Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-07-21
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Gown
for Rapid Reading.

The Worcester county tax rate nag
been fixed at $I.o5 on the 500.
John Howard, who seriously cut
William II. Griffith, president of the
Montgomery County Commissioners
four weeks ago, has been held on ban
for court. MIR. Griffith is now able t.
sit up. He was badly hacked i'll the
hips and side with a knife.
William Combs, son OF Albert 1
Combs, of Mountain Lake Park. hat
been adudged insane. II e enlisted
in the Marine Corps several years age
and became an invalid while IN the
service in Porto Rico. lie is IS years
old. An effort will be made by ms
mother who has been appointed ms
committee. to procure for him to'a
disability pension.
Hon. Henry G. Davis, the Demo
cratic nominee for Vice President
Governor Warhcld and Col. George v
Pcarrc have been invited to attend ant
deliver addresses at tournamcn,
which it is proposed to hold in heit
at Clear Spring, Washington county
some time next month. Knights iron
MARYLAND, West Virginia, Nlrplni9
and Pennsylvania have signihcd then
intention to ride in the tournament.
Ruth Wachtcr aged II years, OF
Gainesville, who was visiting ne'
aunt, Mrs. Otis Smith, at Limeklln
was instantly killed on the rallroaC
near that place. The child was walk
ing along the track, and seeing
westbound freight train approaching
stepped over on the eaStbound tracF
to avoid it, when the Washington
Frederick passenger tram struck hcl
killing her instantly.
Theodore Brookey, of the hrm o!
Nixdorff & Brookey, tanners. died a.
his residence in Frederick OF Bright
disease, aged 70 years. lie served az
a member of the Board OF Aldcrmch
for two terms from 1880 to 1905, re
leaves a widow and four daughters.
Sylvester l.. V. Young, of Hagers
town was nominated for Congress by
the Sixth MARYLAND District Socialists
Convention. The following d'stric'
campaign committee was named: n
G.. Aylcsworth, Ilagerstown; George
w. Mongan, Sharpsburg; !. lsadol
Bernstein, Washington, ID. g.; Is. T.,
Dcffcnbaugh Cumberland; PatricF
O'Conner, Mount Savage.
The test we'll of the Piney Run Oh
and Gas Company above 'i'R,'' ~ ~
ret, county Is Gown co. t'o ,;i sanh
d orr, mas S'i"DN NY ~ ~ H. ,rcli and
pronounced the prospects very good
.ri no'' - ",' - IN ,,,,, dnnn several
other wells in that locality.
.r, r..a.,,I As,,c;,,;or ORGAN.
nc ''' .t va, in,;nr 0rLrr rnitod
Amcr;can Mechanics councils. with
, rnrnhrrsb;n " 100, in Washington
county Iva. n,cc,rd { | -. Dusang prcsi.
dcni Er,nl, BENNETT secretary,
William f. South, treasurer 1t g
proposed TO build handsome hal''
to cost about 10000. on one OF the
prominent streets OF HaEcrStoWn
Miss Mary T.. Clark died suddenly
oi paralysis OF the heart while stand
ing at the front gate of her home,
Kucppcr'o Station, on the Wayncso"r"
branch railroad, receiving guests H i
had invited. NUc was IS St"'H o','
Her father, Robert J lark, '''''!e'y
~ h2I'''nHrE', y III 'nt '"'CS'rn o n',s g,
o''n'"I? ,, w., ,I''' I-,,rt ,nd Hcrhort
~ ~, Ci ", " ~. ~ .1t,,nnrr rhoy are
or,,,"yri NV ,be American Casualty
Con,,,nv
',.,;, ...,,l. eve Residences of
| o,: N1,Il,, near Edocront. and badly