Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-05-12
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
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sioners have appointed the following
tax collectors: District No. I, Joseph
M. Vincent; No. 2, Thomas X. Wheat.
ley; No. 3, George B. Flcmming; No.
q, Harry Z. Spilman; No. 5, Robert l.,
Simmons; No. 9, Levin T. kccnc;
No. 7, John Skinner; No. s, ". W.
Rumbley; No. 9, Harry b. Dixon; No
10, Joseph b. Todd; No, II, Thomas
H. lawson; No. IL. O. w. Corkranc;
No. I3, Samuel NJ. Smith; No. II, W
NJ. Brohann; No. IS, Joseph Lord;
No. 16. c. X. Jones.
Mrs. Susan A, Beckwith, wife of
Capt John w. Bcckwith, died at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs
Charles O. Colt, aged 6S years. Be.
sides her husband, she leaves three
daughters-Mrs. Charles O. Colt and
Mrs. Philip J. Blann, of Easton, and
Mrs. John Blankinshlp, Of Baltimore.
Matthew +. McLanahan died at the
home of his sister, Mrs. George w
Smith, Jr., in HagcrStown, aged 0S
years. He was a wealthy stock broker
of New York, but retired from bu>i
ness last October and removed tC
| llagcrstown. lie formerly lived ir
Virginia. He was 4 brother of Johns
ton McIanahan, "f Washington state
The tooth anniversary Of the Re.
formed church OF Mcrccr>burg was
celebrated Sunday. Many prominent
Reformed clcrgymcn we're in at.
! tendance. The anniversary sermon
of the Reformed Theological Semi.
nary, Lancaster. Merccrsburg was
formerly part OF the HagcrstoWr
| charge.
The Belair building commission
having i'll charge the addition to the
courthouse met and adopted the plan:
submitted by l.. +. Dcmpwolt, oi
York, Pa. The plan provide for ar
addition ~ NOS feet front and rear
with overlapping angles. SNl5 tcct
hugging the old walls. The design!
adopted will make a very attractive
and ornate building. with ample room
for all the county officers to be undcl
the one roof. The addition will be
provided with steam or hot water hcA.
and clcctricc lighting, 1t is bclicvcc
the plans adopted, with some sI'gW
changes, can be built and FURNISHED
within the appropriation ol $25,ooo.
Mrs. Martha A. Rohrback died al
SharpSburg at the age of - years
She was the last member OF an lnt'
cntial family oi that place. During the
war Mrs. Rohrback resided near Burn
! side Rdg". a famous point on An
tictam battlefield, and she was an eye
witness OF the battle She was mem
Der OF the Reformed Church. Sht
v,s , descendant nj thc Flick family
vs. w." .o'.ni,,.;n,,ar,, i,rc
~ s Dana WAS thrown from hi:
roL;r,e ~ Cr,,tic1d Nv his horse tax
;nn ir;oht lis head struck a tcc
nhnno nc nn,, and he was severely IN.
;nrcI H.. viii recover.
Thc ;nr,rnnrator, of the Washing
tom Comntv lIn,pitll Association hclt
noot,rn IN I,ccrstown and organ.
;,oI H., nIcrt;ny William Cpdcgrafl
,n," nrnI;Gc,t 10y Ian'cs y lIartcr secretary
ard Edy,rI " NIcalcv. treasurer
! TLi, t,iI',,,.,nr have been appointed
,r,,,,cn. II. r.'' nf ,Ie institution: s. NJ
nl,nr, ,,,;I,;,m I'rdcrratf. Edward
" 1Ic,lnv Georpc B. Oswald. VII
Ion, = arc lanes p tlartCr. LA
,,"r'' ,d,.,,. So Sc,3tnr r Abncr Belts
| Cho,.s,.,iIe. William Newcomer
Dma,.o. Erool,. N Fmmrt Cullen
W.;'I;,,n,.oart 'e'Ilo, Thn state has appro.
,'r;a,od M'a,,"'' e. ooo wear to the support
pi'1'rn ,E iaSn;t,I So'uoo inr n two W. Years. pro
| .,;,;,n ,mI !. os,,hIishcd before De.
,,,hsr .,u,ts " Th. ronntv is empowered
80 ,e''IUr, i.v, {, 600 = YEAR for the support
~ thc ;n.,itrtion. and lTagerstowr
=, =, m m,' ,.onr /, ;e understood that
$''ouo S 60 hn r,;scd nv contribu.
,;pn 'tu,o'G i,r ,ho sitc and huilding. Scv.
/ ,"r' n,I :.;,.''., ,,,,r rIclrcd ,hrmsclvc:
- ,,"[ '.nn,r,t,,,, l,,,I iaror sum, to this end
rho Ln,rd nj cnrntv public school
i", ';'n," ';',,,nr, ;or NInntcomcrv cnun.
"'',.,,.a In,.a ,,ior,,I th,, sitc for the new
/ p,rk,.;I,c uiph School. \ commit.
,no ,rn>a annn;,trI +, make recommends.
| ,;n,,s n "r,i ~ ''';tahIc s;,rs suggested that
/ nn, 'n'' - ,,,rnn nicccs offered be pur.
,,La. ~ ',d III, hoard decided to-
.aIo ,,",th' w., IA ho,nc ni fine late Or. Ed.
u"nv asl '''I !: Wy nnastrcrt, on the main
N"." ,,""t - ,,,o ,n1,n Tho site contain:
,'I,, I;,,n ~ .'"cr @ txo acrcs and is re.
" a,,Iod ml,,I ~ -, ideal location for the
| s.,naI' ss,hnoI
''!TT,'' !r1,o ,o'',,,,,;ssionors of Talbot coun.
.. h.,a ~, "nn;,,tcd thc following trus.
~ n",s ot ,Io %of ,oor. Iohn s Griffith, of
ICES IEs. "a '''G p;pphord pbo r Erampton. OF
,'>,,,"' p,.ai OF. Samuel Bartlett, OF
Moy"1 I"Ni c,,,.,nn W;,,;s of ,onp.
lrapPe' =; ~ Jr1 w., I on,ax. 81
! No'''i ANY, ,droi William p Newman
ray ~ i II ,'1IsG O,I. r,os ,nno;nted keeDer
| "i ho!al D"N, ,,,nos,,rns w. rrr
Oh We'etl'a a,u ~" J,.o,,;e,s ,re
arriving at Takoma farK, Whcre tNeE
| have purchased tWenty-ScVeh a1lvs "
land and VIII etse' .a,a1;shr,on S",;st",,o'
! SCnOOl ana pl pllltlHs N,t""''''