the team
badly injuring him. and painful,
scratching Robert Young. foreman OF
Mr. Wadcs farm,
The cannerics of the Eastern Shore
have begun packing tomatoes, and ~
few days the pack OF that trtht WIZ
be on in earnest Large quantities
Of peas and corn have been canned
but tomatoes form the principal crop
whrh the Gamers use. The outlook
in Caroline and adjacent counties Is
for a heavy pack. although last yeai
the record was broken III the centra
Eastern Shore for the tomato output
Farmers find this their most profitable
crop. and the acreage this year seem:
10 be larger than ever before. 1t wa:
thought, owing to the low prices when
have been obtained for canned goods
during the past season, that many OF
the canneries would go out OF business,
but instead all the established houses
are preparing to handle all the toma-
toes their capacity will admit, and
new enterprises are noted at various
points. "Boheman" white labor IS
again being largely used BY the pack
ers this year, and thousands OF these
workers have already put in an appear
ance along the railroad and steamboat
lines and been distributed all over the
peninsula.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union OF Washington County at
Kcedvsvile elected officers as follows:
President Miss Mary Grimm; vice
president, Mrs. c. +. Eavey; record
ing secretary. Mrs. Myrtle Thomas;
corresponding secretary Miss Lille
PoHenbergcr. treasurer. Miss Emma
Grimm Miss Anna keedy delivered
the address of welcome. Mrs. Mary
llaslupp, of Baltimore, State president,
delivered all address at the closing
session.
AT a meeting in Hagerstown the
rural free delivery carriers OF Wash
| ington county organized permanently
and elected the following officers:
| President, Walter L. Carson, of Ha-
gcrstown: vice president, Robt. n.
Balm. of Clcarspring; treasurer, II. Is.
/ Startzman. of llagcrstown; secretary,
Charles w. Baechtcl, of l1agerstown.
A marriage license has been issued
at Rockville to Mr.. Charles r. Boon
nich and Miss Sadie NJ. Brown both
| of Hcnrico county, Virginia
The typhoid cases at Mount Savage,
| Allegany county, have increased to
I35, but physicians say the epidemic
is under control.
Max A. Smith, young married man
and farmer of Ccarfoss district COM
mittcd suicide by shooting himself in
the head with thirtytwo callber pis-
to in bed at the Franklin House,
Iiagcrstown. The deed is assigned to
financial troubles.
Secretary s. R. White Of the county
public school board has announced the
appointments of Miss Myrtle Brus-
cup as principal of the school at Spen-
cerville and S c. DcNellity as prin-
cpal of the colored school at Sandy
Spring. The resignation OF Miss Lulu
r. Clark as principal of the school at
| Friendship has been accepted,