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

Mr.. John H. Tomlinson. crate and
basket manufacturer of Salisbury, has
been advised that by the death of
cousin in Kansas he will inherit
about $4,000.
MIR. Charles N Hargett, president
of the Maryland State Bureau of I'm
hand cut off while adjusting a set of
knives i'll reaper on one of his farms
in Frederick county.
Gen Lew Wallace expects to be
in Frederick July 9. to celebrate the
fortieth anniversary OF the battle OF
the MonOcacy.
DR.. J. II. Curran, professor of his
tory and economics at the Jacob
Tome Institute, will prepare for the
Economic Association of the United
States photography on the subject
of wages. DR.. Curran is at present
spending his vacation at Wayne, Pa.
The heirs of Samuel Yeakle sold
to Charles w. Rauth two-story
brick business house on West Wash
ington street, Hagerstown, for $4,000
The Second National Bank of Bel.
air has elected Harry +. Adams, OF
Baltimore, cashier in the place OF
Walter Finney, resigned Mr. Adams
goes to Bclair from the Old Town
Bank, of Baltimore.
Col Albert w. Sisk has been elect
ed president of the School Board OF
Caroline county and Prof William S
Grouse has been rcappointed County
Superintendent of Schools.
George L. Harrison, retired mer.
chant of Crumpton, died at his home
in that city. He leaves a widow and
three sons--Georgc |. Harrison, one
of the county commissioners OF Queen
Anne county; John and Henry Har'
rison. He was about 70 years old.
Two Baltimore ladies, Miss Chlds
and Miss Clark, who are the guests
OF Miss Mabel Towson, at Smiths.
burg, with the latter, figured i'll .
runaway accident in that place. A
6rccrackcr exploded in the street by
a boy frightened the horse the young
ladies were driving, causing the ami
nal to run away and upsctting the
trap. The ladies were thrown out.
badly bruising Miss Towson, while
Miss Childs and Miss Clark escaped
with slightcr injuries.
J. J. Swccny, a plastcrcr employed
at the Naval Academy, attempted ia
commit suicide by jumping into the
Severn river near the foot of KING
George street. Annapolis, but was res
cucd by Police Sergeant George /,
Hahn, OF Annapolis. 1t is thought
that he is mentally unbalanced, He
is from Providence, K. |.
III, ,,,,. ,..nsLp,rnt f,r llcplu\
county has just been completed ant
$SoT ,44I4G is added to the taxable
basis The new basis will be SIS,
eoo.0.I u. The new assessment vii
net nearly $4,000 additional taxes.
The Governor and his entire staff
will go to st. Louis to attcnC
the celebration Of Maryland day il
September. The uniforms for the
members Of the staff are now being
made.
Mrs, Frank King, residing neal
injuries sustained by falling from ;
cherry tree. Her Back is severely IN
jurcd.
\ party OF colprcd men near Galcna
were struck by lightning. one man
Robert Poor was killed outright, anj
another was rendered unconscious
Three others in the party were stunn
ed severely.
The county commissioners for Mont
pumcry county met ut Rockville and
signed the levy Tor the year 1904. The
tax rate wa, fixed at ninety cent, on The
SIOO, being an increase of ! cents over
/ L.. t,r IL ,,rl.
,illc and Bethesda districts will be two
cents higher. because of the Washing
ION and Rockville turnpike, and 2
similar rate is fixed for the Fifth col
lection district because of the pike
from kcusington to Wheaton,
The bids Tor constructing the new
Rockville High School building were
opened by the school board and were
4, iolloWo:: Charles II. Welt, S23 02E
Alfred G. Warthcn, $4,000; Martin
Helm, $SI. SSI; Richardson < Burgess
$}lz15. All of these bids were lar III
excess OF the amount Of money avail,
able ior the purpose, So the plans viii
have to be modified and new bids
advertised for.
The Kent school commissioner:
awarded the contract for the erection
II the Colts Schoolhousc to b. w
Duing K Son, OF AIilllngton, and tor
he erection of the Pincy Neck school
to J. ". DoWncy.
Patents granted to Marylanders:
Richard II. Ferguson and l.. N.
Provost, Baltimore, wire strctcheri
Frank u. Fisher, Cumberland, com
bincd brake and mud guard; Oliver ID
G"odcl. Baltimore, nsccuclde com
pound: c. X. Weaver, Baltimore
lifting bucket; Philip l.indemeyr, Bal
timorc, vessel top; George IL. Len
non, Baltimore, toy bench or setteci
Frank X. Wood and ID. i. Sham
berger, Sparrows Point, automatic
train signaling and recording system;
Amos b. Halter, Brunswick, boiler
check
The bids Tor $I2,5oo worth OF bonds
issued by the school board of Dor.
chester county, and Endorsed by the
county commissioners, were npcneo
at the office of the school board. The
Eastern Shore Trust Company bid
the par value for the entire issue
i. A. Morris, of Hollywood, bid the
par value for $4,000 worth, same to
run ten. fifteen or twenty years. Baker
Watts & Co., bankers, OF Baltimore
bid 500 20 and accrued interest
Townsend Scott & Sons, of Balti
more. bid $I26o4SS for the entire
issue. or $IooS3 10. The bonds were
awarded to Townsend Scott & Sons
their bid being the highest. Sevcra
bids were received too late, but they
were not as high as the one accepted
Virginia, the daughter of Mr.. anf
Mrs Thomas B. Stewart, of Oxford
while asleep got out of her bed about
!, o'clock in the morning, walked on,
of the second story window and feT
to the ground. She was picked ur
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