Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-09-07
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
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Bcchtold, who notified Justice James I,
Pritchard. The Justice, after a thorough
decided that the shooting
was accidental and that an inquest was
MIR. Bcchtold had placed
his gun against fence, and after climb
ing over and in attempting to pull ii
through the bars struck the trigger
The entire load entered the abdomen
and it is thought that death was almost
within the sight of Mr.. Bechtold's home,
where he had been in the habit for years
of going to shoot sparrows and rats
about the premises. He was S6 years
old and had always led an active life.
About O'Clock the other morning the
store of Parker & Carey, on Water
street Cambridge, was set on fire. The
alarm was sounded quickly and no ma
tcrial damage was done. The same store
was fired week ago, A watch has been
kept Oh the premises ever since, and when
this mornings fire occurred James +.
Sammons was arrested, charged with
setting the place on fire, and lodged in
Jail.
A tomato war between packers and
growers is now on at Rldgcly. Owing
to the shortage of the crop and the cut
ting down of the acreage tomatoes are
selling, delivered at the railroad siding
at Ridgely and at Downes, at IS cents
a basket. This would mean on an aver
age to the farmer OF about SIS ton tor
his goods. Last year the Gamers paid
the growers So ton, and as the yield
was very large the packers were losers.
This year the growers contracted tor SO
d ton, delivered to the factories, When
it became known that the crop was al
most failure throughout the State city
buyers became interested and offered
the farmers over twice as much as their
contract calls for with the Gamers, Many
of the farmers in this locality have
broken their contracts and are shipping
to the cities. William II. Dewcese. at
torney for two packing houses i'll Ridge
ly, laid injunctions on the tomato crops
of c. II. and II, II. Dean and J. n.
Pfoutz. farmers near Ridgcly. ln)unc-
tionS have been prepared against other
growers, but upon promises to deliver
their goods the njunctions are held up,
In the Capland turnpike case, i'll which
a number of persons brought suit tc
have the ,ollgatc abolished until the
road was put i'll condition. Judge kccd!
passed an order confirming the inquisi.
ton of the jury that viewed the road
and pronounced it in bad repair. The
court ordered that no toll shall be col.
lccted at the tOllgatc until the turnpike
shall be put in good order and repair
The costs OF the proceedings, about SIoo,
are put on the turnpike company, Which
will at once begin repairing the road
The Gapland turnSpike is comparatively
a new road. George Alfred Townsend
was one Of the leading men who organ
lied the company
Mrs. Catherine Dawson, widow OF
James n Dawson, died at Marty, ther
family estate in the Neck District OF
Dorchester county, in the eighty
year of her age Mrs. Dawson before
her marriage was a Miss Muler, mem
Der OF one OF the first established and
long time influential families in Dor
chester, but all of the name have died
or moved away. She leaves but one
child surviving her, DR.. John 7. Daw.
son, of Marty.
William Davis committed suicide by
hanging himself with a rope in the Gel
lar OF his home, in Corbctt'S Addition
to Hagerstown. He was in i'll health
for long time and was very respondent
In order to hang himself he stood on
a chair, fastened the rope around his
neck and then kicked the chair from
under him His feet touched the floor,
and it was necessary for him to draw
them up. He strangled to death. lie
was found by his housekecper, Susan
McCall, who. when she returned home.
found the house locked, She got in
window, aud, missing Davis, made
search, finding him swinging by a rope
in the cellar. Sheriff Downjn and JUS
tice Johnston went to the house and
cut down the body. He was s. years
cd.
The Town Council OF Midland Ale,
gany county. has decided to install an
up-to- date sewer system. The contract
for 10 carloads of 24inch main pipe
was awarded to the Berkeley Stonewarc
Company. OF West Virginia. whose rep
resentative, Mr.. Lee Lingenfelter, was
here a few days ago measuring the line
and mapping the route,
Misses Nelley Dorsey De Lashmutt
and Mildred Lee De Lashmutt, of Mount
Airy. have returned from visit TO
Ocean City.
Virginia Burt, aged II years, daugh
.er OF Pittsburg merchant. was married
to Granville Reppeto, aged 10 years, IN
Oakland. They were a runaway pair
The girl pretended she was going to a
picnic.
The new Western Maryland Railroad
Station at Hancock, Washington coun-
ty, will cost $4,000.
The Hotel Dixon, Cambridge, has been
sold by its owner, Mr.. w. Lee Dixon,
for $4,000 TO a syndicate recently in
under the name of the Cam
bridge Hotel Company The present
landlord, Mr.. w. A. Wall, who is one
of the iucorporators of the new COM
pauy. will continue the hotel as here
tofore.
RAYMOND Eason, of Easton, has 'en-
tered the Hospital Corps of the United
States Navy and has been sent to Nor
folk on board the auxiliary cruiser
Franklin.
l.. w. Delamarter, of Hagerstown,
was arrested at Lancaster, Pa, on the
charge of forgery.
Lightning struck the dwelling of Hon.
Josiah L. Kerr, in Cambridge, and slight
ly damaged the house.
Judge Keedy, in Hagerstown, granted
divorce to Mrs. Maggie Glentworth from
her husband, John w, Glentworth.
Miss Ida Haugh and Mr.. Alfred D.
both of Greencastle, Pa, were
married in Hagerstown by Rev. Dr. c.
Clever.