Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-12-21
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
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The canal trustees filed a petition in
court asking that the time for operating
the canal for the bondholderS O. 1874,
which expires January I, next, be ex-
tended for year at time, until further
notice of court, with leave of any party
upon 20 days notice to the other party,
not less than six months prior to expira-
ton of any calendar year, 10 move tor
dissolution or modification of the order
The last time an extension was granted
Judge Stake extended the tim from May
1, 1901, to January I, 1906. 1t is the
opinion in Hagerstown that the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, which
has had practical control of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal for some years,
is not as anxious to retain control of the
waterway as formerly, since the Western
Maryland Railroad has built its exten-
sion to Cumberland.
A young woman of Fungstown, Wash
ington county, has offered for sale her
two little children for SIS apiece. Ono
of the children is boy, a years old,
and the other is girl, 3 months old.
The woman is employed as a domestic,
and as she cannot have her children with
her, she is reported to have offered to
sell them. 1t is alleged the parents OF
the young mother will not allow her to
come home and will not take charge of
her children. Driven to these straits,
the desperate woman decided to part
with her babies.
Treasurer Hadaway, of Kent county,
had an unusual experienc. A gentle
man walked into the Office at Chester
town and deposited $Iso, which he said
was sent by a gentleman living in the
Second district who desired to pay 1t to
ease his conscience. The contributor
stated that prior to 1896 he had not been
paying as much taxes as he should have
paid and wanted the county to get this
money. Since 1896, he said, his property
was assessed all right. The money will
be turned over to the use of the county.
1t is the first conscience money ever
paid to Kent county official.
The Ernest Darby Elevator at Seneca,
on the Potomac river, burned down;
loss $1,000. The elevator had much
wheat and corn and other grain stored III
it. The warehouse Of w. B. Tschlttely
near by was saved This elevator re-
ceives wheat for storage for shipment
by canal and is largely patronized.
The baby deserted at the Brunswick
Hotel, in Cumberland, by an unknown
woman, who is thought to have come
from Meyersdale, has been adopted by
Mrs B. NJ. Flaherty, of Cumberland
Charles Brown, coored, aged so years,
was killed in the woods on the farm
belonging to the McKenney heirs, near
Centreville, by a tree falling on him.
crushing him to death.
A boy IL years old, son OF MIR. Lewis
Gardner. of Germantown, Montgomery
county, found dynamite cartridge, and
not knowing the character of the eXplo-
sive struck it and was thrown down. re
ceiving only slight I'M urieS. How he
escaped death was marvellous.
James Wishard died at Falrview,
Washington county, aged 81 years.
The family and friends of MIR. Charles
F. Saeuberlck, a truck gardener near
Bladensburg, are considerably agtated
as the result of his failure to return from
business visit to Washington Tuesday
morning. He is president of the Nor-
waerts Social Club of Bladensburg, and
a director of the almslouse of Prince
Georges county. He wore gray suit
OF clothes, with black overcoat and
black plush cap. He came to this coun-
try from German about p years ago
He is about AZ years OF age and has
wife and eight children.
The electric current from the Shen-
andoah river plant Of the HarperS Ferry
Light and Powr Company was turnd on
in Brunswick by Miss Cppi agd IS
wears, daughter of President Bready.
After a short period the power company
will be in position TO quote rates on
cheap electric power which will natur-
ally attract manufacturing plants to Bruins
wick. as there is an abundance of good
labor available.
Harry Shelter, barber who worked
in Hotel Hamilton Hagerstown was
overjoyed to learn that he had fallen heir
to an estate valued at $1,000 in cash
and lot of realty i'll Oil City, Pa, his
former home. He has given up his job
and will leave in few days for Oil City
lie properly SOllleS " Iicl'Ni os 'N
death of his father.
Fire of supposed incendiary origin
destroyed large bank barn Oh the farm
of John +. Hargett, near Germantown
together with its contents, including IS
cattle, 7 horses and quantity of hay
straw and farming implements. The
loss is estimated at $1,000, on which
there is a small insurance.
The Maryland State Turnpike Associa-
ton, in session at Hagerstown, elected
officers for the ensuing year as follows:
President, William n Armstrong, of fla-
gerstown; vice-president, Abraham {.
Strife, of Hagerstown Secretary and
treasurer, 0. c. Warehme, OF Frederick;
counsel, George r. Dennis, of Frederick;
executive committee, Washington county,
Arthur l.. Towson and Samuel Strife;
Frederick county, Charles S. Shook and
f. D. Shriver; Howard county, f. G.
Seby and w. Harper; Carroll county,
Geo. w. Albaugh and DR.. J. H. Billings.
A resolution was adopted and a copy
of it ordered to be sent to the Postmas-
ter, protesting against efforts of the Gov
ernment to reduce the toll rates for
mail routes and complaining that the free
delivery system has reduced local travel
and toll income of the turnpike companies.
A resolution was adopted condemning
the present law limiting the speed Of
automobiles and calling upon the Legis-
J lature to resist all efforts on the part of
others to have the law changed so the
speed may be increased.
The St. Mary's County Commissioners
elected Walter B. Dorsey clerk, vice
ANill;arn MeNerell Inker the nresent