Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-06-09
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

other in quick succession. There was
a heavy downpour of rain and much
damage was done to growing crops,
although the pastures will be benefit
ed. The lightning was severe. A
bolt struck the brick dwelling of Al.
bert E. Baker, on Broadway, and de-
moished the chimney. The family,
beng in another part OF the house,
escaped injury The wind twisted
Joseph Truman's new frame house.
near Halfway, from its foundation
The three-story brick box factory on
Prospect street and John Bcatty's
dwelling, on Frederick street., and
mac avenue, Hagerstown, were struck
and damaged. The dwelling on the
Young farm, east Of lIagerstown, was
struck, the slate roof torn off and
several occupants severely shocked
Hundreds of forest trees on the
Warrcnicltz and Young farms were
uprooted. At Cavcton a severe hail
storm prevailed.
A meeting of the stockholders OF
Kce Mar College, llagcrstown, has
been called for June 70 by Bruce l.
Kcrshner, James II. B. Fitzpatrick
and Frederick ID. kcrnshncr, claim.
ing to own a majority of the capital
STOCK OF the lnstitu,'0n ~ Is S!n'to
succeeded by Prof Bruce l., kcrshner
Saturday afternoon as the steamer
ST. Marys, of the Wcems Line, was
making her usual landing at Solo
mons wharf the vessel came in con
tact win an oyster ho's.l"s uc'I'eS
Whcrc d ''u'notr ol pelo;'S Wetc a .olr
gresa'cu 10 Nel'o''I "'iNlns = v..us
ne '"'l'sI"l ''u'tH ssne I a. S.a, .,
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NIS Ci"S"eu ~, ~ uc"'I' III .le Nn.'t'>
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lana ''l''"' i''sI''"'' III ''i'
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,'"'" on ',' ll'N '".N ~ "'' ;'',
nc >uN,'"'r" I'' . ,'n' ,"Ju'" ",'ma
u'idpIe 10 81 up l-''''c 'o1Pe 10 e"',i
'a'hcd ior ms recovery I'c Vas "'
c"nlpahicd to baltimore ny HIS 1--WE
S'S'e's: n Tin, 49,, ,1.,,
D'oiel holI'heer' cIcrk al ''.c 10Y
i ,iiT' ;,i"E.ls'oM''' "''el''p.,r ~,
v'ue ny jumping OUT ol d S'TPilo S'oi,
N'''u," u '"c Lo'e'; Ms pouS
St' "tN " M''e 'io'''eS mug p'edNi''s
'"c IAN 40 oo'icS were orohcl'' o"'
:" "' '"H'"I''SI u"
INJURIES: ne Is a son ol A. L. Dor
I',iSeI' '",'''el proprietor Tl tne Hole'
anu HAS oeei III III h''''l LOT SOME
'''.',
y bronze hit'Ai.lC tao'ct 10 'nc la!e
',''''l'd''deF l.. NO"d, l. ,. ~
YIN" commanded the EunD"At retire
!" ,'G p"''lt 81 M'h'i" pay was "'''
''n'H !" 'Ic p"y,',"I l'o"r"'.'G
o"''u''S 81 inc NaNa! ACdaei'ry' N",
iI''" 'c"TSt Dewey chairman o'
inc committee appointed to arrange
',' 'I' 'r%'t''n 81 the '3oIct; maze q
NH'Hl presentation Speech Mn'Ch Wa
fcNpn'Ied IT, ny 'dpt w. ~. brown
SON III bchaIi 81 the Naval Academy
an'h"ritieS. Inc ceremonies were
attended by the board ct visitors and
a number OF naval othcerS ,
Burg lars entered the store OF VIII
H"I" l. CdIIall, ol OurdpNa, by
'''''r' W. '''''' '''''' 49,
sacked the place, blew open the safe
ana took the contents, $50 in money
ana $500 III bank checks.
Governor NatheId presented a nag
COLCHESTER Beach, where the cadets
are in camp.
The Ea>ton Jail. for the third time,
wa, broken and four prisoners cs-
capped They were all colorcd and
included Jcnkn, Bailey, recently SEN
fenced Tor two years; Arthur Ockc-
my and Percy Rosln, sentenced to
the same institution for six months
each, and Maroin Woolford, scntenc-
ed to the pcnitcntjary for two years.
The Washington county commits
sioncrs fixed the tax rate for the Ell,
SUNG year at 50 cents on the $loo
as against 81 cents last year. The