Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-03-24
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
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Thomas Church, La Plata, has been
transferred to the German church at
Boston.
The biennial conven.ion of the
Maryland State Christian Endeavor
Union will be held at Westminster
i'll October next.
A number of Kent county farmers
have saved their fruit orchar Is from
the San Jose scale by spraying them
with sulphur, lime and salt.
Wild ducks by the thousand-mal-
lard, canvassback, blackheads, and
other vareties-have made their ap-
pearance i'll the Susquehanna rivcl
north Of Peach Bottom.
The United States Fish Com
missions steamer Fish Hawk has ar
rived at Chestcrtown nd Capt. James
A. Smith expects to place $4,000, o,ooc
young yellow perch in Chester river,
While the schooner Annie Leonard
was at anchor at Hopkins Cove,
Hooper's straights, John Otis Gar
rison, son of Capt. John Garrison, Of
the schooner, fell overheard and was
drowned.
By a premature explosion OF dyna.
IllllC Slldl lCS L dNloll, VI bCldll, WIZ
engaged in blasting stumps, was
severely injured his face being cut III
several places and one OF his arm;
badly torn and wr-nchcd.
The water of Eastern bay is flllcc
with drift stuff near Claiborne, which
greatly interferes with the fishing
1t is supposed that the drift wood and
tlotsam is coming from the SuSquc'
hanna river, as it di the year OF the
Johnstown food.
Mrs Henrietta Clary, 6S years o'd
of Hagerstown, widow OF Nathanic'
Clary, was found dead in the kitchcr
at her home by Ella Ferguson, a
daughter OF Justice Ferguson, whc
called at tho house to see Mrs. Clary
The body was lying on its back, with
an axe in the hand. 1t is thought Mrs
Clary had just returned from the
woodplt and fell dead as she entered
the house DR.. J. NJ, Steck was called
in and he pronounced death due tc
heart disease.
Many dead crabs are being found
along the shores OF the Miles, Chop
tank and Wye rivers. 1t is thought
they were frozen. CrabbcrS along
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scarce next season.
The project to construct an elcc-
trio railway across South Mountain
from Boonsboro to Mycrsville to con
meet with the Frederick and Middle
town road has been revived with what
purports to be assurance of success
in the near future. The road will be
an extension of the Hagerstown and
Boonsboro railway. which is undc'
the management OF the l1agerstoWi
Street Railway Company. Surveyors
are out running lines across the noun
tain for a definite route OF the ro1d
and contract has been awarded by
the company for a large number q
croSsties and poles. All indicatloH!
point to a construction OF the roa(
during the coming summer. Eventually
from Boonsboro to SharpSburg anc
Antetam battlefield
Robert S. Crawford. of Phiade'
phia, and Hagerstown people, vii
establish factory in llagcrstown TO,
the building of automobile. Mr.
Crawford recently invented an i'm.
proved automobile. The factory will
be located on his property in Surry
Addition. MIR. Crawford founded the
Crawford Bicycle Works III HaGrrS
town, now owned by the Pope Com
pany.
May l.. Widmyer was granted BY
Judge kecdy at llagcrstown, an alb
solutc divorce from her Husband,
Smith l.. Wdmycr She was give
the custody OF her children and al
lowed to assume her maiden name
Nav l.. Watts.
The large number Of persons who
patronize the Washington and Rock
vile Railway are interested Ill the
bill now before the Legislature re
quiring the company to reduce he .arc
between the District OF Columbia )n'
and Rockville from 20 to IS cents, o.!
to : cents for each three miles OF
road. The fight against the passage
of the measure is lively.
Colored people OF Rockville and
vicinity have organized pay scn"nI
since the colored public schools c loNcd,
with Charles p. Jenkins as teacher,
DIR. A. c. McCurdy, OF Baltimore
county, made formal application tc
Governor Waricld for appointment
as superintendent OF the Maryland
House OF Correction DR.. McCnrdy
was accompanied by Senator BiddiSor
and the members of the BALTIMORE
county delegation in the House. The
position will not be filled until the
first Thursday in May, when the an.
nuai meeting of the board OF managers
of the institution will be held, Col
7. 1essc Moore is the incumbent.
The Kent County Teachers ASso
citation will meet in ChestertoWn on
March 81. ,,
Dogs raided the farm OF Col. James
E. Norris. proprietor of the Hotei
Avon. near Easton, and killed every
duck in his large flock. H..
Mrs. Theodore Porter, w'fe. o'
Commander Porter, has returned tr
Annapolis from visit in the South.
The congregation OF the lyatlS
vile Baptist Church have extended :
call to Rev. Mr.. Hobson, OF Chicago.
Former Sheriff Robert Mackey, OF
Blake, has been elected delegate tc
The MARYLAND Methodist Protestant
Conference as representative OF Lceus
Circuit. 49,. -,
The State Board of Education has
requested all teachers IN puh!''
schools of Maryland to properly ce'c
brate March IS as "Maryland Day III
their schools. .,, t,,
Owing to the impossibility OF haul
mo straw over the country roads IL
their present condition the American
strawboard mill, near Chestertown, ha:
been closed down for 10 days.
Mr.. Frank Higgins, of Rockville at
tornev for the Montgomery County
Anti Saloon League, has recelV.
from Governor Warield the pen ano
holder used by the Governor IN sign