Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-02-23
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

George Snayely, of Sharpbnrg, has
hcen appointed mail weigher on the NOT
folk and Western Railroad, between la
scrstown and Roanoke.
Prof A. f. Delandcr, principal OF the
Bakcrsvillc school, Washington county
has resigned and will go to California
William c. Mcinlzcr received a tel
cpram from his brother, John Mcintzcr'
o{ Atlanta. Ga, saying that their fathcr
Samuel A. AIcintzcr. of Easlon, whe
was visiting him, had been stricken Wild
paralysis, and is not expected to i've
The ice i'll Dividing creek and Trappe
river, Talbot county, is " inches lhicN
and since the county roads are blockco
by snow the farmers are using both as
highway with slcighs and horses ~
perfect safety Lee n. Seymour drove
seven miles down the middle OF the
river to Trappc Landing and returned
saving that the ice never cracked unde'
the weight OF two men. a mule, a wagon
body sled and four barrei> e tar. lhcr'
are IL oyster dredging vessels 1rnzc'
40 at the mouth OF Trappc river, Peo
pic drive out 10 thc vessels Win teams
to buy oysters.
Rev. Joshua 'iarp died at BcncInla
Washington county. aged so years. t't
was a retired minister OF the nlec
Brethren Church. and actively engage
in church work for nearly 30 wears. iir
pa,toratc, were all in Washington
county. Ne was also a farmer ana 'raN''
| considerable estate,
The nurserie, ui !. {. liarn'"h
Sons. oi Berlin. Worcester county pave
,een damaged To the extent ~ al Ica''
$500 hv rabbits within the last week
The field in which young truit Ircc' navy
,een attacked lies close ~ the woods
and the protractcd cold weather ma
driven the vaiitS to iorag'ug tor tooa
During the upcn-gamc season hUh,''
hooughy hunted these woods, ara y
vas thought that every raHh't III '"'
nrghhorhood wa, killed or driven away
but the raid ON The rur>crlc, SHOWS
that there are scores there yet hH ~"
bit; have Become So thmiShco t1dl 'li.!
come o,, ~ the open fields even III inc
DAYTIME AND pnaw lie young trees
Apple trees are the one, ;hat they nave
damaged the most. II seems 'lh' ,n'
skin ~ certain shoots = more paiatah''
Than Others ior there j. one Nar'c'y
which +, onlv rbhlcd here and there
and OF aun,hcr variety whN.r '"W, 10.
ge,her are killed entirely The young
tree, are uhhlcd clear around rloSe
the ground. Unfortunately Tor 'N'
Mc,sr<. Harrison lie nursery stock tn''
killed was sold W them and rcSold by
their customers Ii the rabbits canno'
find food somewhere else soon Mr. ltai
rson'S grub bill for thcm VIII be .
considerable item III his c<pcusc account
The season now IS closed and thcr' - 2
fine OF s Tor each rabbit killed. II y
suggested tha. the best 'hmg 10 We
done Tor the rabbits : to feed them a
the birds are being led.
The Washington County Bar AS'o.
citation elected Elias l.. ilartr secretary
in place al .tudgc ". l. hccdy. D. v.
Doth was elected 'r'l-o'sr
DR.. Guy ". l.almer, formerly OF
West River, Anne ArNUdI county, n,tl'
Dough, iron DR. Char'> Wei, h'
home place, Oak,awu, at iya,'>v''e,
Mrs. Leila Y. Tucker ha, been ap
pointed noStmiSuc,, Al Parole. Alne
Arundel county Resident. OF That sec
ton OF the county sent a petition 10 the
po<tof1ice Departments, ior q NV oic'1
10 succeed Elizabeth Sciman, co'orcd
who had been po,lmts,rc,' tor years !"
lcging poor management oi the ptiI..
by the ncsrc-, Il Ha. claimed 'u, ',..
delivery OF mail VA, delayed and tm
,tiicc was becoming 81 iH'r ne Man
resident, droyc - Annapolis i"r i.sH
mail. The department. ordered an ~
ycstiga,ion and the negroes was dcpo,ed
Mrs, Tucker keep, grocery a. taroI'
The Naval Academy, a. \nnapoh, ha.
cstabl ,hcd satisfactory communicated
with the wlrr'c,, telegraph ia'pn 2
Cape Henry and ha, also succeeded y
dccipher:ng ,agr from Cape Goa
The instrument used Il 'hc reception OF
the Cape Cod ines age Is tive dc gn ~
Lieutenant Commander Hogs I've
transmitting instruments, Il ed a' the
academy arc Of the slahy-Arco, or l,Ht.
mar. system The experiment; a,c III
der the direction Of Commander William
t. Halscy. When the wireless station =
completed a. Cape Hcnlopcn comlpnnr
,ation can b> had with kcy Wcst and
he West Indies. The building al the
Hcnopcu station vii, make a complete
hahn along the Atlantic Coast.
! INC very hard winter la, driven .arst
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